* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [A. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing July 2025 as National Park and Recreation Month. ] [00:00:35] ALL RIGHT. ITEM TWO ON OUR AGENDA PRESENTATIONS. I'D LIKE TO START OUT WITH PROCLAMATION. HAVE WE GOT REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PARK DEPARTMENT HERE WITH US TONIGHT? COME STAND IN FRONT OF ME. THERE YOU GO. THAT'S GOOD. YOU'RE STILL IN IT. WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING IN EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, HOME TO 35 PARKS AND RECREATION VENUES, INCLUDING A VAST TRAIL SYSTEM, THE CHARLES D. LAMB NATURE PRESERVE, ARCADIA LAKE, KICKING BIRD GOLF FESTIVAL, MARKETPLACE, BARNETT FIELD, AND TED ANDERSON, SPLASH FIELDS, PELICAN BAY, AQUA CENTER, EDMUND SENIOR CENTER, AND NEIGHBOR. NUMEROUS NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTES TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS THE OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PARK VISITORS. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, YOUTH SPORTS, COMMUNITY GATHERING AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION IS ESSENTIAL TO ENSURE THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF OUR COMMUNITY AND PROVIDE A PLACE FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND RECREATE OUTDOORS. AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASES THE COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, AND THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESS. NOW, THEREFORE, I MARK A ASH MAYOR OF THE CITY OF EDMOND DUKE, PROCLAIM JULY, 2025 IS NATIONAL PARK AND RECREATION MONTH IN ED IN EDMOND. A SECOND. OH, WAIT, WAIT. OKAY. NOW TAKE ANOTHER PICTURE. . OKAY. BRAD, DO YOU WANNA SAY SOMETHING? SURE. YEAH. UH, THANK YOU MAYOR NASH AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE RECOGNITION. JUST WANNA INTRODUCE AND RECOGNIZE OUR STAFF SINCE WE HAVE A NEW COUNCIL. THIS IS BRIAN SORENSON, OUR DIRECTOR OF GOLF, UM, BEST GOLF PRO IN THE IN THE WORLD. EMILY HARMON, MARKETING AND EVENTS COORDINATOR AND FARMER'S MARKET. YOU'VE PROBABLY SEEN HER AROUND LEANNA HOLMAN, RECREATION MANAGER. UM, SOME OF OUR REC PROGRAMS AND EVENTS OUT OF THE MAC. UH, FRANK HALE, HE'S A DESIGN PROGRAM MANAGER. HE HELPS ON OUR, A LOT OF OUR PROJECTS AND WE HAVE LOTS OF PROJECTS IN PARKS AND REC AND BLAZE VAN OAL, DID I SAY HER LAST NAME RIGHT? VAN VAN OAL. UM, SHE WORKS WITH EMILY IN EVENTS IN THE FARMER'S MARKET. AMANDA THOMAS IS A REC AND EVENT COORDINATOR, AND SHE HELPS WITH PROGRAMS AT THE MAC AND SOME OF OUR REALLY COOL EVENTS THAT WE HAVE FOR PEOPLE. AND ZACH PADDY, OUR PARK MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR THAT'S SUPER BUSY ALL THE TIME AT ALL OF OUR PARKS, GET GETTING THINGS TAKEN CARE OF. THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB. WE'RE MISSING OUR LAKE MAN AND SUGAR HERE TONIGHT. SHE'S SUPER BUSY OVER THE SUMMER. BUT JUST ONE THING I WANTED TO SAY. WE PUT ALL OUR DATA INTO, UM, INTO THE NATIONAL PARK AND REC ASSOCIATION. THEY HAVE A DATABASE OF ALL OF OUR STATISTICS ACRES, NUMBER OF PARKS, AND THERE'S A SUMMARY THAT I SENT SENT TO COUNSEL AND ANYBODY CAN SEE IT. BUT THE DATA SHOWS THAT WE OFFER AN EXTREMELY HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE IN EDMOND, UM, OUT OF, IN A VERY EFFICIENT MANNER, AT A VERY LOW COST. SO IT'S SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. I'M, I'M A LITTLE BIASED, BUT THE DATA DOESN'T LIE. SO JUST THANK YOU FOR THE CITIZENS, FOR YOUR SPORT, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF PARKS AND RECREATION AND FOR THE WONDERFUL WORK THAT STAFF DOES. THANK YOU. GOOD JUDGE. ALRIGHT. [00:05:03] ITEM [B. Recognition of Yolanda Whitlow, City of Edmond Court Administrator, for Being Named the Anne Thompson Municipal Court Clerk of the Year by the Oklahoma Municipal Court Clerks Association.] TWO B IS A RECOGNITION OF YOLANDA WHITLOW, CITY OF EDMOND, COURT ADMINISTRATOR FOR BEING NAMED THE ANNE THOMPSON MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK OF THE YEAR BY THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL COURT CLERKS ASSOCIATION. YOLANDA, I KNOW YOU'RE HERE. JUST, WE JUST WAVE AT EVERYBODY. WOULD YOU? WE JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE YOU. WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT YOLANDA WAS RECOGNIZED BY HER PEERS AS THE MUNICIPAL COURT CLERK OF THE YEAR. YOLANDA HAS 20 PLUS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MUNICIPAL COURT. THE LAST FOUR AND A HALF WITH THE CITY OF EDMOND IS AN EMPHATIC PUBLIC SERVANT WHO IS CONSISTENTLY FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE OPERATIONS OF MUNICIPAL COURT. SO EVERYONE, LET'S GIVE HER ONE MORE ROUND OF APPRECIATION. [C. City Manager's Update: Sales, Use, and Lodging Tax 2nd and Broadway Corridor Study Intersection Improvements at Danforth and Kelly Fire Station 6 New Fire Chief] TWO C CITY MANAGER'S UPDATE MR. INS. THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. SECOND. OKAY. UH, WE'LL BEGIN WITH OUR, UH, MONTHLY SALES TAX REPORT. THESE NUMBERS REFLECT THE APRIL SALES, UH, THAT WERE REPORTED IN MAY. UH, SALES TAX, UH, ALONE IS DOWN ANOTHER TWO POINT OR 2.33%. UH, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT USE TAX, IT IS UP. UH, LODGING TAX IS ALSO UP ABOUT 6.1%, REACHING NEARLY $1.2 MILLION. UH, YEAR TO DATE. COMBINED SALES AND USE TAX ARE DOWN 0.81% FROM LAST YEAR. UH, WHILE THAT'S A SLIGHT DROP, UH, EDMOND'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL THE CITIES AROUND US. UH, SO WE'RE NOT ALONE IN OUR MISERY. UH, NEXT THING I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WAS THE DANFORTH AND KELLY INTERSECTION PROJECT. YOU HEARD A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS BEFORE, BUT, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC OUT THERE, IT'S A MAJOR PROJECT MOVING FORWARD THIS MONTH, UH, THE IMPROVEMENTS WERE PUT OUT TO BID BY ODOT ON JUNE 19TH. THIS IS A $9.7 MILLION PROJECT THAT WILL ADD DUAL LEFT TURN LANES, RIGHT TURN LANES, A RAISED MEDIAN AND NEW SIDEWALKS. UH, ODOT WILL BE MANAGING THE WORK. UH, THERE'S $7.4 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING. THE CITY SHARE IS 2.3 MILLION, UH, WHICH IS COMING FROM THE 2000 CIP FUNDS. UH, ADDITIONALLY, EDMOND ELECTRIC HAS SPENT 1.1 MILLION MOVING THE UTILITIES OUTTA THE WAY FOR THIS PROJECT. UH, CONSTRUCTION WILL START THIS FALL AND WILL LAST AROUND 210 DAYS. UH, NEXT UH, EXCITING THING WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT IS, UH, TOMORROW EVENING KICKS OFF THE SECOND AND BROADWAY CORRIDOR STUDY. UH, THIS IS FOCUSING ON THE, FOCUSING ON THE STRETCH OF US 77 THROUGH EDMOND FROM I 35 TO COMFORT DRIVE. UH, THE GOAL OF THE STUDY IS TO ENCOURAGE BETTER LAND USES ALONG THOSE ROADS, UH, LEADING TO A SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT TRANSITION FROM A HIGHWAY TO THE DOWNTOWN AND TO SUPPORT MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION. UH, THE FIRST PUBLIC MEETING IS TOMORROW NIGHT FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AT THE EDMUND HISTORY MUSEUM. UH, NEXT I'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE IN CASE ANYONE HASN'T HEARD, UH, WE ARE EXCITED TO WELCOME UH, TERRY ESRI AS EDMOND'S NEWEST FIRE CHIEF. HE BRINGS 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE FROM STILLWATER, AND HE STARTS JUNE 30TH FOR THE, UH, CITY OF EDMOND. UH, HE'S JUST IN TIME TO HELP US OPEN UP OUR FIRE STATION SIX, SOMEWHERE AROUND THAT TIME. THIS IS OUR FIRST NEW STATION SINCE 2005. IT'S LOCATED ON THE NORTH KELLY AND KELLY LAKES PASS. IT WILL CUT RESPONSE TIMES BY 50% IN NORTHWEST, UH, EDMOND. THE $7.5 MILLION PROJECT WAS FUNDED THROUGH RESERVES. AND FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO GIVE A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO, UH, DEPUTY CHIEF CHAD WEAVER, WHO DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB AS THE INTERIM CHIEF DURING THIS TRANSITION. I REALLY DO. WITH THAT, I'M DONE AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, [3. Appointments and Reappointments:] LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE. APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS. WE'VE GOT 30 OF 'EM UP. I THINK THAT'S THE NUMBER TONIGHT. UM, UNLESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THOSE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS UNDER NUMBER THREE. SO MOVED. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, CAST YOUR VOTE . MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. [4. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.] WE ARE NOW ON TO NUMBER FOUR. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECESS CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL TO ORDER THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING. SO MOVE SECOND MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. [00:10:01] MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT, WE ARE IN THE PUBLIC WORK. I'M CALLING THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING FOR JUNE 23RD TO ORDER, [5. Public Works Authority General Consent Items: Items listed under General Consent are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Public Works Authority. Members of the Public Works Authority may pull any item under General Consent for separate discussion and/or action.] UM, ITEM A, WE HAVE, HOW MANY CONSENT ITEMS DO WE HAVE ON FIVE HERE? EIGHT. EIGHT. EIGHT OF THEM. EIGHT OF THEM. UH, ON THOSE CONSENT ITEMS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION UNLESS SOMEONE WANTS ANYTHING PULLED. MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE A THROUGH H, THE PUBLIC WORKS CONSENT ITEMS. I GOT A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE ARE ON TO, I GOTTA FIND WHERE WE ARE AFTER WE BLAZED THROUGH THIS. [6. 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.] SIX B 6 41 6 B. YES. THREE ON SIX B. MM-HMM . UM, CONSIDERATION OF A WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDS AND APPROVAL OF SOLE PROVIDER EQUIPMENT PURCHASES FOR WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PROCESSES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. 26. ESTIMATED AT $825,000. I'LL, I'LL TAKE A STAB AT THIS AND THEN MR. ING CAN CORRECT ME WHERE I'M WRONG. UH, THERE ARE SEVERAL VENDORS WE USE THAT MAKES, UH, MAKE PARTS, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR US AND FOR OUR EQUIPMENT. AND SO THOSE ARE THE ONLY VENDORS THAT MAKE THOSE. UH, SO THIS WILL SET US UP TO BE ABLE TO PURCHASE THINGS OVER THE NEXT YEAR FROM THOSE VENDORS. ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? ONE. ALRIGHT. I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ITEM SIX WAIVER. UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE THE WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDS. SECOND AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? CAST YOUR VOTE. NOW I NEED A SECOND. MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SIX B. CAN YOU HANG ON JUST A SECOND SO I CAN ANNOUNCE THAT THE WAIVER HAS BEEN APPROVED? FIVE. OH, OKAY. NOW YOU CAN MAKE THAT MOTION, SIR. I MAKE THE SAME MOTION APPROVE. ITEM SIX BI HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE. OH. WE'RE NOW ON ITEM SIX C, DISCUSSING DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER FOUR DASH 25 4 DASH 25, CREATING THE FUND STRUCTURE AND BUDGET REFORM COMMITTEE PROVIDING FOR COMPOSITION, COMPOSITION APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS ESTABLISHING THE COMMITTEE'S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, PROVIDING FOR MEETING RULES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. UM, I BELIEVE THIS ONE WE PROBABLY OUGHT HAVE JUST A LITTLE BIT OF CON UH, DISCUSSION ON SO THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT'S HAPPENING. UM, I'LL START AT PRESTON. I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO JUMP IN WHEN YOU OKAY. FEEL APPROPRIATE. UM, THIS IS PART OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT, ABOUT IMPLEMENTING A TASK FORCE SO THAT WE CAN STUDY OUR FUND STRUCTURE AND OUR BUDGET PROCESS AS A WHOLE. AND BECAUSE IT ALSO, UH, INCLUDES THE PUBLIC WORK SIDE OF THE ORGANIZATION, UM, AS A PUBLIC TRUST, WE NEED TO ALSO COVER THAT SIDE OF IT. SO THE, THE TOTAL INTENT OF THIS IS TO SET UP A TASK FORCE THAT WILL CONSIST OF THE CITY'S FINANCE COMMITTEE PLUS TWO ADDITIONAL CITIZENS THAT CERTAIN QUALIFICATIONS PLUS OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR AND OUR CITY TREASURER AS, UM, LIAISONS TO THE TASK FORCE. SO OUR GOAL, TO BE QUITE HONEST, IS TO HAVE SOMETHING BACK TO THIS COUNCIL BY DECEMBER ON WHAT WE BELIEVE WE SHOULD BE DOING WITH OUR, UH, BUDGET PROCESS. UM, MR. WATERSON, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANNA ADD TO THAT? I MEAN, PART OF THE GOAL IS, UM, MAKING IT, OR THE MAIN GOAL IS MAKING IT MORE CLEAR HOW, WHERE THE MONEY'S GOING WITHIN THE CITY FINANCES AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THAT TO THE PUBLIC BETTER. SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT. AND IT'S A SHORT TERM THING, LIKE YOU SAID, TO DO THAT TASK AND THEN KIND OF DISSOLVE THAT COMMITTEE. ANY QUESTIONS? NO SIR. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVE. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. [00:15:01] CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO ON ITEM SIX CI [7. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.] NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE ED EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO MOVE SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE. OH. [8. City Council General Consent Items: Items listed under General Consent are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Council. Members of the Council may pull any item under General Consent for separate discussion and/or action.] ALRIGHT. ITEM EIGHT, CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. WE HAVE JUST AN INCREDIBLE LAUNDRY LIST. IT IS, UM, AS WE HAVE BEEN DISCUSSING FOR A WEEK NOW, UM, IT'S ALL CLEANUP FOR BUDGETARY PURPOSES TO NOT SPEND MONEY BECAUSE WE HAVE IT, BUT TO ACTUALLY GET MONEY INTO THE RIGHT BUCKET SO WE CAN PAY BILLS, UM, AND A FEW OTHER, UH, ODDS AND ENDS TO CLEAN UP THE END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND PREPARE US FOR NEXT YEAR. SO THAT WOULD BE ITEM, I'VE GOTTA GO BACK ABOUT 15 PAGES AGO. THAT IS ITEM EIGHT A THROUGH CC. CC WE NEED SOME RESOLUTION OR DO WE HAVE SOME RESOLUTIONS IN THERE THAT WE NEED TO GRAB? MM-HMM . WELL THEN I GUESS WE BETTER PULL A COUPLE OF THEM. I CAN JUST READ THEM. JUST READ 'EM OFF. OKAY, LET'S DO THAT. SAVE US A LITTLE BIT OF TIME HERE. SO WE'VE GOT ITEM C EIGHT C 22 DASH 25, 22 DASH 25, 8 D 23 DASH 25, 23 DASH 25, 8 F 24 DASH 25 8 G 25 DASH 25 8 N 26 DASH 25. GET 'EM ALL BACK. GOT 'EM ALL. ALRIGHT WITH THAT I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. I HAVE A MOTION SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION CARRIES FIVE ZERO. CAN I MAKE A QUICK COMMENT ON THIS? YOU SAID IT, BUT JUST FOR ANYBODY WHO'S WATCHING AT HOME OR WHO IS LOOKING AT THE PACKET, THERE'S A TON OF STUFF IN HERE WITH APPOINTMENTS AND WITH GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW LIKE WE'VE READ THEM AND WE'VE PROCESSED THEM AND THAT THEY'RE MOSTLY RUN OF THE MILL THAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T CARE ABOUT, BUT UNNECESSARY TO COME THROUGH TO THIS BOARD. SO, UH, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, LIKE THAT'S WHY WE HAVE SO MANY THAT ARE BURIED IN THE GENERAL CONSENT. IT'S A WAY TO MOVE THE MEETING ALONG FOR THINGS THAT ARE KIND OF THE MORE RUN OF THE MILL. THANKS. ITEM NINE, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ITEMS NINE A. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING PULLED SO WE'RE GOOD. NINE [B. Consideration of Approval of Engagement Letter for Annual Auditing Services with HSPG & Associates, P.C. to Provide Annual Financial Auditing Services for Fiscal Year 2024-25; $125,000.00. (Citywide)] B MR. MOORE, I'M GOING TO RECUSE MYSELF FOR THIS ITEM. YES SIR. MR. MAYOR, ITEM NINE B IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ENGAGEMENT LETTER FOR ANNUAL AUDITING SERVICES WITH HSPG AND ASSOCIATES PC TO PROVIDE ANNUAL FINANCIAL AUDITING SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, 2024 2020 $525,000. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? IF NOT, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE B. WE REVIEWED THIS IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND ITEM NINE B IS APPROVED. 4, 2 0. YOU'RE ON A ROLL, MAN. JUST KEEP GOING. , I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO SIT DOWN. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? AND, UH, THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. ITEM NINE B WAS [C. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. ___ Creating the Fund Structure and Budget Reform Committee; Providing for Composition, Appointment, and Qualification of Members; Establishing the Committee’s Duties and Responsibilities; Providing for Meeting Rules; And Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)] APPROVED. WE'RE NOW AT ITEM NINE C. THANK YOU MR. MOORE. ITEM NINE C, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 27 DASH 25 27 DASH 25, CREATING THE FUND STRUCTURE AND BUDGET [00:20:01] REFORM COMMITTEE PROVIDING FOR COMPOSITION APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS MEMBERS ESTABLISHING THE COMMITTEE'S DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, PROVIDING FOR MEETING RULES AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT WE JUST EXPLAINED IN THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY. UM, DO WE NEED TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING ELSE? ANY QUESTIONS? I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I DO HAVE A QUESTION REAL QUICK. MR. MAYOR? YES, SIR. ONE OF THE APPOINTMENTS. DO I SUPPOSE MS. KING WILL LET US KNOW TO THE COMMITTEE? YES. OKAY. YES, SHE WILL. SHE WILL ACTUALLY OPEN UP, UM, THE APPLICATION PROCESS IF THERE'S ANYBODY EITHER HERE TONIGHT OR WATCHING WHO IS INTERESTED IN SERVING ON THAT TASK FORCE AND MEETS OUR QUALIFICATIONS, WHICH WE'RE LOOKING FOR. AND WE'LL POST THAT WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESS. BUT WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH, UH, ACCOUNTING BACKGROUNDS, BUDGETING BACKGROUNDS, SPECIFICALLY, UM, GOVERNMENT FINANCE BACKGROUNDS. AND SO, UH, THAT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE ON THE CITY WEBSITE FROM WHAT, UH, KATIE KING TOLD ME TOMORROW. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. WITH THAT, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NINE C. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. THAT MOTION, MR. MAYOR AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. GOOD MORNING. IF ANY OF THOSE BOY SCOUTS WANNA SIT ON THAT COMMITTEE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THAT SURE WOKE HIM UP. THAT'LL PUT HIM TO SLEEP. PROBABLY. I SAW THREE HEADS SNAP UP REALLY QUICK. [D. Consideration of Acceptance of Bid and Approval of Contract and Resolution No. ___ Appointing a Purchasing Agent for the Pelican Bay Aquatic Center Renovation Project; $7,221,000.00. (Ward 1)] ITEM NINE D, CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF BID AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACT AND RESOLUTION NUMBER 28 DASH 25 28 DASH 25 APPOINTING A PURCHASING AGENT FOR THE PELICAN BAY AQUATIC CENTER RENOVATION PROJECT. $7,221,000. MR. RAINEY, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT FOR US? SURE. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNSEL. BRAD RING PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. AND THIS ITEM IS REGARDING THE BIDS THAT WE HAD PUBLISHED ON THE RENOVATION OF THE PELICAN BAY AQUATICS CENTER. SO JUST WANNA TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, A LOT OF YOU HAVE HEARD THIS BEFORE, BUT JUST GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND ON THE PROJECT AND WHAT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE DONE. UM, SO JUST TO START, UH, THE LAY OF THE LAND, SILICON BAY AS IT LIES, IS RIGHT HERE. THIS IS, UM, BRYANT, THIS IS FER PARK, AC KALING'S UP UP HERE. UM, THE AREA IN THE BLUE AND THE ORANGE AND THE YELLOW IS KIND OF THE BASE BID FOR THE PROJECT, WHICH I'LL EXPLAIN MORE. AND THEN THIS AREA IN THE GREEN IS ONE OF THE ALTERNATES. THIS IS THE OLD, UM, I BELIEVE VISITORS BUREAU THAT'S NOW, NO, THAT BUILDING IS NO LONGER THERE. AND THAT'S AN AREA WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND. THE PARKING IS ONE OF THE ALTERNATES. AND THEN ANOTHER ALTERNATE IS REGARDING A DA ACCESS RIGHT HERE. AND THEN, UH, WE'LL SHOW YOU ON A PICTURE, BUT ANOTHER ALTERNATE IS JUST SOME OF THE LIGHTING AR AROUND THE POOL. SO JUST A BACKGROUND. UM, PELICAN BAY, AS WE KNOW IT WAS COMPLETED IN 2001, WHICH, UM, SEEMS IN MY HEAD FAIRLY RECENT, BUT IT WAS ACTUALLY ALMOST 25 YEARS AGO, WHICH CRAZY. UM, IT'S BEEN WELL LOVED. IT'S STILL WELL LOVED. IF YOU WERE TO DRIVE BY TODAY, I BET IT WAS SOLD OUT AND PACKED. UM, IT'S STILL VERY POPULAR FACILITY, BUT AS, UM, POOLS GO, IT'S SHOWED ITS AGE. WE'VE HAD WATER LEAKS, WE'VE BEEN VERY TRANSPARENT WITH, WITH ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD THERE. UM, THE WATER LEAKS HAVE BEEN THE MOST NOTABLE ISSUES, BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE GOING ON THERE THAN, THAN JUST THAT WE'VE MADE A LOT OF TEMPORARY REPAIRS THAT HAVE ALLOWED IT TO OPERATE. SO WE HAVEN'T MISSED SWIMMING. UM, A A LOT OF, A LOT OF WORK TO KEEP IT GOING AND, AND ALLOWED TO BE ENJOYED BY THE COMMUNITY. WE DID REPLACE THE FILTRATION SYSTEM IN 2023, AND THAT WILL REMAIN. WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT GONNA RIP OUT WHAT WE JUST REPLACED THERE. AND DURING THIS PROCESS, AS WE STARTED TO NOTICE ISSUES, UM, WE USE THE AQUATIC CONSULTANT, WTI TO KIND OF LOOK AT THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THE POOL TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. UM, THEY NOTICED SOME ISSUES WITH THE POOL DECK, SO THE CONCRETE AROUND THE POOL AND THE GUTTER SYSTEM. AND THEN WE HAD GH TWO WHO'S HERE WITH US TODAY TO DO A F EVALUATION OF THE POOL WITH WTI AND THEY ESSENTIALLY RECOMMENDED WHAT WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD TODAY THAT I'LL SHOW YOU IN A, IN A PICTURE. UM, AND THEN, UH, WE USED GH TWO, THEY'VE PREPARED THE CONSTRUCTION DOCUMENTS. IT WAS ISSUED IN THE MONTH OF JUNE, AND WE RECEIVED COMPETITIVE BIDS. UM, WE RECEIVED FOUR COMPETITIVE BIDS. ALL WERE FAIRLY CLOSE IN PRICE, WHICH IS, WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN IN IN MY OPINION. UM, THE ARCHITECT AND STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING THE BASE BID OF 6.9 OF AWARDING TO THE LOW BIDDER WIND CONSTRUCTION. AND WE'RE ALSO RECOMMENDING AWARDING THE FOUR ALTERNATES, UM, UPGRADES TO THE, TO THE A DA THAT'LL, THAT'S IDENTIFIED IN OUR TRANSITION PLAN, [00:25:01] A DA TRANSITION PLAN. AND, AND THAT'LL ALLOW US TO IMPLEMENT THAT FULL, UM, SCOPE THERE THAT WAS IDENTIFIED. ADDING PARKING, IT'LL BE APPROXIMATELY 22 PARKING SPOTS WHILE WE'RE IN THERE DOING THE WORK. A SMALL STRIPING PROJECT TO IMPROVE WALKABILITY TO THE FACILITY AND THEN DO, UM, LED LIGHTS AROUND THE DECK. SO THE TOTAL AWARD WOULD BE 7.2 MILLION WITH THE FUNDING SOURCE, THE 2017 CIP TAX. THIS WAS, UM, JUST BROUGHT FORWARD TO THE CIP ADVISORY BOARD AND IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY WITH, WITH THEM JUST LAST WEEK. UM, JUST TO KIND OF SHOW YOU AND THE PUBLIC WHAT'S GOING TO BE DONE THERE. UM, THIS IS A RENOVATION. IT'S NOT A NEW POOL THAT WE'RE BUILDING. WE'RE NOT, UM, EXCAVATING IT DOWN TO THE STUDS, IF YOU WILL. BUT, UM, JUST KIND OF WANTED TO RUN THROUGH WITH YOU WHAT'S GONNA BE DONE. SO, UM, THIS, THIS OUT. LET'S SEE, LEMME GIVE A BEARINGS. UM, THIS IS THE, WHERE THE EXPANDED PARKING WOULD BE RIGHT HERE. SORRY, IT'S LIKE MOVING ALL OVER. UM, EXPANDED PARKING THERE. UM, THESE CABANAS AND THE FOOTPRINT OF THE POOL WOULD REMAIN AS IT IS. UM, THESE CABANAS WILL BE REFRESHED AND PAINTED AND THE TOILET PAPER WADS SCRAPED OFF THE CEILING AND MADE TO LOOK NICE AND FIXTURES REPLACED. UM, THIS IS THE PUMP ROOM DOWN HERE. ALL THE PUMPS WILL BE REPLACED. THE FILTRATION SYSTEM IS OVER HERE. THAT WILL REMAIN, UM, THIS FEATURE RIGHT HERE WILL BE REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW FEATURE. SO THAT WILL BE ONE OF THE NEW THINGS FOR THE SMALLER KIDS TO ENJOY WITH SLIDES. UM, THE SPLASH PAD HERE, THIS IS A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS FACILITY. UM, WE'LL RECEIVE NEW SPRAY FEATURES AND NEW PAINT ON, ON THE DECK. THIS WILL NO LONGER BE YELLOW. PROBABLY THE NUMBER ONE REQUEST THAT I'VE HEARD FROM EVERYONE . UM, THE SLIDE TOWER WILL, WILL REMAIN. WE WILL HAVE SOME MAINTENANCE WORK DONE TO THESE, UM, STANDARDS HERE. THEY'LL, IT'S CHIP, IT'S LOSING ITS PAINT AND IT'LL, IT'LL BE REPAINTED AND THEN A NEW RETAINING WALL WILL BE BUILT AROUND HERE TO STOP, UM, THE EROSION FROM GOING INTO THE POOL EVERY TIME IT RAINS. SO ALSO THESE STEPS WILL BE REPLACED. AND REALLY THE BIG PART OF THE PROJECTS IS THIS ENTIRE DECK AROUND THE POOL IS GONNA BE RIPPED OUT AND REPLACED. THAT'S, THAT'S KIND OF, THAT'S, AND ALL THE PLUMBING IS UNDERNEATH THERE TOO, SO THAT'LL ALLOW US TO DIG INTO THAT, MAKE ANY REPAIRS THAT ARE NEEDED. BUT THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS AS FAILING. AND ALSO THE GUTTERS AROUND THE POOL WILL ALL BE REPLACED, CUT DOWN AT THE GUTTER GUTTER LEVEL AND THEN REPLACED WITH A NEW SYSTEM. IT'S CALLED THE MHA. UM, IT'S A MHA GUTTER SYSTEM. MHA IS THE COMPANY THAT BUILDS, UH, OLYMPIC POOLS FOR THE ACTUAL OLYMPICS. AND THE OTHER REALLY BIG PART OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE A NEW MHA RUN OF ACTION POOL LINER. SO IT'S KIND OF A POOL WITHIN A POOL. IT'S GOT A 25 YEAR WARRANTY. SO WE'RE LOOKING TO PRESERVE THIS WONDERFUL FACILITY FOR 20 TO 25 YEARS MORE, 25 YEARS MORE. IT HAS A 25 YEAR WARRANTY. SO I'M PROBABLY MISSING A FEW THINGS, BUT THOSE ARE THE, THE BIG HIGHLIGHTS OF, OF THE PROJECT. UM, IT WILL HAVE THE SAME LAYOUT AND FUNCTION, BUT IT'LL LOOK NEW. UM, IT'LL, IT'LL LOOK LIKE A NEW POOL THERE. SO, UM, WITH, WITH THAT, UM, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE'D LIKE TO BEGIN AROUND NO LATER THAN THAN LABOR DAY AND TRY TO BE READY BY SUMMER OF 2026 IN TIME FOR THE SWIM SEASON SO THAT NO TIME IS LOST. AND, UM, THE STAFF AND ARCHITECT RECOMMENDED THE LOW BIDDER. WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE PARK AND REC ADVISORY BOARD BACK IN 2024. THEY APPROVED MORE THE CONCEPT OF THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. AND THEN, LIKE I SAID, CIP ADVISORY BOARD, UM, JUST APPROVED THIS LAST WEEK. UNANIMOUSLY. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, JUST, JUST A COMMENT. I THINK, I KNOW IT'S ANOTHER 160,000, BUT THE NUMBER ONE REQUEST I'VE HEARD IS PLEASE ADD TO PARKING . SO I'M GLAD IT'S IT'S THERE AND IT'S PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH, BUT IT'S SOMETHING. YEAH. SO, UM, AND THERE'S THAT PARKING WILL ALSO SERVE THE CHARLES LAMB PRESERVE, WHICH IS O OVER THERE AND CAN ALSO SERVE THE CAPLINGER SITE. THE POOL IS, UM, GENERALLY CLOSED WHEN BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS ARE REALLY GOING IN THE SPRING. IT IS FROM THE BRIDGE OVER SPRING CREEK RIGHT HERE. IT'S AN 1100 FOOT WALK, WHICH ISN'T, ISN'T TOO FAR. IT'S KIND OF AN UNTAPPED PARKING AREA THAT WE'RE GONNA TRY TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT DURING WHEN CAPLINGER GETS OPEN AND IT'S ROCKING THERE. SO, JUST A LITTLE CLARIFICATION WHEN YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT LEAKS, THAT'S BOTH IN THE SHELL AND PLUMBING. YEAH, THERE WAS A COUPLE ROUNDS OF, UM, LEAK DETECTION DONE. UM, WE REPAIRED SOME, SOME LEAKS IN THE PLUMBING. SO IT, IT IS BOTH OKAY. AND, AND THEN THE MUR SYSTEM TAKES CARE OF THE, THE SHELL, I THINK, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S NOT JUST PLUMBING, IT'S ALSO THE SHELL ITSELF. YEAH, YEAH. SO WE DON'T HAVE PEOPLE THINKING, WELL, YOU CAN JUST GO OUT AND REPLACE PVC AND YOU'RE DONE. IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE. [00:30:01] YEAH. YEAH. IT'S THE, IT'S THE WHOLE POOL SYSTEM ABOVE AND YEP. WHAT, WHAT YOU SEE IN AND BELOW THE GROUND. OKAY. SO ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, UM, BUT I WILL ADD A COMMENT. I, I LIVE NEAR HERE. UH, WE USE THIS POOL. UM, BEFORE THIS ITERATION THERE WAS JUST A BIG RECTANGLE POOL CALLED THE EDMOND AQUATIC CENTER, AND I LEARNED TO SWIM THERE. I KNOW MANY OTHER EDMOND KIDS DID TOO. AND, UM, YEAH, I, YOU KNOW, THE, A PUBLIC POOL CAN BE A GATHERING PLACE WHERE, UM, YOU CAN SEE YOUR FRIENDS OVER THE SUMMER, BUT IT'S ALSO A REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LEARNING TO SWIM IS A VALUABLE LIFE SKILL. UM, SO I, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT THESE RENOVATIONS AND, UM, I ALSO SUPPORT PARKING, MORE PARKING. I KNOW WE NEED IT. UM, I ALSO HOPE THAT WHEN DRIVERS, WHEN WHEN PEOPLE IN THEIR VEHICLES ARE DRIVING BY THAT THEY'LL BE MINDFUL OF THE FACT THAT THERE COULD BE KIDS AND FAMILIES CROSSING THE STREETS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SO PLEASE, UM, WATCH FOR THEM. AND, UM, YEAH, I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE OUR POOL. I SUPPORT, UH, REINVESTING IN IT AND, UM, YOU KNOW, I SEE THERE'S, UM, TWILIGHT HOURS THAT, UH, FAMILIES WHO MOM OR DAD MAY WORK ALL DAY. IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO GO AND BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT SUMMER SWIMMING EXPERIENCE WITH THEIR KIDS AT A LOWER RATE. UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF A SPECIAL TIME OF DAY. UM, I KNOW EVERYONE WANTS IT TO GO QUICKLY BECAUSE WE WANNA BE BACK SWIMMING IN IT, BUT, UM, SO REALLY HOPEFUL THAT, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE ANY UNFORESEEABLE ISSUES THAT KNOCK US OFF THE TIMELINE, BUT JUST EXCITED ABOUT THE UPDATES AND MY FAMILY IS EXCITED ABOUT THEM PERSONALLY. SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS AND I, I SUPPORT IT, SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'RE EXCITED FOR IT TOO. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT'LL HAPPEN IS ALL THE IN POOL LIGHTING THAT'S ALL BEING REPLACED. IT DOESN'T WORK RIGHT NOW, SO, OH, DIDN'T YOU KNOW THAT WAS THAT HIGHLIGHT. SWIMMING WILL HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THERE AND THE LED LIGHTS AROUND THE, THE DECK THAT'S GREAT. UM, WILL, WILL BE IMPROVED. SO HOPEFULLY THERE MAY BE MORE OF THAT AND, AND A BETTER EXPERIENCE FOR THAT FOR EVERYBODY'S. GREAT. I DEFINITELY SUPPORT NOT HAVING THAT AREA BE YELLOW . IT'S NOT A KILLER. ANYBODY WANTS TO SEE ANYONE? COOL. SO I WASN'T HERE WHEN THAT WAS DONE. , I JUST WANNA POINT OUT TOO, THERE'S A, A NEAT VIDEO THAT THE CITY JUST PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE AND ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE ABOUT ALL THE EXCITING THINGS GOING ON IN AND AROUND FER PARK. SO GREAT JOB TO BRIAN AND HIS TEAM ON THAT. BUT, UM, JUST FOR ANYBODY INTERESTED, THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF KIND OF GOING ON AROUND THE CORE OF, UH, FER THAT WITH THE BASEBALL FIELDS AND THE THIS AND THE PRESERVE. JUST A BUNCH OF NEAT STUFF TRAILS. SO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO GO CHECK THAT OUT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. SECOND. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ITEM NINE D IS APPROVED. [A. Case No. Z25-00012; Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. ___ Rezoning a Property that is Near the Intersection of Sorghum Mill Road and Coltrane Road from “G-A” General Agricultural to “A” Single Family Dwelling District. (Erik Enyart; Ward 2)] WE ARE NOW ONTO CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 10. A CASE NUMBER Z 25 DASH 0 0 2 PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 4 5 4 0 4 5 REZONING A PROPERTY THAT IS NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SORGHUM MILL ROAD AND COLTRANE ROAD FROM GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? APPLICANT IS PRESENT. MR. BRIAN. THANK YOU. YEAH, AS, AS THE TITLE INDICATES, APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL OF A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM GA, GENERAL AG TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING. THE APPROXIMATELY 63 ACRE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SORGHUM MILL AND WEST OF COLTRANE. MAYBE YOU'LL COME UP. THAT'S NICE. IT'S A LITTLE SMALL. WE HAVE IT. IT'S ON, IT'S ON. THERE WE GO. WE GO. COOL. THANK YOU. NICE. UM, SO THERE YOU CAN SEE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, UM, 63 ACRES SORGHUM MILL WEST OF COLTRANE. UM, WE'LL SCROLL DOWN AND LOOK AT THE NEARBY ZONING AND USES. THEY INCLUDE LARGE LOT RURAL DISTRICTS TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THOSE ARE UNDEVELOPED OR CONTAIN RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES. ADDITIONAL TO THE EAST, THERE'S A LARGE AREA OF DO SUBURBAN OFFICE THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. DIRECTLY WEST IS [00:35:01] ZONED A AND IS DEVELOPED AS RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION. BLACK OAK AT IRON HORSE RANCH TO THE SOUTH IS ZONED AS THE LIBERTY PARK, PUD, WHICH IS A LARGE MIXED USE DISTRICT THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED. UH, THE APPLICATION IS FOR BUYRIGHT DISTRICT THAT ALLOWS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS WITH A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 6,000 SQUARE FEET. THE EDMOND PLAN, 2018, THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CHARACTERIZES THE AREA'S SUBURBAN TWO NEIGHBORHOOD. THE A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT CAN BE APPROPRIATE IN THIS PLAN CATEGORY SO LONG AS PUBLIC WATER AND SEWER PROVIDED AND CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT TRAJECTORY IN THE AREA. AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING, THE APPLICANT CONFIRMED THEIR INTENT TO PLANT THIS AREA WITH HALF ACRE LOTS AND CONNECT TO THEIR FIRST PHASE OF BLACK OAK AT IRON HORSE RANCH IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST. PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON JUNE 3RD, 2025 BY VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO. ANY QUESTIONS? APPLICANT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD? ANYTHING TO THAT? COME ON UP, YOU DON'T HAVE TO . UH, MY NAME'S MEGAN PASCO WITH TANNER CONSULTING ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER AND CURRENT CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER. UM, WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU GUYS MAY HAVE. CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? I, YOU'RE EITHER STANDING TOO CLOSE TO THAT OR NOT CLOSE ENOUGH? I DON'T KNOW. WELL, SURE. IS THAT BETTER? HELLO? YEAH. BETTER. UH, MY NAME'S MEGAN PASCO. I'M WITH TANNER CONSULTING, LLC. UM, WE'RE AN ENGINEERING GROUP OUT OF TULSA. UM, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE DEVELOPER AND CURRENT LANDOWNER. UM, WE'RE IN AGREEMENT WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND I CAN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT THE PROJECT. AND I, I ASSUME IF THIS IS PROVED AS YOU MOVE FORWARD, THERE'LL BE AMPLE COMMUNITY OUTREACH WITH THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS, UH, TO TALK ABOUT YOUR PROJECT WHEN IT COMES. SO, UM, IF THERE'S ANY NEIGHBOR COMMUNICATION THAT GETS TO ME OR TO THE DEVELOP TO THE DEVELOPER, YES, WE WILL, UM, ANSWER THEIR QUESTIONS. I CAN PROVIDE MY INFORMATION TO CITY STAFF OR HOWEVER IT'S BEST TO GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE RESIDENTS. UM, I THINK A COMMUNITY TYPE MEETING WOULD BE HELPFUL AS THE TIME COMES. OKAY. I WILL LET THE DEVELOPER KNOW. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT ONE BEFORE YOU SIT DOWN. UM, I, I'M GONNA SUPPORT WHAT COUNCILMAN MOORE JUST SAID BECAUSE THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THAT PROPERTY, UM, IS AN ISSUE FOR BOTH BLACK OAK AND FOR THAT CENTENNIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, AROUND THEIR COMMON AREA. AND SO I THINK THAT GETTING AHEAD OF THE CURVE HERE AND HAVING A COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS MEETING TO DISCUSS ISSUES WITH THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, I THINK IS GONNA BE VITALLY IMPORTANT. OKAY. UM, IF CITY STAFF CAN FILL US IN ON MAYBE SOME OF THE ISSUES THEY KNOW ABOUT, THAT WOULD BE YEAH, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO MR. BRIAN AND HE CAN HELP YOU WITH THAT. PERFECT. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS UP HERE? DO WE HAVE ANYONE? I DO HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THAT. MAYOR, WE'VE HAD IT IN THE PAST RECENTLY IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO, THINKING, REACHING OUT ON FACEBOOK IS A COMMUNITY MEETING. IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE. SO JUST SO DON'T FACEBOOK THIS UP. ACTUALLY HAVE A MEETING WHEN YOU DO THAT. . THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? SCENE? NONE. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. YES SIR. SO MOVED. SECOND. WE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. [B. Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. ___ Amending Section 2.200.010 of the Edmond Municipal Code to Expand the Membership of the Finance / Audit Committee from Three Members to Five Members; Providing for Repealer and Severability; And Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)] WE ARE NOW ON 10 B PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 4 6 4 0 4 6 AMENDING SECTION 2.20 0.010 OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE TO EXPAND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE FROM THREE MEMBERS TO FIVE MEMBERS PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. AND MR. WATERSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO EXPLAIN THAT ONE JUST SO EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE? YEAH. RIGHT NOW THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF, UH, THE MAYOR, MYSELF AND ONE OTHER PERSON. AND, UH, SO THIS IS A, I GUESS INTENDED TO, UM, BRING IN SOME CITIZEN INPUT TO THE PROCESS OF OUR FINANCIAL PLANNING FOR THE CITY. AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT'S ABOUT. SO IF FOR ANYONE WHO ISN'T AWARE, [00:40:01] THAT COMMITTEE MEETS MONTHLY AND THAT THIRD MEMBER IS THE CITY TREASURER. AND WE FEEL LIKE THAT TO BE TRANSPARENT, WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT ALL ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO FINANCE AND THE AUDITING OF THE CITY. AND SO WE'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND THAT AND ADD A COUPLE OF CITIZENS TO IT. UM, THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL, UM, MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS IN CONSULTATION WITH THE MAYOR TO ENSURE THAT THEY MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE'RE SETTING OUT FOR THAT. VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT THE TASK FORCE IS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR PEOPLE WITH, UM, ACCOUNTING BACKGROUNDS, GOVERNMENT FINANCE BACKGROUNDS, BUDGETING BACKGROUNDS. UM, THE IDEA IS, IS THAT THERE IS A LOT OF GOOD INFORMATION OUT THERE IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR THAT AS THE WORLD CONTINUES TO CHANGE, GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO LAG A LITTLE BIT BEHIND AND WE FEEL LIKE WE CAN REALLY HELP THE CITY OUT BY EXPANDING OUR KNOWLEDGE BASE. SO, UH, DO WE HAVE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT THEY'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS? SEEING NONE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. I WE SEEM TO BE BROKEN THERE. THERE WE GO. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WELL THAT BRINGS US TO CITIZEN COMMENTS AND WE ONLY HAD ONE PERSON SIGN UP THIS EVENING. UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT ROBERT GIFFORD IS HERE, IS HE? IF NOT, THEN [12. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.] COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR CITY COUNCIL. ANY OF Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY BEFORE I WRAP IT UP? I DO. MAYOR, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THESE BOY SCOUTS ARE UP TO AND WHAT MERIT BADGE THEY'RE GONNA GET. CAN ONE OF 'EM STEP UP HERE AND TELL US COMMUNICATION? NO. YOU NEED TO STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE AND TELL US ANY ONE OF THE THREE GONNA PUT YOU ON THE SPOT. COME ON. THAT'S CRUEL MAN. THEY WANT YOU TO UP YOUR . WE'LL BE NICE. WE'LL BE NICE. PLEASE TELL US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. MY NAME? YEAH, YOU'RE COMING. BEFORE THE COUNCIL, STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS. MY NAME IS ISAAC CHAP. STEP UP TO THE MICROPHONE SO WE CAN ALL HEAR YOU. MY NAME IS ISAAC CHAPPY. 4 0 1 CON COLLEEN LANE. ALRIGHT. I'M CHRISTOPHER HORNER, 4 4 0 9 SHADY GUN COURT. MY NAME'S ISAAC HALL AND I LIVE ON 3 0 1 CROWN COLONY LANE. AND NOW I'D LIKE ONE OF YOU TO ANSWER COUNCILMAN MOORE'S QUESTION. WHAT MERIT BADGE ARE Y'ALL WORKING ON? THAT YOU'RE HERE TONIGHT? COMMUNICATIONS MAP BADGE. ALRIGHT, NOW THAT WASN'T THAT HARD WAS IT? YOU EARNED IT . GOOD JOB GUYS. THEY'RE NEVER GONNA WANT TO COME BACK TO ONE OF OUR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS. SO THEY HAD TO LIKE, SUPPOSED TO GET DIFFERING VIEWPOINT AND WE'RE ALL THE EXACT SAME. OH, COME BACK. SORRY. ANOTHER TIME. COME BACK ON JULY 14. . ANYONE ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? UH, I JUST WANNA SAY I WAS PROUD TO SEE OUR ADMIN COLOR GUARD, UH, AT THE THUNDER GAME LAST NIGHT, AND OBVIOUSLY IT WAS KEY TO THE WIN, UH, THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE THUNDER. SO IS THIS WHY I SAY YOU STOLE MY THUNDER? OH, WE WERE GONNA SAY THAT. STOLE YOUR THUNDER. YEAH, WELL DONE. UM, WELL DONE. YES. THIS IS A A THIS IS A, A MONUMENTOUS DAY IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND, AND ESPECIALLY FOR THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER. AND I WILL JUST TELL YOU THAT I'M SO EXCITED THAT I DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR AN INDIANA PACER'S JERSEY AT THE NEXT CITY COUNCIL MEETING. , UM, THANK YOU THUNDER. I WILL BE IN, IN HONOR OF MAYOR, UH, FINKUM IN CARMEL, INDIANA, A SUBURB OF INDIANAPOLIS. IT'S ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS EDMOND. UM, SHE WILL BE WEARING A THUNDER JERSEY AT HER NEXT COUNCIL MEETING AND I SAID THAT I WOULD WEAR A THUNDER JERSEY ALSO, UM, IN SUPPORT OF HER. SO PLAN ON POSSIBLY SEEING THAT HAPPEN ON JULY 14TH. UM, ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? WELL, BEFORE WE MEET AGAIN IS 4TH OF JULY AND I TRULY THINK, AND SOME PUBLICATIONS AGREE THAT EDMOND IS THE BEST PLACE TO BE ON 4TH OF JULY. UM, SO THANK YOU TO LIBERTY FEST FOR ALL THEY HAVE PLANNED. I KNOW THEY HAVE PUBLISHED ALL THE EVENTS. UM, I HOPE YOU'LL PLAN TO ATTEND AND THANK YOU ALSO TO, UM, OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO ENSURES THAT WE [00:45:01] ARE SAFE AT ALL THOSE EVENTS AND CITY STAFF WHO WORKS HARD WITH, UH, STREET CLOSURES. STREET CLOSURES, AND DIFFERENT, UM, ORGANIZING GOING ON TO MAKE THOSE EVENTS A SUCCESS. SO HAPPY 4TH OF JULY. I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT MR. CURRY, BEN CURRY IN THE BACK, OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND BROOKE PENTON FOR THE OTHER NIGHT. YEAH, WHEN THE STORM ROLLED IN, IT CAME IN THE, NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, BUT IT WAS WELL PAST MY BEDTIME . AND, UH, I APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS THAT YOU AND BROOKE AND YOUR TEAM PUT TOGETHER TO KEEP US SAFE AND, UH, EXCELLENT WORK AND THANK YOU. MM-HMM . ANYTHING ELSE? SEEING NONE, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. YES SIR. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. I'M VOTING NO SO WE DISAGREE ON SECOND, WE'RE ADJOURNED. YOU DO? 46, 47. 37. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.