* 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. [00:00:01] WELL, GOOD EVENING. BEFORE WE GET INTO ITEM NUMBER TWO ON THE AGENDA, IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THIS EVENING WHO IS INTERESTED IN ITEM 10 C, THAT ITEM HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT, SO [A. City Manager's Update: Sales, Use, and Lodging Tax Sales Tax Renewal Election Danforth and Kelly Intersection Improvements Project] NOW WE'RE ON TO ITEM NUMBER TWO. CITY MANAGER'S. UPDATE MR. INS. THANK YOU, MAYOR. THERE WE GO. UH, WELL, LET'S BEGIN WITH A LOOK AT OUR LAST, UH, MONTHLY SALES TAX REPORT. UH, THESE NUMBERS REFLECT SALES FROM JULY THAT WERE REPORTED IN AUGUST AND COLLECTED IN SEPTEMBER. UH, SALES TAX IS DOWN 0.93% FOR THAT PERIOD AND 0.86 OVERALL YEAR TO DATE USE TAX WAS UP 3.59%. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL DOWN YEAR TO DATE ABOUT 3.7. UH, COMBINED SALES AND USE TAX ARE DOWN, UH, 1.38% COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. UH, EDMOND IS ONE OF THREE MAJOR CITIES SEEING A DECLINE. UH, YUKON AND NORMAN ARE BOTH EXPERIENCING THE SIMILAR THINGS. UH, LODGING TAX WAS UP 2% YEAR TO DATE, ALTHOUGH LAST MONTH DID SEE A, A RARE DROP FOR US OF 3.74%. UM, LET'S GET TO THE NEXT, UH, UH, LET'S TALK ABOUT THE UPCOMING SALES TAX RENEWAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 18TH. UH, VOTERS WILL DECIDE ON A RENEWAL OF TWO 10 YEAR TAXES. UH, PROPOSITION ONE IS THE 1 CENT GENERAL FUND SALES TAX. IT WAS FIRST APPROVED IN 1977. IT FUNDS THE DAILY OPERATIONS OF THE CITY FOR 32 DIFFERENT DIVISIONS. UH, TWO THIRDS OF WHICH GO TO POLICE AND FIRE. UH, PROPOSITION TWO IS A HALF CENT CIP PROJECT. TAX IS LAST RENEWED IN 2016. UH, IT WILL BE DEDICATED TO FUND ROADS, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS, AND TRAFFIC FLOW. UH, THESE ARE RENEWALS ONLY. THERE WILL NOT RAISE THE CURRENT SALES TAX RATE, WHICH REMAINS AT 8.25%. UH, FOR FULL DETAILS, YOU CAN GO TO EDMOND OK.GOV/SALES TAX. AND THEN MOVING ON TO INFRASTRUCTURE, UH, WE'RE SPENDING SOME OF THAT CI PAY MONEY RIGHT HERE. UH, IF YOU'VE DRIVEN THROUGH DANFORTH AND KELLY INTERSECTION, YOU'VE SEEN THE START OF A MAJOR $9.9 MILLION UPGRADE. UH, THIS IS ONE OF EDMOND'S BUSIEST INTERSECTIONS HANDLING ABOUT 50,000 VEHICLES DAILY. UH, IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE DUAL LIFT TURN LANES IN ALL DIRECTIONS, RIGHT TURN LANES ON DANFORTH AND SOUTHBOUND KELLY RAISED MEDIUMS FOR BETTER FLOW AND SAFETY. UH, A DA COMPLIANCE SIDEWALKS AND A NEW TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT HAWTHORNE AND KELLY, UH, THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH FEDERAL FUNDING, UH, MANAGED BY THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. UH, THE CITY'S PORTION IS ABOUT 2.3 MILLION. UH, THERE'S SEVERAL PICTURES THERE OF KIND OF THE ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. UH, THE PROJECT WILL TAKE ABOUT 210 DAYS, WHETHER PERMITTING, UH, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS THERE AND IS CLOSELY MONITORING THE AREA FOR SAFETY AND TRAFFIC COMPLIANCE. SO BEWARE. AND WE KNOW THIS CAUSES DISRUPTIONS, ESPECIALLY TO NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND BUSINESSES. WE ASK FOR YOUR CONTINUED PATIENCE AND SUPPORT. UH, ENGINEERING IS ACTIVELY MONITORING PROGRESS AND READY TO ADJUST TRAFFIC PLANS AS NEEDED. THAT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. INS. ITEM [3. Appointments and Reappointments:] THREE, APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS. THERE ARE SIX TOTAL THIS EVENING. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. COUNCILWOMAN MOORE . MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. MOVING [4. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.] ON TO ITEM FOUR. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECESS THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL THE ORDER THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING. SO MOVED. SECOND. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. I MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE [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.] ARE NOW IN PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY. GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. ITEM B IS BEING PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ANYONE INTERESTED IN PULLING EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO ITEMS? ALL RIGHT. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS FIVE A AND C. SO MOVE MAYOR. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE [A. Consideration of Public Works Authority General Consent Agenda Items Pulled for Separate Discussion and/or Action.] ARE ON ITEM FIVE B. UH, MR. [00:05:01] INS, DO YOU WANNA JUST SPEED THIS UP AND EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE WITH THIS ONE? UNLESS YOU WANT, UH, I'LL ACTUALLY LET BRIAN SPEAK TO MORE DETAIL THAN I DO. BRIAN, HE CAN COME UP. CAN YOU ALSO TALK WHILE I CAN'T GET MY RIGHT HIP OUTTA THE WAY ON MY DOWNSWING SOMETIMES , WE'LL WORK ON THAT AFTER THE MEETING. HONORABLE MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME'S BRIAN SORENSON, DIRECTOR OF GOLF AT KICKING BUR GOLF. AND WHAT THIS ITEM IS, IS FROM TIME TO TIME WE HAVE PROJECTS AT THE GOLF COURSE THAT FALL A LITTLE BIT OUT OF OUR OPERATIONAL BUDGET, WHICH IS ROUGHLY ABOUT 3.5 MILLION IN REVENUE, ROUGHLY ABOUT 3.2 MILLION IN EXPENSES. WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO BE CARRYING OVER SOME RESERVES SINCE THE CITY HAD BLESSED US WITH AN INVESTMENT INTO OUR GOLF COURSE. AND SO WE HAVE TWO OPPORTUNITIES. ONE OF 'EM REALLY IS GOING, UM, SINCE WE'VE REOPENED, WE WANT TO EXPAND OUR PARKING LOT. WE'VE HAD MANY TIMES WHERE IF YOU'VE BEEN OUT THERE, THE GOLF COURSE PARKING LOT'S BEEN COMPLETELY FULL. WE MOVE INTO PICKLEBALL. AND SO ONE OF THE ITEMS IS TO PARTNER WITH THE PARKS TAX FUND TO EXPAND PARKING JUST SOUTH OF THE INDOOR PICKLEBALL FACILITY. UH, AND WE WOULD, UH, ALLOCATE $40,000 TOWARDS THAT PROJECT. AND THEN BACK IN MARCH OF 2025, I CAME TO THIS COUNCIL AND I SOUGHT APPROVAL FOR WHAT I THOUGHT AT THE TIME WAS GONNA BE TWO REFURBISHMENTS OF OUR WATER WELLS. THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE BEEN OUT AT THE GOLF COURSE, WE HAVE A MILLION GALLON WATER TANK ON THE EAST SIDE OF OUR DRIVING RANGE. WE HAVE TWO WATER WELLS THAT ACTUALLY WORKED FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND BACK IN 1969. AND THOSE WERE GIVEN TO THE GOLF COURSE WHEN IT WAS OPENED IN 1971. AND THAT'S WHAT, THAT'S WHERE ALL OF OUR IRRIGATION WATER COMES FROM. AND THOSE WELLS NEED REFURBISHMENT. WE THOUGHT $80,000 WAS GONNA COVER TWO REFURBISHMENTS BACK IN MARCH OF 2025. WE GOT THE INVOICE IN MAY FOR $77,000 FOR ONE. WELL, SO WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO DO IS BUDGET FOR THE REFURBISHMENT OF WATER, WELL NUMBER 16. AND THAT IS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT IS LOCATED ALONG BRYANT. AND SO THAT'S WHAT THOSE TWO PROJECTS ARE FOR. WE DO HAVE RESERVE FUNDS SET UP FOR THE GOLF COURSE AND THIS WOULD BE REQUESTED TO COME OUT OF THE BERG GOLF RESERVES TO PAY FOR THESE TWO PROJECTS. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION. MAYOR. I HAVE A COMMENT. I WANT TO THANK MR. RAINEY AND MR. SORENSEN AND MR. ENTZ FOR, UH, THE PARKING, UH, SITUATION SOUTH OF THE BUBBLE. THAT'S, THAT'S A GREAT THING. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. I KNOW YOU'VE ALL WORKED AT THAT VERY HARD, SO THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYTHING ELSE? I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I'M I'D, UH, SO MOVED. MAYOR. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. WE [7. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.] ARE NOW ON ITEM SEVEN. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE EDMUND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMUND CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO MOVE SECOND. MOTION IN A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. WHOOPSY. . UH, DOESN'T MATTER. . MOTION PASSES FOUR TO ONE WITH AN OOPSIE. IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID? I SAID OOPS. OOPSIE SOMETHING. ALRIGHT, CITY COUNCIL IS NOW BACK IN SESSION. ITEM [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.] NUMBER EIGHT, CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. THERE ARE 17 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT LIST TONIGHT. UM, WE ARE PULLING ITEMS, K, L, M, AND O FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. ANY OTHER REQUESTS? SCENE NONE. MR. MAYOR. I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL THE CITY COUNCIL CONSENT ITEMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF KL, M AND O. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE IF YOU VOTE NO ON THIS ONE. IT'S GONNA BE HE MADE THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. GOOD. MY MOTION PASSES. 5, 5 0. ALRIGHT, LOOKING UP. ALRIGHT, [A. Consideration of City Council General Consent Agenda Items Pulled for Separate Discussion and/or Action.] ITEM NINE IS INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. LET'S START WITH ITEM K, CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE AND APPROVAL OF GROUP HEALTH BENEFIT PROVIDER RENEWAL AGREEMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2026 WITH AETNA DELTA DENTAL OF OKLAHOMA NAVY. A BENEFIT SOLUTION S SERVE YOU RX AND VISION SERVICE PLAN. AND WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM STAFF THAT CAN COME UP AND EXPLAIN TO US WHAT'S GOING ON. HELLO MAYOR AND COUNCIL. [00:10:01] AMY BUTLER, BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION. YOU NEED TO TALK INTO THAT MICROPHONE. THERE YOU GO. OKAY. UM, HELLO MAYOR AND COUNCIL. UM, AMY BUTLER, BENEFITS ADMINISTRATOR IN THE HR DEPARTMENT. SO WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THIS IS JUST A RENEWAL OF OUR CURRENT AGREEMENTS THAT WE HAVE IN PLACE. UM, IN THE PAST WE'VE JUST DONE A OPTION TO RENEW AND SO IT'S TIME TO DO THAT RENEWAL FOR THE 2026 CALENDAR PLAN YEAR. UM, SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING FOR THIS ITEM. THE ONLY CHANGE THAT WE'RE REQUESTING, UM, IS A BENEFIT CHANGE FORM FOR SERVE URX AND THAT IS TO REMOVE WEGOVY AND ZBA FROM OUR PLAN DESIGN QUESTIONS. SO I'VE GOT ONE QUESTION. OKAY. SO THAT, TAKING THOSE TWO OUT, DID THIS MAKE THIS REVENUE NEUTRAL? BASICALLY WE'RE RENEWING THE EXACT SAME COST WE HAD FOR THE PREVIOUS CONTRACT. WE ARE RENEWING FOR THE EXACT SAME COST. UM, THE RENEWALS ARE BASED ON ADMINISTRATION FEES AND SO WE HAVE RATE GUARANTEES. BUT THE RATES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME, RIGHT? YES. OKAY. AND THAT'S TRUE FOR ALL THE PLANS? YES. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU, YOU ALL NEED TO BRAG ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT. IF WE ARE ABLE TO RENEW AT THE SAME RATES. NOW THAT'S A, THAT'S A BIG THING RIGHT NOW WITH NO DOUBT WITH INSURANCE. MM-HMM . YES. SO FOR SURE. SO, ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE EIGHT K. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. THANKS AMY. THANK YOU. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO ITEM L CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF UNENDED AND UNENCUMBERED APPROPRIATIONS INVOLVING CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT CLASSES IS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY MANAGER FOR UNEXPECTED REPAIRS TO THE COMPETITIVE POOL AT MITCH PARK. $304,000. MS. PANIS, MR. RAINEY, AS YOU ALL ARE LOOKING AROUND, WHO'S GONNA COME AND TALK ABOUT THIS ONE? MR. RAINEY WAS GOING TO . GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND COUNSEL. BRAD RAINEY, PARKS AND RECREATION DIRECTOR. UM, WE'LL GIVE KATHY A BREAK. SHE'S HAD TO DO A LOT OF TALK IN HERE, BUT, BUT THANKS FOR BEING UP HERE IN CASE THERE'S ANY, ANY QUESTIONS THAT I CAN'T ANSWER. BUT JUST A QUICK BACKGROUND. THE COMPETITION POOL AT MITCH PARK, THAT'S A, UM, A JOINT AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND THEN THE YMCA OPERATES THAT FACILITY. UM, WE TYPICALLY EVERY YEAR BUDGET MONEY OUTTA THE PARK TAX FOR THE GENERAL OPERATION OF THE FACILITY. SO THINK LIKE LIFEGUARDS, UTILITIES, JUST EVERYDAY EXPENSES. AND THAT HAS PUT IN KIND OF AN OPERATIONAL LINE WITHIN THE BUDGET. THIS LAST YEAR WE HAD UM, AN AN EXTRAORDINARY AMOUNT OF, UH, LARGER REPAIRS TO THE HVAC SYSTEM AND THAT'S RELATED TO SOME ONGOING ISSUES THAT ARE BEING STUDIED RIGHT NOW WITH WITHIN THE METAL PIPING THROUGHOUT THE FACILITY. SO WE HAD A LOT OF REPAIRS TO MAKE AND THAT'S THE REASON, THAT'S THE UNEXPECTED PART OF IT. UM, WE NEED TO MOVE MONEY FROM CAPITAL FUNDS OR BUILDING REPAIRS INTO, INTO THE RIGHT LINE. UM, THIS IS RELATED TO THE LAST FISCAL YEAR THAT THAT'S WHEN THESE INVOICES CAME IN AND WE RECEIVED THE FINAL SET OF INVOICES IN JULY ONCE THE NEW FISCAL YEAR HAD STARTED. HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR GO INTO ANY MORE DETAIL, ANY QUESTIONS? SO TO CLARIFY A LITTLE BIT, THESE ARE GETTING PAID AND THIS ADJUSTMENT IS BEING MADE, UH, PURSUANT TO THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL BUDGET ACT, UM, SECTION TWO 16 B THAT ALLOWS US TO DEAL WITH UNFORESEEN OR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES. SO LITTLE BIT OF AN ODD DEAL WHERE LITERALLY THE STATUTE TELLS US THEY EXIST BUT THEY GIVE US NO GUIDANCE ON HOW WE DEAL WITH IT. SO THIS IS HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH IT. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOVE APPRO APPROVAL. MAYOR OF ITEM EIGHT L SECOND. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE ITEM EIGHT L PASSES FIVE ZERO ONTO ITEM EIGHT. M MS. PANIS, YOU'RE UP. OKAY. KATHY PANIS FINANCE DIRECTOR. ITEM M IS CONSIDERATION [00:15:01] OF APPROVAL OF TRANSFER OF GENERAL FUND RESERVES TO ART AND PUBLIC PLACES. SO GENERALLY SPEAKING, OUR ART AND PUBLIC PLACES HAS A BUDGET. YOU GUYS HAVE APPROVED THE BUDGET THIS YEAR. UM, THEY HAVE BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. THEY STARTED THEIR YEAR THIS FISCAL YEAR WITH A SURPLUS OF AROUND 200,000 AND ACTUALLY DID NOT EVEN REQUEST A BUDGET LAST YEAR, BUT THEY'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ART MATCHING PROGRAM THIS YEAR. AND SO TYPICALLY WHAT WE HAVE DONE IN THE PAST AND WHAT THE INTENT WAS, WAS LOOK AT IT AT MIDTERM TO ACTUALLY TRANSFER FUNDS 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T APPEAR TO NEED THEM, BUT THEY, THEY NEED THEM NOW. SO THIS IS HOW WE FUND OUR ART AND PUBLIC PLACES. MATCHING PROGRAM DOES COME FROM GENERAL FUND AND UM, IT'S JUST A TRANSFER IN FROM GENERAL FUND TO ART AND PUBLIC PLACES TO, TO COVER ALL OF THEIR EXPENSES. BUT THEY ARE SPENDING EVERYTHING THEY HAVE RIGHT NOW AND ITEM O IS KIND OF A COMPANION ITEM TO THAT. YOU WANNA EXPLAIN THAT PIECE OF IT TOO? AND THEN WE'LL, YES, VOTE ON EACH. SO THIS WAS KIND OF A DIFFERENT THING THAT DOESN'T NORMALLY HAPPEN, BUT, UM, WE HAD AN ART PARTNER THAT BOUGHT BACK OUR MATCHING. SO $76,000 THAT WE ACTUALLY PAID FOR MATCHING ART PIECES. THAT PARTNER PURCHASED THOSE BACK AND THEY GAVE US A CHECK, WE DEPOSITED IT AND IT WAS, HAS BEEN IN ART AND PUBLIC PLACES, RESERVES OR THEIR SURPLUS FOR A YEAR ABOUT OVER A YEAR. AND ONCE AGAIN THEY'RE, THEY'RE FINDING A LOT OF ART THAT THEY'RE MATCHING ON RIGHT NOW. THEY WANNA BE ABLE TO BUDGET AND USE THAT ART AND WE JUST DIDN'T BUDGET IT THIS YEAR. SO THIS REALLY DOES INCREASE. IT'S A 26 BUDGET, IT DOES INCREASE THEIR BUDGET BY THE 76. IT COMES FROM THEIR RESERVES. QUESTIONS? NO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. OKAY, THANKS. WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA DO MR. MAYOR? I MOVE, UH, APPROVAL OF ITEM EIGHT M SECOND. GOT A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. ITEM EIGHT M PASSES FIVE ZERO. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO ITEM EIGHT. OH SECOND I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. EIGHT OH PASSES FIVE ZERO. WE ARE NOW, LEMME FIND WHERE WE ARE. [B. Consideration of Approval of a Budget Amendment to Increase the Unassigned Fund Balance in the General Fund by Reducing the Adopted Fiscal Year 2025-26 Budget by $1,194,832.04. (Citywide)] WE ARE ON ITEM NINE B. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO INCREASE THE UNSIGNED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND BY REDUCING THE ADOPTED FISCAL YEAR 20 25 26 BUDGET BY $1,000,194,832 AND 4 CENTS. MR. ENDS, UH, WHEN, WHEN THE BUDGET WAS ADOPTED IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR, COUNCIL GAVE STAFF THE CHARGE OR CHALLENGE TO FIND AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION TO IN INCREASE THE UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND. UH, THE CHANGE BEING RECOMMENDED TODAY IS THE $1,194,832, UH, WHICH IF APPROVED WOULD INCREASE THE FUND BALANCE FROM 7.03% TO 8.39%. UH, WE PRESENTED AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING AND COUNCIL ASKED FOR SOME MORE DETAILED BREAKOUT OF THOSE CUTS. UH, THOSE WERE PROVIDED IN THE PACKET AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOTION TO APPROVE NINE B. SECOND I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. NINE B PASSES. FIVE. [C. Discussion and Consideration of Resolution No. 38-25 to Approve Participation in the Settlements With Purdue Pharma LP, Members of the Sackler Family, Alvogen, Inc., Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Apotex, Inc., Hikma Pharmaceuticals Usa, Inc., Indivior, Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., And Zydus Pharmaceuticals Related to Lawsuits Against Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Participants of Opioid Prescription Drugs; and Authorizing Execution of Documents Related Thereto. (Citywide)] ITEM NINE C, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION NUMBER THREE EIGHT DASH 25 TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN THE SETTLEMENTS WITH PER PURDUE PHARMA LP. MEMBERS OF THE SACKLER FAMILY ALGEN INC. AMAL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. APOTEX INC. HCMA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. IN IN DVIR, UM, PHARMACEUTICALS, OH SORRY, IN VIVIA INC. MYELIN PHARMACEUTICALS INC. SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC. AND ZYDIS PHARMACEUTICALS RELATED TO LAWSUITS AGAINST PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN PARTICIPANTS OF OPIOID, OPIOID PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED THERETO. MS. SAWYER? YEAH, SO THIS IS AUTHORIZING, UM, SETTLEMENT IN THE OPIOID LITIGATION. THEY'RE VERY SIMILAR TO [00:20:01] THE SETTLEMENTS WITH THE DISTRIBUTORS, MANUFACTURERS AND PHARMACY CHAINS. UM, PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN 2022 AND 2023. UM, THE PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION WILL BE THE SAME FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND AS IT WAS IN THOSE PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS. SO ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO MR. MAYOR? MOVE UH, MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE ITEM NINE C PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE'RE NOW ON TO ITEM 10, CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS ON EACH OF THESE ITEMS. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WHEN WE GET TO THAT POINT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND ADDRESS YOUR COMMENTS TO ME. WITH THAT SAID, ITEM [A. Case No. DD25-00007; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of a Lot Split for a Property Located North of 2nd Street on the West Side of Mountain View Lane. (Greg Massey; Ward 2)] A IS CASE NUMBER DD 25 DASH 0 0 0 7 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A LOT SPLIT FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED NORTH OF SECOND STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW LANE. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT MR. BRIAN? THANK YOU SIR. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS CASE IS APPROXIMATELY 5.6 ACRES. THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER MILE NORTH OF SECOND STREET ON THE WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW LANE. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ZONED R TWO A SUBURBAN RURAL REAL ESTATE SUBURBAN ESTATE DISTRICT, EXCUSE ME, WHICH ALLOWS A MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 60,000 SQUARE FEET. THIS CASE PROPOSES TO DIVIDE THE EXISTING LOT INTO THREE LOTS RANGING IN SIZE FROM APPROXIMATELY 80,000 SQUARE FEET TO ALMOST 87,000 SQUARE FEET. THIS APPLICATION ALSO INCLUDES A VARIANCE TO TITLE 21 WATER LINE AND RESIDENTIAL ACREAGE SUBDIVISION STAFF CONCURS WITH THE APPLICANT. THERE IS NOT A FEASIBLE WAY TO TO CONNECT THE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO. WOULD THE APPLICANT CARE TO ADD ANYTHING? GREG MASSEY WITH RED PLAINS PROFESSIONAL. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THE COUNSEL MAY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. DOES THAT MEAN YOU'RE GETTING AN EASY ONE TONIGHT? I HOPE SO. . SO DO I. WELL I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? 10 A SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. ITEM 10 A PASSES FIVE ZERO. ITEM [B. Case No. Z22-00017; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4056 Rezoning Certain Property Generally Located on the Northeast Corner of Story and Main Streets from “PUD Z22-00017” The Square to “PUD Z22-00017” The Square - Amended and Providing an Effective Date. (Castle Custom Homes LLC; Ward 1)] 10 B CASE NUMBER Z 22 DASH 0 0 0 1 7 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 5 6 REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED IN NORTHEAST CORNER OF STORY AND MAIN STREETS FROM PUDZ 22 DASH 0 0 7 THE SQUARE TO PUDZ 22 DASH 0 0 0 7 THE SQUARE AMENDED AND PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT MR. BRIAN? THANK YOU. UM, AS YOU INDICATED, THIS IS A AMENDMENT TO AN EXISTING PUD. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THE ZONING CASE IS APPROXIMATELY 14,000 SQUARE FEET. THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF MAIN AND STORY EAST ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BARNETT FIELD SPLASH PAD. NEARBY ZONING AND USES INCLUDE NORTH AND EAST, WHICH ARE ZONED C TWO MEDIUM DENSITY MULTIPLE FAMILY AND THE MAIN STREET DISTRICT PUD. THESE LOCATIONS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DEVELOPED WITH NEW INFILL RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO THE SOUTH AND WEST ARE ZONE A SINGLE FAMILY AND ARE DEVELOPED AS CITY PARKS. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE EXISTING PUD DESIGN STATEMENT, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN NOVEMBER OF 2022 WOULD MODIFY THE SECTION RELATED TO SETBACKS. SPECIFICALLY IF THE LOT IS DIVIDED TO ALLOW FOR MULTIPLE STRUCTURES, THEN SIDE YARD SETBACKS WOULD ALLOW BOTH SPACING BETWEEN THE STRUCTURES AND FOR THE STRUCTURES TO BE CENTERED ON THEIR LOTS. NO OTHER CHANGES TO THE PUD ARE INCLUDED IN THE REQUESTED AMENDMENT AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 2ND, 2025. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO. WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? NO SIR. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE TONIGHT WHO'D LIKE TO COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE [00:25:01] I MOVE TO APPROVE. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE ITEM 10 B PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ITEM 10 C HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. WE'RE NOW ON TO ITEM [11. Executive Sessions and Action Items:] 11, EXECUTIVE SESSION 11 A. ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT HIRING. ENTER APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER AS AUTHORIZED PURSUANT TO 25 OKLAHOMA STATUTE SECTION 3 0 7 B ONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? SECOND MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL BE BACK. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO LEAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION. MOTION TO LEAVE EXECUTIVE SESSION SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE'RE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. ITEM 11 B. CONSIDERATION OF ACTION WITH REGARD TO THE EMPLOYMENT, HIRING AND OR APPOINTMENT OF THE CITY MANAGER. MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A COUPLE MOTIONS. UH, MOTION ONE TO APPOINT ARTHUR AJ KRIEGER AS CITY MANAGER SET APPOINTMENT TO BECOME EFFECTIVE. NOVEMBER 10TH, 2025. I HAVE A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE AND I HAVE A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO MR. MAYOR. UH, MOTION TWO TO RATIFY AND APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT AND APPROVE THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMUND AND ARTHUR AJ KRIEGER. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE'RE ON TO ITEM 12. CITIZEN COMMENTS. DO WE HAVE ANY THIS EVENING? WE HAVE NONE. ITEM 13 [13. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.] COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ANYONE MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO THANK REYNA AND DWIGHT FOR THEIR WORK ON THE SPEAKERS UP HERE. I CAN HEAR. THANK YOU. YOU TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUTTA MY MOUTH. IT IS SO NICE TO, WHAT WAS THAT? TO BE ABLE . IT IS SO NICE TO BE ABLE TO HEAR . BOY IT IS . ANYONE ELSE? WOW. OKAY, I WILL ADD, UM, ON SATURDAY AT MITCH PARK FROM 9:00 AM TO 3:00 PM THERE IS THE OKLAHOMA NATIVE PLANT NETWORK FESTIVAL. UM, SO THAT WILL BE A GREAT TIME TO GO LEARN FROM EXPERTS. ONE OF THEM BEING AARON KANE WITH PARKS AND REC AND SOME OTHER, UM, URBAN, URBAN FORESTRY STAFF. UM, PLANTING NATIVE NATIVE PLANTS IS ALWAYS GREAT, UH, FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR MANY REASONS AND I THINK IT'LL BE A GREAT TIME AND I APPRECIATE PARKS AND REC FOR WORKING ON BRINGING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EDMOND. SO THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE? SEE NONE. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVE SECOND. MAYOR, CAST YOUR VOTE. WE ARE ADJOURNED. * 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.