[1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
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GOOD EVENING.UH, THIS IS THE FIRST ATTEMPT AT CHANGING THE ORDER IN WHICH WE, UH, RUN OUR MEETINGS, AND WE'RE
[2. Citizen Comments. This is an opportunity for residents and non-residents to address the City Council on city-related matters not on the agenda or scheduled for a public hearing. Citizens must sign up to speak either online by 3:00 p.m. the day of the City Council meeting, or in person by the start of the meeting. All remarks must be directed to the Mayor or Chair of the meeting, are limited to three minutes or less, and must otherwise be made in accordance with the City Council / Public Works Authority rules, available here and in the City Hall lobby. Please note that members of the City Council cannot respond to issues brought up in Citizen Comments if they are not on the agenda, in accordance with state law.]
GONNA BE STARTING TONIGHT WITH CITIZEN'S COMMENTS INSTEAD OF PUTTING IT AT THE END.HOWEVER, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT ITEM 3G ON YOUR AGENDA HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT.
WITH THAT, UH, WE HAVE NO CITIZEN COMMENTS, SO WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE, CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. I DO REMIND ANYONE WHO WANTS TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES TO PLEASE TRY TO BE BRIEF IN YOUR STATEMENTS, AND IF SOME PERSON HAS ALREADY ADDRESSED A TOPIC WHEN YOU GET UP, UM, PLEASE DON'T REPEAT.
TRY TO KEEP US INFORMED WITH NEW ITEMS EACH TIME.
[A. Case No. SP25-00021; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of a Site Plan for Kuykendall Dermatology, Located at 1135 E 9th Street, Just West of Bryant. (Red Prairie Design Group; Ward 1) Said Consideration to Include Consideration of Approval of the Following Variances to Title 22, Zoning Ordinance, of the Edmond Municipal Code: A Variance to Section 22.6.1(E)(4)(b) Which Requires 150 Feet Between Points of Access; A Variance to Section 22.6.1.C(8)(a) Which Requires a 10 Foot Perimeter Buffer when Parking is Located in a Street Yard.]
WITH THAT, LET'S START WITH ITEM THREE, A CASE NUMBER SP TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 21.CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN FOR KUYKENDALL DERMATOLOGY LOCATED AT 1 1 3 5 EAST NINTH STREET, JUST WEST OF BRYANT.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? THE APPLICANT IS NOT PRESENT.
I MEAN, I GUESS I'LL BE THE APPLICANT.
KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
UH, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS SITE PLAN IS APPROXIMATELY 1.2 ACRES.
THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NINTH STREET, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN BRYANT TO THE EAST AND PINE OAK TO THE WEST.
THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DETAILS, ONE BUILDING APPROXIMATELY 6,000 SQUARE FEET.
ONE POINT OF ACCESS IS PROPOSED A FULL ACCESS DRIVE ON NINTH.
THE ELEVATIONS SHOW THE BUILDING TO BE ALMOST 21 FEET TALL AT ITS HIGHEST POINT, AND A FACADE WILL CONSIST OF STONE VENEER AND EIS.
THE SITE PLAN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING VARIANCE REQUESTS A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE 150 FOOT STANDARD DRIVEWAY SEPARATION TO WORK WITHIN THE EXISTING CONSTRAINTS AND SITE DIMENSIONS, ESPECIALLY THOSE ASSOCIATED WITH EXISTING NEARBY DRIVEWAYS.
AND A VARIANCE TO REDUCE THE 10 FOOT PERIMETER BUFFER STANDARD TO HELP ACCOMMODATE OTHER ONSITE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS STORMWATER DETENTION, FIRE ACCESS, SOLID WASTE ACCESS, AND PARKING AT THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 20TH, 2026.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF BOTH VARIANCES BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO, AND THEY APPROVE AND APPROVE THE SITE PLAN BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.
AS PRESENTED, THE ITEM REQUIRES THREE VOTES, ONE FOR EACH VARIANCE, AND ONE FOR THE SITE PLAN.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE FOR STAFF.
KEN, IF I CAN ASK YOU, OR A COUPLE, UH, IN THIS CASE, WHY IS THE SITE PLAN COMING BEFORE THE PLAT? UH, SOMETIMES THE APPLICANT CHOOSES TO BRING THEIR SITE PLAN BEFORE THE PLAT.
WE, WE OBVIOUSLY REQUIRE BOTH BEFORE BUILDING CAN BE OCCUPIED.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE EXPECTING THE PRELIMINARY PLAT AT ANY POINT.
UM, I THINK SEVERAL OF YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT AND ASKED IN THE LAST MEETING ABOUT THE KIND OF GRASS BUMP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS, WHICH DISRUPTS A LOT OF THE TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE.
SO, UM, I HAD ASKED, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANNA WEIGH IN.
I HAD ASKED FOR STAFF TO LOOK AT A WAY THAT WE COULD WORK TOGETHER OR, UM, OR INCLUDE IN THE PLANNING HERE TO PAVE THAT LITTLE STRIP OF GRASS.
SO I'M JUST CURIOUS ON THE STATUS OF THAT.
YEAH, UH, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE COULD REVIEW WITH THEIR PRELIMINARY PLA.
SO THEN WOULDN'T THE SITE PLAN REQUIRE REWORK IF THAT WAS ADDED IN THE PLATING PHASE? UM, IN, IN TERMS OF LIKE HOW THE DRIVEWAY IS CONFIGURED A LITTLE BIT, RIGHT? YEAH, I THINK SO.
BUT POTENTIAL UTILITIES SHOULDN'T AFFECT UTILITIES, BUT IT MIGHT.
SO DO WE, DO WE HAVE THE EASEMENTS WE NEED ON THIS PROJECT AT THIS POINT? I, I THINK THE, WE DON'T HAVE THE ANY RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION THAT IS PART OF PLATTING NOT SITE PLAN.
SO THAT'S, THAT WOULD BE COMING, THAT'S WHY THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE RIGHT OF WAY ARE SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES, UH, REVIEWED IN THE, IN THE PLATTING PROCESS.
DO YOU WANNA ADD ANYTHING? UM, NO, I DON'T YOU, YOUR QUESTION WAS, DO I WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? I THINK THAT, UH, I THINK YOUR QUESTIONS, I UNDERSTAND THEM AND I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE GOOD ONES.
WANT TO BE RESPECTFUL ABOUT THE PROCESS AND, AND ALSO THE APPLICANT AND RIGHT.
I THINK, UH, PROGRESS AND, UH, THE MOST EFFICIENT, UH, WAY POSSIBLE.
UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THIS EITHER WAY.
I DON'T WANT TO ASK THE APPLICANT TO THEN AT SOME POINT LATER HAVE TO AMEND
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THE SITE PLAN.I ALSO DON'T WANT TO PRESUME ANYTHING ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S PREFERENCES GOING FORWARD.
BUT I DO AGREE THAT THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO UTILIZE THAT, WHAT I WOULD ALMOST CALL A TREE LAWN, UH, ALONG THE, UH, THE SOUTH SIDE THERE, UM, UH, TO WIDEN THE TRAVEL LANE.
YEAH, I WASN'T SURE WHICH WAS BETTER, JUST 'CAUSE WE DON'T USUALLY HAVE, I GUESS I HAVEN'T USUALLY SEEN SITE PLANS AHEAD OF PLAT, SO IF WE MADE A CHANGE TO THAT SPECIFIC ASPECT OF IT IN THE PLATTING PHASE, I DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE REWORK THAT WAS GONNA BE COSTLY IN SITE PLAN UPDATES, BUT ALSO, LIKE YOU SAID, DIDN'T WANT TO DELAY THE PROCESS.
I THINK, I THINK THOSE PLATINGS USUALLY COME AFTER.
SO I GUESS WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND IN TERMS OF RESOLVING IT? OR MAYBE IT'S A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT AND THEIR CREW? YEAH, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT JUST HOW MUCH, UM, HOW MUCH WORK THAT MIGHT BE ON THEIR PART AND, BUT FROM, FROM STAFF'S PERSPECTIVE AND FROM THE PROCESS, LIKE WE CAN, WE CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT EITHER WAY.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION, MR. BRIAN ON THE LANDSCAPING.
UM, ON THE, ON THE VARIANCE OR JUST GENERALLY ON THE VARIANCE, UM, THAT IS ALONG THAT IS THE PERIMETER BUFFER ALONG NINTH STREET.
UM, SO YOU CAN SEE IT HERE, THE STANDARD IS THAT, THAT THAT IS A 10 THAT NEEDS TO BE 10 FEET WIDE.
UM, AND THE APPLICANT CAN MAYBE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THEIR OTHER DESIGN CONSTRAINTS, BUT THEY'RE REQUESTING THAT, THAT BE NARROWED TO ABOUT SIX OR SEVEN FEET.
I READ THAT, BUT ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT? I'M, I'M FINE WITH IT.
YEAH, FINE WITH IT OR OKAY WITH IT.
UM, YEAH, IT'S AS LONG AS, AS LONG AS THEIR PLANT SELECTION IS ROBUST AND THEY CAN ENSURE THAT THAT LANDSCAPING'S GONNA BE DENSE AND HEALTHY OVER TIME, UM, WHICH IS, THAT'S, THAT'S A REQUIREMENT IN THE CODE AS WELL.
SO IT CAN BE, IT CAN BE ACCOMMODATED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? MY NAME'S DAN O'NEILL.
I'M JUST A INTERESTED CITIZEN ON THIS PARTICULAR SITE.
UH, THIS PARTICULAR PLACE USED TO BE A PLACE WHERE WE CALLED THE KIDS HAT, THE KIDS PLACE.
IT WAS DONATED TO THE KIDS, UH, AFTER SOME TRAUMA THAT WE HAD IN OUR COMMUNITY AS A PLACE FOR, UH, UH, TAKING CARE OF KIDS WHEN THEY NEEDED, UH, CLOSE SUPERVISION.
IT WAS, UH, DONATED BY THE PEOPLE THAT OWNED THERE, OWNED THE HOUSE.
A FRIEND OF MINE, UH, UH, FELLOW VETERAN GREW UP IN THAT HOUSE A LITTLE BIT AND UH, I REMEMBER WHEN WE DID THE PROJECT MANY YEARS AGO FOR, UH OH WHERE THE TARGET STORE AND ALL THAT AND THERE WAS SOME OF THE FINEST, UH, TREES IN THE BACK OF THAT.
THEY ACTUALLY KEPT SOME OF THOSE.
UH, THERE WERE SIX AND SIX FOOT DIAMETER CHICO PENS BACK THERE, WHICH YOU DON'T FIND EVERY DAY.
BUT ANYWAY, PART OF THE AREA TOO WAS LAND THAT THEY HAD DONATED.
THEY HAD 14 ACRES THERE AND THEY DONATED THE LAND FOR THE SCHOOLS THAT ARE THERE.
WE HAVE TWO SCHOOLS, TWO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, TWO VERY POPULAR SCHOOLS WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC.
I WATCHED MY KIDS PLAY SOCCER THERE IN THE BACK OF THAT FIELD AND I GOT TO KNOW HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THERE CAN BE.
AND THESE BUILDINGS SEEM LIKE THEY'RE REALLY MASSIVE.
NOW, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY ARE OR NOT, BUT I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE TWO STORY, TWO AND A HALF STORY BUILDINGS BUILT ON THIS PARTICULAR PRODUCT AREA ON A ROAD THAT'S, UH, BARELY MORE, UH, NOT EVEN FOUR LANE.
UH, AND, AND IT'S IN NEED OF A LOT OF ATTENTION WHEN YOU HAVE A LOT OF KIDS COMING IN HERE AND YOU ASK FOR VARIANCES ON YOUR ACCESS.
WE NEED TO REALLY LOOK AT THAT REALLY CLOSE.
I'M SORRY, BUT THIS IS, YOU HAVE KIDS WALKING THERE, YOU HAVE KIDS, UH, UH, GOING TO TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS THERE.
YOU HAVE A LOT OF PARENTS DRIVING AROUND THERE ALREADY AND, UH, UH, SOME REASON OR ANOTHER I JUST THINK THAT WE'RE SETTING UP A PROBLEM AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ANSWER IS, BUT UH, THERE'S SO DOESN'T SEEM TO HAVE BEEN MUCH ATTENTION PLAYED, UH, TO THAT ISSUE ON
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THIS PARTICULAR SITE.AND YOU HAVE A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND YOU HAVE A PUBLIC SCHOOL WILL ROGERS PUBLIC SCHOOL AND I CAN'T THINK OF THE NAME OF THE PRIVATE SCHOOL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
BUT, UH, WE ALSO HAVE A MID, UH, QUARTER MILE, LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AWAY.
WE HAVE ANOTHER, UH, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL THERE WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON IT.
AND I USE THAT 'CAUSE I USED TO GO TO THE YMCA AND I GO TO CHURCH DOWN THAT STREET 'CAUSE I'M OVER AT ST.
BUT ANYWAY, I JUST THINK THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THIS VERY CAUTIOUSLY.
I DON'T KNOW OF ANY EXAMPLE FOR A VARIANCE THAT ANYONE IN THE LAST 30 YEARS HAS ASKED FOR ON LANDSCAPING THAT WOULD PROMPT THAT.
I'M JUST, JUST OUTTA CURIOSITY WHAT THE BURNING REASON WAS FOR US TO ASK FOR A VARIANCE ON THAT.
I CAN UNDERSTAND MAYBE THE VARIANCE IN TERMS OF ACCESS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ANY TRAFFIC EXPERTS SAYING THAT NO, OUR KIDS ARE GONNA BE SAFE.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY POLICE REPORTS OR ANY KIND OF ISSUES, UH, HOW MUCH TRAFFIC THIS CAUSES AT THIS PARTICULAR SITE.
BUT TO BUILD A BIG BUILDING IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA AND YOU MAKE IT LESS SAFE FOR OUR KIDS, UH, I THINK THIS COUNCIL OUGHT TO BE, UH, UH, FULLY CONFIDENT THAT THIS WILL NOT IMPACT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN GOING TO THE SCHOOL.
AND, UH, I'M JUST AN OLD GRANDPARENT.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT? YES, ABSOLUTELY.
I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT AND I CAN REPRESENT THE APPLICANT.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA ALLEVIATE ANY CONFUSION.
IT IS NOT A TWO OR TWO AND A HALF STORY PROJECT, IT'S A SINGLE STORY BUILDING.
SECOND, THE UM, ACCESS VARIANCE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF NINTH STREET.
IT WAS A STAFF COMMENT BECAUSE OF A DRIVE THAT IS CLOSE TO BEING ALIGNED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF NINTH STREET AND STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT WE, UM, MOVE THAT ALIGNMENT SO YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANYBODY TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT AT THE SAME TIME, THE INITIAL PLAN ACTUALLY HAD UTILIZED THE EXISTING DRIVE INTO THIS PROPERTY, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE.
AND SO WE, UH, MOVED THAT TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST CORNER SO THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE THAT ALIGNMENT.
BUT THE SITE WORKS EITHER WAY, WHETHER IT'S IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE OR ON THE WEST.
WE WERE JUST TRYING TO, UH, ADDRESS THE STAFF'S CONCERN FROM A TRAFFIC STANDPOINT.
AND THEN THE BUFFER VARIANCE ON THE FRONT, UM, IS BECAUSE WE HAVE AN INFILL SITE AND FROM NORTH TO SOUTH, THE SITE IS VERY CONGESTED WITH THE NEEDS FOR STORM WATER AND DUMPSTER ACCESS AND PARKING AND ALL THE THINGS THAT THE OTHER, THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE CITY REQUIRE.
SO WHAT WE DID IS WE ALLOWED MORE LANDSCAPE SPACE IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE.
THERE'S A LARGE ISLAND, YOU CAN PROBABLY LOCATE THE, UM, TWO LARGE TREES RIGHT IN THE CENTER OF THE SITE.
AND WE ADDED LANDSCAPING IN THAT AREA SINCE THE BUFFER UP AGAINST THE STREET WAS, UM, COMPRESSED A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE OF THE STORM WATER REQUIREMENTS.
AND THEN LASTLY, UM, MR. WATERSON, YOUR COMMENT ABOUT, UH, PLATTING AND TURNING SOME OF THE TREE LINE INTO CONCRETE.
IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION CORRECTLY, I THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY JUST CHANGING THE MATERIALS, WHETHER IT'S GRASS LANDSCAPING OR CONCRETE.
AND THAT IS NOT A COSTLY CHANGE.
THAT'S REALLY A VERY EASY CHANGE.
IT'S WHEN WE GET INTO GRADING CURB LINE CHANGES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT WOULD, UM, THAT WOULD RUN INTO SOME COSTLY EXPENSE.
BUT WHAT, BUT WHATEVER MATERIAL THE CITY WOULD PREFER, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT.
WE HAVE A MONUMENT SIGN NOT TOO FAR FROM THAT AREA.
UM, YOU CAN SEE KIND OF A DARK THICK LINE THERE ON THE SOUTH KIND OF CENTER OF THE SITE.
BUT WE CAN TURN THAT TREE LINE INTO CONCRETE.
WE CAN, UM, WE WOULD LOSE SOME LANDSCAPE POINTS FOR SOME THINGS THAT WE HAD PLANTED THERE, BUT IT WOULD BE FINE.
WE COULD, WE COULD MODIFY THE LANDSCAPE PLAN AND PUT SOME MORE UP IN THE, MAYBE THE NORTHWEST CORNER, UH, WHERE WE HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL PROPERTY RESPOND ON THAT.
YEAH, IT'S JUST THE, THE GRASS THAT KIND OF BUMPS OUT ON THE BOTTOM BELOW THE SIDEWALK THAT I'M, UH, LOOKING, IT IS A CONGESTION AREA LOOKING AND UH, AND THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVE INTO THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON THE RIGHT, WHICH YOU CAN'T SEE OFF TO THE LEFT IS THE DRIVE INTO THE,
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UH, THE PRIVATE SCHOOL.BUT, UH, AS WE'VE GONE THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH MULTIPLE REVIEWS AND WE'VE BEEN SENSITIVE TO THE COMMENTS THAT THE CITY GAVE US AND ADAPTED IT ACCORDINGLY.
SO YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE CONTINUE WITH THIS TONIGHT OR GO FORWARD WITH THIS TONIGHT AND THEN REVISE IT WITH OR AFTER THE PLAT IS NEEDED FOR THAT? THAT'S MY PREFERENCE.
WE'VE ALSO DONE A PRELIMINARY PLAT AND A FINAL PLAT, BUT IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE PRELIMINARY PLAT, THERE WAS SOME, UM, DISAGREEMENT ON THE SITE BOUNDARIES AND SO WE WERE WORKING BACK AND FORTH WITH OUR CITY REPRESENTATIVE THAT DID FINALLY GET RESOLVED AND IT WAS JUST TRYING TO MATCH THE CITY, UH, MAP UP WITH WHAT OUR SERVER WAS SAYING, OUR SURVEYOR WAS SAYING.
SO WE'VE MATCHED ALL THAT UP AND I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF FILLING OUT A FORM NOW.
WITH THE DOCUMENTS WE ALREADY HAVE.
UH, MAY I ASK WHAT, WHAT ARE THE TYPICAL HOURS OF THE CLINIC? IT'S A MEDICAL PRACTICE LIKE ANY OTHER, IT'S TYPICALLY EIGHT TO FIVE.
UH, ARE THERE, ARE THERE LIKE 20 CARS AT A TIME THERE? 10 CARS OR FIVE OR, I DON'T KNOW THE SCALE OF THIS PRACTICE.
THERE ARE, UM, FIVE EXAM ROOMS. OKAY.
AND THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN A LEASE SPACE ACROSS THE STREET THAT HAS SHARED PARKING.
SO I COULDN'T REALLY ANSWER HOW MANY AT ONE TIME, BUT I WOULD, I WOULD GUESS THERE'D BE THE STAFF CARS PLUS WHOEVER YOU HAVE IN EXAM ROOM PLUS THE NEXT ROUND OF PATIENTS.
SO IT WOULD BE ROUGHLY 25 AT A PEAK TIME.
I JUST WANTED TO GET AN IDEA OF THE SCALE.
I AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA AND THERE ARE A LOT OF CHILDREN AND PEOPLE WALKING AND UM, THAT SIDEWALK RIGHT IN FRONT THERE IS VERY HEAVILY USED.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S ALSO USED BY CARS AT TIMES TO GET IN THE, UM, THE PICKUP LINE.
SO I APPRECIATE YOU BEING SENSITIVE TO THIS AREA.
AS, UH, MAYOR O'NEILL SAID IT'S A VERY, UM, HIGH TRAFFIC, HIGH TRAFFIC AREA.
A LOT OF, YOU KNOW, HISTORY AND FOND MEMORIES HERE FOR PEOPLE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL THERE.
SO, UM, I JUST APPRECIATE YOUR SENSITIVITY AND ENCOURAGE THAT MOVING FORWARD WHEN WE, WHATEVER MIGHT BE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE GRASS OR CONCRETE MM-HMM
WE'RE WILLING TO DO ANY OF THOSE MATERIALS.
ALSO, WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED AT THE SITE, WHEN THE CLIENT FIRST ASKED US TO LOOK AT THE SITE, UH, MY FIRST IMPRESSION WAS THE DRIVE YOU SEE ON THE EAST, UM, BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC YOU MENTIONED MIGHT NEED TO BE EITHER A, AN ENTRANCE OR AN EXIT, BUT THAT'S A PRIVATE, THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, SO WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THAT DRIVE, WHICH LEFT US JUST ONE ENTRY POINT SOMEWHERE ALONG NINTH STREET.
AND ACTUALLY I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF THE PROJECT, WE'VE PROBABLY HAD, I THINK THIS IS THE THIRD ENTRY LOCATION JUST DUE TO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS REQUESTING SOME CLARIFICATIONS.
BUT THIS IS THE ONE EVERYBODY LANDED ON BEING THE PREFERRED.
ANY, ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR ME? OKAY.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS? ALRIGHT, SCENE.
WHAT WOULD YOU ALL LIKE TO DO? CAN I JUST MAKE ONE MORE COMMENT ON THIS? SURE.
STUDENT ADDRESS THE MAYOR'S CONCERNS.
THIS IS ONE OF OUR STREETS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT AS PART OF THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT.
UH, RECOGNIZING THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF CARS GOING THROUGH HERE IN A LOT OF SCHOOLS AND THIS IS A HEAVILY USED CORRIDOR.
SO I JUST WANNA LET YOU AND THE PUBLIC KNOW THAT I RECOGNIZE THAT.
AND IT'S, UH, ON THE LIST TO BE LOOKED AT.
I THINK WE LOOKED AT THAT GRANT IN THE LAST MEETING, BUT IT, IT WILL BE LOOKED AT FROM A DESIGN STANDPOINT AND FLOW AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE VERY SOON.
ALRIGHT, SO WE HAVE, IF I, AND LOOKING AT THIS CORRECTLY, WE HAVE THE ISSUE ITSELF, BUT THEN WE ALSO HAVE TWO OR TWO VARIANCES CORRECT.
SO WE NEED TO DEAL WITH THE VARIANCES FIRST.
MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM, UH, VARIANCE NUMBER ONE SECOND.
FIVE ZERO MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE VARIANCE TWO.
AND UH, THE APPLICANT HEARD THE CITY PLANNER MENTION TO, UH, STRENGTHEN THE LANDSCAPE ELSEWHERE.
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MOTION PASSES.MR. MAYOR, I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM THREE.
MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[B. Case No. Z25-00019; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4068 Rezoning from “D-0” Suburban Office to “PUD Z25-00019” Bryant Brownstones Planned Unit Development, Located on the Southwest Corner of Bryant Ave and Locust Lane. (CEC, Inc; Ward 3)]
THREE B.WE HAVE HAD A REQUEST TO CONTINUE THAT ITEM TO A FUTURE DATE.
DO DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THAT DATE IS AT THIS POINT OR HAS IT BEEN SET? IT'S MARCH 23RD.
SO MOTION TO CONTINUE TO MARCH 23RD IS WHAT WE NEED? YES.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND CAST TO VOTE.
[C. Case No. Z22-00035; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4069 Rezoning an Amended Planned Unit Development from “PUD Z22-00035” Kelly Corner to “PUD Z22-00035” Kelly Corner - Amendment, a Mixed-Use Development Located on the Southeast Corner of Covell and Kelly. (Rubenstein & Pitts; Ward 1)]
THREE C, CASE NUMBER Z 22 DASH 0 0 0 3 5 PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 6 9 REZONING AND AMENDED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FROM PUDZ 22 DASH THREE FIVE KELLY CORNER TO P UUD Z 22 DASH THREE FIVE KELLY CORNER AMENDMENT, A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT LOCATED ON SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COVE.AND KELLY IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES SIR.
KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS PUD AMENDMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 150 ACRES.
THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COVELL AND KELLY NEARBY ZONING AND USES INCLUDE EAST AND SOUTH, ARE ZONED AND DEVELOPED WITH SIGNAL FAMILY BUILDINGS.
TWO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TO THE SOUTHEAST TO THE WEST, IS ZONED AND DEVELOPED WITH A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES TO THE NORTH, IS ZONED AND DEVELOPED WITH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES, INCLUDING A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY AND A MULTIFAMILY COMPLEX.
EDMOND'S CURRENT ZONING CODE ACCOMMODATES LARGE SCALE MULTIPLE USE PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS BY USING THE PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THE PUD WAS FIRST APPROVED IN APRIL OF 2023.
THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT DOES NOT CHANGE THE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT AS A NEW URBANIST COMMUNITY, HOWEVER, IT DOES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING KEY UPDATES.
REFERENCES TO SPECIFIC ZONING DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ALLOWED UNITS IN THE SENIOR LIVING AREA FROM 120 TO 130 RESIDENTIAL AREA IN THE CENTER PORTION.
PA SIX HAS ADDED A UNIT CAP OF 300 UNITS AND ALLOWS FOR OFFICES INCORPORATED INTO TOWN HOMES.
INCREASE IN THE AMOUNT OF COMMON AREA FROM 15.8 ACRES TO 18.4 ACRES IN THE ADDITION OF A SENSITIVE BORDER ALONG THE EAST PROPERTY BOUNDARY IN THE FORM OF A BUFFER VARYING AND WIDTH FROM 30 FEET TO 70 FEET.
THE EDMOND PLAN CATEGORIZES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS MIXED USE CAMPUS.
THIS PLAN CATEGORY SUPPORTS A VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER AND BE CLOSELY CONNECTED.
THE AMENDED PUD MEETS THE INTENT OF THIS PLAN CATEGORY AT THEIR REGULAR PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026.
PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF THREE TO TWO.
A FINAL NOTE IN RESPONSE TO THE DISCUSSION THAT PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING THE STREET CROSS SECTION, THE APPLICANT TEAM AND ENGINEERING STAFF COOPERATED ON A POSSIBLE MITIGATION WHEREIN FIRE HYDRANTS SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED ADJACENT TO ON-STREET PARALLEL PARKING SPACES.
IF THAT CONDITION IS ACCEPTABLE TO COUNSEL, THAT CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED IF THE ITEM IS APPROVED.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? GOOD EVENING.
I REPRESENT THIS FAMILY AND HAVE FOR THIS PROPERTY ON THE PREVIOUS PUD.
UH, THANK YOU KEN FOR HIS COMMENTS.
HE'S CORRECT ABOUT THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT REACHING OUT TO US ON THE SOLUTION WITH RESPECT TO THE ROADWAY WIDTH, CREATING A MORE WALKABLE PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY PROJECT.
AND SO JUST UNDERSCORES WHY WE'RE BACK HERE.
WE HAVE AN AMENDED PUD BECAUSE WE'RE TWO YEARS FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD IN THIS PROJECT.
WE'VE GOT BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT OUR EVENTUAL USERS.
UH, AS I MENTIONED TO THE MAYOR, OUR PROPERTY AT THE BACK SOUTHEAST CORNER, UH, THERE'S A 70 FOOT BUFFER ON ALL SIDES.
THAT'S A PROJECT BY THE SAME GUYS THAT DID HIGHLAND 55 ACROSS FROM PELICAN BAY.
AND THEY'RE PLANNING ON COMING IN WITH THAT PROJECT.
BUT EVEN THOUGH IT'S IN ESSENCE SINGLE FAMILY TO SINGLE FAMILY, THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT BUFFER IN THAT AREA AND IT, THAT'S WHY WE HAVE 10 MORE UNITS, UH, IS BECAUSE OF THAT PROJECT AND WHAT THAT PROJECT FOOTPRINT LOOKS LIKE.
UM, SO I BELIEVE THE ONLY ISSUES THAT PLANNING COMMISSION HAD TO DO WITH THE STREET ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE, THE STAFF ABOUT 34 VERSUS 32.
SO I THINK WE'RE IN GREAT SHAPE, UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE LAND USE ISSUE.
UM, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I WANNA MENTION ONE OTHER THING, BUT WITH RESPECT
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TO THE LAND USE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.I I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION AND, AND I MEAN I THINK IT WILL PROBABLY RESOLVE ITSELF AS WE GO THROUGH THE NEXT FEW PIECES OF THIS PROCESS ON THIS PIECE OF LAND.
BUT, UM, IN EARLIER VERSIONS OF WHAT WE SAW, AND IT MAY HAVE EVEN BEEN BEFORE THE ORIGINAL PUD WAS APPROVED, UM, IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THOSE RESIDENCES THAT ON THE EAST EDGE, EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT BACK UP TO THOMAS TRAILS WOULD BE SINGLE FAMILY.
AND I THINK NOW THEY'RE IN THERE AS MAYBE DUPLEXES.
IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, WITH THE HIGHLAND 55 PROJECT, THAT'S A DUPLEX PROJECT.
WHAT ABOUT, WHAT ABOUT NORTH IN THE PA SIX? THAT'S ALL SINGLE FAMILY.
THAT'S ALL SINGLE FAMILY IN THERE? YES SIR.
THERE'S SOME TOWNHOUSE IDEAS UP IN THE KIND OF THE SMACK DEB CENTER OF THE ENTIRE SEC QUARTER SECTION, BUT NOT ON THE EAST BOUNDARY.
NOT ON THE EAST BOUNDARY, NO SIR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, THE OTHER THING I'D LIKE TO MENTION AT PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, MR. MARK MCCANN SPOKE AND, AND HE IS IN LITIGATION WITH US AND WITH THE CITY OF EDMOND ABOUT NOT HAVING NOTICE WITH RESPECT TO THE ORIGINAL PUD.
UH, HE HAS NOTICED NOW OF COURSE HE WAS HERE AT PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, BUT I LEARNED EARLIER TODAY THAT THERE WANTS TO BE A PRESENTATION ABOUT ALL THE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY.
SO I JUST WANNA BE REALLY CLEAR THAT IS IRRELEVANT TO A LAND USE DECISION BY THE CITY OF EDMOND WHEN IT COMES TO WHETHER OR NOT THIS PROPERTY IS PROPERLY ENTITLED.
THERE'S LOADS OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY THROUGH THE CITY, THROUGH THE STATE, AND THROUGH THE CORPORATION COMMISSION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU WANT TO EXPLORE OIL AND GAS ACTIVITY.
THERE IS ACTIVITY ON THE SITE.
THERE'S BEEN SO LONG THAT THE SAER HAD A NATURAL GAS PIPELINE THAT WENT TO THEIR HOUSE.
UH, SO THOSE ISSUES ARE NOT FOR US TONIGHT.
MATTER OF FACT, THERE'S A HEARING THAT STARTS TOMORROW AT THE CORPORATION COMMISSION ON THAT.
THERE'S ANOTHER LAWSUIT IN DISTRICT COURT.
SO, UH, I BROUGHT SOMEBODY IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
I JUST CAN'T SAY MORE THAT IT'S IRRELEVANT AND I BELIEVE YOU'VE GOTTA HEAR, HEAR ABOUT THAT I'VE SEEN.
YEAH, I SEE NO REASON THAT WE NEED TO HEAR ANY OF THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, UNLESS SOMEONE CAN SAY IT, IT PERTAINS TO THE STREET WIDTH 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY TALKING ABOUT HERE TONIGHT.
THIS, THIS IS NOT A SITE PLAN OR A PRELIMINARY PLAT.
WE'RE WORKING ON PRELIMINARY PLAT, IT'S GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEM, BUT I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT ON THE FRONT END, UH, HOPING THAT WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT IT, UH, BUT NOT BEING OPPOSED TO, IT'S JUST IS NOT RELEVANT.
WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR US.
MY ADDRESS IS 1613 WEST SIXTH STREET, BARTLESVILLE, OKLAHOMA.
UM, AS MARK HERE TRIED TO, UM, CODE OVER OUR POSITION AS WE LOOK AT THIS DEVELOPMENT MAP, EXCUSE ME, MR. MCCANN, DOES THIS DEAL WITH THE OIL WELLS ON THE PROPERTY OR IS THIS DEALING WITH THE STREET ISSUE? ALL WE DISCUSSING IS THE STREET ISSUE.
THAT IS ALL THAT IS BEFORE US TONIGHT IS THE CHANGES IN THE PUD FOR THESE STREETS.
THAT'S THE ONLY CHANGE THAT'S IN HERE FROM THE PREVIOUS PUD APPROVAL.
I GUESS JUST AS I'M LOOKING AT THE MAP AND THE REPRESENTATION OF WHAT THEY'RE WANTING TO DO, I DON'T SEE OUR FOUR WELLS OR OUR TANK MEASURE.
THE, THE PUD ITSELF HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A CHANGE TO THE STREET WIDTH HERE TONIGHT.
WELL I GUESS AS, AS YOU KNOW, THE PUD IS BEING CHALLENGED IN COURT AS BEING LEGAL.
WELL, SO I I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT, BUT THIS IS WHERE WE SIT TONIGHT.
SO IF IF THIS, IF WHAT YOU WANTED TO ADDRESS WAS THE, THE WELL ISSUE, THERE'S NO REASON TO EVEN SPEAK TO US BECAUSE WE HAVE NO POWER, NO AUTHORITY ON IT.
THE LAST TIME WE MET, UH, ONE OF THE, NOT THESE LADIES, BUT THERE WAS A GENTLEMAN OVER HERE THAT ASKED ABOUT LITIGATION AND HE WASN'T REALLY GIVEN A CLEAR ANSWER.
SO I'VE BEEN TOLD JUST THE LAST DAY OR TWO, SO THAT, UH, IN OCTOBER OF THIS YEAR IS WHEN WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE TRIAL TO DETERMINE WHETHER THIS PUD WHETHER THIS PUD IS GOING TO BE, UM, HONORED OR NOT.
I, SO I UNDERSTAND WE HAVE, WE HAVE REVIEW CRITERIA IN OUR PACKET HERE THAT TELLS US WHAT WE, WHAT WE SHOULD BE LOOKING AT.
AND THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE THAT YOU WANNA BRING UP HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ISSUES BEFORE US AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT.
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ROADS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WHERE ARE THOSE IN MY OIL FIELD RELATIVE TO THESE LINES AND SO ON.WHERE ARE THE ROADS? BECAUSE YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BUILD THE ROAD.
THE, THE ROADS WERE ALREADY, THE, THE ROADS WERE ALREADY IN THE ORIGINAL.
WE'VE CHANGED THE WIDTH OF WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING IS THE MAJOR ROADS.
WAS IT, WAS IT UH, SO THE ROADS WERE VEERED AROUND THE OIL WELLS OR SIR, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU ADDRESS THAT WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO, TO GET ANY OF THAT IN PAST INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED.
YOU KNOW WHY I'VE GOT WHAT I'VE GOT YOU HERE.
IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND SEEING IT.
ON THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, WOULD YOU MIND ME PRESENTING THAT? DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS CHANGE IN THE PUD IF IT DOES NOT, WE CANNOT.
IT HAS TO DO WITH SAFETY OF CHILDREN.
IF THIS PANEL IS INTERESTED, DOES IT HAVE TO DO WITH THIS ISSUE BEFORE US TONIGHT, WHICH IS THE WIDTH OF THESE STREETS? WELL, I AM NOT CLEAR ON THE WIDTH OF THE STREETS BECAUSE I DON'T SEE THAT OR KNOW THAT IF THE MAP SHOWED THIS.
WELL, DID DID YOU, DID YOU READ WHAT WAS IN THE, THE PACKET THAT WAS PRESENTED TO THIS COUNCIL? UM, WHICH PACKET? THE AGENDA PACKET THAT'S BEEN POSTED ONLINE FOR OVER A WEEK.
WELL I'VE READ IT IN THE AGENDA RIGHT HERE.
AND IT TALKS ABOUT AMENDING THE PUD.
AND WITHIN THAT WE HAVE, WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION TO GO WITH IT.
SO IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT THE STREET WIDTH, I'M JUST GONNA ASK YOU IF YOU WOULD PLEASE HAVE A SEAT BECAUSE WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T BE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA.
IF I HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT SOMETHING, I CAN SCHEDULE TO BE HEARD.
THAT THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS MEETING WITH, WITH OUR CITIZEN COMMENTS.
WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? SCENE NONE.
COUNSEL, ANY QUESTIONS, THOUGHTS? WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO MR. MAYOR? I'D MOVE APPROVAL SECOND.
[D. Case No. Z25-00030; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4070 Rezoning Property that is on 700 N Midwest Boulevard, From “G-A” General Agricultural to “A” Single Family Dwelling District. (Austin Roberts; Ward 2)]
3D, CASE NUMBER Z TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 3 0 PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 7 0 REZONING PROPERTY THAT IS ON 700 NORTH MIDWEST BOULEVARD FROM GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT.IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT MR. BRIAN? THANK YOU.
UH, SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS APPROXIMATELY FIVE ACRES.
THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION ON THE EAST SIDE OF MIDWEST, APPROXIMATELY HALFWAY BETWEEN SECOND AND DANFORTH.
NEARBY ZONING AND USES INCLUDE TO THE NORTH ZONED AND DEVELOPED AS A LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST IS ZONED AND DEVELOPED AS GENERAL AGRICULTURAL TO THE SOUTH IS ZONED AND DEVELOPED AS RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AND TO THE WEST IS ZONED FOR LARGE LOT RESIDENTIAL USES AND IS UNDEVELOPED.
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR BYR ZONING DISTRICT, WHICH ALLOWS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGS.
THE HAD BEEN PLAN CATEGORIZED CATEGORIZES THIS AREA AS S TWO SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROPOSED USE HAS CONTINUITY WITH THE PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH AND ALIGNS WITH THE PROJECT TRENDS IN THE NEARBY AREA AND IS CON IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS PLAN CATEGORY.
AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING, THE APPLICANT STATED THE INTENT IS TO DIVIDE THE EXISTING PARCEL INTO TWO TRACKS AT THE REGULAR PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026.
PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? QUESTIONS? SO WHEN WE'RE MR. BRIAN, IF YOU WOULD, I'VE GOT, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT WE'RE DIVIDING THIS INTO, THEY WANNA DIVIDE THIS INTO TWO TRACKS.
SO EACH TRACK WOULD BE WHAT SIZE? THREE ACRES AND TWO ACRES.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT I THINK THAN WHAT WE HAD BEEN LED TO BELIEVE AT ONE TIME.
UM, 'CAUSE I WAS THINKING THAT IT WAS GONNA BE DIVIDED INTO SIX LOTS MUCH SMALLER.
SO JUST SOME BAD INFORMATION THAT WAS FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE AND OKAY.
THAT WAS NEVER, NEVER PART OF THAT DISCUSSION.
NOW THAT MAY HAVE JUST BEEN BAD INFORMATION THAT WAS HANDED TO ME.
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WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? I ALL RIGHT.[E. Case No. Z25-00020; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4071 Rezoning Property that is Located on the Southeast Corner of N Covell Road and N Sooner Road from “A” Single Family Dwelling District to “PUD Z25-00020” Planned Unit Development for the Shoppes at Covell. (Kirk C. Niemeyer; Ward 2)]
ITEM THREE E CASE NUMBER Z TWO FIVE DASH TWO PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 7 1 REZONING PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON SOUTHEAST CORNER OF NORTH COVE ROAD AND NORTH SOONER ROAD FROM A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO PUDZ TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 2 0.PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SHOPS AT COVE IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT.
MR. BRIAN? THANK YOU KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS APPROXIMATELY 24 ACRES.
THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF COVELL AND SOONER.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS WITHIN THE I 35 CORRIDOR DISTRICT STANDARDS AREA NEARBY.
ZONING AND USES INCLUDE TO THE SOUTH AND WEST ARE ZONED IN DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO THE EAST AND NORTHWEST ARE ZONE FOUR AND BEING DEVELOPED WITH COMMERCIAL USES TO THE NORTH IS ZONED AS THE LEGACY AT COVELL PUD, WHICH IS BEING DEVELOPED AS A HIGH INTENSITY URBAN CENTER WITH BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES.
EDMOND'S CURRENT ZONING CODE ACCOMMODATES MULTI-USE HIGH INTENSITY PROJECTS SUCH AS THIS AND ONES NEARBY WITH A PLAN UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT.
THE P D'S DESIGN STATEMENT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ALLOWED USES INCLUDE MULTI-FAMILY, LIVE WORK BUILDINGS AND A VARIETY OF COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND STRUCTURED PARKING.
A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT OF SIX STORIES IS ALLOWED ACCESS TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY MAY BE FROM COVELL SOONER AND OR MARKET STREET.
THE EDMOND PLAN CATEGORIZES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS URBAN CENTER.
THIS PLAN CATEGORY ENCOURAGES AN INTENSE MIX OF USES THAT NOT ONLY SUPPORT RESIDENTS AND EMPLOYERS, BUT LEVERAGE THEIR LOCATION TO ATTRACT VISITORS FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION.
THE PUD PROPOSES AS PROPOSED MEETS SOME OF THE CRITERIA OF THIS PLAN CATEGORY BY INCLUDING BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES.
MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS ARE ALLOWED AND WILL BE EXPECTED IN FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PHASES.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LARGE ENOUGH TO ACCOMMODATE A PARK ONCE SITE DESIGN, WHICH WOULD INCLUDE AMPLE DEVELOPMENT OF PEDESTRIAN FOCUSED ACCESS AND CIRCULATION TRANSIT SERVICES BEING PLANNED FOR THIS AREA.
AND THIS DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE ABLE TO EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE THAT SERVICE.
THE PROPOSED PUD LARGELY CONFORMS TO THE PURPOSE OF THE URBAN CENTER PLAN CATEGORY AT THEIR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING ON JANUARY 6TH, 2026.
PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT BE REDUCED FROM 10 STORIES TO SIX STORIES.
AND THE DESIGN STATEMENT IN YOUR PACKET REFLECTS THAT CHANGE.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? DAVID? BOX 5 2 5 NORTHWEST 11TH STREET.
UH, JUST BRIEFLY, THIS IS OBVIOUSLY THE LAST INTERSECTION, UH, OR LAST CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION THAT DOESN'T HAVE COMMERCIAL ZONING.
SO, UH, OUR HOPE IS THIS WILL CONTINUE THE MOMENTUM THAT HAS, UH, BEEN STRONG IN THAT INTERSECTION FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY THOUGHTS, COMMENTS? JUST A, JUST A THOUGHT.
I JUST SAW MY NAME'S DAN O'NEILL.
MARKED LANDSCAPE AREA, 2.5 ACRES, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
AND IS THAT A DETENTION POND? TREE PRESERVATION.
IS THERE ANY OTHER LANDSCAPING ON THE PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE BACK BEING THERE? I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL.
WELL THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I'M WANTING TO KNOW.
WE DO NOT SEEK TO VARY THE LANDSCAPING CODE.
SO WE WILL MEET ALL LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS THAT THE CITY, EDMOND CITY OF EDMOND HAS.
ANYONE ELSE? GOOD EVENING, MR. NASH.
I LIVE AT 4,200 SHILOH LANE, UH, PROPERTY SOUTH AND WEST OF THIS.
UH, MY QUESTION IS, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE AREA.
I KNOW COVELL AND SUNNER HAS BEEN UPGRADED, BUT ALL EXITING STREETS ARE STILL NARROWED DOWN TO TWO LANES.
WHAT IS THE PLAN TO, UH, FACILITATE THE EXTRA TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING TO THIS AREA? SO I WOULD LOOK
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AT, LOOK AROUND AT MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS AND AS A GENERAL STATEMENT, I WOULD SAY THAT WE HAVE GIVEN DIRECTION TO STAFF TO DEVELOP A LONG RANGE ROAD PLAN FOR US.AND THAT INCLUDES HOW WE HANDLE OUR TRAFFIC THROUGH ALL OF THESE AREAS.
UM, WE ARE SO FAR BEHIND ON ROAD WORK TODAY ON BOTH MAINTAINING AND EXPANDING OUR SYSTEM.
WE KNOW WHAT'S COMING, WE KNOW WHAT'S ALREADY THERE.
WE'RE CHALLENGED IF YOU, IF YOU, AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW, AT COLTRANE.
UM, AND WE HAVE GOT TO COME UP WITH A WAY TO HANDLE ALL OF IT.
AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE LOOKING FOR THAT LONG-TERM PLAN.
I'M JUST GONNA TELL YOU THAT WE WILL ADMIT TO THAT.
BUT WE HAVE GOT TO CONTINUE GROWING OUR CITY AND THE ONLY WAY WE'RE GONNA DO THIS IS BY FINDING WHERE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOES, WHERE THE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS ARE AND TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER I COULD GIVE YOU TONIGHT ON THAT QUESTION, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO THIS PROJECT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A, A PERFECT AREA RIGHT OFF THE INTERSTATE.
IT'S JUST EVERYTHING GETS BOTTLENECKED AS SOON AS YOU COME INTO THE CITY.
ALRIGHT, THANK AND ADD ONE THING.
I THINK WE'RE, AND MAYBE STAFF CAN COMMENT ON THIS, WE'RE DOING, I BELIEVE, IMPROVEMENTS AT SOONER AND DANFORTH SOON.
AND THEN, SO I THINK YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE STRETCH BY YOUR HOUSE, WHICH IS BETWEEN COVELL AND DANFORTH PROBABLY ON SOONER.
IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY ASKING ABOUT? OKAY.
SO MAYBE STAFF COULD COMMENT ON WHERE THAT STRETCH IS KIND OF IN OUR CURRENT LIST OF PRIORITIES.
I DUNNO, I I CAN'T WITH ANY SPECIFICITY ABOUT THAT PROJECT, BUT I, WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT AS DEVELOPMENT IS PLANNED TO OCCUR, PARTICULARLY ALONG, UH, SOONER, UH, HEADING TO THE SOUTH SAY TOWARDS DANFORTH, THAT WE WOULD EXPECT THAT THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS MADE WITH ANY KIND OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.
AND WE LOOK AT THOSE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
I APPRECIATE THAT'S NOT THE LARGER, UH, SOLUTION QUESTION THE GENTLEMAN WAS ASKING ABOUT, BUT I THINK THAT'D BE THE APPROACH.
BUT IT DOES, THAT DOES PLUG IN LITERALLY TO HIS QUESTION IN REGARDS TO THE FACT THAT IF WE APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, THAT GIVES OUR ENGINEERING TEAM WHAT THEY NEED TO SAY.
NOW HOW DO WE MAKE THAT WORK WITH THE ROADS WHERE BEFORE, UM, MANY TIMES THAT GOT OVERLOOKED AND WE'RE SAYING IT CAN'T AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
ANYONE ELSE? MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. BOX.
YOU'RE STILL THE ATTORNEY ON THE, UH, SOUTHWEST CORNER? I'M SORRY? ARE YOU STILL INVOLVED WITH THE SOUTHWEST CORNER? UH, I DID THE ENTITLEMENTS AND I, I, I KNOW MR. KAHN IS THE ENGINEER THAT'S DONE TWO SITE PLANS THAT HAVE COME BEFORE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY INVOLVEMENT IN A WHILE ON THAT PIECE.
LOTS OF TREES WERE REMOVED, LOTS OF DIRT, STILL BLOWING LOTS OF MUD, LOTS OF NEIGHBORS COMPLAINING OVER THERE.
DO YOU EXPECT THE SOUTHEAST SIDE, IF THIS IS APPROVED TO BE ANY BETTER IN TERMS OF HOW QUICKLY THAT DEVELOPS AND A MORE ORDERLY PROCESS OVER THERE? I I WOULD THINK SO.
UH, I CAN CERTAINLY RELAY THOSE CONCERNS TO, TO THAT PROPERTY OWNER.
UM, AND MR. KAHAN IS, IS HERE WITH US THIS EVENING, SO HE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE OUT PARCELS ON THAT
THE SOUTHWEST CORNER HAS BEEN TERRIBLY SLOW TO DEVELOP.
LOTS OF TREES REMOVED, LOTS OF DIRT BLOWING, LOTS OF MUD FLOWING, BUT NOTHING'S GOING UP.
UH, MOHAMMAD KH WITH THE SMC CONSULTING EIGHT 50 INVESTMENT? NO, I WAS, I'M NOT THE ENGINEER FOR THE OVERALL SUBDIVISION.
I ONLY DID THE SIDE PLAN FOR OUT PARCEL AS A WATER BURGER AND ANYTHING ELSE.
WHAT IS GOING ON OTHER ON THIS SUBDIVISION? I HAVE NO ROLE TO PLAY IN IT.
WELL THEN WHO DO I TALK TO? UH, THE ENGINEER FOR RECORD IS GRUBS ENGINEERING AND I'M NOT SURE IF THEY'RE STILL INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT OR NOT.
IS YOUR BEST SOURCE OF CONTACT WOULD BE THE DEVELOPER, THE RECORD OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
WELL THEN MR. BOX, DO YOU STILL REPRESENT THE DEVELOPER AGAIN? I ONCE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED.
DO YOU HAVE HIS PHONE NUMBER? I SHOULD LET, LET, CAN YOU GET IT TO ME? 'CAUSE I'D LIKE TO TALK, I'VE TRIED TO GET SOME ANSWERS OVER THERE AND I'M NOT GETTING ANY.
LET'S TALK TOMORROW AND I, I CAN TRY TO GET, OR YOU CAN WRITE IT DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER AND HAND IT TO ME TONIGHT.
I'M GONNA HAVE TO GO BACK AND SEE WHO MY CLIENT WAS THAT'S BEEN YEARS AGO.
BUT I, I WILL DO THAT IN CLOSING YOU TOMORROW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE? I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS A QUE I'M NOT SURE THAT WAS A QUESTION.
I DIDN'T GET AN AN, BUT I'LL GET AN ANSWER TOMORROW.
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MOVE APPROVAL OF THREE E MAYOR SOUTHEAST CORNER SOONER COBELL ROAD.I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[F. Case No. Z25-00028; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4074 Rezoning Certain Property Located at 1 N Mountain View Road, from “G-A” General Agricultural to “R-2-A” Suburban Estate District and Providing an Effective Date. (Mostafa Mazroei; Ward 2)]
ON TO THREE F.CASE NUMBER Z TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 2 8 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 7 4 REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY LOCATED AT ONE NORTH MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD FROM GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURE TO R TWO A SUBURBAN ESTATE DISTRICT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT MR. BRIAN? THANK YOU KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS ZONING MAP AMENDMENT REQUEST IS APPROXIMATELY 4.8 ACRES.
THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ROAD NORTH OF SECOND NEARBY.
ZONING AND USES INCLUDE TO THE NORTH IS ZONED AND DEVELOPED AS RESIDENTIAL TO THE EAST IS ZONED GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURAL AND IS UNDEVELOPED TO THE SOUTH IS ZONED GA, GENERAL AGRICULTURAL AND IS DEVELOPED WITH A RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE AND TO THE WEST IS ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL AND IS CURRENTLY USED AS A MEETING SPACE.
THIS APPLICATION IS FOR A BY RIGHT ZONING DISTRICT R TWO A, WHICH ALLOWS SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS WITH RELATIVELY LARGE SETBACKS.
THE MINIMUM, THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE IS 60,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE MOND PLAN CATEGORIZES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS RURAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE R TWO A DISTRICT AS APPROPRIATE AT THE REGULAR PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 3RD, 2026.
PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF THREE TO ZERO.
DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THIS QUESTIONS? DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO ADD? SEEING NONE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? QUESTION.
SECOND MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
FIVE ZERO ITEM G HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN.
[H. Public Hearing and Consideration of Ordinance No. 4076 Amending Section 10.28.045 of the Municipal Code to Update Statutory References Related to Alcoholic Beverages and Low Point Beer, to Prohibit the Possession of an Open Container of Marijuana While Operating a Motor Vehicle, To Prohibit the Consumption or Secondhand Inhalation of Marijuana While Operating a Motor Vehicle, And to Establish a Punishment for Violation; Providing for Repealer and Severability; And Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]
H PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 7 6 AMENDING SECTION 10.2 8.045 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATE STATUTORY REFERENCES RELATED TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND LOW POINT BEER TO PRO PROHIBIT THE POSSESSION OF AN OPEN CONTAINER OF MARIJUANA WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE TO PROHIBIT THE CONSUMPTION OF SECONDHAND INHALATION OF MARIJUANA WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE AND TO ESTABLISH A PUNISHMENT FOR VIOLATION IN PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND SEVERABILITY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.CHIEF MAYOR COUNSEL JD YOUNGER WORK FOR YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF YOU IS A RESPONSE TO, UH, LEGISLATIVE APPROVAL OF SENATE BILL 7 86 DURING THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
AND SO OUR ORDINANCE IS BASED OFF OF STATE STATUTE.
UH, THESE ORDINANCES ALLOW US TO FACILITATE, UH, CITATIONS AND COMPLIANCE USING MUNICIPAL CODE INSTEAD OF STATE STATUTE.
AND SO DUE TO THE STATUTORY REVISION LAST YEAR, WE ARE JUST ASKING TO UPDATE THIS ORDINANCE TO REFLECT WHAT STATUTE NOW ALLOWS, UH, IN STATE COURT.
SO THIS WILL ALLOW US TO HANDLE THESE OFFENSES IN MUNICIPAL COURT AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO FILE THEM IN STATE COURT.
ANY QUESTIONS? MAYOR, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF STAFF MEMBERS.
SO, UH, LIEUTENANT NO MARTIN, WHO'S ONE OF OUR NIGHT SHIFT, UH, SUPERVISORS, UH, WORKED WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, UH, MS. SAWYER IN BOTH IDENTIFYING THIS AND THEN CRAFTING THE UPDATE TO THE ORDINANCE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WHILE WE MAY GET THIS SET UP HERE AS DIRECTORS AND TALK ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS, UH, TO THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY DOING THE WORK, UH, PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S BEING APPROVED AND MAKING SURE OUR CITIZENS HAVE, UH, ACCESS TO THESE THINGS, UH, WHICH IS REALLY A DIFFERENCE FROM HAVING TO FACE A STATE COURT, UH, PROSECUTION AND, AND ADJUDICATION OF JUSTICE TO BEING ABLE TO HANDLE IT HERE AT HOME, UH, WITH OUR OWN MUNICIPAL SERVICES.
SO I JUST WANNA RECOGNIZE STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON THIS.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISH TO ADD ANYTHING TO THIS ITEM? SCENE NONE.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.
[I. Vista Kickingbird Connector Trail Project:]
THREE I VISTA KICKING BIRD CONNECTOR[00:50:01]
TRAIL PROJECT.UM, PART ONE IS DISCUSSION CONSIDERATION POTENTIAL UPDATE TO 2000 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
BUDGET TO ACCOUNT FOR THE REQUIRED GRANT MATCH FOR THE VISTA KICKING BIRD CONNECTOR TRAIL PROJECT.
AND ITEM TWO IS DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF THE PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM FUNDING FOR THE VISTA KICKING BIRD CONNECTOR TRAIL PROJECT.
CHRISTIE BATTERSON, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
MY TEAM OVERSEAS GRANT ADMINISTRATION.
UM, SINCE THIS COUNCIL DIDN'T HEAR THE ORIGINAL GRANT APPLICATION, I'D JUST LIKE TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND TO THIS PROJECT.
UM, THIS IS A GRANT THAT WE WERE AWARDED FROM THE ODOT TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM, WHICH IS FEDERALLY FUNDED, DESIGNED TO ADVANCE ALTERNATIVE NON-MOTORIZED METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS ARE FUNDED AT A MAXIMUM OF $1.2 MILLION WITH AT LEAST 20% MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED.
AND WE HAVE THREE YEARS AFTER THE AWARD TO COMPLETE SET PROJECTS.
UM, THE CITY HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL OVER THE YEARS OF, UM, BEING AWARDED THESE GRANTS AND PURSUING THESE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH EDMUND SHIFT PRIORITIES, INVOLVING REDUCING CAR TRIPS FOR SHORT DISTANCES BY IMPROVING PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE IMPROVEMENT TO INFRASTRUCTURE.
PREVIOUS GRANTS HAVE BEEN AWARDED TO THE CITY OF EDMOND TO EXTEND THE DEDICATED BIKE LANE ON AIRS EAST ACROSS BRYANT AVENUE, EXTENDING DOWN TO THE LENGTH OF KICKING BIRD ROAD AS WELL AS A TAP GRANT THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED AND BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR OUR PORTION OF THE VISTA LANE TO FER BARK FER PARK CONNECTION.
IN APRIL OF 2024, THE CIP ADVISORY BOARD, EDMUND BICYCLE COMMITTEE AND THE EDMUND MOBILITY COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL TO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION FOR VISTA LANE KICKING BIRD ROAD CONNECTOR.
THIS GRANT APPLICATION RE REPRESENTS A MISSING PIECE IN THE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION NETWORK IN THE AREA AND CONNECTS TRAILS FROM UCO TO HAYFORD PARK MAKING, GETTING AROUND IN THE AREA BY FOOT OR BY BIKE, MUCH EASIER AND SAFER.
THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE A HUNDRED PERCENT FOR DESIGN, 20% OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS.
THE ESTIMATE FOR DESIGN IS 180,000 WITH A TOTAL ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST OF 1,620,000, WHICH MAKES THE CITY'S ESTIMATED OBLIGATION 420,000 IN MAY OF 2024.
CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE RESOLUTION FOR THE GRANT APPLICATION AND PROJECT.
WE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE AWARD IN THE FALL OF 2024.
UM, WE TYPICALLY BRING GRANT APPLICATIONS THROUGH YOU THREE TIMES OR GRANT PROCESS THREE TIMES ONCE FOR THE APPLICATION, WHICH ALL OUR ODOT GRANT APPLICATIONS HAVE A RESOLUTION TIED TO THEM A SECOND TIME WHEN WE HAVE THE GRANT AWARD, WHICH IS ONE OF THE ITEMS IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT.
AND THEN THE THIRD TIME WHEN WE GET OUR INVOICE FROM ODOT FOR OUR PORTION OF THE PROJECT, UM, CIP ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDED IN THE FALL OF 2025 TO BRING THOSE PROJECTS FORWARD TO THEM FOR DISCUSSION OF, UM, PROJECTS THAT WERE TIED WITH CIP FUNDING.
UM, SO WE BROUGHT THE, UM, PROJECT FORWARD.
IT WAS NOT BUDGETED AT THE TIME.
UM, UM, IT WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WE WERE ASKING FOR A, A BUDGET AMENDMENT, UH, FOR THE AGREEMENT AT THE CIP ADVISORY BOARD IN JANUARY OF 2026.
UM, ONCE WE WERE NOTIFIED BY ODOT OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT, CIP RECOMMENDED THE BUDGET AMENDMENT WITH A SIX TO FOUR VOTE.
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? SO I HAVE ONE IN THE PACKET.
IT SAYS THE CIP VOTED AGAINST THE BUDGET AMENDMENT SIX TO FOUR.
AND THAT WAS THE, UM, THAT WAS IN A, SORRY.
WE WERE, WE HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THE COUNCIL AGENDA.
CIP VOTED FOR ONE, WHICH IS THIS PROJECT AND VOTED AGAINST THE RECOMMENDING BUDGET, A AMENDMENT FOR THE SECOND ITEM THAT'S ON YOUR COUNCIL AGENDA, WHICH IS THE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
SO THAT WAS MY MISTAKE AND I WAS SUPPOSED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT THIS PROCESS TAKES AN INCREDIBLY LONG TIME WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS TO MAKE THIS STUFF HAPPEN, BUT I MEAN, WE'RE PUSHING TWO YEARS ON THIS ONE NOW AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CONNECTOR FROM UCO TO FER PARK AND WE ALREADY HAVE A CONNECTOR FROM UCO TO FER PARK, THE PARK, THE FINK PARK TRAIL.
AND I'M SITTING HERE THINKING, AND DON'T GET ME WRONG, BECAUSE I'M ALL FOR TRAILS, BUT WHEN WE'VE GOT ROAD PROJECTS THAT WE NEED, WHEN WE HAVE OTHER TRAIL ISSUES THAT WE NEED, WHEN WE HAVE PARK ISSUES THAT WE NEED AS FAR AS ADDING NEW EQUIPMENT, REPLACING EQUIPMENT IN PARKS, I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED WHY WE'RE SETTING UP ANOTHER CONNECTOR
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TO FROM UCO TO HAYFORD PARK AHEAD OF SOME OF THESE OTHER PROJECTS.SO THIS WAS PRIOR TWO YEARS AGO WHEN WE BROUGHT THIS PROJECT THROUGH, WE ALREADY HAD THE TWO GRANTS AWARDED, WHICH IS THAT SOUTHERN PART THAT CONNECTS VISTA LANE, EXTENDS THE SIDEWALKS ALONG VISTA LANE DOWN TO HAER PARK AND IN CONNECTION TO HAVER PARK.
THE OTHER ONE IS EXTENDING THE BIKE LANE ALONG AIRS.
UM, IT STOPS RIGHT NOW AT BRYANT.
THIS WOULD CONTINUE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF EAST SIDE OF BRYANT.
THIS CONNECTION IS JUST TO CONNECT THOSE TWO.
YOU'RE CORRECT THAT THERE IS A CONNECTOR IN FINK PARK OVER TO FER PARK, BUT THIS WOULD CONNECT OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE THAT'S ALREADY IN PLACE OR ALREADY IN PROGRESS WITH OUR ODOT GRANTS.
A LOT OF TIMES THE APPLICATION IS TWO YEARS IN ADVANCE AND IT'S NOT UNTIL ODOT EITHER THE APPROPRIATION BILL GETS FUNDED, UM, AND THEN THEY RELEASE OUR GRANT AGREEMENTS FOR US TO BRING 'EM FOR.
SO THERE IS USUALLY A ONE TO TWO YEAR DELAY BEFORE WE CAN EVEN BRING THE GRANT AGREEMENT THROUGH.
THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE THAT CAN ANSWER OTHER QUESTIONS ON IF IT'S, IF YOU HAVE MORE ON THE, IT'S IN OUR EDMOND MOBILITY SHIFT AS WELL.
IT WAS A PRIORITY, UM, AS FAR AS TRAILS AND IT'S BEEN DESIGNED FOR A LONG TIME.
WE JUST THOUGHT THEY WOULD FIT IN WITH THE TAP APPLICATIONS THAT ARE USUALLY SUCCESSFUL WITH TRAILS.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
CODY BOYD, 2 3 0 EAST SEVENTH IN EDMOND.
UM, I REPRESENT THE EDMOND URBANIST ASSOCIATION.
WE ADVOCATE FOR, UH, THE NEXT GENERATION OF HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE IN EDMOND.
UH, AND WHEN I SAY NEXT GENERATION, I'M, I'M WANTING YOU ALL TO ENVISION 50 TO A HUNDRED YEARS IN FUTURE.
UH, NOT NECESSARILY MILLENNIALS, WHICH WE'RE ALL OLD NOW.
SO I'M AN OLD MAN, UM, IN THE MILLENNIAL WORLD.
BUT THINKING ABOUT GEN Z, GEN ALPHA AND THE FOLKS THAT ARE, UH, YET TO COME AND I WANNA SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT, UM, NOT SO MUCH FROM THE ANGLE OF THIS IS A, UH, PART OF A LARGER TRAIL SYSTEM THAT CONNECTS TO HEREFORD PARK.
UM, BUT JUST IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA IN TERMS OF CONNECTING WHAT MAY BE THE MOST DENSE, UH, IF NOT IT'S GOTTA BE ONE OF THE MOST DENSE, UH, POPULATION CENTERS IN EDMOND IN TERMS OF THOUSANDS OF FOLKS THAT LIVE HERE IN THESE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
AND THIS IS, THESE ARE OLDER APARTMENTS.
UH, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, YOUNG FAMILIES, RETIRED SENIORS, AND EMPTY NESTERS.
UM, I'VE NEVER LIVED IN ANY OF THESE APARTMENTS, BUT I'VE VISITED FRIENDS AND ON BOTH THE, THE NORTH AND SOUTH SIDE OF, OF SECOND.
AND THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, LABYRINTHINE, HUGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES AGAIN THAT HAVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE, LIVE THERE.
UM, THIS PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE WOULD GIVE A LOT OF FOLKS OFF KICKING BIRD, A STRAIGHT SHOT, UM, RIDE INTO UCO AND DOWNTOWN AS WELL AS GETTING A LOT OF FOLKS.
THERE'S A MOBILE HOME PARK AND A LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SECOND OFF OF VISTA.
UM, THAT JUST GIVES AN ALTERNATIVE TO NEEDING TO DRIVE EVERYWHERE YOU GO.
AND THAT'S AN AREA THAT'S, UH, FAIRLY ISOLATED IN TERMS OF BEING NEAR ANYTHING LIKE A GROCERY STORE, UM, OR RESTAURANTS OR UH, OR JOBS.
UM, AND WE PROBABLY SEE FOLKS TRYING TO MAKE THE MAD DASH ACROSS SECOND, UM, IN AREAS THAT ARE NOT BUILT FOR PEDESTRIANS.
AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT REWARDS DENSITY, UM, AND PROVIDES FOLKS WHO ARE LOW INCOME, UM, BUT ALSO A, A RANGE OF INCOMES OF FOLKS WHO LIVE IN AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THIS AREA.
THOSE APARTMENTS CERTAINLY AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE.
UM, AND WITH THE UNCOMMON GROUND SCULPTURE PARK TO THE EAST, UM, THIS WOULD BE A, A LEGACY PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT FUTURE GENERATIONS COULD USE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO NEEDING TO DRIVE A CAR TO GET INTO DOWNTOWN OR TO ENJOY THE AMENITIES AROUND.
SO, UM, I KNOW THAT HAVING BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE AND WALKING INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, BEYOND JUST ITS RECREATIONAL USES IS VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NEXT GENERATIONS AS THEY CONSIDER, UM, IT BEING A VIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORT, TRANSPORTATION THAT'S AN ALTERNATIVE, UM, TO A CAR-CENTRIC LIFESTYLE.
SO I ENCOURAGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS, UM, AND THANK THE CITY STAFF FOR THEIR WORK ON GETTING THIS GRANT FUNDING.
UH, THIS IS GRANT FUNDING FOR THE TAP PROGRAM, WHICH I THINK IS ADMINISTERED THROUGH ACOG AND IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT IF, UH, THE CITY OF EDMOND DOESN'T USE IT, IT'S GONNA GO BACK INTO THE POT AND OKLAHOMA CITY OR YUKON OR EL RENO WOULD BE HAPPY TO TAKE THOSE, THAT FUNDING AND USE IT ON TRAIL PROJECTS.
BUT, UH, IS FEDERALLY FUND FEDERAL FUNDING THAT'S SPECIFIC TO, UH, NON-MOTORIZED FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION.
SO IT COULDN'T BE USED THROUGH ACOG FOR, UH, ANY TYPE OF, UH, STREET OR HIGHWAY PROJECT.
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ALRIGHT, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? I HAVE A COMMENT.SO I WAS ON CIP WHEN THIS ONE WAS APPROVED BY CIP COUNSEL, APPROVED IT AFTER THAT.
OF COURSE, TO ME IT WAS ALWAYS THERE IS THE, THE CONNECTION FROM FER, UM, TO FINK.
THIS ONE WAS ALWAYS MORE TO ME ABOUT CONNECTING THE FOLKS WHO LIVE AROUND HES AND KICKING BIRD DOWN TO WHAT'S GONNA BE UNCOMMON GROUND AND THEN TO FER AS WELL.
AND I THINK IT'S A PRETTY, TO ME IT'S A PRETTY CRITICAL LINK IN THAT WHOLE THING.
WORKING AND PROVIDING THOSE FOLKS, LIKE MR. BOYD SAID A PATH TO GET DOWN TO, UM, TO THOSE TWO PARKS.
SO, UM, IT'S LEVERAGING SOME OTHER DOLLARS HERE, WHICH I THINK IS SMART.
IT'S PROBABLY AS CHEAP AS WE'LL EVER DO IT.
I THINK MOVING FORWARD, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR, FOR SPENDING ON ROADS MOVING FORWARD, BUT I THINK THIS ONE WE'VE COMMITTED TO, WE HAVE LEVERAGE FROM, UM, MATCHING FUNDS AND WE SHOULD FOLLOW THROUGH ON IT.
SO I SUPPORT THIS, I, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PLANNING FOR ROADS, UM, PEDESTRIANS AND CYCLISTS ARE PART OF THAT PLAN AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE THAT COMMITMENT OF, UM, ESPECIALLY IN HIGHER DENSITY AREAS, MAKING SURE THERE ARE TRANSIT OPTIONS OR TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS RATHER.
UM, SO I AM, I'M IN SUPPORT OF, OF GIVING OUR PORTION OF THE REQUIRED MATCH.
YOU KNOW, I REALLY HATE IT WHEN YOU ALL FORCE ME TO CHANGE MY MIND.
AND YOU KNOW, ONCE AGAIN IT'S, ARE WE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE DOLLARS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO US? AND THIS IS ONE THAT STARTED OVER TWO YEARS AGO AND I KNOW IT'S A LONG PROCESS.
AND, UM, WE, WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF THAT.
SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA DO? I, I WAS EXCITED.
FIVE ZERO ITEM J, THE DOWNTOWN PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE.
WE WERE INFORMED JUST BEFORE THE MEETING THAT THERE WAS A PIECE OF INFORMATION MISSING FROM THIS PACKET.
IS THAT CORRECT? CITY MANAGER, MAYOR.
THE STAFF WOULD LIKE, UH, TO REQUEST THIS ITEM B.
CAN WE BACK UP JUST A SECOND? UM, WE JUST MADE A MOTION AND WE DIDN'T DO THE SECOND PART OF THAT.
WE HAVE PART TWO, WHICH IS THE PROJECT AGREEMENT WITH, WITH ODOT FOR THE TAP FUNDING.
MAYOR, I'D HAPPILY MAKE TO, I WOULD HAPPILY SECOND THAT MOTION.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
NOW, MR. KRIEGER, WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO SAY ABOUT ITEM
[J. Downtown Pedestrian Bridge:]
THREE J MAYOR? CITY STAFF REQUEST ITEM TO BE CONTINUED TO MARCH 9TH.UH, BOTH ITEMS. UH, J ONE AND TWO.
DID I SAY THAT WRONG? ISN'T IT MARCH 9TH? YEAH, YOU'RE GOOD.
ONE OF YOU, ONE OF YOU DO THIS.
MOTION TO MOVE J ONE AND TWO TO MARCH 9TH.
THE MOTION TO CONTINUE THEM TO MARCH 9TH.
DID DID YOU MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE BOTH OF THEM OR JUST THE FIRST ONE? ONE AT A TIME.
I THINK WE CAN DO BOTH OF THESE TOGETHER, CAN'T WE? WE CAN MOVE TOGETHER.
IS THIS THE KICKING BIRD CONNECTOR? NO, I'M
WE'RE USUALLY BETTER THAN THIS, YOU GUYS.
AND PRESTON, WE'RE STILL WAITING ON YOU.
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO GET OUTTA HERE.
[4. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.]
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECESS THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.CALL TO ORDER OF THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.
A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
MR. MOORE, WE'RE WAITING ON YOU.
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MOTION PACIFY ZERO.WE ARE IN PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.
[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.]
ITEM FIVE IS THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY.GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. THERE ARE THREE ITEMS THIS EVENING.
I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY.
GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. SECOND.
DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ITEMS? THERE ARE NONE.
[7. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
TO ITEM SEVEN.I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
WE'RE BACK TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
[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.]
CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. MR. MAYOR, BEFORE YOU, UH, CALL THIS ITEM, MR. MOORE, DID YOU STILL WANT A QUICK PUBLIC COMMENT ON, UH, OR PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON ITEM K? THE, UH, THE CENA GRANT? I, I KNOW YOU DIDN'T WANT, WANT TO NECESSARILY ITEM K.[K. Consideration of Approval of Agreement Between the City of Edmond and Edmond Mobile Meals, Inc. (EMM) for the Community Expansion of Nutrition Assistance (CENA) Grant Program; $23,071.88. (Citywide)]
YES.CHRISTY PATTERSON, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT ITEM IS OUR GRANT THAT WE WERE AWARDED THROUGH CENA THROUGH AGING, UM, SERVICES FOR EDMOND MOBILE MEALS.
THE ITEM IN FRONT OF YOU IS FOR OUR CONTRACT WITH EDMOND MOBILE MEALS.
THEY'RE NOT ALLOWED TO APPLY FOR THIS GRANT BECAUSE IT'S FOR, UM, MEALS AT A SENIOR CENTER.
SO WE APPLIED FOR THEM ON BEHALF OF THEM.
UM, WE'LL BE PASSING THAT THROUGH TO THEM AS A SUB-RECIPIENT.
AND IT'S SPECIFIC FOR THE MEALS THAT ARE AT THE SENIOR CENTER, WHICH HAS INCREASED, UM, SINCE THEY'VE BEEN SERVING.
UM, THE MEALS THERE, SORRY, I WAS TRYING TO PULL MY NOTES UP REAL QUICK.
UM, THE MEALS THERE SINCE, UH, THEY'VE BEEN STARTING IN 2025, THEY'VE SERVED OVER 12,820 MEALS FROM AT THE, AT THE EDMOND SENIOR CENTER WITH THE AVERAGE OF 55 PATRONS A DAY SO FAR IN 2026.
AS OF TWO 18, THEY'VE SERVED OVER 1400 MEALS, UM, AVERAGING 62 PATRONS A DAY.
UM, NOT, THAT'S NOT INCLUDING WHAT THEY DELIVER DAILY, WHICH IS ALMOST 400 MEALS A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK.
SO THIS IS JUST TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THEIR COSTS AT THE SENIOR CENTER.
THIS IS A VERY NOBLE EFFORT AND EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS, SO THANK YOU.
YEAH, I'LL JUST ADD, THANK YOU, CHRISTIE, AND YOUR STAFF, YOUR CHEFS.
I KNOW THAT THEY DO REALLY GREAT WORK AND, AND, UM, KEEPING SENIORS SAFE AT HOME AND NOT JUST FEEDING THEM, BUT MAKING SURE, GETTING SOME EYES ON THEM AND CHECKING ON THEIR WELLBEING.
AND, UM, I APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND I'M, I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE WANTING TO EAT THERE.
SO THANK YOU AND THANK YOU CHRISTIE AND YOUR TEAM FOR YOUR COLLABORATION TO GET THIS, THIS MONEY.
WELL, THAT'S NOT QUITE THE WAY I WOULD'VE DONE THAT, BUT, UM, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT WE'D LIKE TO PULL FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? YEAH, CAN WE, CAN WE PULL ITEM EIGHT I AND THEN DID WE ADVERTISE ITEM EIGHT L ON THE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA THIS WEEK? I DUNNO, WHAT WAS THAT? I FEEL LIKE WE DID ITEM EIGHT L WE CAN'T, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
YOU CAN'T HEAR ME DOWN HERE? YEAH, NO.
I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM EIGHT I FOR MORE DISCUSSION.
AND THEN I THOUGHT THE CITY PUT ITEM EIGHT L ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS A DISCUSSION ITEM.
SO IF WE DID, I JUST NOTICED THAT, UH, I WAS NOT AWARE OF IT.
I WANNA PULL THAT ONE FOR ANYBODY WHO MIGHT HAVE COME HERE TO HEAR THAT ONE.
WELL, DO YOU WANT, DO YOU WANNA PULL IT OR NOT PULL IT FOR NOW? I'LL DOUBLE CHECK.
SO YOU'RE ASKING I AND L BE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION? RIGHT.
SO THEN I WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH H AND J.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[A. Consideration of City Council General Consent Agenda Items Pulled for Separate Discussion and/or Action.]
NINE, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION ITEMS A, WE'RE[I. Consideration of Taking No Action, or Directing Future Action, Regarding the Optional Nominations of City of Edmond Elected or Appointed Officials to Participate in the 2026 Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group (OMAG) Board of Trustees Election. (Citywide)]
GONNA START OUT WITH I FROM THE PREVIOUS AGENDA ITEM, INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ON CONSIDERATION OF TAKING NO ACTION OR DIRECTING FUTURE ACTION REGARDING THE OPTIONAL NOMINATIONS OF CITY OF EDMOND ELECTED OR APPOINTED OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2026 OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL ASSURANCE GROUP BOARD OF TRUSTEES ELECTION.AND I BELIEVE IF I UNDERSTAND ALL THIS CORRECTLY, THAT WAS PULLED BECAUSE
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WE BASICALLY NEED TO PROBABLY TAKE NO ACTION ON THAT.IS THAT RIGHT? SIMPLY, UNLESS YOU ALL WANT TO TRY TO GET SOMEONE ON THE BOARD AT O MAG.
YEAH, I WASN'T SURE ABOUT THE CONTEXT OF IT OR IF WE'VE HAD FOLKS SERVE ON THAT IN THE PAST OR IF WE NEED TO TAKE ACTION SINCE.
WHAT DO WE, HOW DO WE HANDLE THAT? JUST VOTE.
SO WE, YOU WANT BE NO, I DON'T WANNA BE HONEST.
WELL, MR. MAYOR, THEN I'D MAKE A MOTION ON ITEM FIVE A FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE NO ACTION.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
[L. Consideration of Approval of Agreement Between the City of Edmond and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church for the Rehabilitation of the Samaritan House; $15,000.00. (Citywide)]
EIGHT L, CONSIDERATION APPROVAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMUND ST.JOHN, THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH FOR THE REHABILITATION OF THE SAN SAMARITAN HOUSE.
MS. BATTERSON, I DID CONFIRM BY THE WAY THAT WE DID PUT THIS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AS AN ITEM TO DISCUSS OR OF INTEREST.
SO JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HIT IT.
CHRISTIE BATTERSON, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING COMMUNITY RESOURCES.
UM, THE ITEM THAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU IS, UM, THE SAMARITAN HOUSE, WHICH IS LOCATED AT 42 EAST NINTH STREET.
IT'S CURRENTLY A 948 SQUARE FOOT BUILDING THAT WAS BUILT IN 1949.
AND OUT OF THAT BUILDING, THEY, UM, DISTRIBUTE FOOD, UM, AND AS WELL AS OTHER RESOURCES TO THE PUBLIC.
UM, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE IN THAT AREA, THAT HOUSE IS VERY SMALL.
THEY HAVE A BUILDING THAT'S DIRECTLY SOUTH OF THAT CURRENT LOCATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO REHABILITATE TO INCREASE THEIR FOOTPRINT, BASICALLY FOR THEIR SERVICES.
UM, SO THEY APPROACHED US AS, UM, WITH OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT, WE CAN DO PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS WITH OUR REHABILITATION MONEY.
UM, AND SO, UM, THEY WOULD BE EXPANDING OR REPURPOSING THEIR MAINTENANCE SHOP THAT IS 3,100 SQUARE FEET, UM, AND 1600 SQUARE FEET OF THAT, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE NORTHERN PART OF THE BUILDING WOULD BE UTILIZED FOR, UM, THEIR FOOD DISTRI DISTRIBUTION, AS WELL AS OTHER SERVICES.
UM, AND THEN THEY PLAN ON, UH, REMOVING THE HOUSE THAT'S CURRENTLY ON LOCATION.
UM, WE TOOK THIS THROUGH THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION COMMITTEE AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WE SUPPORT THEM WITH THE $15,000 GRANT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
I'LL JUST MAKE A COMMENT FOR STAFF.
I GUESS JUST REMEMBER IF WE PUT THINGS OUT THERE AS LIKE ITEMS FOR THE PUBLIC, I THINK IT'S COOL WE'RE DOING THAT ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
BUT IF WE DO THAT, JUST REMEMBER TO MAKE IT A PROBABLY A DISCUSSION ITEM SO FOLKS CAN HEAR.
TO, TO MAKE SURE IT GETS IN THE RIGHT PLACE ON THE AGENDA.
MOTION TO APPROVE, YOU KNOW, SECOND.
WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK AND GET IT 'CAUSE I, OKAY.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
DID WE NOT VOTE ON AADA? WE DIDN'T VOTE ON, ON MOBILE MILL.
CAN I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT K? YOU SURE CAN.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SAY CAST YOUR VOTE.
THIS, THIS IS THE NEW AGENDA IS FLUSTERING.
THIS, THIS NEW AGENDA IS JUST KILLING US
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GONNA BLAME IT ON ANYWAY.
[B. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. 03-26 Adopting a Policy for Budget Adjustments; Superseding the Previously Adopted Temporary Policy for Budget Adjustments Approved August 25, 2025; And Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]
NINE B.DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO THREE DASH 26, ADOPTING A POLICY FOR BUDGET OF ADJUSTMENTS, SUPERSEDED THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED TEMPORARY POLICY FOR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS APPROVED AUGUST 25TH, 2025, AND PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHO WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? PRESTON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO, I, I MEAN I CAN IF, IS THIS THE, UM, THIS IS THE, THIS.
I'LL SEE WE TALKED ABOUT LAST MEETING.
YEAH, THIS IS ACTUALLY WHAT WE HAD LAST TIME.
SO THIS IS APPROVING THE UPDATED TRANSFER POLICY THAT CAME OUT OF THE BUDGET COMMITTEE AND CORRECT BUDGET REFORM AND FUND STRUCTURE COMMITTEE.
AND, UM, WE'VE HAD SOME CONVERSATION ABOUT THE LIMIT THAT WAS IN THE TEMP, OR THAT WE ADDED DURING OUR, UH, BUDGET REFORM TASK FORCE WAS $10,000 FOR THE MAXIMUM APPROVAL FOR THE CITY MANAGER TO DO IT.
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CONVERSATION ABOUT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, UM, SIMPLY BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANNA HAVE TO DEAL WITH A $10,001 TRANSFER FOR POLICE OR FIRE OR EDMOND ELECTRIC OR WATER OR WASTEWATER.UM, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT ADDING AFTER THE $10,000 OR 10%, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
SO I GUESS WE NEED A, AN A MOTION, A MOTION TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE AND APPROVE THIS THING.
IS THAT THE WAY WE WOULD DO IT? I'M LOOKING AT OUR CITY ATTORNEY TO MAKE SURE THAT SINCE WE'RE COMPLETELY OFF THE RAILS, WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT.
DID SO DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE IT AND GET THE LANGUAGE IN THERE? OR DO WE WANT TO DO IT ON THE FLY? MR. MAYOR, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO DO IT EITHER WAY, BUT THAT'S, IF RATHER THAN TRYING TO AMEND IT WHILE WE'RE SITTING UP HERE TO, AS MS. SAWYER SUGGESTED, IF WE JUST KICK IT OUT TWO WEEKS TO THE NEXT MEETING, GET THE LANGUAGE LIKE WE WANT IT, WE'LL PUT IT ON THE CONSENT AND GO, ALRIGHT.
DOES THAT WORK? IT WORKS FOR ME.
IN, IN THE BUDGET OVERSIGHT REFORM WHATEVER COMMITTEE, UH, THE COMMITTEE THAT NEVER ENDS.
IT ENDED BARELY, UH, DOES, DID WE LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES IS 10,000, IS THAT AN HOW, HOW DID WE COME UP WITH THAT? THE 10,000 WAS A DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT WE GRABBED.
UM, OKLAHOMA CITY HAS COMPLETELY ELIMINATED A LIMIT, BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES OUT THERE IN OKLAHOMA THAT IT'S A 10% MAX AND THAT'S ALL THEY HAVE IN IS 10% OF, OF THEIR APPROPRIATED OF THE APPROPRIATED LINE ITEM GREATER UP.
SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FROM THE THREE CATEGORIES OR FOUR CATEGORIES.
I MEAN, I COMFORTABLE WITH OVERSIGHT AND, AND LIKE IT GENERALLY 10, 10,000, IT'S PRETTY DROP IN THE BUCKET IN TODAY'S WORLD.
WELL THAT'S, BUT WITH THAT 10%, YEAH, THAT'S WHERE THE 10% CAME FROM, YOU KNOW, SO I WONDERED IF ANYBODY HAD THAT LOW OF A YEAH, NO THRESHOLD.
AND, AND THE BIGGER THING IS, IS THAT ANYTIME THAT'S DONE, WE DID ADD LANGUAGE TO THAT ORIGINALLY THAT SAID THAT THE CITY MANAGER HAS TO REPORT THAT IN WRITING TO THE COUNCIL.
SO THAT'S OUR, THAT LANGUAGE IS IN WHAT YOU'VE GOT IN FRONT OF YOU.
PLENTY OF CHECKS AND BALANCES.
SO IF WE CAN JUST DO THAT IN TWO WEEKS, HAVE THE LANGUAGE READY AND PUT IT ON CONSENT.
BUT MR. MAYOR, THAT'S MY MOTION.
[C. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of the 2026 City Council Strategic Plan. (Citywide)]
ITEM NINE C.DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE 2026 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN.
COUNCIL JANE ROBERTSON, MANAGEMENT SERVICE MANAGER.
I'M HERE TONIGHT TO GO THROUGH YOUR 2026 STRATEGIC PLAN.
I DO WANNA GO OVER A RECAP OF THE PROCESS THAT WE WENT THROUGH TO GET TO THE DRAFT THAT'S ATTACHED TO YOUR ITEM TONIGHT.
AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH ALL THE CONTENTS OF THE DRAFT AND TALK ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR PUBLISHING AND REPORTING OUT ON THAT MOVING FORWARD.
SO ON DECEMBER 2ND AND THIRD OF 2025, YOU ALL HELD A TWO DAY STRATEGIC PLANNING, UH, WORKING SESSION WHERE YOU HEARD UPDATES ON THE 2025 PLAN AND CITY FINANCIALS, AND THEN WORKED THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH STAFF AND PARTNERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP THE NEW STRUCTURE AND GOALS FOR THE 2026 PLAN.
AT THAT END OF THAT MEETING, YOU HAD ESSENTIALLY KIND OF A BULLET POINT LIST OF GOALS THAT NEEDED SOME ADDITIONAL WORDING FLUSHED OUT ON THEM.
SO YOU DIRECTED STAFF TO WORK ON THE WORDING AND FORMATTING FOR THE FINAL DRAFT, WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING SINCE DECEMBER.
SO HERE IS THE 2026 CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN.
IF THERE ARE ANY SLIGHT CHANGES OR QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ALONG THE WAY, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO STOP ME AS WE GO ALONG.
SO, UM, THE FIRST CATEGORY OR ITEM IS A LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM, WHICH MEANS COORDINATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND, AND SUSTAIN SUPPORT OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE, AS WELL AS STEPS TO ENSURE ROBUST, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE CITY OWNED UTILITIES.
THE GOALS YOU IDENTIFIED UNDERNEATH THAT WERE TO DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE FIVE YEAR PLAN, PRIORITIZING PROJECTS
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THAT WILL SUPPORT BOTH THE MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENTS OF STREETS AND SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE.COMPLETE A COMPREHENSIVE RATE STUDY PLAN, AND IDENTIFY MILESTONES OF ONGOING PROJECTS, SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND COMPLETE A STUDY THAT PRESENTS A COMPREHENSIVE CALCULATION OF UTILITY CAPACITY COMPARED TO PRESENT NEEDS AND FUTURE DEMAND PROJECTIONS.
ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON ANYTHING UNDER THE LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM? I'VE GOT ONE COMMENT UNDER YOUR FIRST BULLET.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK SEVERAL OF US WERE PRETTY, I THOUGHT PRETTY CLEAR ABOUT, WAS WE DON'T WANT TO JUST DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
WE WANT IT PUBLISHED, WE WANT IT AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE, AND WE WANT IT MAINTAINED AS DIFFERENT FUNDING SOURCES COME AVAILABLE.
UM, BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WITH STATE AND FEDERAL DOLLARS, THINGS CAN MOVE AROUND ON, ON A STREET PLAN.
UM, SO I DON'T SEE THE WORDS PUBLISH AND MAINTAIN.
UM, SO IF WE ADDED TO THE FRONT OF THAT SENTENCE, DEVELOP, PUBLISH AND MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE FIVE YEAR PLAN, WOULD THAT BE, THAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER.
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ANYBODY ELSE.
SO DEVELOP, PUBLISH, AND MAINTAIN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I THINK I'VE ASKED THIS BEFORE, BUT I NEED A MEMORY REFRESHER WHEN WE TALK ABOUT STREETS.
WELL, A DISCUSSION WE JUST HAD ABOUT, UM, THINKING ABOUT PEDESTRIANS TOO, AND SIDEWALKS OF COURSE, PEDESTRIANS, CISOS, CYCLISTS AREN'T REALLY SUPPOSED TO, BUT I JUST, I WONDER, DO WE NEED TO ADD ANYTHING HERE TO BE MORE CLEAR ABOUT TRAILS, BIKE LANES, DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION? OR IS THIS, IS STREETS IMPLYING THAT? I I DON'T THINK IT IMPLIES THAT.
DO DO WE WANT TO IMPLY THAT? I I THINK WE DO.
I THINK A LOT OF THIS GOES TO, UM, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF YOU SITTING UP HERE WITH ME, BUT I DIDN'T SEE THIS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY DIG IN DEEP UNTIL, UM, WE GOT THE PACKET ON THURSDAY, WHICH MEANS I DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO EVEN READ IT UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
UM, I THINK THERE ARE, THERE'S, WE'RE GONNA FIND SOME MORE THINGS IN HERE THAT ARE GONNA BE, UM, NEED, WHETHER IT'S WORDSMITHING OR ADDIT OR ADDING TO THE LIST OF SOME OF THE STUFF THAT WE TALKED ABOUT.
'CAUSE WE TALKED ABOUT THE TRAILS, WE TALKED ABOUT THE SIDEWALKS AND THE BIKE LANES.
UM, AND IT'S JUST FIGURING OUT HOW WE GET ALL THAT IN THERE.
SO THIS MAY BE ONE, LET'S GO THROUGH IT MAYBE AND JUST THROW SOME COMMENTS OUT THERE QUICKLY.
AND THEN PROBABLY WE'LL WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF US TO CHEW ON IT A LITTLE BIT.
SO WHAT I'M HEARING IS SOME INCORPORATING SOMETHING TO REFLECT PEDESTRIANS IN ADDITION TO ROAD LIGHTS.
AND WOULD YOU VIEW THAT AS A SEPARATE ITEM OR INCORPORATE IT INTO SOMETHING THAT'S ALREADY ON THERE? I DON'T KNOW.
I'M OPEN TO, I MEAN, IT SEEMS THE SAME TO ME.
I WOULD SAY LET'S MOVE ON AND WE CAN OKAY.
WE CAN CHEW ON THAT AS WE, WE REVIEW IT IN MORE DETAIL SURE.
ON OUR OWN, WE CAN MOVE FORWARD TO THE SECOND ITEM, WHICH IS STRATEGIC ECONOMIC GROWTH, WHICH MEANS IDENTIFY AND FORMALLY INSTALL BUILDING BLOCKS THAT WILL ENSURE CONSISTENT AND CALCULATED GROWTH.
PROVIDE A PATH FORWARD FOR BUSINESS EXPANSION THAT SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE VISION FOR DOWNTOWN AND DELIVER A CLEAR AND ACCESSIBLE PROCESS TO SUPPORT GROWTH.
THE GOALS IDENTIFIED UNDER THIS WERE DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM PLAN THAT SUPPORTS POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND FUTURE DIVERSE PATHS FOR JOB GROWTH.
UPDATE THE 2014 DOWNTOWN MASTER PLAN TO PROVIDE BOTH AN IDENTITY FOR THE DISTRICT AS WELL AS A CLEAR PATH FORWARD FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
AND COMPLETE THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT AND CLEAR STANDARDS, IDENTIFY FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT PROCESSES TO MAKE GROWTH ACCESSIBLE.
ANY COMMENTS OR EDITS TO ANY OF THESE? I LIKE IT.
YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY TOLD ME ONE TIME THE EASIEST THING IN THE WORLD
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IS TO WORDSMITH SOMEBODY ELSE'S WORK, JANE.SO I'M, I'M NOT TRYING TO DO THAT.
WE'RE, WE'RE HEAVY IN THAT FIRST PARAGRAPH, WHICH I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH, UH, COMPREHENSIVE VISION FOR DOWNTOWN SUPPORTS AND INCLUDES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I I I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE EMPHASIZED MUCH BROADER THAN JUST, JUST THAT SOMEBODY READING THAT COULD LOOK AT IT AND SAY, OH, ALL ALL WE DEAL WITH IS DOWNTOWN FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND THAT, THAT WOULD BE INCORRECT.
SO SOME WAY TO SOME, SOME WAY TO BROADEN AND ENVISION THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER.
UM, I THINK ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN WITHOUT SOME FORM OF ADDRESSING OR RECOGNITION, MAYBE THAT'S THE BEST ADDRESSING MEANS YOU FIND AN ANSWER.
SO HOW ABOUT RECOGNITION OF THE NEED FOR FUNDING, UH, INCENTIVE ORIENTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDS? UM, SO THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE COUPLE THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO SEE US INCLUDE.
AND THE FUNDING COMPONENT, DO YOU JUST WANT THAT INCORPORATED IN WHAT'S ALREADY ON THERE OR DO YOU VIEW THAT AS A SEPARATE GOAL UNDERNEATH THESE? UM, I'D PROBABLY HAVE A SEPARATE BULLET POINT THAT HE, IT LOOKS TOUGH JUST GLANCING AT IT QUICKLY TO WORK THAT IN.
WHERE IT'S NOT AWKWARD WITH THE REST.
ANY OTHERS ON THE STRATEGIC ECONOMIC GROWTH? I HAD ONE COMMENT ON THIS ONE.
THE LANGUAGE IS KIND OF GEARED TOWARDS EXISTING BUSINESSES AND I THINK WE NEED TO EMPHASIZE RECRUITMENT OF NEW BUSINESSES.
AND THEN ALSO WE TALK ABOUT JOB GROWTH, BUT WE DON'T EXPLICITLY TALK ABOUT SALES TAX GROWTH, WHICH OUR ECONOMY MOSTLY RUNS ON.
SO I THINK I WOULD, UM, ADD IN SOME MENTION OF THOSE TWO NEW BUSINESSES AND SALES TAX GROWTH.
ANYTHING ELSE? ANY COMMENTS AT THE OTHER END HERE? ANYONE? YOU GOOD? I MEAN, I THINK BETWEEN THE TWO OF YOU PRETTY WELL COVERED MY THOUGHTS.
THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE THIRD ITEM, WHICH IS MAINTAINING OUR FOUNDATION OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH MEANS ESTABLISH STANDARDS THAT ENSURE TRANSPARENT PRACTICES, ENCOURAGE AND STRENGTHEN ONGOING AND FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS.
MAINTAIN A HIGH LEVEL OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PRODUCE PUBLIC FACING PRACTICES THAT SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF LIFE ENJOYED BY RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES IN EDMOND.
THE GOALS IDENTIFIED UNDERNEATH THAT ARE, IDENTIFY RESIDENT NEEDS AND MEET THOSE EXPECTATIONS WITH PROACTIVE AND TARGETED MESSAGING.
GROW EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS WHILE IDENTIFYING NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO CULTIVATE ALLIANCES THAT PROVIDE MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL OUTCOMES.
IDENTIFY WAYS TO SUPPORT CURRENT COMMUNITY RESOURCE PARTNERS WITH SUSTAINABLE FUNDING SOURCES AND CITY ASSET COMMITMENTS.
PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR RESOURCES AND FUNDING NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN HIGH STANDARDS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOOK FOR PROACTIVE SOLUTIONS.
IDENTIFY AND PUT IN PLACE REALISTIC AND NECESSARY METRICS ACROSS THE ORGANIZATION, ENSURING PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES ARE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.
AND REVIEW STANDARDS SET FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND ENSURE THEY MEET ANY AND ALL REGULATIONS SET FORTH FOR THEIR INDUSTRY.
COMMENTS OR EDITS ON THESE? SO CAN I GO FIRST ON THIS ONE? YEAH.
I THINK I HAVE TO START OUT BY KIND OF BACKING UP WHAT MR. FRAME SAID.
UM, THE LAST ONE ABOUT TRYING TO WORD WORDSMITH SURE.
I'M ASSUMING THAT PART OF THIS ONE COMES INTO THE CONVERSATION WE HAD DURING THE STRATEGIC PLANNING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC WHEN THE PUBLIC NEEDS IT, NOT BASED ON WHAT WE ARE.
AND MY COMMENT WAS WE NEED TO BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS.
AND I SEE A LOT OF $10 WORDS THERE.
WHERE WE NEED TO BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS IS PRETTY BLUNT AND SHORT, SWEET AND TO THE POINT.
AND THAT LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF WORDSMITHING AROUND THE REALITY OF WHAT WE'VE HEARD OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS, IF NOT THE LAST YEAR.
UM, THAT IT'S HARD TO DO BUSINESS WITH US BECAUSE THEY CAN'T FIND ANYBODY TO TALK TO.
I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT'S IN THERE AND THAT WE'RE REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT.
I THINK THE ITEM RELATED TO OPEN FOR BUSINESS, UH, FELL UNDER ITEM FOUR, WHICH IS THE NEXT SLIDE, UM, WHICH WE CAN MOVE ON TO AND TALK ABOUT OR WE CAN COME BACK TO IT.
I HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THREE, BUT IF YOU WANNA JUMP FORWARD AND COME
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BACK TO SCHOOL, LET'S, LET'S JUST FIGURE, LET'S JUST MAKE SURE IT'S THERE.UM, AND ARE YOU SPECIFICALLY WANTING THE WORDS OPEN FOR A BUSINESS TO APPEAR? WELL, I, I MEAN, WE, WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO ACKNOWLEDGE TO THE PEOPLE THAT RELY ON US FOR PERMITTING AND REVIEW OF DOCUMENTS THAT THEY KNOW THAT WE'RE HEARING THEM.
AND THAT'S SO IMPORTANT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO MAKE A REALLY COOL LOOKING PRESENTATION.
SO, PRESTON, YOU HAD SOMETHING? YEAH, JUST BACK ON THREE.
I I WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THE NOTES YOU SENT OUT RIGHT AFTER AND WATCHED A LITTLE BIT OF THE VIDEO.
I THINK THREE WAS WHERE, UM, I, I THINK WE WERE TRYING TO INCLUDE SOME WORDING ON COMMUNITY IMAGE.
I THINK THE BOTTOM BULLET MAYBE WAS INTENDED TO ADDRESS THAT WITH STANDARDS FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
BUT, UM, I THINK WE, I MEAN, I, I KIND OF WANNA BE SPECIFIC ABOUT COMMUNITY IMAGE AND THOSE THINGS WHERE OUR STANDARDS ARE NOT CURRENTLY BEING MET AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE VERY INTENTIONAL ACTION ON THOSE THINGS.
ANYTHING ELSE UNDER THREE BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT FOUR? OKAY.
FOUR IS STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND CONSOLIDATE.
ESTABLISH PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT, IDENTIFYING WAYS TO COORDINATE FUTURE GROWTH WITH CONSISTENTLY HIGH STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES THAT MEET COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS WHILE ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR DIVERSE RESIDENTIAL AND BUSINESS INVENTORY.
THE GOALS IDENTIFIED WERE INSTALLED DEFINED BUSINESS PRACTICES THAT ENSURE ACCESS TO EFFICIENT SERVICES SUPPORT A STRUCTURE IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT PROTECTS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT ASSETS IN EDMOND AND EMPOWERS THE EDMOND BUILDS PROGRAM TO ADVOCATE FOR PRESERVATION IN THE FACE OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
REVISIT THE EAST EDMOND 2050 PLAN TO INCORPORATE GROWING DEMAND.
ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES OF MEETING THAT SCOPE OF THAT DEMAND AND COALESCE WITH THE STRUCTURE AND STANDARDS SET BY THE UDC, WHICH IS THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE TO ENSURE STRATEGIC AND CONSISTENT DEVELOPMENT.
COLLATE THE CONFIRMED HOUSING INVENTORY, INCLUDING DIVERSE MARKET VALUES WITH THE PROJECTIONS IN THE HOUSING STUDY TO PRODUCE A COMPREHENSIVE LIST THAT WILL OUTLINE AVAILABILITY AND NEED AT ALL MARKET LEVELS AND IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES AND PRODUCE A PATH FORWARD FOR USE AND OR REDEVELOPMENT THAT LEVERAGES THOSE ASSETS AND POSITIVE REVENUE OUTCOMES.
I BELIEVE THE FIRST GOAL WAS WHAT WE DEVELOPED OUT OF THE OPEN FOR BUSINESS, BUT WE CAN CLEAR UP THAT LANGUAGE AND MAKE THAT MORE
I I JUST WANNA MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT ONE OF OUR FOCUSES IS, IS MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE HERE WHEN PEOPLE NEED US.
AND WE DO A GREAT JOB WITH A LOT OF WHAT WE DO AS A CITY.
UM, BUT THE, THE THING THAT WE HEAR FROM A LOT OF DEVELOPERS IS THERE'S NOBODY THERE WHEN WE NEED TO DO BUSINESS.
MS. ROBERTSON, THE LAST BULLET POINT.
I DON'T RECALL THAT, UH, THAT SPECIFIC IN THE, IN THE, IN THE TWO DAYS OF THE WORKSHOP.
MAYBE IT WAS, I KNOW WE WERE GOING TO IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE THE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES, BUT I WASN'T SURE THAT FOR REDEVELOPMENT THAT LEVERAGES THOSE ASSETS TO A POSITIVE REVENUE OUTCOME, WE MAY NEED TO KEEP SOME OF THOSE BUILDINGS.
SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND, I DON'T QUITE FOLLOW THIS.
I THINK IT SAYS USE OR REDEVELOPMENT.
I MEAN, HOLD ON JUST A SECOND.
WHAT WERE YOU GONNA SAY? I BELIEVE THAT CAME OUT OF THE CONVERSATION AROUND DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN.
BUT THE DESIRE WAS TO BROADEN THAT SO THAT WE'RE NOT SPECIFICALLY FOCUSED ON DOWNTOWN.
COUNCILMAN, WHAT WERE YOU GONNA SAY? OH, JUST THAT I, I I GET YOUR POINT.
I THINK I, I INTERPRETED IT WHEN IT SAYS FOR THE USE AND OR REDEVELOPMENT THAT USE WOULD BE MAINTAINING AND USING.
I MEAN, I HOPE THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS.
SO MAYBE CLARIFY THAT SO IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE IT'S INTENTIONAL OR, UH, SOLELY REVENUE OUTCOMES.
I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO ADD THE WORD DOWNTOWN.
WE DID TALK IN THE STRATEGIC PLANNING MEETING ABOUT DO WE WANNA LOOK AT ALL PROPERTIES? I THINK THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED ON THE DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES.
WELL, BUT I WOULD LIKE, I MEAN, I WOULD LIKE US TO LOOK AT ALL THE, BECAUSE AFTER YOU ASKED FOR THAT LIST MM-HMM
WHY ARE WE NOT LOOKING AT ALL PROPERTY? 'CAUSE WE MAY HAVE SOME LAND SITTING OUT THERE THAT WE'RE DOING NOTHING WITH.
AND CAN WE, CAN WE SELL IT? CAN WE TRADE IT FOR SOMETHING ELSE? I MEAN, THERE MAY BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE, SO DON'T, LET'S NOT OVERLOOK IT.
I DIDN'T KNOW IF WE COULD DO IT ALL THIS YEAR.
IF WE, IF WE COULD DO EVERYTHING THIS YEAR, WE'D
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BE REALLY SMART, WOULDN'T WE? OKAY.ANY OTHER CHANGES UNDER FOUR? NOPE.
I'M GETTING READY TO TAKE THESE HEARING AIDS OUT.
UH, I THAT MAY TAKE 'EM OUT ANYWAY.
I, UH, YOU'RE HEARING VOICES, BEN.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT, UH, I JUST WANNA BE CLEAR.
I, IT'S A LONG WAY TO GO BEFORE WE'D EVER SELL ANY OF THIS.
UH, AND THERE'S THINGS THAT WE'D HAVE TO DO TO EVEN BEGIN A DIS TO START A DISCUSSION.
SO I JUST, I JUST DON'T WANT THAT TO BE MISINTERPRETED THAT, THAT THESE PROPERTIES ARE FOR SALE.
'CAUSE THEY MAY BE, BUT THEY'RE NOT NOW.
WE COULD, THE SUGGESTION, WE COULD JUST SAY, IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE CITY OWNED PROPERTIES.
THAT'S THE VOICES I'M HEARING.
WOULD THAT BE ACCEPTABLE TO EVERYBODY ELSE? UH, I LIKE THAT.
ANYTHING ELSE BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO FIVE? ALRIGHT.
BUILD A TRANSPARENT, CONSISTENT AND ACCESSIBLE PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING THE CITY BUDGET AND IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AS WELL AS OPTIMIZING ALTERNATIVE REVENUE PRODUCING OPPORTUNITIES.
THE GOALS IDENTIFIED FOR THIS WILL REVISIT AND UPDATE PROPOSED PLANS FOR IMPACT FEES THAT ADDRESS THE FISCAL GAP THE CITY SEES IN PROVIDING INFRASTRUCTURE TO DEVELOPMENTS WITHOUT SIGNIFICANTLY DISCOURAGING GROWTH.
EVALUATE AND PLAN FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COUNCIL APPROVED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BUDGET TASK FORCE, DETERMINE ASSOCIATED COSTS AND DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF CITY OWNED CAPITAL ASSETS AND DEVELOP IT AND IMPLEMENT A GLOSSARY OF CONSISTENT AND COMMON TERMS TO ENHANCE UNDERSTANDING AND COMMUNICATION OF THE BUDGET PROCESS AND DEVELOP A CLEAR STRUCTURE TO IDENTIFY CITY STAFF RESPONSIBLE FOR THE 32 SEPARATE BUDGET DIVISIONS.
EDITS OR COMMENTS TO ANY OF THOSE? ONLY COMMENT I HAVE IS, I MEAN, I THINK IT'S BECOME ONE OF OUR MORE OVERUSED WORDS IN SOCIETY IN GENERAL, BUT I, I LIKE TO BUILD A TRANSPARENT, CONSISTENT, ACCESSIBLE PROCESS.
WHEN WE SAY THAT, IT TENDS TO IMPLY THAT IT'S NOT TRANSPARENT AND OR ACCESSIBLE.
MAYBE WE CAN IMPROVE ON A TRANSPARENT, ACCESSIBLE OR SOMETHING YOU, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT AN EITHER OR.
IT'S, IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT OF YEAH, WE CAN CHANGE THAT WORDING.
A STRONG TOURISM AND RECREATION PROGRAM.
INVEST IN OPPORTUNITIES TO HAND ENHANCE CURRENT ASSETS, IDENTIFY OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP FURTHER ASSETS AND ADVANCE A PLAN THAT WILL AUGMENT THEN STANDING AND APPEAL BOTH TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS GOALS.
IDENTIFIED FOR THIS, WERE USING THE ARCADIA LAKE MASTER PLAN.
IDENTIFY AND ENGAGE PARTNERS NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE GOALS OF THE PLAN, THE FUNDING SOURCE FOR PROJECTS AND A REASONABLE TIMELINE FOR MILESTONES IN COMPLETION.
SUPPORT COMPLETION OF THE MITCH PARK MASTER PLAN, INCLUDING COMMUNITY COMMUNICATIONS PLANS AND IDENTIFY NEXT STEPS AND MILESTONES NEEDED, INCLUDING FUNDING TO MOVE THE MASTER PLAN'S GOALS FORWARD.
CLARIFY PLANS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDOOR COMPLEX NEAR I 35, INCLUDING PARTNERS NEEDED AND CLEAR MILESTONES AND GOALS MOVING FORWARD AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO ATTRACT ADDITIONAL VISITOR ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS TO SUPPORT YOUTH SPORTS EVENTS AND FACILITIES.
PRODUCE A PLAN FOR SUPPORTING AND ENHANCING THE FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE AS A FACILITY AND PROMOTE IT AS AN ATTRACTION FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.
AND EXECUTE THE CITY'S ROLE IN THE ONGOING DEVELOPMENT OF UNCOMMON GROUND.
ADDRESSING THE NEEDS TO EXPAND AND MAINTAIN THE HUNT WINK DETENTION POND.
PRODUCE DESIGNS AND PLANS FOR THE EXPANSION OF COLTRANE ROAD AND FUNDING FOR PROJECT AND ONGOING FACILITY SUPPORT.
EDITS OR COMMENTS TO ANY OF THOSE GOALS? MY ONLY COMMENT HERE WAS ON THE FIRST
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BULLET, UH, I THINK THE DISCUSSION AROUND ARCADIA LAKE WAS REALLY, IT WASN'T LIKE ABOUT PICNIC TABLES, RIGHT? IT WAS ABOUT REVENUE AND TOURISM SPECIFICALLY AND UH, YOU KNOW, RESTAURANTS AND BOARDWALKS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.SO I, I THINK WE SHOULD FOCUS IT IN A LITTLE MORE ON MAYBE THE REVENUE AND TOURISM GOALS RATHER THAN JUST OVERALL GOALS.
'CAUSE OVERALL GOALS COULD BE TRASH COLLECTION OR PICNIC TABLES.
LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF STUFF IN THAT MASTER PLAN THAT ARE FINE THINGS, BUT JUST WASN'T THE FOCUS OF THE BULLET HERE.
SO PLANS FOR PUBLICATION REPORTING.
UM, SEEMS LIKE WE'VE GOT SOME ADDITIONAL CHANGES TO MAKE TO THE WORDING.
SO, UM, AFTER THE PLAN IS APPROVED, I'M PRESUMING WE'LL DO THAT AT A LATER COUNCIL MEETING.
UM, WE'LL PUBLISH THAT TO THE CITY WEBSITE AS A PDF DOCUMENT.
AND THEN WE ARE WORKING ON DEVELOPING A, UH, PUBLIC FACING DASHBOARD THAT WOULD GO ON THE WEBSITE.
UM, OUR HOPE WAS TO HAVE THAT READY BY THE END OF APRIL DEPENDING ON WHEN THIS WAS FINALIZED.
UM, AND THEN TO PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE PLAN ONCE A QUARTER THROUGH THAT DASHBOARD.
UM, USING APPROPRIATE AND MEANINGFUL METRICS AS WELL AS QUA QUALITATIVE INFORMATION.
SO, UM, WE DID NOT HEAR DESIRE FOR A, UH, PRINTED VERSION LIKE WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST, SO I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR THAT THAT WAS NOT THE EXPECTATION THAT WE'RE FOCUSING DIGITALLY.
IS THAT CORRECT? AT THIS POINT? YES.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT PLANS FOR REPORTING OR PUBLICATION OF THE PLAN ONCE IT'S FINISHED? SO THE ONE COMMENT THAT I WOULD MAKE THAT I'M SURE PRESTON WILL FOLLOW UP AFTER I'M DONE SPEAKING, BUT, UM, STRATEGIC STRATEGIC PLAN DOES YOU ABSOLUTELY NO GOOD IF YOU DON'T HAVE A WAY TO MEASURE IT.
AND THERE ARE NO METRICS AT ALL HERE.
UM, AND PART OF THAT I WILL TELL YOU FALLS ON THE FIVE OF US BECAUSE WE HAVE NOT GONE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF SAYING WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS THAT WE BELIEVE ARE IMPORTANT FOR US TO MEASURE AT THE VERY TOP OF THIS PYRAMID TO SAY WE'RE SUCCEEDING AS A CITY AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE THAT TO YOU AND YOUR TEAM.
UM, AND THAT'S SOMETHING I THINK THAT AJ CAN WORK WITH US ON OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO TO KIND OF FLESH THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT, SEE WHERE WE CAN GET ON THAT.
BUT I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE METRICS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES.
THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE EVERY SINGLE BULLET.
BUT WE NEED SOMETHING TO SAY WE'RE MOVING THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND THAT THAT IS TRULY MEASURABLE, NOT JUST, UH, WE DID IT.
MY COMMENT WAS SIMILAR BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.
I
UM, WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY IS, UH, I ASSUME EACH ONE OF THESE WILL KIND OF BE, UM, ASSIGNED TO A DEPARTMENT OR DIRECTOR AND THEN THEY'LL GO WORK ON, YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE SUCCESSFUL FOR THIS GOAL? SOME OF 'EM ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD, SOME OF 'EM REQUIRE A LITTLE MORE THOUGHT.
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF HOW I WAS COMING AT IT.
BUT I THINK TOGETHER THOSE TWO THOUGHTS CAN BOTH MOVE US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
IT'S KINDA JUST ABOUT WHAT, WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO US TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN EACH OF THESE AREAS.
OTHER COMMENTS? I JUST SAY, THANKS JANE.
THAT'S A LOT OF WORK TO TRY TO SUMMARIZE ALL THAT AND MAKE IT CONCISE AND THEN, UH, STAND UP AND BE PICKED APART BY THE GROUP SITTING UP HERE.
ANYTHING ELSE? YES, JANE, THANK YOU FOR, AND WHOEVER OTHER STAFF THAT WORK TO PREPARE THIS.
UM, I HOPE YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO WATCH STRATEGIC PLANNING MORE THAN ONCE 'CAUSE THAT WAS A LOT AND, UM, A LOT OF TIME.
BUT I DO APPRECIATE WHAT YOU EXTRAPOLATED FROM ALL THAT CONVERSATION.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE GOAL OF A STRATEGIC PLAN IS FOR US TO ALL AGREE ON STRATEGY AND THEN THAT NEEDS TO MAKE SENSE FOR THE CITY MANAGER AND HIS STAFF TO EXECUTE IT.
AND SO AT THIS POINT, I WOULD HOPE THAT IF ANYTHING ISN'T CLEAR ENOUGH TO STAFF THAT NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME.
YOU KNOW, THEY CAN LET AJ KNOW OR WHATEVER FORMAT YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT IN.
BUT I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT AS A COUNCIL WE'RE NOT SENDING STAFF ON GOOSE CHASES, THAT WE ARE BEING CONSISTENT IN THE WAY WE COMMUNICATE.
OF COURSE, THINGS COME UP, BUT WE, WE ARE HERE TO SERVE
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CITIZENS AND WE, WE WANNA BE SUPPORTIVE OF STAFF AND WORK ALONGSIDE YOU.UM, AND THERE WAS ONE THING I THOUGHT WE WERE YOU GONNA SAY SOMETHING AJ TO THAT? OH, I I CAN WAIT, GO AHEAD.
WELL, I'M LOOKING AND YOU KNOW, WE, WE HAD A SALES TAX RENEWAL AND WE DIRECTED THAT, THAT THAT RENEWAL PORTION WOULD GO TOWARDS ROADS, BUT THEN THE REMAINING CIP WAS NOT LIMITED TO JUST ROADS.
AND I THINK WE'VE SAID THAT IN PUBLIC AND I MEAN, IT MAY BE, I MEAN, THAT WAS A STRATEGY THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WHEN WE WENT TO CITIZENS TO VOTE.
SO THAT WE MAY, I DON'T KNOW, WHATEVER YOU GUYS THINK ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, IF WE NEED TO PUT THAT IN HERE, WE, WE MIGHT NEED TO PUT, PUT YOUR THINKING CAP ON AND FIGURE OUT HOW WE FIX THAT VERY FIRST SLIDE.
THAT TALKS ABOUT THE ROAD PLAN.
BECAUSE I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.
UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE SAID IT MULTIPLE TIMES HERE THAT THE IDEA WAS TO GUARANTEE THAT WE GET THE 2017 DEDICATED ROADS AND THEN WHEN YOU GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE 2000, IT CAN BE USED FOR ROADS, BUT IT ALSO NEEDS TO ADDRESS ANY OTHER NEEDS WE HAVE THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE, THE SOURCES THAT IT'S TARGETED FOR.
UM, AND WE'VE GOTTA MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WE'VE GOTTA BE RESPONSIVE TO ALL THE CITIZENS, NOT JUST A FEW.
I THINK JANE, YOUR, YOUR WORDS WITHING, I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB.
I THINK IF SOMEWHERE IN GOAL ONE WE CAN PUT MORE ABOUT, BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT, UM, THE STRATEGY FOR HAVING MULTIPLE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND THEN PERHAPS WE PUT SOME LANGUAGE IN THERE ABOUT THE INTENT OF THE CIP, UM, SALES TAX RENEWAL AND THEN THERE WERE THE EXISTING.
UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, I WAS JUST GOING TO, UM, TO GO AHEAD ASK OR SUGGEST THAT, UM, I KNOW THE METRICS, UM, ARE INFORMED.
I THOUGHT WE GOT, LET ME JUST INTERRUPT, JANE.
I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU AND I WAS HOPING WE'D GET THROUGH THIS NIGHT TONIGHT WITHOUT HAVING TO HEAR THE WORD METRICS TWICE, BUT WE'VE NOW HEARD IT, SO LET'S KEEP UP WITH THAT THREE TIMES IRONIC THAT HE'S KEEPING TRACK OF HOW MANY TIMES WE SAID IT, WHICH IS A METRIC I KNOW THAT IDENTIFYING, UM, APPLICABLE UNITS OF MEASURE, UH, ARE IMPORTANT TO THE, UH, TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND IT STRIKES ME THAT AS A, AS JANE WAS, AND BY THE WAY, I AGREE, I THINK JANE DID A, A TERRIFIC JOB, NOT A SOLO, BUT, UH, DID A LOT OF GREAT WORK OF A RATHER VAGUE ASSIGNMENT FROM ME.
BUT, UH, AS SHE WAS PRESENTING THE ITEMS, I WAS EVEN THINKING IN MY HEAD ABOUT, UH, THINGS THAT I KNOW.
'CAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BACKGROUND, WE'RE PREPARING THE 26 27 BUDGET.
UM, W WOULD THE COUNCIL BE INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT, UM, WAYS TO MEASURE PROGRESS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AS PART OF A BUDGET WORKSHOP? THAT, THAT JUST STRIKES ME AS A, AS A PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TIME, IF YOU'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT, UH, WAYS THAT YOU'LL MEASURE AND MONITOR PROGRESS, THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC THINGS IN A BUDGET OR POINT OUT CERTAIN PROPOSED EXPENDITURES IN THE BUDGET THAT WOULD BE RELEVANT TO HOWEVER YOU WOULD PROPOSE TO MEASURE THEM.
SO WE DO HAVE SOME BUDGET WORKSHOPS COMING UP.
WOULD YOU, AND WE'RE STARTING AT TWO AS I RECALL.
SO WE HAVE, I DON'T WANNA CALL IT AN EXTRA HOUR, BUT WE HAVE AN EXTRA HOUR, UH, BUILT IN.
DOES THAT MAKE SOME SENSE TO YOU THAT MAYBE WE'D EVEN GET A COUPLE, A WORKSHOP OR TWO IN AND THEN DEVOTE, UH, SOME TIME, UH, MAYBE AT THE, AT THE SECOND OR THIRD WORKSHOP TO THIS PLAN AND THEN, AS I LIKE TO SAY, CONNECTING SOME OF THOSE DOTS? YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.
AND I THINK TOO, BACK TO THAT M WORD COUNCILMAN, THAT WE CAN'T SAY AGAIN BECAUSE WE SAID TOO MUCH.
IT IS, YOU THINK IT BUT DON'T SAY IT.
IT IS IN, IT IS IN THERE ON PAGE SIX, JANE.
YOU NEED TO, I THINK WHAT'S REALLY CRITICAL IS IT'S NOT ONLY IN THERE, BUT IT SAYS PLACE REALISTIC AND NECESSARY.
AND SO TO ME, THAT THAT KIND OF, UH, TELLS US WE SHOULD, WE SHOULD DO IT BY CATEGORY 1, 2, 3, 4 ITEM, NOT, NOT GO BANANAS ON EVERY BULLET POINT BECAUSE IT'LL, IT'LL ALL GET LOST IN
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THE MINUTIA IF WE DO.MS. ROBERTSON, SERIOUSLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I, I WOULD SAY YES, MR. KREGER.
UM, BEING ABLE TO USE OBJECTIVE NUMERIC DATA IN A BUDGET WORKSHOP MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION.
YOU LIKE THE WAY I DID THAT?
UM, I KNOW THIS HAS BEEN A BIG LIFT.
I ALSO KNOW THAT IT'S COMING AT A TIME THAT WE'RE GOING A HUNDRED MILES AN HOUR LOOKING AT HOW WE DO BUDGETING AND WE CHANGED THE WHOLE WAY WE DID THIS PROCESS.
SO, UM, I THINK ALL OF US ARE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF YOU AND STAFF AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE LAST FEW MONTHS.
APPRECIATE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SO WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE THIS.
IS THAT, DO WE CON DO WE CONTINUE THIS SINCE WE NEED TO MAKE UPDATES? MR. MAYOR? I THINK THINK WE GOT A CITIZEN HERE THAT WANTS TO, OH, SORRY.
HI, JEFF STOKES, UH, 31 40, UH, BIRCHWOOD CIRCLE ARCADIA.
UM, I'M A CYCLIST, SO, AND I LIVE UNFORTUNATELY IN BARRY'S, UH, AREA, UH, OVER ON THE EAST SIDE.
THAT'S UNFORTUNATELY YOU LIVE IN BARRY'S AREA.
BUT WHENEVER YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT ROAD, YOU TIDY THAT UP.
BUT NO, UH, AS, AS YOU START THINKING ABOUT DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION, STUFF LIKE THAT, EVEN THOUGH I'VE CYCLED, I I, I COME FROM DALLAS WHERE WE DON'T TAKE OUT LANES FOR CYCLISTS.
YOU AS A CYCLIST ARE CONSIDERED A CAR, SO YOU STILL HAVE TO ABIDE BY THE LAWS OF, UH, AS IF YOU WERE A CAR.
SO I, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND, UM, AS I'VE SEEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, AND NOT THIS CITY, BUT JUST THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA, PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN OUT LANES JUST FOR CYCLISTS AND THEY'RE NOT USED AS MUCH, ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE TRAFFIC CONGESTIONS AND WE'RE TRYING TO EXPAND ROADS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IF WE GO TO A THREE OR FOUR ROAD SYSTEM, JUST HAVE THAT, UH, THE SLOW LANE CONSIDERED FOR CYCLISTS TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR, UH, CITIZENS KNOW THAT EITHER GET OVER OR GIVE THAT THREE SIX FOOT BUFFER, UH, AS THEY PASS.
SO YEAH, I GUESS WE WOULD NEED A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS.
HOW LONG DO WE WANT? JUST WAY BACK THERE.
HOW LONG DO WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS TO MAKE UPDATES? JUST ONE MEETING.
MARCH 9TH IS GONNA BE A LONG MEETING.
WELL, GO AHEAD JANE, IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER.
I MEAN,
UM, WOULD WE WANNA APPROVE, WAIT TO APPROVE THIS UNTIL AFTER WE'VE HAD THOSE, IF WE'RE EXPECTING THOSE METRICS TO BE ON THIS, I I THINK IT'S GONNA TAKE US A WHILE TO GET METRICS.
I MEAN, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH PUTTING THE PLAN OUT THERE KNOWING THAT METRICS ARE COMING AS LONG AS WE'RE COMMITTED TO THAT.
I'M SORRY I USED THAT WORD AGAIN.
UM, I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN ADOPTING THE STRATEGIC PLAN SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
AND MAYBE WE ADDRESS THOSE YEAH.
UM, DURING THE BUDGET WORKSHOPS.
TRYING TO THINK OF A DIFFERENT WORD.
UM, OH, AND I, I HAD, I WOULD LIKE SOME TO BE PRINTED.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS A DECISION WE MADE TO STRATEGICALLY OR NOT, BUT LET'S, LET'S PRINT SOME.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN WATCHING CITY GOVERNMENT, I THINK THEY'RE INTERESTED AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE KIND OF WAITING TO SEE WHAT OUR STRATEGIC PLAN IS.
SO I'M EAGER TO GET THESE THINGS BUTTONED UP AND ADOPT IT SO THE STAFF AND THE PUBLIC KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING.
WHY DON'T WE PUSH IT OUT TO MEETINGS? YEAH.
UM, I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TIME TO MAKE THE CHANGES AND ALSO ALLOW YOU ALL TIME TO REVIEW THOSE CHANGES SO THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WHEN IT COMES BACK.
UM, AND I THINK ONE MEETING WOULD BE TOO QUICK OF A TURNAROUND TIME WITH, UH, SUBMISSION DEADLINES.
SO IF WE COULD PUT AT TWO MEETINGS, MS. ROBERTS, UH, MARCH 23RD.
DOES THAT WORK FOR YOU? THAT DOES WORK FOR ME.
I'D MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM AND, UH, UNTIL MARCH 23RD.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE, DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO TALK ABOUT IN OUR, IN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THIS EVENING.
SO UNLESS SOMEONE HAS SOMETHING THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT RELATED TO THIS ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND I SEE NO MOTION, WE CAN
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MOVE ON TO ITEM 11.[11. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]
COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL.ANYONE ANY COMMENTS TONIGHT? SHOUT OUT TO THE LEADERSHIP ADMIN, PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE.
JUST SO YOU KNOW, I WAS SIMPLY GONNA APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE THAT'S HERE FOR THIS MEETING, GETTING OFF OFF THE RAILS SO QUICKLY TONIGHT SO OUR METRICS WILL IMPROVE.
I ALSO JUST WANTED TO MENTION, THERE'S AN EMAIL, UH, THE CITY MANAGER FORWARDED US, UH, THIS WEEK ABOUT OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT SAVED A LIFE IN THE LAST WEEK.
AND, UM, I DON'T, AT LEAST ME, I JUST SORT OF FORGET THAT SOME OF THAT STUFF HAPPENS SOMETIMES.
I MEAN, I KNOW YOU GUYS DO GREAT WORK, BUT I LIKE REAL LIVES SAVED, UH, HAPPENING, UH, ALL THE TIME IN OUR CITY FROM OUR GREAT PUBLIC SAFETY STAFF.
AND SO JUST WANNA SHOUT OUT TO THEM AND JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND THAT THAT HAPPENS AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL IN OUR CITY.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND IT.