[1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
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GOOD EVENING.UH, THIS IS OUR SECOND ATTEMPT AT OUR NEW AGENDA FORMAT AND HOPEFULLY WE DO BETTER THAN LAST TIME.
SO, UH, ITEM TWO IS CITIZEN COMMENTS.
WE HAD ONE PERSON WHO SIGNED UP JACK PARSONS.
UM, IT IS POSSIBLE THOUGH THAT HE GOT HIS QUESTIONS ANSWERED BEFOREHAND.
IF MR. PARSONS IS HERE AND WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD, UM, OTHERWISE WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM THREE.
SO WE'RE MOVING ON TO ITEM THREE.
[3. Appointments and Reappointments:]
APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS.WE HAVE SIX TOTAL THIS EVENING.
I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ALL OF THEM.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CAST.
[A. Case No. PR25-00008; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of a Final Plat of Liberty Park Phase 1, Located Northeast of Coffee Creek and Coltrane. (Parkhill; Ward 2) Said Consideration to Include Consideration of Approval of the Following Variances to Title 21, Subdivisions, of the Edmond Municipal Code: A Variance to Section 21.03.040 to Allow Mountable Curbs in the Alleys; and A Variance to Section 21.02.030(C) to Reduce the Required Minor Street Right-of-Way Width of 50-feet, in Lieu of a Combination of Right-of-Way, Easements, and Landscaped Common Areas.]
PUBLIC HEARING.ITEMS FOUR A IS CASE NUMBER PR 2 5 0 0 0 0 8 PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF FINAL PLAT OF URBY PARK, PHASE ONE LOCATED NORTHEAST OF COFFEE CREEK AND COLTRANE, UH, SAID CONSIDERATION TO INCLUDE A CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING VARIANCES TO TITLE 21 SUBDIVISIONS OF THE MOND MUNICIPAL CODE.
MR. BRIAN, I'M GONNA LET YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE.
KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
UM, NOTE THAT FINAL PLAT APPROVALS WILL TYPICALLY INCLUDED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THIS ONE HAS TWO VARIANCES REQUESTED.
SO WE WERE ASKING FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION FOR EACH VARIANCE.
IN ADDITION TO THE FINAL PLAT, THE APPROXIMATELY 10.5 ACRE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF COFFEE CREEK, APPROXIMATELY HALF A MILE EAST OF COVELL.
THE CASE DETAILS INCLUDE THAT THIS IS PHASE ONE, WHICH ENCOMPASSES APPROXIMATELY 12% OF THE OVERALL LIBERTY PARK PRELIMINARY PLAT, WHICH WAS APPROVED IN 2025.
UH, THIS FINAL PLAT INCLUDES 50 LOTS.
IT HAS PRIVATE STREETS AND ALLEYS.
TWO VARIANCES ARE REQUESTED A VARIANCE TO TITLE 21 0 3 0 40 TO ALLOW MOUNTABLE CURBS TO BE USED IN THE ALLEYS AS THESE ARE PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE OWNER WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR ONGOING MAINTENANCE.
STAFF IS NOT OPPOSED TO THIS VARIANCE.
TWO, A VARIANCE TO TITLE 2 1 0 2 0 3 0 SUB C TO REDUCE THE MINIMUM RIGHT OF WAY FOR MINOR STREET TO 35 FEET.
STAFF DOES NOT OPPOSE THIS VARIANCE BECAUSE THE STREETS ARE PRIVATE AND EASEMENTS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO ALLOW ADEQUATE SPACE FOR FUTURE MAINTENANCE AT THEIR REGULAR PUBLIC HEARING.
ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF EACH VARIANCE AND THE FINAL PLAT BY VOTES OF FIVE TO ZERO.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING? NOT UNLESS ANYONE WANTS TO.
IS THERE ANYONE IN THE, THE AUDIENCE THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
I BELIEVE MR. HEISEL OR MR. WALTERS CAN ANSWER IT.
IF YOU COULD, ONE OF YOU COULD STEP UP.
UH, YOU AND I HAVE BEEN IN A NUMBER OF MEETINGS, UH, REGARDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE, AND THE TREE SITUATION.
AND, UH, AT OUR LAST MEETING OVER HERE IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM, YOU HAD MADE AN OFFER TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I KNOW THERE WAS A A, A TIME LAPSE GETTING THAT TO THEM.
I THINK YOU'VE GOTTEN IT TO 'EM NOW.
AND, AND THE ARRANGEMENT THAT YOU SUGGESTED IN THE ROOM, THAT'S WHAT YOU SENT THEM? YEAH, WHAT WE OFFERED WAS, UH, PROVIDING THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM FOR THEIR GREEN BELT, UH, AS WELL AS EIGHT HOURS OF, THEY HAD AN ARBORIST THAT THEY WANTED TO CONSULT AND WE WOULD PAY FOR THE FIRST EIGHT HOURS OF THAT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? WE HAVE THREE MOTIONS WE NEED TO ENTERTAIN.
THE FIRST ONE WILL BE FOR A VARIANCE OF SECTION 21.0 3.040 TO ALLOW MOUNTABLE CURBS IN THE IN THE ALLEYS.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? SO MOVE MR. MAYOR.
FIVE ZERO SECOND VARIANCE IS THE VARIANCE IN SECTION 21.0 2.030 C TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED MIN MINOR STREET RIGHT OF WAY, WIDTH OF 50 FEET IN LIEU OF A COMBINATION OF RIGHT OF WAY EASEMENTS AND LANDSCAPE COMMON AREAS.
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MOTION PASSES.I WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON THE APPROVAL OF THE FINAL PLAT.
SECOND, HAVE MOTION AND SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[B. Case No. ES25-00006; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4067 for an Easement Closing for 1700 S State Street Electrical Easement, Located Northeast of South State and West 18th Streets. (Mike Looney; Ward 3)]
B CASE NUMBER ES 25 DASH 0 0 0 6 PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 6 7 FOR AN EASEMENT CLOSING FOR 1700 SOUTH STATE STREET.ELECTRICAL EASEMENT LOCATED NORTHEAST OF SOUTH STATE AND WEST 18TH STREET IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT.
MR. BRIAN? THANK YOU KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
AS YOU INDICATED, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING APPROVAL TO CLOSE AN ELECTRIC EASEMENT AT 1700 SOUTH STATE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT HERE ON THE MAP.
EDMOND ELECTRIC DOES NOT HAVE FACILITIES LOCATED IN THIS EASEMENT.
THE ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE EASEMENT CLOSING.
NO OBJECTIONS WERE RECEIVED FROM FRANCHISE UTILITIES AT THEIR 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? ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[C. Case No. Z25-00009; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4077 Rezoning Certain Property Generally Located at 201 E 4th Street from "A" Single Family Dwelling District to "PUD Z25-00009" Lexi's Cottage on 4th Street and Providing an Effective Date. (Sunny Lemon LLC; Ward 1)]
C.CASE NUMBER Z TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 0 9.
CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 7 7 REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED AT 2 0 1 EAST FOURTH STREET FROM A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO PUDZ TWO FIVE DASH NINE LEXI COTTAGE ON FOURTH STREET AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR.
KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT REQUEST IS APPROXIMATELY 7,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER, FOURTH AND BOULEVARD.
NEARBY ZONING AND USES INCLUDE TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTH, ARE ZONED AND DEVELOPED AS RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST.
ACROSS BOULEVARD IS ZONED AS CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND IS DEVELOPED WITH A PLACE OF WORSHIP TO BRING THIS EXISTING DEVELOPMENT INTO CONFORMANCE.
THE APPLICANT HAS APPLIED FOR A PLANE UNIT DEVELOPMENT, WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DETAILS ALLOWED USES WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO A DUPLEX AND AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
A MAXIMUM OF THREE DWELLING UNITS WOULD BE ALLOWED IN THE CONFIGURATION RESTRICTED BY THE USES JUST STATED.
AND THE GOAL IS TO MODIFY THE EXISTING MAIN STRUCTURE TO REDUCE ITS NUMBER OF UNITS FROM THREE TO TWO AND RENOVATE THE EXISTING ACCESSORY UNIT LOCATED IN THE, IN THE DETACHED STRUCTURE ON THE NORTH PORTION OF THE LOT.
THE EDMOND PLAN, THE CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CATEGORIZES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PROPOSED USE IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS CATEGORY AT THE REGULAR PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026.
PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? QUESTIONS COMING UP HERE.
MAYOR O'NEILL, MR. MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL.
UH, A LOT OF OUR ZONING THESE DAYS IS ALL PUDS.
THIS IS CLEARLY, UM, I THINK, UH, A DUPLEX, IS IT NOT? IS IT A DUPLEX? I THINK SO.
WHAT KIND OF ZONING IS THIS? WHAT ARE WE PUTTING ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT? A DUPLEX? YEAH, RIGHT NOW IT'S, IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY AND WE'RE DOING A PUD TO, DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU READ THIS PUD DOCUMENT THAT SAYS A DUPLEX WITH A A DU, UM, OR THE DRAWING THAT WAS SUBMITTED WITH IT THAT SHOWS IT'S NOT THREE TOTAL UNITS BEFORE.
UM, I'M ASKING THAT SAME QUESTION.
WELL ANYWAY, I IT WOULD HELP IF WE HAD SORT OF A CONCISE DEFINITION HERE.
NOT EVERYTHING THAT'S BUILT ON AN ACRE OR ACRE AND A HALF NEEDS TO BE A PUD.
SURELY WE DON'T HAVE THAT MANY PROBLEMS. I NOTICED BEFORE ON A COUNCIL MEETING ONE NIGHT WE HAD THE EXACT SAME THING, UH, IN ONE NEIGHBORHOOD AND A MILE DOWN THE ROAD, EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
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TO, UH, RRR ONE TO R TWO AND THE OTHER ONE WENT FROM R TWO TO R ONE TO PUD AND ESSENTIALLY WAS REZONED SINGLE FAMILY.AND THAT WASN'T WHAT WAS INTENDED.
THE OTHER GUY SAYS, I JUST WANNA SPLIT THE LODGE.
I THINK WE GET A LITTLE FRESH AND A LITTLE BIT MORE ACTIVE WITH THESE PUDS THAN WE NEED TO BE.
ABOUT 95% OF THE ZONING IS ALL PUDS AND NOBODY KNOWS WHAT THE HECK THEY'RE DOING.
THE REASON WE HAVE THESE BOARDS OUT HERE AND TELL PEOPLE WHAT'S HAPPENING WAS SO THAT WE COULD TELL 'EM WHAT'S GOING ON.
AND WHEN YOU MAKE IT ALL PUDS, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE HECK THE REZONINGS AT.
AND UH, THIS IS ALSO BRINGS UP ANOTHER LITTLE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THE LAST CITY COUNCIL REZONE OR CHANGE THE ORDINANCE, UH, CONCERNING FINAL PLATS.
AND, UH, ALL OF US BELIEVE THAT WE HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY HOMEOWNERS HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS, BUT WE DON'T HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS.
'CAUSE THE LAST COUNCIL TOOK, TOOK CARE OF THAT.
WHEN THEY DO A FINAL PLAT AND YOUR PLATT'S BEEN PROCESSED, YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, IF SOMEBODY CAME IN AND WANTED TO PUT A TWO STORY APARTMENT COMPLEX RIGHT NEXT TO YOURS, UH, YOU, YOU FEEL SET FAIRLY SAFE, IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.
BUT BY LAW, THE CITY COUNCIL CAN CHANGE A PLATH THAT'S BEEN APPROVED AND, AND FINALIZED AND FINISHED AND REZONE IT TO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO.
IT'S HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES IN SOME OF OUR OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS.
WE TOOK A LOT RIGHT NEXT TO A COMMERCIAL AREA AND MADE OPEN DISPLAY STORAGE AND BUILT A BUILDING ON IT.
UH, IT WAS IN AN AREA THAT WOULD DID NOT DRAW MUCH ATTENTION IN OUR COMMUNITY, BUT IT WAS AN OLD NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WAS BEING REVITALIZED WHEN PEOPLE TAKING THESE OLDER HOMES AND PUTTING MASSIVE NEW HOMES IN THEIR PLACE, I THINK WE HAVE TO REESTABLISH THE FACT THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNERS, ESPECIALLY HOMEOWNERS, HAVE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND THAT ORDINANCE, UH, UH, THAT THEY CHANGE NEEDS TO BE UNDONE.
AND WE'RE GONNA PROPOSE THAT AND MAKE THAT SUGGESTION ON BEHALF OF THE EDMOND NEIGHBORHOOD ALLIANCE.
BUT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY HERE, UH, HAS STOOD THERE FOR PART OF THE CLASSEN ADDITION.
ONE OF THE ORIGINAL, UH, UH, ADDITIONS TO OUR CITY, UH, ANTON CLASSEN, WHO BUILT HALF OF CLASSEN OKLAHOMA CITY, UM, WAS THE ONE THAT STARTED THAT DEVELOPMENT.
HE AND ANOTHER GUY GOT IN AN ARGUMENT ACCORDING TO HISTORY AND THEN, AND THEY DECIDED EDMOND WASN'T BIG ENOUGH FOR THE BOTH OF THEM
BUT, UH, THIS IS AN OLD NEIGHBORHOOD, OKAY? AND IT WAS A, IT IS A FOUNDATION OF OUR COMMUNITY AND WE HAVE TWO OTHER LOTS ON THE OTHER END OF THIS EDITION THAT YOU'RE HAVING ON THE NEXT ITEM.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER LITTLE ARGUMENT FOR THAT ONE THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT THERE.
BUT, UH, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING A BETTER JOB OF LETTING OUR PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND LET, LETTING OUR PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEIR PROPERTY RIGHTS ARE BEING PROTECTED.
AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE THAT PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BE PRO PROVED.
BUT ANYWAY, THAT'S MY OPINION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO THAT? I'M HAPPY TO.
I DIDN'T GET CALLED ON DURING THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THE APPLICANT.
I, I I PLAN ON STANDING UP AND SAYING I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THIS PROJECT, UH, I DIDN'T FILE THIS PUD, BUT I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF IT.
THE BIARDO HAS BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY AND THE LANDOWNER AND THEIR ATTORNEY MISLED THEM TO SAY THAT ITS CURRENT USE AT THE TIME WAS LEGAL AND CONFORMING.
THERE WERE THREE INDIVIDUAL LIVING UNITS INSIDE THIS BUILDING AND AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
SO THERE WERE FOUR OCCUPANTS ON THIS PROPERTY.
SO I BELIEVE THE BEOS WENT TO THE EVAN PLANNING STAFF AND SAID, HEY, WE KINDA GOT MISLED HERE.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO? AND NOT THAT IT'S ON THE STAFF, BECAUSE THEY DO A GREAT JOB, UH, THEY SUGGESTED A PUD AND I BELIEVE I DON'T NEED TO TAKE ISSUE WITH MAYOR O'NEILL'S OPINION OF PUDS.
I HAVE A DIFFERENT OPINION, BUT IN THIS INSTANCE IT ALLOWED THEM TO SAY, AND IF THE DRAWING IS WRONG, THEN I APOLOGIZE.
IT'S A DUPLEX WITH AN A DU, LEROY CARTWRIGHT, FORMER EVAN PLANNING COMMISSIONER WAS AT PLANNING COMMISSION.
HE LIVES NEXT DOOR AND CAME AND SUPPORTED THE PROJECT.
JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS WAS AN EFFORT TO MAKE A NON-CONFORMING PROPERTY CONFORMING.
AND THE PUD WAS THE VEHICLE TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
AND SO THAT'S WHY THE BIARDO DID IT THIS WAY.
UH, ADMITTEDLY A DUPLEX WOULDN'T HAVE TO, BUT RIGHT.
SO BECAUSE OF THE A DU AND THEY JUST FELT LIKE IT WAS THE BEST WAY TO CLEAN IT UP.
AND LIKE I SAID, MR. CARTWRIGHT WAS HERE AND HE WANTED ONE THING TO BE SAID.
AND THAT'S ALL I WAS GONNA SAY IS THIS HELPS THE PROPERTY BE CONFORMING IN THE EYES OF THE LAND USE AND ENTITLEMENT WITH, WITH THE CITY OF EDMOND.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE.
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I'M, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED BECAUSE OF WHAT'S IN THE PUD VERSUS THAT HAND HAND-DRAWN.IF WE APPROVE THIS, ARE WE STILL GONNA GET BASICALLY FOUR UNITS ON THE PROPERTY OR, OR IS IT GONNA BE RESTRICTED TO THAT? I GUESS I CAN MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE RECORD.
I, I DIDN'T DRAW THIS, BUT THE APPLICATION IS FOR A DUPLEX PLUS AN A DU AT A MAXIMUM OF THREE DWELLING UNITS ON THE ENTIRE PARCEL.
SO ANY REPRESENTATION OF A DRAWING THAT SHOWS MORE THAN THAT IS NOT ACCURATE AS TO WHAT THE APPLICATION IS.
AND SO IF THEY WERE TO COME WITH A BUILDING PERMIT, WHICH IS HOW THEY GOT IN THIS POSITION TO START WITH, THEY CAME WITH A BUILDING PERMIT TO REMODEL IT AND THE CITY STAFF'S LIKE, HEY, YOU'RE NOT, YOU CAN'T DO THAT.
AND SO, UH, I THINK THE RECORD WOULD CLEARLY STATE IT'S TWO UNITS IN ONE BUILDING AND AN A DU AND THREE IS THE MAX.
IT IT DOES SAY A, B, C ON THERE, WHICH IS CONFUSING, BUT EXISTING STAIRS TOO IS KIND OF, WELL THEN IT, THAT'S FOR THE FOUR UNIT, BUT THEN IT ALSO SAYS UNIT D OUT IN THE GARAGE EXISTING THOUGH.
THAT'S CONFIGURED TODAY, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
SO IS THE OTHER HALF, WHAT'S THE OTHER HALF OF THE QUOTE GARAGE STRUCTURE? IS IT A GARAGE OR IS IT A IT'S A GARAGE.
I MEAN, I, I DROVE BY IT JUST NOW COMING HERE.
IT'S, IT'S KIND OF AN OPEN LEAN TO, QUITE FRANKLY IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, BUT IT'S BEING REMODELED.
IT'LL BE JUST TWO DWELLING UNITS OUT OF THAT PLUS THE A DU IN THE BACK THAT'S AT THE VERY NORTHEAST CORNER BACK THERE.
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I HAVE COMMENTS.
I, I DRIVE BY THIS HOUSE QUITE OFTEN AND I, I APPRECIATE THE HISTORICAL CHARM IT HOLDS AND I'M EXCITED TO SEE IT IMPROVED.
AND I APPRECIATE THE, UH, I REGRET THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS, THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNERS WERE MISLED OR SOMETHING HAPPENED THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA WORK ONE WAY AND NOW THEY'RE HERE BEFORE US.
BUT, UM, I THINK THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
I THINK THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE, UM, AESTHETICALLY PLEASING FROM THIS IS A VERY, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM STEVENSON PARK WHERE WE'VE INVESTED A LOT OF, UH, SITTING MONEY.
AND, UM, I THINK FROM A SAFETY STANDPOINT, THE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE BETTER FOR WHOEVER, WHATEVER TENANTS CHOOSE TO LIVE HERE.
UM, SO I'M, I'M IN SUPPORT, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? LEROY CARTWRIGHT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPY, UH, MR. BRIAN SURE IF I USED THE WORD HE LEFT, HE, HE, HE MET A NEW FRIEND IN THE FORMER DR.
MRS. BIARDO AND HE WAS PLEASED ABOUT THAT.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? WELL, I'D MOTION TO APPROVE.
[D. Case No. Z25-00024; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4078 Rezoning Certain Property Generally Located on the Southwest Corner of East 2nd Street and South University Drive from "A" Single Family Dwelling District to "PUD Z25-00024" Colon Holdings Planned Unit Development and Providing an Effective Date. (Colon Holdings LLC, Ward 1)]
D CASE NUMBER Z TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 2 4.PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 7 8 REZONING CERTAIN PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON SOUTHWEST CORNER OF EAST SECOND STREET AND SOUTH UNIVERSITY DRIVE FROM A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING DISTRICT TO PUDZ TWO FIVE DASH 0 0 0 2 4 HOLDINGS, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES, SIR.
KEN BRIAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THE ZONING MAP AMENDMENT IS APPROXIMATELY ONE HALF ACRE.
THE MAP SHOWS THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SECOND AND UNIVERSITY NEARBY ZONING AND USES INCLUDE TO THE NORTH ACROSS SECOND STREET ZONE DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL AND IS DEVELOPED WITH A COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE TO THE EAST IS ZONE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND IS DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO THE SOUTH AND WEST OR ZONE FOUR AND DEVELOPED WITH RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES TO ACCOMMODATE INFILL DEVELOPMENT.
EDMONDS CODE OFTEN REQUIRES A PLAN UNIT, DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, SUCH AS THE ONE BEING PROPOSED.
THE PUD DESIGN STATEMENT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DETAILS.
THE ALLOWED USES WOULD BE LIMITED TO RESIDENTIAL TOWN HOMES.
A MAXIMUM OF SIX ATTACHED RESIDENTIAL UNITS WOULD BE ALLOWED.
THE MINIMUM LOT SIZE WOULD BE 2,496 SQUARE FEET.
THAT'S ESPECIALLY TO ACCOMMODATE A NARROWER LOT ON THE FAR EAST SIDE OF THE PROPERTY.
THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT WOULD BE TWO STORIES AND 35 FEET ACCESS WILL BE FROM THE EXISTING PUBLIC ALLEY SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
AND AT LEAST ONE TREE PER DWELLING WILL BE PLANTED IN THE FRONT YARD.
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CITY'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, CATEGORIZES THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AS URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.THE PROPOSED USE IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS CATEGORY, WHICH FUNCTIONS AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN MORE INTENSE DOWNTOWN AND UNIVERSITY AREAS AND LESS INTENSE SUBURBAN AREAS.
THE CATEGORY CONTAINS AND ACCOMMODATES AN INTERESTING VARIETY OF BUILDING FOOTPRINTS AND LOT SIZES, ALL DESIGNED TO SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EASY ACCESS TO HIGH QUALITY CIVIC SERVICES.
THOUGHTFUL ATTENTION TO URBAN DESIGN AND INTEGRATION WITH THE NEARBY AREA ARE KEY COMPONENTS TO CONTINUING SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THIS AREA.
BY PAYING ATTENTION TO THESE DETAILS, PROPOSING AN APPROPRIATE USE AND PROVIDING A CONTINUOUS FRONTAGE ALONG A BUSY STREET.
THE PROPOSED PUD APPEARS TO CONFORM TO THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN CATEGORY AT THEIR REGULAR PUBLIC HEARING.
ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2026, PLANNING COMMISSION CONCURRED WITH STAFF AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FOUR TO ZERO.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE THAT? ANYTHING? UH, TODD MCKENNA FOR THE APPLICANT? JUST BRIEFLY, A COUPLE QUICK THINGS.
UH, BEFORE WE CAME TO PLANNING COMMISSION, MY CLIENT AND I MET WITH BJ AND ROBERT RICE ON THE SITE BECAUSE THEY'D EXPRESSED SOME CONCERN ABOUT THIS BEING A PRESIDENTIAL ELEMENT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT IMPACTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD GOING TO THE SOUTH.
AND SO WE LOOKED AT SECOND STREET.
CAN YOU GO BACK LIKE TWO SLIDES AND LIKE TO WHERE YOU HAVE THE AERIAL PHOTO? THANK YOU.
SO IF YOU LOOK FROM BOULEVARD ON THE LEFT ALL THE WAY TO RANKIN ON THE RIGHT, THERE'S ONLY ONE SINGLE FAMILY O OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY IN THAT ENTIRE AREA.
UH, THE TOWNHOUSE RETAIL OFFICE ON THE RANKIN IN SECOND, IT, IT WAS A BARBER SHOP WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
SO THAT'S BEEN 40 YEARS AND IT HASN'T IMPACTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BACK TO THE SOUTH TOM PRINCE HAD A LAW OFFICE ON BOULEVARD AND SECOND, THAT'S NOW A BARBERSHOP, ODDLY ENOUGH, NEXT TO THAT IS A LAW OFFICE.
THOSE HAVE BEEN THERE AT LEAST 30 YEARS AND HASN'T IMPACTED THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE SOUTH.
AND SO THERE DOESN'T APPEAR THAT DEVELOPMENT FACING SECOND STREET.
AND HERE WE'RE GETTING RID OF A VERY DANGEROUS CURB CUT THAT GOES INTO THE PROPERTY AND ACCESS WILL BE BY THE ALLEY, HENCE THE REASON WE DID THE PUD AND ALSO ADDING SOME LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS.
AND SO BJ RICE SENT ME A R VERY NICE TEXT AFTER OR EMAIL AFTER THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND SAID HE WOULD NOT BE HERE TONIGHT, WOULD NOT BE OPPOSING OUR DEVELOPMENT.
HE STILL IS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS INTERIOR.
AND I TOLD HIM, I GAVE HIM MY WORD THAT I WOULD COMMUNICATE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE THE SAME CONCERN.
MY CLIENT'S FAMILY STARTED PARSONS JEWELRY 65 YEARS AGO.
THEY'RE SIX GENERATION EDMOND KNIGHTS.
THEY HAVE THIS PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF THEIR FAMILY AND THEY WANNA DO SOMETHING THAT ADDS VALUE TO THIS AREA.
AND SO THAT'S OUR APPLICATION, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.
AND ONE OTHER COMMENT I'LL MAKE, UH, ONE OF THE PERSONS WITH BJ AND ROBERT WAS LIKE, HEY, WE WANT TO KEEP THIS THING HOW IT WAS.
WELL IRONICALLY THESE WERE SIX INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL LOTS WHEN IT'S ORIGINALLY PLATTED AND WE'RE PUTTING FIVE OR SIX UNITS ON WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED TO SIX.
SO YOU COULD MAKE THE SMART LEC COMMENT ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT'S GONNA BE COMPLIANT WITH THE HISTORY OF THE PLAT IS THIS DEVELOPMENT.
SO IT IS A WEIRD DYNAMIC, UH, BUT IT IS TRUE AND THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB WITH THIS PROJECT.
MIKE PATTERSON'S HERE THAT HELPED PULL THIS THING TOGETHER.
AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY ALL THAT I MOST WANTED TO REPRESENT WHAT BJ RICE ASKED ME TO COMMUNICATE.
UH, BUT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT IT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I THINK YOU SAID A PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT JUST REITERATE, I WAS SITTING IN THERE AT UNIVERSITY TRYING TO TURN RIGHT THE OTHER DAY AND I COULDN'T SEE AROUND THE CORNER.
I THINK YOU SAID THEY WERE GONNA LEVEL BRING THAT WALL DOWN TO MORE LEVEL.
YEAH, I THINK THEY HAVE TO BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU, THERE'S STAIRS THAT GO DOWN TO THE SIDEWALK AND ALSO IF YOU DROVE A CAR, YOU'RE KIND OF EYE LEVEL WITH THE ELEVATION OF THAT FRONT CURB.
SO THAT'S GOTTA BE REESTABLISHED IN THAT AREA.
SO THEY'RE GONNA, AND THE ACCESS WILL ALL BE OFF THE SOUTH IN THE, THE UH, THE ALLEYWAY.
TELL ME AGAIN WHAT MR. RICE EXPRESSED TO YOU.
MR. RICE, THEIR FAMILY HAS 11 RENTAL PROPERTIES IN THE AREA.
UH, AND SO THEIR CONCERN IS, IS THIS GONNA BE A PRECEDENT THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN WE HAVE MUCH MORE DENSITY AS YOU GO SOUTH INTO THE CAPITAL VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD, LIKE AT LIKE FOURTH OR FIFTH? AND ADMITTEDLY THERE'S A COUPLE DUPLEXES IN THERE AND WE HAVE THAT SAME CONCERN.
AND I TALKED TO MR. BRIAN ABOUT THIS.
WE THINK THE IDEA THAT YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING ON SECOND STREET HAS NO BEARING ON WHAT WOULD MAYBE BE ALLOWED BACK IN CAPITAL VIEW.
AND SO THEY JUST WANT THAT TO BE KNOWN THAT JUST 'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT OPPOSING THIS DOESN'T MEAN THEY THINK THAT'S OKAY AS YOU GET BACK TO FIFTH AND RANKIN OR SOMEWHERE.
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THEY HAD VOICED SOME CONCERN AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY VOICED.
AND THEN BJ SENT ME AN EMAIL THAT NIGHT AND SAID HE APPRECIATED OUR PRESENTATION AND THAT THEY WILL NOT BE COMING TO CITY COUNCIL.
THEY UNDERSTAND IT'S GONNA HAPPEN, BUT THEY STILL HAVE THAT CONCERN THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF DENSITY GOING BACK INTO THE CAPITOL VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND I GAVE HIM MY WORD, I'D SHARE THEIR CONCERN.
MY CLIENTS DON'T HAVE THAT CONCERN.
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EDMOND SUPPORTS THAT AS BEING LIKELY WHEN YOU GO INTERIOR TO CAPITAL VIEW.SO I HEARD YOUR COMMENTS ABOUT IT WAS ORIGINALLY PLATTED AS SIX LOTS.
WELL, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THAT ISN'T HOW IT WAS DEVELOPED BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY FROM THE AERIAL VIEW, I'M SEEING A HOUSE THAT WAS ON WHAT WAS THREE AND I'M ASSUMING THERE WAS PROBABLY A HOUSE ON THE OTHER THREE AT ONE POINT.
OH, I'M SURE THERE, YEAH, THERE WAS.
IT WAS OWNED AND THE CITY OF EDMOND HAD DIFFICULTY WITH THE LANDOWNER AND THEY TORE IT DOWN.
AND IN THIS CASE, MY CLIENT'S FAMILY HAD A FAMILY MEMBER LIVING IN IT THAT COULD NOT MAINTAIN IT.
AND SO THEY MADE THE BAD, THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO TEAR THAT DOWN AS WELL.
I WAS MERELY MAKING A COMMENT, MAYOR NASH, THAT A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE MAKE ARGUMENTS.
I WANT IT TO BE LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN.
AND IT'S LIKE, WELL, IN THIS INSTANCE IT WAS 25 FOOT LOTS.
SO WHEN DO YOU WANT TO DRAW THE LINE AS TO WHEN YOU WANT IT TO BE? LIKE IT WAS ALWAYS BEEN.
I THINK THAT'S A TOUGH ARGUMENT.
I MEAN THERE'S A LOT OF HORRIBLE HISTORY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD IF YOU WANT TO BE COMPLETELY TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT.
SO HERE WE'RE JUST SAYING WE'RE GONNA IMPROVE THIS DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S NOT DIFFERENT TO WHAT'S HAPPENED ON SECOND STREET.
MATTER OF FACT, IT'S MUCH IMPROVED AND THERE'S, IT'S NOT A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD ON THAT FRONT HALF BLOCK.
THERE'S ONLY ONE OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY THERE.
AND NONE OF THAT ACTIVITY ON SECOND STREET HAS HAD ANY NEGATIVE BEARING BACK INTO CAPITAL VIEW AT ALL.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? I'LL DEFER TO MR. O'NEILL
YEAH, THIS IS DAN O'NEILL AGAIN.
UH, THIS HOUSE HERE ON THE CORNER USED TO BELONG TO CHARLES WATLER.
CHARLES WATLER WAS THE FIRST COACH AT UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.
HE WAS A FOUR STAR, UH, FOUR, FOUR STAR ATHLETE AT OU.
HE WAS LETTERED IN FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, BASEBALL, AND TRACK.
UH, ANYWAY, THE LANS WERE VERY FAMOUS IN OUR TOWN.
THEY WERE PRETTY RICH FOR A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR.
IF YOU GO TO SECOND AND BROADWAY, YOU'LL SEE HIS NAME ON THE BUILDING ON THE CORNER WHERE THE SUN EDMOND SUN WAS.
ANYWAY, HE USED TO HAVE HIS NAME ON THE STADIUM, BUT THAT'S NOT THERE ANYMORE.
BUT, UH, I DO KNOW THE PREVIOUS, ONE OF THE PREVIOUS OWNERS FOR THIS IS MR. HENDERSON.
AND, UH, WHEN YOU BUY A HOUSE WHO YOU RENT IT TO OR WHO YOU LET LIVE IN, IT UH, CHANGES THE ZONING AND NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT IT.
AND HE DIDN'T COME TO CITY HALL TO GET IT REZONED.
AND IT WAS A, IT WAS A, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW, UH, THE ZONING CHANGED BY USE.
OKAY? AND RIGHT NEXT TO IT, THERE WAS ACTUALLY TWO LOTS.
TODD, UH, RIGHT NEXT DOOR, IT WAS OWNED BY ANOTHER PERSON.
AND THEY USED IT AS A RENT HOUSE TOO, IN A, IN AN UNUSUAL GARAGE APARTMENT COMPLEX.
BUT IT WAS ZONED A SINGLE FAMILY.
NEITHER ONE OF THOSE, THEY JUST BOUGHT THE PROPERTY, RENTED IT OUT, AND THEY COULD HAVE RENTED OUT TO A FAMILY OR HALF A DOZEN PEOPLE.
OKAY? BUT, UH, THE HOUSE DEFINITELY WAS IN, IN DISREPAIR.
IT WAS NOT WELL MAINTAINED, BUT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL HOME IN ITS DAY.
AND I'M NOT ARGUING THAT YOU REZONED THIS OR NOT REZONING IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT SHOWS HOW THINGS HAPPEN.
HOW A HOUSE THAT WAS OWNED BY FAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY USE, ET CETERA, EVOLVES INTO A MULTI-FAMILY TYPE SITUATION OR APARTMENT OR A DUPLEX.
OKAY, I HAPPEN TO KNOW THIS ABOUT THIS PROPERTY AND THAT WAS WHAT I WAS TRYING TO MENTION TO, THERE ARE OTHER FACTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ONE, BUT IT COULD EASILY BE REZONED AT TOWN HOMES, NOT A PUD.
AND THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS FOR SAYING YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PUD PUT IT IN A BACKYARD.
A AN ALTERNATE UH, HOUSING AT THE BACK OF IT DOESN'T REQUIRE REZONING.
OKAY? THE LAST PROPERTY WAS A NICE DUPLEX, VERY NICE WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING TO DO IF THAT'S HALF, HALF THAT WE'RE, WE'RE BLESSED, BUT I'M NOT SO SURE THAT THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WITH THIS DENSITY MEETS THAT STANDARD.
OKAY? AND, UH, MY, MY SIMPLE THING WAS I WAS TRYING TO SAY THAT WE WERE CALLING EVERYTHING A PUD WHEN IT COULD BE LISTED AS A DUPLEX OR IT COULD BE LISTED AS A TOWN HOME INSTEAD OF A DP.
THAT WAY WE KNOW WHAT THE ZONING IS IN THE AREA AND WE'RE TRYING TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS WE CAN TO OUR PUBLIC SO THAT THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.
NOT TO HIDE ANYTHING, BUT TO MAKE OUR ZONING TO INFORMATIVE.
AND YOU HANG A SIGN OUT THERE AND YOU CALL IT A PUD WITH
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NO EXPLANATION WHATSOEVER.UH, IT, IT DOESN'T, DOESN'T SPEAK WELL FOR, FOR TRANSPARENCY.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK THAT WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE.
WE USED TO HAVE A LITTLE RULE IN OUR TOWN THAT NOTHING UNDER 10 ACRES WOULD BE, UH, DEFINED AS A PUD.
AND I THINK THAT HAD A LOT OF MERIT THAT THAT ELIMINATED ALL THESE SMALL LITTLE PROJECTS THAT, UH, CAN BE HANDLED BY THE REGULAR ZONING PROCESS.
BUT ANYWAY, I THINK THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, UH, CERTAINLY DESERVES, UH, IF I WERE DOING IT, I'D LIKE TO SEE SOMETHING A LITTLE LESS DENSE THAN EIGHT, EIGHT UNITS ON THAT PARTICULAR PROPERTY.
WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
I LIVE AT 200 BERKSHIRE DRIVE IN EDMOND.
AND UM, MY FAMILY OWNS THE PROPERTY JUST, UH, TO THE SOUTH OF THIS SAID PRO PROPERTY.
AND WE ARE IN FAVOR OF WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IN TERMS OF THE TOWN HOMES THERE.
OUR PROPERTY TO THE, UM, SOUTH OF THERE IS CONSISTS OF ONE LOT WITH FIVE APARTMENTS.
SO FIVE APARTMENTS BASICALLY SIT AT THE INTERSECTION OF THIRD AND UNIVERSITY.
UM, WHAT WE WILL SHARE WITH THIS PROPERTY IS A, IS THE ALLEY.
AND, UM, BECAUSE WE OWN THAT PROPERTY, WE'RE PRETTY FAMILIAR WITH THE SHAPE OF THAT ALLEY AND WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE SOME IMPROVEMENT OF THAT ALLEY.
IT IS A ONE CAR ALLEY BACK THERE AND THE ADDED, UH, TRAFFIC MIGHT CAUSE FURTHER DETERIORATION AND PROBLEMS. SO, UM, BUT DID WANT TO SUPPORT, GIVE OUR SUPPORT FOR, UH, WHAT WE KNOW AS THE GRIFFINS THEY OWN.
THEY'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR THE 50 YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN IN THIS AREA.
ANYONE ELSE WISH TO ADDRESS THIS? ANY MORE QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? CAN I SPEAK TO THE PUD ISSUE PLEASE? SURE.
MR. O'NEILL AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS FOR A LONG TIME.
I, I BELIEVE THE PUD PROCESS IS THE BETTER WAY TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC.
IF I WENT INTO A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND SAID I JUST WANT STRAIGHT RETAIL ZONING, I'VE GOT A LIST OF ABOUT 50 THINGS I COULD DO IN THERE.
IF I DO A PUD, I TYPICALLY GET RID OF A BUNCH OF STUFF AND SAY, I'M ONLY ONLY DOING THESE THINGS.
NOW IT DOES REQUIRE SOMEONE TO READ THE PUD DOCUMENT AS OPPOSED TO THE STRAIGHT ZONING.
BUT I THINK THE PUD IS A GIVE AND TAKE WITH THE CITY.
IT PROVIDES MORE PROTECTION TO THE RESIDENTS AND IT CREATES MORE OBLIGATION TYPICALLY, AND BURDEN ON THE DEVELOPER, WHOEVER THAT IS.
SO I, I THINK PUDS ARE A GOOD THING.
HOWEVER, LET ME ADD THIS, YOU HAVE A UUD C COMING YOUR WAY SOMETIME SOON, AND I'M FULLY IN BELIEVING THAT THAT'S GONNA ELIMINATE A LOT OF THE PUDS IN THE PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL MAKE THE PROCESS MORE OBJECTIVE AND LESS OF PAYING ME TO COME UP HERE AND MAKE SOME SILLY ARGUMENT, RIGHT? SO I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF GETTING RID OF PUDS WHEN WE HAVE GOOD ZONING.
BUT HERE THE PUD GIVES MORE, MORE CLARIFICATION AND BETTER INFORMATION TO THE LANDOWNERS AROUND THEM.
'CAUSE WE SAY WE'RE GONNA DO ALL THIS AND OUR RULES ARE MORE CONDENSED THAN THEY ARE FOR YOU TO DO THROUGH STRAIGHT ZONING.
SO WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW WHY WE DO THOSE.
IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY AND IT'S BENEFICIAL TO THE DEVELOPER.
I KNOW THUNDER STARTS AT SIX 30, SO
AT ONE TIME WE USED TO HAVE PUDS AND THEY WERE LISTED AS, UH, DUPLEX, PUD, SINGLE FAMILY, PUD, UH, APARTMENT COMPLEX, PUD.
YOU CAN PUT THAT PHRASE IN FRONT OF IT AND PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THE HECK YOU'RE DOING, NOT JUST HAVING TO READ PUD AND TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE HECK IT IS.
AND I, THAT'S CERTAINLY A SIMPLE ANSWER OR COMPROMISE OF WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT.
UM, AFTER HEARING SOME, SOME FEEDBACK FROM CITIZENS IN THIS AREA, I, I'VE HEAR I'VE HEARD OF FEAR OF SETTING A PRECEDENT AND I'M, I'M NOT INTERESTED IN SETTING A PRECEDENT, UM, FOR INCREASING DENSITY IN THIS AREA.
I, UM, I LIKE THE CAPITAL VIEW NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, BUT I, I DON'T THINK THIS NECESSARILY SETS A PRECEDENT FOR THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND AS LONG AS I'M UP HERE, THEN I'M NOT SETTING PRECEDENT
SO WHAT I, WHAT I WOULD ASK, I DON'T KNOW HOW FAR, UM, DESIGNS ARE, BUT YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS AREA IS HISTORICAL AND IF THERE COULD BE ANY CONSIDERATION OF, UM, KIND OF
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MAINTAINING THAT HISTORICAL LOOK WITH A TUTOR OR SOMETHING, 1920S S JUST TO COMPLIMENT THE CHARACTER OF THIS AREA, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A REALLY NICE GESTURE.UM, I'VE SEEN SOME OF MR. PATTERSON'S WORK AND I, I THINK HE'LL DO A GOOD JOB AND, UM, I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE NEIGHBOR ADJACENT IS SUPPORTIVE.
UM, I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THIS AND, AND MORE, UM, HOUSING OPTIONS FOR THIS, FOR THIS AREA.
WELL, I'VE APPRECIATE, I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT.
WHEN I, WHEN I GOT HERE TODAY, I, I WAS LEANING, NO, AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, UH, THE OBJECTIONS FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, THAT GOT RESOLVED IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.
IS THAT RIGHT MR. MCKENNA? YES, SIR.
AND IF THE APPLICANT WILL ACKNOWLEDGE OR AT LEAST AGREE ON THE, WHAT COUNCILWOMAN NICHOLS SUGGESTED ON THE HISTORICAL LOOK, THAT'D GO A LONG WAY.
I WAS WORRIED IF I GOT BACK UP HERE, MAYOR O'NEILL WOULD FOLLOW ME.
SO, UH, I WAS JUST GONNA SAY, UH, I THINK IN ALL GOOD FAITH, UH, WE CAN CERTAINLY AGREE TO THAT.
MIKE PATTERSON, AS COUNCILWOMAN NICHOLS MENTIONED, IS ON THE PROJECT.
I THINK THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD IN LIGHT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT WE'LL CERTAINLY BE SENSITIVE TO THAT.
THE CLONES CERTAINLY HAVE THAT DESIRE FOR THEMSELVES.
WELL, I WAS LOOKING FOR HIM TO NOD RATHER THAN YOU GET BACK UP HERE, BUT, UH,
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I'M JUST GONNA SAY, I, I WAS AWARE COUNCILMAN MOORE WAS COMING IN THE DOOR AND I'M, I'M STILL CONFLICTED AND A LOT OF WHY I'M CONFLICTED IS BECAUSE OF THE WAY WE HAVE EVOLVED TO THE POINT WHERE EVERYTHING'S BEING DONE BY PUDS AND IT ABSOLUTELY DRIVES ME CRAZY AND I THINK PEOPLE HAVE HEARD ME SAY THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
UM, I'M NOT HEARING ANYTHING TONIGHT THAT SAYS THAT THIS IS A, A BAD PROJECT AT ALL.
MY CONCERN, DISDAIN, IF YOU WANT TO GO THAT FAR, IS HERE WE ARE AGAIN TALKING ABOUT PUDS AND WE BROKE OUR SYSTEM QUITE A WHILE AGO AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL GET THAT FIXED SHORTLY.
SO WHAT DO Y'ALL WANNA DO? I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[E. Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4079 Amending Chapter 2.92 of the Edmond Municipal Code, Urban Forestry Commission, by Amending Section 2.92.010 Purpose; Amending Section 2.92.020 Definitions; Amending Section 2.92.030 Creation and Establishment of the Urban Forestry Commission; Amending Section 2.92.040 Term of Office; Amending Section 2.92.050 Compensation; Amending Section 2.92.060 Duties and Responsibilities; Amending Section 2.92.070 Operation; Amending Section 2.92.080 Review by the City Council; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]
E PUBLIC HEARING IN CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF ORDINANCE NUMBER 4 0 7 9 AMENDING CHAPTER 2.92 OF THE EDMOND MUNICIPAL CODE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION BY AMENDING SECTION TWO, PURPOSE AMENDING SECTION 0.9 DEFINITIONS AMENDING SECTION 2.9 CREATION ESTABLISHMENT OF THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION AMENDING SECTION 2.9 2.040 TERM OF OFFICE AMENDING SECTION 2.9 2.050 COMPENSATION AMENDING SECTION 2.92060.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AMENDING SECTION 2.92070 OPERATION AMENDING SECTION 2.9 2.8 0.080 REVIEWED BY THE CITY COUNCIL PROVIDING FOR REPEAL AND FAVORABILITY AND PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND I BELIEVE WE'VE GOT A STAFF COMMENT ON THIS.
CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT'S GOING ON SOMEBODY? SURE.
KEN BRYAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING.
UM, THE AMENDMENTS THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU RELATED TO THE URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION ARE DESIGNED TO ACHIEVE CONSISTENCY WITH THE SERIES OF ONGOING, UH, AMENDMENTS AND UPDATES THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR OTHER BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UH, ONE KEY CHANGE IN THIS, UM, AMENDMENT IS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VOTING MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION FROM SEVEN TO NINE AND INCLUDING CLARIFICATION ON HOW THE COMMISSIONERS ARE NOMINATED AND APPOINTED.
UH, URBAN FORESTRY COMMISSION HAS WORKED WITH US ON THESE AMENDMENTS AT THEIR JANUARY MEETING, UH, RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
I'LL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? DOES ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? SEEING NONE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOTION TO APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
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MOTION PASSES.[F. Fire Station No. 3:]
F FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE F1 IS CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR THE DESIGN SERVICES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF FIRE STATION NUMBER THREE IN THE AMOUNT OF $600,000 F TWO CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF PROFESSIONAL DES DESIGN SERVICES PROPOSAL WITH GH TWO ARCHITECTS, LLC FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FIRE STATION.NUMBER THREE, NOT TO EXCEED $525,000.
CHIEF MAYOR COUNCIL, I'M TERRY ESRY, I'M YOUR FIRE CHIEF.
I WILL TALK FAST BECAUSE I KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN MEETING SINCE TWO O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON.
UM, SO JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME QUICK BACKGROUND ON THIS FIRE STATION THREE IS CURRENTLY 43 YEARS OLD.
UH, AND IT'S NEARING THE END OF ITS USEFUL LIFE PROBLEMS THAT WE'VE HAD WITH STATION THREE IS INADEQUATE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR OUR FEMALE FIREFIGHTERS.
SO THE TRUCKS HAVE TO STOP TRAFFIC AND BACK IN AND IT'S NOT DESIGNED FOR ADEQUATE SPACE BETWEEN THE BAY AND THE LIVING QUARTERS TO SEPARATE THE CONTAMINANTS FROM THE FIREFIGHTERS.
IN 2021, UH, FEASIBILITY, FEASIBILITY STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT EVEN THOUGH A REMODEL WOULD BE CHEAPER, THE REMODEL WOULD ONLY BUY US 15 YEARS.
UH, AND AT THE END OF THIS LIFE WE WOULD STILL END UP INVESTING THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY AND STILL NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF STATION THAT WE NEEDED IN THE LONG RUN.
MY PREDECESSOR CHIEF GOODWIN SECURED A, UH, TWO ACRE PROPERTY IN 2023 ON KELLY SOUTH OF DANFORTH, AND HE SECURED MONEY THROUGH THE CIP 2017 FUND FOR THE YEAR 26, 27 PHYSICAL YEAR.
UH, AT THE TIME THE COST OF DESIGN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT REQUEST DUE TO THE STATUS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RESERVE FUND AND IT WAS MUCH HEALTHIER AT THAT TIME THAN IT IS TODAY.
TIMES HAVE CHANGED AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THAT SITUATION THAT WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO, TO REQUEST THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AND WE, WE BROUGHT THIS TO THE CIP COMMITTEE EARLIER THIS YEAR AND SINCE THEN WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON, UM, AN ARCHITECT THAT WOULD MOVE THE PROJECT FORWARD AND WE REQUEST THAT, UH, THAT YOU APPROVE THE BUDGET AMENDMENT AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY QUESTIONS? DO WE ANYONE, THE AUDIENCE THAT'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? MAYOR, CAN I JUST QUICKLY POINT OUT, IF YOU RECALL, AS THE CHIEF POINTED OUT, IT WAS A FEW HOURS AGO, BUT WHEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT USE OF FUND BALANCE OUTTA THE 2017 CIP AND I MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE SOME PROJECTS THAT HAD BEEN BUDGETED, WE WEREN'T SURE HOW THEY WERE GONNA PROGRESS.
THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ONE, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, MEANING THE CONSTRUCTION, NOT, NOT THE DESIGN, WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING FORWARD WITH THE DESIGN, BUT I KNOW THE COUNCIL WILL WANT TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION AT SOME POINT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S APPROPRIATE TO USE THAT 2017 CIP FOR CONSTRUCTION.
WELL, MY BIGGER QUESTION IS, DID, DID THE CIP BOARD APPROVE THIS REQUEST? YES SIR.
AND IF THE FUNDS ARE THERE, I BELIEVE IN SUPPORTING WHAT OUR BOARDS ARE RECOMMENDING TO US.
IT DOESN'T GET US OUT OF THE BIGGER QUESTION AND THAT'S, WE ADD ANOTHER, A REPLACEMENT BUILDING.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE EXISTING BUILDING COSTS US MONEY SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THE ADDED MAINTENANCE TO, TO KEEP IT RUNNING AND SOME OF THE OTHER ISSUES.
UM, BUT WHEN WE PUT A NEW BUILDING INTO PLAY, WHAT DOES IT COST US ON THE BUDGET TO HANDLE THAT ONE AS WELL? SO, UM, THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE GONNA HAVE TO BE HAD AT SOME POINT, BUT I THINK WE ALL KNOW THAT SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR STATION.
I I THINK IT'S EXACTLY IN THAT VEIN THAT WE ARE COMFORTABLE NOW PROCEEDING WITH DESIGN, KNOWING THAT WE'LL REVISIT THAT CONSTRUCTION CONVERSATION LATER.
AND, AND MAYOR, I I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS WILL NOT REQUIRE, UH, ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL OR ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT.
IT'S JUST THE REPLACEMENT OF THE STATION, RIGHT? UH, YEAH, THE, THE LONG TERM IS WHAT'S THE, WHAT'S THE, THE ADDITIONAL MAINTENANCE COST OF THE BUILDING.
YOU GOT A LOT OF MAINTENANCE COST ON AN OLD BUILDING.
OR DOES IT COST US MORE? AND THAT'S PART OF THAT FUTURE CONVERSATION.
UM, WE JUST NEED TO BE AWARE OF IT IN LIGHT OF THE CONVERSATION WE HAD, WHAT, THREE AND A HALF HOURS AGO? ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? WHAT DO Y'ALL WANT TO DO? I WAS ON CIP WHEN WE VOTED TO PUT THE MONEY TOWARDS THE STATION, SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF MOVING THIS ONE.
SO I'M SUPPORTIVE AND I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM F.
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I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE MOTION PASSES.DO YOU HAVE MORE YOU WANNA SAY ON F TWO CHIEF? UM, WE, IT WAS IMP I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE, IN CHOOSING THE ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES, WE WANTED TO CHOOSE SOMEONE LOCAL SO OUR MONEY WOULD STAY AS LOCAL AS POSSIBLE AND WE, THAT PLAYED A CRITICAL FACTOR IN, IN HOW WE CHOSE THE ARCHITECT.
AND, UH, WE CHOSE TO GO WITH GH TWO AND, UH, JUST BASED ON THEIR TRACK RECORD AND THE FACT THAT THEY BUILT FIRE STATIONS AND THEY'VE BEEN SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT.
AND OBVIOUSLY THE SAME CONVERSATION AGAIN, RIGHT? SO WE'LL SAVE US A LITTLE TIME.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOTION TO APPROVE FOR F TWO SECOND.
[5. 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 MOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL TO ORDER THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING.MOTION, A SECOND CAST TO VOTE.
WE'RE NOW IN THE PUBLIC COURTS AUTHORITY MEETING UNDER GENERAL CONSENT
[6. 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 SIX.WE HAVE FIVE ITEMS THIS EVENING.
UNLESS ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL ANY FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, I WOULD SIMPLY ASK, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO, MR. MAYOR? I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY.
GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS? I HAVE A MOTION.
AUTHORITY, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.
I ITEMS WE HAD NOTHING UNDER A SEVEN B.
[B. Consideration of Acceptance of Bid and Approval of Agreement for the College Complex TWR-5 2.0 MG Elevated Storage Tower for Water Resources; $13,672,000.00. (Citywide)]
CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF BID AND APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT FOR THE COLLEGE COMPLEX TWR DASH FIVE 2.0 MG ELEVATED STORAGE TOWER FOR WATER RESOURCES IN THE AMOUNT OF $13,672,000.UH, WILL HOGANS WATER RESOURCES? UH, THIS PROJECT STEMS FROM THE 2013, UH, WATER MASTER PLAN.
IT'S, UH, IT'LL BE, UH, DECOMMISSIONING, DEMOLISHING TWO EXISTING STORAGE TANKS, ONE'S GROUND, ONE'S ELEVATED, AND THEN REPLACING IT WITH THE NEW, UH, ELEVATED STORAGE TANK THAT COM, LIKE COMPLIES WITH THE PRESSURE PLANE THAT WE OPERATE ON.
SO, AND IT ALSO WILL SET UP THE SITE, UH, FOR FUTURE PHASE TWO AND PHASE THREE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH ARE 5, 10, 15 YEARS OUT THAT DEPEND ON DEMAND.
UH, IT'S IN THE FIVE YEAR CIP WE HAD BUDGETED AROUND $15.7 MILLION AND LOW BID WAS RIGHT AROUND $13.6 MILLION.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THAT SINCE YOU CAME FORWARD WITH HIM?
I, I DUG IT, POKED AT THIS ONE A LITTLE BIT IN THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, UH, JUST TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHY WE NEEDED TO DO IT.
I THINK, UM, FOLKS WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA WILL BE PLEASED THAT THE PRESSURE WILL BE BETTER, RIGHT? WE'LL HAVE MORE ABOVE GROUND STORAGE.
AND SO, UM, I WAS CONVINCED THAT IT'S SOMETHING WE NEED TO DO AND IT'LL BE, UH, A GOOD MOVE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[C. Presentation and Discussion of Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) Updates by Water Resources and Edmond Electric. (Citywide)]
C PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS, UPDATES BY WATER RESOURCES AND EDMOND ELECTRIC WILL.UM, I LEAD THE EXECUTION OF THE CIP FOR WATER RESOURCES AND I'M JUST GONNA APOLOGIZE UP FRONT.
UH, COUNCIL MEMBERS MORE AND WATERSON, THEY'VE HEARD THIS PRESENTATION TWICE NOW, SO THEY COULD PROBABLY COME UP AND GIVE IT.
UM, THIS IS JUST, UH, A COUPLE NICE PHOTOS, ONGOING PROJECTS.
ONE BEING AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
IT'S THE O ONE B PROJECT AND THE ONE BEING AT I 35.
TWO GROUND STORAGE TANKS THAT ARE GOING INTO PLACE, UH, GOING INTO PLACE.
AND THEN THE THIRD ONE BEING, UH, THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
UM, O ONE C, WHICH IS THE THIRD PHASE OF THE EXPANSION.
THAT'S, UH, UM, AN EXPORT FROM OUR, UH, 3D MODEL,
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UM, THAT WE'VE USED AS WE'VE PROGRESSED LOOKING AT THE DESIGN TO HELP US WITH, UH, EVALUATING IT AND MAKING SURE THAT, UH, IT'LL ACTUALLY OPERATE WELL.SO JUST, I'M GONNA GIVE A QUICK OVERVIEW AND THEN I'LL TOUCH ON WATER AND THEN TOUCH ON WASTEWATER.
UM, SO ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE FINISHED KIND OF A REFRESH OF THE CIP JUST TO UPDATE IT AND GOING INTO THE RATE STUDY THAT WE, UH, STARTED THIS FALL TO GIVE YOU GUYS, UH, AN OUTLINE OF HOW IT'S KIND OF STRUCTURED.
WE HAVE MAJOR CLASSIFICATIONS, WHICH IS EITHER WATER, WASTEWATER, UH, CATEGORIES, UM, WHICH FALL UNDER RENEWAL, REPLACEMENT, UH, REGULATORY SYSTEM, ENHANCEMENTS, AND THEN OTHER, AND THEN SUBCATEGORIES, WHICH TYPICALLY ARE GONNA BE LIKE CITYWIDE, UH, WATER MAIN REPLACEMENTS, SOMETIMES CALLED NEIGHBORHOOD LINE REPLACEMENTS, WHERE GET THE TREATMENT, UH, WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO THESE JUST KINDA GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN.
I'M NOT GONNA READ 'EM ALL OF KINDA WHAT FALLS IN THOSE CATEGORIES.
LIKE I MENTIONED, A RENEWAL REPLACEMENT, YOU SEE WATER AND SEWER MAIN REPLACEMENTS, UM, WATER TREATMENT, PLANT REHAB PROJECTS.
AND THEN OUR SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS.
YOU MIGHT SEE, UH, NEW WATER REMAINS THAT IMPROVE THE RESILIENCY, EITHER BEING ABLE TO BACK FEED A PORTION OF THE SYSTEM, UM, OR INCREASE CAPACITY.
AND THE SAME THING, UM, SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS COULD BE EXPANSION OF TREATMENT, PLANT CAPACITY, AND THEN REGULATORY.
UM, ONE PRIME EXAMPLE THAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW IS JUST COMPLIANCE WITH THE REVISED LEAD AND COPPER RULE.
UM, BUT ALSO IN THE FUTURE IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES TO OUR TREATMENT PLANT, UM, PERMITS AS FAR AS EITHER WATER QUALITY OR WASTEWATER, WASTEWATER EFFLUENT CHARACTERISTICS, THEY'D KIND OF FALL UNDER THE REGULATORY UM, CATEGORY.
SO THIS PROVIDES JUST AN OVERVIEW OF THE FIVE YEAR CIP THAT'S A LITTLE OVER $650 MILLION SPLIT BETWEEN WATER AND WASTEWATER.
UH, WATER'S AROUND 480 AND THEN WASTEWATER IS AROUND $178 MILLION.
AND THEN THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF KIND OF WHERE WE'RE, UM, SPENDING, UM, THE MONEY IN EACH CATEGORY.
UH, THERE IS A SUMMARY TABLE PACKET THAT KIND OF PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF THIS, UM, BY YEAR.
AND THEN ALSO IT GIVES YOU A LITTLE MORE DETAIL IN TERMS OF EACH PROJECT OVER THE FIVE YEAR PERIOD.
UM, WE'RE INVESTING, UM, IN RENEWAL AND PLACEMENT AND SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS.
AND THE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS FOR WATER IS A LITTLE MORE, IS A LITTLE SKEWED.
WE PUT THE, UM, WATER, THE THIRD PHASE OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION, UH, IN THE SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS CATEGORY, BUT IT ABOUT 40% OF IT IS ACTUALLY GONNA BE AIMED AT REPLACING EXISTING TREATMENT CAPACITY.
THE EXISTING PLANT IS 12 MGD AND IS REACHING THE ENDS OF ITS USEFUL LIFE.
UM, SO 12 MGD OF THE 30 MG EXPANSIONS REALLY GONNA BE DEDICATED TO RENEWAL REPLACEMENT.
SO WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU BACK THAT OUT, WE'RE SPENDING ABOUT 50% ON RENEWAL REPLACEMENT AND ABOUT 50% ON SYSTEM ENHANCEMENTS.
SO THE WATER CIP IS THE, IS THE BULK OF THE CIP AND IT'S REALLY FRONT ROADED POTENTIALLY IN 2026 WITH THE THIRD PHASE OF THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION.
I'M GONNA GO INTO KIND OF A TIMELINE AND A LITTLE MORE DETAIL LATER ON IN THE PRESENTATION SO I WON'T BELABOR IT HERE, BUT A BIG EXPENDITURE, UM, IN 2026 AND THEN DROPPING OFF, UM, WITH JUST SOME OTHER PLAN MASTER PLAN PROJECTS.
AND THEN CONTINUING OUR WATER MAIN, UH, REPLACEMENT PROGRAM.
UH, THIS TABLE IS KIND OF AN EXPORT OF THE PROJECT INFORMATION SUPPLEMENT THAT WAS IN THE PACKET.
UM, REALLY JUST FOCUSES ON THE PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON IN FY 26, 27 IN TERMS OF THEY'LL ACTUALLY HAVE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
UM, AND THEN THE PHASE IS KIND OF THERE.
WE'VE GOT A HANDFUL THAT ARE CONSTRUCTION, UM, SOME THAT ARE BEEN WAR.
THE TWO ACTUALLY THAT WERE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT.
WE'VE GOT SEVERAL IN DETAILED DESIGN AND THEN THERE'S A FEW THAT HAVEN'T BEEN STARTED YET THAT WE ANTICIPATE STARTING LATER THIS YEAR, EARLY NEXT YEAR.
WITH THAT, UM, I'M GONNA TAKE A SECOND GUESS FOR BREATH.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE FAST, BUT UMM GONNA GO INTO THE WATER TREATMENT PLAN IMPROVEMENTS 'CAUSE IT'S REALLY DRIVING THE SIZE OF THE CIP, WHICH IS, WHICH IS LARGE, BUT THIS IS A HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT, I BELIEVE FOR CITY COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN.
UM, IT LAYS THE FRAMEWORK FOR, UM, WATER SUPPLY, UM, AND WATER, UM, DISTRIBUTION FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND MOVING FORWARD.
UM, PROJECT DRIVERS, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, MAINTAINING EXISTING CAPACITY BUT ALSO PLANNING FOR GROWTH.
UM, 40% OF THE PROJECT, LIKE I MENTIONED, IS DEDICATED TO REPLACING THAT EXISTING CAPACITY.
AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF NUMBERS UP THERE, BUT I THINK THE MAIN THING, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS, IF THERE'S A, OH MAN,
QUIT TOUCHING THAT ONE BUTTON.
SO THE, THE FLOW NUMBER REPRESENTS THE MAX DA, THE MAX DAILY DEMAND, UM, EXPERIENCED BY THE SYSTEM.
SO LIKE YOU CAN SEE IN 2012, IT'S AROUND 21.8 MGD.
THAT WAS THE MAX FLOW THAT WE SAW GOING OUT.
AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IN 2025 WE WERE ONLY AT 22.1.
SO WHAT WE'VE SEEN, WE'VE SEEN ACTIVE ACTIVE CUSTOMERS
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INCREASE A LOT.UM, WE'VE SEEN, UM, THE PER CAPITA USE COME DOWN.
UM, BUT WHAT THAT FLOW NUMBER DOESN'T REALLY SHOW IS THAT WHAT WE'VE SEEN IS THESE PEAKS EXTEND OUT FOR A LONGER PERIOD.
WE'RE SEEING OUR HIGH DEMAND PERIODS STRETCH FURTHER IN, INTO LATE SUMMER, EARLY FALL AND START IN EARLY SPRING.
UH, SO WE'RE REALLY REACHING A POINT WHERE WE'RE DOING A LOT MORE WITH WHAT WE'VE HAD AND, UM, OUR PLANT OPERATIONS STAFF AND DISTRIBUTION STAFF DOES A GREAT JOB OF RUNNING THE SYSTEM EFF EFFICIENTLY, BUT WE'RE REALLY AT A POINT WHERE WE NEED TO MAKE, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE REALLY GONNA PROVIDE A TIMELINE.
UM, IT WAS HELPFUL FOR ME, I JOINED THE CITY EDMOND IN SEPTEMBER OF 2024.
UM, SO THIS KINDA LA LAYS OUT, YOU KNOW, HOW WE GOT TO THE POINT WE'RE AT WITH THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
SO IN 2013 THERE WAS A MASTER PLAN THAT WAS COMPLETED, REALLY PROVIDED A LONG-TERM ROADMAP FOR WATER SUPPLY, UM, FOR THE CITY OF EDMOND.
UM, RECOMMEND TRANSITIONING, UM, TO A HIGH RELIANCE ON SURFACE WATER FROM GROUNDWATER AND REALLY PROTECTING THAT GROUNDWATER SOURCE FOR DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
UM, AND THEN ALSO IT IDENTIFIED THAT IN 20 20 13, THE EXISTING PLANT WAS REACHING THE ENDS OF ITS USEFUL LIFE.
SO CREATED A LONG-TERM PLAN TO TAKE THE PLANT FROM 12 MGD TO 65 MGD, WHICH WOULD COVER LONG-TERM GROWTH FOR EDMOND.
UH, 2014 STARTED PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE PHASE OF PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENTS.
AND THIS PHASE ONE IMPROVEMENTS WAS TAKEN THE PLANT REPLACING EXISTING 12 MGD, ADDING A DIS ADDITIONAL 18 MGD OF CAPACITY TO GET 30 MGD.
UH, IT WAS GONNA BE DONE IN ONE PHASE AND REALLY UTILIZE THE EXISTING FOOTPRINT AS SHOWED ON THIS FIGURE.
UM, THERE'D BE FUTURE PHASES, A PHASE TWO, WHICH WOULD TAKE THE 40 MGD AND THEN A PHASE THREE IN THE FUTURE WOULD GO TO 65.
SO IN 2019, UM, THE NEW CONTROL BUILDING WAS ACTUALLY BIDDEN AWARD.
IT'S A NEW ADMIN BUILDING AND CONTROL BUILDING AT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
UM, BID OUT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT EXPANSION IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT.
UM, THE ESTIMATE ENGINEER'S ESTIMATE WAS AROUND $184 MILLION.
THE LOW BID CAME IN AT JUST UNDER $260 MILLION.
DECISION WAS MADE NOT TO AWARD AT THAT TIME, AND THE REQUEST WAS FOR WATER RESOURCES TO LOOK AT A, UH, A PHASE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE IMPROVEMENTS IN EXPANSION.
UH, WITH THAT CAME KIND OF THE, WHAT WE ALL CALL THE O ONE A, O ONE B AND O ONE C, JUST FOR SHORT, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST EXECUTING THIS FIRST PHASE OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THREE DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND GETTING, REPLACING EXISTING PLANT AND GETTING A 30 MGE.
SO WITH THAT, IN 2020, THEY COMPLETED THE DESIGN OF THE OH ONE A PORTION OF PHASE ONE, WHICH IS REALLY SOLID HANDLING, KIND OF HANDLES BASICALLY THE SOLIDS THAT COME FROM TREATING THE WATER, WHAT WE DO WITH THAT.
UM, SO IT COVERED SOLIDS IMPROVEMENTS.
IT WAS AROUND $38 MILLION WHEN AWARDED.
AND IN 2022, UM, THE NEW CONTROL BUILDING'S COMPLETE, THE FINAL COST WAS AROUND $8 MILLION.
AND THEN THE OH ONE B PROJECT DESIGN IS COMPLETE.
IT GOES OUT TO BIDDEN AWARD AND IT'S AROUND $192 MILLION.
UM, IT COVERS A LOT OF THE, UM, A LOT OF CORE, LIKE THE HIGH NEW HARVEST SERVICE PUMP STATION, A NEW BACKWASH TANK, A NEW ELECTRICAL LOOP SYSTEM, NEW GENERATOR SYSTEM KIND OF, UM, PUTS IN A GOOD, A GOOD CHUNK OF HOW WE ACTUALLY WILL GET THE WATER OUT INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ONCE IT'S TREATED.
SO IN 2024, THE ONA PROJECT IS COMPLETE ONLINE.
AND THEN ONB UM, CONSTRUCTION'S ONGOING.
AND THEN ONC DESIGN IS ONGOING AND THIS IS REALLY THE HEART OF THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS.
THIS IS WHERE WE ACTUALLY TREAT THE WATER FROM SOLIDS CONTACT CLARIFIERS TO CHEMICAL TREATMENT, WHETHER IT'S PRE OR POST.
UM, WITH THAT WE, UM, WE HAVE A 3D CAMPUS MODEL AND SO I HOPE IT SHOWS UP ON Y'ALL SCREEN, BUT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SEE IS THE, THE OVERALL WATER SHEET PLANT CA CAMPUS AND WHAT IT'LL LOOK LIKE AFTER ALL THE PHASES ARE DONE.
THE, WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IN THE WHITE, THOSE ARE O ONE B COMPONENTS.
THEY HAVEN'T BEEN FULLY TEXTURED AND RENDERED.
BUT ON THE, THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE SITE, WHICH WE'RE GONNA COME UP ON, YOU'RE GONNA SEE, AND I'LL KIND OF WALK US THROUGH IT AS IT COMES AROUND THE CORNER.
SO RIGHT HERE IN THE FOREGROUND, THE WHITE, THIS, THE GACS ON THE FAR RIGHT, WE'RE GOING PAST THE FILTERS.
THERE'S A NEW BACKWASH TANK RIGHT THERE.
AND THEN WE HAVE THE NEW PIGGING STATION AND BRIOS ZONE INJECTION KIND OF LOOKS BACK ON THE NORTH END OF THE SITE.
AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK AROUND AND WE'LL SEE THE FILTER BUILDINGS, WE'LL SEE THE SOLID CONTACT, CLARIFY OUR UNITS.
BUT THE REALLY COOL THING, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT CREATES A GREAT VIDEO, BUT WHAT WE'LL ACTUALLY HAVE AT THE END IS A 3D MODEL OF EVERYTHING BELOW GRADE AND ABOVE GRADE.
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AS WE GO IN ANY FUTURE PROJECTS IN THE, ANY FUTURE PROJECTS, WE'LL HAVE AN ACCURATE, UM, RECORD OF WHAT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT IS AND ALSO ALLOWS US TO, UM, GO IN THROUGH THE MODEL AND LOOK AT WHAT CHANGES MIGHT, MIGHT DO TO THE INTERNAL, UM, CONFIGURATION.CAN WE STILL MA OPERATE AND MAINTAIN IT? SO THAT REALLY BRINGS US TO 2026.
UM, THE ESTIMATED CONSTRUCTION COST FOR OH ONE C IS $327 MILLION AT THE MIDPOINT, $392 MILLION AT THE HIGH END.
UM, SO AS I MENTIONED, WE KIND OF WRAPPED UP THE CIP UPDATE IN THE SUMMER AND WENT INTO A RATE STUDY IN THE FALL, REALLY LOOKING AT WATER, RACE, WATER RATES TO SUPPORT THE CIP IN OPERATIONS, AND THEN SECURE FINANCING FOR THE O ONE C PROJECT.
ONCE THAT'S COMPLETE, UM, NEXT STEPS WILL BE BID AN AWARD OF O ONE C, UM, AND THEN FINISHING UP THE SECOND PHASE O ONE B, UM, WHICH WE'RE ESTIMATING AROUND $203 MILLION.
UM, AND THEN HOPEFULLY IN 2026 START CONSTRUCTION TO LEAD US TO 2030 WHERE WE'VE GOT O ONE C IS COMPLETE, THE NEW PLANT IS ONLINE AND SENDING WATER TO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, THE CITIZENS OF EDMOND.
THIS JUST KIND OF SHOWS A SUMMARY OF KIND OF THE ORIGINAL PLAN, WHICH WAS AROUND $273 MILLION VERSUS THE REVISED PLAN PLAN OF BREAKING IT INTO THREE, UH, THREE BIG PROJECTS FOR THE, THE PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE TOTAL COST OF AROUND AT ANTICIPATED AT AROUND $578 MILLION.
THE WASTEWATER CFP IS A BIT SMALLER.
UM, A LOT OF LIKE WASTEWATER, INTERCEPTORS, UM, SOME REHABILITATION WORK ON SOME OLD INFRASTRUCTURE AT THE TREATMENT PLANT AND THEN WORKING ON SOME LIFT STATIONS.
THIS IS JUST THE LIST OF THE PROJECTS.
THERE'S INFORMATION IN YOUR SUPPLEMENT IF YOU WANNA DIVE INTO DETAIL.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS JUST KIND OF WHERE WE'RE GOING IN THE FUTURE.
SO WE'VE GOT A REALLY ROBUST CFP DATABASE AND WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT, WE'VE CREATED DRAFT, UM, POWER BI DASHBOARDS TO HELP WITH COMMUNICATING INTERNALLY.
AND THEN THE, THE HOPE IS THE, THE GOAL IS TO ROLL THAT, TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO INTERNAL, THE REST OF THE CITY, CITY COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER TO KIND OF SEE WHERE THE CFP IS AT, WHERE IT'S HEADED.
AND ALSO WE'LL HAVE LIKE, YOU KNOW, GENERAL PROJECT STATUS AVAILABLE.
AND WITH THAT, THAT'S THE WATER RESOURCES PORTION.
ANY QUESTIONS? THAT'S HOW YOU DO METRICS RIGHT THERE.
IT'S INCIDENTAL, COINCIDENTAL, OR MAYBE ON PURPOSE TO CONFUSE US.
THAT, UH, WE JUST, WE ALL USE CIP AS CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
SO ANYWAY, THOSE ARE SEPARATE THINGS.
ONE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER.
THANKS, WILL, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I KNOW THAT'S A WHOLE LOT AND I KNOW TWO OF YOU HAVE BEEN HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THAT.
WELL, YEAH, I GUESS I'LL ADD, THERE'S MORE TO COME WITH THE RATE STUDY WHERE WE'RE GONNA GO DEEPER INTO THIS.
I THINK THE INTENT HERE WAS JUST TO SORT OF A LAY OF THE LAND OF ALL THE CAPITAL THINGS COMING RIGHT FOR DISCUSSION.
UM, SO THAT YOU ALL HAVE SEEN THAT AND THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE SEEN THAT GOING INTO THE RATE THING WHENEVER WE, SO YOU'RE NOT ASKING ME TO EAT THE, THE WHOLE APPLE AT ONCE.
YOU, YOU'RE GIVING IT TO ME IN PIECES HERE.
I'M JUST EXPLAINING THE APPROACH HERE.
YEAH, THERE'S A LOT TO ABSORB HERE WITH I I DO APPRECIATE THAT.
'CAUSE I MEAN THIS IS A LOT OF INFORMATION.
SO, UH, CHRIS ING, DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES, UM, AS FUN AS THAT IS, THERE'S A TEST AT THE END, SO HOPE YOU MEMORIZED IT,
AND IF, IF YOU ALL HAVE QUESTIONS AND WANT TO GO OVER PROJECTS IN DETAIL AT, AT THE WORKSHOP, PLEASE SEND THOSE TO US SO THAT WE CAN GO IN, DIVE INTO MORE DETAIL ON WHATEVER YOU WANT.
I KNOW, UM, WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS, BROUGHT SOME FURTHER DETAIL.
WE CAN GET IN AS MUCH DETAIL AS YOU WANT OR BE AT THIS LEVEL.
UM, I'LL JUST SAY THAT WHATEVER IT IS, WE CAN BORE YOU TO PIECES WITH DETAILS.
WE'VE GOT BACK ON ALL OF IT, SO WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
I WAS ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT, SO THANK
I THINK AFTER SIX HOURS OF US DISCUSSING, UH, PROJECTS AND RIGHTS AND STUFF AT PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE, I LIKE WHEN YOU SAY DIVE IN, BUT I DON'T WANNA GET OVER OUR HEADS OR I DON'T WANNA BE DROWNING TONIGHT.
FUNNY, YOU HAVE TO FIND SOME HUMOR,
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GOOD EVENING MAYORS AND COUNCIL GLENN FISHER, DIRECTOR OF EDMOND ELECTRIC.SEE IF I PUSH THE RIGHT BUTTON HERE.
I'LL JUST TO, UH, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND.
CURRENTLY WE SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT EDMOND THROUGH, UH, WITH EIGHT SUBSTATIONS.
UM, AND OUT OF THOSE SUBSTATIONS, WE HAVE MULTIPLE FEEDERS GOING AROUND TOWN.
WE USE THOSE SUBSTATIONS FOR TWO THINGS.
ONE, TO FEED THE CUSTOMERS LIKE I MENTIONED, BUT SECOND OF ALL, TO BACKUP UP THE OTHER SUBSTATION, WE ALWAYS WANT A SECONDARY REDUNDANT SOURCE.
SO WE TRY TO DO A LOT OF FEEDER WORK TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
UM, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT WITHIN OUR NEXT FIVE YEARS, UH, THREE ADDITIONAL SUBSTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF EDMOND TO SERVE OUR INCREASING LOAD.
UH, SOME OF OUR R AND R PROJECTS WE GOT COMING UP.
WE STARTED A PROJECT LAST YEAR TO LOOK AT OUR POLES ACROSS THE CITY.
UM, OF COURSE THEY TEND TO RIDE OUT AT THE GROUND LEVEL.
SO WE'VE HAD A COMPANY COME IN AND WE'RE GONNA DO A FIVE YEAR CYCLE ON THESE TO TEST ALL OF OUR POLLS.
UM, THEY'RE GOING TO CAPTURE, UM, ATTACHMENT INFORMATION AS FAR AS AT AND T COX AND OTHER PROVIDERS SO WE CAN GET AN ACCURATE COUNT FOR POLL ATTACHMENT FEES.
THAT'LL BE A FIVE YEAR PROGRAM.
UH, WE BUDGETED ABOUT $2 MILLION A YEAR FOR POLE REPLACEMENTS AFTER THAT, UH, SOME OF THOSE AREAS WE'LL LOOK AT WHETHER IT'S CONVENIENT TO TAKE IT UNDERGROUND INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE POLES.
SO WE'LL BE PREPARED FOR THAT.
UH, WE HAVE A CONTINUING PROGRAM, UM, ON OUR SUBSTATIONS TO REPLACE ALL THE OLD RELAYS.
WE'VE GOT SOME OLD ELECTRO MECHANICAL RELAYS THAT ARE PROBABLY FROM THE SIXTIES AND SEVENTIES IN SOME SUBSTATIONS.
WE'VE BEEN REPLACING THOSE OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AS WE'VE BEEN MOVING THROUGH THE SYSTEM.
UH, WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
UM, I MENTIONED FEEDER CIRCUIT UPGRADES TO SUPPORT THE CAPACITY OFF OF OUR SUBSTATIONS.
WE STARTED A PROGRAM IN 2016 TO UPGRADE A LOT OF OUR TRANSFORMERS ACROSS OUR SYSTEM, OUR, UH, SUBSTATION TRANSFORMERS.
UM, SO WE HAVE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY THERE.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT ON OUR FEEDERS.
SO WE ARE UPGRADING THE CAPACITY ON A LOT OF OUR FEEDERS THROUGHOUT TOWN.
WE BUDGETED, UH, ABOUT 1.2 TO $1.8 MILLION A YEAR DEPENDING UPON THE PROJECT.
UM, ROAD IMPROVEMENT RELOCATIONS WITH THE, UH, SALES TAX.
UM, I PUT A PLACEHOLDER IN THERE WITH THAT, UH, PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY THE KEY AREAS THAT THE CITIZENS ARE GONNA GO THROUGH.
WE'LL HELP DETERMINE WHAT THAT ACTUAL NUMBER'S GONNA BE.
$1 MILLION FOR WOULD'VE COVERED DANFORTH AND KELLY WORK.
IT WOULD COVER ABOUT ONE THIRD OF SECOND BOULEVARD.
IF WE MOVE FORWARD ON THAT PROJECT, WE ESTIMATE THAT ONE'S A $3 MILLION PROJECT.
SO RIGHT NOW IT'S A PLACEHOLDER THROUGHOUT OUR FIVE YEARS.
SO WE'LL HAVE TO UPDATE THAT AS WE GO FORWARD.
UM, SUBSTATION PROJECTS, WE GOT QUITE A FEW OF 'EM IN THE NEXT UPCOMING YEARS.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, MITCH, WE ARE WORKING ON THAT ONE CURRENTLY.
WE ARE REPLACING A TRANSFORMER THAT FAILED IN 2014.
WE MOVED TO SPARE FROM THE FER SUBSTATION, UM, TO, UH, BRING THAT SUBSTATION BACK UP ONLINE.
THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THE NEED FOR BACKUP FEEDER CAPACITY BECAUSE WE MOVED ALL OF THAT LOAD OFF OF THAT SUBSTATION TO OTHER SUBSTATIONS TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS.
WE'RE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING THAT RIGHT NOW.
WE JUST POURED THE, THE PAD FOR THE NEW TRANSFORMER AND WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE THAT THIS SPRING GARBAGE SUBSTATION, WE ARE ADDING AN ADDITIONAL TRANSFORMER THERE.
THAT SITE SERVES THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, BUT IT WILL IN THE FUTURE BE A BACKUP FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
IT ALSO SERVES THE INTEGRIS COMPLEX.
IT'S A, UH, ONE OF THE FEEDS FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND OF COURSE SERVES A LOT OF EAST EDMOND.
SO, UH, WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT ADDITIONAL CAPACITY OUT THERE TO CON FOR THE CON CONTINUED LOAD AND ALSO TO SERVE AS A LONG-TERM BACKUP FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
UM, IT'S PART OF THE BOND ISSUE WE DID IN 2025 AND WE EXPECT THAT TO BE DONE, UH, SOMETIME THIS FALL.
WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT NOW.
ONE OF THE NEW SUBSTATIONS IS THE ARCADIA SUBSTATION.
UM, I CALLED IT THE ARCADIA SUBSTATION.
I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO VOTE ON THIS OR NOT, BUT UM, THAT WILL BE A DEDICATED SUBSTATION FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT WHEN THEY'RE, UM, HAVE ALL THREE PHASES COMPLETED.
THEY'RE GONNA HAVE ABOUT 19 MEGAWATTS OF LOAD OUT THERE.
UM, ONE OF OUR SUBSTATION TRANSFORMERS SERVES ABOUT 25 MEGAWATTS.
WE PLAN TO PUT IN TWO TRANSFORMERS IN THERE JUST FOR SOME ADDITIONAL REDUNDANCY.
USE THAT TO SERVE SOME IN LOAD IN EAST EDMOND, BUT PRIMARILY IT WILL BE A BACKUP FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
WE ESTIMATE THAT ONE AT ABOUT $7 MILLION.
WE ARE GONNA MEET WITH OUR, UM, CONSULTANTS THIS WEEK, STARTING KICKING THAT, UH, PROCESS OFF TO GET A, UM, MORE DETAILED BUDGETARY ESTIMATE ON THAT.
4 MILLION OF THAT FUNDING WILL COME FROM, UH, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED FROM REPRESENTATIVE VICE'S OFFICE, UM, RECENTLY.
UM, THE REST WILL BE, UM, RESERVE FUNDED COFFEE
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CREEK SUBSTATION.WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON THIS SUBSTATION.
IT'S A NEW 25 MEGAWATT SUBSTATION.
WE'RE GONNA USE THAT TO REDUCE THE LOAD ON MITCH AND CATCH AND WHITE SUBSTATIONS, OUR EXISTING SUBSTATIONS.
IT'S ALSO GONNA BE WITH SOME OF THE FEEDER EXTENSION PRO PROJECTS WE'RE GONNA BE DOING.
WE WILL HELP SERVE THE DOWNTOWN AREA AS WELL.
THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2025 BOND ISSUE.
UH, WE ARE, THE DESIGN IS COMPLETE.
WELL ACTUALLY WE STARTED CLEARING LAND OUT THERE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO.
SO CONSTRUCTION IS IN PROGRESS.
WE EXPECT TO COMPLETE THAT ONE EARLY NEXT YEAR.
UH, THE LAST ONE NEW SUBSTATION WE'RE LOOKING AT IS THE, UH, RED BUD SUBSTATION NEXT TO THE RED BUD ELEMENTARY.
IT WILL BE A NEW 25 MEGAWATT SUBSTATION AS WELL.
UM, THAT'S GONNA BE DEPENDING UPON LOAD GROWTH IN EAST EDMOND.
UM, WE ESTIMATE THAT ONE CURRENTLY AT $4 MILLION.
I THINK IT'LL BE MORE EXPENSIVE BY THE TIME WE GET TO CONSTRUCTION IN 2030.
WE'RE GONNA START DESIGN, UH, THIS NEXT FISCAL YEAR TO HAVE THAT READY TO ROLL WHENEVER WE NEED THAT TO MEET, UH, LOAD OUT IN EAST EDMOND.
SO WITH THAT, ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH.
THERE WAS NOTHING IN THERE THAT SHOCKED YOU.
SORRY, I HAD TO JUST PICK UP ON YOURS.
WE'VE GOT NOTHING ELSE TO DO ON THAT ITEM.
[8. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]
ITEM EIGHT,I HAD TO 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 ARE BACK IN CITY COUNCIL MEETING UNDER GENERAL CONSENT
[9. 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.]
ITEMS. NUMBER NINE.UH, WE'RE GOING TO PULL ITEMS F AND L FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
AND WITH THAT THEN I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS A THROUGH, I GUESS, EASY WAY TO SAY IT, A THROUGH K WITH THE EXCEPTION OF F 'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA PULL F AND L.
SO I HAVE A MOTION, WE HAVE MOTION TO APPROVE NINE ALL ITEMS EXCEPT F AND L.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID, RIGHT? MM-HMM
[A. Consideration of City Council General Consent Agenda Items Pulled for Separate Discussion and/or Action.]
CITY COUNCIL, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ITEMS UNDER A, WE'RE GONNA DEAL WITH NINE F AND L.LET'S START OUT WITH NINE F, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO THREE DASH 26, ADOPTING A POLICY FOR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS.
SUPERSEDING THE PREVIOUSLY ADOPTED TEMPORARY POLICY FOR BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS APPROVED AUGUST 25TH, 2025, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
SO, UM, IT'S ONE OF THE OUTCOMES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE BUDGET REFORM COMMITTEE.
WE BROUGHT IT UP BRIEFLY LAST TIME, UM, HAD A LITTLE MORE TIME MAYBE FOR EVERYBODY TO LOOK AT IT.
AND THEN THE RED LINES ARE IN THE PACKET FROM THE ORIGINAL PROCESS.
UH, SO AGAIN, ONE OF THE RECOMMENDED ITEMS OUTTA THAT COMMITTEE, UM, OR BUDGET TRANSFERS.
YEAH, THE BIGGEST CHANGE FROM WHAT WE SAW PREVIOUSLY WAS WE'VE ADDED THE LANGUAGE OR 10%, WHICHEVER IS GREATER, SO THAT NOW IT'S A $10,000 CAP OR 10%, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.
SO ANY QUESTIONS? HAVE A MOTION.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
5 0 9 L IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF INTERLOCAL AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EDMOND, TOWN OF ARCADIA, OKLAHOMA, TO PROVIDE RECIPROCAL AUTOMATIC AID BETWEEN THE EDMOND FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE ARCADIA FIRE DEPARTMENT.
CHIEF, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP AND JUST EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT? 'CAUSE I KNOW THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S BEEN WORKING ON THIS.
THE EDMOND BOARD OF REALTORS HAS BEEN INVOLVED.
UH, TOWN OF ARCADIA HAS BEEN INVOLVED.
THIS, THIS HAS BEEN THE WORKS FOR SOME TIME, AND I'VE GOTTA GIVE YOU THE CREDIT TO DEPUTY CHIEF WEAVER.
HE IS REALLY LED THE CHARGE ON THIS.
AND JUST FOR THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW ISO'S INSURANCE SERVICE OFFICE, WHAT, AND IT'S HOW INSURANCE, HOW INSURERS RATE A CITY BASED ON HOW, UM, GOOD THEY ARE AT STRUCTURAL FIRE PROTECTION.
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AND MOST OF THE RESIDENTS IN OUR CITY ARE CLASS ONE, WHICH MAKES US THE TOP 1% IN THE NATION.BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S MANY PLACES TO THE EAST, THE EASTERN PART OF EDMOND THAT WE WERE, WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CLASS ONE RATING, WHICH MEANS THEIR INSURANCE PREMIUMS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER.
SO, UH, CHIEF WEAVER, ALONG WITH ANOTHER, UH, UH, THE MAYOR AND A TEAM OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO BRIDGE THAT GAP, AND THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
AND ONE WAY THAT WE CAN REALLY LOWER THAT NUMBER AND SAVE THEM MONEY IS THROUGH AUTOMATIC AID AGREEMENTS WITH ALL OF OUR LOCAL PARTNERS.
AND THAT'S HOW THIS CAME ABOUT.
CHIEF, CHIEF WEAVER, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THERE'S CITIZENS OUT THERE THAT ARE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK AND WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN OUT THERE.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, I, I'M JUST GONNA ADD ONTO THIS, THAT THIS WAS SUCH A, A, A GREAT PARTNERSHIP TO WORK THROUGH BECAUSE THE, THE BOARD OF REALTORS, EVERY BOARD OF REALTORS BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION.
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S ATTENTION BECAUSE IT'S BECOMING SO DIFFICULT TO HELP HOME BUYERS WHEN THEY FIND OUT HOW EXPENSIVE THEIR, THEIR HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE IS GONNA BE OUT THERE.
AND THE TOWN OF ARCADIA JUST REALLY JUST JUMPED ON THIS WHEN WE STARTED TALKING TO 'EM.
UM, THEIR MAYOR CAME TO THE TABLE ALONG WITH THEIR NEW CHIEF OF THEIR FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND EVERYBODY'S LOOKING AT IT AS HOW WE HELP THE PEOPLE IN EAST EDMOND AND ARCADIA.
I GUESS ACTUALLY ALSO LAKE HAE BENEFITS FROM THIS AS WELL.
SO, UM, THIS IS REALLY A, A BIG THING AND I WANNA GIVE CREDIT TO, TO EVERYONE THAT WAS INVOLVED, NOT JUST YOUR STAFF, BUT TOWN OF ARCADIA AS WELL AS OUR BOARD OF REALTORS WHO HAVE REALLY PUSHED THIS THING.
SO YEAH, IT, IT BENEFITS THEM AND IT BENEFITS US GREATLY, SIR.
IT IS GOOD CHIEF AND IT'S, I REMEMBER A FEW YEARS AGO AS AN INSURANCE PERSON, THE FIRST TIME I EVER MET A FIREMAN THAT KNEW WHAT ISO EVEN MEANT.
PEOPLE, YOU HEAR SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOMEOWNERS COVERAGE AND PRICING AND, AND THEY HAVE NO CLUE HOW MUCH THIS AFFECTS AND IMPACTS WHAT THAT COST IS.
WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOVE APPROVAL.
NOW I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND.
[B. Consideration of Waiver of Competitive Bids and Approval of Sole Provider Purchase of Equipment and Services from Safe Fleet Mobile-Vision, Inc; $25,766.25. (Citywide)]
B.CONSIDERATION OF WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDS AND APPROVAL OF SOLE PROVIDER PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT AND SERVICES FROM SAFE FLEET MOBILE VISION, INC.
IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,766 AND 25 CENTS.
CHIEF THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
JD YOUNGER, YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, THIS ITEM IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.
IT'S ABOUT A WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BID, BUT AS A MATTER OF BACKGROUND, UH, SO SAFE FLEET IS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PROVIDER FOR OUR IN-CAR CAMERAS, OUR BODY-WORN CAMERAS, OUR INTERVIEW ROOM CAMERAS.
AND SO WE HAVE AN ANNUAL BUDGET LINE ITEM THAT'S FOR MAINTENANCE REPLACEMENT.
OTHER ITEMS ASSOCIATED WITH SAFE FLEET.
UH, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SOLE PROVIDER, UH, WHEN YOU ENTERTAIN THAT ANNUALLY, IT, IT INFORMED YOU THIS IS A SOLE PROVIDER COMPANY.
THESE ARE THE FUNDS DUE TO SOME LATENCY AND BILLING.
THEY SENT US A BILL THAT WAS AN FY 25 MAINTENANCE BILL, UH, FOR THE AMOUNT THAT YOU SEE HERE, BECAUSE WE WERE ASKING TO INCREASE THE ANNUAL PORTION OF OUR FY 26 PAYMENT TO SAFE FLEET.
UH, WE HAVE THE FUNDS, BUT WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO YOU BECAUSE AGAIN, IT'S A SOLE PROVIDER AND YOU'VE ONLY PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED, UH, THE 248,000 PLUS SOME CHANGE.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA INCREASE, UH, THE NUMBER THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET.
SO THE $25,000 INCREASE TO COVER THE PAYMENT, UH, OF THE MAINTENANCE FEES THAT WERE ACTUALLY DUE IN FY 25.
AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE HAVE TWO MOTIONS WE NEED TO MAKE.
I WOULD, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, THE WAIVER OF COMPETITIVE BIDS AND APPROVAL FOR SOLE PROVIDER PURCHASE.
I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 10 B.
I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[C. Discussion and Consideration of Proposed Recommendations to the City's Budgeting Process and Format. (Citywide)]
C, DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RECOMMENDATIONS[01:20:01]
TO THE CITY BUDGETING PROCESS AND FORMAT.YOU WANT ME TO TALK TO THAT? SURE.
UNLESS YOU WANNA RE BRIEF AT ALL.
UM,
BUT WE FORGOT TO INCLUDE SOME ATTACHMENTS AND ALSO PHIL WASN'T HERE.
SO WE, UH, DECIDED TO PUNT ONE MEETING TO THIS ONE SO THAT WE COULD HAVE IT THE FULL THING IN THE PACKET.
GIVE EVERYBODY TIME TO, UH, REVIEW THAT BEFORE WE WENT FORWARD WITH APPROVAL.
SO, UM, DO YOU WANNA ADD? NO, I THINK YOU DID A FINE JOB.
ANY OTHER COMMENTS? GOT A MOTION? I'LL MOVE TO YOUR APPROVE.
I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND AND A SECOND.
THANKS AGAIN TO THE GROUP THAT SERVED ON THAT COMMITTEE TO OTHERS.
[D. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. 04-26 Adopting a City Council Travel Policy; Setting Forth the Conditions Under Which In-State and Out-Of-State Travel will be Pre-Paid and/or Reimbursed by the City for the Mayor and Members of the City Council; Providing for Distribution and Filing; And Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)]
10 D, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION.APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ZERO FOUR DASH 26, ADOPTING A CITY COUNCIL TRAVEL POLICY SETTING FORTH THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH IN-STATE AND OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL WILL BE PREPAID AND OR REIMBURSED BY THE CITY FOR THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, PROVIDING FOR DISTRIBUTION AND FILING AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
AND SHOULD I JUST EXPLAIN THIS ONE? SURE.
UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE, THAT WE HAVE REALIZED THAT THIS COUNCIL HAS REALIZED AS WE'VE BEEN DIVING IN ON FINANCIAL ISSUES AND OTHER ITEMS IS WE DIDN'T HAVE A TRAVEL POLICY THAT SPECIFICALLY COVERED THE CITY COUNCIL.
AND WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT WHEN WE DO TRAVEL, WHICH IS NOT ALL THAT OFTEN, BUT WHEN WE DO THAT, WE ARE SPENDING TRAVEL FUNDS OF THE CITY OF EDMOND APPROPRIATELY AND THAT WE'RE NOT BEING COMPENSATED FOR THINGS WE'RE DOING WHILE WE'RE IN THAT SITUATION, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH REIMBURSEMENT MORE THAN WHAT WE ACTUALLY SPENT.
UM, AND THAT WE HAVE A WAY TO DEAL WITH BOTH PREPAYING, WHAT WE CAN USING PURCHASING CARDS AND HOW WE GET REIMBURSED FOR THINGS WHEN WE USE PERSONAL CREDIT CARDS.
UM, AND A LIMITED NUMBER OF OTHER ITEMS LIKE LOCAL TRAVEL, UM, MEALS, UP TO THE, THE LIMITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE BY LAW.
AND SO WE HAVE, UH, WE HAVE DRAFTED THIS POLICY.
WE'VE ACTUALLY KICKED IT AROUND NOW FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS.
AND, UM, I BELIEVE THAT, UH, EVERYBODY HERE IS COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE WE'RE AT AT THIS POINT.
ANYONE LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS ABOUT IT? OR DO YOU HAVE ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? SO IF WE, IF WE ADOPT THIS NOW, IT'S GOES INTO EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
IS THAT RIGHT? I'M, I'M LOOKING AT MY CITY ATTORNEY.
I THINK SECTION THREE SAYS EFFECTIVE DATE OH, SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND THEN WE'LL PUT THE DATE.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE IT FOR ALL YOU.
SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[11. Executive Sessions and Action Items:]
ITEM 11, EXECUTIVE SESSION.AND ACTION ITEMS. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.
YOU WANNA DO THAT MOTION AGAIN? MOTION TO RESUME.
IS THAT A THING? I A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.
[12. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]
NOW ON TO ITEM 12.COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
UM, ARBOR WEEK IS COMING UP, BUT THE CELEBRATIONS ARE BEGINNING BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING, SO I JUST WANTED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THAT.
THERE'S INFORMATION ABOUT ON THE WEBSITE AT EDMOND OKAY.
UM, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION AND APPRECIATION OF OUR GREAT TREES.
SO ANYONE ELSE? I WAS GONNA TELL YOU ALL THE, THE GUY THAT WAS GONNA TALK TONIGHT, JACK PARSONS.
UM, THE ISSUE THAT HE HAD WAS WITH A MR BILLING.
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UM, I WON'T GET INTO HIS DETAILS, I GUESS PUBLICLY, BUT, UM, WHERE HE WAS IMPROPERLY BILLED.AND SO, UM, I LEARNED A BIT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND, UM, ANYWAY, SO IF YOU GUYS RUN INTO THAT WITH, IF I, ANYBODY REACHES OUT TO YOU ON THAT, KATIE AND I HAVE SOME RECENT EXPERIENCE ON HOW THAT SHOULD GO AND IF SOMEBODY'S IMPROPERLY BILLED.
AND THEN FOR CITIZENS, THE PAVING THE WAY AND UDC SESSIONS, UM, HAVE BEEN GOING ON, CONTINUE TO GO ON.
SO ANYBODY STILL WATCHING, WELCOME TO COME TO THOSE AND, AND GIVE US YOUR FEEDBACK FOR ANYONE WHO HASN'T SWITCHED OVER TO THE BASKETBALL GAME AT THIS POINT.
SO THANKS TO CASEY AND KEN AND TEAM FOR COORDINATING ALL THAT.
UM, BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE GET OUT OF HERE, I WILL JUST SAY THAT IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY.
UM, AND FOR ANYONE WHO JUMPED IN TO WATCH THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING BUT DIDN'T SEE THE WORKSHOP THIS AFTERNOON, UM, I THINK WE'VE MADE SOME PRETTY GOOD PROGRESS ON OUR BUDGET, UM, WITH MULTIPLE MEETINGS, THREE OR FOUR MORE MEETINGS TO GO BEFORE WE HAVE A FINAL BUDGET TO LOOK AT.
SO, UH, IT'S MOVING RIGHT ALONG AND I'M THRILLED WITH THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING.
SO WITH ALL THAT SAID, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN.