* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] GOOD [1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.] EVENING. I'M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE PERSONAL LIBERTY HERE THIS EVENING, AND I'M GOING TO SWAP ITEMS TWO AND THREE ON THE AGENDA. SO WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND GO TO, UH, NUMBER THREE PRESENTATIONS, AND I WILL BE RIGHT DOWN THERE. JUST EVERYONE BEAR WITH ME FOR JUST A MOMENT. SO WE NORMALLY, I [A. Recognition of First Place Winners in the Mayor's Essay Contest.] JUST STAY UP ON THE DAYS, UM, BUT BECAUSE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT WITH OUR, UH, PRESENTATIONS, I THOUGHT IT'D BE MORE APPROPRIATE FOR ME TO COME DOWN HERE. WE'RE GONNA START OUT WITH THE WINNERS OF THE 2026 MAYOR'S ESSAY CONTEST. SO FIRST OFF, I'D LIKE TO INVITE VIVIANA HINSON TO COME FORWARD AND WE'RE GONNA LOWER THIS SO SHE CAN READ HER, HER ESSAY FOR EVERYONE. COME RIGHT HERE. I'M GONNA LET YOU READ IT AND THEN I HAVE AN AWARD FOR YOU. OKAY. AND I WAS MAYOR OF EDMOND FOR ONE DAY. I WOULD PRAY FOR EVERYONE WHO NEEDS IT AND GET THINGS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE TO HELP ST. ELIZABETH. THERE WE GO. OKAY, THANK YOU. I'M GONNA DO IT THIS WAY. IT'S EASIER. IN SECOND GRADE. WE HAVE DIA BOSEN. DID I SAY THAT RIGHT? CLOSE ENOUGH? YEAH. OKAY. CLOSE ENOUGH. . SO Y'ALL WANNA KNOW HOW YOU SPELL IT. B-O-L-A-Q-U-A-R-D-I-S-E-H. I THOUGHT I GOT PRETTY CLOSE, SO I'M GONNA LET YOU BE, I'M GONNA LET YOU READ YOURS AND THEN I'VE GOT A PRESENTATION FOR YOU. GOOD EVENING, COMMUNITY MEMBERS, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND MAYOR. MY NAME IS DIN AND I'M A SECOND GRADE AT WASHINGTON URBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I'M VERY EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY AND SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU. IF I WERE THERE FOR ONE DAY, I WOULD START BY MAKING MY MORE FUN AND COLORFUL AS I LOVE ART. SO MY FIRST IDEA WOULD BE I HAD MORE ART AROUND THE CITY. I WOULD MAKE BIG ART WALLS WHERE KIDS AND ADULTS CAN BE PLAYING TOGETHER INSTEAD OF BORING WALLS. OUR STUDY WOULD BE FULL OF RAINBOWS, FLOWERS, ANIMALS, AND HAPPY PICTURES. ART MAKES PEOPLE HAPPY AND TRIO FULL. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD ART STATIONS AND PARKS WHERE KIDS COULD DRAW WITH CHALK, PAINT PICTURES, AND MAKE CRAFT OUTSIDE THE PLAYGROUND WHERE EVERYONE CAN PLAY TOGETHER. ANOTHER VERY IMPORTANT THING I WOULD DO IS BUILD A PLAYGROUND FOR KIDS WITH DISABILITIES. LIKE MY LITTLE SISTER WHO HAS CEREBRAL PALSY. I WOULD EVEN MAKE SURE IT HAS WHEELCHAIR, TWINKS, SMOOTH PASS AND FUN THINGS THAT EVERY KID CAN ENJOY. I WANT TO HELP PAY FOR THESE IDEAS. I WOULD PLAN FUNDRAISERS. WE COULD HAVE BAKE SALES, ART SHOWS AND COMMUNITY FAIRS WHERE FAMILIES COULD COME TO TETHER AND HELP RAISE MONEY. AND OF COURSE, I WOULD GIVE FREE POPSICLES TO KIDS AND PARTS POPSICLES ARE COLORFUL AND YUMMY AND THEY MAKE, AND THEY MAKE PEOPLE SMILE ON HOT DAYS. I LOVE POPSICLES. EVEN THOUGH I WOULD ONLY BE MAYOR FOR ONE DAY, I WOULD TRY MY BEST TO MAKE THE CITY KINDER, BRIGHTER AND MORE FUN FOR EVERY YUMMY. AND IF PEOPLE LIKE MY IDEAS, MAYBE THEY WOULD INVITE ME BACK TO BE MAYOR AGAIN SOMEDAY. IN CLOSING, I ASK OUR MAYOR TO TAKE ACTION, ESPECIALLY ON CREATING AN ASSEMBLY, PLAYGROUND FOR KIDS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE MY LITTLE SISTER, AND I'M WILLING TO HELP HER MAKE, MAKE IT REAL FOR HER AND OTHER CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. [00:05:06] ALRIGHT, HERE YOU GO. WAIT, DON'T HAVE, THANK YOU. AND FOR THIRD GRADE, WE HAVE AB BORDERS. COME ON UP HERE. AB WHERE ARE YOU? ALL THE WAY IN THE BACK. WHY I WANT TO BE MAYOR. WHY I WANT TO BE MAYOR IS BECAUSE I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD TO MAKE IT BETTER. I'M A PERSON THAT THE FIRST REASON I WANT BE A MAYOR, EXPENSIVE. BECAUSE I WANT KIDS TO HAVE FOREVER AFFORD, HAVE KIDS TO HAVE KIDS. AND KIDS WANNA TO BE SAFE. THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE A NORMAL LIFE. THE NEXT REASON I WANNA BE A MAYOR IS, IS TO LET HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE A DAY TO LET THEM EAT LIKE FOOD DRIVE. BUT FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE, WE CAN GET A LOT OF FOOD FOR. SO THEY DO NOT HAVE TO IN SEPARATE. I, I WANT THEM TO FEEL INCLUDED THIS AND HAVE MEDITATION. I WANT THEM TO FEEL EXTRA GOOD AND TO LET THEM HAVE SUPPLIES. FINAL REASON I WANT BE A IS TO CLEAN UP THAT SO WE CAN HAVE A GOOD ENVIRONMENT. OUR ENVIRONMENT NEEDS TO BE CLEAN FOR ANIMALS AND PEOPLE. ANIMALS CAN PROBABLY DIE BECAUSE OF THE TRASH. SO WE NEED TO CLEAN, AND I HOPE THIS PAY OFF FOR ALL WANT BE A IS TO HELP THAT. THANK YOU. FOR FOURTH GRADE, WE HAD WILL, FLOWER FOWLER. I CAN SAY THAT RIGHT? WILL COME ON UP HERE. IF I WERE MAYOR FOR A DAY, I WILL LISTEN TO EVERYBODY BECAUSE ALL VOICES SHOULD BE HEARD. MY OWN EXPERIENCE AT EDMOND IS THAT PEOPLE HAVE OPINIONS, BUT THEIR VOICE ISN'T ALWAYS HEARD. EVEN THOUGH IT WOULD ONLY BE A DAY, I WOULD MAKE EDMOND THE BEST I COULD BECAUSE EVERY BIT COUNTS. IT WOULD BE HARD. BUT I'M UP TO THE CHALLENGE BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE IN NEED THAT DESERVE KINDNESS AND LOVE. I WOULD INCLUDE EVERYONE BECAUSE BEING LEFT OUT FEELS BAD. HOW DO I KNOW? I KNOW BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS LEFT OUT. I WOULD ALSO ADOPT ALL THE PETS IN NEED BECAUSE ANIMALS HAVE FEELINGS TOO. I WOULD ALSO FORM A GROUP AND GO AROUND AND PICK UP LITTER BECAUSE WE HAVE NO PLAN B, I WOULD HELP PEOPLE ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS SO THEY WILL FEEL SPECIAL. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THEY ARE BIG OR SMALL. I WANT EVERYONE TO FEEL GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES. THIS IS WHAT I WOULD DO AS MAYOR FOR THE DAY. HERE WE GO. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AND FOR FIFTH GRADE, WE HAVE MADELINE CARTER. DID YOU KNOW THAT A BUNCH OF ANIMAL SHELTERS DON'T GET ENOUGH FUNDRAISING, THEREFORE IT'S HARD TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR ANIMALS? IF I WAS EDMONDS MAYOR FOR A DAY, I WOULD START FUNDRAISING FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS. I WOULD ALSO PUT ON AN ANNUAL CLEANING CLEAN EARTH DAY, AND I WOULD PUT ON A DONATION DAY AS A FOR A DAY I WOULD A PET SHELTER DAY. I WOULD ASK ALL ANIMAL SHELTERS IN THE AREA TO BRING THEIR HEALTHY ADOPTABLE PETS. IT WOULD BE IN DOWNTOWN ISLAND. EVERYONE WOULD BE INVITED. WE WOULD TRY TO GET THEM ALL ADOPTED FOR THE CLEAN THE EARTH DAY. EVERYONE WOULD GET A COLORED SHIRT AND A SECTION. THEY WOULD CLEAN THEIR AREA AND MOVE ON TO SOMEWHERE ELSE. AND SOME PEOPLE WOULD BE ENCOURAGED TO HELP ORGANIZE RECYCLING. THERE WOULD BE A 5K RUN TO HELP TO CELEBRATE HOW MUCH TRASH WAS [00:10:01] ACTUALLY COLLECTED. EVERYONE WOULD RUN THROUGH DOWNTOWN. I WOULD HOST A DONATION DAY. THERE WOULD BE A SECTION FOR FOOD DONATIONS, LETTERS, AND ALL SIZES, TOYS, COOKING SUPPLIES, AND ET CETERA. DONATIONS WOULD THEN BE HANDED OUT TO HOMELESS PEOPLE TO HOMELESS AND PEOPLE IN NEED. THEN I WOULD HIRE AHEAD OF ALL ANIMAL SHELTERS SO PEOPLE HAVE SOMEONE, SOMEONE TO GO TO IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT ADOPTING PETS. AFTER THAT, I WOULD GO TO CITY HALL TO GET SOME WORK DONE. AFTER I'M DONE, I WOULD GO BACK HOME AND THINK ABOUT MY AMAZING DAY. I THANK YOU. OKAY. WHEN WE SENT OUT THE NOTICES OF, OF WHO WON FOR EACH GRADE AND ASK THEM TO COME TONIGHT, WE SAID, AND YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO READ YOUR ESSAY IF YOU WANT. AND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR WINNERS SAID YES. SO LET'S GIVE 'EM ANOTHER BIG HAND. AND NOW SINCE [B. Presentation of a Proclamation Recognizing April 12 to April 18, 2026 as National Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week.] I'M OUT HERE, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND DO THE PROCLAMATION I HAVE THIS EVENING SO THAT YOU WINNERS CAN SEE THAT EVEN THE MAYOR HAS TO READ PROCLAMATIONS FROM TIME TO TIME. SO WHEREAS IN 1991, CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION NAMED THE SECOND FULL WEEK IN APRIL OF EVERY YEAR, NATIONAL TELECOMMUTERS TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK. AND WHEREAS THE EMERGENCIES CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME OR ANY PLACE AND REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF POLICE, FIRE, OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES. 9 1 1 IS THE HOTLINE FOR HELP FOR PEOPLE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AND THE NINE ONE ONE CALL TAKERS VOICE IS THE FIRST ASSURANCE THAT HELP IS ON THE WAY. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS REGULARLY MEET THE CHALLENGES OF EXTREMELY STRESSFUL SITUATIONS WITH CALMNESS AND EFFICIENCY, WHEN AN EMERGENCY OCCURS, THE PROMPT RESPONSE OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIREFIGHTERS, AND PARAMEDICS IS CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PRESERVATION OF PROPERTY. AND WHEREAS THE SAFETY OF THESE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IS DEPENDENT UPON THE QUALITY AND ACCURACY OF INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM CITIZENS WHO CALL THE NINE ONE ONE COMMUNICATIONS CENTER. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS ARE THE FIRST FIRST RESPONDERS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE BEFORE ANY OTHER EMERGENCY SERVICES ARRIVE ON THE SCENE. THEY ARE A VITAL LINK FOR OUR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS BY MONITORING THEIR ACTIVITIES, BY RADIO, PROVIDING THEM INFORMATION AND ENSURING THEIR SAFETY. AND WHEREAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL IN THE CITY OF EDMOND CONTRIBUTES SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE APPREHENSION OF CRI CRIMINALS, SUPPRESSION OF FIRES AND TREATMENT OF INJURIES AND ILLNESS ON A DAILY BASIS. EACH DISPATCHER AND CALL TAKER EXHIBITED COMPASSIONATE UNDERSTANDING AND PROFESSIONALISM DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DAILY JOB DUTIES. NOW THEREFORE, I MARK A. NASH MAYOR, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM APRIL 12TH THROUGH THE 18TH 2026 AS NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR WEEK IN THE CITY OF EDMOND UP HERE. I'M NOT SHY. I I JUST WANT TO TAKE A QUICK MOMENT AND SAY THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR, UH, UNWAVERING SUPPORT ALL THESE LAST COUPLE YEARS, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS WEEK. UH, FOR THOSE OF YOU, THESE ARE THE, THE WOMEN THAT ARE ANSWERING YOUR CALL, UH, WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OF THE WORST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU CALL 9 1 1, THESE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE THERE TWENTY FOUR SEVEN THREE SIXTY FIVE TO ANSWER THAT CALL FOR YOU. UM, I, I WORK WITH AN AMAZING GROUP THAT TRULY, UH, CARES ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE AND, UH, UH, JUST SO HONORED TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE THIS WEEK WITH HIM. SO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR . IF I MAY, BEFORE THE MAYOR'S ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS LEAVE, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT YOUR IDEAS ARE REALLY GREAT AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING THEM WITH US AND THANK YOU PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND AUNTS AND UNCLES, AND I SAW SEVERAL TEACHERS HERE. YOU'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB. YOU HAVE GREAT KIDS, SO KEEP UP THE [00:15:01] GOOD WORK. THANK YOU. I WAS HOPING THE CITY MANAGER TOOK NOTES ON THAT. SOME GOOD IDEAS IN THERE THAT WE CAN IMPLEMENT. ALSO, YOU ALL DON'T HAVE TO STAY THE WHOLE MEETING, JUST SO YOU KNOW. WE HAD PEOPLE WONDERING LAST YEAR, BUT YOU'RE WELCOME TO, WE'LL GIVE THEM A MOMENT OR TWO TO CLEAR THE CHAMBERS. ALL RIGHT, [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.] WE'RE GONNA JUMP BACK TO NUMBER TWO CITIZENS' COMMENTS. AS WE GET INTO THIS, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL ON CITY RELATED MATTERS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA OR SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING. CITIZENS HAVE SIGNED UP BY THREE O'CLOCK ON THE DAY OF THE COUNCIL MEETING, OR IN PERSON AT THE START OF THE MEETING. ALL REMARKS MUST BE DIRECTED TO THE MAYOR, OR IF I HAVE TO STEP OUT FOR ANY REASON, WHOEVER IS IN THE CHAIR THERE, YOU ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES OR LESS AND MUST OTHERWISE BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY RULES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE LOBBY. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CANNOT RESPOND TO ISSUES BROUGHT UP IN CITIZEN COMMENTS IF THEY'RE NOT ON THE AGENDA TO STAY IN CON IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW. SO WITH THAT, WE'VE GOT TWO THIS EVENING. UH, DARRELL GORDON, WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, BE SURE AND STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU. UH, MY NAME'S DARRELL GORDON. I LIVE AT 2,600. CAN YOU PULL THAT MICROPHONE UP AND SPEAK RIGHT INTO IT FOR US? MY NAME IS DARRELL GORDON. I LIVE AT 2,600 DUPONT EDMOND, OKLAHOMA, 7 3 0 3 4. UM, HAVE A COUPLE SUGGESTIONS AND A STATEMENT WE WANNA READ AND I LEFT, UH, YOU PEOPLE A PACKET YOU CAN REVIEW, AND I'LL BE BRINGING ANOTHER PACKET WITH SOME MORE IDEAS, UH, THE NEXT TIME. UH, THE THREE REASONS I'M HERE IS TO ADDRESS THE DISCONNECT BETWEEN EDMOND POLICE STATED VALUES OF PROFESSIONALISM, ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPECT, TEAMWORK, INTEGRITY, AND MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, VERSUS THE ACTUAL ACTIONS AND ATTITUDES OF THE EDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT. AND I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THE CITY OF EDMOND FORM AN O CITIZENS OVERSIGHT BOARD TO REVIEW CITIZEN COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE EDMOND POLICE, POSSIBLY MODELED AFTER THE ONE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, ESSENTIALLY, UH, JUST SOMETHING WHERE THERE WOULD BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY. UM, THE THIRD IS I'D RESPECTFULLY REQUEST CHIEF JD YOUNGER CONTACT THE OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO LOOK INTO THE ACTIONS OF SERGEANT NATHAN FOUNTAIN ON JUNE 20TH, 2024 REGARDING ACTIONS TAKEN AGAINST BRITTANY GORDON. I SPOKE WITH THE S-O-S-B-I AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS MY BEST PASS FORWARD TO JUSTICE. I HOPE YOU WILL AGREE THAT WE NEED A FRESH SET OF EYES TO LOOK AT THESE ALLEGATIONS. I PRAY THE COUNCIL WILL PASS A MOTION REGARDING THE SAME NOW FOR OUR NARRATIVE, AND MY WIFE WILL FINISH THIS UP. MY DAUGHTER, BRITTANY GORDON, WAS BORN IN EDMOND HOSPITAL ON SEPTEMBER 29TH, 1987. SHE ATTENDED EDMOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. GRADUATED FROM UCO IS A SINGLE MOTHER OF TWO DAUGHTERS WHO ATTEND ORVIS REISNER AND EDMOND MEMORIAL HIGH. BRITTANY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER ABOUT 18 YEARS AGO AND HAS REMAINED UNDER PHYSICIAN'S CARE AND COMPLIANT WITH HER MEDICATION SINCE THAT TIME. PRIOR TO JUNE 20TH, 2024, SHE HAD THREE TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS AND NO HISTORY OF PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH EPISODES OR ANY OTHER ENCOUNTERS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. ON THE MORNING OF JUNE 20TH, BRITTANY TOOK HER YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TO A DENTAL APPOINTMENT AND THEN WAS DRIVING TO A PHARMACY TO PICK UP HER PRESCRIPTIONS. AT APPROXIMATELY 8 6, 10 19, SHE CALLED HER MOTHER KIM REPORTING SHE HAD SEVERE BACK PAIN AND SAID, I THINK I'M HAVING A PANIC ATTACK. EVERYTHING'S TURNING WHITE. HER MOTHER TOLD HER TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. BRITTANY EXPERIENCED A SYNCOPAL EPISODE, A SUDDEN LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS CAUSED BY TEMPORARY REDUCTION BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN. SIMPLY PUT, AS EVERYBODY SAYS, EITHER YOU FAINTED OR YOU PASSED OUT. UM, [00:20:06] EDMOND POLICE RESPONDED TO THE SCENE BUT IGNORED EVIDENCE THAT BRITTANY HAD SUFFERED A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. BRITTANY BECAME DISTRESSED WHEN SHE FEARED HER 8-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER MIGHT BE TRANSPORTED IN AN AMBULANCE WITHOUT A FAMILY MEMBER. AT APPROXIMATELY 1103, I INFORMED OFFICERS THAT BRITTANY HAD BIPOLAR DISORDER, WAS MEDICATED, SHOWED SIGNS OF TARDIVE DYSKINESIA, AND THAT WOULD AFFECT A FIELD SOBRIETY TEST AT 1105, JUST AS SHE WAS GETTING ARRESTED, KIM BRITTANY'S MOTHER, UH, AGAIN, TOLD THE POLICE, UH, THAT SHE'S BIPOLAR, SHE'S MEDICATED, AND PLEASE USE YOUR CIT IF YOU ALL DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS. IT'S, UH, CRISIS INTERVENTION TRAINING. ANYWAY, UM, BRITTANY WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE OU HEALTH IN EDMOND, WHERE AN ER PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE A MED TALKS DRUG TEST, FOUND NO ILLEGAL DRUGS, AND THE DOCTOR FOUND NO SIGNS OF INTOXICATION. DESPITE THIS, BRITTANY WAS TAKEN TO JAIL, HAD NOT GIVEN HER PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION DESPITE REPEATED REQUEST AT APPROXIMATELY 9 22. OH, THAT'S TIME KIM. YOU KNOW WHERE I'M, YEAH. THANK YOU MR. GORDON. YES, SIR. WE ACTUALLY HAD THREE PEOPLE SIGN UP. SO I BELIEVE WE HAD NINE TOTAL MINUTES. NO, MA'AM. YOU ONLY GET THREE, THREE MINUTES PER PERSON, PERIOD. OKAY. JUST THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TOLD IN THE CITY RULES, I THINK SAID YOU CAN GIVE YOUR TIME TO SOMEONE ELSE. IS THAT NOT RIGHT? NO. OKAY. OKAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 9:24 PM BRITTANY WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY DETENTION BY SERGEANT NATHAN, FOUNTAIN OF EDMOND PUBLIC EDMOND POLICE DEPARTMENT. BRITTANY COMPLAINS ABOUT BEING HANDCUFFED AND THAT IT'S HURTING. SHE PROCLAIMS HER INNOCENCE AGAIN AND MOUNTAIN FOXER FOUNTAIN MOCKS HER. BRITTANY BECOMES AGITATED AND SHOWS SIGNS OF A SECOND MENTAL EPISODE IN THE JAIL INTAKE, BRITTANY RELATES HER STORY TO A FEMALE JAILER. FOUNTAIN MOCKS HER AGAIN, AND SHE CURSES HIM. BRITTANY WAS INSTRUCTED TO WALK INTO THE JAIL BY A JAILER, AND WHEN DOING SO, FOUNTAIN VIOLENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, SHOVES HER TO THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO BREAK HER LEG. AS BRITTANY IS HEADED TO THE FLOOR, FOUNTAIN YELLS, GET BACK OVER THERE, AFTER WHICH HE GRABS HER AND FORCES HER TO STAND. EVEN THOUGH BRITTANY IS SCREAMING IN PAIN, STATES THAT HER LEG WAS BROKEN AND HAS AN OBVIOUS DEFORMITY OF THE LEG AND ANKLE, SHE IS ALSO HANDCUFFED BEHIND HER BACK. THIS REQUIRES SURGERY ON HER LEG TO INSTALL A METAL PLATE AND SCREWS. BRITTANY WAS UNABLE TO WALK OR DRIVE FOR EIGHT WEEKS. FOUNTAIN LASTS AT HER MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE DURESS. THIS ACT OF BRUTALITY IS ALL WITNESSED BY MULTIPLE UNIFORMED OFFICERS WHO SEEM VERY AMUSED BY HER PAIN. FOUNTAIN LIES AND SAYS, NO, MA'AM, YOU FELL. OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT, UH, BEGAN TO PARROT THE LIE. BRITTANY IS FORCED TO WALK ON HER BROKEN LEG IN OBVIOUS PAIN. NO WHEELCHAIR MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS EVER GIVEN WHILE IN CUSTODY. FOR 10 YEARS, I WAS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR WITH MOND PUBLIC SCHOOLS. AND THE LAST TWO YEARS I SERVED AS A BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONIST. AND OVER THE 10 YEARS IN MY ROLE, I'VE BEEN CURSED AT. I'VE BEEN SPIT KICKED, UH, HAD CHAIRS AND OTHER ITEMS THROWN AT ME. I HAVE CLEARED CLASSROOMS WHILE DEALING WITH STUDENTS, DESTROYING THEM, AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED TO THE GROUND BY MY HAIR AND HELD THERE. NOT ONCE DID I PUT MY HANDS ON A CHILD OR HARM THEM. IF I HAD, I WOULD'VE BEEN FIRED AND ARRESTED. IMAGINE BEGGING FOR HELP, BUT INSTEAD OF HELP YOU GET CRUELTY, YOUR LIFE DESTROYED BY THE VERY PEOPLE WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO HELP YOU, NO MATTER HOW BAD THINGS GET, WE TRUST THAT CERTAIN PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE THERE TO HELP US, TO SAVE US, AND TO PROTECT US LIKE POLICE OFFICERS AND NURSES. AND SADLY, WE'VE REALIZED THAT SOMETIMES OUR TRUST HAS BEEN MISPLACED. AND THOSE OFFICERS, THOSE NURSES, SOMETIMES THEY'RE JUST CRUEL AND MEAN. AND EVEN WORSE. WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE IS THIS HAPPENING TO SOMEONE WHO WAS AT ROCK BOTTOM AMONGST THE MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US, SOMEONE WHO TRULY NEEDED THEIR HELP AND BEGGED FOR THEIR HELP. WE'VE PROVIDED VIDEO FOR YOU ALL, WHICH IS BODY CAM FOOTAGE. YOU DON'T NEED TO BELIEVE US BECAUSE IT'S ALL ON THE VIDEO. ADDITIONALLY, MY DAUGHTER'S CRIMINAL CASE HAD BEEN DISMISSED IN NOVEMBER WITHOUT PREJUDICE. AFTER MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF OF MULTIPLE COURT APPEARANCES. THEN JUST DAYS BEF AFTER MY HUSBAND AND I STOOD BEFORE THE COMMUNITY POLICING BOARD LAST MONTH TO SHARE OUR CONCERNS, A NEW WARRANT WAS ARRESTED AND THE CASE WAS REFILED. SHE WAS ARRESTED A SECOND TIME AND SPENT EASTER IN JAIL AWAY FROM HER CHILDREN. HER CHILDREN WATCHED AS THREE OFFICERS CAME THROUGH HER DOOR AND HANDCUFFED HER AND TOOK HER, TOOK HER AWAY TO SPEND THE NIGHT AGAIN IN JAIL. I WANNA [00:25:01] BE VERY CLEAR. I UNDERSTAND THAT A DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE ALLOWS CHARGE CHARGES TO BE REFILED. BUT WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, AND WHAT I'M ASKING YOU IS TO TAKE SERIOUSLY IS THE TIMING. SOMEONE MADE THAT DECISION TO BRING THOSE CHARGES BACK. AND WHILE I MAY NOT NOT KNOW WHO, I THINK IT'S FAIR TO ASK WHY RIGHT AFTER WE EXERCISED OUR RIGHT TO BE HEARD. BECAUSE FROM WHERE WE STAND, IT FEELS LIKE PUNISHMENT. IT FEELS LIKE RETALIATION. SHE HAD HAD A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, WHICH WAS IGNORED WHEN ARRESTED. SHE WAS NOT ON ANY DRUGS OR ILLEGAL SUBSTANCES. SHE HAD A PANIC ATTACK AND FAINTED. SHE WAS INJURED WHILE HANDCUFFED AN INJURY SO SEVERE THAT IT REQUIRED SURGERY. WASN'T THAT ENOUGH? THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION. ITEM [4. Appointments and Reappointments:] FOUR ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS. WE HAVE TWO TOTAL. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. [A. Consideration of Approval of a Budget Amendment for a Transfer of Appropriation from the Citylink Budget for Motor Vehicles to the Citylink Budget for Contract Services; $450,000.00. (Citywide)] ITEM FIVE IS CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FIVE A IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR A TRANSFER OF APPROPRIATION FROM THE CITYLINK BUDGET FOR MOTOR VEHICLES TO THE CITYLINK BUDGET FOR CONTRACT SERVICES IN THE AMOUNT OF $450,000. MS. BATTERSON, GOOD EVENING. CHRISTIE BATTERSON, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND HOUSING. UM, THE ITEM THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU IS TO MOVE MONEY FROM WHAT WE HAD PUT IN FOR, UH, CAPITAL OR FOR OUR BUSES. WE HAVE SINCE WON A GRANT ON THAT. UM, I UNDERESTIMATED THE CONTRACTUAL COST. UM, EVERY YEAR WE TRY TO DO AN ESTIMATE. IT'S BASED ON REVENUE HOURS. UM, OUR PARATRANSIT HAS BEEN GROWING EXPONENTIALLY AS WELL AS SOME EVENTS THAT WE'VE PARTICIPATED IN. AND THOSE ARE ALL REVENUE HOURS. AND SO THE COST IS A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WE ANTICIPATED. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE SOME OTHER, UH, SOFTWARE INVOICES THAT NEED TO BE PAID FOR RENEWALS OF, UH, SOFTWARE ON OUR BUSES. AND SO WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR YOU TO MOVE THAT MONEY UP SO THAT IT CAN BE SPENT APPROPRIATELY. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE ENTERTAIN QUESTIONS, IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? QUESTIONS I'VE GOT, I'VE GOT A A COUPLE HERE. YOU MENTION, UM, YOU NEED IT FOR CONTRACT SERVICES AND THEN SOME SOFTWARE. THIS IS ONE TIME MONEY, RIGHT? YES, SIR. SO HOW DO WE PAY FOR IT MOVING FORWARD? EVERY YEAR WE MAKE AN ESTIMATE BACK TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THE WORKSHOP. EVERY YEAR WE MAKE AN ESTIMATE ON OUR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. OUR REVENUE HOURS DO VARY FROM OUT FROM YEAR TO YEAR AS WELL AS IT, THERE IS AN INCREASE OF COST. SO WE TRY TO MAKE OUR BEST TO ESTIMATE ON THOSE CONTRACTUAL SERVICES WITH OUR A TP DEV. OKAY. THAT STILL DOESN'T EXPLAIN HOW WE'RE GONNA COVER THE COST MOVING FORWARD. IF WE'RE USING ONE-TIME MONIES TO MAKE IT WORK FOR THIS YEAR, THIS IS ONE-TIME MONEY THAT WAS ALREADY BUDGETED IN FOR BUSES. I'M JUST NOT BUYING BUSES THIS YEAR. WELL, I UNDERSTAND, BUT IF YOU HAVE BUSES AND YOU BUY BUSES, YOU BUY 'EM ONE TIME AND THEN YOU DON'T BUY 'EM AGAIN FOR FIVE OR 10 YEARS BASED ON HOW LONG IT TAKES YOU TO, TO SET ASIDE MONEY TO DO THAT LATER. YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT USING ONE TIME MONEY FOR AN ONGOING EXPENSE. THIS IS AN ONGOING OPERATING EXPENSE. YOUR SOFTWARE EXPENSES ARE ONGOING OPERATING EXPENSES. CORRECT. AND BETWEEN GRANT MONEY AND GENERAL FUND MONEY, THAT'S HOW WE FUND CITYLINK. THIS WAS TRANSFERRED IN FROM THE GENERAL FUND THAT WAS SET ASIDE FOR BUSES. I WON TWO GRANTS THAT WILL COVER OUR CAPITAL AND I ALSO HAVE A CAPITAL RESERVE FOR OUR VEHICLES, AND THAT WILL BE USED NEXT YEAR FOR AS PART OF OUR MATCH FOR OUR VEHICLES WITH THE GRANT FUNDING. MR. CITY MANAGER, I'M GONNA LOOK AT YOU ON THIS ONE. UM, I'M STRUGGLING WITH THIS BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT FUNDING, ONGOING OPERATING EXPENSES WITH ONE TIME MONEY, AND THAT'S A CHALLENGE. I UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE THING IS A CHALLENGE, BUT WE'VE GOTTA DO A BETTER JOB OF GETTING OUR NUMBERS RIGHT ON THE FRONT END. AND, AND I REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME WITH THIS BECAUSE WHAT IF THE NUMBERS COME IN HIGHER AGAIN NEXT YEAR? WELL, GUESS WHAT? WE DON'T. WE, WE NOW, WE'RE BEHIND NOT ONLY THE NEW [00:30:01] HIRE NUMBERS, BUT THE DELTA FROM THIS YEAR TO WHAT WE'RE WINDING UP WITH FOR THIS YEAR. I, AND I ALSO UNDERSTAND FROM THE ANSWER PROVIDED IT'S, WE'RE SPENDING DOWN, UH, RESERVE FUNDS, WHICH I KNOW IS SOMETHING THAT'S OF CONCERN TO THE CITY COUNCIL AS WELL. I'M NOT SURE I HAVE A BETTER ANSWER AT THE MOMENT. UM, PARTICULARLY FOR A SERVICE THAT IS PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO PAY FOR ITSELF, IT'S GONNA RELY ANNUALLY ON SOME SORT OF, OF SUBSIDY GOOD, BAD OR INDIFFERENT. THAT'S JUST THE, THE CASE FOR THE, UH, TRANSIT WORK. UM, IS THERE A PARTICULAR, UH, TIMING NEED THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH TONIGHT? I CAME FORWARD. WE'VE, WE NEED TO PAY OUR SOFTWARE INVOICE. UM, WE WILL, WE WOULD RUN OUTTA MONEY FOR OUR JUNE INVOICE FOR OUR A TP DEV. SO I USUALLY COME THROUGH IN JUNE WITH IT, UM, IF WE NEED AN ADJUSTMENT. AND I CAME EARLIER FOR IT. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS WHY I WAS RAISED THE CONCERN IN THE WORKSHOP. UM, I GUESS THE PROCESS QUESTION MAYBE IS IT'S A 12% OVERRUN. IT'S APRIL 13TH, THE YEAR ENDS IN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS. DO WE HAVE THE RIGHT LEVEL OF VISIBILITY ALONG THE WAY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO KNOW, LIKE HOW LONG HAVE WE KNOWN THIS IS COMING? DID YOU KNOW THIS IS COMING? I JUST WONDER IF WE HAVE THE RIGHT, UH, I DUNNO IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THE RIGHT MEASURES ALONG THE WAY TO KNOW IF WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH OUR BUDGET PRIOR TO APRIL. I MEAN, I KEEP EYES ON IT ALL YEAR LONG AS I PAY THE INVOICES ON OUR A TP DEV, UM, FOR OUR CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. UM, I, AGAIN, I THOUGHT I WAS GONNA HAVE, AND ADDITIONALLY, UH, WE DID TRANSFER IN A MILLION DOLLARS FROM OUR RESERVES IN ADDITION TO THE GENERAL FUND. OKAY. UM, AND SO TO LESSEN THE, THE IMPACT ON GENERAL FUND LAST YEAR, UM, AND LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'VE NOT ALWAYS HAD A RESERVE BECAUSE WHAT WE BRING IN, IN GRANT REVENUE AND THEN WHAT IS REQUIRED MATCH FROM GENERAL FUND. SO NO MATTER WHAT OUR LEVEL OF SERVICES, THERE IS ALWAYS GONNA BE A MATCH TO WHAT OUR GRANT MONEY IS. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE PERSONNEL SERVICES. THERE IS AN INCREASE IN THAT BECAUSE THERE WAS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE THAT WAS ADDED TO CLINK, UM, THAT IS NOT COVERED BY, UM, ANOTHER FUND. I THINK IT'S, IT'S JUST DO WE SEE THESE THINGS COMING GENERALLY RIGHT ON A MONTHLY BASIS? DO THE DIRECTORS SEE HEY, WE'RE TRENDING HIGH? AND THEN YOU GUYS TALK ABOUT IT'S OKAY IF I'M NOT TRYING TO PUT ANYBODY ON THE SPOT, BUT THAT'S MY CONCERN IS JUST I KNOW, I KNOW WHEN WE LOOK AT THE, THE NEW REPORTS THAT MATCH GENERATING, WHICH ARE GREAT, I LOOKED BACK TO SEE LIKE, WELL, DID WE SEE THIS INCREASE TRENDING OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS SINCE WE HAVE THOSE REPORTS NOW? AND IT'S BURIED IN THERE. SO IT'S, YOU KNOW, WHEN IT'S ROLLED UP, YOU DON'T SEE WHAT I DIDN'T SEE IN THAT REPORT THAT THIS ONE WAS TRENDING HIGH. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE WE HAVE ENOUGH TIME. LIKE JUST DOESN'T GIVE US A LOT OF TIME TO REACT OR DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS. SO, SO I MEAN, WE, WE HAVE REVENUES HOURS THAT ARE BILLED EVERY MONTH. WE HAVE A SET FEE THAT WE PAY. IT INCREASES EVERY YEAR. IT GOES UP. WE'RE GETTING READY TO ENTER. THIS IS YEAR FIVE OR OUR FIVE YEAR CONTRACT. WE'RE GETTING READY TO, YOU KNOW, GO INTO A TWO YEAR EXTENSION WITH THEM. THOSE ARE COSTS I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITH BECAUSE THEY'RE SET BY CONTRACTUAL. UM, AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN DO WITH REVENUE HOURS MONTH TO MONTH WITHOUT, AS, AS YOU'RE SAYING, IF PUTTING EYES ON AS IT INCREASES OR IF IT'S DIFFERENT. OF COURSE, I CHECK OUR REPORTS OF OUR RIDERSHIP NUMBERS AND EVERYTHING ELSE. UM, AND I, YOU KNOW, TRY TO NOT DO EVENTS IF WE CAN HELP IT. UM, BUT WE DO HELP OUT THE TIME TO TIME. THE ON THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE COSTS AS I SEE 'EM GOING UP IS TO REDUCE SERVICE TRULY WITH THE CONTRACTUAL. WELL, I'M ASKING A MORE GENERAL QUESTION ABOUT OUR BUDGET PROCESS. SO I KNOW IF YOU HAVE THOUGHTS ON, WELL, NOT ON, NOT ON YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTION. I MEAN, I, I THINK IF THERE'S, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO BEGIN MAKING MORE REGULAR, UM, UH, REPORTS TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT BUDGETS TO ACTUAL, WOULD BE A GOOD WAY TO IDENTIFY THAT, WHICH I THINK IS WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING. NOT EVEN NECESSARILY TO US. WE'RE NOT MANAGING IT. RIGHT. BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THE PEOPLE WHO ARE MANAGING IT, I GUESS IN MY WORKPLACE, I'M ACCUSTOMED TO AT LEAST MONTHLY ACTUALS REPORTS, RIGHT? AND THEN WE COMPARE ACTUALS TO PLAN. SO WE KNOW IF IN DECEMBER RIGHT, SIX MONTHS INTO THE YEAR, FIVE MONTHS, IF WE'RE TRENDING HIGH, WE GOTTA MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS, RIGHT? OR WE GOTTA CORRECT SOMETHING OR WE GOTTA BORROW FROM OVER HERE. AND IT JUST SEEMS LATE IN THE YEAR TO BE HAVING THAT DISCUSSION. THAT'S ALL. AND, AND LOOKING BACK, I DON'T SEE THAT THERE'S A MONTHLY CADENCE FOR DIRECTORS TO KNOW THAT. MAYBE THERE IS, BUT I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN IT. I DON'T KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT THE MECHANICS TO ANSWER [00:35:01] YOUR QUESTION. I WOULD SAY THERE'S REALLY NO GETTING AROUND, UH, SORT OF A FUNDAMENTAL POINT. AND THAT IS, UH, A PROGRAM LIKE THIS THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A SUBSIDY THAT THAT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT A POLICY DECISION. I THINK YOU'RE TALKING A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE MECHANICS OF MANAGING IT THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR, RIGHT, RIGHT. TO AVOID HAVING TO, SO WE'RE NOT SURPRISED. YEAH. YOU DIDN'T USE THE WORD SCRAMBLE, BUT TO AVOID HAVING TO SCRAMBLE AT THE END. AND I THINK THAT IS A GOOD POINT. UM, I THINK THE OTHER PART OF IT WOULD BE TO LOOK AT THE OVERALL LEVEL OF SERVICE BEING PROVIDED AND FOR THE COUNCIL TO ASK AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTION, CAN WE AFFORD IT AND CAN WE AFFORD IT AT WHAT COST? AND MAYBE THAT'S THE WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK. AGAIN, I'M NOT SUGGESTING WE DO THAT, BUT I THINK WE DO NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE TOOLS AND THE VISIBILITY IN PLACE FOR THE DIRECTORS AND LOWER TO MANAGE, HAVE A TIGHTER LOOP ON MANAGING THE, THE EXPENDITURES TO THE BUDGET. SO I UNDERSTAND THE MECHANICS QUESTION, BUT WITH PARTICULARLY THIS ITEM, I WOULD MOVE TO APPROVE IT. BUT I MEAN, WITH A PROGRAM LIKE THIS, WE HAVE TO HAVE SUB, WE HAVE TO SUBSIDIZE IT. THAT'S HOW MATCHES WORK. I JUST ACCEPTED A CHECK FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENT FOR ROUTE SEVEN, A $640,000 CHECK FOR A GRANT THAT WE APPROVED THEY APPLY FOR. SO I MOVED TO APPROVE, BUT CAN SECOND YOUR NOTE. I'VE GOT A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASS. UH, PASSES FOUR TO ONE ITEM [B. Consideration of Approval of a Budget Amendment for a Supplemental Appropriation Recording Grant Revenue and Increasing Senior Center Meal Program Budget by Said Amount; $23,071.88. (Citywide)] B, CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION RECORDING GRANT REVENUE AND INCREASING SENIOR CENTER, SENIOR CENTER MEAL PROGRAM BUDGET BY SET AMOUNT, $23,071 AND 88 CENTS. CHRISTIE BATTERSON, DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. UM, AGAIN, COUPLE WEEKS AGO OR A COUPLE MEETINGS AGO, WE BROUGHT THROUGH THE CENA GRANT THAT WE WERE AWARDED. WE INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF THE PART OF BEING ABLE TO SPEND THE MONEY. UM, AND SO THIS JUST CORRECTS THAT SO THAT WE CAN, UH, SET, SET UP A PURCHASE ORDER FOR EDMOND MOBILE MEALS AND PASS THE MONEY BACK THROUGH TO THEM FOR THE SERVICES THAT WERE, THEY'RE PROVIDING. THIS IS A ONE TIME GRANT QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OH, UH, I WAS JUST CONFUSED BY THE DATES IN THE WRITE UP. IT SAID IT STARTED JULY 20, JULY, 2025. YES. THE, I'M SORRY. THE GRANT RUNS JULY 1ST, 2025 TO 2025. YEAH, IT STARTED, WE WERE AWARDED LA WE WERE AWARDED MONEY THAT IS, YOU'RE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE SERVICES COVERED FROM JULY 1ST, 2025 TO JUNE 30TH, 2026. OKAY. SO WE'VE BEEN PAYING EDMOND MOBILE MEALS. WE HAVE NOT PAID EDMOND MOBILE MEALS. OH, OKAY. SO THERE IS NO CONTRACTUAL FUNDS AVAILABLE IN THE SENIOR CENTER BUDGET RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S WHY I'M BEFORE YOU TO GET THAT SO WE CAN SPEND OKAY. TO PUT THAT MONEY IN THAT CATEGORY SO THAT WE CAN SPEND THAT TIME. SO WE OWE EDMOND MOBILE MEALS. YES. OKAY. THANKS. I THINK THIS PROBABLY GOES BACK TO YOUR, TO THE PREVIOUS ITEM AND THE PROCESS AND HOW WE FLOW IT FROM THE FRONT END AND THEN MONITOR IT. UM, AND IT IS, IT'S ALWAYS GONNA BE TOUGH WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GRANT MONEY AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT WE SUBSIDIZE. AND I JUST THINK THAT WE'VE, WE'VE GOT TO BE, AND THIS IS A CHANGE IN, IN A THOUGHT PROCESS FOR US AS A CITY IS LOOKING FORWARD AND SAYING, IF WE'RE APPLYING FOR GRANTS FOR NEXT YEAR, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE PLUG THAT INTO THE BUDGET. BECAUSE IF WE DON'T GET THE GRANT, THAT'S GREAT. WE DON'T SPEND IT. RIGHT. BUT THE MONEY'S ALREADY THERE. AND THAT'S, I THINK, BEING A LITTLE BIT MORE TRUE TO THE PUBLIC SAYING WE'RE PUTTING IT IN THERE. WE CAN ALWAYS TAKE IT OUT IN AN AMENDMENT, BUT IT'S A WHOLE LOT EASIER IF WE'RE ANTICIPATING IT, THAT WE'RE ANTICIPATING WHAT MONEY WE'RE GOING AFTER. IT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT CLEANER FOR US IN THE LONG RUN. AND I KNOW THAT SOME OF THIS COMES UP, YOU GET AN OPPORTUNITY FOR, IN SOME CASES, EVEN LEFTOVER FUNDS THAT ARE BEING RETURNED AND WE CAN GO AFTER 'EM AGAIN AFTER THE YEAR STARTED. RIGHT. AND SO ANY, ANY GRANT THAT WE ARE WHAT WE CALL A SUB RECIPIENT WHERE WE EITHER WE'RE A DIRECT RECIPIENT, WHICH IS LIKE OUR CDBG MONEY OR WE'RE A SUB RECIPIENT, WHICH IS LIKE OUR CITY LINK MONEY. THAT REVENUE IS BUDGETED. IT'S THE ONE-OFFS, LIKE THE ACOG, THE ODOT GRANTS THAT WE GO AFTER FOR CIP IN PARTICULAR, WHICH WE DO GO BY, WE DO GO THROUGH CIP AND WE TRY TO BUDGET WHAT WE THINK OUR MATCH IS GONNA BE BECAUSE IT'S BASED ON ESTIMATED [00:40:01] CONSTRUCTION COSTS. OTHER ONE-OFF GRANTS, LIKE PD HAS SOME WITH OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE. WE DON'T KNOW ALWAYS ONE. WE DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE, IF THERE'S A GRANT AVAILABLE. AND SO SOMETIMES THAT'S HARD TO ANTICIPATE. BUT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT IN THE PAST OF, YOU KNOW, HAVING SOME TYPE OF GRANT FUND WHERE WE CAN ANTICIPATE THE REVENUE. BUT I THINK THAT'S REALLY HARD. UM, ESPECIALLY ON THE ONE-OFF GRANTS THAT WE MAY NOT KNOW THAT ARE REOCCURRING, BUT WE DEFINITELY DO IT ON THE ONES WE KNOW ARE RECURRING OR COMING UP THAT WE'VE BEEN AWARDED. I THINK THAT'S SMART. WE GOTTA BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW MUCH WE ASSUME ON THAT WE CAN SKEW THE BUDGET NUMBER. I MEAN, THIS IS, THIS IS, WE'RE LITERALLY CHANGING THE WAY WE, I THINK WE THINK AND WE PLAN MOVING FORWARD. AND IT IS A, IT IS A SHIFT IN, IN PHILOSOPHY AS A, AS A GOVERNING BODY AND AS A STAFF. SO, UM, AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT COMES DOWN TO WHAT WE'RE GONNA BE WORKING ON FOR THE NEXT YEAR WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE, THE FUND STRUCTURES. SO I THINK THAT'S FAIR, TOUGH TO DO ON A DAY, TWO DAY FROM THE DIOCESE. AND I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL. UH, I, I'LL SECOND YOU. AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK THE EASIEST WAY TO HANDLE THIS WOULD BE IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY GRANT FUNDING. I MEAN, I'M REALLY THRILLED THAT WE'RE GETTING THIS, THESE GRANTS AND THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER IT. I MEAN, TO SIT IN A REGIONAL MEETING AND SEE A LOT OF COMMUNITIES, THEY DON'T GET GRANT FUNDING. THEY DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY OR THEY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY, THEY DON'T HAVE THE POPULATION. I'M ALL ABOUT THE GRANT. SO THANK YOU. AND SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ITEM [C. Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation Grant:] FIVE C IS THE OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION GRANT. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS HERE THAT WE'LL KIND OF DISCUSS ALL AT THE SAME TIME. UH, C ONE IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT WITH THE OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE $15,860 IN FUNDING VIA THE OSBI INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN GRANT FOR FORENSIC COMPUTER AND ACCESSORIES. AND ITEM C TWO IS CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION RECORDING GRANT REVENUE AND INCREASING POLICE BUDGET FOR EQUIPMENT BY SET AMOUNT, $15,860. CHIEF THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNSEL, JD YOUNGER, YOUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. UH, THE ITEMS BEFORE YOU, UH, LIKE THE MAYOR STATED, UH, IS A GRANT FROM THE OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. UH, I KNOW YOU'RE AWARE OF THE COMMUNITY, MAY NOT BE THAT WE HAVE A, A VERY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP IN REGARDS TO OUR INTERNET CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN DETECTIVES. AND SO AS WE'VE ALL BEEN EXPOSED TO THROUGH SOCIETY AS THAT CHILDREN CAN BE ATTACKED THROUGH THE INTERNET AND OTHER, UH, TECHNOLOGICAL MEANS, UH, ON THIS FRONT. AND SO JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES REALLY WAVED DEPENDING ON THE PERSON THAT'S, THAT'S DOING THE AGGRESSION AND WHERE THE CHILD IS LOCATED. AND SO OUR DETECTIVES ARE FREQUENTLY, UH, IN CONTACT WITH THE OSBI TO DETERMINE JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES AND THEN GO FORWARD WITH THE WORK. AND SO THE GRANT IN FRONT OF YOU WILL ALLOW THEM TO ACQUIRE TOOLS, UH, TO CONTINUE THAT IT ADDS TO OUR INVENTORY CURRENTLY. SO IT'S A FORENSIC, UH, COMPUTER THAT ALLOWS THEM TO DO SOME TECHNICAL EXAMINATION OF, OF, UH, OF DEVICES, COMPUTERS AND SUCH. AND THEN ACCESSORIES THAT GO WITH IT. UH, IT IS A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT. AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE ASKING TO RECEIVE THE GRANT AND THEN WE'RE ASKING TO APPROPRIATE THE FUNDS, UH, TO BUY THE COMPUTER. AND THEN ONCE THOSE FUNDS ARE EXPENDED, WE'LL GET REIMBURSED, UH, BY THE OSBI. UM, SO FOR THOSE WHO WATCH THE WORKSHOP EARLIER, IF YOU'RE DOING THE GDAS AND LOOKING AT LAST YEAR AND YOU'RE LIKE, HEY, THEY, THEY APPROPRIATED 38.9 MILLION, BUT THEN THEY'RE SAYING THE BUDGET'S REALLY 39 MILLION. WELL, IT'S THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHEN THESE TYPES OF GRANTS COME UP, IT ACTUALLY ADDS THE 15,000 AND CHANGE TO OUR BUDGET APPROPRIATION. UH, SO I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, YES, IT INCREASES THE BUDGET, BUT IT'S OFFSET BY THE MONIES THAT THE OSBI IS GIVING US. AND WITH THAT, I'D ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS. I THINK I'VE GOT ONE. AND THAT'S WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE WITH THE GRANT. WE APPROVE THE GRANT. GREAT. WE'RE GETTING MONEY. WHAT'S YOUR TOTAL BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR? UH, RIGHT AT 39 MILLION. 39 MILLION. SO WHAT PERCENTAGE OF 39 MILLION IS $15,000? UH, 0, 0, 0, 0 TO THE SUM END. AND THERE'S A ONE, I THINK, I MEAN, COULDN'T WE JUST APPROVE THIS GRANT AGREEMENT AND THEN, 'CAUSE I MEAN, YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MONEY LEFT OVER AT THE END OF THE YEAR. WE ALWAYS DO. AND THEN WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE GET THE REIMBURSEMENT, WE'RE JUST TRANSFERRING THAT MONEY BACK INTO THE POLICE RESERVE FUND. YEAH, I WOULD DEFER TO THE, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I, I UNDERSTOOD. THIS IS MORE PERFORMATIVE, UH, THAN [00:45:01] ANYTHING. IT'S JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING LINES UP ON THE SPREADSHEET. UH, TO YOUR POINT, FROM A PRAGMATIC STANDPOINT, YES. UH, WE HAVE FUNDS AVAILABLE. I JUST DON'T KNOW FROM A FINANCE PROCESS STANDPOINT, UH, MY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. IS KATHY NOT HERE TONIGHT? OH, SHE'S HIDING . SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME UP HERE, ? SORRY. YEAH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO? THAT'S A DIFFERENT QUESTION. RIGHT. SO THIS IS A REIMBURSABLE GRANT. IT'S OKAY. SO THERE ARE RULES ON WHEN IF, IF YOU SPEND IT AND THE SUBMIT IT AND TIME, IT'LL FALL IN THE SAME YEAR. SO IT WOULD OFFSET, I MEAN, RIGHT NOW YEAH, IT WOULD HAVE TO COME FROM SOMEWHERE LIKE RESERVE, RIGHT? IT WOULD JUST COME FROM WHEREVER. RIGHT. BUT AS LONG AS WE GET THE FUNDS, AND I BELIEVE IT'S 90 DAYS, UM, YOU KNOW, LIKE BY SEPTEMBER 30TH, WE STILL ACCRUE IT BACK. SO TIMING IS EVERYTHING. BUT, UM, THAT ANSWER YOUR, WELL, IT'S, I MEAN, THIS COMES BACK TO, I THINK OUR PROCESS AND THE FUND STRUCTURE WORK WE'RE GONNA BE DOING OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO CLEAN IT UP SO THAT THE BUDGET DOESN'T KEEP MOVING ALL YEAR. I MEAN, THAT'S THE POINT IN ALL THIS. THAT WAS THE, THE WHOLE POINT WITH WHEN WE'RE, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT ANY BUDGET AMENDMENT, UM, YOU KNOW, UM, I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE CITIES OUT THERE, THERE ARE MUNICIPALITIES OUT THERE THAT THEY NEVER HAVE A BUDGET AMENDMENT. AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THERE ARE CI MUNICIPALITIES OUT THERE THAT THEY HAVE ONE, AND THERE ARE SOME THAT JUST HAVE TWO. THEY WOULD DO ONE IN LIKE JANUARY AND ONE IN JUNE TO CLEAN THINGS UP. WE'VE GOTTA GET BETTER AT THAT PIECE OF IT. AND THE WAY WE DO IT TODAY, THE BUDGET JUST KEEPS MOVING. AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR TO OUR CITIZENS WHEN THEY'RE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE'RE SPENDING THEIR MONEY. EVEN WHEN IT'S GRANT MONEY, THAT'S A HUNDRED PERCENT GRANT, IT STILL MAKES IT HARDER TO FOLLOW THIS STUFF. UM, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GET TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE'VE MADE A, WE'LL USE THE $15,000 THIS TIME, BUT I MEAN, WE'VE HAD SOME WHERE WE DID BUDGET AMENDMENTS FOR $780 AND THEN THAT PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY HAVE $20,000 LEFT OVER THAT DIDN'T GET SPENT. SO WE'VE GOTTA CLEAN THAT UP TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR US TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO THE CITIZENS WHO WANNA KNOW HOW WE'RE SPENDING OUR MONEY. AND I KNOW ONE OF 'EM SITTING IN THE ROOM TONIGHT, SO I, I WOULD SAY ON ANY GRANT, YOU KNOW, I, ESPECIALLY IF IT COMES UP AND OH YEAH, WE CAN QUALIFY FOR IT AND GET IT AS LONG AS WE'RE PLANNING. IF IT'S HITS IN THE SAME YEAR, THE EFFECT ON YOUR BUDGET'S ZERO BECAUSE YOU ADD THE REVENUE AND YOU ADD THE EXPENSE. UM, AND YES, IF YOU JUST SPEAK ABOUT IN TERMS OF COSTS ONLY, IT DOES INCREASE IT, BUT YOU'RE OFFSETTING THE EXPENSE. IT, IT'S ZERO. AND THAT'S THE WAY GRANTS SHOULD WORK. SOMETIMES YOU DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A TIMING PROBLEM IF YOU SPEND IT LIKE JUNE 15TH AND OR JUNE 30TH AND YOU CAN'T GET IT SUBMITTED IN TIME. BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, WE SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABLE TO ACCRUE IT, MATCH IT IN THE SAME SAME YEAR. SO WOULD STILL WANT THE GRANT IF WE COULD GET IT. I WOULD SAY, UH, I BELIEVE, WELL, IN MY EXPERIENCE, I DON'T, I DON'T READ ALL THESE GRANT APPLICATIONS THAT YOU ALL ARE APPLYING TO BECAUSE I TRUST THAT'S YOUR JOB AND YOU DO A GREAT JOB. BUT A LOT OF TIMES THERE ARE GRANT GUIDELINES THAT SAY, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, A NONPROFIT WOULD, THEIR BOARD WOULD HAVE TO APPROVE IT AND THEIR BOARD WOULD HAVE TO ACCEPT IT. SO I DO, I THINK THIS IS THE PROCESS THAT'S BEEN FOLLOWED FOR A LONG TIME. IT MAY BE EVEN BE THE RE A REQUIREMENT OF THE GRANT. IT, IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING. SO I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO HEAR GRANTS WE'RE GOING AFTER AND GRANTS ARE RECEDING. SO I'M, I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE. YEAH, GO AHEAD. CHIEF GER, YOU'LL MOVE TO APPROVE BOTH C FIVE C ONE. I WAS GONNA SEE WHAT CHIEF GER WANTED TO SAY. I I WAS JUST GONNA ADD INTO THE MAYOR'S COMMENTS IN YOURS. OBVIOUSLY, STEP ONE HAS TO BE DONE WHEN WE PRESENT YOU WITH A GRANT AND YOU ACCEPT IT AS FAR AS PROCESSES FOR MAKING SURE COLUMNS ADD UP, UH, WE CAN WORK WITH FINANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE BOTH MEETING THEIR GUIDELINES, UH, TO MAKE SURE WE GET OUR 21ST OR 25TH OR 35TH YEAR OF RECOGNITION FOR FOLLOWING THAT. AND THAT WE'RE, UH, ALSO HITTING THE COUNCIL'S OBJECTIVES ON, ON TRANSPARENCY. SO WE CAN, WE CAN WORK THROUGH ITEM TWO. THANK YOU. I'LL SECOND FIVE C ONE. YEAH, I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. I WOULD MAKE, I'M SORRY. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO NOW GO [00:50:01] AHEAD. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM FIVE C TWO. SECOND, SECOND. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND ON FIVE C TWO. DO WE HAVE ANY? YEAH, WE, THIS IS A PUBLIC, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING. DO WE HAVE ANY ONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT'D LIKE TO ADDRESS EITHER ONE OF THESE FIVE C ONE OR FIVE C TWO. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT. SEEING NONE, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND CAST. YOUR VOTE MOTION PASSES ON FIVE C 1 5 0 OR FIVE C TWO. WAS IT WAS THAT ONE OR TWO? THAT WAS ONE. THAT WAS TWO . OKAY, WE'RE GOOD. I, I THINK I'LL NOW GET OFF OF MY SOAP BOX ON BUDGETING FOR THE EVENING. [6. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.] OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM SIX, RECESS OF THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND CALL THE ORDER OF THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING. DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE? SECOND, IT. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. ITEM [7. 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.] SEVEN IS PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY. GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS, THERE ARE SIX ITEMS THIS EVENING. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL SEVEN B AND C FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO PULL? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE SEVEN A, D, E, AND F. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES FIVE ZERO. [A. Consideration of Public Works Authority General Consent Agenda Items Pulled for Separate Discussion and/or Action.] WE'RE ON TO ITEM EIGHT A, WHICH IS CONSIDERATION OF THOSE ITEMS PULLED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH WOULD BE SEVEN B AND C. B IS CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF AN EASEMENT FROM PRIEST FAMILY TRUST FOR SS 24 DASH 0 0 0 0 2. HUNTERS CREEK SEWER INTERCEPTOR PARCEL 14 IN THE AMOUNT OF $86,908. AND LET'S JUST DO 'EM. CAN WE DO 'EM? WE CAN DO 'EM TOGETHER, CAN'T WE? CAN WE DO 'EM TOGETHER? CITY ATTORNEY? YOU, WE CAN TALK ABOUT 'EM TOGETHER. YEAH. AND THEN ITEM C IS CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF EASEMENT FROM CHRISTOPHER D. AUSTIN AND STEP STEPHANIE IN AUSTIN FOR SS TWO FOUR DASH 0 0 0 0 2 HUNDREDS CREEK SEWER INTERCEPTOR PARCEL 12 IN THE AMOUNT OF $75,505. I PULLED THESE MR. ING SIMPLY BECAUSE I WANT TO JUST COMMENT ON THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT $2 AMOUNTS IN HERE TO PURCHASE THESE EASEMENTS TO GET THESE EASEMENTS ON THESE TWO SECTIONS OF THE PROJECT. AND THE DOLLARS DO NOT MATCH WHEN YOU LOOK AT A SQUARE FOOT COST TO SOME OF THE OTHER ONES THAT WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES FIGHTING OVER. AND I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT STAFF AND THAT LOOKING RIGHT AT OUR CITY MANAGER, THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF THE VARIANCE IN WHAT WE'RE PAYING ON THESE. AND THEN WE WIND UP FIGHTING AT THE LAST MINUTE WHEN PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO GO ALONG WITH US. I JUST, I WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. DON'T EXPECT A RESPONSE FROM YOU. UM, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE IT'S ON THE RECORD AND THAT THE CITY MANAGER IS AWARE OF IT BECAUSE WE CONTINUE TO FIND OURSELVES AT THE LAST MINUTE FIGHTING WITH PROPERTY OWNERS. MY ONLY COMMENT, I'LL MAKE ONE COMMENT. UH, CHRIS KNIFING, DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES, UH, NOT ON THESE SMALLER PARCELS, IT'S, IT'S NOTHING LIKE A LARGE PARCEL. UM, COMPLETELY SEPARATE ISSUES, BUT SMALLER PARCELS, THERE'S USUALLY MORE DAMAGES BECAUSE THEY'RE IN A SMALL BACKYARD VERSUS A QUARTER SECTION. SO THE, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR DAMAGES CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM A STRAIGHT PRO PROPERTY ACQUISITION. SO I'LL JUST SAY THAT. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS ON THE RECORD. UM, WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN B. SO MOVE MR. MAYOR. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. I WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION. MR. MAYOR, I'D MOVE TO REV. ITEM SEVEN C SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. [00:55:06] MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. WE'RE [B. Discussion and Consideration of Directing City Staff to File Necessary Notices to Adjust Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting Dates for November 2026. (Citywide)] NOW ON TO ITEM EIGHT B, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO FILE NECESSARY NOTICES TO ADJUST EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING DATES FOR NOVEMBER, 2026. WE WOULD DONE THAT DAY. I DON'T KNOW, I DIDN'T ASK FOR THIS. WHO ASKED FOR THIS? I THINK PHIL AND I DID. UM, SO THIS WAS THE MONTH THAT COUNCIL MEMBER WATERSON SUGGESTED SHIFTING THE DATES OF THE NOVEMBER MEETING, THE NOVEMBER MEETINGS TO ACCOMMODATE, UM, THANKSGIVING TRAVEL. AND, AND WE APPROVED THAT, BUT THEN AFTER THINKING ABOUT IT, WE REALIZED THAT THAT WHEN PEOPLE COULD TRAVEL THE MONDAY BEFORE OR THE MONDAY AFTER, UH, THANKSGIVING . AND SO WHY DON'T WE JUST CANCEL THE SECOND MEETING THE, SO IT WOULD BE THE, THE FOURTH MONDAY THAT WE WOULD CANCEL. WE WOULD KEEP THE SECOND MONDAY. SO THE PUBLIC IS USED TO THE SECOND AND FOURTH. UM, SO I THINK THAT WAS A SUGGESTION. SO JUST ONE MEETING IN NOVEMBER INSTEAD OF, SO JUST THE NOVEMBER 16TH MEETING? IS THAT WHAT I'M SEEING HERE? I BELIEVE SO. HOLD ON. THE MEETINGS WOULD BE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 9TH. OH, THE ORIGINAL DATES BACK TO THE NINTH. SO IT'D JUST BE NOVEMBER 9TH AND CANCEL THE 23RD. I THINK THAT WAS THE THOUGHT. IF WE WANT TO KEEP CONSISTENCY OF THE SECOND AND FOURTH MONDAY THAT THE PUBLIC'S USED TO, BUT ALSO BE RESPECTFUL OF ANY TRAVEL THAT PEOPLE MIGHT WANNA DO FOR THANKSGIVING, IT'S FINE WITH ME. UM, COUNCILMAN FRAME BROUGHT UP A GOOD POINT AT THE END OF OUR LAST DISCUSSION ON THIS THAT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE NOT, UM, IF WE MOVE IT TO THE OTHER WEEK, THEN STAFF STILL HAS TO PREPARE FOR RIGHT WHEN WE GET BACK, SO, RIGHT. AND IF WE HAVE, IT'S NOT, NOT IDEAL EITHER WAY. I'VE REALIZED THAT, UM, IF WE HAD A CONTENTIOUS AGENDA ITEM, WE WOULD ALL BE GETTING CALLS ON THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. THAT'S RIGHT. I LOVE CALLS FROM CITIZENS, BUT, AND STAFF WOULD'VE TO GET THE PACKET READY AND ALL THAT. SO I, I MEAN I MIGHT ASK CITY MANAGER WHAT, I MEAN, MY ONLY CONCERN IS, UM, DECEMBER'S ALREADY A ONE MEETING MONTH, RIGHT? SO ARE WE QUEUING UP TOO MUCH HERE OR WOULD IT IMPACT STAFF TO NOT HAVE THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER? THAT'D BE MY ONLY CONCERN, OTHERWISE, I, THE CITY STAFF WOULD OBVIOUSLY, OBVIOUSLY LIKE TO MEET WITH YOU AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY. . UM, NO, I THINK THAT IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, IF IF THERE'S ENOUGH GOING ON AT THE END OF NOVEMBER, KNOWING WE MAKE THIS OTHER ACCOMMODATION, IF WE NEEDED TO, WE'D ASK YOU ABOUT A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 30TH OR SOMETHING, THAT'S FINE WITH ME THEN I THINK YES, THAT'S FINE AND MERRY CHRISTMAS STUFF. BUT, UM, I THINK AS, YES, WE COULD ENTERTAIN A SPECIAL MEETING BUT ALSO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THAT PEOPLE MAY HAVE PLANS. SO, SO YES, I THINK THE, THE IDEA WAS TO GET, UM, GET US ON OUR REGULAR SCHEDULE. SO WE'LL MEET THE SECOND MONDAY OF NOVEMBER AND NOT THE FOURTH. SO JUST FOR CLARITY ON THE, THE DIRECTION YOU'RE GIVING TO CITY STAFF FOR THE NOTICE YOU'D LIKE TO FILE, UM, WE HAVE NOT ADJUSTED THE MEETING, UH, SCHEDULE OFFICIALLY YET. SO IT'S STILL ON THE ORIGINAL. SO YOU'RE JUST ASKING TO CANCEL THE SECOND MEETING IN NOVEMBER. WE'LL HAVE ONE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 9TH. YEAH, CANCEL ON THE, THE NOVEMBER 23RD AND WE'LL MEET ON NOVEMBER 9TH. I, I, YEAH, I'D MOVE TO APPROVE THAT. I'VE GOT A MOTION A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. [C. Consideration of Acceptance of Bid for a Power Switchgear Building and Equipment for Electric; $1,866,380.00. (Citywide)] ITEM EIGHT C IS CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF BID FOR A POWER SWITCHGEAR BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT FOR ELECTRIC $1,866,380. AND I'M ASSUMING WE HAVE SOMEONE FROM STAFF COMING FORWARD TO TELL US ALL ABOUT IT. GOOD EVENING. I'M BRETT GRIFFIN, DISTRIBUTION SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT. SO, UM, ASKING APPROVAL, AS YOU MENTIONED FOR A SWITCHGEAR BUILDING FOR GARBER SUBSTATION. UM, IT'S ONE OF OUR SUBSTATION PROJECTS THAT'S BOND FUNDED, UM, FROM LAST YEAR'S BOND FUNDS. UM, THE SWITCHGEAR HOUSES, ALL OF THE, UH, RELAYS AND SC CONTROL, UM, [01:00:01] FOR A SUBSTATION OPERATION. SO I DON'T KNOW THAT I'VE GOT A LOT OF OTHER INFORMATION THAT YOU NEED FOR THAT OR, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S ABSOLUTELY VITAL FOR THE SUBSTATION TO OPERATE TO HAVE ONE OF THESE CONTROL HOUSES AND STUFF IN PLACE. SO. ANY QUESTIONS? SO IT WAS IN THE 2026 PLAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE? YES. OKAY. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? SEEING NONE. WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOVE APPROVAL. SECOND. I'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. THANK YOU. ITEM [9. Recess of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.] NINE. I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECESS EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING. SO MOVE, MAYOR. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ITEM 10, [10. 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. UH, WE HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED BY STAFF THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO PULL AND CONTINUE ITEM E. WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MR. MAYOR, I WOULD MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEM, UH, A THROUGH D, SKIP E AND F THROUGH LL. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST TO VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO. ITEM 11, CITY [B. Discussion and Consideration of Directing City Staff to File Necessary Notices to Adjust City Council Meeting Dates for November 2026. (Citywide)] COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION ITEMS. ITEM 11 B IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF DIRECTING CITY STAFF TO FILE NECESSARY NOTES TO ADJUST CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATES FOR NOVEMBER, 2026, WHICH IS THE COMPANION ITEM TO WHAT WE JUST DISCUSSED A FEW MINUTES AGO. MR. MAYOR, ITEM 11 B, IF WE COULD ADJUST THE DATES THAT THE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET. 11 9 26. THAT'LL BE THE ONLY MEETING THAT MONTH. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. OH, DID ANYONE WANNA SPEAK TO THAT ONE? OH, WE'RE, WE'RE ALREADY INTO CONSIDERATION NOW. OR CONSIDERATION ITEMS. GOOD GRIEF, WE'RE FLYING. LOOK OUT. ALRIGHT, MOTION PASSES. FIVE IS ZERO. WE ARE NOW [C. Discussion and Consideration of Voting for Up to Three Candidates in the Oklahoma Municipal Assurance Group (OMAG) Trustee Elections from the Following List of Nominees: Justin Battles, Assistant City Manager, Mustang (Incumbent) Tim Lyon, City Manager, Midwest City (Incumbent) Pam Polk, City Manager, Durant (Incumbent) Brady Moore, City Manager, Stillwater Cody Roe, City Manager, McLoud Michael Shannon, City Manager, Guymon Cecilia Taft, City Clerk, Spencer.] ON ITEM 11 C, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF VOTING FOR UP TO THREE CANDIDATES IN THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL ASSURANCE GROUP. TRUSTEE ELECTIONS FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST OF NOMINEES. JUSTIN BATTLES, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER IN MUSTANG. TIM LYON, CITY MANAGER IN MIDWEST CITY. PAM POLK, CITY MANAGER IN DURANT, BRADY MOORE, CITY MANAGER, STILLWATER, CODY ROSE, CITY MANAGER MCLEOD. MICHAEL SHANNON, CITY MANAGER, GEMAN AND CECILIA TAFT, CITY CLERK IN SPENCER. MR. MAYOR, I KNOW TWO OF THESE PEOPLE ON THE LIST FAIRLY WELL. PAM POLK, SHE'S A GREAT CITY MANAGER. AND MICHAEL SHANNON. SO THAT'S MY THOUGHTS. I THINK IT SAYS WHAT UP, UP TO THREE. SO UP TO THREE. THERE'S TWO. AND, UH, I, I KNOW MORE ABOUT BRADY MORE THAN THE REST OF THEM. CITY MANAGER IN STILLWATER. AND I KNOW THAT HE'S GOT A PRETTY SOLID BACKGROUND AND A PRETTY CREATIVE MIND. SOUNDS LIKE BRADY'S OUR GUY, THE OTHER TOO. ANY OTHER COMMENTS, QUESTIONS? WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO? WELL THEN, MR. MAYOR, IF WE ELECT, UH, VOTE ON UP TO THREE CANDIDATES. UH, PAM POLK, BRADY MOORE. MICHAEL SHANNON. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THEM. THERE YOU GO. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO ITEM 11 D [D. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. 11-26 Amending the 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)] DISCUSSING DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE ONE DASH 26 AMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL TRAVEL POLICY SETTING FORTH THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH INSTATE AND OUTSTATE 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. MR. WATERSON, I'LL START THEN YOU CAN ADD THOUGHTS. UM, OKAY, WE, UH, DEVELOPED THIS PROCESS RECENTLY. WE HAD OUR FIRST TRY AT IT, LEARNED [01:05:01] A FEW LESSONS AND SO WE'RE MAKING SOME RED LINES TO THE PROCESS HERE. NUMBER ONE IS, UM, THAT LOCAL EVENTS TO LIKE THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OR SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE BULLETS AREN'T TRAVEL AND SO THEY DON'T REQUIRE PRE-APPROVAL OF TRAVEL. AND THEN NUMBER TWO WAS, UM, IF YOU LOOKED AT THE PACKET LAST TIME, YOU SAW A LIKE 20 PAGE INCLUSION OF THE AGENDA OF THE CONFERENCE THAT MAGGIE'S GOING TO SOON. AND SO I THOUGHT IT WAS MORE FITTING TO HAVE MAYBE A LINK TO THE AGENDA RATHER THAN PUTTING ACTUALLY THE WHOLE THING IN THERE AS AN OPTION IF IT'S SUPER LONG. SO JUST BEING PRACTICAL ON THAT, THOSE WERE THE TWO CHANGES IN RED LINES THAT WE MADE TO THE POLICY HERE. YEAH. SO WHEN THIS IDEA ORIGINALLY SHOWED UP ON THE AGENDA, I THINK MY, THE INTENT WAS TO SET UP A PROCESS FOR SPENDING OF OUR CITY COUNCIL BUDGET AS, AS I SAID IN THE WORKSHOP, WE CAN'T ALL GET TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT OUR BUDGET. WE HAVE TO DO IT IN PUBLIC. SO I THINK FOR IT TO JUST BE A TRAVEL POLICY, I MEAN WE COULD LEAVE IT JUST AS A TRAVEL POLICY, BUT THEN WE ALSO PROBABLY NEED A SPENDING OR EXPENDITURE POLICY AS WELL. SO THIS COULD BE SOMETHING THAT WE TALK ABOUT WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR BUDGET AT THE NEXT WORKSHOP. BUT, UM, THE CITY COUNCIL BUDGET IS UNIQUE IN THAT WE ALL HAVE EQUAL AUTHORITY OVER THE SPENDING. SO IF I, FOR EXAMPLE, WENT ROGUE AND WANTED TO BUY SOMETHING AND TOLD KATIE TO BUY IT, THAT PUTS HER IN A TOUGH SPOT TO TELL ME NO. UM, BECAUSE WE WOULD NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE OKAY WITH THE EXPENDITURE UNLESS IT'S ALREADY BUDGETED ACCORDINGLY. SO I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE WAYS TO GO ABOUT IT. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT WE WANNA DO. BUT THE TRAVEL POLICY AS IT IS RIGHT NOW, UM, IT'S NOT ALWAYS GONNA BE JUST TRAVEL THAT WE NEED EITHER REIMBURSEMENT FOR IT OR WE NEED THE CITY TO BOOK FOR US. FOR EXAMPLE, REGISTRATION DOESN'T FALL UNDER A TRAVEL POLICY, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT, UH, I THINK WE PROBABLY NEED OVERSIGHT OVER HOW WE'RE SPENDING THOSE DOLLARS. SO WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM UNTIL OUR BUDGET WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK? I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA AND SEE IF WE CAN CLEAN IT UP. YEAH, I'LL MOVE TO CONTINUE. SECOND. MAYOR, I GOT A MOTION A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. DO WE WANNA HOLD THESE TRAVEL CHANGES FOR THAT? YEAH, YEAH, WE'LL JUST CONTINUE THE WHOLE THING UNTIL THEN. OKAY. CAST YOUR VOTE. CONTINUE IT TO APRIL 27TH. SO WE, SO WE'LL LOOK AT IT NEXT WEEK AT THE WORKSHOP AND THEN MAYBE BE READY FOR APRIL 27TH. IS THAT GIVING STAFF ENOUGH TIME TO PUT IT ON THERE? OKAY. DEPENDS ON WHAT WE CHANGE PROBABLY. HUH? ? YEAH. SO APRIL, CONTINUE TO APRIL 27TH. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO ITEM 11. [E. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. 12-26 of the City Council of the City of Edmond Approving Participation in Settlements with Associated Pharmacies, Inc., JM Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Morris and Dickson Co., North Carolina Mutual Wholesale Drug Company, Inc. and United Natural Foods, Inc. and Authorizing Execution of the Remnant Defendants’ Combined Subdivision Participation and Release Form Contained in the Remnant Defendants’ Settlement Agreement as Exhibit G; And Authorizing Legal Counsel to take all Actions Required to Effect the Settlements. (Citywide)] A DISCUSSION AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER 12 DASH 26 OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF EDMOND. APPROVING PARTICIPATION IN SETTLEMENTS WITH ASSOCIATED PHARMACIES, INC. JM SMITH CORPORATION, LOUISIANA WHOLESALE DRUG COMPANY, MORRIS DIXON COMPANY, NORTH CAROLINA MUTUAL WHOLESALE DRUG COMPANY INC. AND UNITED NATURAL NATURAL FOODS, INC. AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE REMNANT DEFENDANT'S COMBINED SUBDIVISION PARTICIPATION AND RELEASE FORM CONTAINED IN THE REMNANT DEFENDANT'S SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AS EXHIBIT G AND AUTHORIZING LEGAL COUNSEL TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS REQUIRED TO AFFECT THE SETTLEMENTS YOU'RE ON. YEAH. SO MAYOR AND COUNSEL, SINCE 2018, UM, WE HAVE APPROVED, OR YOU ALL HAVE APPROVED SEVERAL RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT AGAINST, UM, A VARIETY OF MANUFACTURERS, PHARMACISTS, DISTRIBUTORS, UM, IN THE OPIOID LITIGATION. THIS IS THE MOST RECENT. UM, AND ONE OF THE LAST REGARDING THESE REMNANT DEFENDANTS. SO THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST ONE YOU ALL APPROVED. UM, OUR ESTIMATED ALLOCATION IS 83,600. OH, SORRY, THAT'S THE GROSS. OUR ESTIMATED ALLOCATION IS THE 20,852 YOU. ANY QUESTIONS? WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO? MOTION TO APPROVE . SECOND QUESTION MARK. YOU SAID THAT WAS EVERYBODY QUESTION. MOTION TO APPROVE. I GOT A MOTION THAT I HAVE A SECOND SOMEWHERE. I HAD A SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO ITEM [01:10:01] 11 F. DISCUSSION [F. Discussion and Consideration of Approval of Resolution No. 13-26 Expressing the Council’s Opinion that Article II, Section 9 of the City Charter Requiring Candidates for Mayor or City Council to be “A Freeholder” is Contrary to Law and Shall Not Be Included as a Qualification for Future Candidates Seeking Municipal Office; And Expressing Intent of the City Council to Review and Consider Amendments to the Same; And Providing an Effective Date. (Citywide)] AND CONSIDERATION APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION NUMBER ONE THREE DASH 26 EXPRESSING THE COUNCIL'S OPINION THAT ARTICLE TWO SECTION NINE OF THE CITY CHARTER REQUIRING CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OR CITY COUNCIL TO BE A FREE HOLDER IS CONTRARY TO LAW AND SHALL NOT BE INCLUDED AS A QUALIFICATION FOR FUTURE CANDIDATES SEEKING MUNICIPAL OFFICE AND EXPRESSING INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER AMENDMENTS TO THE SAME AND PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE. UM, YEAH. THANKS. SO, UM, LAST YEAR THIS THE, UH, COUNCIL APPROVED A RESOLUTION, I THINK IN MARCH, UM, STATING THAT THIS FREE HOLDER PROVISION BASICALLY THAT, UM, THAT, THAT IT WAS A RESOLUTION TO, UH, CHANGE IT AT SOME POINT. BASICALLY DIDN'T, DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT IT WAS, UM, BASED ON RECENT, UH, OPINION BY THE OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE, THAT IT WAS GONNA BE ENFORCEABLE. AND SO, UH, KIND OF STATED A POSITION THAT WE'RE, WE'RE GONNA LOOK INTO, UM, CHANGE AGAIN AND NOT, NOT REALLY ENFORCE IT GOING FORWARD. UM, THERE'S BEEN MORE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS. AND SO THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT MORE, UH, DEFINITION STATING A POSITION FROM THIS COUNCIL ON THIS TOPIC. UM, THAT BASED ON THAT SAME OPINION, BASED ON WHAT OTHER, UM, MUNICIPALITIES IN THE AREA HAVE DONE, BASED ON OUR INTERPRETATION OF, UH, THE, UH, OF THE SUPREME COURT, UH, SEVERAL SUPREME COURT CASES ON THIS, THAT WE DON'T PLAN TO, UM, INCLUDE THIS IN THE QUALIFICATIONS LIST FOR UPCOMING BALLOTS AND THAT WE DON'T PLAN TO ENFORCE IT, UM, IN THE SAME WAY. AND THEN THAT WE DO PLAN TO ADDRESS IT, UM, THE NEXT TIME THAT WE OPEN THE CHARTER, WHICH IS TBD AT THIS POINT. SO, UM, I APPRECIATE MR. CORY WINSTON MARINE THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AS I WAS RUNNING FOR OFFICE LAST YEAR. AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ESTABLISH A POSITION HERE AS A COUNCIL AND THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO RUN FOR AN OFFICE NEXT YEAR KNOW THAT THAT WON'T BE A REQUIREMENT. THAT WAS THE GOAL OF BRINGING IT FORWARD AT THIS TIME. SO I, I'VE GOT A QUESTION ON THIS. UM, ARE WE THEN GOING TO ESSENTIALLY IGNORE ALL OF SECTION NINE OR ARE WE JUST GOING TO IGNORE THE PART OF IT THAT REQUIRES YOU TO, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A FREEHOLDER. JUST THE FREEHOLDER PROVISION. JUST THE FREEHOLDER PIECE. RIGHT. SO THE OTHER QUALIFICATIONS STILL HOLD TRUE. OKAY. THAT'S MY, THAT WAS MY ONLY QUESTION WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT ABANDONING THE WHOLE SECTION. THE OTHER QUESTIONS, I THINK IT'S, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S LONG OVERDUE TIME FOR US TO TAKE A POSITION PUBLICLY ON IT. AND HOPEFULLY WE HAVE IN SAYING THAT TODAY, I, YEAH, THE, THE FORMER COUNSEL PASSES SIMILAR RESOLUTION AND I WAS ON THAT COUNCIL AND I'LL WHOLEHEARTEDLY SUPPORT IT AGAIN, THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A, A FREE HOLDER, A LANDHOLDER OR WHATEVER THAT MEANS TO RUN FOR OFFICE. SO I SUPPORT THAT. I'D MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE MAYOR. SECOND, I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. FIVE ZERO [12. City Council Executive Sessions and Action Items:] ITEM 12, CITY COUNCIL EXECUTIVE SESSION. AND ACTION ITEMS. I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ENTER INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME BACK AND THEN GO BACK AGAIN. AREN'T WE SO, SO MOVED. MAYOR. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL BE BACK. COME BACK INTO SESSION. SO MOVED. I NEED A SECOND. SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. BROTHER MOORE. DOES YOUR BUTTON NOT WORK? WELL, WE'RE BACK. ITEM 13. I [13. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.] WOULD NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO RECESS THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND RECONVENE THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY MEETING. SO MOVE MAYOR SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION. SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AGAIN. WE'LL BE BACK. [14. Edmond Public Works Authority Executive Sessions and Action Items:] RECESS. OH, WE'RE, WE'RE MOTION TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. THAT'S RIGHT. TAKE THAT MOTION. YEAH. HAVE WE GOT IT? A MOTION? DID YOU MAKE THAT MOTION? SO MOVED THERE. THERE'S MOTION AND A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. [01:15:05] MOTION PASSES. NOW WE'RE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE'LL BE BACK. I HAVE A MOTION TO RESUME. SECOND, MR. MAYOR, I HAVE A SECOND. CAST YOUR VOTE. AND WE ARE BACK. [15. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.] NOW I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN PUBLIC WORKS AND COME BACK TO CITY COUNCIL. SO MOVE MAYOR SECOND. I HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE BACK AGAIN. SO I GUESS IF YOU FOLLOWED THAT WINDING PATH THROUGH ALL OF THIS MEETING, [16. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.] WE'RE NOW ON ITEM 16, COMMENTS FROM THE MAYOR, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. ANYBODY NEED TO SAY ANYTHING TONIGHT? IT'S BEEN A LONG DAY. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING THOUGH. UM, THIS WEEKEND WE HAD THE FIRST OUTDOOR FARMER'S MARKET OF THIS SEASON AND I'VE HEARD THAT IT WENT VERY WELL AND HAD RECORD SALES. SO I THINK THAT'S VERY ENCOURAGING. UM, THE FARMER'S MARKET IS ON ONLY CHARMING AND A GREAT COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE, BUT IT IS AN ECONOMIC DRIVER FOR OUR CITY. UM, AND ALSO I JUST WANTED TO JUST WANNA, AGAIN, AS I TALK ABOUT DOWNTOWN, BUT I JUST WANNA HIGHLIGHT THE IMPORTANCE THAT WE CONTINUE TO INVEST IN DOWNTOWN EDMOND. YOU KNOW, OUR SMALL BUSINESSES ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE WHAT MAKES A PLACE A PLACE. UM, THEY ARE AN ECONOMIC DRIVER AND I WOULD LIKE TO JUST LOOK AT WAYS TO CONTINUE TO INVEST IN DOWNTOWN EDMOND. I KNOW WE DO THAT THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE, UM, BUT I'D LIKE TO GET CREATIVE ABOUT LOOKING AT DOWNTOWN AS THE ECONOMIC DRIVER TO WHERE OUR CITY STARTED. AND IT'S WHERE, UM, THERE'S A A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO BE A COUNCIL THAT SUPPORTS THAT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT. THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH THAT. WHAT'S OUR PLAN ON THE FIRE MAINTENANCE BUILDING DISCUSSION? WHAT? 27TH? TALK ABOUT IT ON THE 27TH. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UH, MENTION THAT THIS PAST WEEK THAT THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL LOST A TROOPER IN AN ACCIDENT ON I 35. AND I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY SHOULD KEEP VERNON BRAKE'S FAMILY IN THEIR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS. IT'S GONNA BE A ROUGH TIME FOR HIM. SO, YOU KNOW, MARK ALONG THOSE LINES, I JUST WANT, IF I CAN REAL QUICKLY, HIS, HIS YOUNGEST SON WAS IN SAME, IS IN SAME CLASS AS TWO OF MY GRANDSONS. AND IT WAS A HARD, HARD DAY FOR THAT WHOLE SCHOOL. I, UH, I REACHED OUT TO JD AND HE, HE HAD BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHIEF OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND CHIEF WILLIAMS SAID AFTER THE ACCIDENT, HE SHARED THAT IF YOU EVER QUESTION GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY, STOP THAT ABSOLUTE FREAK TIMING OF THOSE TWO CARS COLLIDING. THE WAY THEY DID IS BEYOND EXPLANATION. AND, UM, JD SAID IT, IT'S, WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE EACH OTHER IN SUCH A BELIEVING COMMUNITY. THE LOVE AND GRACE IN EDMOND IS AMAZING. SO I APPRECIATE YOU THAT THAT WAS A, THAT IS A TREMENDOUS FAMILY WHO HAVE DONATED SO MUCH OF THEIR TIME TO OCS, THE FOOTBALL PROGRAM AND THINGS. IT'S GONNA BE REALLY, REALLY TOUGH. I SO THANKS FOR MENTIONING THAT. YEAH. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ADJOURN. SO MOVE MAYOR SECOND. GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND CAST. YOUR VOTE WE'RE ADJOURNED. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.