May 26, 2026 City Council / Public Works Authority

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[1. Call to Order of the Edmond City Council Meeting.]

UH, GOOD EVENING, MR. CLERK.

DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZENS COMMENTS, UH, HAVING NONE HAVE SIGNED UP? UH, EITHER ONLINE BY 3:00 PM OR HERE TONIGHT? IS THAT RIGHT? OKAY.

ITEM THREE,

[3. Appointments and Reappointments:]

THERE'S THREE, THREE ITEMS ON THE APPOINTMENTS AND RE-APPOINTMENTS.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THOSE ITEMS? THERE'S AWARD THREE.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT ITEM CARRIES FIVE TO ZERO.

UH, THERE'S TWO OTHER APPOINTMENTS.

ITEM B ONE AND B TWO.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THOSE? MOTION TO APPROVE.

SECOND CAST YOUR VOTE.

THOSE ITEMS ARE APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO CITY

[A. Case No. SP24-00018; Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of a Site Plan Application for Edmond U-Haul Storage Building, Located at 913 South Broadway. (Amerco Real Estate Company; Ward 3) Said Consideration to Include Consideration of Approval of the Following Variance to Title 22, Zoning Ordinance, of the Edmond Municipal Code:  Variance to Section 22.6.5(D)(1) to Reduce the Sensitive Border Setback.]

IT'S A PUBLIC HEARING CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF A SITE PLAN APPLICATION FOR EDMUND U-HAUL BUILDING.

THIS ITEM WILL REQUIRE TWO VOTES, ONE FOR THE VARIANCE, AND ONE FOR THE ITEM ITSELF.

MR. BRIAN? YES SIR.

MAYOR AND COUNSEL.

SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR THIS SITE PLAN IS APPROXIMATELY 6.3 ACRES.

THE MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION ON THE WEST SIDE OF BROADWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10TH STREET.

THE PROPOSED SITE PLAN INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING DETAILS, TWO BUILDINGS.

THE WEST BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 SQUARE FEET AND THE EAST BUILDING IS APPROXIMATELY 88,000 SQUARE FEET.

ACCESS WILL BE FROM BROADWAY.

THE APPLICANT IS PROPOSING TO CLOSE THREE OF THE FIVE EXISTING CURB CUTS AND BRING THE REMAINING TWO DRIVEWAYS UP TO CURRENT STANDARDS, INCLUDING RECONSTRUCTING THE NORTHERN ONE SO THAT IT ALIGNS WITH THE EXISTING MEDIAN OPENING.

THE ELEVATION SHOW THE WEST BUILDING TO BE 39 FEET TALL AND THE EAST BUILDING TO BE 45 FEET TALL.

THE FACADE WILL CONSIST OF INSULATED METAL PANELS.

THE APPLICATION INCLUDES A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE TO TITLE 22.6 0.5 D ONE TO REDUCE THE SENSITIVE BORDER SETBACK ALONG THE SOUTHERN PROPERTY LINE.

THE AREA SHOWN, UM, THERE IN THE, IN THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE, OF THE, UH, THE SCREEN AT THIS POINT, UH, AS YOU INDICATED, THE ITEM REQUIRES TWO MOTIONS AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 5TH, 2026.

PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE SITE PLAN AND RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE VARIANCE.

THANK YOU, MR. BRIAN, ARE THERE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNSEL FOR THE MR. BRIAN APPLICANT? HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD BEYOND THAT? GOOD EVENING.

TODD MCINNIS ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

UH, BRETT HOGAN AND ERIC GERBERT IS HERE, AND ALSO PERVY PATEL WHO'S THE LAND PLANNER ON THIS PROJECT.

UH, COREY, DO YOU HAVE THE ELEVATION THAT'S COLORED THAT WE'D SENT WE USE AT PLANNING COMMISSION? YEAH, RIGHT THERE.

THANK YOU.

THAT'S GREAT.

SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A COUPLE THINGS ON THIS.

UH, ONE THING THAT'S KIND OF UNIQUE IS JUST THE TIMING.

THE REASON FOR THE SETBACK AT ALL IS BECAUSE THE LAND USE TO THE SOUTH IS USED AS RESIDENTIAL, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ZONED THE SAME AS OUR PROJECT, WHICH THAT MEANS IF THAT PROJECT CAME IN TODAY, THEY WOULD HAVE ZERO SETBACKS BECAUSE OUR USE IS CONSISTENT WITH OUR ZONING.

SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY WE'RE HERE WITH RESPECT TO THE SETBACK.

OTHERWISE, THERE WOULDN'T BE ONE.

UH, WITH THAT IN MIND, WE'VE TALKED TO THE LANDOWNER.

MISS CARLA CASEY SEVERAL TIMES HAD A COUPLE MEALS WORTH HER.

SHE'S A WONDERFUL LADY.

UH, HER GRANDPARENTS SOLD SOME OF THIS LAND TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP A LONG, LONG TIME AGO, AND, AND SHE SAID EMPHATICALLY THEY DON'T HAVE ANY ISSUE OR SHE DOESN'T HAVE ANY ISSUE WITH OUR PROJECT.

SHE TEXT ME AFTER PLANNING COMMISSION TO AFFIRM THAT.

SO WE'RE PLEASED TO REPRESENT THAT.

UH, AND WE HAVE DONE SOME THINGS TOGETHER WITH HER ALONG THE PROPERTY LINE AND THE TREE LINE THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS WITH RESPECT TO HER.

UM, MR. BRIAN MENTIONED THE CLOSING OF THREE ENTRANCES TO MAKE IT A SAFER TRAFFIC FLOW.

I JUST WANNA MENTION ONE THING THAT WHEN THEY FIRST CAME TO ME, I TOLD THEM AND THEN WE MET, UH, WITH, WITH THE MAYOR AND WE TALKED ABOUT HOW MUCH CAN WE DO TO IMPROVE THE LANDSCAPE AND THE SIGHT LINES ON THIS PROJECT.

IF YOU DRIVE BY THERE TODAY, IT'S NOT THE MOST AESTHETICALLY PLEASING PIECE OF PROPERTY IN EDMOND.

THEY HAVE OVER 500 SQUARE OR 500 FEET OF FRONTAGE, WHICH IS ONE OF THE LARGEST LANDOWNERS IN THAT AREA, MAYBE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HOME DEPOT.

AND SO I'M HAPPY TO REPRESENT THAT IN THE WORDS OF OUR LAND PLANTER.

THEY'RE PLANTING AS MUCH VEGETATION AS CAN NATURALLY FLOURISH ON THIS SITE.

THEY'RE ADDING 105 TREES THAT'LL BE EIGHT TO 10 FEET TALL AT THE TIME OF PLANTING.

UH, THEY'RE DOING ABOUT 10% MORE OF THE PLANT COUNT UNITS.

40% OF THE PLANT COUNT UNITS ARE TYPICALLY REQUIRED TO BE IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING.

THEY'RE DOING CLOSER TO 50%.

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I'M SURE EVERYBODY COULD COME UP WITH SOME OTHER IDEA.

THEY'D LIKE TO SEE BROADWAY TO BE, WHETHER IT'S GONNA BE SPRING CREEK OR UTICA SQUARE, AND THERE'LL BE WONDERFUL ELEMENTS.

BUT THIS WILL BE A GREAT $12 MILLION ADDITION TO OUR BROADWAY CORRIDOR.

AND AS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES, THE DEMAND FOR THE SERVICES THAT ARE HERE ARE SIGNIFICANT.

UH, THEY HAD CLOSE TO 9,000 TRANSACTIONS AT THIS SITE BEFORE AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE A INCREDIBLE SOURCE OF RETAIL.

THE U BOX PROJECT THAT'S UP ON THE FRONT, UH, IT WILL ONLY BE USED BETWEEN 9:00 AM AND 4:00 PM SO IT'LL BE VERY LITTLE IMPACT TO ANYBODY.

AND THE GENERAL HOURS FOR THE REST OF THIS SITE ARE SEVEN TO SEVEN.

SO THE IMPACT EVEN TO THE NEIGHBORS TO THE SOUTH THAT ARE TENANTS OF MS. CASEY WILL BE NEGLIGIBLE AT BEST.

AND SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A DEVELOPER OR A LANDOWNER.

UH, BRETT HOGAN'S BEEN WITH U-HAUL.

HE'S HERE LOCAL.

HE'S BEEN WITH THEM FOR 34 YEARS.

THEY BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY IN 2022.

AND I'M LOOKING TO DO A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THAT'LL BE A, A GREAT ADDITION TO OUR TOWN.

SO I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THOSE ELEMENTS.

THAT'S NOT ALWAYS THE CASE WHEN PEOPLE COME TO HERE AND WANNA DO A PROJECT.

SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR THE APPLICANT? MR. MCKENNA? SEEING NONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS ITEM FOUR A SEEING NONE, COUNSEL COMMENTS? IF NOT, WE'LL TAKE THE VERY, I JUST, I'M SORRY.

I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK THE, THE APPLICANT, UH, FOR THE, FOR THE LANDSCAPING.

I THINK IT'S CRITICAL, THIS LOCATION.

UH, THANKS FOR THIS SLIDE.

UM, HOPEFULLY STAFF IN, IN THE FUTURE.

I THINK LIKE THIS PARTICULAR THING, LINE OF SIGHT, LIKE THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE IS SO IMPORTANT FOR US TO ENVISION MORE THAN THAT BLUE LINE DRAWING THAT JUST SHOWS AND ABBREVIATES TREES AND SHRUBS AND SO FORTH.

SO THIS KIND OF GIVES A BETTER PICTURE OF, OF THE EXTENT TO WHICH YOU'RE GOING TO, TO MAKE THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT WE WANT TO SEE ALONG ALONG BROADWAY.

SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

ARE THERE OTHERS? YEAH, THIS IS WARD THREE.

I'VE BEEN RELUCTANT TO APPROVE ANYTHING NEW, ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT ON BROADWAY UNTIL WE HAVE OUR BROADWAY CORRIDOR STUDY DONE.

'CAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DESIGN STANDARDS ARE GONNA BE.

UM, BUT I DON'T REALLY HAVE A REASON TO SAY NO HERE.

I THINK IT'S GONNA BE A NICE LOOKING PROJECT WAY BETTER THAN IT IS TODAY.

UM, PROVIDE SOME GOOD SERVICES, SOME GOOD REVENUE, UH, FOR THE CITY.

SO I'M SUPPORTIVE OF IT.

BUT GOING FORWARD, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER WE DO ALONG BROADWAY, YOU KNOW, ALIGNS WITH THE NEW DESIGN STANDARDS COMING OUTTA THAT, UH, STUDY AS MUCH AS WE CAN.

UH, I APPRECIATE THE REMOVAL OF CURB CUTS FOR THE SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AND THE VEGETATION.

I AM, I APPRECIATE YOUR THOUGHTFULNESS FOR THIS PROJECT.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

SO I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE UNLESS YOU WANTED TO.

OKAY.

MOVE TO APPROVE.

THERE'S A MOTION ON THE VARIANCE.

SECOND, THERE'S A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE VARIANCE APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO IS THERE NOW A MOTION ON ITEM FOUR A.

SO MOVED.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE PLEASE.

ITEM FOUR A'S APPROVED FIVE TO ZERO.

ITEM

[B. Public Hearing and Consideration of Approval of Ordinance No. 4086 Amending Title 22 Zoning Ordinance of the Edmond Municipal Code by Amending Section 22.4.10 C‑3 High Density Multiple‑Family Residential and Commercial Services; Amending Section 22.4.13 D‑1 Restricted Retail Commercial; Amending Section 22.4.14 D‑2‑A Light Retail General Commercial; Amending Section 22.4.17 E‑1 Retail General Commercial; Amending Section 22.4.18 E‑2 Open Display Commercial; Amending Section 22.4.19 E‑3 Restricted Light Industrial; Amending Section 22.4.21 F‑1 Light Industrial; Amending Section 22.4.23 CBD Central Business District; Amending Section 22.4.25 D‑1‑NRC Restricted Commercial - Nonresidential Conversions; Amending Section 22.4.27 F‑1‑B Special Industrial District, Including Limited Outdoor Storage; Amending Section 22.4.30 L‑5 Restricted Lake Commercial; Amending Section 22.4.35.D.6 Use Definitions; Amending Section 22.9.2 Definitions; Establishing Requirements for Massage Therapy Businesses; Providing for Repealer and Severability; and Declaring an Emergency. (Citywide)]

THERE'LL BE TWO MOTIONS ON THIS ITEM.

MR. BRIAN? YES, SIR.

MAYOR COUNCIL KEN BRYAN, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING RECENTLY CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED STAFF TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESSES.

A FEW MODIFICATIONS TO OUR ZONING CODE TITLE 22 ARE RECOMMENDED, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING, ADDING DEFINITIONS RELATED TO MASSAGE OR MASSAGE THERAPY THAT ALIGN WITH THOSE PROVIDED BY THE STATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY AND BARBERING, SEPARATING MASSAGE THERAPY FROM THE RETAIL SALES AND SERVICE USE CATEGORY AND REQUIRING SPECIFIC USE PERMIT IN THE APPLICABLE ZONING DISTRICTS CREATING USE STANDARDS THAT REQUIRE THERAPISTS LICENSE ISSUED BY THE STATE TO BE POSTED.

AND THAT OPAQUE 10 ON FRONT FACING WINDOWS IS NOT ALLOWED.

THE ORDINANCE REQUIRES THAT EXISTING BUSINESSES COME INTO COMPLIANCE BY THE END OF THIS YEAR AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ON MAY 19TH, 2026, PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY A VOTE OF FIVE TO ZERO STAFF REQUESTS APPROVAL OF BOTH THE CODE AMENDMENT AND THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE.

I'LL HA HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

THANK YOU MR. BRIAN, ARE THERE QUESTIONS FOR, FROM THE COUNCIL COUNSEL AND A COUPLE, DOES, DOES TINT ON THE WINDOW ALSO INCLUDE WINDOW COVERINGS OR IS IT JUST THE SHADE OF THE GLASS? UM, IT SAYS IT, I BELIEVE IT SPECIFIES OPAQUE TINT.

SO

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OKAY.

SO WINDOW COVERINGS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT.

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LIKE, LIKE BLINDS OR SHADES OR YEAH.

CURTAINS OR THINGS LIKE THAT? YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

OKAY.

SO IF IT'S A GOOD QUESTION, IS THERE AN ANSWER FOR IT? ? IT'S, LOOK INTO IT.

I IF, IF YOU WANT, IF YOU WANT IT TO BE THAT, IF YOU WANT THAT LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY, I THINK WE CAN, UH, ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO AGREE WITH CONDITIONS.

OKAY, SOUNDS GOOD.

BUT THE CITY ATTORNEY'S SAYING YOU CAN'T DO THAT .

I PERSONALLY, I THINK THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

IT'S A FIRST STEP.

WE KNOW THERE'S OTHER IDEAS THAT STAFF HAS BEEN TALKING ABOUT WORKING ON, AND WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE MOVE THROUGH THIS WHOLE ISSUE.

I MEAN, I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY BETTER OFF GOING WITH THIS.

I'M NOT SUGGESTING TO CONTINUE.

YEAH, I WAS JUST WONDERING.

AND THEN LET'S, LET'S FIGURE OUT IF WE NEED TO DO MORE AS WE GET INTO THIS.

'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA PUT UNDUE HARDSHIP ON EXISTING, UH, SALONS OR MASSAGE THERAPY PLACES THAT ARE LEGIT BUSINESSES HERE.

THIS IS TRYING TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM THAT WE'VE GOT.

YEAH.

OKAY.

YEAH, I AGREE.

ALRIGHT, MR. BRIAN, IF YOU'LL LOOK INTO THAT AND WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO COUNCILMAN WATERSON ABOUT THAT.

ALRIGHT? YES SIR.

UH, FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL.

ALRIGHT, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ANYONE IN THE PUBLIC SEEN NONE? COUNSEL COMMENTS ON ITEM FOUR B? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON FOUR B? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE.

I AND ADAM'S APPROVED FIVE TO ZERO.

AND THEN NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION AND A SECOND ON THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE.

SO MOVED.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND, THERE'S A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE.

THE EMERGENCY IS APPROVED FIVE TO ZERO.

ITEM FOUR

[C. Public Hearing, pursuant to 11 O.S. § 17-208, on the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27, containing the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Capital Project Funds, Internal Service Funds, and Other Enterprise Funds, to include:  Presentation and Discussion of the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27;  Presentation and Discussion of Proposed New Positions, Proposed Position Reclassifications, and the Proposed Organizational Chart for Fiscal Year 2026-27; Receive Public Comments, Recommendations, or Other Information regarding the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27; and  Discussion and Consideration of Potential Amendments to the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27.]

WE'LL HAVE A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF NEW POSITIONS, PROPOSED POSITIONS RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS, RECOMMENDATION AND OTHER INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

MS. PANIS? YES, GOOD EVENING.

UH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M KATHY PANIS, THE FINANCE DIRECTOR, AND WE'LL, UH, WE'VE HAD APPROXIMATELY, UH, A LITTLE UNDER 15 HOURS OF DISCUSSION AND THROUGH WORKSHOPS, UM, ON OUR BUDGET.

SO WE WILL GO THROUGH THIS AND, UH, GATHER ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.

SO BASICALLY THIS IS JUST A LIST OF THE DIFFERENT WORKSHOPS THAT WE HAVE HAD, UM, THE MOST RECENT BEING, UH, THE CITY, ACTUAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED OUR LAST, UH, SET OF, OF TOPICS, WHICH IS THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET, A CITY, THE UPDATED CITYWIDE BUDGET, WHICH HAS NOT CHANGED.

THE PRESENTATION TO NINE HAS NOT CHANGED SINCE MAY 27TH.

AND, UM, SO I'LL JUST GO ON THE NEXT STEP IS OUR PUBLIC, UH, HEARING ON MAY 26TH AND THEN, UH, BUDGET ADOPTION ON JUNE 8TH.

SO JUST TO SUMMARIZE A LITTLE BIT OF THE FACTS ABOUT THIS BUDGET, WE ALWAYS DO LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT OUR, UH, SALES TAX RATE IS 8.25%.

IT'S ONE OF THE LOWEST IN THE WHOLE STATE, OR ESPECIALLY IN OUR METRO AREA.

4.5% OF THAT GOES TO THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA AND 3.75% OF THAT STAYS IN EDMOND IN NOVEMBER OF 2025.

UH, EDMOND VOTERS DID APPROVE TWO PRO PROPOSITIONS TO EXTEND TEMPORARY SALES TAX, AND THERE WERE TWO OF THEM.

ONE OF THEM WAS 1% OF OUR 2 CENTS SALES TAX THAT GOES INTO OUR GENERAL FUND.

AND THE OTHER ONE WAS A 0.5% SALES TAX THAT GOES INTO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS EFFECTIVE.

IT'S ABOUT $35 MILLION FOR THOSE TWO, THOSE TWO EXTENSIONS.

SO WE DO THANK OUR VOTERS FOR SUPPORTING US IN THAT.

IN UH, APRIL, ON APRIL 1ST, 2027, THE, THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT SALES TAX THAT WAS EXTENDED WILL BE EXCLUSIVELY DEDICATED TO STREET REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.

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AND THAT'S REALLY JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP IT SEPARATE FROM ANY RESERVES THAT WE STILL HAVE REMAINING IN THE 2017 WILL BE SPENT ACCORDING TO WHAT WE HAD SAID WE WERE GOING TO SPEND IT ON.

UM, RIGHT NOW TO OUR GENERAL FUND UNASSIGNED FUND BALANCE IS AT 8.35%, WHICH IS UNCHANGED FROM OUR LAST PRESENTATION.

AND WE HAVE FORECASTED SALES TAX AT 0% GROWTH.

NEXT YEAR, 4% USE TAX GROWTH AND 1% ALL OTHER REVENUE.

AND RIGHT NOW, AS OF OUR MAY CHECK IN SALES AND USE TAX, WE ARE UP 1.46%, WHICH ABOUT 1.4 MILLION.

SO HOPEFULLY IT WILL COME IN HIGHER THAN WE BUDGETED AND, UM, WE'LL BE ABLE TO TO USE THAT ACCORDINGLY.

SO THIS IS A RECAP.

IT WAS WHAT WAS PRESENTED AT OUR LAST CITY COUNCIL MEETING, BUT OUR BUDGET THIS YEAR IS $485,340,001.

AND, UM, IT IS NO CHANGE FROM THE APRIL 27TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

KIND OF GO THROUGH THIS.

WE, WE DID DO THIS BEFORE, BUT IT IS UP 70, EXCUSE ME, 17.5% OVER THE ADOPTED BUDGET FOR 26.

IT'S $72 MILLION.

THE MAIN DRIVERS OF THAT ARE, UM, IN THE EDMOND PUBLIC WORKS.

IT WENT UP ABOUT 36 MILLION, WHICH IS, UH, WE DID SOME ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES OF 17 MILLION.

THAT'S A BIG DRIVER AND THERE IS MORE WATER DEBT, UH, THAT WAS ISSUED.

SO THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN DRIVERS.

AND ALSO IN OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS, WHICH IS CITYLINK, YOUR GO SHOP AND GOLF, UH, IT WENT UP ABOUT A MILLION, WHICH ISN'T TOO MUCH, BUT IT IS 18% OF THAT GROUP.

AND THEN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET WENT UP ABOUT 35%, 28 MILLION.

MOST OF THAT IS WATER OF ABOUT 19 MILLION.

AND THEN THE COVE PARKWAY, CIP IMPROVEMENT OF ABOUT 3 MILLION WAS ADDED.

UM, SO LET'S SEE, LET'S GO.

SO THE REVENUE SIDE, EXCUSE ME, THE GOVERNMENTAL SIDE WAS UP, YOU KNOW, NEGLIGIBLE, BUT 6.75% FOR REVENUE ESTIMATES.

EPWA IS UP ABOUT 28%, MAINLY FROM WATER, WATER DRAINAGE AND ELECTRIC WATER.

UH, THE WATER RATES WERE APPROVED TO BE INCREASED, SO THAT'S PART OF THE DRIVER THERE.

AND THEN, LET'S SEE, OUR OTHER ENTERPRISE FUNDS WENT UP ABOUT 15% AND, UH, MOST OF, A LOT OF THAT'S GOLF AND CITYLINK THAT DID HAVE SOME TRANSFERS.

SO JUST TO CONCLUDE, OUR, UH, THE, THE BUDGET IS COMPLETE OTHER THAN WE DID HAVE OUR, UH, CONTRACT CONTRACTUAL INCREASES FOR OUR UNION.

EMPLOYEES ARE NOT IN THIS BUDGET, THEY'RE NOT SETTLED YET.

SO THAT WILL BE COMING AS A BUDGET AMENDMENT AT SOME POINT WHENEVER THOSE ARE SETTLED.

AND THEN THERE ARE ORGANAL CHANGES GOING ON RIGHT NOW, WHICH REALLY SHOULDN'T AFFECT THE OVERALL BUDGET, BUT IT WILL AFFECT WHAT DEPARTMENT IT'S IN JUST DIFFERENT GROUPINGS, BUT THOSE WILL ALL BE COMING TO YOU SEPARATELY.

UH, TWO OF THE, SO JUST TO POINT OUT AGAIN, 20 20, 20 17, 20 27 CIP FUND WILL BE ACTUALLY A NEW FUND.

SO BY ADOPTING THIS BUDGET, YOU, YOU ARE APPROVING THAT WE HAVE THAT NEW FUND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES WILL BE A NEW GROUP AND THEN MARKETING DOWNTOWN AND TOURISM WILL BE A NEW, A NEW GROUP MORE, MORE TO COME.

BUT THAT'S WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT RIGHT NOW.

UM, THE BUDGET, UH, THE FUND STRUCTURE AND BUDGET REFORM COMMITTEE THAT MET FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS THIS YEAR, WE DID IMPLEMENT A WHOLE NEW FORMAT.

SO IT'S A DIFFERENT LOOK THIS YEAR AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY, OUR CITIZENS AND OUR, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND OUR BUDGET REFORM COMMITTEE THAT HAD INPUT INTO THAT.

SO IT'S JUST BEEN A, A BIG CHANGE, BUT IT WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

UH, HOPEFULLY THIS WILL REALLY HELP OUR PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO SEE ALL THE DETAIL THAT GOES INTO OUR BUDGET.

AND, UM, IT'S PRETTY MUCH AVAILABLE NOW.

I DON'T THINK IT'S QUITE LIVE, BUT AFTER WE ADOPT, IT WILL SOON BE AVAILABLE ONLINE.

AND, UH, JUST SOME PROJECTS THAT ARE COMING THAT JUST, WE ALL KIND OF HAVE TALKED ABOUT IT, BUT WE ARE SIMPLIFYING OUR FUND STRUCTURE, SO THAT'S GONNA BE THIS YEAR LONG, UH, PROCESS AS WELL WHERE WE'RE TRYING TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF FUNDS THAT WE HAVE AND GROUP THEM TOGETHER IN A MORE MEANINGFUL WAY, THAT TYPE OF THING.

WE'RE GOING TO ELIMINATE OUR COST ACCOUNTING TYPE OF ALLOCATIONS, SO WE'LL BE REWORKING THAT.

MM-HMM .

AND, UM, THE NEW FUND STRUCTURE WILL BE USED FOR OUR 28 BUDGET.

SO AS WE GO THROUGH, WE'RE GONNA BE SEEKING INPUT FROM, FROM COUNCIL AS WELL AND MAKING SURE THAT IT'S WHAT YOU ARE UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO SEE IN THAT TYPE OF THING AND THE PUBLIC TOO.

SO,

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THANK YOU MS. PANIS.

WE'LL SEE YOU IN JUST A SECOND FOR QUESTIONS.

YES, MS. PIERCE.

OKAY.

THANK YOU.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

CAROLINE PIERCE, HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR.

UM, JUST REVIEWING WHAT YOU SHOULD ALREADY BE FAMILIAR WITH, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR PROPOSED NEW POSITIONS AND RECLASSIFICATIONS AND THEN THE PROPOSED ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.

UM, THREE MAJOR REORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BEING PROPOSED AND WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING FOR APPROVAL IS REORGANIZING BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENT SECTIONS TO CREATE WHAT THEY CALL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

IT IS TAKING A LITTLE BIT OF ENGINEERING, A LITTLE BIT OF, UM, PLANNING AND THE BUILDING AND SAFETY DEPARTMENTS TO CREATE BASICALLY A ONE WORKING UNIT THAT TAKES, KIRSTEN COULD PROBABLY PUT IT IN BETTER WORDS THAN I CAN, BUT BASICALLY FROM APPLICATION OF DEVELOPMENT ALL THE WAY TO THE END, SO IT'S A LITTLE BIT MORE ORGANIZED AND, AND COMMUNICATION IS ENHANCED.

THE NEXT REORGANIZING IS TAKING THE MARKETING DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS VISIT EDMOND AND MERGING THEM TO WORK TOGETHER AS A LARGER TEAM FOR THE PURPOSE OF MARKETING DOWNTOWN TOURISM.

UM, WITH THE RETIREMENT OF BILL BEGLEY, THE MARKETING MANAGER, THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT AND HOW WE PERFORM THOSE FUNCTIONS.

THE LAST CHANGE IS BASICALLY TAKING THE PURCHASING AGENT AND REDIRECT THEM BACK TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT TO THE FINANCE DIRECTOR AS IT WAS BEFORE IT WAS ALTERED LAST FEBRUARY TO REPORT TO THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER.

UM, THIS IS A VERY ROUGH DRAFT OF BASICALLY THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZATIONAL CHART SHOWING, UM, THE OVERALL PICTURE STARTING WITH THE CITIZENS ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE MAIN OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.

YOU SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF ALL THE DETAILED ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS WITH ANNOTATIONS ON IF IT'S A REORGANIZATION, A RECLASSIFICATION, A NEW POSITION.

ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART RIGHT NOW? QUESTIONS FOR MS. PIERCE? VERY GOOD.

THIS IS A REVIEW AGAIN OF THE POSITIONS THAT WERE REQUESTED FOR THIS YEAR.

UM, THERE IS A TOTAL OF 21 POSITIONS, PRIMARILY IN THE ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT AND IN WATER RESOURCES WITH GROWTH OF SERVICES AS WELL AS PLANNING FOR SUCCESSION, UM, BUILDING UP BASICALLY SERVICES SO THAT THERE'S BACKUPS AND, UM, A VENUE FOR EXTENDED SERVICES.

RECLASSIFICATIONS.

THERE'S A TOTAL OF NINE RECLASSIFICATIONS, AND WHAT THAT BASICALLY IS DOING IS TAKING POSITIONS THAT ALREADY EXIST AND ALREADY HAVE A PERSON IN THERE AND ADDING JOB RESPONSIBILITIES TO THEM OR REORGANIZING THEM TO, FOR EXAMPLE, MARKETING DOWNTOWN AND TOURISM TO MERGE WITH OTHER OPERATIONS.

WHAT WE'LL BE BRINGING TO YOU FOR THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS BASICALLY APPROVING THESE ORGANIZATIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES, THE ORG CHART CHANGES, AS WELL AS CHANGING THE ORDINANCE FOR THE PURCHASING AGENT TO BE DIRECTED BACK TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

ANY QUESTIONS? QUESTIONS FOR MS. PIERCE? MR. MANAGER, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING? NO, SIR.

GREAT.

THANK YOU MS. PANIS.

THANK YOU MS. PIERCE.

SO, YEAH, SO WE JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE, OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE HELP THAT YOU GIVE US OUR CITIZEN INPUT.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF CITIZEN INPUT THIS YEAR AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND, UM, IT'S BEEN, UH, A LOT OF CHANGE THIS YEAR, BUT I THINK IT'S ALL BEEN GOOD AND WE'RE GONNA KEEP WORKING ON IT AND WE JUST REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE INPUT, SO PLEASE KEEP IT COMING.

AND IF YOU HAVE, UM, ANY QUESTIONS, OUR CITY MANAGER, AJ KRIEGER'S AVAILABLE, YOU CAN CALL ME OR MATT NEWCOMB, OUR BUDGET MANAGER, AND WE, WE'LL BE GLAD TO WALK YOU THROUGH ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

ANYTHING ELSE? WELL, WE DON'T KNOW, JUST SIT TIGHT.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OKAY.

ARE THERE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNSEL MR. FRAME? I JUST HAVE ONE, KATHY, UM, KIND OF PICKY, BUT ACCOUNTANTS, YOU AND MATT LOVE PICKY STUFF.

I KNOW.

SO WHEN I, I YOU SUMMARIZED WHAT YESTERDAY AND SUNDAY WHEN LOOKING AT THIS 72 MILLION INCREASE IN THE TOTAL BUDGET, BUT THEN I SAW, AS YOU SAID, 36,000,020 9 MILLION IN THE EPWA AND CAPITAL BUDGET

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AND THEN IF YOU LOOK FURTHER ON, ON PAGE ON THE REVENUE SECTION 96 IN, IN THE BOOKLET, IT, IT'S INTERESTING, I THOUGHT, WELL, THIS IS PRETTY GOOD BECAUSE WE HAVE 58 MILLION IN ADDITIONAL REVENUE WITHIN THE, UH, EPWA PRIMARILY.

BUT THEN I LOOKED AND I WASN'T QUITE AS EXCITED WHEN I NOTICED THAT 37 MILLION OF THAT IS FUND BALANCE AND NET TRANSFERS, WHICH IN MY WORLD, THAT DOESN'T COUNT AS REVENUE.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF WE FOOT THAT FOOTNOTE THAT ANYWHERE.

THAT SEEMS LIKE WHAT ACCOUNTANTS WOULD WANT TO DO.

UM, BUT THAT, THAT'S NOT A REVENUE IF WE'RE MOVING FROM RESERVES OR FROM OTHER FUNDS.

RIGHT, RIGHT.

A LOT OF THAT'S GONNA BE LOAN PROCEEDS AS WELL BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME, IT'S EPWA BUILDING TOO, BUT YES.

UM, YEAH, WE COULD NOTE THAT.

SO YOU'RE, YOU'RE AT JUST DAMPEN MY EXCITEMENT, I GUESS I SHOULD SAY.

OKAY, MR. WATER, SOME OF THAT WAS SAVING UP RESERVES, KNOWING THAT WE WERE GONNA HAVE BIG BILLS COMING ON THE WATER PLANT.

UM, I JUST WANNA REINFORCE THE NEW FORMAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'VE, WE'VE IMPLEMENTED A LOT OF POSITIVE CHANGES IN THE PROCESS, REITERATING WHAT YOU SAID, THANKS TO STEPH FOR SUPPORTING THAT AND FOR MAKING THINGS MORE CLEAR THIS YEAR.

HOPEFULLY IF CITIZENS ARE WATCHING OR READING THE PACKET OR GOING ONLINE TO LOOK AT THE BUDGET BOOK THIS YEAR, IT'LL BE A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDABLE THAN IT WAS A YEAR AGO.

UM, WE, WE MADE A LOT OF EFFORT TO TRY TO MAKE IT REAL CLEAR, MORE CLEAR WHAT'S GOING ON.

IT'S STILL COMPLICATED.

UM, I THINK WHERE WE ENDED UP WITH THE BUDGET IS A, A GOOD PLACE, RELATIVELY FLAT, YOU KNOW, GIVEN WHAT, UM, COUNCILMAN FRAME JUST SAID RELATIVELY FLAT, THE NUMBERS ARE SKEWED BY CAPITAL AND PUBLIC WORKS.

WE'RE USING SOME RESERVES HERE AND THERE, WHICH IS NOT IDEAL, BUT, UM, A PRETTY GOOD SPOT I THINK GET ALL THINGS CONSIDERED AND A RESPONSIBLE BALANCE, UM, FOR THE COMMUNITY.

SO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY WHO PITCHED IN THIS YEAR ON THE PROCESS.

COUNCILWOMAN, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING, MR. MAYOR? I KNOW YOU PROBABLY HAVE A LOT TO SAY, I KNOW YOU'RE A LITTLE LIMITED, BUT DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING I'LL, I'LL DO MY BEST.

, UM, JUST TO REINFORCE WHERE PRESTON HAS ALREADY GONE, BUT, UH, THIS IS SUCH A STEP FORWARD FOR US.

UM, SLIDE SIX THAT YOU PRESENTED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT I CAN REMEMBER, YOU CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AND SEE WHAT IS GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES VERSUS EPWA.

AND THEN OF COURSE WE STILL HAVE THAT OTHER ENTERPRISE, WHICH IS CITY LINK, UM, GOLF PRIMARILY, RIGHT.

UM, WE'RE GETTING THERE AND I MEAN, WE TOOK A HUGE STEP FORWARD WITH OUR BUDGET REFORM COMMITTEE THIS YEAR.

WE'RE STILL WORKING ON THE FUND PIECE AND AS WE FINISH CLEANING UP OUR FUND STRUCTURE AND DEALING WITH THE ISSUES THAT CAUSES PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSFERS, WHEN WE GET THOSE UNNECESSARY TRANSFERS OUTTA THE WAY, MR. FRAME, I THINK YOU'LL BE A LITTLE BIT MORE EXCITED AGAIN, UM, BECAUSE WE HAVE THIS HABIT OF TAKING MONEY AND MOVING IT AND THEN MOVING IT AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S MONEY WHEN IT'S NOT.

UM, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON THAT.

SO, I MEAN, I THINK WE'VE GONE ABOUT AS FAR AS WE CAN GO IN 12 MONTHS.

THE NEXT 12 MONTHS I THINK WILL BE REALLY EXCITING AS WE GET TO A POINT WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AND COME BACK HERE HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, AND WE'RE PRESENTING DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT AND ROLLING ALL THAT UP INTO GOVERNMENTAL SERVICES.

AND THEN EPWA ROLLED UP INTO WHAT WE SEE THERE AND THEN OUR CAPITAL BUDGET SO THAT WE TRULY CAN SHOW OUR CITIZENS WITHIN EACH THOSE THREE CATEGORIES A VERY CLEAR PICTURE, HUGE STEP FORWARD.

UM, I'M EXCITED FOR THE NEXT YEAR, SO THANK YOU TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF.

I DO, I DO HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY.

UH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL TO STAFF FOR DOING WHAT YOU'VE BEEN ASKED TO DO AND FOR UPHOLDING TRANSPARENCY THAT'S, UM, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IS TRANSPARENT.

I, I THINK THE CITY OF EDMOND DOES A REALLY A GREAT JOB.

AND, UM, I APPRECIATE MY FELLOW COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR, UM, THE QUESTIONS AND JUST THE, UH, FOCUSING IN AND, UM, BUT I DO JUST WANNA THANK STAFF FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND FOR ALL THE TIME.

AND THANKS TO OUR CITY MANAGER ALSO FOR, UM, FOR GUIDING US.

AND,

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UH, ITEM FOUR C ITEM FOUR IS DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSED BUDGET IN FISCAL YEAR 26, 27.

ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE BUDGET? ALL RIGHTY, MS. PANIS, THANK YOU.

WELL THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH.

YES, WE DO.

WE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS AND I APPRECIATE IT.

SO THANK YOU AND YOUR TEAM AND EVERYONE ELSE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

I THERE PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEM FOUR C.

ITEM FOUR C.

YES SIR.

PLEASE IDENTIFY YOURSELF AND ADDRESS TAYLOR WILSON.

7 4 8 DUNE CIRCLE.

I APPRECIATE, UH, THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK AND EVERYTHING THAT Y'ALL DO, BOTH ON THE DETAIL LEVEL.

UM, THE GOVERNMENT IS GROWING BY 2 MILLION OF PERSONNEL.

PULL THAT MICROPHONE UP TO YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT.

GOVERNMENT IS GROWING, SERVICES ARE GROWING BY 2 MILLION CONSULTANTS AND MISCELLANEOUS SUPPLIES IS GROWING BY FOUR AND A HALF.

I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE ALSO A GOOD JOB ON THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE CATEGORIES THAT IS ENHANCED AND REALLY EVOLVING AS HAS ALREADY BEEN STATED.

GOOD JOB BECOMING MORE FISCALLY MINDED WITHIN YOUR STRUCTURE AND WITHIN YOUR STAFFING.

I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU SLOW DOWN ON POSITIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED.

ARE THESE GONNA BE APPROVED INCLUDING IN FINANCE AND THE TIMING OF THOSE? 'CAUSE I'M NOT SURE YOU'RE GONNA NEED ALL OF THOSE WITH THE EVOLUTION OF AI AND DEPENDING ON THE CATEGORY OF THE PEOPLE YOU RECEIVE, I WOULD ALSO ASK THAT IN FUTURE BUDGETS THAT YOU EXPAND TO THE FIVE YEARS AND IT'LL MAKE SENSE WHEN WE LOOK TALK LATER AS WE GO THROUGH.

GOOD JOB.

I'M EXPANDING THE DETAIL ON THE FUND BALANCES BECAUSE I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND, AND I LOOK AT A LOT OF THIS STUFF, THE NUANCES OF SOME OF THE DIFFERENT FUND BALANCES INSIDE OF THE DIFFERENT FUNDS.

IN PAGE 16 OF THE PRESENTATION THAT WAS 73 PAGES LONG, YOUR AMBULATORY SERVICES GROUP IS, IS GOING DOWN 300,000 A YEAR HAS A MILLION DOLLARS.

WHAT IS THE PLAN IN YEAR FOUR? WHAT'S THE STRATEGY? IT'S BURNING THROUGH CAPITAL BALANCE.

THE FIRE IS GOING DOWN, UM, SIX FROM 14 MILLION TO 6 MILLION, BUT ALSO HAD A TRANSFER FROM ANOTHER FUND OF FIVE.

SO IT'S REALLY GOING DOWN.

SO WHAT'S THE FIVE YEAR PLAN ON THAT? POLICE? 19 MILLION DOWN TO 12 MILLION.

EWPA IS USING ITS FUNDS, BUT IT'S PART OF THE STRATEGY FOR THE WATER TREATMENT PLAN.

CITY CITYLINK FI FUNDS NOW ARE AT ZERO.

SO WHAT IS THE PLAN? BECAUSE OUR USE RATE IS GOING AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY RESERVES.

62, THE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND, 48 TO 33, ALL OF THESE FUNDS ARE GOING DOWN.

THE MOST SCARY ONE IS YOUR GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE AND RISK FUND IS GOING FROM 7 MILLION TO 2.8, WHICH MEANS THERE WILL BE INCREASES NEXT YEAR OF SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGES.

FLEET MANAGEMENT, WHICH IS WAS USED TO KIND OF PROP UP SOME OF THE OPERATIONS AND STRATEGIES THIS YEAR WENT FROM 25 DOWN TO 22.

WHEN, I GUESS I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU SPEND MORE TIME TRYING TO BALANCE THE ASH, THE CASH FLOW RELATIVE TO WHERE EVERYTHING IS IN FUTURE YEARS.

UNDERSTANDING THIS ONE'S ALREADY BUILT, BUT THIS IS THE FIRST OPPORTUNITY FROM A PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

IT'S ALSO NOT THE, THE FIVE YEAR FUND WOULD SHOW FIRE, POLICE BUS WOULD ALL GO NEGATIVE.

AND WHAT'S THE PLAN? ONE BASIC PRINCIPLE THAT I WOULD WANT TO INSTILL IS EVERY DOLLAR IS EITHER OPERATIONAL FUNDS OR CAPITAL.

SO AS YOU'RE, UH, NOT RESTRAINING THE GROWING OF GOVERNMENT, YOU'RE REDUCING AVAILABLE FUNDS TO STREETS, ROADS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

SO JUST KNOW THAT'S THE TRADE OFF OF THAT DECISION THAT Y'ALL ARE COLLECTIVELY ARE MAKING.

OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH HAS HELD THE LINE TWO YEARS IN A ROW OR MORE OF REDUCING ON MOST DEPARTMENTS AND HOLDING THE LINE ON PERSONNEL.

ALSO OF NOTE, WE ARE STRUGGLING TO GET TO 8.35 IN THE GENERAL FUND BALANCE.

OUR NEIGHBOR TO THE SOUTH HAS A 20% OF THEIR LARGER BUDGET, BUT 20% RESERVE IN THEIR ACTIVITIES.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, 7, 7 1 NORMAN, SEVEN THREE.

SO WE'RE HIGHER EMPLOYEES AND I, I'M AWARE WHICH WE SHOULD 'CAUSE WE HAVE BETTER QUALITY EMPLOYEES THAN THEY DO HIGHER WAGES.

OUR REVENUE ALSO, WE HAVE, AND WE'VE STATED THAT OUR REVENUE SALES TAX RATE IS LOWER THAN ANY OF THE REGIONS, BUT OUR COLLECTIONS OF SALES AND USE TAX EXCEEDS OUR NEIGHBORS SIGNIFICANTLY.

SO IF YOU COMPARE IT TO OKLAHOMA CITY, WE'RE ALMOST 90% HIGHER THAN THEY ARE ON A PER RESIDENT BASIS.

SO THAT BECOMES A BIG MATH EQUATION WHEN YOU START COMPARING THAT.

IF YOU COMPARE IT TO NORMAN, WE'RE 20% HIGHER.

SO I WOULD JUST MAKE SURE WE RESTRAIN AND USE THOSE AS CAPITAL DOLLARS AS OPPOSED TO CONTINUING TO GROW.

LASTLY, I WOULD ASK YOU TO CONCENTRATE ON STRATEGY FIVE YEARS IN LET OF, INSTEAD OF A DAY-TO-DAY FIGHT, LOOK AT A LONGER TERM STRATEGY.

WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE PLAN IF WE KEEP GOING AT THE RATES? WE'RE GONNA RUN OUTTA RESERVES.

THANK YOU.

YES SIR.

THANK YOU.

ARE THERE OTHERS? OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT, SEE NONE.

UH, WE'LL

[5. Recess of the Edmond City Council Meeting and Call to Order of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting.]

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RECESS? THE EDMOND CITY COUNCIL.

SO MOVED.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND, SECOND.

SECOND.

WE'RE NOW IN THE EPWA

[A. Public Hearing, pursuant to 11 O.S. § 17-208, on the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27, containing the Public Works Authority Utility Funds to include: Presentation and Discussion of the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27;  Presentation and Discussion of Proposed New Positions, Proposed Position Reclassifications, and the Proposed Organizational Chart for Fiscal Year 2026-27; Receive Public Comments, Recommendations, or Other Information regarding the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27; and  Discussion and Consideration of Potential Amendments to the Proposed Budget and Financial Plan for Fiscal Year 2026-27.]

ITEM SIX A IS A PUBLIC HEARING PURSUANT TO 11 OKLAHOMA STATUTE 17 DASH 2 0 8 ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET.

WE JUST COVERED THIS IN THE LAST ITEM.

ITEM SIX, A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION.

NEW POSITIONS, ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS.

IS THERE ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING SIX A COUNSEL COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT,

[B. Consideration of Approval of a Budget Amendment for Transfers of Appropriation for Water and Wastewater Totaling $1,700,000.00 (Citywide): From the Edmond Public Works Authority Water Fund Budget for Waterworks Construction in the Amount of $900,000.00 to the Edmond Public Works Authority Water Fund Budgets for Right of Way Use Fee in the Amount of $750,000.00 and Electrical Materials in the Amount of $150,000.00; and From the Edmond Public Works Authority  Wastewater Fund Budget for Sanitary Sewer Construction in the Amount of $800,000.00 to the Edmond Public Works Authority Wastewater Fund Budgets for Electrical Materials in the Amount of $150,000.00, Machine Equipment Parts in the Amount of $250,000.00, Maintenance Repairs Equipment in the Amount of $300,000.00, and Chemicals in the Amount of $100.000.00.]

CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR TRANSFERS OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR WASTEWATER AND WATER TOTALING $1.7 MILLION FROM THE EPWA $900,000 WATER FUND BUDGETS FOR THE USE OF THE RIGHT OF WAY FOR 750,000 AND ELECTRICAL MATERIALS IN THE AMOUNT OF 150,000 SEWER CONSTRUCTION, 800 MATERIALS, 150,000 PARTS AND EQUIPMENT, 250,000 AND CHEMICALS IN THE AMOUNT OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND.

MR. KNIFING.

THANK YOU.

CHRIS KNIFING, DIRECTOR OF WATER RESOURCES.

UM, BUDGET AMENDMENT.

GETTING LATE IN THE YEAR, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF UNEXPECTED REPAIRS, UH, RIGHT AWAY USE FEED TRUE UP FROM LAST YEAR WAS, UM, EXCEEDED WHAT WE HAD BUDGETED, BUT OF COURSE WE DON'T KNOW OUR REVENUES UNTIL AFTER WE DO BUDGET.

SO THIS IS JUST A BUDGET TIMING THING.

UM, THAT WAS ABOUT 300,000 OF IT, BUT, UM, A LOT OF ODDS AND ENDS, BUT WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE END OF THE YEAR AND WE WANTED TO WAIT TILL AS LATE AS POSSIBLE TO COME AND DO THIS.

IT'S NOT ASKING FOR, UH, TRANSFER OUT OF RESERVES, IT'S WITHIN OUR, UH, CAPITAL.

UH, BUT WE COULD NOT ADMINISTRATIVELY DO THAT.

SO ARE THERE QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL FOR MR. KNIFING? SO YOU'RE JUST SHIFTING BETWEEN ACCOUNTS HERE BASICALLY, CORRECT? YEAH.

MOVING IT FROM OUR CAPITAL THAT ISN'T GONNA BE SPENT THIS YEAR AND THEN MOVING THAT INTO, UM, THE OPERATIONAL SIDE, THE, UH, SERVICES AND SUPPLIES.

I JUST WANTED TO ASK FOR A CLARIFICATION THE LAST BIT.

THE CHEMICALS AND THE AMOUNT OF, I BELIEVE IT INTENDED TO SAY A HUNDRED THOUSAND, BUT THERE'S A PERIOD.

OKAY, SO WE'RE APPROVING YOU'RE ASKING FOR APPROVAL OF A HUNDRED THOUSAND, NOT A HUNDRED DOLLARS.

YEAH, THERE'D BE A SHOULD BE A COMMA THERE.

OKAY.

A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

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NO, NO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I KNEW WHAT I WAS APPROVING.

THANK YOU.

YES, YOU ARE CORRECT.

THANK YOU.

OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY.

UH, WE WILL NEED A MOTION.

IS THERE COUNCIL COMMENTS? WE'LL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND ON ITEM SIX B.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

MR. MOORE? YEP, YOU'RE RIGHT.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

PUBLIC COMMENT.

ITEM SIX B, SCENE.

NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND? ITEM SIX B.

I'LL MOVE TO APPROVE.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

MR. FRAME? YES SIR.

ITEM SIX B IS APPROVED FIVE TO ZERO.

[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.]

GENERAL CONSENT, THERE ARE NINE ITEMS. ARE THERE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WISHING TO PULL ONE OF THE NINE ITEMS FOR SEPARATE CONSIDERATION.

SCENE NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY? GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS? MOTION.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

SECOND.

A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE PLEASE.

PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS ARE APPROVED.

NINE TO ZERO.

ITEM EIGHT, PUBLIC WORKS AUTHORITY, DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED.

SEEING NONE IN ITEM

[9. Adjournment of the Edmond Public Works Authority Meeting and Reconvene the Edmond City Council Meeting.]

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADJOURN THE EPWA AND RECONVENE THE EDMUND CITY COUNCIL.

SO MOVED.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE PLEASE.

THAT ITEM'S APPROVED.

FIVE TO ZERO.

WE'RE BACK IN THE CITY COUNCIL.

[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.]

SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE.

ITEM 10, THE CITY COUNCIL GENERAL CONSENT ITEMS. SO MOVED.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE.

ITEM 10, THE COUNCIL CONSENT.

DOCKET'S APPROVED FIVE TO ZERO.

ITEM 11, CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEMS PULLED, HAVING NONE.

[12. Executive Sessions and Action Items:]

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE? THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

THAT ITEM'S APPROVED.

FIVE ZERO.

WE'RE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.

WE'LL BE BACK.

THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE ARE NOW OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

COUNCILWOMAN.

YES.

I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PROCEED WITH SETTLEMENT WITHOUT ADMITTING LIABILITY IN THE CASE OF LANGLEY VERSUS CITY OF EDMOND AT ALL.

AND TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE SAID SETTLEMENT.

YOU'VE HEARD THE MOTION.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.

THAT MOTION'S APPROVED FIVE TO ZERO.

[13. Comments from the Mayor and Members of the City Council.]

I WANTED TO SAY THAT I'M GLAD THAT MR. WILSON'S ON OUR FINANCE COMMITTEE.

THANK YOU FOR THE SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS THERE.

HE CAN HELP US IMPLEMENT THIS AND THEN THANK YOU TO CITY STAFF FOR MOVING QUICKLY ON THE MASSAGE THING.

I KNOW WE KINDA WENT PAST THROUGH THAT.

YEAH, SO APPRECIATE THOSE.

THE HARD WORK ON THAT AND THUNDER UP.

LET'S GO.

UM, I'LL JUST SAY THAT I AM GLAD IT'S SUMMER AND I KNOW MANY OF US HAVE KIDS OUT OF SCHOOL AND I'M THANKFUL TO HAVE A PLACE LIKE EDMOND WHERE THERE'S SO MANY THINGS TO DO OR NOT DO AND LET KIDS JUST BE KIDS.

SO JUST THAT TO LIVE IN A SAFE COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU MR. MAYOR.

I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING INTO THE CHAIR THIS EVENING AND HOPEFULLY MY VOICE WILL RETURN SOON.

YEAH, LET'S HOPE I CAN'T, I CAN'T HEAR YOU.

.

OH, MR. MAYOR GETS FEELING BETTER BUDDY.

AND UH, UH, ITEM 14 I

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IS THERE A MOTION? YEP, THERE'S A MOTION.

SECOND.

THERE'S A SECOND.

CAST YOUR VOTE.

WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 6:21 PM.