for new food. We're on page 51. Excuse me. [snorts]
Approximately page 51. Yes, sir. >> Anybody presenting this tonight?
» We do have the city attorney in the city here. This was
» I believe monitor to the uh this authority September 16th and this I
think the same item was ready at that point but we did not have the requisite
number of people from the authority here to approve it. Um so we plan to have
some sort of special meeting to get it approved [snorts] but the developer said
it would be fine to approve this at our next meeting. So here we are. I don't
know if there's any specifics anyone has questions about related to this
agreement. >> Very well. Any additional questions
since the last time we've met that we have city attorney or no
last call. Seeing none can entertain a motion for approval on three
of the shortest J recent memory. [clears throat]
Motion that we approve JZ257.
Oh, sorry. Police foundation inspiration LLC. I was trying
to read through the request. >> Okay, we have a motion to approve lease
agreement item number three. We have second.
Well, it was it was it didn't replace at night. It was a week. It was earlier.
» So, we didn't sacrifice at night. We just kind of tapped one on ahead of
time. Um, and we uh spent a lot to promote it. Um, and it was just an
experiment to see how it turned out. Um, but it, yeah, went really well. Much
better than than I thought, tell you the truth. So, kudos to the staff on that
one.
As far as outreach, we've got um, uh, Oklahoma Aquarium. Our our education
department has what's called Okay Aquarium Go, where they bring animals
and things to different schools and other organizations.
» [snorts] >> Um, and they serve over 680 students in
the in the metro area. Um, [snorts and clears throat]
and so that's, you know, that's ongoing. We've had a lot of good feedback on
that. Um, the aquarium is uh a finalist in the in the special organization of
the year in environmental uh excellence for keep Oklahoma Beautiful. [snorts]
Um, we partnered with the arts at 302 for their Halloween themed art show. We
had Shipley over there. uh education went to visit Youth Services of Tulsa
and they'll be bringing uh their kids to the aquarium on uh Saturday, October
25th, which already passed. That was last week. [snorts] Um and then as far
as the uh shark the new shark research center, um we're now finally to the
stage where we can waterproof. Um, [snorts] it was supposed to be this
week, but we're not 100% sure yet because we have a very large uh [snorts]
vessel that's uh was supposed to show up Monday and then was supposed to show up
Tuesday and now it's Thursday. So, they've had a lot of they're coming from
uh Canada. So, they're kind of uh the weather is kind of holding things up,
but >> [snorts]
» um we will need a crane. So, we're trying to, you know, orchestrate it with
a crane to be there when they show up. Um, [snorts] so that's kind of what
we're work that's our priority right now. Um, so we can get it craned off the
truck and then we got to figure out how we're going to get it in the building.
It's it's pretty heavy so and pretty bulky, but um and then it's got to go on
the second level. So that's going to be really interesting.
Probably didn't think that one through, but we're going to [snorts] get it. It
It's going to fit. [laughter]
But uh yeah, so um but the tank it took a long time to resurf to uh prep the
surface of that concrete tank and there was a lot of um imperfections that we
found along the way um that we [clears throat] had to have the company
come out several times to repair. [snorts] Um it's it's really common for
hidden pockets and and steel to be right under the surface. Um, we found a a
measuring tape embedded in the concrete. [laughter]
So, it happens. I mean, honestly, it's not I'm not uh it's not a strike against
the company. It's just every single pour is like that and every project I've ever
been on. So, it's some are worse than others, but uh yeah, you go along with a
hammer and and listen for hollow spots. And then we have uh magnets, rare earth
magnets that we go all over the whole tank. Um and so, yeah, it's a lot of
work. And then we have the salt uh vat in the back which is um an underground
vault basically. And so having to be in there prepping the surface um finally
it's done and ready for the waterproofing. So um soon as we get an
opportunity to do that, it'll look really good. It' be a good time to come
check it out. So and then our acrylic panels should be here soon, too. Um but
we probably won't install them right away. We'll probably set them in the
tank. Um that way we have access in and out of the tank through the window uh
openings and not have to use ladders. We're probably going to use the tank as
a staging area for um our you know PVC parts and things like that. So um and
that's pretty much all I have today. Anybody have any questions?
» All right. >> So there you do have a good solid plan
to get the giant heavy thing to the small doors [snorts and clears throat]
and up the stairs. >> We have a plan.
solid. >> Not sure how solid it'll be, but y'all
probably [snorts] don't want to be around that day. One of
» those scenarios where you [laughter] should have left the roof off. Hey, you
know, it in the roof on me and three other people moved all the acrylic
panels that are in the those huge panels for the Amazon exhibit where you crawl
up and pop through. We got those in the building and into place and installed in
one night >> um while we were closed
» and that we weren't sure about that either because they wouldn't fit
underneath the drop walls um where the VR is. So, we had to literally build
something to slant them and drag them using carpet and it's like building a
pyramid. So, we'll get it. We always do. We'll figure it out. No doubt about it.
So, >> thank you, sir.
» They Oh, one more thing. Um, and I just wanted to mention, um, I don't know if
you've heard, but Jan Skinner, um, he was our longest volunteer. Um, he was
there before the aquarium. Um, he was, I remember him at the train depot when I,
you know, right after I got there and, um, yeah, he was a fixture uh, at the
aquarium and he passed and so we went to his funeral and um, so we're going to
try to figure out some kind of tribute uh he was part of a barberh shop
quartet. He was a really interesting person and um and at the funeral uh the
rest of of his group um was there and they did several songs which was really
it was really touching. It was neat. So um and that that's all I have. So
» last call trustees or any questions for Mr. Alexopoulos.
» All right. Thank you sir. >> Thank you.
» Appreciate it. There's nothing further or the time is
5:12 p.m.
We are adjourned. >> Thank you.
» No.
Okay, good evening uh and welcome to a special meeting of the Jinx City
Council. Today is Tuesday, October 28th of 2025. It is a couple minutes after
6:00. My name is Cory Box and I will be your chair tonight for our proceedings.
U Mr. Macy, if you could please verify our attendance.
» Brown Short >> here.
» Emmens >> here.
» Ojel >> here.
» Murray >> here. Mayor Box
» here. Thank you. We are called to order. In tonight's invocation, we welcome back
Chaplain and Pastor Tommy Davis. Good evening, sir. Like that shirt, man.
» Thank you. >> I don't even have one of those.
[laughter] >> Thank you, Mayor Box. Thank you, city
council. Thank you to all of you. Good evening to you.
» Good evening. >> It's a blessing and pleasure to meet
with you all tonight. And uh thank you for having me here tonight to give our
invocation on tonight. May I may I make an announcement before I give the
invocation? Uh very briefly, uh New Direction International,
we turned 3 years old in November. Uh we are celebrating our third church
anniversary on November the 9th. It's at our 9:00 Sunday morning hour. We are
located on 111 South 3rd Street in Jinx on the corner of Third in Maine inside
of the Family Life Center of First Christian Church. And so we will be
celebrating there on the 9th of November, 3 years. And so we just
believe God to uh bless our celebration and we thank God for what he's done over
the three years that we've been in Jinx. So I wanted to make that announcement to
you all tonight and thank you may box for allowing me to do that.
» Yes, sir. Thank you. >> Amen. Let us pray tonight.
Lord, we're so grateful and so thankful for what you continue to do in, through,
and around our community.
Father God, you continue to move us forward. You continue to make us an
example to other cities, other areas, other communities. You continue to bring
businesses in. You continue to accelerate growth. You continue to favor
the community of Jinx. And we're grateful for that. Thank you, Lord, for
our our leaders, all of those that you put in place to lead our community.
We're grateful for that vision. And we thank you, Lord, for what you're doing
through them for the benefit of our community. Continue to bless them.
Continue to bless Jinx as a whole. And we will we will be forever careful,
Lord, to give you the glory, to give you the honor, and to give your name all of
the praise that it's due. And it is in Jesus's wonderful, powerful, and
matchless name we pray. Amen. >> Yes, sir. remain stand
of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God,
indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
» Thank you.
» Okay, moving on. We have animal welfare spotlight.
We have a rerun. seen this one before.
» She's back. >> She's back.
» Okay. >> She was adopted for about a month. If
you guys don't remember, it's Zea. She was Now she's about 8 month 9month old
uh German Shepherd. She's very sweet, very energetic. Obviously wants to say
hi to everybody. So, let's make our circle. Let's make our Come on. There we
go. Be the star of the show. >> Come here. Oh, I got you, sweetie.
She now makes We have 10 dogs in the shelter. Uh we have two cats, but
they're fixing to be released as they're just a little too feral for us. Um if
you guys don't if you guys already know, uh adoption fees are waved at Jinx
Animal Welfare. And we also pay for spay and neuter at the time of adoption as
well as microchips. So if anybody you know is looking for a new furry friend,
we've got Zea. We've got a whole lot more. They can be found on our Petfinder
and our Facebook page, which we update, or at least we try to daily, and
[snorts] just keep everybody up to uh up to speed on what's going on in Jinx and
Jinx Animal Welfare. And as always, we appreciate the opportunity to come
before you guys, come before our community. We appreciate everything you
guys do. >> Thank you, sir. Appreciate you.
» She's a good girl. The word on the street is the other female in the house
didn't welcome her so much, so she got >> just not another bigger German Shepherd.
Huh? >> Okay. Thank you.
All right. No more animals. Let's move on to the
humans. Citizen comments. Uh citizens comments is an opportunity for you guys
to address the uh city council as a whole or anything that might be on your
mind. As long as the uh the matter is not on tonight's agenda, we would
appreciate it. We'll open the floor to citizens comments. Good evening, sir.
Good evening. Jason Jackson, chief of police, 211 North Elm.
I wanted to put it on everybody's radar that something big is coming back
and that is the pancake breakfast before the parade.
So, uh, the Lions Club did it for years. Optimus Club and I am the president of
the Optimus Club as far as I know. Uh, took it over several years ago.
» Optimistic. We kind of uh because I'm an optimist uh we kind of u stopped doing
it after uh the pandemic. We have a new surge of leadership in the Loptimus Club
and uh so we are putting it back on. So mark your calendars for the same day as
the parade which is November 22nd from 7:30 till just before the parade starts.
We're going to bring back a jinx tradition
of the pancake breakfast. Okay. >> Very well.
» Thank you, Barry, for all that we're after.
» Thank you. Anyone else? Citizen comments.
Okay. Very well. We will close the floor to citizens comments. We'll move on to
tonight's general business, which is item number one. It's our consent
agenda. I believe we have a request to pull item 1D.
Um, anyone else on council like to talk about any other items A through D or
anything under D? If not, we need a motion.
Make a motion to approve the consent agenda excluding item D.
» Okay. D. >> It's is it DD or is it DA?
» D. >> Well, just item D.
» Item D. >> Motion to approve item D minus A.
» Yeah. If anybody can understand what he's saying, let's go ahead and make a
motion to approve the consent agenda with the exception of item D for now.
» Can you make that motion? >> Just D.
» Yeah. Well, the motion's been said. >> Yeah, [clears throat] I' made a motion.
» Second. >> Okay. Thank you. We have a proper motion
and second to approve item one less letter D. Let's vote, please.
» Short, >> yes.
» Emmens, >> yes.
» Ael, >> yes.
» Murray, yes. Mayor Box, >> yes, sir. Moving on to item two. Let's
go back to item number one, letter D, sub uh letter
A, I believe below D is what we're discussing. Is that correct?
» Yes, sir. >> 1 DA.
» Thank you, Mayor Box and councel. >> Uh sorry about the confusion on this.
There are um a couple things that we've been in the process of approving as
minor amendments to the land use plan and I'll just do a little bit of
education. And I try to keep you all uh remind you because we don't do
amendments very often. So the land use map is the document that is part of the
comprehensive plan and in 2020 we adopted the uh horizon jinx
comprehensive plan and at that time we went through and said hey we think this
area should be single family residential or regional commercial etc. So, we've
made multiple probably 15 different times we've brought you amendments and
changed things. And the good news is it's a guide. It's not codified. It's
not the law. It is the um it's a guide for how land use develops or how a piece
of property develops in the future. So on um
item D uh one which was one and then item D
approved minor amendments to the comprehensive plan lend use map on page
74 is letter A regional commercial to low inensity single family and um just
to simply put it we do not uh want that amended it should stay a regional
commercial and if anybody I like I say to the
public who come in for we've had probably over 40 hours of conversations
on this general area and um if you know if at some point someone wants to go
residential, we'll come back and ask you to amend it. If someone wants to do
regional, then it's all teed up for them and ready to go. So my recommendation
and request is to um approve B through
H with the exception of A.
So
there's >> Thank you.
» Would you like to make a motion? Make a motion to approve item 1DB
through H. >> Second.
» Thank you, gentlemen. We have a proper motion to second. Let's vote, please.
» Short, >> yes.
» Emmens, >> yes.
» Able, yes. Murray, >> yes.
» Mayor Box, >> yes. And for those members of the public
that had concerns about notifications to land owners, I believe uh I'm
significantly satisfied that that has been met.
So, thank you very much. Moving on to item three, ordinance 1675 related to
Jinx zoning 25p 146, major amendment two. It's a zone change from commercial
shopping to RS3, which is residential single family and approval of major
amendment two for PUD 146 uh overlay. The general location is
north of 131st Street and west of Elm. We are on page 85 if you're following
along. And uh we welcome back Mrs. Hilton, I believe.
[clears throat]
» Thank you, Mayor Box, Council and Staff. Um, we talked recently in an internal
meeting that uh there's a lot of information in these cases and so I'll
try to simplify it, but this is actually one that was threepart. So when Mr. Bell
brought the original approval to you for what we call Glennwood
uh PUD 146, we said at that time we're going to approve one part and then there
will be two additional parts that we'll come back and approve later. So this is
the last piece to that puzzle. So the very and I'm going to talk in
generalities of the whole PUD first and maybe we'll use page 87. Brandon if
you don't mind really quickly.
So [clears throat] this table was
established with the UDO regulations and then how the PUD compares to that. And
so what you all approved in phase um the first time we got the amendment
phase one was the original PUD that you approved and then phase two was what is
uh what you've seen the most often and that's called crossfine that became that
private gated subdivision at the very top portion of that whole uh area. And
what we're talking about tonight is uh if you'll go back to that map Brendan I
appreciate it. Thank you.
There we go. So, the hard corner of Elm and 131st. So, you can see that little
flag shape um subdivision. That was phase one. And then above that was Cross
Vine. And then the applicant is asking to do less commercial on that hard
corner and instead of what was originally approved in the PUD was that
they would come back with multif family as a buffer. But they're asking to do
single family residential. So very similar to the very first project that
you included or sorry that is included but you all approved. It is Glenpole uh
school district. This particular area
um would be considered still starter homes. And the biggest thing that the
planning commission talked about was access through this commercial
subdivision and the residential subdivision. So originally they came to
staff and had they couldn't meet the spacing requirements and since 131st is
a secondary arterial, it needed to be I can't remember off the top of my head so
many feet from one uh access point to the other. And because that's going to
be a very very busy intersection to get the through the to get the commercial
traffic and the residential traffic to be more compatible but keep them off of
131st Street or off of Elm. It makes more sense to allow access through
there. So in blue down at the very bottom that would be the primary
residential access and then there would be a commercial access further over
between 131st. And then but all residential projects, the original one
and the new one that you're looking at tonight would come through the blue box.
And then for amenities when they originally came in, uh they did not
provide an amenities package. So they came back and we'll go over that in just
a minute. But the amenities um they added a park for this one and they show
it here. So you can see another blue access over to the commercial and then
there's a red box for a park area that would be moved up to somewhere in this
northwest corner. So getting that park away from the commercial area and over
by that uh um dead end. And then there is a third access. You
can see another blue box. So, [snorts] those were the three accesses.
If you could look at um let me see if I got a better one.
Their amenities package. You can just go to the next page,
please.
So, this is the area. So, that white box is the area that we're talking about
approving tonight. And then they would have shared amenities and a shared HOA
with the box or the land um area that you see highlighted with the black lots.
So, I really need a pointer. The Can you zoom in a little bit? Or actually, will
you go to the next page? It's kind of zoomed in for us. Uh oh, it's flipped
though. Could you turn it?
We'll rotate this so it'll be true north. There we go.
So there's at the very bottom left is that access that would be now the shared
access for the new development. And then what you don't see is that access that
cuts over to the east that we saw in the other exhibit. They haven't updated this
one. But then there's the shared exhibits up here. You see a very large
pond and walking trail. This has a blue line stream through it. So, there's
certain things that they cannot do. So, they have a big area there. They have a
pickleball court and playground. And then they also show you their uh
exhibits for their entrance. And I think that's really about all I have to cover.
Again, this project and the hard corner residential wise are basically the same
product, very, very similar. So, what you originally thought might get uh
approved based on the PUD was some multif family and they're saying, "No,
we don't want to do multif family. We just want to do additional residential
and commercial on that hard corner."
» So, Marci, just to clarify, the people that live here would have to drive
through a parking lot to get in and out of their neighborhood. Does that exist
anywhere else? We talked about that at planning commission and it is not very
common. It doesn't it would probably be so that design is not done yet and I
don't think it would look exactly like a parking lot. There would be a dedicated
drive aisle and we do that a lot. So in AASO they have a brand new subdivision
where there is a dedicated drive aisle. Um, what it does is it keeps me from
having to drive out of the subdivision, go 300 feet, cross two more lanes of
traffic, and then go back up into the commercial area. So, it it sounds um
unconventional, but when you talk about transportation and access, it's a lot
more efficient.
» Question for Mrs. Hilton. >> Yeah. Where is Crossvine
[clears throat] on this map?
» Can you go to the zoning map, please?
» We go.
» So, we don't have anything platted, so it doesn't show up yet. This is the
piece we just looked at that comes up kind of like this. cross vine starts
here and goes across that way and then this is the corner that you're talking
about. So, we're reszoning part of it from commercial shopping to residential
instead of a big huge box of commercial shopping. And so, again, that piece that
we just looked at that was the original middle piece comes right here and then
turn it that way. And this is the gated subdivision right across here. And there
is precedent to making the commercial corner smaller.
And I mean, we did it across the street at uh Yorktown.
It's not the similar, it's not like a mirror image, but if you see um the
southwest corner there at Yorktown, there's one little [clears throat]
subdivision that took up a portion of what was a commercial corner. Do you
have an idea? What percentage of that commercial shopping pink box is being
are you proposing to move to residential?
» I have it in here. Let me look for you. I think it's four acres
and it's [clears throat] what's the total value of the property
acreage wise? >> Three. Okay. Sorry, it's eight acres. So
phase three is 21 total acres. 12 would go to single family residential and
eight would go to commercial. Okay. But [clears throat] the hard corner will
remain commercial. >> Yes, sir.
» Okay. >> In in an L shape.
» In an L shape. >> Bring this one.
» Originally, there were 43 acres in the original. So, I think that that piece
that comes up, that flag piece is 43 acres
» and Cross Vine was 55 acres and this one is 20 acres.
» What was the planning commission's vote on this?
They approved it with conditions. Let me see if I have those. I do have
them.
» Was it unanimous? >> Yes. Wasn't it?
» Were you there? You weren't there. >> Were you there?
» I was there. >> Who was my No.
» Doesn't matter. I don't I don't >> I apologize.
» I know there was something. I really don't remember. Normally I write it
down, but I have my cheat sheet from Mr. Macy who does the meeting minutes and I
didn't have them. So I didn't have my cheat sheet.
» Just remember thinking there was some heartache over the decision, but
» the heartache was mostly um not comprehending the efficiency and just
really the safety of that that traffic from the residential to the commercial.
That was the heartache. [clears throat] the actual housing product and all none
of that I I do not remember being um an issue. It was just how does that flow?
Is it safe? Do we do that? Etc. >> And is this the um applicant's
recommendation or did you do you approve of this? You recommend?
» I do approve. Yes. >> This is the best compromise.
» Yes. >> Okay. Any other questions for Mrs.
Hilton? >> Yes.
» Yes, sir. >> So, on this picture up there, Mar
is all of that new Glennwood Ridge. Correct.
» This is the original what you see right there is the original PUD that was
approved in 2024 and then we knew that they owned the
acreage above it and we knew that they owned the hard corner and they said,
"This is really exciting. We're ready to do this. Can you approve it?" And we
said, "Yes." And we did approve it and then we said, "But when you come back,
you're going to have to do a major amendment." So they came back almost
immediately with the cross fine and got that amendment approved. And so the
third piece was the commercial/ multif family and they said hey we're scrapping
the multif family. We just want to do single family residential and we want to
do less >> commercial.
What I'm trying to make is still trying to get in my mind I guess. So, as we
look at this, not knowing that could change with the commercial area, but to
the right of where they're showing all the lots, that's Crossfine.
» No, Brandon, can you flip it, please?
» Thank you. >> So, this is the hard corner that we're
talking about. This is the original approved PUB and Cross Vine starts right
here and gets bigger as you go across, >> right? Yeah, that's what I was saying.
It was >> then. Yes.
» Yes. Okay. Okay. You got it. Thank you. >> Thank you.
» Sorry, I didn't have the whole I don't know why I didn't pull the whole thing
together for you.
» We ready for a motion? And I will also say that because we changed the date of
the meeting, I keep looking. I do not believe the
applicant is present. I don't think I informed them. And that was my bad. I
apologize because I know Mr. Bell would be here if he knew that the meeting was
tonight. >> Well, any other questions,
» Dilton? Okay, we can close the floor to the
council. Uh, any questions from the audience? public comments
related to item three.
Very well. We'll close the floor to the public. Back to item three. I can
entertain a motion if we're ready. >> I make a motion that we approve
this particular one of the ordinance 1675 related to JZ 25pud
146. MA2 a zone change CS to RS3. >> Second.
» Thank you, gentlemen. We have a proper motion to second item three. Vote,
please. >> Short,
» yes. >> Emmens,
» yes. >> Ael,
» yes. >> Murray,
» yes. >> Mayor Box,
» yes. We will skip the emergency clause. Moving on to item five is a potential
executive session for the purpose of conferring on matters pertaining to
economic development including the transfer of property or the creation of
a proposal to entice a business to locate within the city of Jinx. Need a
motion to enter. We're going to be discussing a potential hotel project on
an out parcel uh next to the tulsa premium outlet campus. Anybody would
like to have a motion to enter >> second part to that too, right?
You want me to read the whole thing? >> Uh, read all the reasons you're going
into executive session. >> Okay. Okay. I thought I did. Um,
» oh, and excuse me, letter B. Discussing the potential purchase of real property
located generally near the intersection of Riverfront Drive and Aquarium Place.
Thank you, Mr. Macy. Need a motion for executive session, please.
» Make a motion we go to potential executive session.
» Second. Thank you. You have a proper motion to second vote, please.
» Short, >> yes.
» Emmens, >> yes.
» Ael, >> yes.
» Murray, >> yes.
» Mayor Box, >> yes. We'll be back. Thank you.
» Potentially. >> Have to use the word potentially.
Council has returned from executive session. No votes were cast. We're going
to move on to item number six, consideration and appropriate action
relating to resolution number 887, a resolution authorizing the Jinx
Economic Development Authority to assist the city of Jinx in carrying out and
administering the Jinx River District Economic Development Project Plan
adopted by the city, approving and authorizing the execution of an economic
development agreement by and among the authority the city and Sey A Ram
Holdings LLC ratifying and confirming an economic development agreement buy and
among the authority the city and Tulsa premium outlets and between the
authority and the city pertaining to certain tax increment revenues approving
the use of assistance and development financing and containing other
provisions relating there too subject to approval of the city attorney as to the
final form. Okay,
Nate, any comments for us or anything else you'd like to add?
» Uh, yeah, just I mean very briefly, so this is an agreement um Robert Patel's
group to build a dual branded I think it's a Hampton Homewood by Hilton um
hotel uh have a restaurant bar in it. Uh the proposed incentive would be 10 years
of the two cent sales tax tiff revenue. Right now it's currently being allocated
to Simon Properties for the DPO uh reimbursement.
They've consented to reallocating those dollars to go towards this incentive and
then also half of the 5 cent hotel tax. So 2 1.5 cents of the hotel tax um for a
period of 15 years. So 10 years for the sales tax portion, 15 years for the
hotel tax period up to a maximum reimbursement of 3,143,000.
Um it would cut off at at the end of that time period if they've not made it
to that amount. Uh if they make it to that amount earlier, then then that's
great. Uh some of the benefits that that we see to this to the city with that is
uh in generating the additional sales tax within the tiff district that also
provides uh access to matching funds from the state. So you'd have a
corresponding amount of sales tax that would be available for other tiff
projects. U the uh 5 cents of local hotel tax that's generated is also
eligible for those matching funds. So essentially you're having 2 1/2 cents
that's going towards an incentive and you're generating 7 1/2 cents that's
going towards other tiff projects within the city as well. And then you've also
got the advalorum value that would be generated that would be going towards
the the Tulsa premium outlets u part of it and and really then represents kind
of a an inertial building block uh to have some things going on. He's
indicated he's prepared to move forward very quickly. Um he's under the
agreement he'd be obligated to have a building permit in hand by the end of
the fiscal year. So the end of June uh anticipates about a 24-month build. So
he'd be obligated to complete the project no later than the end of 2028.
But based on his timeline hopefully maybe spring of 2028 he'd be in a
position to be open. So I'm I'm happy to answer any other questions you might
have. But that's the >> Thank you, sir. Any questions from Mr.
Emmens council any comments
Mr. Short? >> Well, I think you know the the uh value
of having this project uh is is there are several aspects in my opinion. Um
get some building going on the outlet mall uh structure uh or or pad sites. I
think the um to to Nate's point the inertia of that you know when we looked
at the projections the proforma numbers the amount of occupancy that he would
have to maintain to obtain uh within the the time period presented uh we would
have a a sizable occupancy which I think would generate significant uh halo value
for the city of Jinx. There would be a lot of human beings aggregating around
the outlet mall. Whatever we have uh in and around the outlet mall, including
restaurants and other entertainment venues, I think will benefit, including
the Oklahoma Aquarium. Um I think that those added benefits um economically
make the maximum of 3.1 million um very tolerable to to me in my opinion. Um I
think that um again, you know, if we hit these numbers, uh the sales tax benefit
that we get out of the grant, the state grant provides us additional operating
dollars that otherwise we uh would not have. And so if we can stimulate uh the
development of the outlet mall, we can further grow the the the sales tax
dollars that we're um enjoying right now.
Thank you, Mr. Short. Any other comments from council?
All right, you guys know where I stand on this. I think the deal is a little
too lucrative, but I I also don't think we're going to splitting hairs over a
couple hundred,000 if whatever the case may be. So, um I agree with Mr. Short.
Given the circumstances and the fact that we don't see any dirt moving over
there in the last year for reasons that we're all familiar with, I think this
might be a pretty good move. And the key thing for the public to know here is
that this performance is completely incumbent on the hotel provider has to
perform to even to generate these numbers and it's not to exceed. Um these
are very complicated agreements and most people typically don't understand the
inner nature workings of the tiff let alone something like this. But if you
have any questions feel free to reach out to me or city staff and we can help
explain it. If there's no further comments we are on item number six.
Make a motion to present item number six, the resolution 887 as presented.
» Second. >> Thank you. We have a proper that motion.
» Make a motion to approve. >> I make a motion to approve the
resolution 887 as presented. Thank you.
» We have a second. Thank you. We have a proper motion and a second item six.
Let's vote, please. >> Short,
» yes. >> Emmens,
» yes. >> Ael,
» yes. >> Murray,
» yes. >> Mayor Box,
» yes, sir. Moving on to other business item number one, Mr. Shrout, city
manager report. >> Mayor and all members of council, the
uh month of October sales and use tax uh check, the sales tax collection check
was 1% more than the same month last year. Uh the use tax collection check
was 27% less than the same month last year. The total sales and use tax check
combined for the month was 5 a.5% less than last year, but overall through the
first four months of the fiscal year, sales and use tax collections are 20%
higher than the than last year during the same period. And for some context,
uh, every municipality in the Tulsa metropolitan area had a decrease in
combined sales and use tax year-over-year for the month of October.
Um and at our current 20% increase year to date, uh we remain far ahead of all
other municipalities in the metro fiscal year to date. So I think the the whole
metro saw a slowdown. Our sales tax was actually up 1%. But the use tax, meaning
what people are purchasing online, um that was down uh quite a lot at 27%.
And so I think um what we've seen both at the aquarium and with uh use tax
probably since the summer is is a slowdown in consumer spending uh in Jinx
and then there's been a slowdown in the Tulsa metro area uh going back at least
6 months. So uh I think that we're doing well. Uh I think that most
municipalities are down and and we're we even had a 1% increase in sales tax. So,
um I think it's something that we'll watch, but so far we have a pretty good
start being 20% up for the first four months of the fiscal year. um at the
October 14th INCOG meeting, uh their um
transportation improvement plan for 2024 to 2027 was approved, which included um
the $ 1.7 million federal surface transportation block grant that we
received um for the utility relocation from 111th to Main Street on Lwood. Uh
and so again, I think you know it's uh we have we have obligated $420,000 to
that project and we received 1.7 million in federal funds. And so um we've talked
about that before, but I think it's another uh good time to bring up that
it's exciting. We get almost $2 million from the feds to do that utility
relocation on Elwood. Um, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation Main Street
Bridge prevent preventative maintenance project is now complete and we are uh
thankful that it was completed in a timely fashion and we uh thank everyone
for their patience uh since this started about 2 weeks after school began. Um,
but it is now complete. uh the Elm Street project. The contractor is
continuing to install the water lines across 116th Street and um all of the
soding at 121st and Elm is complete. Fire station number one is nearing
completion. Uh the contractor is working to install the remaining sod landscaping
and irrigation. The final painting of the interior of
the building is well underway and we anticipate that the fire station will be
operational in December or January of this year. We also have an apparatus
that the chief and um some members of his team are up in Wisconsin right now
inspecting and that will come down and uh be inspected then onsite here in
Jinx. And we expect that that will be put into service about the same time
that the fire station will have its grand opening. And we're going to have
some sort of push-in ceremony for the apparatus and uh ribbon cutting for the
fire station. Upcoming events, we have Veterans Day on
Tuesday, November 11th. City Hall will be closed. I believe there is a on
November 9th, mayor, a Veterans Day dinner,
» second annual. Um, city hall will be closed uh on
Thanksgiving for the Thanksgiving holiday, November 27th and 28th. And
then the Jinx public schools legislative lunchon is Friday, December 2nd from
11:30 to 1 at the math and science building on the third floor. If you
would like to attend that, you can let Sarah Tacmill know and she will get you
registered. If you have any other questions, I'd be happy to answer them.
» Thank you, sir. I might add, I'd like to make a recommendation. I hope the
council and staff will support this recommendation. The city of Bixby just
like we do. This entire meeting is um made public on YouTube or Facebook or
whatever. But what they do that I think is really cool is they take they edit
the city manager report and make it a separate video. It's gotten a lot of
good feedback because some people don't want to sit and wait through the
executive session or even necessarily hear how we're voting. They want to hear
the city manager report. I would like to suggest and propose that we take that
snippet from every meeting and make it a separate uh video that we can publicize
so people can get those highle updates. >> We will do that.
» Thank you. Um Shrout's correct. So, Sunday is our second annual Veterans Day
dinner. Appreciate the city of Jinx for uh being very willing to help support
that, at least with the food. This Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Veterans Park,
we have our third annual, I think, National Salute Ceremony. It's very
short. It's 30 minutes. So, if you're a veteran or member of the veteran
community or just like to get out and love to visit [clears throat] Veterans
Park, we'd love to see you there. And as said, it's a short ceremony, no more
than 30 minutes. Um, and uh, if you're interested, um, one of
the candidates for Lieutenant Governor, Cindy Bird, who's your current state
auditor, she will be at Sheila Anne's peticissery
Thursday from 4 to roughly 6:00, 4:30ish to
roughly 6:00. So, if you haven't been to Sheila's place, well, you should just go
anyway. And if you want to meet a really nice lady who's powerhouse woman who's
going to be asking you for your support and your vote, you can go meet her uh
over at Sheila's place. So we encourage you guys to come by and see her and have
had a number of discussions. Most of the gubanatorial candidates and lieutenant
governors do plan on stopping in Jinx at some point. So we should have an
opportunity to allow the public to meet them. So I'll go ahead and say I'm done.
Thank you for having me back. Any comments from council before we close
city council? Okay, seeing that there's none, the time is 7:33, we'll call the
city council meeting adjourned.
We'll move on to Jinx Public Works Authority
being called to order. Roll call, please. Mr. Macy,
» Brown Short >> here.
» Emmens >> here. Ojel
» here. >> Murray
» here. >> Chair box
» here. Moving on to item number one is our consent agenda. Anyone on council
like to discuss any of the items under number one? If so, we can remove them
now. If not, we can entertain a motion. >> I make a motion to approve the cassin
agenda as written. >> Second.
» Thank you. We have a proper motion. Um item one. Let's vote, please.
» Short, >> yes.
» Emmens, >> yes. Abel,
» yes. >> Murray,
» yes. >> Chairbox,
» yes. And thank you to staff for item G. I get many, many requests from
nonprofits to uh related to just that topic. So, it's nice to have some
finality to that sometime soon. Mr. Shroud, anything else to add to your
general man's report? >> No, sir. You have the engineering
projects, street improvements, city facilities, and commercial projects, as
well as subdivision projects in your packet.
» Thank you. And I'm sure councelor Abel will be happy to translate all those
engineering updates in a couple of days and put them out on social media
if you'd like. Always you can send them to me and I'll copy and paste them if
you'd like. Thank you, sir. The time is 7:35 p.m. Jinx Public Works Authority
meeting is adjourned and we will move on to
our last meeting of the evening is a special meeting of the Jinx Economic
Development Authority. Uh if we could call to order. Roll call, please.
» Brown. Short
» here, >> Emmens
» here, >> OJ. Ael
» here, >> Murray
» here, chairbox >> here. Item number one is our consent
agenda. You guys will notice that item B is the same resolution we enacted
earlier. So, if there's any questions, let's do that now. If not, we can
entertain a motion. >> Make a motion to approve the consent
agenda as presented. >> Second.
» Thank you, gentlemen. We have a proper motion in a second. Let's vote, please.
» Short, >> yes.
» Emmens, >> yes.
» Ael, >> yes.
» Murray, >> yes. Chair box.
» Yes. Thank you. No need for item number two. We'll move on. Any other business?
Last call from council. Questions, comments?
» Very well. Thank you. The time is 7:36. We are adjourned. Have a wonderful
evening.
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