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Good morning. We're going to get started

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this morning with an invocation led by

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Pastor Rob Champion of People's Church.

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And that will be followed by the pledge

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of allegiance la led by Lad Ketran of

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Scouting America Troop 226. Please stand

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as you are able.

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Let us pray. Father God, we thank you

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for this great city of Oklahoma City.

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Lord, we thank you for this opportunity

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to be here today. And Lord, we pray a

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blessing over our city. We pray a

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blessing over our mayor and our city

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council members. Father, I pray that you

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would bless them, bless their marriages,

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bless their homes, bless their families,

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Lord. Bless them as they lead. I pray

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that you would give them wisdom today as

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they navigate and lead through all of

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the agenda that is listed today. God, I

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pray that you would help them, Lord, to

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make decisions for the prosperity of our

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city. Lord, bless this meeting, bless

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our time in Jesus name. Amen.

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Will you please join me in the pledge of

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allegiance?

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I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Well, thank you, Pastor Champion, and

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thank you, Lad. I call this meeting of

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the city council to order and I do have

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uh one presentation to make under office

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of the mayor and so I'll invite our

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realtor friends to join me down front.

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This isn't working again.

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» All right. Well, it is realtor day in

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Oklahoma City.

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» Yeah.

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» Sometimes it feels here at city hall

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like every day is realtor day because

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you guys are here. You guys are here a

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lot and we appreciate uh your support.

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So I would like to ask the clerk,

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however, to read this proclamation so we

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can learn a little bit more about what

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today means.

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» Whereas Oklahoma City's realtors are

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actively engaged in efforts to improve

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the quality of life for all Oklahoma

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City residents, making our city a great

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place to live and work. And whereas

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realtors advocate for home ownership and

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adherence to fair housing

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through plans, policies, and programs

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that improve access to safe, quality,

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and affordable housing across Oklahoma

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City. And whereas realtors have been key

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supporters of community initiatives

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essential to the growth of our city,

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including maps for the arena vote, the

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most recent OKCPS bond, and the 2025

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Oklahoma City bond.

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And whereas realtors are active in

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addressing a variety of community

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issues, including working to make

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homeless homelessness rare, brief, and

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non-recurring. And whereas realtors

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regularly engage with city leaders and

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policy makers to help strengthen the

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development of our city. Now therefore,

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I, David Holt, mayor of the city of

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Oklahoma City, do hereby proclaim June

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2nd, 2026 as Oklahoma City Realtor Day

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in Oklahoma City.

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» Well, thank you. There really isn't a

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profession in OKC that is more engaged

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with our civic life here. So, thank you

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so much. All of this is true and all of

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this is something that I have witnessed

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firsthand over the last eight years uh

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and really beyond. So Kimberly Roberts

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is here with Oklahoma City's realtors to

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speak on their behalf. And again, if you

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can just like speak into this, the

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wireless isn't working today, but uh we

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would uh love to hear a few words from

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you. The floor is yours, Kimberly.

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» All right, guys. from the Oklahoma City

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Metropolitan Association of Realtors. We

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just pledge to continue to work strong

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to help our city become the city that

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the mayor sees the vision that he sees

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for our city. We want to line up with

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that. So, one city, one team is how um

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the Oklahoma City Metropolitan

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Association realtors feel. So, we are

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here for our community every day helping

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the helping our community get better.

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Thank you so much.

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» Awesome. Let's hear it for our realtors.

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All right, that concludes Office of the

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Mayor. Item four, items from council.

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There are none today. Item five are city

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manager reports. Mr. City Manager.

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» Thank you, mayor. Uh we have the sales

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and use tax report for May on for today.

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um sales tax growth and the use tax

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growth was about 6%. Um if you remember

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last month, you know, we've been in this

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cycle of up and down. Last month, we had

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really strong sales tax growth, partly

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reflective of the NCAA uh tournament,

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and this month, it dropped back down

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where it's about 2% growth, closer to

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what we had budgeted for the year, but

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still overall we're at about $4.2

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million over budget. Preliminary numbers

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right now looking into June look pretty

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good. And so, I think we'll finish the

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year strong and be above budget on our

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revenues. So, good news for the year on

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our revenues sets a good stage for next

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year's budget. and we'll just keep you

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posted as we go forward and continue to

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provide the monthly updates on sales and

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use tax. The only other thing we have is

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uh claims and payroll and that can be

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found on okc.gov.

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» All right,

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item six, journal of council

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proceedings. We have items A and B we

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could take with one motion.

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Have a motion and a second. Cast your

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votes.

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passes unanimously. Uh item seven,

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request for uncontested continuences.

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Already on the agenda for deferrals are

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items 9A, 11A, and 11B. Is there

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anything else, Mr. City Manager?

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» Yes. Uh beginning on page 15, item 11

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M1, dilapidated structures. All the

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items that I list today on this will be

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stricken from the agenda. Um item A is

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124 North Allen Street. were reworking

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for a new owner. Continuing on page 15,

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item 11 N1 unsecured structures. Item A,

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124 Allen Street for the same reason.

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Street, the owner has secured. And then

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on page 16 under abandoned buildings,

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Item eight, revocable permits and

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events. Item 8A is a revocable permit

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with the Perry Public Publishing and

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Broadcasting Company for the Junth Art

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and Music Festival uh June 19th through

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the 21st. And we have uh

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» Con. Sorry, Connor.

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» You all right?

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» Got it.

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» How y'all doing this morning?

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» Great.

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» Yeah. This is uh Perry Publishing

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Broadcasting 17th year doing uh our

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Junth festival at Washington Park. Um

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this is our second year adding the

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second night which will be Jazz in the

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Sunset. Um hate that we can't play the

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Thunder, you know, but uh last couple

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years we was able to, but at the same

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time we going to have a great

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celebration on uh June 19th and the

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20th. Uh family, food, and friends. So,

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if you got opportunity to come out, come

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out to Washington Park that Friday

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starts at 6 o'clock, jazz and sunset.

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and it runs until about 7.

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» All right. Thank you, uh, Councilman

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Payton.

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» Thank you, Mayor. Um, just want to thank

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Perry Publishing for again hosting this

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really great community event. I always

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enjoy going in Washington Park. It's

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going to be even better when the

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Washington Park upgrades are made. So,

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we're very excited about that. But um

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happy to move uh approval.

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» Got a motion and a second. Cast your

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Passes unanimously. Thank you. Item B is

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a revocable permit with the Riverport

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Foundation for the Riverb on August 1st.

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And we have Tiffany Briggs here.

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And oh, also Trisha Downey, I guess you

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guys decide how you want to divide it

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up.

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» Yes. Uh, good morning. Trisha Downey

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with the River Sport Foundation. I'm the

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national event manager there. Uh this

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morning we are going to uh talk about

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two events but the first would be the

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Riverb and I'm going to introduce to you

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uh Tiffany Briggs who is the Riverb

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chair. Take it over. Thank you. Good

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morning uh Mayor Hol and council

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members. My name is Tiffany Briggs and I

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serve as the planning committee chair

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for the Riverbull Classic. I'm here

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today to respectfully request approval

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for our event which will take place

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Saturday, August 1st along the Oklahoma

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River. This year marks our fifth

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anniversary of Riverb Classic, founded

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by Oklahoma City community leaders. The

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event was created to bring people

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together through culture, fellowship,

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healthy competition, and shared

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experiences while increasing awareness

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and participation in the sport of

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rowing. What began as a river as a

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reunion style rowing event for alumni of

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Oklahoma City's historic high schools

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has grown into a reg regional

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celebration of community and legacy.

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sorry. Today we proudly welcome

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participation from institutions

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including Langston University and Xavier

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University of Louisiana alongside

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students, alumni, family, and community

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organizations from across the region.

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Riverbolt Classic is more than a race.

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It is an opportunity to build

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connections, honor traditions, and

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create a space where community can

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thrive. As we celebrate our fifth year,

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we are excited to continue growing an

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event that brings people together and

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showcases the power of collaboration and

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civic engagement. On beha on behalf of

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the planning committee and community

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members and partners, we respectfully

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request your support and approval for

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this year's event. Thank you so much.

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And do you have any questions?

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Thank you, Councilman Pennington.

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» Thank you, Mayor. Um, very excited about

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the River Bowl. It is so much fun. And

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so, I think that as a resident of

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Northeast Oklahoma City, sometimes we

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forget that the river is part of our

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community, too. And so, it's great to

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see all of our high schools. Northeast

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didn't win. Unfortunately, my Vikings

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did not win.

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» Hold on. Wait a minute. I'm I'm

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Northeast.

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» Okay. I'm glad to see we're proudly

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represented, but um looking forward to

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this year's River Bowl. It's always a

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really fantastic event and I'd ask my

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colleagues to please come and attend

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because it's really it's really great to

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see. So I move approval.

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» Thank you so much.

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» Have a motion and a second. Cast your

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votes.

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Passes unanimously.

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Uh item C is a revocable permit with the

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Riversport Foundation for the Stars and

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Stripes regata. Uh Trisha Danny, you

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want to speak to that?

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» The Stars and Stripes Riata is a one-day

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Independence Day themed event that River

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Sport holds dearly because it's uh all

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day, all ages, and lots and lots and

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lots of spectators. The morning starting

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at 8:30 is a master's event. Masters is

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anyone out of college, and there are

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plenty who are very competitive up to

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age 90, honestly. the afternoon we take

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our paddlefest dragonboat festival uh to

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the river uh 200 meters and this is a

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growing project at river sport. Last

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year we had 400. This year we'll have

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500 competitors. Uh dragon boating is a

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team sport and uh proud group each boat

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and we love to have them. And of course

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at night the OG& night sprints which is

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a combination of corporate teams and

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master teams. Um, and that's a 500 meter

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event. And I just wanted to remind

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everyone, the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma

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City is the first and only dedicated

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rowing paddling competition venue in the

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world that is equipped with uh stadium

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lighting for night racing. So, it's

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definitely a a bucket list for any rower

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to come to Oklahoma City, and they are

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coming because of that. Nowhere else can

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you row under the lights. So, I hope you

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all can make it at any time of the day.

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and see these athletes compete.

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» Great. Thank you, Councilman Payton.

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» Thank you, Mayor. Um, again, another

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great event on the river. Um, I'm

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definitely going to need to get there

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early because it's going to be hot, I

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think, but it's going to be an awesome,

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awesome event. So, I move approval.

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» Got a motion and a second. Cast your

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votes.

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» Passes unanimously.

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» Thank you.

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Item D is a revocable rightway use

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permit with Oklahoma City Pride and

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Outreach to hold OKC Pride on 39th on

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June 5th through the 7th on Northwest

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Northwest 39th. Uh Eric Jones

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as well as Christian Trailer.

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Hello and good morning. Uh I'm Christian

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Trailer and this is Eric Jones. Um, we

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are on the OKC Pride Community and

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Outreach Board. We are asking for you

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all's approval of our fabulous Pride on

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39th Street event. It is June 5th

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through 7th with opening ceremonies at

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Sorry, opening ceremonies on the 5th at

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5:00 p.m. Is that correct? Yep. Okay,

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cool. Just making sure. Um so we are

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celebrating 39 years of this pride and

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so with it being a completely new board

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um we are looking to celebrate the his

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the history of 39 street and also the

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people that have contributed and made it

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to what it is to be what it is today. So

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we ask that you all come out and have a

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good time. It it's a great time to

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celebrate diversity life and just

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individuality. So yeah hopefully we can

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see you all there.

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Thank you. Um, Councilman Cooper is out

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today, but I'm sure someone else will

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jump in. And

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» I'm happy to jump in. Um, uh, very

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excited, uh, for a really landmark

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occasion, it sounds like, with 39 years,

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um, and excited to celebrate Pride this

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month. So, I'm happy to move for

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approval.

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All right, we have a motion and a

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second. Cast your votes.

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passes unanimously. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» AE is a revocable right ofway use permit

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with the Plaza District Association to

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hold live on the plaza June 12th and

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August 14th on Northwest 16th. And we

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have Rachel Crawford here.

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» Hi, good morning city council. Thank you

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for having me. My name is Rachel

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Crawford and I'm the executive director

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of the Plaza District. Um, we do a

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second Friday event every month, but

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some are larger than others, and two of

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those events are Pride on the Plaza and

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Skate the Plaza. Um, just show of hands,

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how many on city council in the audience

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have been to a block party in the Plaza

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district?

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Okay, thank you first and foremost for

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attending. If you haven't been in a

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while, I encourage you to come.

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Currently, just between on 16th Street

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between Indiana and Black Welder, we

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have 65 award-winning businesses. And

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the district's really had an uptick in

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the last um few years since the

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pandemic. And a huge part of that are

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our events. Um Kamal, you remember, you

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served on the board as I came in, and I

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deeply appreciate your support. And Joe

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Beth, you've been to many of our events.

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Um Pride on the Plaza is tremendously

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jam-packed. We will have a significant

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amount of 2SLGBTQIA+

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entertainers. We're very intentional

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about that. We're bringing back a very

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popular club called Club U-Haul. Um yes,

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we are intending to be punny with that.

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And we welcome um really anybody who

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wants to be a community vendor that's

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with a nonprofit. Even if you don't have

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the funds, we can find a scholarship for

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you if you're trying to get the word

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out. Um, I think we'd love to have you

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as long as we have the space and and we

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do at this time. So, we expect roughly

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14,000 people for Pride on the Plaza.

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And for Skate the Plaza, which is in

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August, the second Friday in August, we

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partner with Money Runes Everything, a

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skate shop here in town. And we do skate

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contests. We work with Back Room

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Records. and Back Room does a lot of

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punk and uh really hardcore shows in

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Plaza walls, but a lot of artist

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vendors, probably about 40 that we'll

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have. Um it's free, all ages, open to

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the public. So, I hope you'll join us.

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» Uh thank you, Councilwoman Hman.

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» Yes, this um like you mentioned, these

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are super great events to go to, super

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fun block parties. Um, so I am very

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excited for this year's um, sort of

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program of events for the summer and

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happy to move for approval.

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Have a motion and a second. Cast your

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votes.

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Passes unanimously. And of course that

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was for Live on the Plaza. This uh next

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one might be for Plaza District

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Festival.

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» Thank you. I'll keep it short and sweet.

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27th annual Plaza District Festival. I

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want to give a shout out. It's a lot

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more work. There's eight volunteer

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subcommittees. It's uh Saturday,

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September 26. I've got co-chair Mattie

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Hendricks in um the city hall with me.

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We're putting in a lot of work. The

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poster design we've got a lot of

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compliments on. Love to give a shout out

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to our artist Tony Thunder of Canopy in

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the Plaza District. Coincides with Plaza

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Walls Mural Expo typically see around

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30,000 people. It's an all day festival.

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Again, all ages, free, open to the

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public and we have live music. We also

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do a partnership with ACM at UCO and we

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have a stage dedicated to them. Right

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now, we are working with our kids

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committee because we do have a kids

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area. Turns out insurance said

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inflatable castles are a really bad

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idea.

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» So, what we're doing as an arts and

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culture district is uh they don't know

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this yet, but we're working on reaching

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out to uh about four or five children's

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music schools. Well, I say children um

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ages preschool through high school to

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have a live music stage just for kids

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for the first time this year, which I

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think will be really great. Um, it's the

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biggest day of the year in the Plaza

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District and again, I hope you'll join

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us for that.

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» Okay. Thank you, Councilwoman Hammond.

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» That's I'm excited to hear that you all

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keep growing and changing and iterating

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um to to meet the need uh to mitigate

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risk, I suppose, but that's such a neat

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opportunity to um bring young people

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into being part of these events. So, um

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very excited for this year and happy to

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move for approval.

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Have a motion and a second. Cast your

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votes.

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» Passes unanimously.

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» Thank you.

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» Uh item G is a revocable ride ofway use

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permit with Red Coyote running and

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fitness to hold the Red Coyote Junth on

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the East 5K run on June 19th on North uh

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Rhode Island. And we have Melissa

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Hodgkins. Hodgson here.

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» Good morning. I'm Melissa Hodgson. Um

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I'm here for Junth on the East 5K. Uh it

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will be of course June 19th at 7 PM. It

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starts um near the north north near

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northeast 23rd and runs through the

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community. Um this year is the fifth

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annual and I believe as of today we've

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more than doubled the registrations for

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last year. So, we're we're looking about

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3,000 people this year. You know, it's a

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free event and um you know, it just

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keeps growing and growing. It's a good

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time. So, I I do encourage you know, you

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to come out, but I would register soon

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because we have 3,000 medals and you

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want to get a medal. So,

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» Thank you, Councilman Pennington.

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» Thank you, Mayor. Um, so excit I can't

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believe it's been five years already and

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it's just amazing uh how many runners

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you're continuing to recruit. It's

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always a great event and so just excited

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to move approval.

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We have a motion and a second. Cast your

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votes.

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» Passes unanimously.

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you. Uh item H is a joint

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revocable permit with the Oklahoma City

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Water Utilities Trust and Bodies Race

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Company to hold the Treat Trot 5K, 10K,

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and 15K at Lake Hefner. And we have

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Morgan Danker here.

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» Hi, I'm Morgan Danker with OKC Parks.

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The permit hold or the permittee for

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this is actually located in Missouri and

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couldn't make it down here for city

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council today, but I figured I'd tell

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you guys a little bit more about the

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event. Uh so Treat Trot they do about or

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Bodies Race Company does about one event

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with parks at a park every month. And

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here they'll be at Stars and Stripes

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Park. Uh pickup for packets going to

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start at 5:30 in the morning. There's a

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kids dash starting at 6:55.

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And then 7 is when the races will start.

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Uh the treat trot is in reference to

535
00:32:13,919 --> 00:32:20,159
receiving a fun treat after you run. Uh

536
00:32:17,440 --> 00:32:21,679
so run a little bit then enjoy a treat.

537
00:32:20,159 --> 00:32:23,760
Uh something exciting that they're

538
00:32:21,679 --> 00:32:25,360
starting with this event and that

539
00:32:23,760 --> 00:32:27,760
they're going to potentially do with new

540
00:32:25,360 --> 00:32:29,679
events is partnering with the OKC animal

541
00:32:27,760 --> 00:32:31,679
welfare. And they're going to have

542
00:32:29,679 --> 00:32:33,840
adoptable dogs at this event that

543
00:32:31,679 --> 00:32:36,000
participants can actually take one of

544
00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:39,200
the dogs with them on their run. So the

545
00:32:36,000 --> 00:32:43,080
dog is getting exercise as well as

546
00:32:39,200 --> 00:32:43,080
hopefully getting adopted.

547
00:32:43,840 --> 00:32:48,799
» All right. Thank you. This is in uh

548
00:32:46,960 --> 00:32:53,279
words one, two, and eight. I don't know

549
00:32:48,799 --> 00:32:53,600
if So, is the treat a secret? Can we

550
00:32:53,279 --> 00:32:56,159
know?

551
00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:58,480
» It's going to be popsicles. So, uh

552
00:32:56,159 --> 00:33:00,240
considering this is in June, a cold

553
00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:01,120
treat is probably what you'll want after

554
00:33:00,240 --> 00:33:03,279
you're done running.

555
00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:04,799
» Can you have more than one?

556
00:33:03,279 --> 00:33:06,559
» I hope.

557
00:33:04,799 --> 00:33:09,799
» What a great event. I move for approval.

558
00:33:06,559 --> 00:33:09,799
Thank you.

559
00:33:28,799 --> 00:33:33,480
We have a motion in a second. Cast your

560
00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:33,480
» Votes.

561
00:33:36,240 --> 00:33:41,240
» Award seven's a yes. Mine's not working.

562
00:33:41,679 --> 00:33:45,120
passes unanimously. Thank you. All

563
00:33:43,919 --> 00:33:46,320
right. Now, we're going to recess the

564
00:33:45,120 --> 00:33:48,640
council meeting and convene as the

565
00:33:46,320 --> 00:33:50,159
Oklahoma City Municipal Facilities

566
00:33:48,640 --> 00:33:52,399
Authority.

567
00:33:50,159 --> 00:33:56,960
Um, we do have a resident who has signed

568
00:33:52,399 --> 00:34:00,679
up to speak on item C.

569
00:33:56,960 --> 00:34:00,679
Uh, Donald Cletus

570
00:34:09,919 --> 00:34:15,280
Uh good morning everyone. Thank you

571
00:34:11,919 --> 00:34:17,119
council mayor first and foremost and the

572
00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:18,480
specific affirmation of the first

573
00:34:17,119 --> 00:34:21,040
amendment opportunity that we have

574
00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:23,040
before us today. What's most specific

575
00:34:21,040 --> 00:34:25,599
about this opportunity is the share of

576
00:34:23,040 --> 00:34:28,480
voice. I'd like to specifically

577
00:34:25,599 --> 00:34:31,839
highlight the reason why Oklahoma City

578
00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:35,040
is the core foundation

579
00:34:31,839 --> 00:34:39,280
of America in this particular addended

580
00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:42,480
item because it's able to be discussed

581
00:34:39,280 --> 00:34:44,560
across all citizenry.

582
00:34:42,480 --> 00:34:46,399
We have a mayor for the first time in my

583
00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:49,200
life who's lived in this city all of my

584
00:34:46,399 --> 00:34:51,119
life who every week for five straight

585
00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:53,040
years takes his fiduciary

586
00:34:51,119 --> 00:34:55,599
responsibilities and responds to the

587
00:34:53,040 --> 00:34:57,599
citizenry. We have a city manager who is

588
00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:59,839
complicit and understanding that the

589
00:34:57,599 --> 00:35:02,079
fabric of the docket

590
00:34:59,839 --> 00:35:04,560
is significant so that we can get our

591
00:35:02,079 --> 00:35:06,960
budgets in line with the members who

592
00:35:04,560 --> 00:35:09,599
have to vote. But more importantly, it's

593
00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:12,240
the behind the scenes. It's Zach. It's

594
00:35:09,599 --> 00:35:13,680
Miss Deb Martin who ingratiated me as a

595
00:35:12,240 --> 00:35:15,839
little old boy with two teeth, red hair

596
00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:18,560
and freckles that had the auspicious

597
00:35:15,839 --> 00:35:20,560
nature to be able to get my MBA in

598
00:35:18,560 --> 00:35:22,320
engineering and retrofit finance from

599
00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:24,880
Straer University, George Washington,

600
00:35:22,320 --> 00:35:29,599
but to come home and to be able to say

601
00:35:24,880 --> 00:35:32,400
to you all that look across your core

602
00:35:29,599 --> 00:35:34,400
responsibilities to collaborate to win

603
00:35:32,400 --> 00:35:36,560
and to ensure that this city thrives.

604
00:35:34,400 --> 00:35:39,760
So, as Oklahoma City goes, so goes the

605
00:35:36,560 --> 00:35:42,400
nation. We say thank you. We expressly

606
00:35:39,760 --> 00:35:45,920
appreciate this opportunity and we know

607
00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:49,440
that this particular line item

608
00:35:45,920 --> 00:35:52,720
is the values of the first amendment

609
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:55,440
growth of this city. Thank you.

610
00:35:52,720 --> 00:35:56,880
» Thank you.

611
00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:59,760
» That's the only resident who signed up

612
00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:04,440
to speak on the MFA agenda. We could

613
00:35:59,760 --> 00:36:04,440
take items A through G with one motion.

614
00:36:11,440 --> 00:36:16,119
We have a motion and a second. Cast your

615
00:36:13,119 --> 00:36:16,119
votes.

616
00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:20,960
Passes unanimously. We'll adjourn OCMFA

617
00:36:19,119 --> 00:36:22,480
and convene as the Oklahoma City Public

618
00:36:20,960 --> 00:36:24,960
Property Authority. And we have a

619
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:28,280
resident who signed to speak on item D.

620
00:36:24,960 --> 00:36:28,280
Steve Hunt.

621
00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:36,560
» Thanks for the opportunity to speak on

622
00:36:32,960 --> 00:36:39,119
this item. Um I city manager Freeman was

623
00:36:36,560 --> 00:36:41,839
kind enough to give me a little insight

624
00:36:39,119 --> 00:36:44,880
on this and it's still very very

625
00:36:41,839 --> 00:36:47,119
confusing. Um had a little write up that

626
00:36:44,880 --> 00:36:49,280
is kind of been skewed by what you told

627
00:36:47,119 --> 00:36:52,880
me. Um but I still want to go into it a

628
00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:56,400
little bit. Um, first off, uh, CA Icon

629
00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:58,640
is a subsidiary of creative arts agency

630
00:36:56,400 --> 00:37:00,720
majority owned by Artemis, a private

631
00:36:58,640 --> 00:37:04,400
equity firm of French billionaire

632
00:37:00,720 --> 00:37:06,800
Francois Enri Pino, whose $40 billion

633
00:37:04,400 --> 00:37:09,200
portfolio includes luxury brands like

634
00:37:06,800 --> 00:37:11,680
Gucci St. Lauron Christiey's auction

635
00:37:09,200 --> 00:37:14,240
house, Alexander McQueen. Oklahoma City

636
00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:17,520
taxpayers are not investing in a local

637
00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:20,640
firm for the work of the arena um, owner

638
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:22,320
management. uh rather uh they are

639
00:37:20,640 --> 00:37:24,400
sending checks to a wealth extraction

640
00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:27,359
machine controlled by a European luxury

641
00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:30,320
private equity firm. So when the

642
00:37:27,359 --> 00:37:32,960
original contract was submitted uh the

643
00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:36,480
floor for the arena was $900 million and

644
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:39,520
their contract was for $18 million in

645
00:37:36,480 --> 00:37:44,160
the new amended arena which includes a

646
00:37:39,520 --> 00:37:49,520
$1.06 billion floor for the arena.

647
00:37:44,160 --> 00:37:51,760
Their uh their fee is now 21.8 875

648
00:37:49,520 --> 00:37:55,760
million and the council's being asked to

649
00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:58,800
approve a $3.875 million contract

650
00:37:55,760 --> 00:38:00,480
extension for them. Now, initially I

651
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,800
thought that this was just them keeping

652
00:38:00,480 --> 00:38:05,040
a line with the 2% rate, which is what

653
00:38:02,800 --> 00:38:07,200
all private equity firms, they take 2%

654
00:38:05,040 --> 00:38:09,280
of contracts. Even the Chamber of

655
00:38:07,200 --> 00:38:10,560
Commerce takes 2% of the CVB for

656
00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:12,720
administration fees, which is something

657
00:38:10,560 --> 00:38:14,160
we got to talk about because for for for

658
00:38:12,720 --> 00:38:17,280
us to give them 18 million and then just

659
00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:22,320
take the money is is insane to take more

660
00:38:17,280 --> 00:38:24,320
money on top of that. But so now, uh,

661
00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:26,960
Mr. Freeman, you said that there is an

662
00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:30,400
extended scope of work that justifies

663
00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:35,200
this 3.875 million increase. It's

664
00:38:30,400 --> 00:38:38,560
curious to me why it is exactly a 2% fee

665
00:38:35,200 --> 00:38:40,240
on the floor. Also, um I went through

666
00:38:38,560 --> 00:38:42,880
the original contract and the new one,

667
00:38:40,240 --> 00:38:46,240
and it does appear true that that tasks

668
00:38:42,880 --> 00:38:48,320
have been handed over to CIA icon,

669
00:38:46,240 --> 00:38:51,680
but I just I'm I'm con here's here's my

670
00:38:48,320 --> 00:38:54,880
my biggest concern was with this is that

671
00:38:51,680 --> 00:38:56,560
as the arena cost goes up and up and up

672
00:38:54,880 --> 00:38:59,440
and we know that it's going to be

673
00:38:56,560 --> 00:39:01,520
minimum 1.5 maybe two all the things

674
00:38:59,440 --> 00:39:03,119
going on in the world and and and and so

675
00:39:01,520 --> 00:39:04,240
on and so I I'm concerned that

676
00:39:03,119 --> 00:39:07,599
» 30 seconds remaining

677
00:39:04,240 --> 00:39:11,119
» CIA icon is going to continue to

678
00:39:07,599 --> 00:39:14,960
escalate their fee because you know Mr.

679
00:39:11,119 --> 00:39:17,200
uh Mr. uh French private equity bought

680
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:20,320
CIA icon shortly before the deal was

681
00:39:17,200 --> 00:39:21,839
passed and I just the the things that I

682
00:39:20,320 --> 00:39:23,760
know about private equity firms is that

683
00:39:21,839 --> 00:39:26,640
they are constantly

684
00:39:23,760 --> 00:39:28,240
assessing fees, assessing uh added

685
00:39:26,640 --> 00:39:30,800
percentages and things like that. And

686
00:39:28,240 --> 00:39:32,400
you know, I don't I don't know what the

687
00:39:30,800 --> 00:39:34,320
best thing to do about this is because

688
00:39:32,400 --> 00:39:36,400
some of your stuff seemed justified, but

689
00:39:34,320 --> 00:39:39,359
it is pretty strange that it's keeping

690
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:40,720
with a 2% fee. So, if there's a way to

691
00:39:39,359 --> 00:39:42,320
table this and talk more about it, that

692
00:39:40,720 --> 00:39:43,599
would be greatly appreciated. Everyone

693
00:39:42,320 --> 00:39:45,359
loves the Thunder. We want to keep

694
00:39:43,599 --> 00:39:46,640
everything. And you said a $4 million

695
00:39:45,359 --> 00:39:48,079
over budget. That's the same that we're

696
00:39:46,640 --> 00:39:49,359
giving them. So,

697
00:39:48,079 --> 00:39:50,880
» Thank you. That concludes residents

698
00:39:49,359 --> 00:39:55,680
who've signed up to speak. We could take

699
00:39:50,880 --> 00:39:57,760
items A through F with one motion.

700
00:39:55,680 --> 00:39:59,839
» Craig, could you just explain what was

701
00:39:57,760 --> 00:40:01,920
explained about this issue?

702
00:39:59,839 --> 00:40:03,200
» Yes. So, this is an addition to the

703
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:05,040
contract. I'm going to ask David to come

704
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:07,599
up and help me with this. This is an

705
00:40:05,040 --> 00:40:09,520
addition to the contract. CA Icon is

706
00:40:07,599 --> 00:40:10,960
helping to manage the project for us

707
00:40:09,520 --> 00:40:14,079
overall and that's what their base fees

708
00:40:10,960 --> 00:40:15,839
were for typically. Well, I I'll let me

709
00:40:14,079 --> 00:40:17,520
let David answer this and then I'll I'll

710
00:40:15,839 --> 00:40:19,760
respond if there's any other questions.

711
00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:21,280
» Good morning, David Todd Maps, program

712
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:25,599
manager.

713
00:40:21,280 --> 00:40:29,440
So when we negotiated the fee with CAA

714
00:40:25,599 --> 00:40:30,960
icon, we didn't know what the FFN, the

715
00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:34,880
furniture, fixtures, and equipment

716
00:40:30,960 --> 00:40:37,200
budget was at that time and we weren't

717
00:40:34,880 --> 00:40:39,280
really clear about what was the best way

718
00:40:37,200 --> 00:40:41,760
to procure all of that. We've done it

719
00:40:39,280 --> 00:40:44,560
several different ways throughout MAPS.

720
00:40:41,760 --> 00:40:47,119
Um, most recently we had the contractor

721
00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:49,839
do it at the convention center.

722
00:40:47,119 --> 00:40:51,839
So, we excluded that from their contract

723
00:40:49,839 --> 00:40:54,560
at the time knowing that we would have

724
00:40:51,839 --> 00:40:56,720
to figure it out later. Well, now it's

725
00:40:54,560 --> 00:40:58,880
later and it's time to figure it out.

726
00:40:56,720 --> 00:41:01,920
And we have and we think the best route

727
00:40:58,880 --> 00:41:04,160
is to have them do all the procurement.

728
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:06,720
And when I say procurement, this is

729
00:41:04,160 --> 00:41:10,560
every knife, every fork, every plate,

730
00:41:06,720 --> 00:41:12,880
every lift, every mop bucket, every mop,

731
00:41:10,560 --> 00:41:16,240
all of the things in the building. And

732
00:41:12,880 --> 00:41:19,280
all of those things will be bid

733
00:41:16,240 --> 00:41:20,880
through CAA. So they're not just going

734
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:22,640
out and buying these things. They're

735
00:41:20,880 --> 00:41:26,000
putting together packages and and

736
00:41:22,640 --> 00:41:27,920
sending it out and bidding it and then

737
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:30,640
making sure that it gets to the new

738
00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:32,560
arena at the right time. We we can't

739
00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:35,119
deliver plates if we don't have the

740
00:41:32,560 --> 00:41:37,760
windows in, you know. So it's it's

741
00:41:35,119 --> 00:41:40,480
timing, it's it's storage, it's all of

742
00:41:37,760 --> 00:41:43,839
those things. So, we decided that it was

743
00:41:40,480 --> 00:41:45,599
better to have CIA do this because their

744
00:41:43,839 --> 00:41:48,240
fee was considerably less than having

745
00:41:45,599 --> 00:41:50,640
the contractor do it who would add on

746
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:53,599
additional fees. So, we always knew this

747
00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:55,040
was coming. It's um it's something that

748
00:41:53,599 --> 00:41:58,440
has to be done and we feel like this is

749
00:41:55,040 --> 00:41:58,440
the best route.

750
00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:09,319
All right. We can take a motion in a

751
00:42:03,680 --> 00:42:09,319
second then on um the PPA docket.

752
00:42:11,599 --> 00:42:16,440
We have that motion and second. Please

753
00:42:13,040 --> 00:42:16,440
cast your votes.

754
00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:22,720
Passes unanimously. Now we'll adjourn

755
00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:26,240
OCPA and reconvene as the council. We're

756
00:42:22,720 --> 00:42:29,200
on the consent docket. Item nine. The uh

757
00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:31,760
item 9A was already deferred. And then

758
00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:35,119
we do have a

759
00:42:31,760 --> 00:42:36,640
scheduled presentation for item BL.

760
00:42:35,119 --> 00:42:38,960
Uh, is there any other item that council

761
00:42:36,640 --> 00:42:42,640
member wishes to pull out for a separate

762
00:42:38,960 --> 00:42:47,280
comment, question, vote?

763
00:42:42,640 --> 00:42:50,280
Um, could I item W?

764
00:42:47,280 --> 00:42:50,280
Okay.

765
00:42:55,119 --> 00:42:57,760
» All right. If that's all that there is,

766
00:42:56,240 --> 00:43:00,960
then that's where we'll start. Item W.

767
00:42:57,760 --> 00:43:02,960
Councilman Pennington,

768
00:43:00,960 --> 00:43:05,760
» Just curious about this. This sounds

769
00:43:02,960 --> 00:43:08,720
great that we would be um trying to get

770
00:43:05,760 --> 00:43:10,000
some uh some It sounds like we're we're

771
00:43:08,720 --> 00:43:12,160
getting some prototypes that people

772
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:14,880
would be able to to already have ready

773
00:43:12,160 --> 00:43:15,839
for ADUs, etc. So, I'm just wanted to

774
00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:17,359
hear about it.

775
00:43:15,839 --> 00:43:18,880
» Great. Thank you. Tio Bowman with the

776
00:43:17,359 --> 00:43:20,720
sustainability office. Uh this is a

777
00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:22,079
grant funded program uh through the

778
00:43:20,720 --> 00:43:24,400
Department of Energy. So, we have a

779
00:43:22,079 --> 00:43:26,079
focus not on not only on providing the

780
00:43:24,400 --> 00:43:28,480
prototype plans available for free for

781
00:43:26,079 --> 00:43:30,000
residents to use uh to help promote the

782
00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:32,000
accessory dwellings that were recently

783
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,720
approved by council uh single family

784
00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:36,240
homes and duplexes. Uh and the idea is

785
00:43:34,720 --> 00:43:38,480
that we have this baked in energy

786
00:43:36,240 --> 00:43:40,640
efficiency and resilience uh practices

787
00:43:38,480 --> 00:43:43,599
and design strategies uh that will help

788
00:43:40,640 --> 00:43:45,200
save money over time. So, uh the other

789
00:43:43,599 --> 00:43:46,720
idea is to encourage infield housing

790
00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:48,400
development. So, we have a lot of

791
00:43:46,720 --> 00:43:50,160
opportunity in the core uh to build new

792
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:51,839
housing. And so, this will be uh one

793
00:43:50,160 --> 00:43:53,680
barrier out of the way that includes a

794
00:43:51,839 --> 00:43:55,599
licensed architect,

795
00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:57,359
» But that's just it's great for infill to

796
00:43:55,599 --> 00:43:59,680
know that residents who might want to

797
00:43:57,359 --> 00:44:01,599
build an ADU or even build a home next

798
00:43:59,680 --> 00:44:03,119
to theirs have this opportunity to just

799
00:44:01,599 --> 00:44:04,960
go to those prototypes eventually when

800
00:44:03,119 --> 00:44:06,240
this is um process is over. So,

801
00:44:04,960 --> 00:44:07,920
appreciate it. Just wanted to highlight

802
00:44:06,240 --> 00:44:11,880
it. I'm excited about it and thank the

803
00:44:07,920 --> 00:44:11,880
planning department for doing it.

804
00:44:12,319 --> 00:44:16,560
» Thank you. And then we have a

805
00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:18,319
presentation for BL. Mr. City Manager.

806
00:44:16,560 --> 00:44:20,480
» Yes. Chris York, our budget director.

807
00:44:18,319 --> 00:44:22,079
This is actually an amendment to the

808
00:44:20,480 --> 00:44:24,400
current year's budget. We will also have

809
00:44:22,079 --> 00:44:25,520
the adoption plan for today's bud for

810
00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:26,720
next year's budget, but this is an

811
00:44:25,520 --> 00:44:28,960
amendment to the current year's budget.

812
00:44:26,720 --> 00:44:30,960
And I'll let Chris walk us through a

813
00:44:28,960 --> 00:44:32,000
summary of the proposed amendments to

814
00:44:30,960 --> 00:44:33,680
this year's budget.

815
00:44:32,000 --> 00:44:35,200
» Yeah, thank you, city manager. Uh, as

816
00:44:33,680 --> 00:44:37,440
you said, this is an amendment. Uh, it's

817
00:44:35,200 --> 00:44:39,680
being introduced today and setting a uh

818
00:44:37,440 --> 00:44:41,119
public hearing for June the 16th. We'll

819
00:44:39,680 --> 00:44:43,200
bring it back to you. There's a few

820
00:44:41,119 --> 00:44:45,200
funds being amended today. Those include

821
00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:46,960
the general fund, the fire sales tax

822
00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:49,200
fund, the internal service fund, and the

823
00:44:46,960 --> 00:44:50,560
medical service program fund. And I'll

824
00:44:49,200 --> 00:44:52,720
just go through those changes for you

825
00:44:50,560 --> 00:44:54,400
very quickly. In the firefighting and

826
00:44:52,720 --> 00:44:56,400
rescue services, facilities and

827
00:44:54,400 --> 00:44:59,440
equipment fund, or the fire sales tax,

828
00:44:56,400 --> 00:45:00,960
you will see a like item um later today

829
00:44:59,440 --> 00:45:03,280
with the public safety sales tax

830
00:45:00,960 --> 00:45:05,520
resolution for the fire side. Um it is

831
00:45:03,280 --> 00:45:10,560
an increase of about a million dollars

832
00:45:05,520 --> 00:45:12,800
and that's uh uh it related to um

833
00:45:10,560 --> 00:45:14,880
facility improvements uh that they need

834
00:45:12,800 --> 00:45:16,800
additional authority for. We also have

835
00:45:14,880 --> 00:45:18,400
an increase in the general fund of about

836
00:45:16,800 --> 00:45:20,000
$3 million that's going to salary

837
00:45:18,400 --> 00:45:23,280
reserve which is a little vague but it's

838
00:45:20,000 --> 00:45:24,319
for um salaries um as we continue to go

839
00:45:23,280 --> 00:45:25,520
throughout the year. We have a couple

840
00:45:24,319 --> 00:45:27,680
more payrolls. We think we're going to

841
00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:30,000
be a little bit close uh on the amount

842
00:45:27,680 --> 00:45:31,440
of authority originally uh a me adopted

843
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:32,800
for that. And so we're just giving

844
00:45:31,440 --> 00:45:34,880
ourselves a little bit of room. We are

845
00:45:32,800 --> 00:45:36,720
using fund balance to fund that, but the

846
00:45:34,880 --> 00:45:38,800
expectation is that we may not use all

847
00:45:36,720 --> 00:45:40,880
of that. Uh we also have a couple of

848
00:45:38,800 --> 00:45:43,760
increases in our internal service fund.

849
00:45:40,880 --> 00:45:46,400
Uh one for fleet for $800,000 that's

850
00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:48,400
support vehicle repair. We also have a

851
00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:50,400
minor increase in the risk management

852
00:45:48,400 --> 00:45:52,640
fund again related to salaries of about

853
00:45:50,400 --> 00:45:54,240
$25,000 just to make sure they can make

854
00:45:52,640 --> 00:45:56,480
it through the remainder of the fiscal

855
00:45:54,240 --> 00:45:59,200
year. The medical service program fund

856
00:45:56,480 --> 00:46:01,359
has a pretty good size increase. Um, a

857
00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:04,160
portion of that is related to salaries

858
00:46:01,359 --> 00:46:07,359
and wages. And there's also a $2.5

859
00:46:04,160 --> 00:46:11,760
million increase um that is being used

860
00:46:07,359 --> 00:46:14,240
to fund a uh payment uh for a

861
00:46:11,760 --> 00:46:16,400
reimbursement. So, we will fund it uh

862
00:46:14,240 --> 00:46:18,319
through a state and federal program and

863
00:46:16,400 --> 00:46:20,560
then receive back funding, but we need

864
00:46:18,319 --> 00:46:22,400
the additional authority to pay our

865
00:46:20,560 --> 00:46:25,200
piece of it and then we actually get uh

866
00:46:22,400 --> 00:46:28,000
much more uh dollars back um for

867
00:46:25,200 --> 00:46:31,040
participating in the program. Overall,

868
00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:34,160
uh, the increase today is $9.4 million

869
00:46:31,040 --> 00:46:36,640
across all funds, uh, getting us to $2.1

870
00:46:34,160 --> 00:46:38,000
billion as the amended budget. Again,

871
00:46:36,640 --> 00:46:42,000
we'll bring it back to you on the next

872
00:46:38,000 --> 00:46:44,319
council for another review.

873
00:46:42,000 --> 00:46:46,480
» Thanks, Chris.

874
00:46:44,319 --> 00:46:49,040
» All right. Well, that concludes the uh

875
00:46:46,480 --> 00:46:51,680
comments or presentations on the consent

876
00:46:49,040 --> 00:46:55,240
docket. So, we can now adopt it if the

877
00:46:51,680 --> 00:46:55,240
council so desires.

878
00:46:58,880 --> 00:47:03,560
We have a motion and a second. Cast your

879
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:03,560
votes.

880
00:47:04,560 --> 00:47:09,119
Passes unanimously.

881
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:11,839
Item 10 is the concurrence docket. We

882
00:47:09,119 --> 00:47:16,119
could take items

883
00:47:11,839 --> 00:47:16,119
A through K with one motion.

884
00:47:19,280 --> 00:47:23,720
A motion and a second. Cast your votes.

885
00:47:25,760 --> 00:47:30,560
passes unanimously.

886
00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:32,880
That brings us to item 11, items for

887
00:47:30,560 --> 00:47:34,800
individual consideration. Item 11 A was

888
00:47:32,880 --> 00:47:37,200
already deferred. Item 11B was already

889
00:47:34,800 --> 00:47:38,720
deferred, which brings us to item 11 C,

890
00:47:37,200 --> 00:47:40,000
which is an ordinance on final hearing.

891
00:47:38,720 --> 00:47:42,640
It was recommended for approval,

892
00:47:40,000 --> 00:47:46,720
reszoning 9525 West Hefner Road from

893
00:47:42,640 --> 00:47:48,800
double A to PUD 2130.

894
00:47:46,720 --> 00:47:52,119
And Councilman Carter, no one has signed

895
00:47:48,800 --> 00:47:52,119
up to speak.

896
00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:58,400
Thank you, mayor. Excuse me. After

897
00:47:56,480 --> 00:48:00,720
speaking with the the applicant and

898
00:47:58,400 --> 00:48:04,720
representation, uh we've been asked to

899
00:48:00,720 --> 00:48:06,720
defer this for two weeks, please.

900
00:48:04,720 --> 00:48:08,319
Okay.

901
00:48:06,720 --> 00:48:10,640
So, we'll bring up a motion to defer

902
00:48:08,319 --> 00:48:13,520
this for two weeks.

903
00:48:10,640 --> 00:48:15,200
That's June 16th.

904
00:48:13,520 --> 00:48:18,200
Got a motion in a second. Cast your

905
00:48:15,200 --> 00:48:18,200
votes.

906
00:48:24,240 --> 00:48:28,559
passes unanimously. Item is deferred for

907
00:48:26,559 --> 00:48:29,839
two weeks. Item D is an ordinance on

908
00:48:28,559 --> 00:48:32,240
final hearing that was recommended for

909
00:48:29,839 --> 00:48:35,520
approval reszoning 800 East Britain Road

910
00:48:32,240 --> 00:48:36,720
from R1 to PUD 2133. Councilman

911
00:48:35,520 --> 00:48:38,880
Pennington, no one has signed up to

912
00:48:36,720 --> 00:48:40,880
speak. Thank you, Mayor. Um, glad to see

913
00:48:38,880 --> 00:48:44,480
some development here adding some more

914
00:48:40,880 --> 00:48:46,480
housing. um really appreciate um David's

915
00:48:44,480 --> 00:48:47,680
work on working with the neighbors who

916
00:48:46,480 --> 00:48:49,119
were really concerned about development

917
00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:53,079
in this area. So glad we were able to

918
00:48:49,119 --> 00:48:53,079
work it out. I move approval.

919
00:48:58,079 --> 00:49:02,520
Have a motion in a second. Cast your

920
00:48:59,520 --> 00:49:02,520
votes.

921
00:49:07,040 --> 00:49:10,880
Passes unanimously.

922
00:49:09,200 --> 00:49:12,559
Item 11E is an ordinance on final

923
00:49:10,880 --> 00:49:15,520
hearing. It was recommended for approval

924
00:49:12,559 --> 00:49:20,400
reszoning 4200 Southwest 29th from I2

925
00:49:15,520 --> 00:49:21,920
and AE2 to PUD 2134 and AE2. Uh,

926
00:49:20,400 --> 00:49:24,920
Councilwoman Avers, no one has signed to

927
00:49:21,920 --> 00:49:24,920
speak

928
00:49:34,079 --> 00:49:40,800
on. Um, I am going to be making a motion

929
00:49:37,359 --> 00:49:42,480
for deferral on this one. I met with um

930
00:49:40,800 --> 00:49:45,040
Johnson and Johnson Associates this

931
00:49:42,480 --> 00:49:47,359
morning in the elevator and if she would

932
00:49:45,040 --> 00:49:49,200
like to present information today, the

933
00:49:47,359 --> 00:49:51,520
um business representatives in the I2

934
00:49:49,200 --> 00:49:53,599
zoning that is being impacted by this

935
00:49:51,520 --> 00:49:55,440
application is undergoing a medical

936
00:49:53,599 --> 00:49:56,960
procedure today. So, we're going to move

937
00:49:55,440 --> 00:49:58,559
for two weeks so they can be able to

938
00:49:56,960 --> 00:50:00,480
have conversations with the neighbors.

939
00:49:58,559 --> 00:50:04,680
But I would like to give um you the

940
00:50:00,480 --> 00:50:04,680
opportunity to speak if you'd like.

941
00:50:09,599 --> 00:50:12,640
Hello, Jessica Louis Johnson Associates

942
00:50:11,440 --> 00:50:14,240
representing the applicant Winnie

943
00:50:12,640 --> 00:50:16,800
Sheridan. We are in agreement with the

944
00:50:14,240 --> 00:50:22,440
deferral. Um, so I will hold all my

945
00:50:16,800 --> 00:50:22,440
comments. Um, till then. Thank you.

946
00:50:26,800 --> 00:50:29,839
» All right. So, we want to bring up a

947
00:50:28,000 --> 00:50:30,319
motion for a deferral of two weeks. Is

948
00:50:29,839 --> 00:50:33,559
that right?

949
00:50:30,319 --> 00:50:33,559
» Yes, sir.

950
00:50:38,960 --> 00:50:43,400
Have a motion in a second. Cast your

951
00:50:40,400 --> 00:50:43,400
votes.

952
00:50:48,880 --> 00:50:54,480
» Thank you.

953
00:50:51,920 --> 00:50:58,960
» Passes unanimously.

954
00:50:54,480 --> 00:51:00,559
» All right. Item 11F is an a uh well item

955
00:50:58,960 --> 00:51:03,760
one is an amendment to the master design

956
00:51:00,559 --> 00:51:05,200
statement but uh item two is really the

957
00:51:03,760 --> 00:51:06,800
meat of the proposal and that is the

958
00:51:05,200 --> 00:51:09,760
ordinance on final hearing recommended

959
00:51:06,800 --> 00:51:14,720
for approval resoning 1325 East Hefner

960
00:51:09,760 --> 00:51:16,240
Road from PUD 2057 to PUD 2137.

961
00:51:14,720 --> 00:51:16,880
Councilman Pennington knowing it's time

962
00:51:16,240 --> 00:51:18,880
to speak.

963
00:51:16,880 --> 00:51:20,800
» Thank you mayor. Um always excited to

964
00:51:18,880 --> 00:51:23,280
see uh more housing development coming

965
00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:27,160
into our community and in W 7. So I'm

966
00:51:23,280 --> 00:51:27,160
happy to move approval.

967
00:51:28,880 --> 00:51:31,920
» All right. So I'm going to take that as

968
00:51:30,000 --> 00:51:33,599
a motion actually for F1, the amendment

969
00:51:31,920 --> 00:51:37,559
to the master design statement.

970
00:51:33,599 --> 00:51:37,559
» Exactly what I was saying there.

971
00:51:38,720 --> 00:51:45,000
» We have a motion and a second for the

972
00:51:40,240 --> 00:51:45,000
amendment. Cast your votes.

973
00:51:45,200 --> 00:51:49,680
Passes unanimously. Now we're on F2, the

974
00:51:48,079 --> 00:51:53,839
ordinance on final hearing.

975
00:51:49,680 --> 00:51:53,839
» And I move approval. Okay.

976
00:51:57,119 --> 00:52:01,640
We have a motion, a second. Cast your

977
00:51:58,640 --> 00:52:01,640
votes.

978
00:52:06,079 --> 00:52:11,440
Passes unanimously.

979
00:52:08,319 --> 00:52:12,960
Okay. Item G is an ordinance on final

980
00:52:11,440 --> 00:52:16,640
hearing. It was recommended for approval

981
00:52:12,960 --> 00:52:19,359
reszoning 1701 Northwest 31st from R1 to

982
00:52:16,640 --> 00:52:23,119
SPD1809.

983
00:52:19,359 --> 00:52:25,599
Uh, is anyone carrying uh W two today?

984
00:52:23,119 --> 00:52:28,480
» Yes, I can. Um, yes, this is just an

985
00:52:25,599 --> 00:52:29,920
infill development project. Um, and

986
00:52:28,480 --> 00:52:33,240
Councilman Cooper is supportive, so I'll

987
00:52:29,920 --> 00:52:33,240
move for approval.

988
00:52:38,400 --> 00:52:43,000
Got a motion and a second. Cast your

989
00:52:40,000 --> 00:52:43,000
votes.

990
00:52:46,480 --> 00:52:50,240
Passes unanimously. All right. Item H is

991
00:52:48,800 --> 00:52:52,079
an ordinance on final hearing. It was

992
00:52:50,240 --> 00:52:58,319
recommended for approval reszoning

993
00:52:52,079 --> 00:53:02,000
122000 ER drive from double A to SPUD

994
00:52:58,319 --> 00:53:03,440
2. Councilman Pennington. Uh

995
00:53:02,000 --> 00:53:05,200
we actually do have someone signed to

996
00:53:03,440 --> 00:53:07,520
speak.

997
00:53:05,200 --> 00:53:11,280
Not sure. Uh well available if needed.

998
00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:12,880
So maybe this is the applicant.

999
00:53:11,280 --> 00:53:14,319
» Okay. I'm going to assume so. If it's

1000
00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:16,000
not, I'm going to move approval. So if

1001
00:53:14,319 --> 00:53:18,960
someone who is opposed, we'd love to

1002
00:53:16,000 --> 00:53:21,520
hear from you. Um, but this is just a

1003
00:53:18,960 --> 00:53:24,680
simple um, lot split and I'm happy to

1004
00:53:21,520 --> 00:53:24,680
move approval.

1005
00:53:29,280 --> 00:53:33,960
Okay, we have a motion and a second.

1006
00:53:30,559 --> 00:53:33,960
Cast your votes.

1007
00:53:37,839 --> 00:53:42,000
Passes unanimously.

1008
00:53:39,920 --> 00:53:43,599
Uh, item I is an ordinance on final

1009
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:46,319
hearing. It was recommended for approval

1010
00:53:43,599 --> 00:53:49,119
establishing a special permit to operate

1011
00:53:46,319 --> 00:53:53,839
use unit 83000.33

1012
00:53:49,119 --> 00:53:55,359
drinking establishment. Um at 712 North

1013
00:53:53,839 --> 00:53:59,599
Broadway

1014
00:53:55,359 --> 00:54:01,760
um and Councilwoman Hammond, we do have

1015
00:53:59,599 --> 00:54:03,200
someone who signed up to speak on behalf

1016
00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:04,559
of the applicant.

1017
00:54:03,200 --> 00:54:04,880
» Yes, if we could hear from them, that'd

1018
00:54:04,559 --> 00:54:08,440
be great.

1019
00:54:04,880 --> 00:54:08,440
» All right. Jay Shanker.

1020
00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:14,960
» Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Council members,

1021
00:54:12,559 --> 00:54:16,800
similarly to uh Councilman Pennington's

1022
00:54:14,960 --> 00:54:18,640
comment about splitting a lot, uh the

1023
00:54:16,800 --> 00:54:20,319
two units historically in a century old

1024
00:54:18,640 --> 00:54:23,200
warehouse building, uh each

1025
00:54:20,319 --> 00:54:25,200
independently entrances retail, one

1026
00:54:23,200 --> 00:54:27,119
upstairs, one down. The landlord simply

1027
00:54:25,200 --> 00:54:29,440
seeks to split those to be able to lease

1028
00:54:27,119 --> 00:54:30,800
the units separately. Be no change in

1029
00:54:29,440 --> 00:54:32,079
purpose of the businesses. Thank you

1030
00:54:30,800 --> 00:54:33,440
very much.

1031
00:54:32,079 --> 00:54:37,640
» Thank you, Jay.

1032
00:54:33,440 --> 00:54:37,640
» I will go ahead and move for approval.

1033
00:54:39,440 --> 00:54:44,200
» We have a motion and a second. cast your

1034
00:54:41,200 --> 00:54:44,200
votes.

1035
00:54:48,640 --> 00:54:52,480
Passes unanimously. Okay. Item J is an

1036
00:54:51,280 --> 00:54:54,000
ordinance on final hearing. It was

1037
00:54:52,480 --> 00:54:55,920
recommended for approval establishing a

1038
00:54:54,000 --> 00:54:59,920
special permit to operate use unit uh

1039
00:54:55,920 --> 00:55:03,119
8300.33 drinking establishment at 3524

1040
00:54:59,920 --> 00:55:04,240
Newcastle Road. Councilwoman Hammond and

1041
00:55:03,119 --> 00:55:07,880
no one assigned to speak.

1042
00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:07,880
» I will move for approval.

1043
00:55:14,319 --> 00:55:18,760
Have a motion and a second. Cast your

1044
00:55:15,760 --> 00:55:18,760
votes.

1045
00:55:21,359 --> 00:55:26,800
Passes unanimously.

1046
00:55:23,440 --> 00:55:28,559
Okay. 11 K1 is the public hearing

1047
00:55:26,800 --> 00:55:30,800
regarding the assessment role for year

1048
00:55:28,559 --> 00:55:32,079
2026 2027 for the Capitol Hill Business

1049
00:55:30,800 --> 00:55:32,800
Improvement District. Amy, has anyone

1050
00:55:32,079 --> 00:55:33,599
signed to speak?

1051
00:55:32,800 --> 00:55:35,839
» No, they haven't.

1052
00:55:33,599 --> 00:55:38,400
» They haven't. This was previously

1053
00:55:35,839 --> 00:55:40,480
introduced on a previous agenda. Um, and

1054
00:55:38,400 --> 00:55:42,480
the item is K2, a resolution adopting

1055
00:55:40,480 --> 00:55:44,079
and confirming an assessment role for

1056
00:55:42,480 --> 00:55:46,480
the Capitol Hill Business Improvement

1057
00:55:44,079 --> 00:55:48,240
District. Uh, if there are no comments

1058
00:55:46,480 --> 00:55:50,480
or questions, these obviously, as you

1059
00:55:48,240 --> 00:55:55,319
know, are fairly standard and routine

1060
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:55,319
and we could take a motion for approval.

1061
00:55:57,599 --> 00:56:02,440
We have a motion in a second. Cast your

1062
00:55:59,440 --> 00:56:02,440
votes.

1063
00:56:05,920 --> 00:56:11,359
passes unanimously. Um, that was K2.

1064
00:56:09,119 --> 00:56:12,960
Item L is related. It's the ordinance on

1065
00:56:11,359 --> 00:56:15,440
final hearing adopting the setting the

1066
00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:17,040
assessment role for year 2026 2027 for

1067
00:56:15,440 --> 00:56:20,040
the Capitol Hill Business Improvement

1068
00:56:17,040 --> 00:56:20,040
District.

1069
00:56:26,160 --> 00:56:30,839
We have a motion and a second. Cast your

1070
00:56:27,839 --> 00:56:30,839
votes.

1071
00:56:34,799 --> 00:56:38,799
passes unanimously.

1072
00:56:36,799 --> 00:56:40,319
All right. Item M1 is the public hearing

1073
00:56:38,799 --> 00:56:41,920
regarding the dilapidated structures

1074
00:56:40,319 --> 00:56:43,599
here listed. And we do have someone who

1075
00:56:41,920 --> 00:56:46,599
has signed up to speak. Uh Rick

1076
00:56:43,599 --> 00:56:46,599
Buchanan.

1077
00:56:50,319 --> 00:56:55,040
» Good morning.

1078
00:56:51,920 --> 00:56:57,119
» I'd like to speak about 317 Southwest

1079
00:56:55,040 --> 00:57:00,880
19th Street.

1080
00:56:57,119 --> 00:57:03,920
Um, at some point an investment

1081
00:57:00,880 --> 00:57:06,480
person bought this property and for the

1082
00:57:03,920 --> 00:57:09,520
last two years he has been I'm going to

1083
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:12,799
call an absentee landlord. He's allowed

1084
00:57:09,520 --> 00:57:17,599
drug dealing going on in the backyard.

1085
00:57:12,799 --> 00:57:20,480
I've called the city of Oklahoma City to

1086
00:57:17,599 --> 00:57:23,520
uh handle the process and it just keeps

1087
00:57:20,480 --> 00:57:25,520
getting kicked down the road and it's

1088
00:57:23,520 --> 00:57:28,400
got to the point now where that property

1089
00:57:25,520 --> 00:57:30,799
has turned into a homeless encampment

1090
00:57:28,400 --> 00:57:32,640
and not only has it affected me

1091
00:57:30,799 --> 00:57:35,599
mentally,

1092
00:57:32,640 --> 00:57:39,440
physically, but now monetarily.

1093
00:57:35,599 --> 00:57:42,400
The home caught fire, burnt down, and my

1094
00:57:39,440 --> 00:57:45,680
home suffered smoke damage, water

1095
00:57:42,400 --> 00:57:48,160
damage, heat damage,

1096
00:57:45,680 --> 00:57:51,440
and I'm just kept being told it's a

1097
00:57:48,160 --> 00:57:53,760
process for the city. I'd like to see

1098
00:57:51,440 --> 00:57:56,079
how long the process would take if this

1099
00:57:53,760 --> 00:57:58,559
was next door to any one of y'all

1100
00:57:56,079 --> 00:58:01,720
sitting on the city council.

1101
00:57:58,559 --> 00:58:01,720
Thank you.

1102
00:58:03,599 --> 00:58:07,920
So, I guess uh I mean what we're doing

1103
00:58:05,760 --> 00:58:09,119
today is this is taking action, right?

1104
00:58:07,920 --> 00:58:11,520
» That's that's correct.

1105
00:58:09,119 --> 00:58:14,079
» Yeah. Okay. Thank you.

1106
00:58:11,520 --> 00:58:15,920
» Um can you um elaborate though on how

1107
00:58:14,079 --> 00:58:18,720
long it might take like once we approve

1108
00:58:15,920 --> 00:58:20,079
this for demolition to occur because I

1109
00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:22,319
know sometimes that can take. I just

1110
00:58:20,079 --> 00:58:24,079
want to set appropriate expectations of

1111
00:58:22,319 --> 00:58:26,000
how long that can sometimes take.

1112
00:58:24,079 --> 00:58:28,559
» Certainly. Councilwoman uh Chris Smith,

1113
00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:30,160
code enforcement superintendent. So with

1114
00:58:28,559 --> 00:58:32,000
today's declaration, we'll file our

1115
00:58:30,160 --> 00:58:35,280
notice of lean and the statutory

1116
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:38,160
limitation is 30 days from from filing.

1117
00:58:35,280 --> 00:58:42,559
Um at that point it would be subject to

1118
00:58:38,160 --> 00:58:46,640
award once it once it's awarded permit

1119
00:58:42,559 --> 00:58:48,240
process probably another 60 to 90 days.

1120
00:58:46,640 --> 00:58:50,400
» Okay. Thank you.

1121
00:58:48,240 --> 00:58:52,079
» And I also just want to I think it's I

1122
00:58:50,400 --> 00:58:53,839
think it's worth noting and so we have a

1123
00:58:52,079 --> 00:58:55,760
couple of these in my neighborhood too.

1124
00:58:53,839 --> 00:58:57,760
And so I understand and I I think one of

1125
00:58:55,760 --> 00:59:00,799
the things that I hope we can continue

1126
00:58:57,760 --> 00:59:04,559
to to explore is what are the options

1127
00:59:00,799 --> 00:59:06,480
for these um these slum lords

1128
00:59:04,559 --> 00:59:08,880
essentially that take these properties

1129
00:59:06,480 --> 00:59:11,200
very poorly maintain them and then our

1130
00:59:08,880 --> 00:59:12,799
neighbors end up responsible for all of

1131
00:59:11,200 --> 00:59:14,640
the negative impacts that those

1132
00:59:12,799 --> 00:59:16,160
dilapidated properties have. And so

1133
00:59:14,640 --> 00:59:18,960
you'll have these chronic these people

1134
00:59:16,160 --> 00:59:20,880
that chronically um violate their

1135
00:59:18,960 --> 00:59:22,319
responsibility in securing the property

1136
00:59:20,880 --> 00:59:24,319
and then there's not any additional

1137
00:59:22,319 --> 00:59:26,079
action that the city can take. And so I

1138
00:59:24,319 --> 00:59:28,079
hope we can explore what legal options

1139
00:59:26,079 --> 00:59:30,319
are available and again I I feel your

1140
00:59:28,079 --> 00:59:34,520
pain in my own neighborhood. So um

1141
00:59:30,319 --> 00:59:34,520
hopefully we can do do more.

1142
00:59:36,640 --> 00:59:40,559
» All right. Well, that concludes the

1143
00:59:38,160 --> 00:59:42,079
residents who signed up to speak for M1.

1144
00:59:40,559 --> 00:59:43,760
So, we can advance to the resolution at

1145
00:59:42,079 --> 00:59:46,760
M2 declaring that the structures are

1146
00:59:43,760 --> 00:59:46,760
dilapidated.

1147
00:59:51,440 --> 00:59:56,119
Have a motion and a second. Cast your

1148
00:59:53,119 --> 00:59:56,119
votes.

1149
01:00:02,960 --> 01:00:06,960
Passes unanimously.

1150
01:00:05,359 --> 01:00:10,640
In one is the public hearing regarding

1151
01:00:06,960 --> 01:00:12,000
the unsecured structures here listed. Uh

1152
01:00:10,640 --> 01:00:13,040
Amy, has anyone signed to speak?

1153
01:00:12,000 --> 01:00:14,720
» No, they haven't.

1154
01:00:13,040 --> 01:00:17,280
» They have not. And so we will advance to

1155
01:00:14,720 --> 01:00:20,760
the resolution at end to declaring the

1156
01:00:17,280 --> 01:00:20,760
structures unsecured.

1157
01:00:26,240 --> 01:00:30,680
Have a motion and a second. Cast your

1158
01:00:27,680 --> 01:00:30,680
votes.

1159
01:00:30,720 --> 01:00:35,520
Passes unanimously. 110 is the public

1160
01:00:33,599 --> 01:00:38,000
hearing regarding the abandoned building

1161
01:00:35,520 --> 01:00:40,640
here listed. We are just down to the one

1162
01:00:38,000 --> 01:00:41,119
at 1B. Uh Amy, has anyone signed or

1163
01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:42,160
speak?

1164
01:00:41,119 --> 01:00:43,599
» No, they haven't.

1165
01:00:42,160 --> 01:00:47,200
» They have not. And so we'll move to the

1166
01:00:43,599 --> 01:00:50,200
resolution at O2 declaring the buildings

1167
01:00:47,200 --> 01:00:50,200
abandoned.

1168
01:00:54,160 --> 01:00:58,760
We have a motion and second. Cast your

1169
01:00:55,760 --> 01:00:58,760
votes.

1170
01:01:02,079 --> 01:01:09,680
passes unanimously.

1171
01:01:04,240 --> 01:01:11,359
All right. Now we are at um item P1, the

1172
01:01:09,680 --> 01:01:13,760
public hearing regarding our resolution

1173
01:01:11,359 --> 01:01:15,760
adopting the fiscal year 2027 annual

1174
01:01:13,760 --> 01:01:17,280
budget. Mr. City Manager, maybe what

1175
01:01:15,760 --> 01:01:18,559
we'll do is we'll go ahead and hear the

1176
01:01:17,280 --> 01:01:19,839
folks who sign up to speak up to the

1177
01:01:18,559 --> 01:01:21,599
public hearing and then I think you're

1178
01:01:19,839 --> 01:01:22,640
going to provide uh you and your team

1179
01:01:21,599 --> 01:01:24,079
are going to provide a little bit of an

1180
01:01:22,640 --> 01:01:26,640
overview. I'm good.

1181
01:01:24,079 --> 01:01:28,960
» Okay. So, uh, we will handle the public

1182
01:01:26,640 --> 01:01:31,960
hearing first. And so, uh, Nicole

1183
01:01:28,960 --> 01:01:31,960
McAfee.

1184
01:01:42,799 --> 01:01:47,280
Hi, my name is Cole McAfee. My pronouns

1185
01:01:45,040 --> 01:01:50,240
are they and she. I'm a homeowner and

1186
01:01:47,280 --> 01:01:51,680
resident in W 6. I'm here today to ask

1187
01:01:50,240 --> 01:01:53,680
you again to take action against this

1188
01:01:51,680 --> 01:01:55,119
municipal budget. As you've heard from

1189
01:01:53,680 --> 01:01:56,480
concerns over the last several meetings

1190
01:01:55,119 --> 01:01:58,640
from constituents who have been able to

1191
01:01:56,480 --> 01:02:00,079
make the time to be here, this budget is

1192
01:01:58,640 --> 01:02:02,880
not reflective of the needs of Oklahoma

1193
01:02:00,079 --> 01:02:04,640
City residents and has several decisions

1194
01:02:02,880 --> 01:02:06,559
that negatively impact folks across the

1195
01:02:04,640 --> 01:02:08,960
board. From lack of access to transit to

1196
01:02:06,559 --> 01:02:11,280
work to ending access to critical youth

1197
01:02:08,960 --> 01:02:12,559
programming and spaces and further

1198
01:02:11,280 --> 01:02:14,400
investment in Oklahoma City's

1199
01:02:12,559 --> 01:02:15,520
disproportionately deadly police force

1200
01:02:14,400 --> 01:02:16,880
at the expense of the safety and

1201
01:02:15,520 --> 01:02:19,359
well-being of Oklahoma City's most

1202
01:02:16,880 --> 01:02:21,119
vulnerable residents.

1203
01:02:19,359 --> 01:02:23,200
Oklahoma City residents deserve a

1204
01:02:21,119 --> 01:02:25,440
meaningful say in our budget, as do you

1205
01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:27,359
as our elected council members. It's

1206
01:02:25,440 --> 01:02:28,960
insulting to all of us that what we see

1207
01:02:27,359 --> 01:02:30,400
year after year is your rubber stamp of

1208
01:02:28,960 --> 01:02:32,960
a budget that doesn't meet the needs of

1209
01:02:30,400 --> 01:02:35,280
your constituents.

1210
01:02:32,960 --> 01:02:37,040
City manager, as someone who makes four

1211
01:02:35,280 --> 01:02:39,280
times the median household income in

1212
01:02:37,040 --> 01:02:40,799
Oklahoma City, I'm not sure you're in

1213
01:02:39,280 --> 01:02:43,760
touch with the concerns many of us are

1214
01:02:40,799 --> 01:02:45,040
facing right now. If you were, maybe

1215
01:02:43,760 --> 01:02:46,799
you'd understand the continued

1216
01:02:45,040 --> 01:02:49,760
frustration with how far this budget is

1217
01:02:46,799 --> 01:02:51,280
from what we need to meet this moment.

1218
01:02:49,760 --> 01:02:53,680
Every year, I struggle to draft these

1219
01:02:51,280 --> 01:02:56,160
comments because I hear that Oklahoma

1220
01:02:53,680 --> 01:02:57,599
City is big lead, but why does that lead

1221
01:02:56,160 --> 01:02:58,880
continue to come at the expense of our

1222
01:02:57,599 --> 01:03:01,119
most historically marginalized and

1223
01:02:58,880 --> 01:03:04,160
excluded residents

1224
01:03:01,119 --> 01:03:05,920
in my ward? We need sidewalks. We need

1225
01:03:04,160 --> 01:03:07,520
drainage solutions for the increasingly

1226
01:03:05,920 --> 01:03:09,599
common delusions of rain that cause

1227
01:03:07,520 --> 01:03:11,599
regular flash flooding. We need better

1228
01:03:09,599 --> 01:03:14,160
shade so kids can enjoy the outdoors

1229
01:03:11,599 --> 01:03:15,920
through increasingly hot summers. We

1230
01:03:14,160 --> 01:03:18,400
need more common green spaces free from

1231
01:03:15,920 --> 01:03:19,920
the dangers of cars. We need affordable

1232
01:03:18,400 --> 01:03:21,520
housing as increasingly community

1233
01:03:19,920 --> 01:03:22,640
members I know and serve in my work are

1234
01:03:21,520 --> 01:03:25,200
priced out of their apartments,

1235
01:03:22,640 --> 01:03:27,200
duplexes, and homes. We need a budget

1236
01:03:25,200 --> 01:03:29,839
process that is open to community and

1237
01:03:27,200 --> 01:03:32,160
council member feedback. I continue to

1238
01:03:29,839 --> 01:03:34,640
ask you, city manager Freeman, Mayor

1239
01:03:32,160 --> 01:03:36,799
Halt, council members, give us

1240
01:03:34,640 --> 01:03:39,440
participatory budgeting, meet the needs

1241
01:03:36,799 --> 01:03:42,240
of this moment, and take the first step

1242
01:03:39,440 --> 01:03:44,000
by rejecting today's budget.

1243
01:03:42,240 --> 01:03:46,480
Thank you.

1244
01:03:44,000 --> 01:03:49,880
» Thank you. Um,

1245
01:03:46,480 --> 01:03:49,880
Andy Moore.

1246
01:03:59,119 --> 01:04:05,119
» Good morning. I'm Andy Moore. I live in

1247
01:04:01,520 --> 01:04:06,559
W 6. Um, I lead a nonpartisan nonprofit

1248
01:04:05,119 --> 01:04:08,160
organization called Let's Fix This,

1249
01:04:06,559 --> 01:04:10,480
which promotes civic engagement

1250
01:04:08,160 --> 01:04:12,240
throughout the state. Uh, Mr. Mayor, and

1251
01:04:10,480 --> 01:04:15,039
may it please the council, I rise today

1252
01:04:12,240 --> 01:04:16,880
to make two points. First, a recognition

1253
01:04:15,039 --> 01:04:18,880
of the immense amount of work required

1254
01:04:16,880 --> 01:04:21,359
to research, negotiate, and assemble the

1255
01:04:18,880 --> 01:04:22,960
municipal budget each year. The city of

1256
01:04:21,359 --> 01:04:24,960
Oklahoma City and my fellow residents

1257
01:04:22,960 --> 01:04:26,720
are fortunate to have such a dedicated,

1258
01:04:24,960 --> 01:04:28,720
educated, and committed team of public

1259
01:04:26,720 --> 01:04:31,680
servants who work at the city. Many of

1260
01:04:28,720 --> 01:04:33,440
them are my friends. It's been uh

1261
01:04:31,680 --> 01:04:35,440
they've spent countless hours on the

1262
01:04:33,440 --> 01:04:37,200
budget each year. In fact, I had

1263
01:04:35,440 --> 01:04:38,960
conversations with city staff as

1264
01:04:37,200 --> 01:04:41,359
recently as yesterday about the budget

1265
01:04:38,960 --> 01:04:43,760
you'll be voting on today. I know that

1266
01:04:41,359 --> 01:04:45,920
budget planning involves compiling data

1267
01:04:43,760 --> 01:04:48,720
from multiple sources, including but not

1268
01:04:45,920 --> 01:04:51,680
limited to the resident survey, action

1269
01:04:48,720 --> 01:04:53,280
center requests and complaints, 911 call

1270
01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:55,760
data, and the many, many, many

1271
01:04:53,280 --> 01:04:57,920
questions, comments, and feedback given

1272
01:04:55,760 --> 01:05:02,319
directly to city staff and to each of

1273
01:04:57,920 --> 01:05:04,640
you, which so first, thank you. That

1274
01:05:02,319 --> 01:05:05,599
brings me to my second point, uh, which

1275
01:05:04,640 --> 01:05:08,640
is that there's still room for

1276
01:05:05,599 --> 01:05:10,960
improvement and I urge the council to

1277
01:05:08,640 --> 01:05:12,880
consider and eventually to adopt, um,

1278
01:05:10,960 --> 01:05:15,680
involving or to use a participatory

1279
01:05:12,880 --> 01:05:17,839
budgeting system moving forward.

1280
01:05:15,680 --> 01:05:20,000
Participatory budgeting is not a new

1281
01:05:17,839 --> 01:05:22,480
idea. It's used in more than 7,000

1282
01:05:20,000 --> 01:05:25,200
cities worldwide, but it does remain an

1283
01:05:22,480 --> 01:05:27,520
innovative one. Participatory budgeting

1284
01:05:25,200 --> 01:05:29,680
provides yet another data point for the

1285
01:05:27,520 --> 01:05:31,680
development of the city's budget, but

1286
01:05:29,680 --> 01:05:34,240
it's more than just data. It's a human

1287
01:05:31,680 --> 01:05:36,880
touch, a recognition that we as

1288
01:05:34,240 --> 01:05:39,440
residents have deeper insights than

1289
01:05:36,880 --> 01:05:41,920
merely a list of priorities.

1290
01:05:39,440 --> 01:05:43,440
Participatory budgeting asks not simply,

1291
01:05:41,920 --> 01:05:45,680
do the people that are here today in

1292
01:05:43,440 --> 01:05:47,680
this chamber want pizza for lunch, but

1293
01:05:45,680 --> 01:05:50,160
what kind of pizza and how do we want to

1294
01:05:47,680 --> 01:05:52,559
pay for that pizza? Participatory

1295
01:05:50,160 --> 01:05:54,319
budgeting is a conversation. It's a

1296
01:05:52,559 --> 01:05:56,480
dialogue between you as our elected

1297
01:05:54,319 --> 01:05:59,119
officials and we the people who elected

1298
01:05:56,480 --> 01:06:01,119
you. is a recognition that all political

1299
01:05:59,119 --> 01:06:03,119
power is inherent and resides with the

1300
01:06:01,119 --> 01:06:04,720
people and that when we work together we

1301
01:06:03,119 --> 01:06:07,119
can create a budget that is both

1302
01:06:04,720 --> 01:06:09,280
fiscally and morally responsible and

1303
01:06:07,119 --> 01:06:11,440
more closely represents the will and the

1304
01:06:09,280 --> 01:06:13,039
needs of the people. Thank you.

1305
01:06:11,440 --> 01:06:16,440
» Thank you,

1306
01:06:13,039 --> 01:06:16,440
» Bridget Burns.

1307
01:06:28,160 --> 01:06:32,799
Good morning. My name is Bridget Burns.

1308
01:06:30,240 --> 01:06:34,400
Um, I live in Norman, but I commute to

1309
01:06:32,799 --> 01:06:40,559
Oklahoma City and have been for two

1310
01:06:34,400 --> 01:06:43,680
years. Um, I would also like to, um,

1311
01:06:40,559 --> 01:06:46,559
ask for a participatory budget process.

1312
01:06:43,680 --> 01:06:49,280
Um, I have sat through a lot of council

1313
01:06:46,559 --> 01:06:52,079
meetings in Norman, um, a few here, and

1314
01:06:49,280 --> 01:06:56,559
I feel like I hear the same things every

1315
01:06:52,079 --> 01:07:01,200
year. Um I hear um folks who are being

1316
01:06:56,559 --> 01:07:03,359
impacted um by the lack of affordable

1317
01:07:01,200 --> 01:07:08,720
housing. Um we heard from multiple

1318
01:07:03,359 --> 01:07:11,280
people today um that in order to raise a

1319
01:07:08,720 --> 01:07:13,599
concern um you have to go through a lot

1320
01:07:11,280 --> 01:07:15,599
of steps. So there are quite a few

1321
01:07:13,599 --> 01:07:18,720
people here today who have gone through

1322
01:07:15,599 --> 01:07:21,280
those steps and like really worked to be

1323
01:07:18,720 --> 01:07:23,520
here to tell these words to you, right?

1324
01:07:21,280 --> 01:07:26,240
But like what if we had a process where

1325
01:07:23,520 --> 01:07:28,000
that was built in? What if we didn't

1326
01:07:26,240 --> 01:07:30,960
have to build the stage every time we

1327
01:07:28,000 --> 01:07:34,720
have to like come here, right? Um, and I

1328
01:07:30,960 --> 01:07:38,480
see how hard you all work and um seeing

1329
01:07:34,720 --> 01:07:42,400
at the beginning um the communication

1330
01:07:38,480 --> 01:07:45,680
with realtors, the um voices um of

1331
01:07:42,400 --> 01:07:47,839
people who are holding events that have

1332
01:07:45,680 --> 01:07:51,359
that were initially maybe doubted here

1333
01:07:47,839 --> 01:07:53,599
but have now built up a really strong um

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community presence and connection. And

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01:07:53,599 --> 01:07:57,119
that's what we want. We want more spaces

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01:07:55,200 --> 01:07:59,520
to connect. We want more spaces to do

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01:07:57,119 --> 01:08:01,680
art. We want more spaces for multiple

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01:07:59,520 --> 01:08:06,880
generations to be spending time

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01:08:01,680 --> 01:08:09,680
together. Um, and the city budget is

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01:08:06,880 --> 01:08:13,280
really how we do that. Um, we can really

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01:08:09,680 --> 01:08:17,520
look together at the way this funding is

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01:08:13,280 --> 01:08:20,080
allocated and spent. And we, you know,

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01:08:17,520 --> 01:08:22,000
I'm I don't just work here and other

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01:08:20,080 --> 01:08:24,319
folks don't just live here. We have

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01:08:22,000 --> 01:08:27,279
lives here. We have family here, loved

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01:08:24,319 --> 01:08:30,960
ones here. Um, we want to see kids grow

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01:08:27,279 --> 01:08:32,960
up in a safe place. Um, we want to see

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01:08:30,960 --> 01:08:36,719
people participate in city council in

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01:08:32,960 --> 01:08:38,560
the future. Um, and if the kids in OKC

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01:08:36,719 --> 01:08:40,640
public schools are going to be on city

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01:08:38,560 --> 01:08:42,480
council here in the future, a

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01:08:40,640 --> 01:08:44,799
participatory budget would also be

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01:08:42,480 --> 01:08:47,839
incredibly helpful for that. If we are

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01:08:44,799 --> 01:08:50,880
going to be functioning as a democracy,

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01:08:47,839 --> 01:08:52,799
we need to have an informed base. And

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01:08:50,880 --> 01:08:54,719
you have an informed base like really

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01:08:52,799 --> 01:08:58,000
trying to come in here. So, I just

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01:08:54,719 --> 01:09:00,400
really invite you to open that door, be

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01:08:58,000 --> 01:09:03,520
open to that process, be open to trying

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01:09:00,400 --> 01:09:06,319
new things. Um, and together, I really

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01:09:03,520 --> 01:09:09,040
do think that we could figure out a

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01:09:06,319 --> 01:09:12,080
better way to allocate these funds where

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01:09:09,040 --> 01:09:14,480
there is less harm done, more people are

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01:09:12,080 --> 01:09:16,960
thriving, more people are connecting,

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01:09:14,480 --> 01:09:18,880
more people are growing, um, and we can

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01:09:16,960 --> 01:09:20,719
make the city what we want it to be.

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Thank you.

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» Thank you, Ryan Mukes.

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01:09:33,759 --> 01:09:39,520
Good morning, council. Good morning,

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mayor. Um, as I've been listening today,

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01:09:39,520 --> 01:09:44,560
I just really have one question for you

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01:09:41,520 --> 01:09:46,640
all. as y'all about to pass this budget

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01:09:44,560 --> 01:09:48,719
and we think about the way the city is

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01:09:46,640 --> 01:09:50,239
um going right now and looking at the

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01:09:48,719 --> 01:09:52,640
youth and the things that are happening

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01:09:50,239 --> 01:09:54,239
in our city with the youth. I just think

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01:09:52,640 --> 01:09:56,640
about how we've been passing budgets

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01:09:54,239 --> 01:09:58,960
like this for most of my lifetime here

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01:09:56,640 --> 01:10:00,560
in Oklahoma City and I just don't really

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01:09:58,960 --> 01:10:03,040
see how it's helping the youth in our

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01:10:00,560 --> 01:10:04,880
community cuz they are our future. So,

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01:10:03,040 --> 01:10:06,800
as as we all know, y'all going to pass

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01:10:04,880 --> 01:10:09,440
this budget. I would just ask y'all next

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01:10:06,800 --> 01:10:11,280
year or sometime in the near future that

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01:10:09,440 --> 01:10:13,280
we start think about how this budget is

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01:10:11,280 --> 01:10:15,600
really not helping the youth and what we

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01:10:13,280 --> 01:10:17,280
can do to to really put something

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01:10:15,600 --> 01:10:19,920
forward that's going to help the youth

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01:10:17,280 --> 01:10:21,920
that are the future of Oklahoma City.

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So, thank y'all. Have a blessed day.

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» Thank you, Aurelius Francisco.

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01:10:44,719 --> 01:10:48,719
Good morning, council. Aurelius

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01:10:46,320 --> 01:10:50,320
Francisco, Ward 7, one of the organizers

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01:10:48,719 --> 01:10:52,239
with the people's budget coalition here

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01:10:50,320 --> 01:10:53,920
once again. uh also the executive

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director of Foundation for Liberating

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01:10:53,920 --> 01:10:58,800
Minds, a nonprofit here in Oklahoma City

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01:10:56,400 --> 01:11:01,199
doing work all across the state uh to

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01:10:58,800 --> 01:11:03,360
create a better future uh a better state

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and a better world for all of our young

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01:11:03,360 --> 01:11:08,719
people. I'm here once again to call for

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01:11:05,840 --> 01:11:12,480
a very simple uh practice change here at

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01:11:08,719 --> 01:11:14,400
the city as our budget process is opaque

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01:11:12,480 --> 01:11:16,320
uh as well as inaccessible to most

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01:11:14,400 --> 01:11:18,640
residents. And so a participatory budget

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01:11:16,320 --> 01:11:20,960
would allow for that input uh and that

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01:11:18,640 --> 01:11:23,199
collaboration. um you all are

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01:11:20,960 --> 01:11:24,719
representative of your constituents. A

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01:11:23,199 --> 01:11:28,560
participatory budget would allow for

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01:11:24,719 --> 01:11:31,280
constituents to be um active

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01:11:28,560 --> 01:11:34,159
participants uh in the needs and the

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01:11:31,280 --> 01:11:36,960
resources that are allocated across uh

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01:11:34,159 --> 01:11:40,719
Oklahoma City. When I look at this

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01:11:36,960 --> 01:11:43,040
budget this year, um I am happy to once

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01:11:40,719 --> 01:11:45,199
again see funding for mobile integrated

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01:11:43,040 --> 01:11:47,040
health. Uh but also within the fire

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01:11:45,199 --> 01:11:49,840
department, you have more funding, I

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01:11:47,040 --> 01:11:51,760
believe 2.6 6 million for fire

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01:11:49,840 --> 01:11:53,840
investigations, for investigations into

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01:11:51,760 --> 01:11:55,520
arson than you do for mobile integrated

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01:11:53,840 --> 01:11:56,880
health. Right? The reality is that

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01:11:55,520 --> 01:11:58,640
there's a lot more people in our city

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01:11:56,880 --> 01:12:00,320
experiencing mental health crisis who

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01:11:58,640 --> 01:12:02,000
need that mental health support than

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01:12:00,320 --> 01:12:04,159
there are people lighting buildings on

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01:12:02,000 --> 01:12:06,960
fire. Right? And so this shows a lack of

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01:12:04,159 --> 01:12:09,679
priority, a lack of a lack of humanity

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01:12:06,960 --> 01:12:11,679
and empathy in our budget process uh

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01:12:09,679 --> 01:12:14,159
here in the city. We need more and more

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01:12:11,679 --> 01:12:17,280
housing, more and more support uh for

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01:12:14,159 --> 01:12:19,280
folks who are experiencing violence. Um,

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01:12:17,280 --> 01:12:21,280
and there really is an opportunity in

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01:12:19,280 --> 01:12:23,280
the city to be innovative. We talk about

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01:12:21,280 --> 01:12:25,040
being a big league city and one city,

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01:12:23,280 --> 01:12:27,840
one team, and there's a multi-purpose

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01:12:25,040 --> 01:12:30,080
stadium that just got uh groundbre,

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01:12:27,840 --> 01:12:32,080
right? Great things happening with maps.

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01:12:30,080 --> 01:12:34,400
The budget is another opportunity to be

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01:12:32,080 --> 01:12:36,880
innovative and to try something new. Uh,

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01:12:34,400 --> 01:12:38,400
and other cities, New Newark, uh, St.

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01:12:36,880 --> 01:12:40,320
Lewis, which has its own problems right

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01:12:38,400 --> 01:12:42,000
now, but they have offices of violence

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01:12:40,320 --> 01:12:44,000
prevention, right? What would it look

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01:12:42,000 --> 01:12:45,840
like to really invest in having an

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01:12:44,000 --> 01:12:47,520
entire office that is focused on

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01:12:45,840 --> 01:12:49,600
preventing violence, right? On youth

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01:12:47,520 --> 01:12:51,199
recreation centers, right? On community

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01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:53,280
violence intervention and restorative

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01:12:51,199 --> 01:12:56,000
justice. The budget is a real real

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01:12:53,280 --> 01:12:58,400
opportunity uh to protect the future, to

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01:12:56,000 --> 01:13:01,040
create real community safety that isn't

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01:12:58,400 --> 01:13:02,400
just fire and police, uh and to ensure

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01:13:01,040 --> 01:13:04,560
that your constituents and your

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01:13:02,400 --> 01:13:06,480
residents feel heard. Uh, and lastly, I

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01:13:04,560 --> 01:13:08,000
would just ask uh as we have this

1456
01:13:06,480 --> 01:13:09,920
conversation around the budget, if each

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01:13:08,000 --> 01:13:13,280
of you as council members, right, and as

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01:13:09,920 --> 01:13:15,120
the mayor could say that you um spent

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01:13:13,280 --> 01:13:17,440
enough time with this budget to

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01:13:15,120 --> 01:13:18,800
adequately vote yes on the budget, if

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01:13:17,440 --> 01:13:20,320
you felt like your questions were

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01:13:18,800 --> 01:13:22,239
answered, if you felt like the needs

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01:13:20,320 --> 01:13:23,679
that your constituents came up here and

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01:13:22,239 --> 01:13:26,000
the concerns that we have had around

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01:13:23,679 --> 01:13:29,679
public transportation, around uh uh cuts

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01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:31,440
to the parks, if you feel like those uh

1467
01:13:29,679 --> 01:13:33,040
uh concerns are actually being met

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01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:34,640
within this budget, and if the answer is

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01:13:33,040 --> 01:13:37,280
no, then I would ask you to vote no on

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01:13:34,640 --> 01:13:39,520
this budget. Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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01:13:39,520 --> 01:13:44,080
And then uh Councilman Cooper could not

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01:13:42,080 --> 01:13:46,560
be here today but submitted a statement

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01:13:44,080 --> 01:13:47,760
to be read by the clerk. And so clerk,

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01:13:46,560 --> 01:13:50,800
would you please read this statement

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01:13:47,760 --> 01:13:54,480
from W to Councilman James Cooper?

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01:13:50,800 --> 01:13:56,719
» Okay. Apologies I'm not there. I planned

1478
01:13:54,480 --> 01:13:58,800
this trip last year. I appreciate the

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01:13:56,719 --> 01:14:01,679
city clerk sharing these remarks

1480
01:13:58,800 --> 01:14:04,320
regarding this year's budget. Along Ward

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01:14:01,679 --> 01:14:07,440
2's south boundary, we're rebuilding a

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01:14:04,320 --> 01:14:10,080
safer uptown 23rd Street and Walker

1483
01:14:07,440 --> 01:14:12,560
Avenue for pedestrians and drivers

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01:14:10,080 --> 01:14:15,679
thanks to a placemaking project voters

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01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:18,560
approved with 2017's better street safer

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01:14:15,679 --> 01:14:21,520
city. A similar Better Streets

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01:14:18,560 --> 01:14:25,360
streetscape starts soon. Northwest 23rd

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01:14:21,520 --> 01:14:27,360
to Northwest 36th on Portland Avenue,

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01:14:25,360 --> 01:14:30,080
where three years ago, two different

1490
01:14:27,360 --> 01:14:33,280
drivers hit and killed a homeless woman

1491
01:14:30,080 --> 01:14:35,760
in a wheelchair. Better Streets also

1492
01:14:33,280 --> 01:14:38,159
replaces May Avenue Bridge after its

1493
01:14:35,760 --> 01:14:41,520
collapse. This replacement connects

1494
01:14:38,159 --> 01:14:43,520
sidewalks we're building along Northwest

1495
01:14:41,520 --> 01:14:45,840
Expressway, connecting surrounding

1496
01:14:43,520 --> 01:14:48,640
neighborhoods to our bus rapid transit

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01:14:45,840 --> 01:14:52,000
system and newly renovated Bell Isle

1498
01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:55,520
Library, no matter how they move. From

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01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:58,719
Northwest 39th Street to PO to Britain,

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01:14:55,520 --> 01:15:01,440
Better Streets revitalizes Ward 2's

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01:14:58,719 --> 01:15:04,480
historic main streets. Our budget funds

1502
01:15:01,440 --> 01:15:07,199
such capital improvement projects. These

1503
01:15:04,480 --> 01:15:09,840
districts generate sales tax which funds

1504
01:15:07,199 --> 01:15:13,280
our annual operating budget. Since I

1505
01:15:09,840 --> 01:15:15,760
started as a COTPA trustee in 2015, I've

1506
01:15:13,280 --> 01:15:18,159
dedicated myself to this vision, a

1507
01:15:15,760 --> 01:15:20,480
better connected city.

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01:15:18,159 --> 01:15:23,040
That's why cuts to weekend bus service

1509
01:15:20,480 --> 01:15:25,120
hours in the operating budget hurt,

1510
01:15:23,040 --> 01:15:27,840
especially since residents depend on

1511
01:15:25,120 --> 01:15:29,600
buses to connect to jobs.

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01:15:27,840 --> 01:15:31,520
Additionally, this budget should

1513
01:15:29,600 --> 01:15:34,159
quadruple funding for our homeless

1514
01:15:31,520 --> 01:15:37,280
street outreach teams and alternative

1515
01:15:34,159 --> 01:15:39,840
response to 911 mental health calls.

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01:15:37,280 --> 01:15:42,640
These new programs succeed with limited

1517
01:15:39,840 --> 01:15:45,280
budgets. Imagine what prioritizing their

1518
01:15:42,640 --> 01:15:47,520
success would do. When Newark

1519
01:15:45,280 --> 01:15:49,440
implemented its violence interruption

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01:15:47,520 --> 01:15:51,679
program, connecting people to

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01:15:49,440 --> 01:15:54,400
stabilizing support services and

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01:15:51,679 --> 01:15:57,360
training residents involved formerly in

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01:15:54,400 --> 01:16:00,320
gang violence to deescalate violent

1524
01:15:57,360 --> 01:16:03,440
situations. New York saw a 30-year low

1525
01:16:00,320 --> 01:16:06,239
in violent crime and a 50% homicide

1526
01:16:03,440 --> 01:16:09,360
reduction in South Ward, where most

1527
01:16:06,239 --> 01:16:11,840
violence existed. We must implement

1528
01:16:09,360 --> 01:16:14,480
OKC's first violence interruption

1529
01:16:11,840 --> 01:16:17,120
program so we can achieve a hint of

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01:16:14,480 --> 01:16:20,159
those statistics. I'm determined to see

1531
01:16:17,120 --> 01:16:22,400
this vision become a reality.

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01:16:20,159 --> 01:16:25,040
With budgets, I don't always get what I

1533
01:16:22,400 --> 01:16:27,600
want, what our people need, but I'm

1534
01:16:25,040 --> 01:16:30,159
persistent. And one street skate and

1535
01:16:27,600 --> 01:16:32,960
neighborhood sidewalk at a time, one

1536
01:16:30,159 --> 01:16:36,000
battle after another, OKC becomes a

1537
01:16:32,960 --> 01:16:38,640
better connected, safer city. Our one

1538
01:16:36,000 --> 01:16:41,280
transit election gives voters a

1539
01:16:38,640 --> 01:16:44,320
once-ina-lifetime opportunity to restore

1540
01:16:41,280 --> 01:16:46,159
public transit. This budget cuts to

1541
01:16:44,320 --> 01:16:49,199
create a revenue source for street

1542
01:16:46,159 --> 01:16:52,800
improvements, increase bus frequency,

1543
01:16:49,199 --> 01:16:55,280
implement BRT to Tinker and West OKC,

1544
01:16:52,800 --> 01:16:57,280
build light rail to our airport, and

1545
01:16:55,280 --> 01:17:00,480
construct commuter rail connecting

1546
01:16:57,280 --> 01:17:02,320
Edund, Norman, and OKC. I remain

1547
01:17:00,480 --> 01:17:04,880
persistent because I've seen our

1548
01:17:02,320 --> 01:17:07,280
successes and know what we're capable of

1549
01:17:04,880 --> 01:17:09,440
when we prioritize our people and

1550
01:17:07,280 --> 01:17:11,280
neighborhoods.

1551
01:17:09,440 --> 01:17:13,040
» Thank you, Mr. City Manager. I believe

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01:17:11,280 --> 01:17:14,640
you wanted to provide a little bit of an

1553
01:17:13,040 --> 01:17:15,199
overview before we consider the

1554
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:16,960
resolution.

1555
01:17:15,199 --> 01:17:18,960
» Chris York, our budget director, will

1556
01:17:16,960 --> 01:17:20,719
provide a quick overview here that we

1557
01:17:18,960 --> 01:17:22,560
have in the budget. I do want to stress

1558
01:17:20,719 --> 01:17:24,080
that, you know, we go into situations

1559
01:17:22,560 --> 01:17:27,040
like this and we've talked about it

1560
01:17:24,080 --> 01:17:29,360
before. Um, we do have revenue growth,

1561
01:17:27,040 --> 01:17:31,120
but it's not sufficient to stay the keep

1562
01:17:29,360 --> 01:17:33,199
the pace with expenditure growth. And

1563
01:17:31,120 --> 01:17:34,640
so, we had to close that gap. It's

1564
01:17:33,199 --> 01:17:35,920
always difficult when we have to cut the

1565
01:17:34,640 --> 01:17:37,920
budget, especially when we've had to do

1566
01:17:35,920 --> 01:17:39,440
that numerous years. It's small amounts

1567
01:17:37,920 --> 01:17:41,360
that we're doing each year, but it does

1568
01:17:39,440 --> 01:17:44,159
impact people's lives and it does impact

1569
01:17:41,360 --> 01:17:46,080
services we can provide. Um, and and it

1570
01:17:44,159 --> 01:17:47,360
means a lot to us that, you know, we

1571
01:17:46,080 --> 01:17:48,880
want to be able to serve our residents

1572
01:17:47,360 --> 01:17:50,000
to the best of our ability. And so, it's

1573
01:17:48,880 --> 01:17:51,840
something that's very important to us,

1574
01:17:50,000 --> 01:17:53,760
to all of our employees, all of those

1575
01:17:51,840 --> 01:17:55,199
who work in the budget process. I don't

1576
01:17:53,760 --> 01:17:56,560
want to lose sight though of the great

1577
01:17:55,199 --> 01:17:58,159
things that are still happening within

1578
01:17:56,560 --> 01:18:00,000
the budget that we've got to make sure

1579
01:17:58,159 --> 01:18:02,000
we're providing core services and

1580
01:18:00,000 --> 01:18:04,080
looking at alternative services as have

1581
01:18:02,000 --> 01:18:05,520
been mentioned of different ways that we

1582
01:18:04,080 --> 01:18:06,719
can serve to better serve all of our

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01:18:05,520 --> 01:18:08,800
communities. So, we're committed to that

1584
01:18:06,719 --> 01:18:10,800
going forward. I appreciate Chris and

1585
01:18:08,800 --> 01:18:13,040
his team and all the employees in the

1586
01:18:10,800 --> 01:18:15,120
city um that have worked on this budget

1587
01:18:13,040 --> 01:18:17,120
and let Chris give us a quick overview

1588
01:18:15,120 --> 01:18:18,719
before we move forward.

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01:18:17,120 --> 01:18:20,800
» Yeah, thank you, city manager. Uh just a

1590
01:18:18,719 --> 01:18:23,600
few slides for you uh to wrap up the

1591
01:18:20,800 --> 01:18:26,159
presentations. Um starting with uh where

1592
01:18:23,600 --> 01:18:28,159
we started uh so back on April 28th

1593
01:18:26,159 --> 01:18:29,760
council received the proposed budget. We

1594
01:18:28,159 --> 01:18:31,280
started having our uh budget

1595
01:18:29,760 --> 01:18:34,080
presentations from several departments

1596
01:18:31,280 --> 01:18:37,679
and opened up our comment period

1597
01:18:34,080 --> 01:18:41,600
and through that period uh we were able

1598
01:18:37,679 --> 01:18:43,440
to present to you oh sorry my get that.

1599
01:18:41,600 --> 01:18:45,360
Thank you. Uh our original batch of

1600
01:18:43,440 --> 01:18:48,239
comments which you may recall was uh

1601
01:18:45,360 --> 01:18:50,320
about 88 um pieces of feedback from our

1602
01:18:48,239 --> 01:18:53,440
residents that include both live uh

1603
01:18:50,320 --> 01:18:56,400
vision.c.gov gov uh emails and so on.

1604
01:18:53,440 --> 01:18:59,520
And so since that time uh we've plused

1605
01:18:56,400 --> 01:19:02,640
up to 180 um comments. Those should be

1606
01:18:59,520 --> 01:19:06,080
in your inbox um as of uh today or or

1607
01:19:02,640 --> 01:19:07,520
yesterday actually. Um and so uh I if I

1608
01:19:06,080 --> 01:19:09,840
had to describe the additional comments

1609
01:19:07,520 --> 01:19:11,120
that came in, the majority of those were

1610
01:19:09,840 --> 01:19:13,520
related to calls for additional

1611
01:19:11,120 --> 01:19:15,040
resources from animal welfare. Again,

1612
01:19:13,520 --> 01:19:17,760
they seem to have a little bit of a

1613
01:19:15,040 --> 01:19:20,560
blend of uh internal uh comments. So we

1614
01:19:17,760 --> 01:19:22,560
have many uh uh employees that are also

1615
01:19:20,560 --> 01:19:24,239
residents of the city. We also had some

1616
01:19:22,560 --> 01:19:27,199
additional calls for investment in

1617
01:19:24,239 --> 01:19:28,960
public transportation um and uh some

1618
01:19:27,199 --> 01:19:33,000
additional calls for participatory

1619
01:19:28,960 --> 01:19:33,000
budgeting as we heard this morning.

1620
01:19:34,800 --> 01:19:39,040
Circling back to the slide that we

1621
01:19:36,560 --> 01:19:40,400
presented you on April the 28th. Um just

1622
01:19:39,040 --> 01:19:43,199
going over the highlights there. The

1623
01:19:40,400 --> 01:19:45,600
general fund is increasing by 3.54%.

1624
01:19:43,199 --> 01:19:47,679
That's driven largely by personnel cost

1625
01:19:45,600 --> 01:19:49,920
increases. Um, we had some significant

1626
01:19:47,679 --> 01:19:52,640
drivers from health insurance, uh, cost

1627
01:19:49,920 --> 01:19:54,560
of living adjustments, uh, retirement,

1628
01:19:52,640 --> 01:19:56,400
uh, increases as well that are pushing

1629
01:19:54,560 --> 01:19:57,679
that number up. And as the city manager

1630
01:19:56,400 --> 01:19:59,920
referenced, we just don't have the

1631
01:19:57,679 --> 01:20:01,360
revenue, uh, to support some of those

1632
01:19:59,920 --> 01:20:04,239
increases. So, we did have to ask

1633
01:20:01,360 --> 01:20:05,920
departments to take, uh, 2.4% cuts in

1634
01:20:04,239 --> 01:20:08,719
most cases for general fund supported

1635
01:20:05,920 --> 01:20:12,080
departments, 1.4% for our public safety

1636
01:20:08,719 --> 01:20:15,679
departments. Uh, our other non other

1637
01:20:12,080 --> 01:20:18,719
operating funds are increasing at 4.42%.

1638
01:20:15,679 --> 01:20:21,120
Um, and the big mover there is our hotel

1639
01:20:18,719 --> 01:20:24,800
motel tax, which as you recall increased

1640
01:20:21,120 --> 01:20:26,880
its rate from 5.5% to 9.25% and we're

1641
01:20:24,800 --> 01:20:28,239
just revising our estimate to keep up

1642
01:20:26,880 --> 01:20:31,360
with that. That was an increase of about

1643
01:20:28,239 --> 01:20:33,040
$15.4 million there. So, that's the the

1644
01:20:31,360 --> 01:20:34,800
largest piece of that. In our

1645
01:20:33,040 --> 01:20:36,320
non-operating funds are our capital

1646
01:20:34,800 --> 01:20:39,040
related funds, we have a relatively

1647
01:20:36,320 --> 01:20:43,520
small increase of 01%

1648
01:20:39,040 --> 01:20:46,960
uh driven primarily by MAPS 4.

1649
01:20:43,520 --> 01:20:48,719
If we look at headcount changes, um it's

1650
01:20:46,960 --> 01:20:51,040
hard to see the numbers in the

1651
01:20:48,719 --> 01:20:53,760
aggregate, but as we look at it here,

1652
01:20:51,040 --> 01:20:55,440
we're only decreasing headcount by one.

1653
01:20:53,760 --> 01:20:58,880
I do want to mention here though that

1654
01:20:55,440 --> 01:21:00,960
this does include the or does not

1655
01:20:58,880 --> 01:21:03,120
include the 20 frozen police officers

1656
01:21:00,960 --> 01:21:05,520
that we had to freeze in the prior year.

1657
01:21:03,120 --> 01:21:08,560
So effectively, it's 20 less than that

1658
01:21:05,520 --> 01:21:12,719
or 5069.

1659
01:21:08,560 --> 01:21:14,640
If we break that down by department,

1660
01:21:12,719 --> 01:21:16,880
we can see some of those changes here.

1661
01:21:14,640 --> 01:21:18,080
So rather rather incremental changes

1662
01:21:16,880 --> 01:21:20,159
across many of the different

1663
01:21:18,080 --> 01:21:22,159
departments. Um I'll just call out a few

1664
01:21:20,159 --> 01:21:24,480
of them. Uh the city manager's office

1665
01:21:22,159 --> 01:21:27,199
adds three. Two of those are related to

1666
01:21:24,480 --> 01:21:29,840
maps and arena work. One is an

1667
01:21:27,199 --> 01:21:31,679
innovation uh employee that's coming

1668
01:21:29,840 --> 01:21:34,400
from finance which I'll talk about in a

1669
01:21:31,679 --> 01:21:36,080
second. There finance is down one. that

1670
01:21:34,400 --> 01:21:38,400
is that our performance measurement

1671
01:21:36,080 --> 01:21:40,480
program shifting over to innovation. Uh

1672
01:21:38,400 --> 01:21:43,360
I think that makes good sense um to be

1673
01:21:40,480 --> 01:21:44,960
located there. Uh in fire we have a

1674
01:21:43,360 --> 01:21:46,880
decrease of six. Those are the fire

1675
01:21:44,960 --> 01:21:48,800
corporals. We're from the fifth position

1676
01:21:46,880 --> 01:21:51,199
on our ladders. So there should not be

1677
01:21:48,800 --> 01:21:53,440
any effect to apparatus available. Um

1678
01:21:51,199 --> 01:21:55,760
but there will be six less firefighter

1679
01:21:53,440 --> 01:21:59,040
positions. Uh no firefighters of course

1680
01:21:55,760 --> 01:22:02,159
will be impacted in terms of layoffs.

1681
01:21:59,040 --> 01:22:03,920
um incremental changes uh down in a

1682
01:22:02,159 --> 01:22:05,520
couple of other uh departments there.

1683
01:22:03,920 --> 01:22:07,360
Municipal counselor is adding a little

1684
01:22:05,520 --> 01:22:08,880
bit of headcount. They're adding two.

1685
01:22:07,360 --> 01:22:11,040
Those are going to be funded by the geo

1686
01:22:08,880 --> 01:22:12,880
bond issuance that we're rolling out uh

1687
01:22:11,040 --> 01:22:16,320
as well as the public safety sales tax

1688
01:22:12,880 --> 01:22:18,400
for the police side. Um we have five uh

1689
01:22:16,320 --> 01:22:21,120
headcount being decreased in parks and

1690
01:22:18,400 --> 01:22:23,040
that's related to a restructure. Uh and

1691
01:22:21,120 --> 01:22:24,800
then we have two uh being added to

1692
01:22:23,040 --> 01:22:26,159
planning. Those are go funded positions

1693
01:22:24,800 --> 01:22:27,679
that will assist with affordable

1694
01:22:26,159 --> 01:22:30,480
housing.

1695
01:22:27,679 --> 01:22:32,560
Uh, police is decreasing a net of one

1696
01:22:30,480 --> 01:22:34,239
position in headcount and then public

1697
01:22:32,560 --> 01:22:35,920
transportation and parking is reducing

1698
01:22:34,239 --> 01:22:37,840
two. Uh, but it's really just them

1699
01:22:35,920 --> 01:22:41,040
shifting those two positions over to the

1700
01:22:37,840 --> 01:22:42,560
Kappa Trust. We have a couple of ads for

1701
01:22:41,040 --> 01:22:44,639
public works as they start to get ready

1702
01:22:42,560 --> 01:22:46,400
to ramp up for those geo bond projects

1703
01:22:44,639 --> 01:22:48,080
that are going to come online. And then

1704
01:22:46,400 --> 01:22:50,400
utilities is adding eight, but those are

1705
01:22:48,080 --> 01:22:52,000
funded by rateayers. Uh, so I'd remind

1706
01:22:50,400 --> 01:22:55,520
folks that's a different funding source

1707
01:22:52,000 --> 01:22:57,840
there. Uh again, net of down one. Uh and

1708
01:22:55,520 --> 01:23:00,239
it does again not include the 20 frozen

1709
01:22:57,840 --> 01:23:02,000
police officer positions.

1710
01:23:00,239 --> 01:23:03,920
And that is all I have for you this

1711
01:23:02,000 --> 01:23:07,560
morning, but happy to uh answer any

1712
01:23:03,920 --> 01:23:07,560
questions if you have them.

1713
01:23:08,880 --> 01:23:13,280
» All right. Any questions or comments?

1714
01:23:10,960 --> 01:23:17,199
Are we ready to take up the resolution?

1715
01:23:13,280 --> 01:23:19,199
» Um I do have a few comments. Um, and I

1716
01:23:17,199 --> 01:23:21,360
mean at this point probably not a

1717
01:23:19,199 --> 01:23:24,239
surprise to anybody that I'm I'm not

1718
01:23:21,360 --> 01:23:27,840
supportive of this budget, particularly

1719
01:23:24,239 --> 01:23:30,880
um the the bus cuts feel particularly

1720
01:23:27,840 --> 01:23:33,440
difficult to stomach. Um and and in

1721
01:23:30,880 --> 01:23:36,239
general, as I've said multiple years, um

1722
01:23:33,440 --> 01:23:39,199
that you know, the the departments that

1723
01:23:36,239 --> 01:23:41,600
already struggle the most to do a lot

1724
01:23:39,199 --> 01:23:44,320
with with what they're given, taking the

1725
01:23:41,600 --> 01:23:48,800
disproportionate cut is um is very

1726
01:23:44,320 --> 01:23:51,600
difficult for me to um to support given

1727
01:23:48,800 --> 01:23:54,320
that the majority of calls,

1728
01:23:51,600 --> 01:23:56,719
conversations that I have um in the

1729
01:23:54,320 --> 01:23:59,520
community with dis W six district

1730
01:23:56,719 --> 01:24:03,840
associations, neighborhood associations,

1731
01:23:59,520 --> 01:24:06,239
um are around the things that um don't

1732
01:24:03,840 --> 01:24:09,440
have the largest budgets. They are, you

1733
01:24:06,239 --> 01:24:12,159
know, support for neighborhood services,

1734
01:24:09,440 --> 01:24:16,000
programming, um support, commercial

1735
01:24:12,159 --> 01:24:20,080
district support, um investment in youth

1736
01:24:16,000 --> 01:24:21,520
programming, um within our parks, uh

1737
01:24:20,080 --> 01:24:24,639
homelessness, all you know, animal

1738
01:24:21,520 --> 01:24:26,800
welfare. These are the things that I get

1739
01:24:24,639 --> 01:24:30,159
the most calls about and that often feel

1740
01:24:26,800 --> 01:24:33,040
like that we just sort of hold them um

1741
01:24:30,159 --> 01:24:35,199
steady at the same amount um without

1742
01:24:33,040 --> 01:24:38,719
thinking again creatively about how we

1743
01:24:35,199 --> 01:24:41,199
can be um investing in and improving

1744
01:24:38,719 --> 01:24:43,199
those services for our residents. And um

1745
01:24:41,199 --> 01:24:48,080
so I'm I'm just not able to support this

1746
01:24:43,199 --> 01:24:49,520
budget again um given that again I've

1747
01:24:48,080 --> 01:24:52,719
said it before. I'm not the first person

1748
01:24:49,520 --> 01:24:54,400
to say it um by any means, but budgets

1749
01:24:52,719 --> 01:24:59,360
are moral documents and they show us

1750
01:24:54,400 --> 01:25:01,280
what we value. Um and the the cuts that

1751
01:24:59,360 --> 01:25:03,520
we are asking people to take that who

1752
01:25:01,280 --> 01:25:07,360
are already hit the hardest by our

1753
01:25:03,520 --> 01:25:10,639
economic outlook um making it harder for

1754
01:25:07,360 --> 01:25:13,120
them to get to work to, you know, have a

1755
01:25:10,639 --> 01:25:15,360
clean and safe neighborhood um is just

1756
01:25:13,120 --> 01:25:18,920
too much for me to to stomach. So, I

1757
01:25:15,360 --> 01:25:18,920
will be voting now.

1758
01:25:20,080 --> 01:25:23,120
All right. Well, if there's no other

1759
01:25:21,760 --> 01:25:24,960
comments, we could take a motion. Could

1760
01:25:23,120 --> 01:25:26,639
» Mayor, could I make one comment quickly?

1761
01:25:24,960 --> 01:25:28,320
Um, I just want to say thank you to the

1762
01:25:26,639 --> 01:25:30,560
PE to our residents, our neighbors who

1763
01:25:28,320 --> 01:25:32,239
have come and who consistently come to

1764
01:25:30,560 --> 01:25:34,320
share their view, and I think a view

1765
01:25:32,239 --> 01:25:37,440
that's shared by a lot of people in our

1766
01:25:34,320 --> 01:25:38,960
community. Um, I obviously I don't agree

1767
01:25:37,440 --> 01:25:40,400
with every single cut we've made. I'm on

1768
01:25:38,960 --> 01:25:43,360
year two of a budget and we're back to

1769
01:25:40,400 --> 01:25:44,880
cuts again, which is not fun. Um, but

1770
01:25:43,360 --> 01:25:47,760
I'll just say, and I appreciate the

1771
01:25:44,880 --> 01:25:49,360
comments from um, Councilman Cooper, um,

1772
01:25:47,760 --> 01:25:52,239
what I'll say is good government is

1773
01:25:49,360 --> 01:25:54,000
always based in good compromise. And I

1774
01:25:52,239 --> 01:25:56,320
feel like while we have making cuts that

1775
01:25:54,000 --> 01:25:58,080
I don't like, um, I think we're making

1776
01:25:56,320 --> 01:26:00,480
the best compromise knowing the other

1777
01:25:58,080 --> 01:26:02,080
investments outside of this budget that

1778
01:26:00,480 --> 01:26:03,679
this city is going to make to address

1779
01:26:02,080 --> 01:26:05,920
some of these concerns. So, I'll point

1780
01:26:03,679 --> 01:26:07,440
to the $50 million in the Gul bond that

1781
01:26:05,920 --> 01:26:09,199
is going to help us support uh,

1782
01:26:07,440 --> 01:26:11,280
affordable housing in this city. I'll

1783
01:26:09,199 --> 01:26:13,440
point to the one transit initiative that

1784
01:26:11,280 --> 01:26:15,679
we hope to support sometime in the next

1785
01:26:13,440 --> 01:26:18,560
year or two that could put millions of

1786
01:26:15,679 --> 01:26:20,080
dollars into our bus routes, into uh our

1787
01:26:18,560 --> 01:26:22,960
transit system and trains, into our

1788
01:26:20,080 --> 01:26:24,320
roads, into our sidewalks. Um this city

1789
01:26:22,960 --> 01:26:26,880
budget is hard because of our

1790
01:26:24,320 --> 01:26:28,239
limitations um around the sales tax. And

1791
01:26:26,880 --> 01:26:30,560
I think we've been very creative at

1792
01:26:28,239 --> 01:26:32,880
finding other revenue streams to support

1793
01:26:30,560 --> 01:26:35,360
our priorities. And so again, knowing

1794
01:26:32,880 --> 01:26:37,199
that this is not ideal, I appreciate the

1795
01:26:35,360 --> 01:26:40,159
good compromise for our good government.

1796
01:26:37,199 --> 01:26:41,600
So, I'm going to vote yes.

1797
01:26:40,159 --> 01:26:43,840
» And I want to thank you for the hard

1798
01:26:41,600 --> 01:26:46,480
work as well. I know Norman has taken an

1799
01:26:43,840 --> 01:26:49,600
8% across the board cut, which would be

1800
01:26:46,480 --> 01:26:52,480
really hard for us to handle. So, the

1801
01:26:49,600 --> 01:26:58,280
fudiciary responsibility of our city is

1802
01:26:52,480 --> 01:26:58,280
incredibly important and a particip.

1803
01:26:59,840 --> 01:27:05,840
Um, if we only had 88 people responding

1804
01:27:03,840 --> 01:27:08,239
until we put another call out and then I

1805
01:27:05,840 --> 01:27:10,800
don't remember what you said, 156 or

1806
01:27:08,239 --> 01:27:12,880
somewhere in that neighborhood. We got

1807
01:27:10,800 --> 01:27:14,639
to figure out a better way to get people

1808
01:27:12,880 --> 01:27:17,920
to

1809
01:27:14,639 --> 01:27:19,440
participate. There I said it. Um,

1810
01:27:17,920 --> 01:27:22,679
anyway, thank you, Chris. I appreciate

1811
01:27:19,440 --> 01:27:22,679
your work.

1812
01:27:24,480 --> 01:27:29,040
» All right. Any other comments?

1813
01:27:27,679 --> 01:27:32,719
Okay. Okay. Well, we could take a motion

1814
01:27:29,040 --> 01:27:36,280
then on the resolution

1815
01:27:32,719 --> 01:27:36,280
item P2.

1816
01:27:38,159 --> 01:27:42,760
Motion and a second. Cast your votes.

1817
01:27:44,480 --> 01:27:50,320
Passes 7 to one. Uh thank you for

1818
01:27:48,159 --> 01:27:52,480
everybody for all the work. Uh it's a

1819
01:27:50,320 --> 01:27:55,040
multimonth process. I guess the next one

1820
01:27:52,480 --> 01:27:56,400
kind of starts tomorrow and uh we're

1821
01:27:55,040 --> 01:27:58,880
very grateful for all the work that goes

1822
01:27:56,400 --> 01:28:01,360
into it. Um, having said that, we're not

1823
01:27:58,880 --> 01:28:03,920
quite done really with budget stuff. Uh,

1824
01:28:01,360 --> 01:28:06,320
these next few votes are also, uh,

1825
01:28:03,920 --> 01:28:08,800
relative to our budgeting process. And

1826
01:28:06,320 --> 01:28:11,280
so, P1 is a public hearing regarding

1827
01:28:08,800 --> 01:28:14,080
amending the June 17th, 2025 resolution

1828
01:28:11,280 --> 01:28:16,480
approving certain fire expenditures. Uh,

1829
01:28:14,080 --> 01:28:17,120
Amy, has anyone signed up to speak?

1830
01:28:16,480 --> 01:28:18,320
» No, they haven't.

1831
01:28:17,120 --> 01:28:20,800
» They have not. So, we have the

1832
01:28:18,320 --> 01:28:23,120
resolution then at P2 uh, to be

1833
01:28:20,800 --> 01:28:24,960
introduced and set Q.

1834
01:28:23,120 --> 01:28:27,280
» Oh, I don't know why I keep saying P. Q.

1835
01:28:24,960 --> 01:28:30,159
Sorry. Q. That was Q1. the hearing and

1836
01:28:27,280 --> 01:28:32,159
Q2 the resolution. So Q2 is a resolution

1837
01:28:30,159 --> 01:28:34,960
to be introduced and set for final

1838
01:28:32,159 --> 01:28:37,280
hearing on June 16th amending the June

1839
01:28:34,960 --> 01:28:40,880
17th, 2025 resolution approving certain

1840
01:28:37,280 --> 01:28:43,760
fire expenditures.

1841
01:28:40,880 --> 01:28:46,000
» This one this proposal align I mean this

1842
01:28:43,760 --> 01:28:47,679
adjustment to the resolution align with

1843
01:28:46,000 --> 01:28:48,880
the budget amendment that was

1844
01:28:47,679 --> 01:28:51,440
introduced. So both of those would be

1845
01:28:48,880 --> 01:28:54,159
heard then on the next meeting.

1846
01:28:51,440 --> 01:28:57,440
» Okay.

1847
01:28:54,159 --> 01:28:58,880
So we can take up that resolution Q2. We

1848
01:28:57,440 --> 01:29:01,880
have a motion in a second. Cast your

1849
01:28:58,880 --> 01:29:01,880
votes.

1850
01:29:05,679 --> 01:29:11,360
Passes unanimously.

1851
01:29:07,760 --> 01:29:13,120
Next up is similar. R1 is a public

1852
01:29:11,360 --> 01:29:14,880
hearing regarding fire sales tax

1853
01:29:13,120 --> 01:29:15,600
appropriations. Amy Amy, has anyone

1854
01:29:14,880 --> 01:29:16,480
signed up to speak?

1855
01:29:15,600 --> 01:29:18,800
» No, they haven't.

1856
01:29:16,480 --> 01:29:20,320
» They have not. And so R2 is a resolution

1857
01:29:18,800 --> 01:29:22,560
to be introduced and set for final

1858
01:29:20,320 --> 01:29:26,480
hearing on June 16th regarding

1859
01:29:22,560 --> 01:29:27,920
appropriations for the fire department.

1860
01:29:26,480 --> 01:29:29,600
Anything else to say on that?

1861
01:29:27,920 --> 01:29:31,920
» I think that's I think that's fine. The

1862
01:29:29,600 --> 01:29:35,679
the resolutions both for police and fire

1863
01:29:31,920 --> 01:29:37,199
sales tax um funds align with what was

1864
01:29:35,679 --> 01:29:40,199
introduced and and presented in the

1865
01:29:37,199 --> 01:29:40,199
budget.

1866
01:29:40,239 --> 01:29:43,440
» All right. Well, we have a motion and a

1867
01:29:41,760 --> 01:29:46,920
second.

1868
01:29:43,440 --> 01:29:46,920
Cast your votes.

1869
01:29:51,440 --> 01:29:54,920
passes unanimously.

1870
01:29:55,760 --> 01:29:59,679
And then S1 is the public hearing

1871
01:29:58,400 --> 01:30:01,600
regarding police sales tax

1872
01:29:59,679 --> 01:30:01,840
appropriations. Amy, has any time to

1873
01:30:01,600 --> 01:30:02,880
speak?

1874
01:30:01,840 --> 01:30:04,639
» No, they haven't.

1875
01:30:02,880 --> 01:30:07,600
» All right. So, we'll advance to the

1876
01:30:04,639 --> 01:30:09,440
resolution at S2 uh which will be

1877
01:30:07,600 --> 01:30:11,280
introduced today and set for final

1878
01:30:09,440 --> 01:30:13,040
hearing on June 16th regarding

1879
01:30:11,280 --> 01:30:16,040
appropriations for the police

1880
01:30:13,040 --> 01:30:16,040
department.

1881
01:30:19,360 --> 01:30:24,440
We have a motion and a second. Cast your

1882
01:30:21,440 --> 01:30:24,440
votes.

1883
01:30:26,400 --> 01:30:31,840
Passes 7 to one. All right. Next up is

1884
01:30:29,840 --> 01:30:33,199
item T. This is a joint resolution with

1885
01:30:31,840 --> 01:30:34,960
the Oklahoma City Economic Development

1886
01:30:33,199 --> 01:30:36,719
Trust certifying that Project Necklace,

1887
01:30:34,960 --> 01:30:39,520
a proposed feature film project, is an

1888
01:30:36,719 --> 01:30:41,520
eligible project under our strategic

1889
01:30:39,520 --> 01:30:43,520
investment programs film incentive

1890
01:30:41,520 --> 01:30:45,600
program. Uh, this would be an allocation

1891
01:30:43,520 --> 01:30:47,760
of $28,963.

1892
01:30:45,600 --> 01:30:49,679
And we have Jill Simpson.

1893
01:30:47,760 --> 01:30:52,560
» Good morning, mayor and city council

1894
01:30:49,679 --> 01:30:55,040
members. I'm bringing you an application

1895
01:30:52,560 --> 01:30:56,560
for a project we've cnamed Project

1896
01:30:55,040 --> 01:30:59,440
Necklace,

1897
01:30:56,560 --> 01:31:02,320
and it is an independent film on a

1898
01:30:59,440 --> 01:31:04,880
pretty small scale. Um, it tells the

1899
01:31:02,320 --> 01:31:07,440
story of a flamboyant former late night

1900
01:31:04,880 --> 01:31:09,679
host's luxurious life when it's

1901
01:31:07,440 --> 01:31:12,719
shattered by a murderer outside its

1902
01:31:09,679 --> 01:31:15,679
house, exposing a conspiracy tied to a

1903
01:31:12,719 --> 01:31:18,400
rumored $20 million necklace. Uh, this

1904
01:31:15,679 --> 01:31:21,360
project is written by and directed by,

1905
01:31:18,400 --> 01:31:25,600
not starring, but directed by late late

1906
01:31:21,360 --> 01:31:28,159
show host and podcaster Craig Kilborn.

1907
01:31:25,600 --> 01:31:30,159
and filming takes place. It actually

1908
01:31:28,159 --> 01:31:32,719
they started filming yesterday, June 1st

1909
01:31:30,159 --> 01:31:35,760
through June 26th.

1910
01:31:32,719 --> 01:31:38,960
Uh the company is produced uh it's

1911
01:31:35,760 --> 01:31:42,560
produced by Gorgeous Films LLC. They're

1912
01:31:38,960 --> 01:31:45,520
using a local line producer. 100% of it

1913
01:31:42,560 --> 01:31:49,520
is filmed in Oklahoma City limits uh

1914
01:31:45,520 --> 01:31:53,040
utilizing Oklahoma City facilities. 97%

1915
01:31:49,520 --> 01:31:54,960
of the workforce is Oklahoma City based

1916
01:31:53,040 --> 01:31:59,080
and anticipated Oklahoma City

1917
01:31:54,960 --> 01:31:59,080
expenditures of 579,251

1918
01:31:59,840 --> 01:32:06,000
which is 77% of the budget at their

1919
01:32:03,440 --> 01:32:08,719
budget here. They are they are

1920
01:32:06,000 --> 01:32:11,679
qualifiers at 5% because they're

1921
01:32:08,719 --> 01:32:14,679
spending over 500,000 and in this case

1922
01:32:11,679 --> 01:32:14,679
579,251.

1923
01:32:15,199 --> 01:32:21,120
Um, some of the other criteria, they're

1924
01:32:17,520 --> 01:32:23,199
hiring more than 50% local crew, in this

1925
01:32:21,120 --> 01:32:25,360
case, 97%.

1926
01:32:23,199 --> 01:32:28,639
Um, more than 50% of filming days in

1927
01:32:25,360 --> 01:32:31,199
Oklahoma City, in this case, 100%.

1928
01:32:28,639 --> 01:32:33,360
They are there are more than 50% of

1929
01:32:31,199 --> 01:32:35,520
contracts with Oklahoma City vendors

1930
01:32:33,360 --> 01:32:37,920
with an eye towards diversity, in this

1931
01:32:35,520 --> 01:32:40,159
case 96%.

1932
01:32:37,920 --> 01:32:43,360
And they're filming at onet studios here

1933
01:32:40,159 --> 01:32:44,880
in downtown and filmmakers ranch. and

1934
01:32:43,360 --> 01:32:47,120
they're using two different post-p

1935
01:32:44,880 --> 01:32:49,920
production facilities in Oklahoma City,

1936
01:32:47,120 --> 01:32:53,360
a new one called US Post House and also

1937
01:32:49,920 --> 01:32:56,480
Apex Post. Um they're pre-qualified for

1938
01:32:53,360 --> 01:32:57,760
the state film incentive and it is an

1939
01:32:56,480 --> 01:32:59,280
uptick that they're using our

1940
01:32:57,760 --> 01:33:01,679
soundstages

1941
01:32:59,280 --> 01:33:07,239
uh one set in filmmakers ranch.

1942
01:33:01,679 --> 01:33:07,239
Recommended allocation at 5% is $28,963.

1943
01:33:07,920 --> 01:33:12,320
And here's a little bit of the

1944
01:33:09,360 --> 01:33:15,280
breakdown. uh local hires, 34 crew

1945
01:33:12,320 --> 01:33:18,159
members, and when you take that across

1946
01:33:15,280 --> 01:33:23,040
20 days of production, that comes out to

1947
01:33:18,159 --> 01:33:27,199
60 680 man days of work. 97% Oklahoma

1948
01:33:23,040 --> 01:33:31,199
City residents, 268,79

1949
01:33:27,199 --> 01:33:36,159
in labor income and the use of three

1950
01:33:31,199 --> 01:33:40,080
different two different facilities.

1951
01:33:36,159 --> 01:33:45,840
Um the snapshot is 100% of filming days

1952
01:33:40,080 --> 01:33:47,679
here, 97% local crew, 96% local vendors.

1953
01:33:45,840 --> 01:33:50,639
And the economic impact for this

1954
01:33:47,679 --> 01:33:53,440
project, the total impact is 1.34

1955
01:33:50,639 --> 01:33:59,639
million. Jobs supported direct and

1956
01:33:53,440 --> 01:33:59,639
indirect are 49. Labor income 505,156.

1957
01:34:00,080 --> 01:34:04,400
And for their qualified expenditures of

1958
01:34:02,239 --> 01:34:06,880
579251,

1959
01:34:04,400 --> 01:34:09,120
the highlights are total trans total

1960
01:34:06,880 --> 01:34:11,600
taxable expenditures

1961
01:34:09,120 --> 01:34:14,000
83,594.

1962
01:34:11,600 --> 01:34:17,199
Below the line salary and PDM for crew

1963
01:34:14,000 --> 01:34:19,840
is 238,79

1964
01:34:17,199 --> 01:34:22,239
and above the line salary at 30,000 did

1965
01:34:19,840 --> 01:34:25,120
not have to be capped.

1966
01:34:22,239 --> 01:34:29,159
Does anybody have any questions?

1967
01:34:25,120 --> 01:34:29,159
Okay, thank you.

1968
01:34:32,880 --> 01:34:39,719
We could take up the resolution found at

1969
01:34:36,719 --> 01:34:39,719
11T.

1970
01:34:41,280 --> 01:34:47,320
We have a motion and a second. Cast your

1971
01:34:44,320 --> 01:34:47,320
votes.

1972
01:34:48,880 --> 01:34:55,320
Passes unanimously and Vice Mayor Hel

1973
01:34:52,320 --> 01:34:55,320
presiding.

1974
01:34:56,960 --> 01:35:02,000
Which brings us to U1 resolution

1975
01:35:00,000 --> 01:35:04,239
authorizing the firm of Colin Zorn and

1976
01:35:02,000 --> 01:35:06,159
Wagner to represent municipal employee

1977
01:35:04,239 --> 01:35:09,679
Brandon Cobb in the case of Zachary

1978
01:35:06,159 --> 01:35:11,760
Waller versus the city. Um a motion or

1979
01:35:09,679 --> 01:35:13,120
to executive session.

1980
01:35:11,760 --> 01:35:14,719
» I don't think they need one.

1981
01:35:13,120 --> 01:35:18,760
» It does. We don't need an executive

1982
01:35:14,719 --> 01:35:18,760
session on this one. Is this

1983
01:35:31,840 --> 01:35:34,840
all?

1984
01:35:41,760 --> 01:35:46,400
All right, the motion passes

1985
01:35:44,239 --> 01:35:51,199
six to nothing.

1986
01:35:46,400 --> 01:35:53,280
Um, next on the agenda is uh items VW

1987
01:35:51,199 --> 01:35:55,280
and X, which all three are requesting

1988
01:35:53,280 --> 01:35:59,480
executive session. So, if we could get

1989
01:35:55,280 --> 01:35:59,480
three separate motions, please

1990
01:36:16,880 --> 01:36:23,560
And that passes six to nothing for item

1991
01:36:20,560 --> 01:36:23,560
W.

1992
01:36:41,760 --> 01:36:48,600
And that passes six to nothing. And the

1993
01:36:44,480 --> 01:36:48,600
last one is item X.

1994
01:37:00,000 --> 01:37:05,119
And that also passes six to nothing.

1995
01:37:02,560 --> 01:37:09,080
Bringing us to item Y which is claims

1996
01:37:05,119 --> 01:37:09,080
recommended for denial

1997
01:37:25,280 --> 01:37:30,880
passing six to nothing. And item Z,

1998
01:37:28,719 --> 01:37:33,880
which is claims recommended for

1999
01:37:30,880 --> 01:37:33,880
approval.

2000
01:37:45,440 --> 01:37:51,040
And that also passes six to nothing.

2001
01:37:48,719 --> 01:37:53,440
We are to comments from council. Ward

2002
01:37:51,040 --> 01:37:55,360
one.

2003
01:37:53,440 --> 01:37:56,639
» Thank you, sir. Don't really have a

2004
01:37:55,360 --> 01:37:58,320
whole lot. I just wanted to say happy

2005
01:37:56,639 --> 01:38:00,000
birthday to Councilman Stone Cipher and

2006
01:37:58,320 --> 01:38:03,960
Councilman Stone this week and

2007
01:38:00,000 --> 01:38:03,960
appreciate their service here.

2008
01:38:04,080 --> 01:38:07,040
» Do we not have an age limit for council

2009
01:38:05,920 --> 01:38:10,440
member?

2010
01:38:07,040 --> 01:38:10,440
» Ward four.

2011
01:38:11,040 --> 01:38:13,440
» W six.

2012
01:38:11,840 --> 01:38:14,560
» Hey, we're low mileage.

2013
01:38:13,440 --> 01:38:16,880
» W seven.

2014
01:38:14,560 --> 01:38:20,080
» Um yeah, it's just a quick comment. Uh

2015
01:38:16,880 --> 01:38:22,880
tomorrow evening at 5:00, um we are

2016
01:38:20,080 --> 01:38:25,119
having another meeting of the Ward 7 um

2017
01:38:22,880 --> 01:38:27,199
after school coalition. And so the whole

2018
01:38:25,119 --> 01:38:29,440
focus is on how we can bring together

2019
01:38:27,199 --> 01:38:30,800
organizations that are working on

2020
01:38:29,440 --> 01:38:33,440
serving our students in northeast

2021
01:38:30,800 --> 01:38:34,960
Oklahoma City um after school and how we

2022
01:38:33,440 --> 01:38:36,320
can share our resources, how we can work

2023
01:38:34,960 --> 01:38:37,840
better together to better serve our

2024
01:38:36,320 --> 01:38:40,400
students in our community. And so we're

2025
01:38:37,840 --> 01:38:41,840
meeting at 5:00 tomorrow at the Alpha

2026
01:38:40,400 --> 01:38:43,440
Community Center at Garden Oaks. And so

2027
01:38:41,840 --> 01:38:46,880
we're excited again to to keep that

2028
01:38:43,440 --> 01:38:47,840
group organized. So thank you.

2029
01:38:46,880 --> 01:38:49,679
» Word date.

2030
01:38:47,840 --> 01:38:51,760
» I want to thank the uh Oklahoma City

2031
01:38:49,679 --> 01:38:53,840
Metropolitan Association of Realers for

2032
01:38:51,760 --> 01:38:55,520
being here today. Um, it's my

2033
01:38:53,840 --> 01:38:58,400
understanding that June is a national

2034
01:38:55,520 --> 01:39:00,000
home ownership month and if you are

2035
01:38:58,400 --> 01:39:01,360
considering a move in the near future,

2036
01:39:00,000 --> 01:39:02,880
there are certain services and

2037
01:39:01,360 --> 01:39:05,119
businesses that are providing

2038
01:39:02,880 --> 01:39:06,800
affordability calculators which will

2039
01:39:05,119 --> 01:39:09,040
help you in that process. So, take

2040
01:39:06,800 --> 01:39:11,760
advantage of that. I also want to

2041
01:39:09,040 --> 01:39:13,840
welcome uh all our fans that are coming

2042
01:39:11,760 --> 01:39:18,480
to Oklahoma City for the Women's College

2043
01:39:13,840 --> 01:39:21,840
World Series. And um I want to thank um

2044
01:39:18,480 --> 01:39:24,960
Craig Freeman for us again receiving the

2045
01:39:21,840 --> 01:39:28,800
highest bond rating uh with Moody's and

2046
01:39:24,960 --> 01:39:31,920
S&P uh for the 18th year in a row. And

2047
01:39:28,800 --> 01:39:35,040
finally, the new US News and World

2048
01:39:31,920 --> 01:39:38,480
Report that ranked us second in large

2049
01:39:35,040 --> 01:39:41,119
cities not just in Oklahoma, not just in

2050
01:39:38,480 --> 01:39:43,119
the Southwest, but in the United States

2051
01:39:41,119 --> 01:39:47,320
as being the second best city. I'm very

2052
01:39:43,119 --> 01:39:47,320
proud of that. Thank you, Craig.

2053
01:39:47,760 --> 01:39:52,239
» All right, citizens to be heard. Um,

2054
01:39:50,400 --> 01:39:56,920
state your name. You have three minutes.

2055
01:39:52,239 --> 01:39:56,920
And first on the list is Ronnie Kirk.

2056
01:40:08,960 --> 01:40:14,320
My name is Ronnie Kirk.

2057
01:40:11,679 --> 01:40:16,480
My address is 2328

2058
01:40:14,320 --> 01:40:18,800
North Missouri.

2059
01:40:16,480 --> 01:40:23,679
The month of June

2060
01:40:18,800 --> 01:40:27,400
is very special to me.

2061
01:40:23,679 --> 01:40:27,400
June the 17th,

2062
01:40:27,840 --> 01:40:30,840
1970,

2063
01:40:33,440 --> 01:40:36,920
General Patton

2064
01:40:37,280 --> 01:40:41,360
eliberated

2065
01:40:38,800 --> 01:40:43,679
France

2066
01:40:41,360 --> 01:40:46,960
from the German

2067
01:40:43,679 --> 01:40:48,960
on the same day. And that day here in

2068
01:40:46,960 --> 01:40:52,080
Oklahoma City,

2069
01:40:48,960 --> 01:40:54,400
I applied and got

2070
01:40:52,080 --> 01:40:56,800
city permits

2071
01:40:54,400 --> 01:41:01,119
to hold Junth

2072
01:40:56,800 --> 01:41:03,520
and I've been holding them ever since.

2073
01:41:01,119 --> 01:41:06,719
Now the Indians,

2074
01:41:03,520 --> 01:41:09,600
they freed they slaves

2075
01:41:06,719 --> 01:41:12,159
two years after they after they had been

2076
01:41:09,600 --> 01:41:14,000
freed.

2077
01:41:12,159 --> 01:41:17,840
But Oklahoma

2078
01:41:14,000 --> 01:41:21,800
went on for another six years

2079
01:41:17,840 --> 01:41:21,800
before they in 1994

2080
01:41:22,560 --> 01:41:27,040
before they let the people know that

2081
01:41:24,639 --> 01:41:30,960
they were free.

2082
01:41:27,040 --> 01:41:33,960
When I gave that block party on 23rd

2083
01:41:30,960 --> 01:41:33,960
I'muri

2084
01:41:34,239 --> 01:41:44,480
about 35 35 to 4,000 people came out

2085
01:41:41,040 --> 01:41:47,600
was no internet that time but so many

2086
01:41:44,480 --> 01:41:50,960
people came out

2087
01:41:47,600 --> 01:41:53,360
our senators had to tell the people they

2088
01:41:50,960 --> 01:41:56,360
were free. The cat was out the bag

2089
01:41:53,360 --> 01:41:56,360
there.

2090
01:41:56,560 --> 01:42:03,040
The Oklahoma

2091
01:41:58,400 --> 01:42:06,239
I mean the national Junth committee

2092
01:42:03,040 --> 01:42:10,639
is having a national meeting here

2093
01:42:06,239 --> 01:42:15,199
on the 13th and 14th of June. They plan

2094
01:42:10,639 --> 01:42:17,679
on marching down 23rd.

2095
01:42:15,199 --> 01:42:19,280
The next day they plan on going to the

2096
01:42:17,679 --> 01:42:21,280
library

2097
01:42:19,280 --> 01:42:24,600
here downtown

2098
01:42:21,280 --> 01:42:24,600
and speak.

2099
01:42:25,920 --> 01:42:31,679
You know,

2100
01:42:28,400 --> 01:42:34,000
Oklahoma come so far. You can't change

2101
01:42:31,679 --> 01:42:38,600
the past.

2102
01:42:34,000 --> 01:42:38,600
You can only make the past better.

2103
01:42:38,639 --> 01:42:43,520
They asked me to be

2104
01:42:40,400 --> 01:42:45,840
» 30 seconds remaining. the grand marshal

2105
01:42:43,520 --> 01:42:49,040
of the parade

2106
01:42:45,840 --> 01:42:52,639
which is an honor to me. I want to say

2107
01:42:49,040 --> 01:42:57,920
thank you all this morning and Junth is

2108
01:42:52,639 --> 01:42:59,679
really special to me for many years.

2109
01:42:57,920 --> 01:43:01,119
Thank you.

2110
01:42:59,679 --> 01:43:02,800
» Thank you Mr. Kirk.

2111
01:43:01,119 --> 01:43:06,080
» Yes sir.

2112
01:43:02,800 --> 01:43:08,719
» Next up is Steve Hunt name and address

2113
01:43:06,080 --> 01:43:10,320
and you have 30 minute or three minutes.

2114
01:43:08,719 --> 01:43:11,199
30 minutes.

2115
01:43:10,320 --> 01:43:13,760
» I can do that.

2116
01:43:11,199 --> 01:43:15,840
» I bet you can.

2117
01:43:13,760 --> 01:43:17,360
» They're like, "Oh my god, not this guy."

2118
01:43:15,840 --> 01:43:19,280
30 minutes.

2119
01:43:17,360 --> 01:43:20,639
» All right. Steve Hunt, 6300 West Drive.

2120
01:43:19,280 --> 01:43:22,080
Um, so obviously I was a little

2121
01:43:20,639 --> 01:43:24,400
disappointed that we didn't have a

2122
01:43:22,080 --> 01:43:27,600
better discussion on a French private

2123
01:43:24,400 --> 01:43:29,119
equity firm uh Arctimus uh getting uh

2124
01:43:27,600 --> 01:43:32,560
3.875

2125
01:43:29,119 --> 01:43:34,960
million, which is interestingly 775,000

2126
01:43:32,560 --> 01:43:36,960
more than Swadley stole. had he traded

2127
01:43:34,960 --> 01:43:39,600
in his smoker for a suit, he'd be out

2128
01:43:36,960 --> 01:43:41,920
having a good time like Mr. Artemis,

2129
01:43:39,600 --> 01:43:43,760
who's actually uh married to Selma

2130
01:43:41,920 --> 01:43:46,400
Hayek, so he's living pretty good right

2131
01:43:43,760 --> 01:43:48,400
now. Um so all the talks about the

2132
01:43:46,400 --> 01:43:51,199
budget and things like that, I just I go

2133
01:43:48,400 --> 01:43:55,440
back to how much is being wasted on fees

2134
01:43:51,199 --> 01:43:57,119
to equity firms. Um, you know, a couple

2135
01:43:55,440 --> 01:44:00,239
months ago I I talked about a water

2136
01:43:57,119 --> 01:44:02,880
contract that I guess was 22 million and

2137
01:44:00,239 --> 01:44:05,760
bundled in as like a $400,000 management

2138
01:44:02,880 --> 01:44:08,400
fee by the equity firm that owns it.

2139
01:44:05,760 --> 01:44:10,480
This is even trickling. This 2% business

2140
01:44:08,400 --> 01:44:12,800
is even trickling to the Chamber of

2141
01:44:10,480 --> 01:44:15,679
Commerce. Uh, last council meeting I

2142
01:44:12,800 --> 01:44:17,199
came up here to talk about the $110,000,

2143
01:44:15,679 --> 01:44:20,639
I guess they called it a pass through to

2144
01:44:17,199 --> 01:44:22,719
the CBB. The CBB now gets $18 million

2145
01:44:20,639 --> 01:44:25,280
from Oklahoma City taxpayers and is

2146
01:44:22,719 --> 01:44:26,719
embedded in the Chamber of Commerce. And

2147
01:44:25,280 --> 01:44:28,639
it's interesting that the Chamber of

2148
01:44:26,719 --> 01:44:31,119
Commerce ran the hotel motel tax

2149
01:44:28,639 --> 01:44:33,280
campaign out of the CVB. So like, okay,

2150
01:44:31,119 --> 01:44:35,119
let's have this vote where the people,

2151
01:44:33,280 --> 01:44:37,600
you know, a few people show up and then

2152
01:44:35,119 --> 01:44:41,679
vote for us to get a raise. Um, as I was

2153
01:44:37,600 --> 01:44:44,320
looking at the u

2154
01:44:41,679 --> 01:44:48,000
the budget of the CVB, which is now $18

2155
01:44:44,320 --> 01:44:50,000
million for the Chamber of Commerce to

2156
01:44:48,000 --> 01:44:52,159
type vibrant over and over and

2157
01:44:50,000 --> 01:44:54,000
describing things. I noticed something

2158
01:44:52,159 --> 01:44:56,960
that was just incredible. Two things.

2159
01:44:54,000 --> 01:45:01,440
Okay, so in the budget of the CVB is

2160
01:44:56,960 --> 01:45:03,600
$3.4 million of salaries. And I looked

2161
01:45:01,440 --> 01:45:07,520
at their 990 filings and their highest

2162
01:45:03,600 --> 01:45:09,360
paid employee in um the CBB is $240,000

2163
01:45:07,520 --> 01:45:11,520
for the guy that manages it. So I'm

2164
01:45:09,360 --> 01:45:14,880
concerned that it literally says this in

2165
01:45:11,520 --> 01:45:17,760
their budget, $3.4 million of the CVB

2166
01:45:14,880 --> 01:45:20,320
goes to salaries. So is that for the

2167
01:45:17,760 --> 01:45:22,800
entire Chamber of Commerce? Also, the

2168
01:45:20,320 --> 01:45:24,159
craziest thing, and this is this blew my

2169
01:45:22,800 --> 01:45:28,400
mind when I saw it, so I'm going to have

2170
01:45:24,159 --> 01:45:33,840
to find it again. Um, on the receipt of

2171
01:45:28,400 --> 01:45:37,440
$18 million, uh, they tack on a $388,000

2172
01:45:33,840 --> 01:45:40,320
administration fee. That's 2%.

2173
01:45:37,440 --> 01:45:44,159
The chamber is billing taxpayers a 2%

2174
01:45:40,320 --> 01:45:46,800
administrative fee for receiving $18

2175
01:45:44,159 --> 01:45:48,719
million. Like, like they have to like

2176
01:45:46,800 --> 01:45:50,960
come over here and get their tax of

2177
01:45:48,719 --> 01:45:53,920
money back. And then we're we're paying

2178
01:45:50,960 --> 01:45:56,000
them $388,000 for that. Have you has

2179
01:45:53,920 --> 01:45:59,119
anyone seen this?

2180
01:45:56,000 --> 01:46:00,639
anyone. It's crazy.

2181
01:45:59,119 --> 01:46:03,360
This is the kind of stuff that and you

2182
01:46:00,639 --> 01:46:04,960
know folks talk about a particip I like

2183
01:46:03,360 --> 01:46:07,679
there's a lot of stuff that we need to

2184
01:46:04,960 --> 01:46:09,040
look at and this 2% nonsense especially

2185
01:46:07,679 --> 01:46:11,600
with the chamber. I mean if you ever

2186
01:46:09,040 --> 01:46:13,040
look at visit OKC go to search type the

2187
01:46:11,600 --> 01:46:14,960
word vibrant it'll blow your mind. They

2188
01:46:13,040 --> 01:46:16,639
say it 388 times. All they do is

2189
01:46:14,960 --> 01:46:23,400
describe things as vibrant which is an

2190
01:46:16,639 --> 01:46:23,400
old chamber word and all right thanks.

2191
01:46:23,600 --> 01:46:27,600
We got going to recess for executive

2192
01:46:25,920 --> 01:46:30,600
session and we'll adjourn when we get

2193
01:46:27,600 --> 01:46:30,600
back.

2194
02:09:06,719 --> 02:09:10,280
motion to adjurnn.

2195
02:09:11,280 --> 02:09:14,440
So move