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» Birthday.

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Hallelujah.

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If you ever plan to go away

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my way, take the highway. That's the

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kick on

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Chicago,000

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miles

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all the way.

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» Through

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Missouri

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looking

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and you make that guy love for your

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kids.

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Missouri

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when you make

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all showcase

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showcase.

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» He left.

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I'm just going to do regular version.

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» Come here.

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we go. [music]

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» I show you

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check.

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» Hallelujah.

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» This is our last song.

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for Black Incorporated and we are

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opening up the China Christian Jazz

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this morning. I first I want to thank

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Morris McCraven and friends, the jazz

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trio that was performing inside the

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chambers here. We'll hear a little bit

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International Music Festival in a few

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a invocation led by Lieutenant Steven

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Harris, who is chaplain for the Oklahoma

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City Fire Department, followed by the

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pledge of allegiance led by Elise and

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America Troop 3055.

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Lord, we give praise to you today. We

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thank you for the wonderful things

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happening to our city with arenas and

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stadiums and parks on the riverside.

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Lord, we thank you for these things.

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Lord, help us to gain wisdom and

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understanding to help our homeless

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people and other people in need in our

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city in a lasting way. Lord, let our

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city be a light to all cities, to all

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people that we can live in safety and

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harmony and joy regardless of our

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ethnicity, regardless of our beliefs,

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that this would glorify you. In your

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name we pray. Amen.

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Will you please join us for the pledge

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of allegiance?

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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, Lieutenant Harris, and

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thank you, Elise and Jocelyn.

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uh, next up will be couple of

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presentations from office of the mayor

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and I will make my way to the front for

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Maybe Anita and our friends from the

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Charlie Christian uh music festival can

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All right. Well, coming up again is the

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Festival. And to learn a little bit more

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about that, I'd ask the clerk to read

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this proclamation.

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Whereas the Black Liberated Arts Center,

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now in its 59th year, was established to

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showcase the cultures and contributions

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of African-Americans

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through fine arts and arts education.

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And whereas for nearly six decades, the

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Black Liberated Arts Center has worked

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to develop the artistic talents and

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teaching abilities of Oklahomaans,

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bringing world-class arts experience to

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Oklahoma City and our state.

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And whereas the Black Liberated Arts

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Center has produced the annual Charlie

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Christian International Music Festival

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for 37 years, educating and enriching

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residents and visitors from across the

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country and around the world. And

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whereas Charlie Christian grew up in

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Oklahoma City, attended Douglas High

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School, and learned his craft in the

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music scene of Deep Deuce. And whereas

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Charlie Christian, Oklahoma City's own

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guitar legend, has been postumously

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honored with induction into the Nessie

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Nasuhi Ertagon Jazz Hall of Fame, the

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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Downbeat

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Hall of Fame, and the Oklahoma Hall of

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Fame among others. And whereas in 2006,

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the city of Oklahoma City named Charlie

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Christian Avenue in Bricktown. And

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whereas in partnership with the Leenda

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Foundation and Oklahoma City University,

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the Black Liberated Arts Center has

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established the Charlie Christian Guitar

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Oklahoma's only institute of higher

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learning devoted to his music. And

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whereas the 2026 Charlie Christian

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International Music Festival will be

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held July 3rd through July 5th at Booker

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T. Washington Park featuring local,

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regional, and national performers

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celebrating his enduring legacy. Now,

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therefore, I, David Holt, mayor of the

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city of Oklahoma City, do hereby

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proclaim July 3rd through July 5th, 2026

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to be Charlie Christian International

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Music Festival Week in Oklahoma City.

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» Well, thank you. Well, this has been, as

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the proclamation stated, a tradition of

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four decades. And uh I was just thinking

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also how amazing it is. It's been 20

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years since we renamed uh the Avenue in

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Bricktown after Charlie Christian. That

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I guess that means that's how long I've

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known you, Anita. So, [laughter] uh so

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welcome back to City Hall. Uh and we

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would love to hear a few words from you

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to uh tell us even more about the

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Charlie Christian International uh music

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» Uh this this year's festival is going to

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be a celebration of celebrations with

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Charlie Christian. This year marks uh

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uh milestones of a rich his history and

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heritage that most people don't know

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about. And this year's festival is

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divided into two parts. We have so many

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celebrations. I've passed everyone up

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here um a copy of the celebrations this

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year and it'll be spread out over the

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» But we have milestones like Douglas High

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School where Charlie Christian went to

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school

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135 years old this year.

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Avery Chapel AM Church,

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137 years old, which is a church that

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Ralph Ellison and his family attended.

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I didn't know that until I started

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speaking in some of the uh churches

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around the community, but that's it

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needs to be noted and people need to

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know that we've got that kind of a

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history. Uh Dr. Finley. Gravy Finley was

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the family physician during those times

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and if he were alive he'd be 120 years

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old. Charlie Christian is celebrating

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110th birthday as a matter of fact in

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July.

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Uh Route 66 is being celebrated for 100

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Charlie Christian knew that trail well

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and it ran from Oklahoma City to Chicago

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on to California, New York. Everybody

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was on Route 66, the musical trail. Uh

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OIC, which was right here, which is

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right here in Oklahoma City, uh Reverend

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Dr. H. Leon Sullivan

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uh who was a great person passed not too

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long ago. uh he was named by uh the

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president of the United States to be the

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creator of business principles that

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businesses all over the world could do

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business with South Africa after

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apartheid and his operations right here

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is still in operation and now they're

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doing literacy workshops for our uh

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public who

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need to learn.

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Uh and then finally, we're presenting uh

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America's

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250th anniversary. That's another

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celebration. So, we'll have these part

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ones and parts two. We'll have visual

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arts. We'll have music, and you heard

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some of that fine music. Uh and, uh and

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other things like books that are rare.

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We have two museums, an art museum and a

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history museum to this day. And so we're

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in for a good ride and you are all

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invited to come and just go to our

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website and you'll get the information

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that you need on the things that we'll

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be putting forth. Part one begins now.

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» Very good. Let's hear it for Anita and

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her team. [applause]

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» Oh. Oh yes.

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Oh, I need it. That's yours. [laughter]

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» Thank you.

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» Thank you.

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» All right, Jarus. Jarus, come on down.

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» We'll meet here.

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[applause]

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» All right, Jarus, we'd love to learn a

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little bit more about your service to

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the people of Oklahoma City. And so, I'd

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ask the clerk to read this resolution.

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Whereas Jarus Jeff has been a city

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employee for two years and serves as

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digital graphic technician for the

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public information and marketing

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department's print shop. And whereas

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Jerus exemplifies the city's core value

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of service first, responding to each

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request with exceptional

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professionalism, accuracy, and a clear

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commitment to helping projects succeed.

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And whereas Jerus provides expert

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guidance on specialty printing needs

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with patients thoughtfulness and a

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collaborative approach. And whereas

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Jerus reliably accommodates urgent or

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late notice requests without sacrificing

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quality, making him an invaluable

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partner to city staff. And whereas on

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February 11, 2026, Jerus produced a 50

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square foot banner in under two hours to

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notify residents of a prescribed burn at

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Martin Nature Park, enabling clear

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public communication

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and allowing staff to be reassigned to

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critical fire support roles. And whereas

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his swift action that day along with his

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consistent excellence enhances public

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safety, staff efficiency, and city

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service to the community. And whereas

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this council desires to recognize Jarus

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Jeff for his commitment to public

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service and the residents of Oklahoma

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City. Now therefore, be it resolved by

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the mayor and council of the city of

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Oklahoma City hereby thank and commend

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Jarus Jeff June 2026 South Oklahoma City

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Kowanas Club employee of the month.

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» All right. Thank you. Well, this is a

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resolution, Jarus. So, we're going to

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see if we can get you the votes.

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Got a motion and a second. Please cast

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your votes. I wish to vote I

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passes unanimously.

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Uh yes, [applause]

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you are the employee of the month.

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Well, Jarus, we'd love to hear a few

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words from you and uh but I'll just

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preface it by saying how grateful we are

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for your service and that uh you lend

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your talents to the city of OKC and

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obviously you are wellliked. This is a

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this is a rambunctious crowd for Tuesday

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morning at 8:30. So, um the floor is

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yours.

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» Okay.

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» Uh first I want to thank you for this

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opportunity. Um, I'm really thankful for

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the award and for the recognition. Um,

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since coming to the city, I've been

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welcomed with open arms from the staff

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here in the city manager's office. Um,

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been welcomed with nothing but smiles

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and support everywhere I turn. Uh, from

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my supervisors all the way to the staff

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around me. It's been a really thankful

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community that I've had up to this

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point. And so, I'm happy to continue to

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work and do what I can for the city and

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thankful for everybody that shows the

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support towards me. So, all right, let's

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hear it for Jarus. [applause]

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Congratulations.

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All right. Still remaining is an

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appointment to the Oklahoma City

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Planning Commission. Item B.

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Take a motion on that.

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Got a motion in a second. Cast your

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votes.

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Passes unanimously. And then item C is a

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resolution approving travel expenses for

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me to attend the US Conference of

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Mayor's Celebrate America meeting in

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Philadelphia next month. Could take a

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motion on that.

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A motion and a second. Cast your votes.

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Wait, wait, wait, wait.

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» Okay.

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All right.

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Passes unanimously and with the

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necessary six affirmative votes. That

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concludes Office of the Mayor. Now we're

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at number four. Item four, items from

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council and we have uh five items today

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from the judiciary committee. So I'll

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turn it over to the chair of the

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judiciary committee, Councilman Stone

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Cipher, to present these items. Uh thank

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you, your honor. On um June 2nd, the

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judiciary committee met and it is our

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obligation under title 11 to uh pick

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judges on staggered terms, two-year

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appointments, and to decide their

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compensation. And uh we have five

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appointments and designations that we

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recommend today to the city council. I

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would say the judiciary committee was

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unanimous. Um the one thing that I'm

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really proud of the committee, we work

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hard to make sure that we we find judges

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that know the law, but also that have

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great temperament and a great degree of

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civility because many times our citizens

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their first experience will be with

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those judges. And we have a great group

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of judges. We had a judicial survey that

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was taken in March. I encourage you to

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take a look at it, how well our judges

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are doing and what the public thinks of

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00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:55,119
our judges. And so with that, I am told

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by Deon Martin I have to make these um

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one at a time. So I'll start with 4A,

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which which is a resolution appointing

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Gunnar Brisco as municipal judge July 1,

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2026 through June 30th, 2028. So moved.

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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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» The next matter is item 4B, which is a

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resolution appointing Donald Kein as

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municipal judge July 1, 2026 through

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June 30, 2028. So moved.

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» [clears throat]

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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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» Item 4 C is a resolution designating

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Donald Kein as presiding judge July 1,

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2026 through June 30th, 2027.

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So moved.

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» A motion and a second. cast your votes.

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» Passes unanimously.

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» Item 4 D is a resolution designating

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Edward Hasbrook as vice presiding judge

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July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. So

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moved.

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Got a motion and a second. Cast your

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votes.

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» Passes unanimously. Item 4E is a

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resolution appointing Christopher Kelly,

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Lauren Mayo, and David McKenzie as

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special judges July 1, 2026 through June

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30, 2028. So moved.

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A motion and a second. Cast your votes.

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Passes unanimously.

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Thank you and the judiciary committee

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for all your work.

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» Thank you.

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[clears throat]

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All right, item five, city manager

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reports. Mr. City Manager.

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» Thank you, mayor. We have several

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reports on today. Two of the reports are

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budget transfer reports. Um, one of them

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you'll see is for last fiscal year.

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Typically, we produce this at the time

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that we're producing our financial

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reports for the previous fiscal year.

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Those were delayed due to the

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implementation of the financial system,

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00:46:28,000 --> 00:46:32,000
which is now in place. still working

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through some issues with that, but we do

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have the final report which is typic

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typically runs with that uh the final

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transfers report that runs with that

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financial report. So that is on for

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today. And these transfer reports,

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there's certain budget transfers that

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are the the council through um policy

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authorizes me to approve and the staff

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00:46:49,119 --> 00:46:52,960
to approve. This just gives you an

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00:46:50,720 --> 00:46:54,160
update on those. There's also a link on

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there where you can go see all the

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details of every report that's on there.

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So the first report is for last fiscal

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year. The second report is the budget

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transfers for this fiscal year through

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March 31st. And then we have the interim

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financial report through April 30th. Um

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just give a little bit of update on

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that. We've done a couple of budget

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00:47:10,400 --> 00:47:14,640
amendments

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um through this year that have allowed

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00:47:14,640 --> 00:47:18,640
us to increase our budget for a couple

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of different things that we've approved.

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Um if you look at our our revenues,

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00:47:21,040 --> 00:47:26,240
generally the revenues are on target.

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with the budget amendments that we've

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00:47:26,240 --> 00:47:30,640
made, we've approved using some fund

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balance to cover some of these costs,

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00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:34,880
some of our reserves. And if if you look

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00:47:33,359 --> 00:47:37,119
at this and take out the fund balance

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that's budgeted, um on the second page

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of that report, the um it would leave us

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00:47:40,560 --> 00:47:47,359
at about a $4.3 million deficit in our

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00:47:44,400 --> 00:47:49,440
revenues to this point in the year. Um I

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00:47:47,359 --> 00:47:51,520
think in total if you look at it

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00:47:49,440 --> 00:47:53,680
personnel expenses I mean uh our

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00:47:51,520 --> 00:47:55,839
expenses compared to our revenues we

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00:47:53,680 --> 00:47:59,440
would be about 6.2 million if you take

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00:47:55,839 --> 00:48:01,520
out that fund balance about $6.2 million

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00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:03,440
um that we have used in fun would have

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00:48:01,520 --> 00:48:04,880
used in fund balance for this year.

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Coming into the end of the year with

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some of our revenues coming in at the

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end we believe that we're going to be

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00:48:08,640 --> 00:48:11,839
closer to the budget. We'll still use a

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00:48:10,400 --> 00:48:13,920
little bit of fund balance but we don't

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00:48:11,839 --> 00:48:16,240
you think we'll use that full 10.9

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00:48:13,920 --> 00:48:17,839
million that we budgeted so far. Uh but

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00:48:16,240 --> 00:48:19,839
we'll still keep monitoring that and

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00:48:17,839 --> 00:48:21,599
report that back to you. I do want to

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00:48:19,839 --> 00:48:23,200
acknowledge that one of the biggest

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00:48:21,599 --> 00:48:24,800
overages that we have on our expenses

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00:48:23,200 --> 00:48:27,119
where we're over budget is personal

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00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:29,200
services. If you recall when we approved

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00:48:27,119 --> 00:48:30,880
our contracts, we approved a stipen for

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00:48:29,200 --> 00:48:33,119
employees that was above what we had in

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00:48:30,880 --> 00:48:34,400
our reserve for that purpose. So we knew

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00:48:33,119 --> 00:48:36,559
we were going to use some fund balance

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00:48:34,400 --> 00:48:38,800
on that. That drives a portion of it.

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00:48:36,559 --> 00:48:40,880
Another portion of it is we're way over

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00:48:38,800 --> 00:48:42,319
budget on police and fire overtime.

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We've been over a budget in that in

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00:48:42,319 --> 00:48:46,000
those categories for a while trying to

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00:48:44,319 --> 00:48:47,680
work that get that right size to get

565
00:48:46,000 --> 00:48:50,640
those costs down, but also to get our

566
00:48:47,680 --> 00:48:51,920
budget back up to about an equilibrium.

567
00:48:50,640 --> 00:48:54,079
We've had a significant number of

568
00:48:51,920 --> 00:48:55,520
vacancies in the past in police and

569
00:48:54,079 --> 00:48:57,359
that's covered some of that and really

570
00:48:55,520 --> 00:48:58,960
required some of that overtime. As we're

571
00:48:57,359 --> 00:49:00,720
getting more of those positions filled,

572
00:48:58,960 --> 00:49:02,559
we should be reducing that overtime and

573
00:49:00,720 --> 00:49:04,400
getting that back in line. So, still

574
00:49:02,559 --> 00:49:06,800
working on that. All in all, at the end

575
00:49:04,400 --> 00:49:08,000
of the year, um our expectation is we'll

576
00:49:06,800 --> 00:49:09,599
use a little bit of fund balance, but

577
00:49:08,000 --> 00:49:11,200
it'll be a fairly small amount of fund

578
00:49:09,599 --> 00:49:13,760
balance. I think even less than the $6

579
00:49:11,200 --> 00:49:15,280
million that we show on this report to

580
00:49:13,760 --> 00:49:17,359
this point. So, just wanted to give you

581
00:49:15,280 --> 00:49:21,040
an update on that. Additionally, we do

582
00:49:17,359 --> 00:49:23,280
have the um quarterly riverport

583
00:49:21,040 --> 00:49:24,720
foundation report and we can get any

584
00:49:23,280 --> 00:49:26,079
answers for you if you have questions on

585
00:49:24,720 --> 00:49:28,000
that. We'll get answers for that. And

586
00:49:26,079 --> 00:49:29,760
then claims and payroll is on and that

587
00:49:28,000 --> 00:49:31,599
can be found on okc.gov. And that's all

588
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:36,680
the items that I have.

589
00:49:31,599 --> 00:49:36,680
» All right. Thank you, Mr. City Manager.

590
00:49:38,240 --> 00:49:42,000
Next up, item four, Journal of Council

591
00:49:40,160 --> 00:49:45,559
Proceedings. We have items A and B we

592
00:49:42,000 --> 00:49:45,559
could take with one motion.

593
00:49:51,359 --> 00:49:55,280
» Item six. Yeah, thank you. Good catch.

594
00:49:53,599 --> 00:49:56,800
Don't know why I said item four. All

595
00:49:55,280 --> 00:50:00,040
right, we got a motion to second. Cast

596
00:49:56,800 --> 00:50:00,040
your votes.

597
00:50:00,640 --> 00:50:05,359
Passes unanimously. Uh, next up, item

598
00:50:03,760 --> 00:50:08,480
seven, request for uncontested

599
00:50:05,359 --> 00:50:12,559
continuences. Item 11 A and 11B, items

600
00:50:08,480 --> 00:50:15,760
11 A and 11B are already going to be uh

601
00:50:12,559 --> 00:50:17,119
deferred until July 7th. Mr. City

602
00:50:15,760 --> 00:50:18,960
Manager, is there anything else?

603
00:50:17,119 --> 00:50:22,079
» We just have three additional items on

604
00:50:18,960 --> 00:50:24,720
today. Uh, beginning on page 23, we'll

605
00:50:22,079 --> 00:50:29,760
strike all these items from the agenda.

606
00:50:24,720 --> 00:50:31,599
Um, this is 11 M1. Item A, 1623 West

607
00:50:29,760 --> 00:50:33,839
Bird Street. The owner is secured. Item

608
00:50:31,599 --> 00:50:36,480
G, 11:35 West Wilshire Boulevard, the

609
00:50:33,839 --> 00:50:38,400
owner has secured. And item J, 3503

610
00:50:36,480 --> 00:50:40,640
Southwest 42nd Street, the owner has

611
00:50:38,400 --> 00:50:41,359
secured. And that is all the items we

612
00:50:40,640 --> 00:50:44,359
have.

613
00:50:41,359 --> 00:50:44,359
» Okay,

614
00:50:48,800 --> 00:50:53,040
now we're at item eight, revocable

615
00:50:50,640 --> 00:50:54,480
permits and events. Item 8A is a

616
00:50:53,040 --> 00:50:56,480
revocable permit with the Black

617
00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:58,400
Liberated Arts Center for the Charlie

618
00:50:56,480 --> 00:51:01,040
Christian Festival, previously

619
00:50:58,400 --> 00:51:05,359
discussed, July 3rd through the 5th. in

620
00:51:01,040 --> 00:51:07,920
Booker T. Washington Park and

621
00:51:05,359 --> 00:51:09,119
» I believe they left before they were

622
00:51:07,920 --> 00:51:12,160
able to come and talk about this.

623
00:51:09,119 --> 00:51:13,839
» She said everything she would uh just so

624
00:51:12,160 --> 00:51:15,359
you guys know because this is the first

625
00:51:13,839 --> 00:51:17,280
time being back at the park. They were

626
00:51:15,359 --> 00:51:18,800
at a park years ago, but they've come

627
00:51:17,280 --> 00:51:20,800
back. They'll be playing music on

628
00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:23,520
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at

629
00:51:20,800 --> 00:51:25,680
Washington Park. They'll also have the

630
00:51:23,520 --> 00:51:28,559
same street closures that Junth does,

631
00:51:25,680 --> 00:51:31,680
that single lane on Fourth Street,

632
00:51:28,559 --> 00:51:33,680
Northeast 4th, and then High as well.

633
00:51:31,680 --> 00:51:35,200
So, if you have any questions, let us

634
00:51:33,680 --> 00:51:37,440
know.

635
00:51:35,200 --> 00:51:39,520
» All right, Councilman Pennington.

636
00:51:37,440 --> 00:51:41,760
» Thank you, Mayor. Just want to say um a

637
00:51:39,520 --> 00:51:43,760
big thank you to Anita Arnold and to

638
00:51:41,760 --> 00:51:45,599
Garland Puit for their leadership. It's

639
00:51:43,760 --> 00:51:47,520
a really fantastic event. I'd invite all

640
00:51:45,599 --> 00:51:50,160
of of my fellow council members to join

641
00:51:47,520 --> 00:51:52,319
me um at the event that on on the

642
00:51:50,160 --> 00:51:54,480
weekend of July 3rd. Um, it's going to

643
00:51:52,319 --> 00:51:58,119
be really great. So, thank you so much

644
00:51:54,480 --> 00:51:58,119
and I move approval.

645
00:52:01,359 --> 00:52:06,359
We have a motion and a second. Cast your

646
00:52:03,359 --> 00:52:06,359
votes.

647
00:52:09,760 --> 00:52:15,440
Passes unanimously.

648
00:52:12,240 --> 00:52:17,680
Next up is item B. That's a revocable

649
00:52:15,440 --> 00:52:20,240
permit with the with love project

650
00:52:17,680 --> 00:52:23,599
foundation for Junth on the east on June

651
00:52:20,240 --> 00:52:26,720
20th at Lincoln Park. And we have Jaden

652
00:52:23,599 --> 00:52:29,040
Oliver and Christa Rice here.

653
00:52:26,720 --> 00:52:30,880
» Yes. Good morning. Thank you guys for

654
00:52:29,040 --> 00:52:32,720
allowing us to be here once again for

655
00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:35,040
our sixth year. So on behalf of our

656
00:52:32,720 --> 00:52:37,920
committee, thank you guys. Uh we've been

657
00:52:35,040 --> 00:52:40,400
able to stand here many years uh before

658
00:52:37,920 --> 00:52:42,240
and go over the history. One thing our

659
00:52:40,400 --> 00:52:44,240
team was able to do this year is spend

660
00:52:42,240 --> 00:52:47,440
some time diving in further into the

661
00:52:44,240 --> 00:52:50,160
history of Junth and what happened after

662
00:52:47,440 --> 00:52:52,079
Union General Granger uh went into

663
00:52:50,160 --> 00:52:54,880
Texas. And we know the history doesn't

664
00:52:52,079 --> 00:52:58,160
stop there. We got to talking about uh

665
00:52:54,880 --> 00:53:00,000
the the uh the doctors and the black

666
00:52:58,160 --> 00:53:02,240
entrepreneurs that settled here and

667
00:53:00,000 --> 00:53:04,000
created our black Oklahoma towns here

668
00:53:02,240 --> 00:53:08,079
and what that looked like for historic

669
00:53:04,000 --> 00:53:10,559
Deep Deuce and for any OKC. Um, and what

670
00:53:08,079 --> 00:53:13,200
we're here to share today is how that is

671
00:53:10,559 --> 00:53:14,800
why a proven community matters. And so I

672
00:53:13,200 --> 00:53:16,720
just want to share a few stats about

673
00:53:14,800 --> 00:53:19,200
what we've been able to do over the last

674
00:53:16,720 --> 00:53:22,079
5 years with Junth on the East.

675
00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:25,680
Estimated attendance uh over the years

676
00:53:22,079 --> 00:53:28,720
annually 15,000 attendees. Local

677
00:53:25,680 --> 00:53:32,720
performers featured 20 plus community

678
00:53:28,720 --> 00:53:35,760
vendors per year, 80 plus uh 15 plus

679
00:53:32,720 --> 00:53:37,440
food trucks. Um and then uh 60 plus band

680
00:53:35,760 --> 00:53:39,200
members. A lot of that matters

681
00:53:37,440 --> 00:53:41,200
especially for our local artists and our

682
00:53:39,200 --> 00:53:43,839
local performers because a lot of them

683
00:53:41,200 --> 00:53:46,000
get to say that they shared a stage uh

684
00:53:43,839 --> 00:53:48,160
with a Grammy nominated artist or an

685
00:53:46,000 --> 00:53:49,680
Emmy award-winning artist. And so that

686
00:53:48,160 --> 00:53:51,599
matters because that allows them to add

687
00:53:49,680 --> 00:53:53,680
that to their resume which then takes

688
00:53:51,599 --> 00:53:56,400
their career even further. Again, a

689
00:53:53,680 --> 00:53:59,040
proven community. So this year's event

690
00:53:56,400 --> 00:54:01,040
provides the east side uh opportunity

691
00:53:59,040 --> 00:54:03,280
the community an opportunity to work

692
00:54:01,040 --> 00:54:05,280
with over a 100 merchant vendors and

693
00:54:03,280 --> 00:54:07,440
food truck vendors, local artists and

694
00:54:05,280 --> 00:54:10,720
performers. Looking at total probably

695
00:54:07,440 --> 00:54:12,319
over 150 people uh influence and that's

696
00:54:10,720 --> 00:54:14,640
not just the people, it's their families

697
00:54:12,319 --> 00:54:17,280
and their children um and so forth and

698
00:54:14,640 --> 00:54:19,440
so on. Uh we we love that it gets to get

699
00:54:17,280 --> 00:54:21,520
to that point. So, as we allow room for

700
00:54:19,440 --> 00:54:24,960
growth, our kids zone will be increased

701
00:54:21,520 --> 00:54:26,960
by 2.5%. Um, and we be we're able to

702
00:54:24,960 --> 00:54:28,880
honor our families by providing an area

703
00:54:26,960 --> 00:54:31,280
where education, creation, and

704
00:54:28,880 --> 00:54:32,880
imagination can happen for our children.

705
00:54:31,280 --> 00:54:34,960
And as we continue to build our

706
00:54:32,880 --> 00:54:37,599
relationships in our sixth year, we are

707
00:54:34,960 --> 00:54:39,839
partnering with the Jo Foundation to add

708
00:54:37,599 --> 00:54:41,359
a threeon-ree basketball tournament. So,

709
00:54:39,839 --> 00:54:44,359
I'll go ahead and let Jaden talk about

710
00:54:41,359 --> 00:54:44,359
that.

711
00:54:44,559 --> 00:54:48,640
» Good morning. My name is Jaden Oliver.

712
00:54:46,720 --> 00:54:50,160
I'm the founder of the Jawler Foundation

713
00:54:48,640 --> 00:54:52,960
and I'm honored to be here today

714
00:54:50,160 --> 00:54:55,200
representing my family, my ancestors,

715
00:54:52,960 --> 00:54:56,960
and my community. I'm excited to share

716
00:54:55,200 --> 00:54:59,839
that the Jawer Foundation is partnering

717
00:54:56,960 --> 00:55:02,160
with Junth on the East this year to host

718
00:54:59,839 --> 00:55:04,240
the inaugural 3v3 basketball tournament.

719
00:55:02,160 --> 00:55:07,280
In addition to the festival, we will be

720
00:55:04,240 --> 00:55:09,599
bringing 72 kids from all over to

721
00:55:07,280 --> 00:55:11,280
celebrate Junth. Not only will they have

722
00:55:09,599 --> 00:55:13,599
an exceptional basketball experience

723
00:55:11,280 --> 00:55:16,160
with competitive play, open three-point

724
00:55:13,599 --> 00:55:17,920
contests, trophies, and giveaways, but

725
00:55:16,160 --> 00:55:19,680
my favorite piece is that the teams will

726
00:55:17,920 --> 00:55:21,520
be named after local black leaders who

727
00:55:19,680 --> 00:55:23,920
have helped pave the way, impact

728
00:55:21,520 --> 00:55:26,000
Oklahoma City, and all over the world.

729
00:55:23,920 --> 00:55:28,160
Also, in their honor, we will be gifting

730
00:55:26,000 --> 00:55:29,760
players all-star trading cards that will

731
00:55:28,160 --> 00:55:32,480
tell these leaders stories, and share

732
00:55:29,760 --> 00:55:35,280
more about their legacy. I just want to

733
00:55:32,480 --> 00:55:38,960
thank and give love to my team, the best

734
00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:40,720
committee in the city and um you know my

735
00:55:38,960 --> 00:55:43,119
community for helping bring this new

736
00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:44,559
experience to life for our kids. We also

737
00:55:43,119 --> 00:55:46,240
want to thank the city for helping us

738
00:55:44,559 --> 00:55:49,119
get the court in proper conditions for

739
00:55:46,240 --> 00:55:51,200
our kids um to be able to compete to

740
00:55:49,119 --> 00:55:53,599
enjoy be a part of their community and

741
00:55:51,200 --> 00:55:55,040
to be supported by love. My dad always

742
00:55:53,599 --> 00:55:56,799
says when the community works together

743
00:55:55,040 --> 00:55:58,640
the community works and this festival

744
00:55:56,799 --> 00:56:00,799
and this basketball tournament is truly

745
00:55:58,640 --> 00:56:02,240
a testament to that. At the Jer

746
00:56:00,799 --> 00:56:04,079
Foundation, we always like to share that

747
00:56:02,240 --> 00:56:05,680
it's bigger than basketball and we want

748
00:56:04,079 --> 00:56:09,040
to invite you all to come and witness

749
00:56:05,680 --> 00:56:11,359
that. [clears throat] Thank you.

750
00:56:09,040 --> 00:56:13,920
» Thank you, uh, Councilman Pennington.

751
00:56:11,359 --> 00:56:16,160
» Thank you, Mayor. Um, and so we have

752
00:56:13,920 --> 00:56:17,200
Friday along with threeon-ree, um,

753
00:56:16,160 --> 00:56:18,480
tournament, which is awesome. This is

754
00:56:17,200 --> 00:56:20,400
the first I heard of it. And the trading

755
00:56:18,480 --> 00:56:21,119
cards sound really cool. So, can I have

756
00:56:20,400 --> 00:56:22,720
one? Um,

757
00:56:21,119 --> 00:56:24,559
» Yes, [laughter]

758
00:56:22,720 --> 00:56:25,200
give that to you. Yeah, we'll have Ka

759
00:56:24,559 --> 00:56:27,839
give it to you.

760
00:56:25,200 --> 00:56:28,960
» There you go. Um, so, okay. So, Friday

761
00:56:27,839 --> 00:56:30,640
we've got the 5K.

762
00:56:28,960 --> 00:56:32,400
» Thursday. Thursday we have our panel

763
00:56:30,640 --> 00:56:34,319
discussion at Innovation Hall.

764
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:37,280
» Okay. Panel discussion on Thursday.

765
00:56:34,319 --> 00:56:40,400
Friday 5K. Saturday concert what time?

766
00:56:37,280 --> 00:56:42,799
» Festival 11 to 4 concert doors open at

767
00:56:40,400 --> 00:56:44,319
56 to around 10.

768
00:56:42,799 --> 00:56:47,119
» Excellent. Well, thank you all for your

769
00:56:44,319 --> 00:56:48,480
work. It's an amazing event and um it's

770
00:56:47,119 --> 00:56:50,400
always so exciting to bring people to

771
00:56:48,480 --> 00:56:52,400
the east side and and to let us see the

772
00:56:50,400 --> 00:56:53,839
the unity and the progress that we're

773
00:56:52,400 --> 00:56:55,680
making in our community and it's because

774
00:56:53,839 --> 00:56:57,280
of your efforts. So, thank you so much

775
00:56:55,680 --> 00:56:59,040
and I'm looking forward to participating

776
00:56:57,280 --> 00:57:02,040
too. So with that, mayor, I move

777
00:56:59,040 --> 00:57:02,040
approval.

778
00:57:06,480 --> 00:57:11,584
» Right. We have a motion and a second.

779
00:57:09,599 --> 00:57:13,604
Cast your votes.

780
00:57:11,584 --> 00:57:13,604
[clears throat]

781
00:57:14,799 --> 00:57:18,160
Passes unanimously.

782
00:57:16,880 --> 00:57:22,760
» Awesome. Thank you guys so much.

783
00:57:18,160 --> 00:57:22,760
Appreciate it. We invite you all to

784
00:57:23,119 --> 00:57:27,200
» All right. Next up is item C. revocable

785
00:57:25,280 --> 00:57:28,640
rightway use permit with Oklahoma Pride

786
00:57:27,200 --> 00:57:30,640
Alliance to hold the Oklahoma Pride

787
00:57:28,640 --> 00:57:34,160
Alliance downtown Pride parade on June

788
00:57:30,640 --> 00:57:36,640
28th. And we have John Milner here.

789
00:57:34,160 --> 00:57:38,880
Good morning. Um yeah, we're coming back

790
00:57:36,640 --> 00:57:41,040
downtown at Scissor Park for the sixth

791
00:57:38,880 --> 00:57:43,839
year. Um looking forward to welcoming

792
00:57:41,040 --> 00:57:46,799
the community June 26th, 27th, 28th.

793
00:57:43,839 --> 00:57:49,359
Festival starts 400 pm on Friday. We'll

794
00:57:46,799 --> 00:57:51,280
have entertainment, food, vendors. Uh,

795
00:57:49,359 --> 00:57:53,280
we've got a community resource zone on

796
00:57:51,280 --> 00:57:55,280
Saturday, artist market Friday night,

797
00:57:53,280 --> 00:57:57,920
and then it culminates with the downtown

798
00:57:55,280 --> 00:58:01,680
parade on Sunday starting at 11:00 a.m.

799
00:57:57,920 --> 00:58:03,839
Happy to answer any questions.

800
00:58:01,680 --> 00:58:05,280
» Can you share who some of your

801
00:58:03,839 --> 00:58:07,040
headliners are?

802
00:58:05,280 --> 00:58:10,559
» I knew you were going to ask that. And

803
00:58:07,040 --> 00:58:11,359
I'm the logistics guy. I know they just

804
00:58:10,559 --> 00:58:12,960
posted.

805
00:58:11,359 --> 00:58:15,200
» I just wanted to shout out the Drag

806
00:58:12,960 --> 00:58:17,119
Queen because I'm such a fan and I'm so

807
00:58:15,200 --> 00:58:18,720
amazed that y'all got them. It's so

808
00:58:17,119 --> 00:58:21,119
exciting. And I will also add we've got

809
00:58:18,720 --> 00:58:22,720
Oklahoma native Samantha Crane playing.

810
00:58:21,119 --> 00:58:24,799
So that's going to be fantastic. And I

811
00:58:22,720 --> 00:58:26,240
believe she plays Saturday night. So

812
00:58:24,799 --> 00:58:29,680
it's going to be a good festival. Let's

813
00:58:26,240 --> 00:58:31,680
just hope for uh cooler weather this.

814
00:58:29,680 --> 00:58:33,040
» We will we will cross our fingers for

815
00:58:31,680 --> 00:58:36,079
for that. [laughter] But you all are

816
00:58:33,040 --> 00:58:37,839
always so well um organized and just

817
00:58:36,079 --> 00:58:39,839
really appreciate um you bringing this

818
00:58:37,839 --> 00:58:40,799
this celebration to downtown. So happy

819
00:58:39,839 --> 00:58:41,280
to move for approval.

820
00:58:40,799 --> 00:58:43,440
» Thank you.

821
00:58:41,280 --> 00:58:45,839
» Councilwoman, I just want to clarify. Do

822
00:58:43,440 --> 00:58:49,359
you mean Bob the Drag Queen RuPaul's

823
00:58:45,839 --> 00:58:51,200
Drag Race winner is coming to Oklahoma's

824
00:58:49,359 --> 00:58:51,760
capital? Yes,

825
00:58:51,200 --> 00:58:54,559
» Be correct.

826
00:58:51,760 --> 00:58:56,000
» It's huge.

827
00:58:54,559 --> 00:58:57,760
» And I also just want to add I want to

828
00:58:56,000 --> 00:58:59,119
thank Drew Watson in the special events

829
00:58:57,760 --> 00:59:01,200
office. I've worked with Drew for the

830
00:58:59,119 --> 00:59:03,520
past six years and the special events

831
00:59:01,200 --> 00:59:07,400
office and Drew is fantastic. So, shout

832
00:59:03,520 --> 00:59:07,400
out to Drew. Thank you.

833
00:59:07,440 --> 00:59:12,640
» Any questions? Okay.

834
00:59:09,520 --> 00:59:16,040
» No, we got a motion in a second.

835
00:59:12,640 --> 00:59:16,040
cast your votes.

836
00:59:16,960 --> 00:59:18,319
» Pass.

837
00:59:17,440 --> 00:59:19,599
» Thank you very much.

838
00:59:18,319 --> 00:59:20,640
» Thanks.

839
00:59:19,599 --> 00:59:22,000
» All right. Now, we're going to recess

840
00:59:20,640 --> 00:59:24,000
the council meeting and convene as the

841
00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:26,559
Oklahoma City Municipal Facilities

842
00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:28,799
Authority. Uh we have a presentation for

843
00:59:26,559 --> 00:59:31,359
item B. Mr. City Manager.

844
00:59:28,799 --> 00:59:33,680
» Yes. Nicole Tower is uh here with the

845
00:59:31,359 --> 00:59:35,440
budget office to present this budget. uh

846
00:59:33,680 --> 00:59:36,799
this the m municipal facilities budget

847
00:59:35,440 --> 00:59:38,880
and she'll talk about this as she goes

848
00:59:36,799 --> 00:59:40,559
through but it represents a lot of the

849
00:59:38,880 --> 00:59:42,400
transfers a lot of the functions that we

850
00:59:40,559 --> 00:59:44,400
have that come through the operating

851
00:59:42,400 --> 00:59:46,000
budget so just want to acknowledge that

852
00:59:44,400 --> 00:59:47,119
and I'll let Nicole take us through the

853
00:59:46,000 --> 00:59:49,280
quick presentation

854
00:59:47,119 --> 00:59:51,359
» Yeah good morning Nicole Tower office of

855
00:59:49,280 --> 00:59:56,000
management and budget happy to be here

856
00:59:51,359 --> 00:59:58,079
again to present the FY27 OC MFA budget

857
00:59:56,000 --> 01:00:00,880
um so today you're going to be presented

858
00:59:58,079 --> 01:00:03,680
with the MFA budget as well as the OCPA

859
01:00:00,880 --> 01:00:05,280
budget and while those both pay play

860
01:00:03,680 --> 01:00:08,240
vital roles in supporting city

861
01:00:05,280 --> 01:00:11,440
operations. I like to think of the OCMFA

862
01:00:08,240 --> 01:00:13,839
as an internal facing trust and the OCPA

863
01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:16,799
um serves the public more outward facing

864
01:00:13,839 --> 01:00:19,119
activities.

865
01:00:16,799 --> 01:00:21,280
The OCMFA or Oklahoma City Municipal

866
01:00:19,119 --> 01:00:23,440
Facilities Authority is a trust of the

867
01:00:21,280 --> 01:00:25,119
city that provides a mechanism that

868
01:00:23,440 --> 01:00:26,960
allows for multi-year contracts with

869
01:00:25,119 --> 01:00:29,200
vendors such as a health insurance

870
01:00:26,960 --> 01:00:31,280
providers and allows for the maintenance

871
01:00:29,200 --> 01:00:34,240
of adequate reserves for such things as

872
01:00:31,280 --> 01:00:36,000
workers compensation claims. At the last

873
01:00:34,240 --> 01:00:38,400
council meeting, the city budget was

874
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:40,640
adopted. The MFA budget that is being

875
01:00:38,400 --> 01:00:42,480
presented today, the primary source of

876
01:00:40,640 --> 01:00:44,799
revenue is the city funds from that

877
01:00:42,480 --> 01:00:46,559
adopted budget. We can now look at the

878
01:00:44,799 --> 01:00:48,960
specifics of this budget for fiscal year

879
01:00:46,559 --> 01:00:50,960
27.

880
01:00:48,960 --> 01:00:54,720
So overall, the trust budget is just

881
01:00:50,960 --> 01:00:56,319
over 178 million. Last year's budget was

882
01:00:54,720 --> 01:00:59,119
146 million, which is an increase

883
01:00:56,319 --> 01:01:00,559
year-over-year of 21%.

884
01:00:59,119 --> 01:01:03,440
And you can see the various budget

885
01:01:00,559 --> 01:01:05,359
functions on this slide. So this slide

886
01:01:03,440 --> 01:01:07,040
groups similar functions together to

887
01:01:05,359 --> 01:01:09,040
illustrate and summarize the functions

888
01:01:07,040 --> 01:01:10,880
of the trust.

889
01:01:09,040 --> 01:01:14,640
The first one, health insurance, is by

890
01:01:10,880 --> 01:01:17,440
far the largest portion at 95 million or

891
01:01:14,640 --> 01:01:19,280
53%. This comes from both the city and

892
01:01:17,440 --> 01:01:21,760
its employees as they contribute to the

893
01:01:19,280 --> 01:01:23,680
premiums paid for health insurance.

894
01:01:21,760 --> 01:01:25,839
There are also several similar functions

895
01:01:23,680 --> 01:01:27,359
to health insurance in this budget. The

896
01:01:25,839 --> 01:01:29,520
city's property [clears throat] and

897
01:01:27,359 --> 01:01:32,400
liability insurance is about 23 million

898
01:01:29,520 --> 01:01:35,680
or 13% and workers compensation is

899
01:01:32,400 --> 01:01:37,680
projected to be about 20 million or 11%.

900
01:01:35,680 --> 01:01:40,000
We also pay for unemployment claims

901
01:01:37,680 --> 01:01:42,960
through the OCMFA, but those are

902
01:01:40,000 --> 01:01:45,680
relatively small, about 205,000.

903
01:01:42,960 --> 01:01:49,680
The next largest category is information

904
01:01:45,680 --> 01:01:51,280
technology. So at 15 million or 8%, this

905
01:01:49,680 --> 01:01:52,640
is one of the largest areas that

906
01:01:51,280 --> 01:01:54,880
utilizes the abilities for the

907
01:01:52,640 --> 01:01:56,480
multi-year contracts. They use it for

908
01:01:54,880 --> 01:01:59,680
such things as a city-wide computer

909
01:01:56,480 --> 01:02:02,640
systems, the radio systems, E911, and

910
01:01:59,680 --> 01:02:05,359
other IT related services.

911
01:02:02,640 --> 01:02:07,599
The general purpose and others category

912
01:02:05,359 --> 01:02:09,440
includes annual financial audits,

913
01:02:07,599 --> 01:02:12,160
professional legal services, and code

914
01:02:09,440 --> 01:02:14,640
enforcement related contracts.

915
01:02:12,160 --> 01:02:17,200
The city also uses the OCMFA for

916
01:02:14,640 --> 01:02:19,280
advanced capital funding. Those are for

917
01:02:17,200 --> 01:02:21,920
GEO bonds and it helps them jumpstart

918
01:02:19,280 --> 01:02:24,319
certain capital projects. So, we've set

919
01:02:21,920 --> 01:02:26,160
up a revolving fund here in the OCMFA

920
01:02:24,319 --> 01:02:28,559
and it allows public works to begin

921
01:02:26,160 --> 01:02:30,960
design work on bond projects before the

922
01:02:28,559 --> 01:02:33,200
bonds are sold. Once the bonds are sold,

923
01:02:30,960 --> 01:02:35,599
the bond proceeds reimburse the trust

924
01:02:33,200 --> 01:02:38,160
for those early design costs,

925
01:02:35,599 --> 01:02:40,079
essentially buying back the plans. This

926
01:02:38,160 --> 01:02:41,839
process helps us get projects moving

927
01:02:40,079 --> 01:02:44,240
faster.

928
01:02:41,839 --> 01:02:46,240
As those funds are replenished, they can

929
01:02:44,240 --> 01:02:49,680
be used to kick off the next round of

930
01:02:46,240 --> 01:02:51,440
projects, keeping our momentum going.

931
01:02:49,680 --> 01:02:54,000
Okay.

932
01:02:51,440 --> 01:02:55,680
So when we look here at the revenue,

933
01:02:54,000 --> 01:02:57,520
health insurance contributions from the

934
01:02:55,680 --> 01:03:01,520
city and its employees is the largest

935
01:02:57,520 --> 01:03:04,000
source at 93 million or 52%.

936
01:03:01,520 --> 01:03:06,079
Transfers from various funds such as the

937
01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:08,160
IT or the risk management internal

938
01:03:06,079 --> 01:03:11,040
service funds is the second largest at

939
01:03:08,160 --> 01:03:13,359
54 million or 30%.

940
01:03:11,040 --> 01:03:16,559
Fund balance is the next largest at 13

941
01:03:13,359 --> 01:03:17,920
million or 7%. And finally here, there

942
01:03:16,559 --> 01:03:20,319
are several miscellaneous revenue

943
01:03:17,920 --> 01:03:21,839
sources that account for just over 10%

944
01:03:20,319 --> 01:03:24,640
of the revenue. And this covers things

945
01:03:21,839 --> 01:03:27,839
like interest.

946
01:03:24,640 --> 01:03:30,480
Okay. On the expense side, payments to

947
01:03:27,839 --> 01:03:33,680
other services and charges dominate at

948
01:03:30,480 --> 01:03:35,039
172 million or 96%. And this makes sense

949
01:03:33,680 --> 01:03:37,440
because these are things such as the

950
01:03:35,039 --> 01:03:39,520
health insurance premiums and the IT

951
01:03:37,440 --> 01:03:41,680
contracts.

952
01:03:39,520 --> 01:03:43,520
Okay.

953
01:03:41,680 --> 01:03:46,880
And with that, I'm happy to answer any

954
01:03:43,520 --> 01:03:48,000
questions that you might have.

955
01:03:46,880 --> 01:03:49,520
» Thanks, Nicole.

956
01:03:48,000 --> 01:03:51,359
» Thank you.

957
01:03:49,520 --> 01:03:52,720
» Thank you.

958
01:03:51,359 --> 01:03:57,280
» Thank you. And we have a resident who

959
01:03:52,720 --> 01:04:00,280
signed up on uh OCMFA item E. Uh Steve

960
01:03:57,280 --> 01:04:00,280
Hunt.

961
01:04:03,280 --> 01:04:06,319
All right. Steve Hunt, 6300 West Drive.

962
01:04:05,119 --> 01:04:08,240
I want to give a little background on

963
01:04:06,319 --> 01:04:11,280
why I'm speaking on something so

964
01:04:08,240 --> 01:04:13,599
seemingly benal as a pension software

965
01:04:11,280 --> 01:04:15,839
contract. Um, late last year I appeared

966
01:04:13,599 --> 01:04:17,760
on the organized money uh podcast with

967
01:04:15,839 --> 01:04:20,480
Dave Diane of American Prospect and Matt

968
01:04:17,760 --> 01:04:23,119
Stellar talking about my time at Costco

969
01:04:20,480 --> 01:04:24,799
where I saw that Costco was too large of

970
01:04:23,119 --> 01:04:26,880
an entity for private equity firms to

971
01:04:24,799 --> 01:04:29,440
take over. So, they were targeting their

972
01:04:26,880 --> 01:04:30,799
trusted vendors one by one. And over the

973
01:04:29,440 --> 01:04:34,640
year and a half that I was there, I

974
01:04:30,799 --> 01:04:36,480
watched uh not just the members have a

975
01:04:34,640 --> 01:04:37,599
hard time with degradation of product,

976
01:04:36,480 --> 01:04:39,200
but the people that work in Oklahoma

977
01:04:37,599 --> 01:04:40,799
City call center unable to get any help

978
01:04:39,200 --> 01:04:42,720
because these equity firms had taken

979
01:04:40,799 --> 01:04:44,319
over these vendors. Well, I'm starting

980
01:04:42,720 --> 01:04:47,280
to notice the same phenomenon happening

981
01:04:44,319 --> 01:04:49,839
here in the city. Um Oklahoma City can't

982
01:04:47,280 --> 01:04:51,680
be targeted for leveraged buyout by KKR

983
01:04:49,839 --> 01:04:53,359
or Blackstone. So, what they're doing is

984
01:04:51,680 --> 01:04:55,599
they're taking over the vendors one by

985
01:04:53,359 --> 01:04:58,880
one. And the one that I see today is

986
01:04:55,599 --> 01:05:01,200
item E. A contract was fully executed by

987
01:04:58,880 --> 01:05:02,799
the vendor on May 28th, weeks before

988
01:05:01,200 --> 01:05:05,280
this body was given the opportunity to

989
01:05:02,799 --> 01:05:07,599
vote on it today. The vendor is Pension

990
01:05:05,280 --> 01:05:10,079
Technology Group LLC. They are owned by

991
01:05:07,599 --> 01:05:12,160
Case 5 Capital Private Equity Family

992
01:05:10,079 --> 01:05:14,720
Office out of Dallas Metroplex that

993
01:05:12,160 --> 01:05:17,839
manages capital for anonymous high- netw

994
01:05:14,720 --> 01:05:19,760
worth Dallas investors. That's Case 5

995
01:05:17,839 --> 01:05:21,520
Capital. You can look them up. The

996
01:05:19,760 --> 01:05:23,920
agreement hands over access to the

997
01:05:21,520 --> 01:05:25,599
retirement data of 6,500 Oklahoma City

998
01:05:23,920 --> 01:05:27,920
municipal employees, active members,

999
01:05:25,599 --> 01:05:30,400
retirees, and beneficiaries. Buried in

1000
01:05:27,920 --> 01:05:33,760
the fine print is a specific clause

1001
01:05:30,400 --> 01:05:36,079
regarding resilient data. The provision

1002
01:05:33,760 --> 01:05:38,720
grants a private equitybacked firm the

1003
01:05:36,079 --> 01:05:41,520
right to take anonymized derivative data

1004
01:05:38,720 --> 01:05:43,599
from Oklahoma City employees retirement

1005
01:05:41,520 --> 01:05:46,319
records and exploit it commercially for

1006
01:05:43,599 --> 01:05:49,599
benchmarking product development and

1007
01:05:46,319 --> 01:05:51,280
proprietary analytics in perpetuity

1008
01:05:49,599 --> 01:05:54,240
completely surviving the life of this

1009
01:05:51,280 --> 01:05:57,599
contract. The civic architecture here is

1010
01:05:54,240 --> 01:06:00,000
entirely asymmetric. The city employees

1011
01:05:57,599 --> 01:06:02,480
whose labor built this capital have zero

1012
01:06:00,000 --> 01:06:03,839
rights under this contract. The OKC

1013
01:06:02,480 --> 01:06:05,440
employee retirement system has no

1014
01:06:03,839 --> 01:06:07,359
independent right to sue per the

1015
01:06:05,440 --> 01:06:10,000
contract. If the firm suffers a

1016
01:06:07,359 --> 01:06:12,160
catastrophic breach exposing the data,

1017
01:06:10,000 --> 01:06:14,720
which will happen, this is a 5-year

1018
01:06:12,160 --> 01:06:16,400
contract, and this will happen. 6,500

1019
01:06:14,720 --> 01:06:19,680
civil servants, their liability is

1020
01:06:16,400 --> 01:06:23,359
capped at 1.5 time one year's fee, a

1021
01:06:19,680 --> 01:06:25,359
mere $195,000. So each employee will get

1022
01:06:23,359 --> 01:06:27,520
30 bucks. They can go to Jimmy's Egg and

1023
01:06:25,359 --> 01:06:29,200
have a breakfast if their data is

1024
01:06:27,520 --> 01:06:31,200
stolen.

1025
01:06:29,200 --> 01:06:33,520
This isn't an administrative upgrade. It

1026
01:06:31,200 --> 01:06:35,680
is a long-term extraction mechanism. I

1027
01:06:33,520 --> 01:06:37,599
ask the council to table this item today

1028
01:06:35,680 --> 01:06:38,559
and answer one fundamental question.

1029
01:06:37,599 --> 01:06:40,160
» 30 seconds remain.

1030
01:06:38,559 --> 01:06:42,000
» Who inside the city government decided

1031
01:06:40,160 --> 01:06:43,440
that a Dallas private equity firm should

1032
01:06:42,000 --> 01:06:46,319
own the commercial rights to Oklahoma

1033
01:06:43,440 --> 01:06:48,160
City employee data in perpetuity? Was it

1034
01:06:46,319 --> 01:06:50,000
the mayor who spent nine years

1035
01:06:48,160 --> 01:06:53,599
compensated by a private equity interest

1036
01:06:50,000 --> 01:06:56,079
in a synicure at Hall Capital?

1037
01:06:53,599 --> 01:06:57,599
Thank you.

1038
01:06:56,079 --> 01:07:00,720
That concludes the residents who signed

1039
01:06:57,599 --> 01:07:04,760
up to speak. We can now take OS OC MFA

1040
01:07:00,720 --> 01:07:04,760
agenda with one motion.

1041
01:07:07,359 --> 01:07:12,039
Got a motion and a second. Cast your

1042
01:07:09,039 --> 01:07:12,039
votes.

1043
01:07:19,431 --> 01:07:21,451
[clears throat]

1044
01:07:28,400 --> 01:07:32,319
passes unanimously. Now we'll adjourn

1045
01:07:30,480 --> 01:07:34,000
OCMFA and convene as the Oklahoma City

1046
01:07:32,319 --> 01:07:35,599
Public property authority. We do have a

1047
01:07:34,000 --> 01:07:37,839
presentation on item F.

1048
01:07:35,599 --> 01:07:40,640
» Yes. Uh this is the public property

1049
01:07:37,839 --> 01:07:42,720
authority budget. Steve Akens is here

1050
01:07:40,640 --> 01:07:44,160
with the budget office and Steve will

1051
01:07:42,720 --> 01:07:46,559
give us an overview on the public

1052
01:07:44,160 --> 01:07:48,160
property budget.

1053
01:07:46,559 --> 01:07:52,799
» Good morning, Mayor, Council, City

1054
01:07:48,160 --> 01:07:54,960
Manager. Um, like the OCMFA, the the

1055
01:07:52,799 --> 01:07:57,440
Oklahoma City Public Pro Property

1056
01:07:54,960 --> 01:08:00,319
Authority is a trust where we can enter

1057
01:07:57,440 --> 01:08:02,079
into long-term projects and it's a

1058
01:08:00,319 --> 01:08:04,559
mechanism to allow for the multi-year

1059
01:08:02,079 --> 01:08:07,359
contracts funding to things like

1060
01:08:04,559 --> 01:08:10,319
fairgrounds improvements, golf courses,

1061
01:08:07,359 --> 01:08:11,920
maps facility, sports facilities, and

1062
01:08:10,319 --> 01:08:14,000
something you may have heard about

1063
01:08:11,920 --> 01:08:17,679
called the Continental

1064
01:08:14,000 --> 01:08:21,040
Coliseum, the new NBA Arena.

1065
01:08:17,679 --> 01:08:23,359
Uh, next slide. The revenues by source

1066
01:08:21,040 --> 01:08:25,040
are primarily

1067
01:08:23,359 --> 01:08:28,080
um

1068
01:08:25,040 --> 01:08:30,880
from transfers from various funds that

1069
01:08:28,080 --> 01:08:33,520
come into the the PPA. Golf course has

1070
01:08:30,880 --> 01:08:35,440
revenues. There's a little bit of fund

1071
01:08:33,520 --> 01:08:38,719
balance. There's transfers from hotel

1072
01:08:35,440 --> 01:08:41,759
motel tax and transfers from the general

1073
01:08:38,719 --> 01:08:44,400
fund are the sources.

1074
01:08:41,759 --> 01:08:48,880
expenditures by category. Capital outlay

1075
01:08:44,400 --> 01:08:52,880
is by far the largest piece of the PPA

1076
01:08:48,880 --> 01:08:57,040
and $250 million in fund balance

1077
01:08:52,880 --> 01:09:01,120
was transferred from MAPS to the PPA for

1078
01:08:57,040 --> 01:09:03,520
preliminary work on the new MBA arena.

1079
01:09:01,120 --> 01:09:06,799
Uh that was done back in 2025. It

1080
01:09:03,520 --> 01:09:08,960
carried over to the the new year. $1.8 8

1081
01:09:06,799 --> 01:09:11,839
million of capital construction for the

1082
01:09:08,960 --> 01:09:15,199
new at the turn grill and $850,000 for

1083
01:09:11,839 --> 01:09:17,520
the softball and bricktown improvements.

1084
01:09:15,199 --> 01:09:19,679
other services and charges of 31.7

1085
01:09:17,520 --> 01:09:23,920
millions. are things like the management

1086
01:09:19,679 --> 01:09:26,239
contract for ACM for the Paycom center

1087
01:09:23,920 --> 01:09:28,080
and the Oklahoma City Convention Center

1088
01:09:26,239 --> 01:09:30,719
as well as the other various activities

1089
01:09:28,080 --> 01:09:33,040
for the fairgrounds, golf courses, North

1090
01:09:30,719 --> 01:09:37,120
Canadian River maintenance and sports

1091
01:09:33,040 --> 01:09:40,239
facilities transfers at 17.9 million or

1092
01:09:37,120 --> 01:09:44,080
5% primarily golf course transfers and

1093
01:09:40,239 --> 01:09:48,080
transfers the excess back of the hotel

1094
01:09:44,080 --> 01:09:50,560
motel tax to from the PPA. It goes into

1095
01:09:48,080 --> 01:09:53,440
the PPA. Then we transfer the excess

1096
01:09:50,560 --> 01:09:56,560
back that's not needed back to the hotel

1097
01:09:53,440 --> 01:09:58,560
motel tax. And the other items are

1098
01:09:56,560 --> 01:10:00,960
personnel services, supplies, debt

1099
01:09:58,560 --> 01:10:03,840
services,

1100
01:10:00,960 --> 01:10:05,440
expenditures by function.

1101
01:10:03,840 --> 01:10:07,360
Um

1102
01:10:05,440 --> 01:10:10,159
we we did have an increase this year of

1103
01:10:07,360 --> 01:10:13,360
expenditures and and and it's about $181

1104
01:10:10,159 --> 01:10:16,640
million and that that is all primarily

1105
01:10:13,360 --> 01:10:18,320
due to that influx of revenue that we're

1106
01:10:16,640 --> 01:10:22,000
using for the preliminary work of the

1107
01:10:18,320 --> 01:10:24,560
new MBA arena. Um

1108
01:10:22,000 --> 01:10:26,400
the golf course expenditures at 27.8

1109
01:10:24,560 --> 01:10:28,640
million. They're primarily salaries and

1110
01:10:26,400 --> 01:10:31,199
wages, water, sewer, refu and

1111
01:10:28,640 --> 01:10:33,840
contingencies. Fairgrounds expenditures

1112
01:10:31,199 --> 01:10:36,800
at 25.4 million.

1113
01:10:33,840 --> 01:10:39,040
um debt service cost uh repairs and

1114
01:10:36,800 --> 01:10:41,120
maintenance and excess funds returned to

1115
01:10:39,040 --> 01:10:44,320
the hotel motel

1116
01:10:41,120 --> 01:10:46,159
uh fund. The remaining 1% are various

1117
01:10:44,320 --> 01:10:48,320
things like sports facilities, natural

1118
01:10:46,159 --> 01:10:50,080
gas, culture and recreation, business

1119
01:10:48,320 --> 01:10:52,719
improvement districts and other

1120
01:10:50,080 --> 01:10:56,239
miscellaneous activities. And that's a

1121
01:10:52,719 --> 01:11:00,400
recap of what the OCPA consists of. If

1122
01:10:56,239 --> 01:11:02,880
you have any questions, um

1123
01:11:00,400 --> 01:11:05,360
thank you. All right.

1124
01:11:02,880 --> 01:11:07,520
Thank you. Well, that concludes OCPA. We

1125
01:11:05,360 --> 01:11:10,520
could take uh items A through H with one

1126
01:11:07,520 --> 01:11:10,520
motion.

1127
01:11:21,360 --> 01:11:25,960
Got a motion and a second. Cast your

1128
01:11:22,960 --> 01:11:25,960
votes.

1129
01:11:26,640 --> 01:11:30,400
Passes unanimously.

1130
01:11:28,640 --> 01:11:32,400
All right. All right, we'll adjourn OCPA

1131
01:11:30,400 --> 01:11:34,960
and reconvene as the council. We're on

1132
01:11:32,400 --> 01:11:38,239
item nine, the consent docket, and there

1133
01:11:34,960 --> 01:11:41,920
is a presentation for

1134
01:11:38,239 --> 01:11:46,239
item AZ. Is there any other item that a

1135
01:11:41,920 --> 01:11:48,640
council member wishes to pull out for

1136
01:11:46,239 --> 01:11:50,159
separate vote? I think maybe uh

1137
01:11:48,640 --> 01:11:51,679
Councilman Stone Cipher, you have a

1138
01:11:50,159 --> 01:11:54,000
couple. What are those items again?

1139
01:11:51,679 --> 01:11:57,199
» It's uh item

1140
01:11:54,000 --> 01:11:58,719
9DM at page 18. Mhm.

1141
01:11:57,199 --> 01:11:59,840
» I'd ask for a separate vote on that,

1142
01:11:58,719 --> 01:12:00,719
please.

1143
01:11:59,840 --> 01:12:02,960
» Just that one.

1144
01:12:00,719 --> 01:12:05,199
» Well, there's one later, but it's uh

1145
01:12:02,960 --> 01:12:06,880
item

1146
01:12:05,199 --> 01:12:08,480
uh 11s.

1147
01:12:06,880 --> 01:12:08,960
» Oh, okay. After. Okay.

1148
01:12:08,480 --> 01:12:10,480
» Yeah.

1149
01:12:08,960 --> 01:12:12,239
» Very good. Well, uh is there any other

1150
01:12:10,480 --> 01:12:13,760
item that someone wishes to pull out for

1151
01:12:12,239 --> 01:12:16,880
a separate vote, comment, question?

1152
01:12:13,760 --> 01:12:18,480
» Mayor, did did you say that there's a

1153
01:12:16,880 --> 01:12:18,800
presentation on a?

1154
01:12:18,480 --> 01:12:22,360
» Yes.

1155
01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:22,360
» Perfect. Thank you.

1156
01:12:22,480 --> 01:12:24,960
» Okay. Well, if there's nothing else,

1157
01:12:23,679 --> 01:12:26,719
maybe we'll start with that separate

1158
01:12:24,960 --> 01:12:28,880
vote. Councilman Stone Cipher and you

1159
01:12:26,719 --> 01:12:32,159
can step out for a moment. So this would

1160
01:12:28,880 --> 01:12:35,960
be item DM.

1161
01:12:32,159 --> 01:12:35,960
We could take a motion.

1162
01:12:41,040 --> 01:12:45,640
Got a motion and a second. Cast your

1163
01:12:42,640 --> 01:12:45,640
votes.

1164
01:12:50,000 --> 01:12:56,719
Passes unanimously. All right. And now

1165
01:12:52,239 --> 01:13:00,640
we'll go back to the presentation at a

1166
01:12:56,719 --> 01:13:02,239
» Yes. Emma Winsky is here with um the uh

1167
01:13:00,640 --> 01:13:04,400
human rights commission, city human

1168
01:13:02,239 --> 01:13:07,280
rights commission to present this item

1169
01:13:04,400 --> 01:13:09,280
and the actions that we're taking today.

1170
01:13:07,280 --> 01:13:11,280
» Thank you. Yeah, Emma Winsky, compliance

1171
01:13:09,280 --> 01:13:13,360
officer for the human rights commission.

1172
01:13:11,280 --> 01:13:15,600
Um I'm here to talk about the plat

1173
01:13:13,360 --> 01:13:17,440
amendment project that um we and many

1174
01:13:15,600 --> 01:13:20,239
other city and external partners have

1175
01:13:17,440 --> 01:13:22,400
been working on.

1176
01:13:20,239 --> 01:13:24,560
So, a little bit of background. Um, as

1177
01:13:22,400 --> 01:13:26,719
many of you probably know, uh, in the

1178
01:13:24,560 --> 01:13:28,560
mid- 20th century, a lot of plat

1179
01:13:26,719 --> 01:13:30,880
documents contain racially restrictive

1180
01:13:28,560 --> 01:13:33,520
language. So, this prevented black,

1181
01:13:30,880 --> 01:13:35,600
Jewish, Asian, other groups from owning

1182
01:13:33,520 --> 01:13:37,760
property. Um, of course, these are

1183
01:13:35,600 --> 01:13:40,000
illegal and have been for many decades,

1184
01:13:37,760 --> 01:13:41,600
but still in Oklahoma City, many of our

1185
01:13:40,000 --> 01:13:44,400
plat documents still contain this

1186
01:13:41,600 --> 01:13:45,840
language. And so, in 2024, Governor Stit

1187
01:13:44,400 --> 01:13:48,320
signed a bill into law which allowed

1188
01:13:45,840 --> 01:13:50,800
municipalities to amend plat documents.

1189
01:13:48,320 --> 01:13:52,800
Um and then last year in April, you all

1190
01:13:50,800 --> 01:13:54,960
unanimously approved a resolution in

1191
01:13:52,800 --> 01:13:56,800
support of the city initiating this

1192
01:13:54,960 --> 01:13:58,400
process. Um starting to sort of

1193
01:13:56,800 --> 01:13:59,920
understand what it would take for a city

1194
01:13:58,400 --> 01:14:02,159
to do this instead of an individual

1195
01:13:59,920 --> 01:14:04,880
property owner. So we have been hard at

1196
01:14:02,159 --> 01:14:06,880
work in the interim.

1197
01:14:04,880 --> 01:14:09,120
So here are uh you know kind of some

1198
01:14:06,880 --> 01:14:10,800
abbreviated steps. So first of course

1199
01:14:09,120 --> 01:14:12,560
identifying the affected plats and this

1200
01:14:10,800 --> 01:14:14,640
is done [snorts] through a combination

1201
01:14:12,560 --> 01:14:17,440
of um like a digital review of the

1202
01:14:14,640 --> 01:14:19,600
online um sort of archives. We also

1203
01:14:17,440 --> 01:14:22,080
hosted a volunteer event this past March

1204
01:14:19,600 --> 01:14:24,000
and 75 people showed up which was really

1205
01:14:22,080 --> 01:14:26,080
um wonderful. We were thrilled to have

1206
01:14:24,000 --> 01:14:28,400
that much engagement. Um and it also

1207
01:14:26,080 --> 01:14:30,400
involved some manual uh review at the

1208
01:14:28,400 --> 01:14:32,640
county archives for some of those plats

1209
01:14:30,400 --> 01:14:34,159
where um the covenants were either filed

1210
01:14:32,640 --> 01:14:36,560
separately or you can't read them

1211
01:14:34,159 --> 01:14:38,000
because they're so old. Um then we are

1212
01:14:36,560 --> 01:14:39,679
sending mail notification to all

1213
01:14:38,000 --> 01:14:42,239
property owners who live in affected

1214
01:14:39,679 --> 01:14:43,760
plats notifying them of this process and

1215
01:14:42,239 --> 01:14:45,600
letting them know that they can come

1216
01:14:43,760 --> 01:14:48,239
speak at commissions and council if they

1217
01:14:45,600 --> 01:14:49,760
have any um concerns. Then we get

1218
01:14:48,239 --> 01:14:51,440
approval from the relevant commissions.

1219
01:14:49,760 --> 01:14:53,760
So historic preservation planning

1220
01:14:51,440 --> 01:14:55,920
commission. Now here we are. Step four,

1221
01:14:53,760 --> 01:14:57,679
approval from council hopefully. Um and

1222
01:14:55,920 --> 01:15:01,360
then pending that we will file the

1223
01:14:57,679 --> 01:15:03,600
amended plat with the county.

1224
01:15:01,360 --> 01:15:05,679
And so a little bit of uh a status

1225
01:15:03,600 --> 01:15:08,239
update. So, we estimate that there are

1226
01:15:05,679 --> 01:15:10,800
around 6,600 plats across Oklahoma City.

1227
01:15:08,239 --> 01:15:13,920
Of course, we're like a large, uh, land

1228
01:15:10,800 --> 01:15:15,679
area. And so, um, around 45% of those

1229
01:15:13,920 --> 01:15:18,000
have been reviewed to date. And again,

1230
01:15:15,679 --> 01:15:20,000
that volunteer event, we reviewed, um,

1231
01:15:18,000 --> 01:15:21,600
around 2,200 plots in two hours. So,

1232
01:15:20,000 --> 01:15:22,960
again, this is just like a peoplepowered

1233
01:15:21,600 --> 01:15:24,800
initiative. And so, we were very

1234
01:15:22,960 --> 01:15:28,400
grateful to the many volunteers who

1235
01:15:24,800 --> 01:15:30,560
showed up. And of those 3,000, um, 260

1236
01:15:28,400 --> 01:15:32,560
contain discriminatory language that

1237
01:15:30,560 --> 01:15:34,159
been confirmed, and then 20% require

1238
01:15:32,560 --> 01:15:36,159
further review. So again, this is kind

1239
01:15:34,159 --> 01:15:39,360
of an iterative process where we'll

1240
01:15:36,159 --> 01:15:41,600
continue to um sort of methodically move

1241
01:15:39,360 --> 01:15:43,679
through these plat. So overall, we're

1242
01:15:41,600 --> 01:15:46,719
going to estimate that 9 to 12% of the

1243
01:15:43,679 --> 01:15:48,880
total platin OKC contain discriminatory

1244
01:15:46,719 --> 01:15:51,120
language. Again, we're continuing to

1245
01:15:48,880 --> 01:15:53,600
review, but um that is where we're at to

1246
01:15:51,120 --> 01:15:55,440
date.

1247
01:15:53,600 --> 01:15:57,840
And um we're working on this in

1248
01:15:55,440 --> 01:16:00,480
partnership with um some colleagues at

1249
01:15:57,840 --> 01:16:02,880
OU and um one of their grad assistants

1250
01:16:00,480 --> 01:16:05,199
who's been a huge help has been mapping

1251
01:16:02,880 --> 01:16:06,560
the plat as we go along and this will be

1252
01:16:05,199 --> 01:16:08,880
made available. But we're just wanting

1253
01:16:06,560 --> 01:16:11,120
to sort sort of show the um distribution

1254
01:16:08,880 --> 01:16:12,800
of plats across the city um just to

1255
01:16:11,120 --> 01:16:14,800
represent that this isn't concentrated

1256
01:16:12,800 --> 01:16:16,560
in any one particular ward or area. This

1257
01:16:14,800 --> 01:16:18,960
is something that happened across the

1258
01:16:16,560 --> 01:16:21,120
city. So uh the green areas are ones

1259
01:16:18,960 --> 01:16:22,640
where no language was found. red where

1260
01:16:21,120 --> 01:16:24,320
we find that racially restrictive

1261
01:16:22,640 --> 01:16:26,480
language and then blue are just those

1262
01:16:24,320 --> 01:16:27,840
ones that need further review. So, we'll

1263
01:16:26,480 --> 01:16:29,520
continue to update this and we'll share

1264
01:16:27,840 --> 01:16:31,440
this publicly as well. We want this to

1265
01:16:29,520 --> 01:16:33,040
be um an opportunity for the community

1266
01:16:31,440 --> 01:16:34,880
to learn about this project and this

1267
01:16:33,040 --> 01:16:36,560
effort.

1268
01:16:34,880 --> 01:16:39,440
So, with that, I'm happy to answer any

1269
01:16:36,560 --> 01:16:41,679
questions.

1270
01:16:39,440 --> 01:16:44,480
» Well, first I'd like to say thank you

1271
01:16:41,679 --> 01:16:47,199
for the presentation. Um commend you for

1272
01:16:44,480 --> 01:16:51,280
your work. I also would like to express

1273
01:16:47,199 --> 01:16:53,679
gratitude to the residents who in pretty

1274
01:16:51,280 --> 01:16:57,120
significant numbers turned out to do

1275
01:16:53,679 --> 01:17:00,480
this work. Um, it just pulled up on the

1276
01:16:57,120 --> 01:17:02,800
internet uh some of that uh language and

1277
01:17:00,480 --> 01:17:05,840
this was even in our [clears throat]

1278
01:17:02,800 --> 01:17:07,600
Federal Housing Administration language

1279
01:17:05,840 --> 01:17:10,320
uh that it was in something called the

1280
01:17:07,600 --> 01:17:12,719
underwriting manual for them and it said

1281
01:17:10,320 --> 01:17:14,560
that quote incompatible racial groups

1282
01:17:12,719 --> 01:17:18,880
should not be permitted to live in the

1283
01:17:14,560 --> 01:17:21,040
same communities. Right. Um

1284
01:17:18,880 --> 01:17:23,199
that same manual recommended that

1285
01:17:21,040 --> 01:17:25,120
highways be a good way to separate

1286
01:17:23,199 --> 01:17:26,640
African-Americans from white

1287
01:17:25,120 --> 01:17:31,360
neighborhoods.

1288
01:17:26,640 --> 01:17:33,840
Right? So this was an actual

1289
01:17:31,360 --> 01:17:36,960
approach the government took. Right? So

1290
01:17:33,840 --> 01:17:39,280
it was neighborhoods and governments

1291
01:17:36,960 --> 01:17:42,400
that did this sort of work. And that's

1292
01:17:39,280 --> 01:17:44,880
why I am the first biracial black or

1293
01:17:42,400 --> 01:17:46,880
black person to serve on this body

1294
01:17:44,880 --> 01:17:49,199
outside of W seven where a majority

1295
01:17:46,880 --> 01:17:52,320
black population is like a majority

1296
01:17:49,199 --> 01:17:54,960
white population. W 2 elected me based

1297
01:17:52,320 --> 01:17:57,679
on the content of my character. But that

1298
01:17:54,960 --> 01:18:00,960
could not have happened when you had

1299
01:17:57,679 --> 01:18:03,360
restrictions in neighborhoods saying

1300
01:18:00,960 --> 01:18:05,280
that a person couldn't even live there,

1301
01:18:03,360 --> 01:18:08,400
right? No matter if they were a doctor

1302
01:18:05,280 --> 01:18:10,400
or a barista. So, this is critical work

1303
01:18:08,400 --> 01:18:12,080
that you all are doing. It's an

1304
01:18:10,400 --> 01:18:13,760
important reminder because we hear

1305
01:18:12,080 --> 01:18:16,320
voices today that say, "Well, maybe the

1306
01:18:13,760 --> 01:18:17,920
races should be separated again." Um,

1307
01:18:16,320 --> 01:18:19,520
and you should always remember where

1308
01:18:17,920 --> 01:18:22,560
those voices come from. They come from

1309
01:18:19,520 --> 01:18:24,800
this history, right? This history. And I

1310
01:18:22,560 --> 01:18:26,880
just want to thank again you and your

1311
01:18:24,800 --> 01:18:29,679
and the residents and again, especially

1312
01:18:26,880 --> 01:18:32,719
W 2 because I think they have shown

1313
01:18:29,679 --> 01:18:37,040
what's possible um and a different life

1314
01:18:32,719 --> 01:18:38,159
is possible here. So, thank you.

1315
01:18:37,040 --> 01:18:41,040
Thanks Emma.

1316
01:18:38,159 --> 01:18:42,800
» Thanks for all the hard work.

1317
01:18:41,040 --> 01:18:44,800
» I just want to also say thank you to

1318
01:18:42,800 --> 01:18:46,480
Emma. Appreciate your work and I live in

1319
01:18:44,800 --> 01:18:48,000
one of the affected neighborhoods. So,

1320
01:18:46,480 --> 01:18:49,840
um I got the notice and thought, wait,

1321
01:18:48,000 --> 01:18:51,280
what what's going on? So, love that this

1322
01:18:49,840 --> 01:18:54,280
work is happening and appreciate the

1323
01:18:51,280 --> 01:18:54,280
effort.

1324
01:18:55,199 --> 01:18:58,960
» All right. Well, that concludes uh

1325
01:18:57,199 --> 01:19:00,800
consent docket. We can now take the

1326
01:18:58,960 --> 01:19:04,274
remaining remaining items with one

1327
01:19:00,800 --> 01:19:04,274
motion. [clears throat]

1328
01:19:07,360 --> 01:19:13,880
I have a motion and a second.

1329
01:19:10,400 --> 01:19:13,880
Cast your votes.

1330
01:19:23,440 --> 01:19:28,000
Passes unanimously. Item 10 is the

1331
01:19:26,000 --> 01:19:32,440
concurrence docket. We could t take

1332
01:19:28,000 --> 01:19:32,440
items A through R with one motion.

1333
01:19:36,000 --> 01:19:41,640
A motion and a second. Cast your votes.

1334
01:19:44,080 --> 01:19:48,640
Passes unanimously.

1335
01:19:46,640 --> 01:19:50,480
Item 11 are items for individual

1336
01:19:48,640 --> 01:19:51,920
consideration. Items A and B were

1337
01:19:50,480 --> 01:19:53,920
already deferred, which brings us to

1338
01:19:51,920 --> 01:19:56,000
item C. This is an ordinance on final

1339
01:19:53,920 --> 01:19:59,040
hearing. is recommended for approval.

1340
01:19:56,000 --> 01:20:02,719
Reszoning 9525 West Hefner Road from

1341
01:19:59,040 --> 01:20:05,840
double A to PUD 2130. This was deferred

1342
01:20:02,719 --> 01:20:09,400
from June 2nd. Councilman Carter, no one

1343
01:20:05,840 --> 01:20:09,400
has signed up to speak.

1344
01:20:12,080 --> 01:20:15,440
After speaking with the applicant and

1345
01:20:13,840 --> 01:20:18,440
the representation, we will move for

1346
01:20:15,440 --> 01:20:18,440
approval.

1347
01:20:23,199 --> 01:20:27,960
Got a motion and a second. Cast your

1348
01:20:24,960 --> 01:20:27,960
votes.

1349
01:20:29,280 --> 01:20:35,520
Passes unanimously. Item 11D uh has a

1350
01:20:33,360 --> 01:20:37,040
couple of items here. The uh item two is

1351
01:20:35,520 --> 01:20:39,920
the ordinance on final hearing that was

1352
01:20:37,040 --> 01:20:43,440
recommended for approval resoning 4200

1353
01:20:39,920 --> 01:20:46,719
Southwest 29th from I2 and AE2 to PUD

1354
01:20:43,440 --> 01:20:49,199
2134 and AE2. Item one is an amendment

1355
01:20:46,719 --> 01:20:53,440
to the master design statement. This is

1356
01:20:49,199 --> 01:20:57,560
deferred from June 2nd. Uh, Councilwoman

1357
01:20:53,440 --> 01:20:57,560
Avers, no one has signed up to speak.

1358
01:21:02,159 --> 01:21:05,760
» One of these days I'll get faster with

1359
01:21:03,679 --> 01:21:07,600
the microphone. Um, I have confirmed

1360
01:21:05,760 --> 01:21:09,280
with the applicant we are going to defer

1361
01:21:07,600 --> 01:21:11,280
one more session to host our community

1362
01:21:09,280 --> 01:21:12,320
meeting, but we are moving forward.

1363
01:21:11,280 --> 01:21:16,159
Thank you.

1364
01:21:12,320 --> 01:21:19,520
» Okay. So, I'm going to defer item D for

1365
01:21:16,159 --> 01:21:21,120
two weeks. That would be July 7th.

1366
01:21:19,520 --> 01:21:21,760
» July 7th.

1367
01:21:21,120 --> 01:21:23,199
» Yes, sir.

1368
01:21:21,760 --> 01:21:26,199
» All right. Let's take that up as a

1369
01:21:23,199 --> 01:21:26,199
motion.

1370
01:21:33,120 --> 01:21:39,320
We have a motion and a second. Cast your

1371
01:21:36,320 --> 01:21:39,320
votes.

1372
01:21:41,520 --> 01:21:45,760
Item is deferred. All right. Item E is

1373
01:21:44,320 --> 01:21:47,920
an ordinance on final hearing. It was

1374
01:21:45,760 --> 01:21:53,199
recommended for approval reszoning 9810

1375
01:21:47,920 --> 01:21:55,120
West Memorial from PUD 986 to PUD 2138.

1376
01:21:53,199 --> 01:21:57,120
Uh, Councilman Carter, no one has signed

1377
01:21:55,120 --> 01:21:59,280
to speak.

1378
01:21:57,120 --> 01:22:00,800
Okay. Subject to the technical

1379
01:21:59,280 --> 01:22:04,840
evaluations,

1380
01:22:00,800 --> 01:22:04,840
then I will move for approval.

1381
01:22:09,199 --> 01:22:13,800
Have a motion and a second. Cast your

1382
01:22:10,800 --> 01:22:13,800
votes.

1383
01:22:15,920 --> 01:22:20,800
passes unanimously.

1384
01:22:18,400 --> 01:22:23,920
Uh 11F is an ordinance on final hearing

1385
01:22:20,800 --> 01:22:29,760
recommended for approval reszoning 5401

1386
01:22:23,920 --> 01:22:32,639
South Mustang Road from R1 to SPD 1799.

1387
01:22:29,760 --> 01:22:36,239
Uh this is deferred from April 21st and

1388
01:22:32,639 --> 01:22:38,480
May 5th and 19th. It is a 52% protest.

1389
01:22:36,239 --> 01:22:40,560
And Matt, that triggers the

1390
01:22:38,480 --> 01:22:41,520
supermajority requirement of seven,

1391
01:22:40,560 --> 01:22:44,239
correct?

1392
01:22:41,520 --> 01:22:46,159
» For approval and Councilwoman Avers, we

1393
01:22:44,239 --> 01:22:48,400
have a few people who have signed up to

1394
01:22:46,159 --> 01:22:50,560
speak when you are ready for that.

1395
01:22:48,400 --> 01:22:54,760
» Let's welcome our guests to speak.

1396
01:22:50,560 --> 01:22:54,760
» Okay. Um

1397
01:22:55,120 --> 01:22:58,880
I don't know. Do It looks like a few of

1398
01:22:57,120 --> 01:23:00,800
these are protests. I'm not sure who

1399
01:22:58,880 --> 01:23:03,280
might be here for the applicant. Usually

1400
01:23:00,800 --> 01:23:04,560
it's a good place to start perhaps. Uh

1401
01:23:03,280 --> 01:23:07,280
is that Fox.

1402
01:23:04,560 --> 01:23:09,679
» Yeah, maybe I might suggest we hear what

1403
01:23:07,280 --> 01:23:12,679
it is first before we hear the

1404
01:23:09,679 --> 01:23:12,679
opposition.

1405
01:23:12,800 --> 01:23:18,320
» Good morning. David Fox, 525 Northwest

1406
01:23:15,920 --> 01:23:22,239
11th Street. Uh here on behalf of the

1407
01:23:18,320 --> 01:23:24,320
applicant. Um this is one that we spent

1408
01:23:22,239 --> 01:23:26,000
a lot of time at the planning commission

1409
01:23:24,320 --> 01:23:29,280
level. Uh there were community meetings

1410
01:23:26,000 --> 01:23:31,840
that were held and I I think it's worth

1411
01:23:29,280 --> 01:23:34,400
pointing out that

1412
01:23:31,840 --> 01:23:36,880
where we're located is South Mustang

1413
01:23:34,400 --> 01:23:40,159
Road. Mustang Road is a state highway

1414
01:23:36,880 --> 01:23:42,080
and could you There we go. I think it's

1415
01:23:40,159 --> 01:23:44,239
this area has exploded in growth over

1416
01:23:42,080 --> 01:23:46,400
the last 10 years. What you would expect

1417
01:23:44,239 --> 01:23:48,719
to see along state highways that are

1418
01:23:46,400 --> 01:23:51,280
fully developed four-lane is more

1419
01:23:48,719 --> 01:23:54,159
intense commercial type of use. You have

1420
01:23:51,280 --> 01:23:56,880
this area along Mustang Road north of

1421
01:23:54,159 --> 01:23:59,360
59th starting to develop. You've got the

1422
01:23:56,880 --> 01:24:02,639
PUD 265 which is an older PUB which has

1423
01:23:59,360 --> 01:24:04,639
elements of commercial. You have the C1

1424
01:24:02,639 --> 01:24:06,560
immediately east which was a recently

1425
01:24:04,639 --> 01:24:08,639
approved. You have a 7-Eleven gas

1426
01:24:06,560 --> 01:24:10,239
station right there at the corner.

1427
01:24:08,639 --> 01:24:12,560
Significant commercial development is

1428
01:24:10,239 --> 01:24:14,719
expected to to come. So when we

1429
01:24:12,560 --> 01:24:16,639
originally filed this SPUD, it had lots

1430
01:24:14,719 --> 01:24:18,159
of different commercial uses in it. We

1431
01:24:16,639 --> 01:24:20,239
went and had a community meeting. It

1432
01:24:18,159 --> 01:24:21,760
became clear that uh there was no

1433
01:24:20,239 --> 01:24:24,560
element of commercial that would be

1434
01:24:21,760 --> 01:24:26,400
acceptable. What became clear as we

1435
01:24:24,560 --> 01:24:28,320
moved on was there was nothing that

1436
01:24:26,400 --> 01:24:30,960
would be viewed as acceptable by the

1437
01:24:28,320 --> 01:24:32,880
neighbors short of residential. I would

1438
01:24:30,960 --> 01:24:35,280
submit to you that it is very unlikely

1439
01:24:32,880 --> 01:24:37,199
that anybody would put their home now on

1440
01:24:35,280 --> 01:24:38,719
Mustang Road given that it's State

1441
01:24:37,199 --> 01:24:40,400
Highway, given the amount of traffic it

1442
01:24:38,719 --> 01:24:41,920
carries. And so the idea that this would

1443
01:24:40,400 --> 01:24:44,639
be developed residentially moving

1444
01:24:41,920 --> 01:24:47,199
forward I think is extremely unlikely.

1445
01:24:44,639 --> 01:24:51,600
So what we did is we came back with an

1446
01:24:47,199 --> 01:24:54,800
SPUD that has an 01 base. Now it's the

1447
01:24:51,600 --> 01:24:57,440
first 01 SPUD or PUD that I've ever been

1448
01:24:54,800 --> 01:24:59,440
a part of. O2 is generally what you

1449
01:24:57,440 --> 01:25:01,280
would expect to see. O2 is the general

1450
01:24:59,440 --> 01:25:04,960
office. Frankly, I was surprised to see

1451
01:25:01,280 --> 01:25:07,360
that we had an 01. So 01 represents the

1452
01:25:04,960 --> 01:25:09,120
least intensive non-residential zoning

1453
01:25:07,360 --> 01:25:10,800
district that we have in Oklahoma City.

1454
01:25:09,120 --> 01:25:12,719
And then what we did is we further

1455
01:25:10,800 --> 01:25:14,960
restricted it down to only allow about

1456
01:25:12,719 --> 01:25:16,800
six uses. So the only thing that could

1457
01:25:14,960 --> 01:25:19,679
really happen here is that you would

1458
01:25:16,800 --> 01:25:22,400
have an office development, accountant,

1459
01:25:19,679 --> 01:25:24,560
lawyers, things like that. And then at

1460
01:25:22,400 --> 01:25:27,360
the planning commission level through

1461
01:25:24,560 --> 01:25:28,960
commissioner Meek's work, we had imposed

1462
01:25:27,360 --> 01:25:31,520
upon this development. Sarah, would you

1463
01:25:28,960 --> 01:25:34,560
mind go to site plan perhaps the most

1464
01:25:31,520 --> 01:25:36,960
restrictive set of uh conditions placed

1465
01:25:34,560 --> 01:25:39,440
on an SPD that's an office development

1466
01:25:36,960 --> 01:25:41,679
that I have been a part of. All of which

1467
01:25:39,440 --> 01:25:44,000
were intended to make this more

1468
01:25:41,679 --> 01:25:46,080
compatible to the neighborhood. So,

1469
01:25:44,000 --> 01:25:48,080
first what you see is four different

1470
01:25:46,080 --> 01:25:50,320
buildings. We capped the square footage

1471
01:25:48,080 --> 01:25:52,719
of each individual building at 7500

1472
01:25:50,320 --> 01:25:55,199
square ft. We required them to all be

1473
01:25:52,719 --> 01:25:56,800
singlestory. Why that's significant is

1474
01:25:55,199 --> 01:25:58,719
of course the neighborhood under R1

1475
01:25:56,800 --> 01:26:00,719
regulations could have 35 ft and 2 and a

1476
01:25:58,719 --> 01:26:03,920
half stories. We capped these at

1477
01:26:00,719 --> 01:26:06,239
singlestory. We required them in the SPD

1478
01:26:03,920 --> 01:26:08,800
to be residential style with a pitched

1479
01:26:06,239 --> 01:26:10,800
roof. We further specified the pitch of

1480
01:26:08,800 --> 01:26:12,880
the roof to ensure that it is a

1481
01:26:10,800 --> 01:26:14,719
residential style pitch roof and not

1482
01:26:12,880 --> 01:26:17,840
something else.

1483
01:26:14,719 --> 01:26:19,760
We then required a masonry wall anywhere

1484
01:26:17,840 --> 01:26:22,800
where we are adjacent to single family

1485
01:26:19,760 --> 01:26:24,639
residential. Now typically masonry walls

1486
01:26:22,800 --> 01:26:27,004
of 8 ft in height which is what is

1487
01:26:24,639 --> 01:26:27,840
required here are reserved for uses

1488
01:26:27,004 --> 01:26:29,679
[clears throat] that may be deemed

1489
01:26:27,840 --> 01:26:31,360
incompatible. Now this is not

1490
01:26:29,679 --> 01:26:34,000
incompatible. Typically you see that

1491
01:26:31,360 --> 01:26:36,880
when it's multif family next to single

1492
01:26:34,000 --> 01:26:38,880
family or heavy intense commercial next

1493
01:26:36,880 --> 01:26:40,400
to single family. But here at the

1494
01:26:38,880 --> 01:26:43,440
request of planning commission we agreed

1495
01:26:40,400 --> 01:26:46,560
to an 8ft masonry wall. We further

1496
01:26:43,440 --> 01:26:49,679
agreed to uh increase landscaping points

1497
01:26:46,560 --> 01:26:52,400
within the parking areas. Significant

1498
01:26:49,679 --> 01:26:54,800
landscaping on the south, the west and

1499
01:26:52,400 --> 01:26:59,840
the north. Significant landscape buffer

1500
01:26:54,800 --> 01:27:01,760
along the south, the west and the north.

1501
01:26:59,840 --> 01:27:04,639
We agreed to limit it to no more than

1502
01:27:01,760 --> 01:27:07,440
four buildings.

1503
01:27:04,639 --> 01:27:11,280
We required public water and public

1504
01:27:07,440 --> 01:27:13,199
sewer. Uh we are required to double the

1505
01:27:11,280 --> 01:27:16,159
number of landscaping points in the

1506
01:27:13,199 --> 01:27:18,239
parking areas. We are required to double

1507
01:27:16,159 --> 01:27:20,400
the amount of landscaping points along

1508
01:27:18,239 --> 01:27:23,360
the northern border.

1509
01:27:20,400 --> 01:27:24,880
We prohibited access to 54th. What you

1510
01:27:23,360 --> 01:27:27,040
see before you is the original site

1511
01:27:24,880 --> 01:27:28,639
plan. So now we have prohibited access

1512
01:27:27,040 --> 01:27:31,040
off to 50 Uh Sarah, could you go to the

1513
01:27:28,639 --> 01:27:33,040
aerial again? My apologies

1514
01:27:31,040 --> 01:27:35,520
from 54th Street, which serves as that

1515
01:27:33,040 --> 01:27:37,679
residential street.

1516
01:27:35,520 --> 01:27:39,280
Um in speaking with the council woman,

1517
01:27:37,679 --> 01:27:41,840
we have further agreed this and this

1518
01:27:39,280 --> 01:27:45,120
will be an amendment to limit the number

1519
01:27:41,840 --> 01:27:49,840
of access points into the SPD to one off

1520
01:27:45,120 --> 01:27:53,280
of South Mustang Road. So all of that

1521
01:27:49,840 --> 01:27:55,600
along a state highway we submit makes us

1522
01:27:53,280 --> 01:27:57,040
a compatible development. Now one of the

1523
01:27:55,600 --> 01:28:00,400
things that the council and planning

1524
01:27:57,040 --> 01:28:02,719
commission does not um hear or consider

1525
01:28:00,400 --> 01:28:04,000
are covenants. I suspect you're going to

1526
01:28:02,719 --> 01:28:06,080
hear something about it. So I just want

1527
01:28:04,000 --> 01:28:08,639
to mention one brief thing about it. The

1528
01:28:06,080 --> 01:28:10,719
covenants that control this neighborhood

1529
01:28:08,639 --> 01:28:13,679
that were done before anyone bought a

1530
01:28:10,719 --> 01:28:15,520
home in there have a provision and that

1531
01:28:13,679 --> 01:28:19,360
provision is found at section 4 and it

1532
01:28:15,520 --> 01:28:21,360
says all lots except tracks one and two

1533
01:28:19,360 --> 01:28:24,159
in the tract described shall be used

1534
01:28:21,360 --> 01:28:26,080
solely for residential. Well, this is

1535
01:28:24,159 --> 01:28:27,920
within that tract one and two. So what

1536
01:28:26,080 --> 01:28:30,080
does that tell us? Well, it tells us

1537
01:28:27,920 --> 01:28:33,199
that at inception of this neighborhood,

1538
01:28:30,080 --> 01:28:35,120
it was anticipated that everything in

1539
01:28:33,199 --> 01:28:37,840
this is required to be residential

1540
01:28:35,120 --> 01:28:39,440
except tract one and two. So, clearly

1541
01:28:37,840 --> 01:28:42,159
something other than residential was

1542
01:28:39,440 --> 01:28:43,840
contemplated here. I think the neighbors

1543
01:28:42,159 --> 01:28:46,639
know that on the eve of planning

1544
01:28:43,840 --> 01:28:48,400
commission, they went and attempted to

1545
01:28:46,639 --> 01:28:50,159
modify the covenants. Now whether or not

1546
01:28:48,400 --> 01:28:51,280
they're lawful is another matter, but I

1547
01:28:50,159 --> 01:28:53,199
was handed the day of planning

1548
01:28:51,280 --> 01:28:55,600
commission modified covenants trying to

1549
01:28:53,199 --> 01:28:57,760
fix apparently a problem that they I

1550
01:28:55,600 --> 01:29:00,719
guess concede allows something other

1551
01:28:57,760 --> 01:29:02,639
than residential to go here.

1552
01:29:00,719 --> 01:29:04,080
So with that, I'm happy to answer any

1553
01:29:02,639 --> 01:29:06,800
questions. It was recommended for

1554
01:29:04,080 --> 01:29:10,159
approval by the planning commission and

1555
01:29:06,800 --> 01:29:15,440
you'll note that in the council memo

1556
01:29:10,159 --> 01:29:17,600
there are 11 TEES and I think

1557
01:29:15,440 --> 01:29:18,719
four through 11 were all added at the

1558
01:29:17,600 --> 01:29:21,360
time of planning commission through

1559
01:29:18,719 --> 01:29:23,280
negotiation with the planning commission

1560
01:29:21,360 --> 01:29:26,400
uh member for W 3. And again we would

1561
01:29:23,280 --> 01:29:29,280
propose to modify this to limit the

1562
01:29:26,400 --> 01:29:33,080
access to one curb cut off of Mustang.

1563
01:29:29,280 --> 01:29:33,080
Happy to answer any questions.

1564
01:29:34,480 --> 01:29:38,080
Thank you, David. I think that you've

1565
01:29:35,920 --> 01:29:39,920
done a great job explaining it.

1566
01:29:38,080 --> 01:29:41,679
» All right, then we'll start with the

1567
01:29:39,920 --> 01:29:45,800
folks who've signed up to speak if that

1568
01:29:41,679 --> 01:29:45,800
works. Uh Colin Walk.

1569
01:29:48,400 --> 01:29:54,080
» Good morning, council. Colin Walk, 100

1570
01:29:51,280 --> 01:29:56,080
North Broadway, Sweet 2900, and I

1571
01:29:54,080 --> 01:29:58,560
represent Thoroughbred Homeowners

1572
01:29:56,080 --> 01:30:00,880
Association. What I want to be clear

1573
01:29:58,560 --> 01:30:03,120
about is this is the rest of the story.

1574
01:30:00,880 --> 01:30:05,120
You just heard Mr. Box talks talk about

1575
01:30:03,120 --> 01:30:06,719
covenants. And while the city generally

1576
01:30:05,120 --> 01:30:09,280
doesn't consider covenants, and I can

1577
01:30:06,719 --> 01:30:11,120
appreciate that fact, what he omitted

1578
01:30:09,280 --> 01:30:13,520
was that where it says shall be

1579
01:30:11,120 --> 01:30:16,400
residential only except for lots in one

1580
01:30:13,520 --> 01:30:20,000
and two, it then goes on to specify that

1581
01:30:16,400 --> 01:30:23,040
those lots may only be developed into

1582
01:30:20,000 --> 01:30:24,560
retail spaces and specifically for

1583
01:30:23,040 --> 01:30:27,120
swine.

1584
01:30:24,560 --> 01:30:29,679
Right? So, this area, if you look at the

1585
01:30:27,120 --> 01:30:33,120
photos I've provided, still have cattle

1586
01:30:29,679 --> 01:30:36,239
on all of these lots. The reason why

1587
01:30:33,120 --> 01:30:38,080
there are 11 TES in this particular case

1588
01:30:36,239 --> 01:30:41,120
is they're because they're trying to fit

1589
01:30:38,080 --> 01:30:42,719
a round peg in a square hole. If you

1590
01:30:41,120 --> 01:30:45,360
will notice the development immediately

1591
01:30:42,719 --> 01:30:47,679
to the south, it is a high density

1592
01:30:45,360 --> 01:30:50,400
populated area that is adjacent to

1593
01:30:47,679 --> 01:30:54,000
commercial development. Our acreages are

1594
01:30:50,400 --> 01:30:56,320
all five acres lots because this is an

1595
01:30:54,000 --> 01:30:58,080
agricultural development. And unlike

1596
01:30:56,320 --> 01:31:00,000
most people who come and stand before

1597
01:30:58,080 --> 01:31:02,080
you and say, "Please, not in my

1598
01:31:00,000 --> 01:31:03,520
backyard. I bought into this residential

1599
01:31:02,080 --> 01:31:05,360
neighborhood. I didn't know that field

1600
01:31:03,520 --> 01:31:08,159
was going to be developed." These

1601
01:31:05,360 --> 01:31:09,840
individuals not only knew this was an

1602
01:31:08,159 --> 01:31:12,080
agricultural area because of the size of

1603
01:31:09,840 --> 01:31:13,760
the lots, but because of the covenants

1604
01:31:12,080 --> 01:31:16,800
and the restrictions that were put on

1605
01:31:13,760 --> 01:31:18,960
it. So consequently, to the extent that

1606
01:31:16,800 --> 01:31:21,760
this council does believe that this is

1607
01:31:18,960 --> 01:31:24,000
somehow compatible, in spite of the size

1608
01:31:21,760 --> 01:31:26,400
variations, in spite of the fact that

1609
01:31:24,000 --> 01:31:28,639
this is a private road, and if you think

1610
01:31:26,400 --> 01:31:30,320
that people turning off of the main

1611
01:31:28,639 --> 01:31:32,880
highway, the main thoroughfare in

1612
01:31:30,320 --> 01:31:35,120
Mustang aren't going to miss that turnin

1613
01:31:32,880 --> 01:31:37,920
and start utilizing my client's private

1614
01:31:35,120 --> 01:31:39,679
road for which they pay, you're wrong.

1615
01:31:37,920 --> 01:31:41,920
It's going to happen. My clients are

1616
01:31:39,679 --> 01:31:44,239
going to incur additional costs as this

1617
01:31:41,920 --> 01:31:46,320
goes on. And so consequently when we

1618
01:31:44,239 --> 01:31:48,239
look at this we have to say is this

1619
01:31:46,320 --> 01:31:50,480
compatible? This is a completely

1620
01:31:48,239 --> 01:31:53,040
agricultural area has always intended to

1621
01:31:50,480 --> 01:31:57,920
be so it has covenants in there and the

1622
01:31:53,040 --> 01:31:59,040
11TE are just simply examples of um the

1623
01:31:57,920 --> 01:32:00,480
fact that they're trying to put a round

1624
01:31:59,040 --> 01:32:02,159
peg in a square hole. The final thing

1625
01:32:00,480 --> 01:32:04,000
that I'll say is is again going back to

1626
01:32:02,159 --> 01:32:05,600
the covenants I'll remind the council

1627
01:32:04,000 --> 01:32:07,760
that while you all do not generally look

1628
01:32:05,600 --> 01:32:09,520
at covenants you do for the purposes of

1629
01:32:07,760 --> 01:32:11,760
whether or not to permit uh issue

1630
01:32:09,520 --> 01:32:13,120
permits for short-term rentals. And so

1631
01:32:11,760 --> 01:32:15,120
to the extent that the council is

1632
01:32:13,120 --> 01:32:17,120
willing to consider covenants for

1633
01:32:15,120 --> 01:32:19,760
short-term rentals but is not willing to

1634
01:32:17,120 --> 01:32:20,960
do so for a zoning project would lead me

1635
01:32:19,760 --> 01:32:22,000
to believe that's an arbitrary and

1636
01:32:20,960 --> 01:32:23,120
capriccious decision.

1637
01:32:22,000 --> 01:32:24,800
» 30 seconds remaining.

1638
01:32:23,120 --> 01:32:27,600
» So consequently, we would ask that you

1639
01:32:24,800 --> 01:32:29,600
deny this proposed spud for not being

1640
01:32:27,600 --> 01:32:32,480
compatible with the area it is currently

1641
01:32:29,600 --> 01:32:39,320
zoned in. Thank you.

1642
01:32:32,480 --> 01:32:39,320
» Thank you. Um item I'm sorry, June Roy.

1643
01:32:49,679 --> 01:32:53,280
June Roy 11, pardon me, 11749

1644
01:32:52,149 --> 01:32:57,760
[clears throat]

1645
01:32:53,280 --> 01:32:59,120
Southwest 54th Street in Thorbred Acres.

1646
01:32:57,760 --> 01:33:01,440
Um, [clears throat]

1647
01:32:59,120 --> 01:33:04,960
I'm 79 years old and I know I don't have

1648
01:33:01,440 --> 01:33:07,520
to tell my age, but there's a reason.

1649
01:33:04,960 --> 01:33:10,400
and my husband and I, I'm sorry, bought

1650
01:33:07,520 --> 01:33:15,360
this house 30 years ago

1651
01:33:10,400 --> 01:33:18,480
because of the neighborhood because it's

1652
01:33:15,360 --> 01:33:20,560
five acres and while our neighbors are

1653
01:33:18,480 --> 01:33:25,600
mostly close,

1654
01:33:20,560 --> 01:33:28,639
uh, it's ex exact opposite to the new

1655
01:33:25,600 --> 01:33:32,960
area that is built right beside us,

1656
01:33:28,639 --> 01:33:36,560
which has over a hundred houses on it.

1657
01:33:32,960 --> 01:33:39,840
And they knew when they built there that

1658
01:33:36,560 --> 01:33:42,560
there would be some retail at the

1659
01:33:39,840 --> 01:33:45,600
opening of their street.

1660
01:33:42,560 --> 01:33:49,840
Theirs is not a private road. They don't

1661
01:33:45,600 --> 01:33:52,639
pay for it. We do. And it costs a lot to

1662
01:33:49,840 --> 01:33:56,239
work on our road every few well every

1663
01:33:52,639 --> 01:33:59,440
few years. But we bought this house to

1664
01:33:56,239 --> 01:34:01,840
live the rest of our lives and to leave.

1665
01:33:59,440 --> 01:34:03,840
Sorry, my throat's all dry. and to leave

1666
01:34:01,840 --> 01:34:06,960
for our children.

1667
01:34:03,840 --> 01:34:09,120
I don't have a lot of money. What I have

1668
01:34:06,960 --> 01:34:11,440
to leave my children [clears throat] is

1669
01:34:09,120 --> 01:34:14,880
that house

1670
01:34:11,440 --> 01:34:16,800
and reszoning the front of it. Like I

1671
01:34:14,880 --> 01:34:19,920
say, it's not our backyard. It's our

1672
01:34:16,800 --> 01:34:23,120
front yard. It's what people see when

1673
01:34:19,920 --> 01:34:25,760
they come to our neighborhood. And even

1674
01:34:23,120 --> 01:34:29,040
though we knew in the covenants it said

1675
01:34:25,760 --> 01:34:32,080
there those two were exempt from that,

1676
01:34:29,040 --> 01:34:36,400
our understanding when we bought our

1677
01:34:32,080 --> 01:34:38,639
homes was that that was for the one area

1678
01:34:36,400 --> 01:34:42,400
they're trying to resone now to be able

1679
01:34:38,639 --> 01:34:46,159
to do roping things because there were

1680
01:34:42,400 --> 01:34:49,920
they owned originally four lots and they

1681
01:34:46,159 --> 01:34:52,920
wanted to be able Thank you so much.

1682
01:34:49,920 --> 01:34:52,920
Our

1683
01:35:00,560 --> 01:35:04,639
understanding that that exemption was

1684
01:35:02,719 --> 01:35:08,000
for them to be able to run cattle, have

1685
01:35:04,639 --> 01:35:11,120
roping and all that kind of events on

1686
01:35:08,000 --> 01:35:13,199
that. It was not so it would be built

1687
01:35:11,120 --> 01:35:15,760
into

1688
01:35:13,199 --> 01:35:18,000
really retail.

1689
01:35:15,760 --> 01:35:21,120
And the gentleman who originally owned

1690
01:35:18,000 --> 01:35:25,360
that lived there for a long time and he

1691
01:35:21,120 --> 01:35:27,280
never put any retail in there. It was

1692
01:35:25,360 --> 01:35:29,360
only used for cattle and all that.

1693
01:35:27,280 --> 01:35:31,600
» 30 seconds remaining.

1694
01:35:29,360 --> 01:35:34,000
» Pardon?

1695
01:35:31,600 --> 01:35:35,920
» Did somebody say ask something?

1696
01:35:34,000 --> 01:35:38,000
» You have

1697
01:35:35,920 --> 01:35:41,360
you have 30 seconds left.

1698
01:35:38,000 --> 01:35:43,920
» Okay. But besides that, my real concern

1699
01:35:41,360 --> 01:35:47,920
is the danger this would cause. You

1700
01:35:43,920 --> 01:35:49,600
can't get down Mustang Road during rush

1701
01:35:47,920 --> 01:35:52,320
hour, which is actually three or four

1702
01:35:49,600 --> 01:35:55,280
hours a day because it's backed up from

1703
01:35:52,320 --> 01:35:57,520
59th Street to 44th Street and then

1704
01:35:55,280 --> 01:36:00,159
after the light beyond that. It's

1705
01:35:57,520 --> 01:36:02,159
dangerous and several of our neighbors

1706
01:36:00,159 --> 01:36:05,199
have been involved in wrecks trying to

1707
01:36:02,159 --> 01:36:08,080
turn onto our street. It's dangerous to

1708
01:36:05,199 --> 01:36:09,440
reszone it. I think I'm out of time and

1709
01:36:08,080 --> 01:36:11,120
thank you for hearing me.

1710
01:36:09,440 --> 01:36:12,960
» Thank you, Mr. Ry. This is very

1711
01:36:11,120 --> 01:36:16,360
important to us.

1712
01:36:12,960 --> 01:36:16,360
» Corey Frank.

1713
01:36:20,719 --> 01:36:27,280
» My name is Corey Franks. I live 11500

1714
01:36:24,000 --> 01:36:30,239
Southwest 54th Street. My house butts up

1715
01:36:27,280 --> 01:36:32,800
to the property of the proposed

1716
01:36:30,239 --> 01:36:34,639
land that's being changed.

1717
01:36:32,800 --> 01:36:37,760
Um,

1718
01:36:34,639 --> 01:36:42,239
obviously I'm opposed to it. You know,

1719
01:36:37,760 --> 01:36:45,440
we people that seek out acreages kind of

1720
01:36:42,239 --> 01:36:48,400
like having space beside them. So,

1721
01:36:45,440 --> 01:36:51,360
thoroughbred acres, five acre tracks.

1722
01:36:48,400 --> 01:36:55,199
This this particular track that's being

1723
01:36:51,360 --> 01:36:57,920
proposed used to be five. The the

1724
01:36:55,199 --> 01:37:00,880
original owner, they passed away. Kids

1725
01:36:57,920 --> 01:37:03,840
seen dollar signs. They decided, hey,

1726
01:37:00,880 --> 01:37:06,560
let's reszone or they

1727
01:37:03,840 --> 01:37:08,560
broke it down to three, three and a half

1728
01:37:06,560 --> 01:37:10,639
acres

1729
01:37:08,560 --> 01:37:12,639
with the intentions of hoping to be able

1730
01:37:10,639 --> 01:37:15,600
to to

1731
01:37:12,639 --> 01:37:19,440
profit off of it for commercial land.

1732
01:37:15,600 --> 01:37:22,880
Um, so basically, if this is approved,

1733
01:37:19,440 --> 01:37:26,719
I'm going to come home to my property,

1734
01:37:22,880 --> 01:37:29,040
see a 8ft cement wall in my backyard.

1735
01:37:26,719 --> 01:37:30,719
If

1736
01:37:29,040 --> 01:37:32,800
I wanted to do that, I'd live in a

1737
01:37:30,719 --> 01:37:36,000
neighborhood. I'd live in a neighborhood

1738
01:37:32,800 --> 01:37:38,639
where my neighbor's house is right

1739
01:37:36,000 --> 01:37:40,239
beside me, 10 foot, you know, from my

1740
01:37:38,639 --> 01:37:41,760
property.

1741
01:37:40,239 --> 01:37:45,600
Um,

1742
01:37:41,760 --> 01:37:49,360
it, you know, if I see a lot of stuff

1743
01:37:45,600 --> 01:37:52,480
that if this is approved, what's to keep

1744
01:37:49,360 --> 01:37:54,719
somebody else from

1745
01:37:52,480 --> 01:37:57,600
buying three or four houses on another

1746
01:37:54,719 --> 01:37:59,840
street on Mustang Road, turning it

1747
01:37:57,600 --> 01:38:02,320
commercial.

1748
01:37:59,840 --> 01:38:05,840
And by the way, when

1749
01:38:02,320 --> 01:38:08,239
Box mentioned the commercial aspect of

1750
01:38:05,840 --> 01:38:11,360
Mustang Road,

1751
01:38:08,239 --> 01:38:16,239
85% of Mustang is already commercial

1752
01:38:11,360 --> 01:38:19,520
from 152 up to 10th Street.

1753
01:38:16,239 --> 01:38:25,040
There are multiple houses on

1754
01:38:19,520 --> 01:38:30,600
Mustang Road on acreages that remain.

1755
01:38:25,040 --> 01:38:30,600
Um and then going back to the concept

1756
01:38:31,040 --> 01:38:37,840
that they have proposed,

1757
01:38:34,639 --> 01:38:40,159
you know, 8 ft masonry wall that is what

1758
01:38:37,840 --> 01:38:42,719
what is that? Is that is that brick or

1759
01:38:40,159 --> 01:38:45,440
is that a pre-made cement wall that I'm

1760
01:38:42,719 --> 01:38:48,800
going to be looking at? Is that a nice

1761
01:38:45,440 --> 01:38:51,199
brick wall with columns, pre-cast tops?

1762
01:38:48,800 --> 01:38:53,520
We don't know. Also, what they haven't

1763
01:38:51,199 --> 01:38:54,639
put on the

1764
01:38:53,520 --> 01:38:57,199
» 30 seconds remaining.

1765
01:38:54,639 --> 01:38:59,840
» The concept is there is no retention

1766
01:38:57,199 --> 01:39:02,880
pond on there. The city is going to

1767
01:38:59,840 --> 01:39:06,000
require a large retention pond which

1768
01:39:02,880 --> 01:39:08,880
going to hold water and quite frankly, I

1769
01:39:06,000 --> 01:39:11,600
haven't seen a pretty retention pond on

1770
01:39:08,880 --> 01:39:13,679
any commercial development.

1771
01:39:11,600 --> 01:39:15,679
um they're they're hyping it up to make

1772
01:39:13,679 --> 01:39:18,880
it look good,

1773
01:39:15,679 --> 01:39:21,119
but regardless, you start adding all the

1774
01:39:18,880 --> 01:39:23,199
other stuff in and then go before the

1775
01:39:21,119 --> 01:39:25,199
city to get the plans approved, it's

1776
01:39:23,199 --> 01:39:27,440
going to change from what they've got.

1777
01:39:25,199 --> 01:39:31,800
But thank you for your time.

1778
01:39:27,440 --> 01:39:31,800
» Thank you, Russell Rouse.

1779
01:39:41,199 --> 01:39:48,480
My name is Russell Rouse. I live at

1780
01:39:43,199 --> 01:39:51,920
11501 Southwest 54th Street. Um,

1781
01:39:48,480 --> 01:39:55,840
my reason for being here is the uh

1782
01:39:51,920 --> 01:39:57,920
increase in non-residential properties

1783
01:39:55,840 --> 01:40:01,520
has increased the traffic to the point

1784
01:39:57,920 --> 01:40:03,920
that we have a lot of difficulty trying

1785
01:40:01,520 --> 01:40:06,639
to get out and into our neighborhood. We

1786
01:40:03,920 --> 01:40:09,600
are a not through street. It is

1787
01:40:06,639 --> 01:40:11,920
definitely a dead-ended property. End

1788
01:40:09,600 --> 01:40:14,239
result is as the street backs up with

1789
01:40:11,920 --> 01:40:16,239
the cars, everybody comes down the

1790
01:40:14,239 --> 01:40:18,800
street, sees the backed up cars, and

1791
01:40:16,239 --> 01:40:21,600
turns right down the down our street.

1792
01:40:18,800 --> 01:40:23,360
It's difficult to support a street if

1793
01:40:21,600 --> 01:40:26,800
you're going to have a thousand people a

1794
01:40:23,360 --> 01:40:30,159
day running up and down your street. Um

1795
01:40:26,800 --> 01:40:32,960
there are plenty of uh commercial

1796
01:40:30,159 --> 01:40:36,080
properties up and down Mustang that are

1797
01:40:32,960 --> 01:40:37,760
currently empty. There's nobody to

1798
01:40:36,080 --> 01:40:39,520
support them. There are no companies in

1799
01:40:37,760 --> 01:40:41,840
them. There are no owners in them.

1800
01:40:39,520 --> 01:40:45,600
There's no renters in them. There's just

1801
01:40:41,840 --> 01:40:47,600
buildings out the wazoo. Um we're just

1802
01:40:45,600 --> 01:40:52,960
having difficulty with this. Our place

1803
01:40:47,600 --> 01:40:56,159
is definitely res rural in nature and uh

1804
01:40:52,960 --> 01:40:59,040
maintain that way for a reason. But um

1805
01:40:56,159 --> 01:41:02,639
in this particular case, this this

1806
01:40:59,040 --> 01:41:06,880
really seems out of out of place. We uh

1807
01:41:02,639 --> 01:41:10,000
we can't leave our houses uh say 4 to

1808
01:41:06,880 --> 01:41:12,320
6:00 at night, 6:30. Traffic's backed up

1809
01:41:10,000 --> 01:41:15,600
all the way from 59th past the entrance

1810
01:41:12,320 --> 01:41:17,520
into our road. So, we can't go north. We

1811
01:41:15,600 --> 01:41:19,040
have to go south and wait in line with

1812
01:41:17,520 --> 01:41:22,639
everybody else that's stuck in the

1813
01:41:19,040 --> 01:41:24,880
backup. It's it's just the rest of the

1814
01:41:22,639 --> 01:41:27,760
environment does not support the amount

1815
01:41:24,880 --> 01:41:31,360
of individuals that we have uh moving

1816
01:41:27,760 --> 01:41:34,000
into the area. The end result is uh

1817
01:41:31,360 --> 01:41:36,880
we're trapped. We can't hardly get in.

1818
01:41:34,000 --> 01:41:40,080
We can't hardly get out. Um and the cost

1819
01:41:36,880 --> 01:41:42,880
will go up in our neighborhoods. Um we

1820
01:41:40,080 --> 01:41:46,800
certainly uh appreciate everybody here's

1821
01:41:42,880 --> 01:41:48,719
effort. Um but u there there's no doubt

1822
01:41:46,800 --> 01:41:50,800
the individuals on our street were under

1823
01:41:48,719 --> 01:41:53,280
the impression that we're in a rural

1824
01:41:50,800 --> 01:41:56,719
neighborhood. We we don't have city

1825
01:41:53,280 --> 01:41:58,639
water. We don't have uh city sewer. We

1826
01:41:56,719 --> 01:42:01,600
don't have anything. We support it all

1827
01:41:58,639 --> 01:42:04,000
ourselves. And um this excess traffic

1828
01:42:01,600 --> 01:42:05,760
when everybody stops and tries to bypass

1829
01:42:04,000 --> 01:42:08,400
the backed up road and thinks they can

1830
01:42:05,760 --> 01:42:11,360
come down our street um is going to

1831
01:42:08,400 --> 01:42:12,320
increase our costs tremendously.

1832
01:42:11,360 --> 01:42:13,440
Um

1833
01:42:12,320 --> 01:42:15,280
» 30 seconds remaining.

1834
01:42:13,440 --> 01:42:17,679
» Trying trying to keep this short and

1835
01:42:15,280 --> 01:42:20,960
sweet, but I appreciate your time. Thank

1836
01:42:17,679 --> 01:42:25,239
you very much.

1837
01:42:20,960 --> 01:42:25,239
» Thank you. Uh Carrie Barker.

1838
01:42:27,440 --> 01:42:32,080
» Thank you very much. Uh it's Carrie

1839
01:42:29,199 --> 01:42:35,040
Barker. I'm the president of the

1840
01:42:32,080 --> 01:42:39,280
Thoroughbred Homeowners Association. I

1841
01:42:35,040 --> 01:42:41,360
live at 11648 Southwest 54 Street. I

1842
01:42:39,280 --> 01:42:43,440
have been the president for more than 30

1843
01:42:41,360 --> 01:42:44,960
years. And if you've seen the speakers

1844
01:42:43,440 --> 01:42:49,760
prior

1845
01:42:44,960 --> 01:42:52,960
u to myself all are of the same caliber

1846
01:42:49,760 --> 01:42:54,800
that lived in that neighborhood and it

1847
01:42:52,960 --> 01:42:57,440
might as well be called thoroughbred

1848
01:42:54,800 --> 01:42:59,679
farms. Thoroughbred

1849
01:42:57,440 --> 01:43:02,159
is the name of what we do. That's the

1850
01:42:59,679 --> 01:43:05,199
nature. We have horses, we have cattle,

1851
01:43:02,159 --> 01:43:08,000
we have donkeys, we raise chickens. It

1852
01:43:05,199 --> 01:43:11,440
is a rule. We're on uh we're not on city

1853
01:43:08,000 --> 01:43:13,440
water. We're well and septic. That's the

1854
01:43:11,440 --> 01:43:15,760
sort of community it is. It's kind of

1855
01:43:13,440 --> 01:43:18,639
unique and that's the reason why this

1856
01:43:15,760 --> 01:43:21,280
sort of business right at our front door

1857
01:43:18,639 --> 01:43:23,199
and in one of our lots that was

1858
01:43:21,280 --> 01:43:26,000
protected many years ago when the

1859
01:43:23,199 --> 01:43:27,840
covenants was written to guard against

1860
01:43:26,000 --> 01:43:30,080
that. And what they failed to mention

1861
01:43:27,840 --> 01:43:33,600
about the covenants is the wording in

1862
01:43:30,080 --> 01:43:37,920
there does not permit a developer to

1863
01:43:33,600 --> 01:43:40,639
come in there and put four 7500 square

1864
01:43:37,920 --> 01:43:44,320
foot buildings and 200 parking spaces

1865
01:43:40,639 --> 01:43:47,600
right at our door. Our area has one

1866
01:43:44,320 --> 01:43:51,040
residence per lot per five acres. We

1867
01:43:47,600 --> 01:43:52,960
qualify as farm exemption. This is

1868
01:43:51,040 --> 01:43:55,360
what's unique and this takes away from

1869
01:43:52,960 --> 01:43:58,080
the character. You've seen this on

1870
01:43:55,360 --> 01:44:00,960
television where ranches have to protect

1871
01:43:58,080 --> 01:44:04,000
themselves from developers coming in and

1872
01:44:00,960 --> 01:44:06,639
changing the environment. Please try to

1873
01:44:04,000 --> 01:44:09,119
protect what we have developed over the

1874
01:44:06,639 --> 01:44:11,840
long many years. There's not many of

1875
01:44:09,119 --> 01:44:15,280
them left and we're proud of it. Each

1876
01:44:11,840 --> 01:44:17,280
one of us know the neighbors personally

1877
01:44:15,280 --> 01:44:19,520
and we want to keep it that way. And we

1878
01:44:17,280 --> 01:44:21,840
don't see why this business when it's

1879
01:44:19,520 --> 01:44:24,080
presented to you, what you don't see, it

1880
01:44:21,840 --> 01:44:26,080
looks pretty on paper, but when you put

1881
01:44:24,080 --> 01:44:29,600
it in practice and drive down there and

1882
01:44:26,080 --> 01:44:32,000
look at four huge buildings set up on

1883
01:44:29,600 --> 01:44:34,400
the front of that, it's going to detract

1884
01:44:32,000 --> 01:44:36,639
from our acreage. And we have kept it in

1885
01:44:34,400 --> 01:44:39,199
pristine condition. All of those houses

1886
01:44:36,639 --> 01:44:42,080
are occupied. We've invested our

1887
01:44:39,199 --> 01:44:45,600
savings, our 401s in there. That's all

1888
01:44:42,080 --> 01:44:48,719
we have. The owners of this that were

1889
01:44:45,600 --> 01:44:50,639
there previously, ironically, is a land

1890
01:44:48,719 --> 01:44:53,119
and cattle

1891
01:44:50,639 --> 01:44:55,280
company and they want to remove what we

1892
01:44:53,119 --> 01:44:59,280
have on there now. We keep cattle on

1893
01:44:55,280 --> 01:45:01,280
there. Everyone else have horses. We do

1894
01:44:59,280 --> 01:45:03,520
not want this change there. We're not

1895
01:45:01,280 --> 01:45:06,800
opposed to commercial businesses,

1896
01:45:03,520 --> 01:45:09,440
» But put it somewhere where it belongs.

1897
01:45:06,800 --> 01:45:11,600
If you read the zoning, the purpose for

1898
01:45:09,440 --> 01:45:15,440
zoning, this was approved residential

1899
01:45:11,600 --> 01:45:17,920
some 35 years ago. It's residential.

1900
01:45:15,440 --> 01:45:20,960
It's not commercial. And if you look at

1901
01:45:17,920 --> 01:45:22,880
the zoning, it says here that zoning is

1902
01:45:20,960 --> 01:45:26,320
the purpose. It's necessary to protect

1903
01:45:22,880 --> 01:45:30,400
the community health, safety, and

1904
01:45:26,320 --> 01:45:33,040
welfare. Please uphold that today and

1905
01:45:30,400 --> 01:45:36,239
reject this application.

1906
01:45:33,040 --> 01:45:38,400
Thank you.

1907
01:45:36,239 --> 01:45:40,800
Thank you. That concludes Councilwoman

1908
01:45:38,400 --> 01:45:43,040
Avers uh the residents who signed up to

1909
01:45:40,800 --> 01:45:44,639
speak.

1910
01:45:43,040 --> 01:45:46,400
» Councilwoman, can I ask a quick

1911
01:45:44,639 --> 01:45:48,159
question?

1912
01:45:46,400 --> 01:45:51,199
Um

1913
01:45:48,159 --> 01:45:54,320
and this might seem like a naive or I

1914
01:45:51,199 --> 01:45:56,960
just I feel very uninformed on what the

1915
01:45:54,320 --> 01:45:59,280
covenant piece is. And so I was

1916
01:45:56,960 --> 01:46:01,440
wondering if maybe Sarah or Matt could

1917
01:45:59,280 --> 01:46:03,360
talk to us about why we don't consider

1918
01:46:01,440 --> 01:46:06,960
covenants and what the purpose of them

1919
01:46:03,360 --> 01:46:10,360
is. then if they don't have any effect

1920
01:46:06,960 --> 01:46:10,360
on our zoning.

1921
01:46:16,800 --> 01:46:22,400
» Yeah, that's a that's a good question.

1922
01:46:18,320 --> 01:46:27,679
So, the covenants run with the land and

1923
01:46:22,400 --> 01:46:30,320
those certainly apply to um visav the

1924
01:46:27,679 --> 01:46:33,360
the developer and the purchaser of the

1925
01:46:30,320 --> 01:46:37,679
property. Traditionally,

1926
01:46:33,360 --> 01:46:40,320
um, as a municipality, we focus on our

1927
01:46:37,679 --> 01:46:41,920
ordinances and what we can consider

1928
01:46:40,320 --> 01:46:45,360
lawfully.

1929
01:46:41,920 --> 01:46:47,600
There are components that of of what may

1930
01:46:45,360 --> 01:46:50,560
be contained in covenants that this body

1931
01:46:47,600 --> 01:46:52,400
can certainly consider, but the fact of

1932
01:46:50,560 --> 01:46:55,119
that agreement

1933
01:46:52,400 --> 01:46:58,000
is that private agreement, it remains

1934
01:46:55,119 --> 01:46:59,360
private. Although it may be of record,

1935
01:46:58,000 --> 01:47:01,360
it'd be more like a mortgage or

1936
01:46:59,360 --> 01:47:03,040
something between between other parties,

1937
01:47:01,360 --> 01:47:06,719
not the city itself.

1938
01:47:03,040 --> 01:47:09,119
» So it it's not something that's like

1939
01:47:06,719 --> 01:47:10,480
who enforces it. It's just self-

1940
01:47:09,119 --> 01:47:13,119
enforced.

1941
01:47:10,480 --> 01:47:15,040
» So the private property owners could

1942
01:47:13,119 --> 01:47:17,600
could pursue recourse at the district

1943
01:47:15,040 --> 01:47:19,360
courthouse if they believe that um

1944
01:47:17,600 --> 01:47:20,560
» The covenant is not being

1945
01:47:19,360 --> 01:47:21,119
» Right. If that the covenants have been

1946
01:47:20,560 --> 01:47:24,679
violated.

1947
01:47:21,119 --> 01:47:24,679
» Gotcha. Thank you.

1948
01:47:24,719 --> 01:47:28,880
And then this is I'm guessing for

1949
01:47:26,800 --> 01:47:31,679
councilwoman because it's your award.

1950
01:47:28,880 --> 01:47:35,040
I'm just looking at the map. Am I

1951
01:47:31,679 --> 01:47:37,600
understanding that retail doesn't exist

1952
01:47:35,040 --> 01:47:39,520
between Southwest 44th and 59th that

1953
01:47:37,600 --> 01:47:41,840
it's north and south of those two

1954
01:47:39,520 --> 01:47:44,000
intersections? Is that about right?

1955
01:47:41,840 --> 01:47:47,880
» What's the question?

1956
01:47:44,000 --> 01:47:47,880
So on Mustang Road

1957
01:47:48,159 --> 01:47:52,320
between 44th

1958
01:47:50,320 --> 01:47:53,199
and 59th

1959
01:47:52,320 --> 01:47:55,679
» 44th

1960
01:47:53,199 --> 01:47:57,119
» Like Southwest 44th. Am I looking

1961
01:47:55,679 --> 01:47:58,480
» That retail does not exist?

1962
01:47:57,119 --> 01:48:01,840
» That's a question. That's not a

1963
01:47:58,480 --> 01:48:04,960
statement. Is there any retail between

1964
01:48:01,840 --> 01:48:07,119
Southwest 44th and Southwest 59th? I see

1965
01:48:04,960 --> 01:48:07,600
some south.

1966
01:48:07,119 --> 01:48:09,520
» Sure.

1967
01:48:07,600 --> 01:48:12,719
» Of 59th.

1968
01:48:09,520 --> 01:48:14,320
I see some north, but on here I'm not

1969
01:48:12,719 --> 01:48:17,440
seeing that.

1970
01:48:14,320 --> 01:48:19,920
» So, the the zoning exists to allow

1971
01:48:17,440 --> 01:48:22,800
retail. Now, we're not proposing retail.

1972
01:48:19,920 --> 01:48:24,880
Like, we're just office. I guess if

1973
01:48:22,800 --> 01:48:27,679
there's a 7-Eleven gas station north of

1974
01:48:24,880 --> 01:48:32,320
59th that sells things. So, I guess that

1975
01:48:27,679 --> 01:48:34,000
is some form of retail. But there PED265

1976
01:48:32,320 --> 01:48:35,920
allows

1977
01:48:34,000 --> 01:48:37,119
commercial development allowing retail.

1978
01:48:35,920 --> 01:48:38,880
There's a lot of talk of commercial

1979
01:48:37,119 --> 01:48:39,679
development. We do not allow any

1980
01:48:38,880 --> 01:48:40,400
commercial uses.

1981
01:48:39,679 --> 01:48:44,159
» An office.

1982
01:48:40,400 --> 01:48:49,040
» Office 01 office.

1983
01:48:44,159 --> 01:48:51,360
» And then what is the closest office to

1984
01:48:49,040 --> 01:48:51,760
this area? Do you have any notion of

1985
01:48:51,360 --> 01:48:53,840
that?

1986
01:48:51,760 --> 01:48:56,320
» Yeah.

1987
01:48:53,840 --> 01:48:59,119
I'm going to use this. So here's our

1988
01:48:56,320 --> 01:49:00,000
site right here across the street.

1989
01:48:59,119 --> 01:49:01,760
Office.

1990
01:49:00,000 --> 01:49:04,159
» There's office, right? Okay. I see on

1991
01:49:01,760 --> 01:49:05,360
there. But is that zoned or is there an

1992
01:49:04,159 --> 01:49:08,880
actual office there?

1993
01:49:05,360 --> 01:49:11,040
» Actual office. If you look at the aerial

1994
01:49:08,880 --> 01:49:13,280
Sarah, would you mind going back right

1995
01:49:11,040 --> 01:49:14,719
here?

1996
01:49:13,280 --> 01:49:17,119
And then north of that is commercial

1997
01:49:14,719 --> 01:49:22,080
zoning, but yeah, the office is there

1998
01:49:17,119 --> 01:49:24,480
and built. The 7 This images from 2005,

1999
01:49:22,080 --> 01:49:26,960
excuse me, 25. The 7-Eleven is now fully

2000
01:49:24,480 --> 01:49:31,040
operational. Mustang Road is developing

2001
01:49:26,960 --> 01:49:34,080
out. It it once was a kind of rural

2002
01:49:31,040 --> 01:49:36,159
area, but that has changed rapidly.

2003
01:49:34,080 --> 01:49:38,239
You've got multif family here. You've

2004
01:49:36,159 --> 01:49:40,960
got commercial zoning and development

2005
01:49:38,239 --> 01:49:43,520
ongoing and we're again it's I think

2006
01:49:40,960 --> 01:49:47,679
it's critical our spud is limited to

2007
01:49:43,520 --> 01:49:50,719
office only and 01

2008
01:49:47,679 --> 01:49:52,000
and there's a tenant for this office.

2009
01:49:50,719 --> 01:49:53,520
» No, not yet.

2010
01:49:52,000 --> 01:49:58,239
» Okay.

2011
01:49:53,520 --> 01:50:01,119
I I guess that's where I have some

2012
01:49:58,239 --> 01:50:03,119
issues is

2013
01:50:01,119 --> 01:50:05,360
when I think of downtown office space

2014
01:50:03,119 --> 01:50:07,119
right now and the vacancies and then I

2015
01:50:05,360 --> 01:50:09,920
just drive

2016
01:50:07,119 --> 01:50:11,360
almost anywhere in Oklahoma City.

2017
01:50:09,920 --> 01:50:15,040
Really, I could do this almost in any

2018
01:50:11,360 --> 01:50:17,119
city and I just see so much vacant

2019
01:50:15,040 --> 01:50:19,440
office space

2020
01:50:17,119 --> 01:50:21,760
and that always bothers me especially in

2021
01:50:19,440 --> 01:50:23,040
a housing crisis.

2022
01:50:21,760 --> 01:50:24,400
So, I don't know. That's just on my

2023
01:50:23,040 --> 01:50:25,119
mind. So, thank you for walking me

2024
01:50:24,400 --> 01:50:26,960
through that.

2025
01:50:25,119 --> 01:50:30,639
» So, real quick on that. Yes, the the

2026
01:50:26,960 --> 01:50:34,320
downtown market is having perhaps some

2027
01:50:30,639 --> 01:50:37,840
issues with vacancies. The suburban

2028
01:50:34,320 --> 01:50:39,679
market for lowscale office development.

2029
01:50:37,840 --> 01:50:42,320
There is always interest for that. There

2030
01:50:39,679 --> 01:50:44,239
there are largecale office developments

2031
01:50:42,320 --> 01:50:46,800
like this where you'll have 15 to 20

2032
01:50:44,239 --> 01:50:49,360
residential style office buildings that

2033
01:50:46,800 --> 01:50:51,520
are full. Um there's a very different

2034
01:50:49,360 --> 01:50:53,840
market in the suburban market from the

2035
01:50:51,520 --> 01:50:55,920
downtown market. So the question before

2036
01:50:53,840 --> 01:50:59,600
you is not are there tenants to fill

2037
01:50:55,920 --> 01:51:00,880
these spaces. Um it's do we have a use

2038
01:50:59,600 --> 01:51:02,159
that is compatible with all the

2039
01:51:00,880 --> 01:51:05,159
restrictions that have been placed upon

2040
01:51:02,159 --> 01:51:05,159
us.

2041
01:51:06,080 --> 01:51:10,719
If we if we made zoning decisions based

2042
01:51:08,159 --> 01:51:14,239
on do we have tenants in place uh just

2043
01:51:10,719 --> 01:51:16,960
about nothing get done here on Tuesdays.

2044
01:51:14,239 --> 01:51:19,960
» Yeah.

2045
01:51:16,960 --> 01:51:19,960
Okay.

2046
01:51:35,040 --> 01:51:41,920
Okay. I have really looked at this

2047
01:51:39,280 --> 01:51:43,520
application. Uh I actually happened to

2048
01:51:41,920 --> 01:51:46,880
be it's my first planning commission

2049
01:51:43,520 --> 01:51:48,560
case that I ever got to watch. um in

2050
01:51:46,880 --> 01:51:51,360
person because I was here for another

2051
01:51:48,560 --> 01:51:55,840
purpose. And so I got to meet many of

2052
01:51:51,360 --> 01:52:00,080
our neighbors and um hear the concern

2053
01:51:55,840 --> 01:52:02,480
and the um elevation of of issues. And I

2054
01:52:00,080 --> 01:52:05,040
also got to see our planning commission

2055
01:52:02,480 --> 01:52:07,360
at work and our planning commissioner

2056
01:52:05,040 --> 01:52:09,920
representing the concerns of the

2057
01:52:07,360 --> 01:52:12,960
neighbors and the balance of the

2058
01:52:09,920 --> 01:52:14,719
applicant and and their property rights.

2059
01:52:12,960 --> 01:52:17,760
And that's what I've seen really

2060
01:52:14,719 --> 01:52:20,960
evolving over the last several months is

2061
01:52:17,760 --> 01:52:23,520
that conversation and the

2062
01:52:20,960 --> 01:52:26,480
changes to the application. And so we're

2063
01:52:23,520 --> 01:52:28,080
at a point um today where it takes seven

2064
01:52:26,480 --> 01:52:31,360
votes

2065
01:52:28,080 --> 01:52:36,080
um to pass it. Um but the flip side of

2066
01:52:31,360 --> 01:52:38,239
that is if the um applicant feels that

2067
01:52:36,080 --> 01:52:40,560
their property rights are being violated

2068
01:52:38,239 --> 01:52:42,880
and us saying no, then they can take

2069
01:52:40,560 --> 01:52:47,040
that to district court and it would be

2070
01:52:42,880 --> 01:52:49,199
evaluated in a court environment and um

2071
01:52:47,040 --> 01:52:52,400
and so we have to go back to land use

2072
01:52:49,199 --> 01:52:55,040
compatibility. is what is being proposed

2073
01:52:52,400 --> 01:52:56,880
compatible and amendable to what was

2074
01:52:55,040 --> 01:53:00,159
scoped in the land use that was approved

2075
01:52:56,880 --> 01:53:03,199
by the city 30 years ago and the zoning

2076
01:53:00,159 --> 01:53:05,599
from the city 30 years ago was as an R1

2077
01:53:03,199 --> 01:53:08,080
um which actually enables more than one

2078
01:53:05,599 --> 01:53:10,159
house in this particular lot. It could

2079
01:53:08,080 --> 01:53:12,639
enable up to five houses under the

2080
01:53:10,159 --> 01:53:14,880
current uh zoning conditions in that

2081
01:53:12,639 --> 01:53:16,800
area. So what happened in planning

2082
01:53:14,880 --> 01:53:20,880
commission were really adding

2083
01:53:16,800 --> 01:53:23,520
mitigations to make an office as close

2084
01:53:20,880 --> 01:53:27,119
to a an impact as residential

2085
01:53:23,520 --> 01:53:29,520
development would be. So I heard today

2086
01:53:27,119 --> 01:53:34,480
the concerns about the road traffic and

2087
01:53:29,520 --> 01:53:38,560
I echo every concern around traffic and

2088
01:53:34,480 --> 01:53:40,719
congestion and throughput um in

2089
01:53:38,560 --> 01:53:43,119
southwest Oklahoma City. We have some

2090
01:53:40,719 --> 01:53:46,239
real challenges. We have had incredible

2091
01:53:43,119 --> 01:53:48,719
development. Um, one of the mitigations

2092
01:53:46,239 --> 01:53:51,119
that was negotiated with planning

2093
01:53:48,719 --> 01:53:53,360
commission through great feedback from

2094
01:53:51,119 --> 01:53:55,040
community members is, hey, we're worried

2095
01:53:53,360 --> 01:53:56,560
about people wearing and tearing on a

2096
01:53:55,040 --> 01:54:01,119
road that we're paying for out of

2097
01:53:56,560 --> 01:54:03,280
pocket. And so the access to this zoning

2098
01:54:01,119 --> 01:54:06,880
added a restriction where there's only

2099
01:54:03,280 --> 01:54:09,520
access from Highway 4. And um the

2100
01:54:06,880 --> 01:54:12,159
buildings are proposed to be built just

2101
01:54:09,520 --> 01:54:14,159
like a house as if the houses that were

2102
01:54:12,159 --> 01:54:17,760
approved there.

2103
01:54:14,159 --> 01:54:19,760
So the um landscaping that has been

2104
01:54:17,760 --> 01:54:23,920
incorporated would not be a requirement

2105
01:54:19,760 --> 01:54:26,960
under the HOA association or even in um

2106
01:54:23,920 --> 01:54:31,119
any normal residential development.

2107
01:54:26,960 --> 01:54:34,159
And that was done to try to support the

2108
01:54:31,119 --> 01:54:38,320
rural feel of the existing neighborhood

2109
01:54:34,159 --> 01:54:40,480
to create that green space. And um and

2110
01:54:38,320 --> 01:54:42,960
then the masonry wall was actually done

2111
01:54:40,480 --> 01:54:44,239
also to really be able to separate it

2112
01:54:42,960 --> 01:54:48,239
from the neighborhood so that there

2113
01:54:44,239 --> 01:54:51,040
would be no impact from a traffic, a

2114
01:54:48,239 --> 01:54:53,520
safety and security risk.

2115
01:54:51,040 --> 01:54:58,080
um really all of the considerations that

2116
01:54:53,520 --> 01:55:01,119
have been noted by our neighbors. And so

2117
01:54:58,080 --> 01:55:03,520
um today I'm going to make a motion for

2118
01:55:01,119 --> 01:55:06,320
approval

2119
01:55:03,520 --> 01:55:10,239
with the full understanding and support

2120
01:55:06,320 --> 01:55:13,040
that if you want to take this to court

2121
01:55:10,239 --> 01:55:14,960
tied to the PUD, that is 100% your

2122
01:55:13,040 --> 01:55:18,000
right. But if this council votes no

2123
01:55:14,960 --> 01:55:20,239
today, all of the negotiation, all of

2124
01:55:18,000 --> 01:55:22,560
the concessions that you've gotten from

2125
01:55:20,239 --> 01:55:24,960
a neighbor negotiation perspective, you

2126
01:55:22,560 --> 01:55:28,400
would lose and you wouldn't have any of

2127
01:55:24,960 --> 01:55:30,960
that navigation in place. And so today,

2128
01:55:28,400 --> 01:55:31,599
I'm making a motion for approval. Yes,

2129
01:55:30,960 --> 01:55:34,080
sir.

2130
01:55:31,599 --> 01:55:36,159
» We need to to make the amendment to

2131
01:55:34,080 --> 01:55:36,880
limit it to one curb cut first.

2132
01:55:36,159 --> 01:55:39,599
» Sorry.

2133
01:55:36,880 --> 01:55:41,440
» Thank you.

2134
01:55:39,599 --> 01:55:43,520
» All right. Uh the motion for the

2135
01:55:41,440 --> 01:55:44,560
amendment is to make it a one road

2136
01:55:43,520 --> 01:55:45,280
access

2137
01:55:44,560 --> 01:55:47,199
» One curb cut

2138
01:55:45,280 --> 01:55:52,880
» Off of one curb cut allowed off of

2139
01:55:47,199 --> 01:55:54,880
Highway 4 just like um a residential um

2140
01:55:52,880 --> 01:55:56,480
access point would normally be off of

2141
01:55:54,880 --> 01:55:58,159
Highway 4. I'm not saying just like that

2142
01:55:56,480 --> 01:55:59,920
in the amendment, but I'm just saying

2143
01:55:58,159 --> 01:56:02,080
that as a comparison because I actually

2144
01:55:59,920 --> 01:56:05,360
think it would probably be a double

2145
01:56:02,080 --> 01:56:09,520
double entrance to enable access and or

2146
01:56:05,360 --> 01:56:12,320
egress and ingress. Um,

2147
01:56:09,520 --> 01:56:15,840
this is a this is a hard one because I

2148
01:56:12,320 --> 01:56:17,840
totally I 100% understand, but if you

2149
01:56:15,840 --> 01:56:20,000
don't have

2150
01:56:17,840 --> 01:56:22,000
what you have negotiated in place

2151
01:56:20,000 --> 01:56:24,320
approved by this council, then you don't

2152
01:56:22,000 --> 01:56:27,679
have the guarantees of that. And if you

2153
01:56:24,320 --> 01:56:30,159
look at the court dockets, I think that

2154
01:56:27,679 --> 01:56:33,280
you, the applicant, on the flip side,

2155
01:56:30,159 --> 01:56:36,159
would have an an an equal argument. If

2156
01:56:33,280 --> 01:56:37,440
that makes sense. I'm happy to discuss

2157
01:56:36,159 --> 01:56:39,440
all of the things that I've gone

2158
01:56:37,440 --> 01:56:41,840
through, but I want you to know that all

2159
01:56:39,440 --> 01:56:43,920
of these protections are to make it

2160
01:56:41,840 --> 01:56:45,840
equivalent to a residential

2161
01:56:43,920 --> 01:56:50,560
neighborhood, but enable the property

2162
01:56:45,840 --> 01:56:52,880
owner to execute their rights as um to

2163
01:56:50,560 --> 01:56:56,560
have a residentialike business in that

2164
01:56:52,880 --> 01:56:58,639
environment. And if and I'm there are

2165
01:56:56,560 --> 01:57:01,119
many other people around this horseshoe

2166
01:56:58,639 --> 01:57:04,000
that have way more experience than me in

2167
01:57:01,119 --> 01:57:06,320
both law and planning. So, if I have a a

2168
01:57:04,000 --> 01:57:08,960
misunderstanding or a misinterpretation

2169
01:57:06,320 --> 01:57:12,560
of this, I would, you know, welcome your

2170
01:57:08,960 --> 01:57:15,360
insight. But, uh, I've really tried to

2171
01:57:12,560 --> 01:57:17,280
learn and understand all of the risks

2172
01:57:15,360 --> 01:57:19,679
and the benefits to make the best

2173
01:57:17,280 --> 01:57:22,639
decision for our community.

2174
01:57:19,679 --> 01:57:25,199
» I'll just add that

2175
01:57:22,639 --> 01:57:28,960
I appreciate

2176
01:57:25,199 --> 01:57:30,719
the work you're doing on this item,

2177
01:57:28,960 --> 01:57:32,480
Councilwoman. I just do. I think the

2178
01:57:30,719 --> 01:57:34,560
amendments, I think your planning

2179
01:57:32,480 --> 01:57:38,719
commissioner is doing some great work.

2180
01:57:34,560 --> 01:57:40,800
Um, so on that note, uh, I'll vote to

2181
01:57:38,719 --> 01:57:44,880
join you all on the technical evaluation

2182
01:57:40,800 --> 01:57:49,360
just to continue making this item as,

2183
01:57:44,880 --> 01:57:51,520
um, useful to the area as possible, but

2184
01:57:49,360 --> 01:57:53,119
I ultimately

2185
01:57:51,520 --> 01:57:55,599
just don't think I can go along for the

2186
01:57:53,119 --> 01:57:57,199
rest of the ride. But should it pass, I

2187
01:57:55,599 --> 01:57:59,760
at least want to make sure it's the best

2188
01:57:57,199 --> 01:58:03,719
possible product it can be. So I'll just

2189
01:57:59,760 --> 01:58:03,719
want to state that for the record.

2190
01:58:07,440 --> 01:58:09,760
» All right. So we want to move an

2191
01:58:09,280 --> 01:58:13,239
amendment

2192
01:58:09,760 --> 01:58:13,239
» Motion for amendment.

2193
01:58:13,280 --> 01:58:19,040
» And that is an amendment as previously

2194
01:58:17,040 --> 01:58:20,560
described or

2195
01:58:19,040 --> 01:58:22,960
» Um curb cut.

2196
01:58:20,560 --> 01:58:25,040
» Yeah. Uh access shall be limited to one

2197
01:58:22,960 --> 01:58:29,239
curb cut off Mustang Road.

2198
01:58:25,040 --> 01:58:29,239
» Okay, that's it.

2199
01:58:29,280 --> 01:58:34,920
All right, we got a motion and a second

2200
01:58:30,639 --> 01:58:34,920
for the amendment. Cast your votes.

2201
01:58:35,599 --> 01:58:43,080
Passes unanimously. Now we're on the uh

2202
01:58:38,639 --> 01:58:43,080
item as amended. Item F.

2203
01:58:46,560 --> 01:58:52,920
We have a motion and a second.

2204
01:58:49,440 --> 01:58:52,920
Cast your votes.

2205
01:58:54,480 --> 01:59:00,159
» 7 to two and with the necessary Seven

2206
01:58:57,199 --> 01:59:02,560
votes required for approval.

2207
01:59:00,159 --> 01:59:03,920
All right. Item G is an ordinance on

2208
01:59:02,560 --> 01:59:06,719
final hearing. It was recommended for

2209
01:59:03,920 --> 01:59:09,199
approval reszoning 2319 North Barnes

2210
01:59:06,719 --> 01:59:15,440
Avenue from R2C4

2211
01:59:09,199 --> 01:59:17,599
UD and TT to SPD 1817 UD and TT.

2212
01:59:15,440 --> 01:59:20,000
Councilwoman Hammond, no one to speak.

2213
01:59:17,599 --> 01:59:21,360
» Is the applicant here? I'm not sure I

2214
01:59:20,000 --> 01:59:22,880
see them. Oh, there you are. I'm just

2215
01:59:21,360 --> 01:59:24,639
hiding. Um, can you just kind of give us

2216
01:59:22,880 --> 01:59:25,679
a brief kind of overview of what this

2217
01:59:24,639 --> 01:59:27,360
project is?

2218
01:59:25,679 --> 01:59:28,480
» Yeah, absolutely. Mark Sitel, one

2219
01:59:27,360 --> 01:59:30,800
Sheridan Avenue with Johnson and

2220
01:59:28,480 --> 01:59:34,239
Associates. Uh this is a town home

2221
01:59:30,800 --> 01:59:36,719
project just south of Memory Serves as a

2222
01:59:34,239 --> 01:59:39,199
Jimmy John's off of uh Northwest 23rd

2223
01:59:36,719 --> 01:59:42,000
Street. And so uh what we've designed

2224
01:59:39,199 --> 01:59:44,159
are nine units. The front four face

2225
01:59:42,000 --> 01:59:46,560
barns. So the front doors, they'll have

2226
01:59:44,159 --> 01:59:49,360
kind of small front yards. Uh and then

2227
01:59:46,560 --> 01:59:51,199
the units behind will face internally.

2228
01:59:49,360 --> 01:59:53,440
Uh and then they will have backyards. So

2229
01:59:51,199 --> 01:59:55,760
it it's a bit of a an awkward site

2230
01:59:53,440 --> 01:59:58,000
because of its size and its depth. Um,

2231
01:59:55,760 --> 01:59:59,599
but uh we went to the urban design

2232
01:59:58,000 --> 02:00:02,480
commission. It's probably the biggest

2233
01:59:59,599 --> 02:00:05,040
change. The entirety of this SPUD will

2234
02:00:02,480 --> 02:00:07,119
have to conform to the urban design uh

2235
02:00:05,040 --> 02:00:08,639
guidelines and review process. Right now

2236
02:00:07,119 --> 02:00:11,360
only half of it does. So we've actually

2237
02:00:08,639 --> 02:00:12,800
brought some property essentially in uh

2238
02:00:11,360 --> 02:00:14,000
for review. So they recommended

2239
02:00:12,800 --> 02:00:16,320
approval, planning commission

2240
02:00:14,000 --> 02:00:18,320
recommended approval, staff generously

2241
02:00:16,320 --> 02:00:20,320
recommended their approval as well. Uh

2242
02:00:18,320 --> 02:00:21,520
and we are here today asking for your

2243
02:00:20,320 --> 02:00:22,719
approval.

2244
02:00:21,520 --> 02:00:25,280
» Thank you. Yeah, I just wanted to

2245
02:00:22,719 --> 02:00:27,520
highlight this. Um, this lot has been

2246
02:00:25,280 --> 02:00:28,960
vacant the for I don't know how long,

2247
02:00:27,520 --> 02:00:30,960
but definitely my whole time on council

2248
02:00:28,960 --> 02:00:32,800
and I know has been a concern of some of

2249
02:00:30,960 --> 02:00:34,480
the neighbors. So, I think it's exciting

2250
02:00:32,800 --> 02:00:36,400
to see some infill development on it.

2251
02:00:34,480 --> 02:00:38,159
And um I' I've not heard anything

2252
02:00:36,400 --> 02:00:39,679
negative from the neighbors and I think

2253
02:00:38,159 --> 02:00:41,679
it generally it's being seen as a

2254
02:00:39,679 --> 02:00:45,960
positive addition to the neighborhood.

2255
02:00:41,679 --> 02:00:45,960
So, I'm happy to move for approval.

2256
02:00:46,719 --> 02:00:48,719
All

2257
02:00:50,320 --> 02:00:56,520
right, we have a motion and a second for

2258
02:00:52,320 --> 02:00:56,520
item G. Cast your votes.

2259
02:00:58,560 --> 02:01:02,560
Passes unanimously. Item H is an

2260
02:01:01,280 --> 02:01:05,360
ordinance on final hearing. It was

2261
02:01:02,560 --> 02:01:08,800
recommended for approval resoning 1320

2262
02:01:05,360 --> 02:01:12,199
West Reno from SPUD1309

2263
02:01:08,800 --> 02:01:12,199
to SPD1821.

2264
02:01:12,400 --> 02:01:17,040
Councilwoman Avers has stepped away. So

2265
02:01:14,800 --> 02:01:21,520
maybe we will come back to that. We'll

2266
02:01:17,040 --> 02:01:23,840
skip H for now. Um item I is an

2267
02:01:21,520 --> 02:01:26,800
ordinance on final hearing establishing

2268
02:01:23,840 --> 02:01:28,960
45deree angle parking uh on the east

2269
02:01:26,800 --> 02:01:31,040
side of North College near Northwest

2270
02:01:28,960 --> 02:01:34,920
16th. Councilwoman Hammond.

2271
02:01:31,040 --> 02:01:34,920
» Yes. I will move for approval.

2272
02:01:39,840 --> 02:01:44,599
» Have a motion and a second. cast your

2273
02:01:41,599 --> 02:01:44,599
votes.

2274
02:01:53,199 --> 02:01:57,440
Passes unanimously. Item J is an

2275
02:01:55,920 --> 02:01:58,800
ordinance on final hearing establishing

2276
02:01:57,440 --> 02:02:01,840
reserved parking for the physically

2277
02:01:58,800 --> 02:02:03,280
disabled uh on College near Northwest

2278
02:02:01,840 --> 02:02:06,920
16th. Councilwoman Hammond,

2279
02:02:03,280 --> 02:02:06,920
» I will move for approval.

2280
02:02:08,639 --> 02:02:13,639
» Got a motion and a second. cast your

2281
02:02:10,639 --> 02:02:13,639
votes.

2282
02:02:18,239 --> 02:02:21,760
Passes unanimously. Item K is an

2283
02:02:20,239 --> 02:02:23,199
ordinance on final hearing establishing

2284
02:02:21,760 --> 02:02:24,560
reserved parking for the physically

2285
02:02:23,199 --> 02:02:28,880
disabled on the west side of North

2286
02:02:24,560 --> 02:02:32,599
Harvey near 11th. Uh Council Hammond,

2287
02:02:28,880 --> 02:02:32,599
» I will move for approval.

2288
02:02:37,040 --> 02:02:41,280
Have

2289
02:02:37,119 --> 02:02:41,280
» A motion and a second. Cast your votes.

2290
02:02:46,400 --> 02:02:50,480
passes unanimously. Item L1 is the

2291
02:02:49,119 --> 02:02:51,920
public hearing regarding the dilapidated

2292
02:02:50,480 --> 02:02:52,639
structures here listed. Amy, has anyone

2293
02:02:51,920 --> 02:02:53,280
signed up to speak?

2294
02:02:52,639 --> 02:02:54,320
» No, they haven't.

2295
02:02:53,280 --> 02:02:55,679
» They have not. So, we'll advance to the

2296
02:02:54,320 --> 02:02:59,159
resolution found at L2 to claim the

2297
02:02:55,679 --> 02:02:59,159
structures are dilapidated.

2298
02:03:04,320 --> 02:03:08,679
There's a motion in a second for L2.

2299
02:03:08,719 --> 02:03:12,119
cast your votes.

2300
02:03:15,040 --> 02:03:18,560
Passes unanimously. M1 is the public

2301
02:03:17,440 --> 02:03:19,920
hearing regarding the unsecured

2302
02:03:18,560 --> 02:03:21,199
structures here listed except for those

2303
02:03:19,920 --> 02:03:21,920
previously struck. Emmy, has anyone

2304
02:03:21,199 --> 02:03:22,480
signed up to speak?

2305
02:03:21,920 --> 02:03:23,679
» No, they haven't.

2306
02:03:22,480 --> 02:03:25,360
» They have not. And so we'll advance to

2307
02:03:23,679 --> 02:03:28,760
the resolution found that M2 declaring

2308
02:03:25,360 --> 02:03:28,760
structures are unsecured.

2309
02:03:33,840 --> 02:03:37,679
Motion cast your votes.

2310
02:03:36,320 --> 02:03:39,760
» We have a motion and a second. Cast your

2311
02:03:37,679 --> 02:03:41,360
votes. passes unanimously. Okay. Now,

2312
02:03:39,760 --> 02:03:42,800
we're going to go back to item H. I

2313
02:03:41,360 --> 02:03:44,560
understand Councilwoman Avers has asked

2314
02:03:42,800 --> 02:03:47,840
Councilman Stone to carry this item.

2315
02:03:44,560 --> 02:03:54,400
This is a, as previously stated, this is

2316
02:03:47,840 --> 02:03:55,840
for um SPD 1821 at 3020

2317
02:03:54,400 --> 02:03:57,280
West Reno.

2318
02:03:55,840 --> 02:03:57,760
» Thank you, mayor. Has anyone signed up

2319
02:03:57,280 --> 02:03:58,320
to speak?

2320
02:03:57,760 --> 02:03:59,599
» They have not.

2321
02:03:58,320 --> 02:04:03,159
» All right. With that, I'll go ahead and

2322
02:03:59,599 --> 02:04:03,159
move for its approval.

2323
02:04:05,520 --> 02:04:09,440
» Got a motion in a second. Cast your

2324
02:04:07,040 --> 02:04:09,440
votes.

2325
02:04:12,719 --> 02:04:17,199
passes unanimously. Item 11 in is a

2326
02:04:15,760 --> 02:04:18,960
public hearing regarding uh the

2327
02:04:17,199 --> 02:04:21,760
abandoned building here listed. Amy, has

2328
02:04:18,960 --> 02:04:22,560
anyone signed to speak?

2329
02:04:21,760 --> 02:04:24,320
» No, they haven't.

2330
02:04:22,560 --> 02:04:25,920
» They have not. And so we will uh advance

2331
02:04:24,320 --> 02:04:29,400
to the resolution found in two declaring

2332
02:04:25,920 --> 02:04:29,400
the building abandoned.

2333
02:04:32,880 --> 02:04:37,400
Have a motion and a second. Cast your

2334
02:04:34,400 --> 02:04:37,400
votes.

2335
02:04:37,840 --> 02:04:43,040
passes unanimously.

2336
02:04:39,840 --> 02:04:44,639
Um item 1101 is a public hearing

2337
02:04:43,040 --> 02:04:47,360
regarding an amendment to the fiscal

2338
02:04:44,639 --> 02:04:48,080
year 2026 budget. Uh Amy, has anyone

2339
02:04:47,360 --> 02:04:48,719
signed to speak?

2340
02:04:48,080 --> 02:04:51,520
» No, they haven't.

2341
02:04:48,719 --> 02:04:54,639
» They have not. Uh so we can advance to

2342
02:04:51,520 --> 02:04:56,960
O2. This is a resolution adopting uh

2343
02:04:54,639 --> 02:05:01,360
said amendment which I believe was

2344
02:04:56,960 --> 02:05:04,719
introduced at this last meeting.

2345
02:05:01,360 --> 02:05:06,560
So no presentation.

2346
02:05:04,719 --> 02:05:09,560
Got a motion and a second. Cast your

2347
02:05:06,560 --> 02:05:09,560
votes.

2348
02:05:10,080 --> 02:05:15,119
Passes unanimously.

2349
02:05:12,480 --> 02:05:18,080
11 P1 is the second public hearing

2350
02:05:15,119 --> 02:05:20,800
regarding uh the regarding amending

2351
02:05:18,080 --> 02:05:22,880
amending the June 17th, 2025 resolution

2352
02:05:20,800 --> 02:05:23,840
regarding fire expenditures. Amy, has

2353
02:05:22,880 --> 02:05:24,400
anyone signed to speak?

2354
02:05:23,840 --> 02:05:25,840
» No, they haven't.

2355
02:05:24,400 --> 02:05:28,560
» They have not. And so we will advance to

2356
02:05:25,840 --> 02:05:31,560
the resolution at P2 making such

2357
02:05:28,560 --> 02:05:31,560
amendment.

2358
02:05:33,360 --> 02:05:38,280
We have a motion in a second. Cast your

2359
02:05:35,280 --> 02:05:38,280
votes.

2360
02:05:40,560 --> 02:05:45,280
Passes unanimously. Q1 is the second

2361
02:05:43,280 --> 02:05:47,520
public hearing regarding fire sales tax

2362
02:05:45,280 --> 02:05:48,000
appropriations. Amy, has anyone sent to

2363
02:05:47,520 --> 02:05:48,880
speak?

2364
02:05:48,000 --> 02:05:50,800
» No, they haven't.

2365
02:05:48,880 --> 02:05:54,480
» They have not. So, we'll advance to the

2366
02:05:50,800 --> 02:05:58,199
resolution found at Q2 uh regarding said

2367
02:05:54,480 --> 02:05:58,199
fire department appropriations.

2368
02:05:58,719 --> 02:06:03,320
Got a motion in a second. Cast your

2369
02:06:00,320 --> 02:06:03,320
votes.

2370
02:06:04,000 --> 02:06:08,159
Passes unanimously. 11R1 is a second

2371
02:06:06,719 --> 02:06:10,320
public hearing regarding police sales

2372
02:06:08,159 --> 02:06:10,960
tax appropriations. Amy, has anyone

2373
02:06:10,320 --> 02:06:11,679
signed to speak?

2374
02:06:10,960 --> 02:06:13,040
» No, they have not.

2375
02:06:11,679 --> 02:06:15,920
» Not. So, we'll advance to the resolution

2376
02:06:13,040 --> 02:06:19,239
found at R2 regarding said police

2377
02:06:15,920 --> 02:06:19,239
department appropriations.

2378
02:06:22,880 --> 02:06:27,480
Got a motion and a second. Cast your

2379
02:06:24,480 --> 02:06:27,480
votes.

2380
02:06:31,360 --> 02:06:36,079
passes seven to one. Uh, and then item S

2381
02:06:34,480 --> 02:06:37,440
is a joint resolution with the Oklahoma

2382
02:06:36,079 --> 02:06:39,040
City Economic Development Trust

2383
02:06:37,440 --> 02:06:40,480
approving an allocation to the city of

2384
02:06:39,040 --> 02:06:42,639
Oklahoma City and an amount not to

2385
02:06:40,480 --> 02:06:45,199
exceed $4 million from Increment

2386
02:06:42,639 --> 02:06:46,719
District 2's other public development

2387
02:06:45,199 --> 02:06:49,520
costs. This is for the purpose of the

2388
02:06:46,719 --> 02:06:50,960
MAPS 3 Union Station renovation at 300

2389
02:06:49,520 --> 02:06:51,520
Southwest 7th. And we have a

2390
02:06:50,960 --> 02:06:53,840
presentation.

2391
02:06:51,520 --> 02:06:56,079
» Yes, Ryan Echelman is here with GSB to

2392
02:06:53,840 --> 02:07:00,079
give us a presentation on this project.

2393
02:06:56,079 --> 02:07:02,560
» Great. Good morning to you all. Uh

2394
02:07:00,079 --> 02:07:06,239
I'm here to talk about the uh renovation

2395
02:07:02,560 --> 02:07:11,520
of Union Station which is um located on

2396
02:07:06,239 --> 02:07:14,320
the south end of um Scissor Tale Park.

2397
02:07:11,520 --> 02:07:15,840
Let me advance here.

2398
02:07:14,320 --> 02:07:19,320
Um

2399
02:07:15,840 --> 02:07:19,320
there we go.

2400
02:07:19,599 --> 02:07:27,199
South end of Scissor Tale Park. um

2401
02:07:24,719 --> 02:07:30,800
built in the golden age of rail travel

2402
02:07:27,199 --> 02:07:33,920
in about 1930. Had a few had a about two

2403
02:07:30,800 --> 02:07:38,320
decades of um kind of its heyday and

2404
02:07:33,920 --> 02:07:40,159
then it was um habits changed and the

2405
02:07:38,320 --> 02:07:42,800
city changed and it kind of disappeared

2406
02:07:40,159 --> 02:07:44,239
into obscurity. Um, fortunately for us,

2407
02:07:42,800 --> 02:07:46,880
the building has been incredibly well

2408
02:07:44,239 --> 02:07:48,400
taken care of. Um, and is now exposed to

2409
02:07:46,880 --> 02:07:50,800
public view by the development of the

2410
02:07:48,400 --> 02:07:53,199
park after being buried uh, among

2411
02:07:50,800 --> 02:07:55,360
commercial development south of downtown

2412
02:07:53,199 --> 02:07:58,079
for many, many years. Um, you can see an

2413
02:07:55,360 --> 02:08:01,599
aerial of it in its abutment to the park

2414
02:07:58,079 --> 02:08:03,520
to the rail line and I40 to the south.

2415
02:08:01,599 --> 02:08:05,040
Um, as I mentioned, the building's in

2416
02:08:03,520 --> 02:08:06,880
really good condition. Needs a little

2417
02:08:05,040 --> 02:08:08,639
bit of renovation on the interior and

2418
02:08:06,880 --> 02:08:11,119
exterior. It's been used as an office

2419
02:08:08,639 --> 02:08:13,040
building by uh, Embark for many years.

2420
02:08:11,119 --> 02:08:16,000
Um and we're proposing to return it to

2421
02:08:13,040 --> 02:08:18,079
public use. Um you can see a lot of the

2422
02:08:16,000 --> 02:08:20,000
existing or the original infrastructure

2423
02:08:18,079 --> 02:08:22,480
still in the building, light fixtures,

2424
02:08:20,000 --> 02:08:24,079
cornice, stone work. Um and you can also

2425
02:08:22,480 --> 02:08:26,159
see on the right the office building

2426
02:08:24,079 --> 02:08:28,400
that they built inside of the uh

2427
02:08:26,159 --> 02:08:30,560
original uh waiting hall that will be

2428
02:08:28,400 --> 02:08:34,000
removed. And this is what we propose to

2429
02:08:30,560 --> 02:08:35,760
do is to return it to its original glory

2430
02:08:34,000 --> 02:08:38,320
um and to make it a public facility

2431
02:08:35,760 --> 02:08:40,639
again to host events, to host park

2432
02:08:38,320 --> 02:08:43,040
visitors, um and to make the public

2433
02:08:40,639 --> 02:08:45,679
portion of the building uh public again.

2434
02:08:43,040 --> 02:08:48,960
So this is an image of the east um

2435
02:08:45,679 --> 02:08:50,639
waiting hall um hosting an event. You

2436
02:08:48,960 --> 02:08:53,599
can see the old ticket windows. You can

2437
02:08:50,639 --> 02:08:55,040
see um all the original um cornis work

2438
02:08:53,599 --> 02:08:56,239
and light fixtures and everything that

2439
02:08:55,040 --> 02:08:57,760
would be restored as a part of the

2440
02:08:56,239 --> 02:08:59,679
renovation.

2441
02:08:57,760 --> 02:09:01,360
The building is made up of two portions.

2442
02:08:59,679 --> 02:09:03,599
The the former public portion, which

2443
02:09:01,360 --> 02:09:06,880
we're calling area A to the north. Um

2444
02:09:03,599 --> 02:09:09,440
and areas B and C are former baggage and

2445
02:09:06,880 --> 02:09:10,960
cargo areas. Uh those are not proposed

2446
02:09:09,440 --> 02:09:13,280
to be renovated as a part of this

2447
02:09:10,960 --> 02:09:15,520
project. Um will be focused on the north

2448
02:09:13,280 --> 02:09:17,199
half of the building.

2449
02:09:15,520 --> 02:09:20,400
You can see it consists of the two

2450
02:09:17,199 --> 02:09:23,280
original waiting halls, um support areas

2451
02:09:20,400 --> 02:09:25,679
and circulation areas, restrooms, um

2452
02:09:23,280 --> 02:09:27,760
meeting and office space. Uh the blue

2453
02:09:25,679 --> 02:09:29,520
area is proposed for renovation by this

2454
02:09:27,760 --> 02:09:32,000
funding, but we'd like to tackle the

2455
02:09:29,520 --> 02:09:34,719
alternate areas highlighted in orange so

2456
02:09:32,000 --> 02:09:37,199
that we really we really um complete the

2457
02:09:34,719 --> 02:09:39,599
renovation of the entire north portion

2458
02:09:37,199 --> 02:09:40,960
of the building.

2459
02:09:39,599 --> 02:09:43,760
Part of what makes this project

2460
02:09:40,960 --> 02:09:46,079
challenging is it's historic. Um it was

2461
02:09:43,760 --> 02:09:48,239
built in 1930 at a time when buildings

2462
02:09:46,079 --> 02:09:50,400
were not um did not have central air

2463
02:09:48,239 --> 02:09:53,440
conditioning in those systems. And we

2464
02:09:50,400 --> 02:09:56,639
are introducing um lots of people into

2465
02:09:53,440 --> 02:09:59,360
those spaces for large events. Um think

2466
02:09:56,639 --> 02:10:00,560
about filling those rooms on August, you

2467
02:09:59,360 --> 02:10:02,239
know, at three in the afternoon on

2468
02:10:00,560 --> 02:10:04,159
August 15th when the air conditioning

2469
02:10:02,239 --> 02:10:06,239
demand is at the highest. And so we are

2470
02:10:04,159 --> 02:10:07,840
building a Swiss watch. This is an image

2471
02:10:06,239 --> 02:10:09,199
on the right that shows the air

2472
02:10:07,840 --> 02:10:12,000
conditioning system that's going to be

2473
02:10:09,199 --> 02:10:14,320
integrated into the attic of the uh of

2474
02:10:12,000 --> 02:10:16,000
the facility to support all of that.

2475
02:10:14,320 --> 02:10:18,400
This has to be done invisibly so we

2476
02:10:16,000 --> 02:10:21,040
don't compromise any of the historical

2477
02:10:18,400 --> 02:10:23,679
um character of the building.

2478
02:10:21,040 --> 02:10:25,679
As I mentioned, large occupancy spaces

2479
02:10:23,679 --> 02:10:29,920
will be able to host as many as 600

2480
02:10:25,679 --> 02:10:32,480
people uh over 350 at tables um and a

2481
02:10:29,920 --> 02:10:34,239
smaller amount in the west hall which

2482
02:10:32,480 --> 02:10:36,000
will also function as kind of a uh

2483
02:10:34,239 --> 02:10:38,079
arrival and visitor center for the park

2484
02:10:36,000 --> 02:10:40,560
itself that the foundation will will

2485
02:10:38,079 --> 02:10:43,920
operate. upgrading

2486
02:10:40,560 --> 02:10:45,440
um upgrading all the HVAC systems,

2487
02:10:43,920 --> 02:10:47,520
providing new electrical service to

2488
02:10:45,440 --> 02:10:50,000
support not only the HVAC demands, but

2489
02:10:47,520 --> 02:10:52,800
also the convenience power. Um buildings

2490
02:10:50,000 --> 02:10:54,719
in 1930 did not have the electrical

2491
02:10:52,800 --> 02:10:56,560
infrastructure that we would expect

2492
02:10:54,719 --> 02:10:58,000
today for a modern event center.

2493
02:10:56,560 --> 02:11:01,119
Upgrading some plumbing. There's some

2494
02:10:58,000 --> 02:11:02,719
failed uh failed sewer lines under the

2495
02:11:01,119 --> 02:11:04,880
building that need to be replaced. And

2496
02:11:02,719 --> 02:11:06,560
upgrading the water service. And then as

2497
02:11:04,880 --> 02:11:08,400
I mentioned, lots of selective

2498
02:11:06,560 --> 02:11:11,840
historical renovation to lighting

2499
02:11:08,400 --> 02:11:14,560
windows, um interior plaster, terazzo

2500
02:11:11,840 --> 02:11:16,079
floors, exterior stonework, um

2501
02:11:14,560 --> 02:11:18,960
modernizing many of those historic

2502
02:11:16,079 --> 02:11:21,280
fixtures as well, some furniture for the

2503
02:11:18,960 --> 02:11:22,880
facility, and completing the fire

2504
02:11:21,280 --> 02:11:25,920
protection system to protect it in

2505
02:11:22,880 --> 02:11:29,119
perpetuity. need to go back really quick

2506
02:11:25,920 --> 02:11:30,960
um mention this project um has a little

2507
02:11:29,119 --> 02:11:34,159
over 12.5 million dollars in funding

2508
02:11:30,960 --> 02:11:36,000
from the residual revenues from MAPS 3.

2509
02:11:34,159 --> 02:11:38,320
This was not originally a maps 3

2510
02:11:36,000 --> 02:11:40,800
project, but it has been allocated those

2511
02:11:38,320 --> 02:11:42,960
funds. Um but we are about $4 million

2512
02:11:40,800 --> 02:11:45,199
short to complete uh all of the work

2513
02:11:42,960 --> 02:11:47,199
that I've described. So, some of the

2514
02:11:45,199 --> 02:11:49,199
things that would be um have to be cut

2515
02:11:47,199 --> 02:11:52,480
out of the project um without the

2516
02:11:49,199 --> 02:11:54,560
additional funding um includes the items

2517
02:11:52,480 --> 02:11:56,320
listed on the screen. We would have to

2518
02:11:54,560 --> 02:11:58,000
utilize a different mechanical system

2519
02:11:56,320 --> 02:11:59,199
which would use rooftop equipment or

2520
02:11:58,000 --> 02:12:01,280
some other things that would not be

2521
02:11:59,199 --> 02:12:03,440
compatible with the historic character

2522
02:12:01,280 --> 02:12:05,440
of the building. Um would have to forego

2523
02:12:03,440 --> 02:12:08,320
some of the infrastructure improvements.

2524
02:12:05,440 --> 02:12:10,960
Eliminate alternates. um eliminate some

2525
02:12:08,320 --> 02:12:13,599
of the uh AV infrastructure that would

2526
02:12:10,960 --> 02:12:16,000
be needed to support events um and the

2527
02:12:13,599 --> 02:12:17,520
like. So, this is a request to utilize

2528
02:12:16,000 --> 02:12:20,079
those tough funds to complete the

2529
02:12:17,520 --> 02:12:22,239
funding, close the funding gap, and

2530
02:12:20,079 --> 02:12:23,520
hopefully um with the help of Lingo

2531
02:12:22,239 --> 02:12:26,079
Construction, who's a construction

2532
02:12:23,520 --> 02:12:28,880
manager, um reintroduce this facility to

2533
02:12:26,079 --> 02:12:32,440
the public in a couple years. Any

2534
02:12:28,880 --> 02:12:32,440
questions for me?

2535
02:12:34,639 --> 02:12:42,320
» Thanks, Ryan. to

2536
02:12:38,560 --> 02:12:45,760
» All right. Well, it's exciting. So, we

2537
02:12:42,320 --> 02:12:49,079
can uh take up the resolution found at

2538
02:12:45,760 --> 02:12:49,079
item S.

2539
02:12:50,880 --> 02:12:56,840
Got a motion in a second.

2540
02:12:53,360 --> 02:12:56,840
Cast your votes.

2541
02:13:00,480 --> 02:13:04,960
Passes unanimously.

2542
02:13:02,560 --> 02:13:06,400
And then item T is a resolution

2543
02:13:04,960 --> 02:13:07,840
approving the Oklahoma City parks and

2544
02:13:06,400 --> 02:13:10,239
recreation department policy on

2545
02:13:07,840 --> 02:13:12,800
advertising sponsorships and donations.

2546
02:13:10,239 --> 02:13:14,960
And we have a presentation.

2547
02:13:12,800 --> 02:13:16,719
» Yes. Melinda McMillan Miller, our parks

2548
02:13:14,960 --> 02:13:18,880
and recreation director, will present

2549
02:13:16,719 --> 02:13:20,719
this new policy.

2550
02:13:18,880 --> 02:13:22,239
» Thank you, Mr. City Manager. Melinda

2551
02:13:20,719 --> 02:13:24,800
McMillan Miller, parks and recreation

2552
02:13:22,239 --> 02:13:26,400
director. Um, this policy is is long

2553
02:13:24,800 --> 02:13:29,599
time coming. We've worked on it for many

2554
02:13:26,400 --> 02:13:31,679
years to update and create a policy that

2555
02:13:29,599 --> 02:13:34,079
is very workable for our park system as

2556
02:13:31,679 --> 02:13:36,560
well as our public in order for us to um

2557
02:13:34,079 --> 02:13:38,719
continually provide enhanced maintenance

2558
02:13:36,560 --> 02:13:40,719
uh different types of programming. It

2559
02:13:38,719 --> 02:13:41,920
also follows the parks master plan that

2560
02:13:40,719 --> 02:13:43,840
identified multiple different

2561
02:13:41,920 --> 02:13:46,239
alternative funding resources that we

2562
02:13:43,840 --> 02:13:48,239
could tap into. Um it also follows

2563
02:13:46,239 --> 02:13:51,040
national recreation and park association

2564
02:13:48,239 --> 02:13:52,800
standards for um accreditation purposes,

2565
02:13:51,040 --> 02:13:55,599
something we aspire to get completed for

2566
02:13:52,800 --> 02:13:58,239
our city. So policy overall is just

2567
02:13:55,599 --> 02:14:00,800
giving us the um ability to define and

2568
02:13:58,239 --> 02:14:02,400
outline um what advertising is allowable

2569
02:14:00,800 --> 02:14:05,440
in our parks. Making sure that we

2570
02:14:02,400 --> 02:14:08,239
protect um the public making sure that

2571
02:14:05,440 --> 02:14:10,320
we enhance and protect the city's

2572
02:14:08,239 --> 02:14:11,599
mission and values and make sure things

2573
02:14:10,320 --> 02:14:13,840
are appropriate especially where

2574
02:14:11,599 --> 02:14:15,040
children are. Um and also give us the

2575
02:14:13,840 --> 02:14:17,440
opportunity to have some additional

2576
02:14:15,040 --> 02:14:20,880
resources to continue to maintain and

2577
02:14:17,440 --> 02:14:22,400
take care of our parks.

2578
02:14:20,880 --> 02:14:24,880
There any questions? I'm happy to answer

2579
02:14:22,400 --> 02:14:24,880
them.

2580
02:14:26,079 --> 02:14:28,719
Thank you.

2581
02:14:27,040 --> 02:14:33,560
» Thank you. All right, we can take up the

2582
02:14:28,719 --> 02:14:33,560
resolution found at item T.

2583
02:14:34,320 --> 02:14:42,040
» We have a motion and a second.

2584
02:14:38,560 --> 02:14:42,040
Cast your votes.

2585
02:14:46,320 --> 02:14:53,239
Passes unanimously and uh Vice Mayor

2586
02:14:49,760 --> 02:14:53,239
Hinkle presided.

2587
02:14:56,320 --> 02:15:01,360
brings us to item U1, extension of

2588
02:14:59,599 --> 02:15:03,119
collecting bargaining agreement with the

2589
02:15:01,360 --> 02:15:05,679
American Federation of State, County,

2590
02:15:03,119 --> 02:15:07,440
and Municipal Employees, local two or

2591
02:15:05,679 --> 02:15:09,599
2406.

2592
02:15:07,440 --> 02:15:11,360
Uh, executive session is not requested,

2593
02:15:09,599 --> 02:15:13,679
but city manager, do you have some

2594
02:15:11,360 --> 02:15:18,159
comments you'd like to make on this? V.

2595
02:15:13,679 --> 02:15:19,679
Uh so UNV um as Vice Mayor Hel said are

2596
02:15:18,159 --> 02:15:21,280
items that are just extending our

2597
02:15:19,679 --> 02:15:23,280
contracts as we're continuing

2598
02:15:21,280 --> 02:15:25,199
negotiations with our bargaining units.

2599
02:15:23,280 --> 02:15:26,880
You'll notice FOP is not on here. We do

2600
02:15:25,199 --> 02:15:28,079
now have the signed agreement with FOP.

2601
02:15:26,880 --> 02:15:30,560
That'll be on the next meeting. We'll

2602
02:15:28,079 --> 02:15:32,719
get that taken care of there. Um so we

2603
02:15:30,560 --> 02:15:34,320
appreciate u the collaboration and

2604
02:15:32,719 --> 02:15:36,400
cooperation as we're working together.

2605
02:15:34,320 --> 02:15:38,000
This allows us to continue the funding

2606
02:15:36,400 --> 02:15:39,360
or the contract as we have it right now

2607
02:15:38,000 --> 02:15:42,920
into next year until we get a new

2608
02:15:39,360 --> 02:15:42,920
contract in place.

2609
02:15:42,960 --> 02:15:47,800
So, we're ready for a motion on U1

2610
02:16:00,400 --> 02:16:07,840
and it passes 8 to zero. V1 uh extension

2611
02:16:06,239 --> 02:16:09,440
of the collecting bargaining agreement

2612
02:16:07,840 --> 02:16:13,119
with the International Association of

2613
02:16:09,440 --> 02:16:16,119
Firefighters Local 157. Ready for a

2614
02:16:13,119 --> 02:16:16,119
motion

2615
02:16:25,679 --> 02:16:33,200
and it passes 8 to zero.

2616
02:16:29,440 --> 02:16:35,280
Uh W1 is a resolution authorizing the

2617
02:16:33,200 --> 02:16:37,200
municipal counselor to approve the

2618
02:16:35,280 --> 02:16:40,319
admnification claim made by the

2619
02:16:37,200 --> 02:16:42,479
defendant officer in the lawsuit

2620
02:16:40,319 --> 02:16:44,800
Lorenzo Clerkley versus citizen of

2621
02:16:42,479 --> 02:16:48,639
Oklahoma City.

2622
02:16:44,800 --> 02:16:52,280
Executive session is not requested.

2623
02:16:48,639 --> 02:16:52,280
Ready for a motion.

2624
02:16:59,120 --> 02:17:02,920
and it passes unanimously.

2625
02:17:03,200 --> 02:17:07,599
Item X and Y are asking for executive

2626
02:17:07,120 --> 02:17:08,960
session. Do

2627
02:17:07,599 --> 02:17:10,880
» We need to take a motion on those?

2628
02:17:08,960 --> 02:17:11,280
» So, we need a motion on both of those.

2629
02:17:10,880 --> 02:17:14,479
Please

2630
02:17:11,280 --> 02:17:17,479
» Do it separately. Yeah, we'll start with

2631
02:17:14,479 --> 02:17:17,479
X.

2632
02:17:23,760 --> 02:17:29,319
It passes unanimously. And to Y

2633
02:17:47,280 --> 02:17:55,559
And it passes unanimously as well.

2634
02:17:50,559 --> 02:17:55,559
Item Z is claims recommended for denial.

2635
02:17:56,000 --> 02:17:59,559
Ready for a motion.

2636
02:18:10,000 --> 02:18:15,679
And it passes unanimously.

2637
02:18:12,719 --> 02:18:20,359
And item AA is claims are recommended

2638
02:18:15,679 --> 02:18:20,359
for approval. Ready for a motion.

2639
02:18:30,960 --> 02:18:37,760
And it passes. unanimously.

2640
02:18:34,160 --> 02:18:40,639
Item 12 is comments from council. One,

2641
02:18:37,760 --> 02:18:44,639
two.

2642
02:18:40,639 --> 02:18:48,960
» Yes. Thank you, Vice Mayor. Um, I just

2643
02:18:44,639 --> 02:18:53,760
wanted to say that I am I was quite

2644
02:18:48,960 --> 02:18:56,559
honored a week ago to march in Tokyo

2645
02:18:53,760 --> 02:18:58,719
Pride Parade. It was incredible. I've

2646
02:18:56,559 --> 02:19:01,519
already posted about this on social

2647
02:18:58,719 --> 02:19:05,760
media. What happened is I met someone

2648
02:19:01,519 --> 02:19:08,319
who does advocacy work around HIV AIDS

2649
02:19:05,760 --> 02:19:11,040
particularly on the idea that uh

2650
02:19:08,319 --> 02:19:12,399
untransmissible equals undetect or

2651
02:19:11,040 --> 02:19:15,120
excuse me undetectable equals

2652
02:19:12,399 --> 02:19:17,359
untransmissible right and so if you're

2653
02:19:15,120 --> 02:19:19,599
someone who's taking the proper

2654
02:19:17,359 --> 02:19:23,120
medications if if you're HIV positive

2655
02:19:19,599 --> 02:19:26,399
right which this is a reminder everyone

2656
02:19:23,120 --> 02:19:28,559
regardless of your sexual orientation

2657
02:19:26,399 --> 02:19:32,080
does not matter

2658
02:19:28,559 --> 02:19:34,880
pest regularly. It is you protecting

2659
02:19:32,080 --> 02:19:36,240
your body and protecting others. And so

2660
02:19:34,880 --> 02:19:38,000
anyway, I met someone and they said,

2661
02:19:36,240 --> 02:19:40,719
"Hey, do you want to march in the parade

2662
02:19:38,000 --> 02:19:42,399
with us?" And I said, "Oh, I'm sorry.

2663
02:19:40,719 --> 02:19:45,200
What did you just say?" So I got to

2664
02:19:42,399 --> 02:19:48,479
march in the parade. And while I was and

2665
02:19:45,200 --> 02:19:51,120
the reason why I was in Tokyo is we have

2666
02:19:48,479 --> 02:19:53,760
uh some OKC residents who live in W 2

2667
02:19:51,120 --> 02:19:55,040
and W 6 uh who are in a band I've

2668
02:19:53,760 --> 02:19:58,080
referenced up here previously called

2669
02:19:55,040 --> 02:20:00,319
Chap Pile, a metal band, uh who on the

2670
02:19:58,080 --> 02:20:02,800
same day that Beyonce's Renaissance

2671
02:20:00,319 --> 02:20:04,640
album came out a few years ago, the

2672
02:20:02,800 --> 02:20:07,680
music site Pitchfork said, "The two

2673
02:20:04,640 --> 02:20:10,880
albums you need to be listening to are

2674
02:20:07,680 --> 02:20:12,560
Beyonce's Renaissance and OKC's Chat

2675
02:20:10,880 --> 02:20:16,000
Pile."

2676
02:20:12,560 --> 02:20:18,240
I I mean that is incredible. That is

2677
02:20:16,000 --> 02:20:19,840
incredible. Especially because I met the

2678
02:20:18,240 --> 02:20:24,800
basis Austin when we were working at

2679
02:20:19,840 --> 02:20:26,640
Blockbuster Video back in 1999 to 2001,

2680
02:20:24,800 --> 02:20:29,040
right? When I was a closeted gay boy

2681
02:20:26,640 --> 02:20:31,680
wearing Abberrombie and Fitch and he was

2682
02:20:29,040 --> 02:20:33,600
a crust punk kid. So, you know, the fact

2683
02:20:31,680 --> 02:20:35,840
that that friendship has endured for a

2684
02:20:33,600 --> 02:20:37,680
quarter century is really special to me.

2685
02:20:35,840 --> 02:20:39,760
And as I was marching in the parade, I

2686
02:20:37,680 --> 02:20:41,520
found myself thinking about Classen

2687
02:20:39,760 --> 02:20:45,439
Boulevard, which is of course home to

2688
02:20:41,520 --> 02:20:48,000
OKC's uh historic Asian district. And as

2689
02:20:45,439 --> 02:20:49,600
I was thinking about Classen, I couldn't

2690
02:20:48,000 --> 02:20:51,280
help but remember, and I know this might

2691
02:20:49,600 --> 02:20:54,240
make some folk uncomfortable, but that's

2692
02:20:51,280 --> 02:20:57,520
okay. Um there was a former OKC mayor

2693
02:20:54,240 --> 02:21:00,080
who in 2001 removed the uh Pride banners

2694
02:20:57,520 --> 02:21:02,800
from Classen Boulevard. Um, and that was

2695
02:21:00,080 --> 02:21:05,359
the same year when I was 19 that I came

2696
02:21:02,800 --> 02:21:08,399
out to my mother, a retired RN who

2697
02:21:05,359 --> 02:21:11,680
actually took care of the first patient

2698
02:21:08,399 --> 02:21:13,520
uh here in OKC who had AIDS. Uh, at a

2699
02:21:11,680 --> 02:21:17,120
time when when some doctors wouldn't

2700
02:21:13,520 --> 02:21:20,880
even touch this young man, right? Um,

2701
02:21:17,120 --> 02:21:23,520
and so that was in 2001. That same year,

2702
02:21:20,880 --> 02:21:25,920
this city council, not us, but our

2703
02:21:23,520 --> 02:21:30,080
predecessors predecessors predecessors

2704
02:21:25,920 --> 02:21:32,000
voted 6 to3 to deny any banner permit

2705
02:21:30,080 --> 02:21:34,800
containing quote a political, religious,

2706
02:21:32,000 --> 02:21:36,160
or social advocacy message. And what was

2707
02:21:34,800 --> 02:21:37,520
strange about that was, and I'm having

2708
02:21:36,160 --> 02:21:40,000
to read from some notes here, since

2709
02:21:37,520 --> 02:21:42,399
1989, the city permitted groups to hang

2710
02:21:40,000 --> 02:21:44,399
banners from utility pole brackets,

2711
02:21:42,399 --> 02:21:48,160
including celebrating the Olympic, the

2712
02:21:44,399 --> 02:21:50,240
Oklahoma Olympic festival. So when they

2713
02:21:48,160 --> 02:21:53,920
removed the pride banners, the former

2714
02:21:50,240 --> 02:21:56,080
mayor explained that LGBTQ folk quote

2715
02:21:53,920 --> 02:21:59,040
have a right to behave that way if they

2716
02:21:56,080 --> 02:22:01,439
want to. Although some aspects of it are

2717
02:21:59,040 --> 02:22:03,040
illegal, quite frankly, I find it

2718
02:22:01,439 --> 02:22:05,120
offensive that we won't put up a

2719
02:22:03,040 --> 02:22:07,600
religious message, but we will put up an

2720
02:22:05,120 --> 02:22:09,760
irreligious message. The That's the end

2721
02:22:07,600 --> 02:22:12,160
of the quote. The Oklahoma editorial

2722
02:22:09,760 --> 02:22:14,399
board agreed and said, quote, "At least

2723
02:22:12,160 --> 02:22:16,960
the clan wasn't pushing a political

2724
02:22:14,399 --> 02:22:19,280
agenda on a sign."

2725
02:22:16,960 --> 02:22:21,520
End quote. So, remember, back then,

2726
02:22:19,280 --> 02:22:23,359
being gay was actually illegal in

2727
02:22:21,520 --> 02:22:25,680
Oklahoma. In fact, in most states,

2728
02:22:23,359 --> 02:22:28,960
punishable in Oklahoma with a 10-year

2729
02:22:25,680 --> 02:22:30,800
imprisonment until a 2003 US Supreme

2730
02:22:28,960 --> 02:22:32,319
Court decision ruled such laws

2731
02:22:30,800 --> 02:22:35,040
unconstitutional.

2732
02:22:32,319 --> 02:22:38,240
It's worth noting that during Germany's

2733
02:22:35,040 --> 02:22:40,240
1928 elections a 100red years ago, the

2734
02:22:38,240 --> 02:22:43,120
Nazis, who were the clan's white

2735
02:22:40,240 --> 02:22:45,600
supremacist counterparts, argued, quote,

2736
02:22:43,120 --> 02:22:49,200
"Anyone who even thinks of homosexual

2737
02:22:45,600 --> 02:22:51,520
love is our enemy. We reject anything

2738
02:22:49,200 --> 02:22:54,160
which emasculates our people and makes

2739
02:22:51,520 --> 02:22:56,560
it a play thing for our enemies, for we

2740
02:22:54,160 --> 02:22:58,800
know that life is a fight, and it's

2741
02:22:56,560 --> 02:23:01,600
madness to think that men will ever

2742
02:22:58,800 --> 02:23:03,760
embrace fraternally." End quote. The

2743
02:23:01,600 --> 02:23:06,640
Gestapo, we must remember, arrested

2744
02:23:03,760 --> 02:23:10,720
around 90,000 men for homosexual

2745
02:23:06,640 --> 02:23:13,840
activity between 1937 and 1939,

2746
02:23:10,720 --> 02:23:17,280
imprisoning 15,000 in concentration

2747
02:23:13,840 --> 02:23:18,800
camps under the infamous paragraph 175

2748
02:23:17,280 --> 02:23:22,960
law.

2749
02:23:18,800 --> 02:23:25,840
Nazi youth burned books, and those books

2750
02:23:22,960 --> 02:23:30,760
included Einstein's research and

2751
02:23:25,840 --> 02:23:30,760
transgender medical care research.

2752
02:23:31,439 --> 02:23:37,040
Thanks to a lawsuit from the ACLU and

2753
02:23:34,319 --> 02:23:40,319
former LGBT advocacy group Simron

2754
02:23:37,040 --> 02:23:42,319
Alliance, a judge found that the former

2755
02:23:40,319 --> 02:23:44,160
mayor and the council's actions were

2756
02:23:42,319 --> 02:23:46,720
unconstitutional.

2757
02:23:44,160 --> 02:23:49,600
Another note on the clan uh and the

2758
02:23:46,720 --> 02:23:54,000
Oklahoma's editorial board uh 25 years

2759
02:23:49,600 --> 02:23:57,600
ago that strikes me as silly because

2760
02:23:54,000 --> 02:24:00,479
that same paper in the 1920s had a

2761
02:23:57,600 --> 02:24:03,600
headline above the fold uh crowd knocked

2762
02:24:00,479 --> 02:24:05,439
cold by Ku Klux when tens of thousands

2763
02:24:03,600 --> 02:24:08,240
of clan members marched in downtown

2764
02:24:05,439 --> 02:24:09,439
Oklahoma City. We have to know our

2765
02:24:08,240 --> 02:24:12,800
history when we hear some of this

2766
02:24:09,439 --> 02:24:14,560
rhetoric today uh demonizing LGBT

2767
02:24:12,800 --> 02:24:16,399
people. we need to know where it comes

2768
02:24:14,560 --> 02:24:19,520
from.

2769
02:24:16,399 --> 02:24:22,160
So, as the first teacher and openly gay

2770
02:24:19,520 --> 02:24:25,359
person to ever serve on this council, uh

2771
02:24:22,160 --> 02:24:28,319
I'm honored to do the real work of Class

2772
02:24:25,359 --> 02:24:30,160
and Boulevard, which is with our Asian

2773
02:24:28,319 --> 02:24:31,920
district. It's always striking to me

2774
02:24:30,160 --> 02:24:33,920
people scapegoat queer people about

2775
02:24:31,920 --> 02:24:36,000
society's problems when the real

2776
02:24:33,920 --> 02:24:38,479
problems are streets that need

2777
02:24:36,000 --> 02:24:39,920
resurfaced, right, and sidewalks to

2778
02:24:38,479 --> 02:24:41,920
build. And that's why I'm excited to

2779
02:24:39,920 --> 02:24:43,040
steward an upcoming streetscape for the

2780
02:24:41,920 --> 02:24:47,439
area.

2781
02:24:43,040 --> 02:24:49,760
And uh similarly, we have a competitive

2782
02:24:47,439 --> 02:24:53,600
$975,000

2783
02:24:49,760 --> 02:24:56,479
federal grant that our city of OKC won,

2784
02:24:53,600 --> 02:24:58,560
right? And that's to uh study transit

2785
02:24:56,479 --> 02:25:01,040
oriented development on Classen. And

2786
02:24:58,560 --> 02:25:03,600
that's going to prioritize resurfacing

2787
02:25:01,040 --> 02:25:05,920
sidewalks, crosswalks, median and

2788
02:25:03,600 --> 02:25:08,080
lowincome affordable housing. Keeping in

2789
02:25:05,920 --> 02:25:11,120
mind that OKC's median income hovers

2790
02:25:08,080 --> 02:25:13,520
around $37,000 and that we're short. Too

2791
02:25:11,120 --> 02:25:15,359
many units for our people. This can

2792
02:25:13,520 --> 02:25:17,359
include mixeduse developments, bike

2793
02:25:15,359 --> 02:25:20,080
safety, trees, landscaping, and

2794
02:25:17,359 --> 02:25:21,760
architecture honoring uh our historic

2795
02:25:20,080 --> 02:25:25,120
Asian district and the nearby

2796
02:25:21,760 --> 02:25:27,760
neighborhoods. And I can't wait to march

2797
02:25:25,120 --> 02:25:30,080
with our Asian district who will march

2798
02:25:27,760 --> 02:25:32,000
for the first time in any pride parade

2799
02:25:30,080 --> 02:25:33,840
this year. And I'm signing up today to

2800
02:25:32,000 --> 02:25:38,560
do that with them. I asked them last

2801
02:25:33,840 --> 02:25:41,520
week. Um, a final note, Chap Pile. It is

2802
02:25:38,560 --> 02:25:45,120
incredible to see them in Tokyo and

2803
02:25:41,520 --> 02:25:46,640
Osaka. They're not rich.

2804
02:25:45,120 --> 02:25:48,160
They they quit their day jobs, but

2805
02:25:46,640 --> 02:25:50,640
they're making about the same money they

2806
02:25:48,160 --> 02:25:53,359
were then. They have no healthcare. We

2807
02:25:50,640 --> 02:25:55,840
have no benefits, right? But it is

2808
02:25:53,359 --> 02:26:00,479
incredible. OKC to see audiences in

2809
02:25:55,840 --> 02:26:03,680
Osaka and in Tokyo knowing the lyrics of

2810
02:26:00,479 --> 02:26:07,040
people from Oklahoma City. And to

2811
02:26:03,680 --> 02:26:09,200
conclude, those lyrics are often about

2812
02:26:07,040 --> 02:26:11,439
homelessness. They are out there

2813
02:26:09,200 --> 02:26:13,200
advocating,

2814
02:26:11,439 --> 02:26:16,319
advocating,

2815
02:26:13,200 --> 02:26:19,600
asking a simple question. Why? Why are

2816
02:26:16,319 --> 02:26:21,840
there people homeless on our streets?

2817
02:26:19,600 --> 02:26:24,720
We have the means. We have the

2818
02:26:21,840 --> 02:26:27,840
resources, they say in their lyrics. And

2819
02:26:24,720 --> 02:26:29,760
seeing people from across the world

2820
02:26:27,840 --> 02:26:31,439
knowing those lyrics and singing

2821
02:26:29,760 --> 02:26:33,040
alongside,

2822
02:26:31,439 --> 02:26:35,359
knowing they're representing us on the

2823
02:26:33,040 --> 02:26:37,040
world stage, that's incredible. That is

2824
02:26:35,359 --> 02:26:38,479
just incredible. And so I'm so proud of

2825
02:26:37,040 --> 02:26:41,280
this city and the people we are

2826
02:26:38,479 --> 02:26:43,280
producing. And uh just wanted to share

2827
02:26:41,280 --> 02:26:46,319
that history during Pride Month that

2828
02:26:43,280 --> 02:26:48,319
this council knows better. This council

2829
02:26:46,319 --> 02:26:50,160
does better. the city manager does

2830
02:26:48,319 --> 02:26:51,600
better, this mayor does better, and a

2831
02:26:50,160 --> 02:26:53,200
lot of us in this city know and do

2832
02:26:51,600 --> 02:26:55,200
better. And I just want to thank you all

2833
02:26:53,200 --> 02:26:58,319
this Pride Month for your uh love and

2834
02:26:55,200 --> 02:27:00,880
compassion. So, thank you.

2835
02:26:58,319 --> 02:27:01,760
» Ward four

2836
02:27:00,880 --> 02:27:03,040
six.

2837
02:27:01,760 --> 02:27:06,640
» Yes. Thank you for sharing that,

2838
02:27:03,040 --> 02:27:08,800
Councilman Cooper. Um yeah, I think it's

2839
02:27:06,640 --> 02:27:11,200
unfortunate when we sort of think, oh,

2840
02:27:08,800 --> 02:27:12,880
all that stuff was back then, but

2841
02:27:11,200 --> 02:27:15,120
recognizing that a lot of that rhetoric

2842
02:27:12,880 --> 02:27:17,359
continues today. um and the reasons why

2843
02:27:15,120 --> 02:27:21,840
we need things like pride celebrations

2844
02:27:17,359 --> 02:27:23,439
to to push back against it and um give

2845
02:27:21,840 --> 02:27:28,160
especially young people the opportunity

2846
02:27:23,439 --> 02:27:30,560
to um love who they are. Um I just want

2847
02:27:28,160 --> 02:27:32,880
to invite folks to participate if

2848
02:27:30,560 --> 02:27:35,040
they're um available on the 24th. I

2849
02:27:32,880 --> 02:27:38,160
think that's next Wednesday at noon. The

2850
02:27:35,040 --> 02:27:40,240
diversion hub um is having their ribbon

2851
02:27:38,160 --> 02:27:42,800
cutting. Um very exciting for their new

2852
02:27:40,240 --> 02:27:45,200
building over on Lynwood. Um, it was

2853
02:27:42,800 --> 02:27:47,280
supposed to be, I think, in May, but we

2854
02:27:45,200 --> 02:27:49,680
we had rain, really bad rain that week.

2855
02:27:47,280 --> 02:27:52,240
And so, um, it'll be next next Wednesday

2856
02:27:49,680 --> 02:27:53,680
at noon. Be a big fun celebration. Come

2857
02:27:52,240 --> 02:27:56,080
see their new building. It's really

2858
02:27:53,680 --> 02:27:58,080
beautiful. Um, and in their art, they've

2859
02:27:56,080 --> 02:27:59,840
been they've been in there for like a

2860
02:27:58,080 --> 02:28:01,280
month. I think they're ready to They're

2861
02:27:59,840 --> 02:28:04,479
like, "Why are we doing this now? We're

2862
02:28:01,280 --> 02:28:06,000
already off the ground uh uh doing all

2863
02:28:04,479 --> 02:28:07,760
our work, but an opportunity to

2864
02:28:06,000 --> 02:28:09,600
celebrate their staff and um and this

2865
02:28:07,760 --> 02:28:13,200
beautiful new space that um we partnered

2866
02:28:09,600 --> 02:28:16,160
with them on. So, hope you can join us.

2867
02:28:13,200 --> 02:28:18,080
» 47 48.

2868
02:28:16,160 --> 02:28:19,840
» I have some breaking news. I got it

2869
02:28:18,080 --> 02:28:24,399
about 5:30 this morning when I got my

2870
02:28:19,840 --> 02:28:27,200
newspaper. Um, on July 14th, next month

2871
02:28:24,399 --> 02:28:31,040
that it will be exactly two years before

2872
02:28:27,200 --> 02:28:32,960
the start of the Olympics. And LA28 just

2873
02:28:31,040 --> 02:28:34,800
announced that it's opening the portal

2874
02:28:32,960 --> 02:28:37,439
for volunteers. And that includes

2875
02:28:34,800 --> 02:28:39,359
volunteers in Oklahoma City that want to

2876
02:28:37,439 --> 02:28:41,680
participate in the Olympics. Those

2877
02:28:39,359 --> 02:28:43,840
events will run July 14th through the

2878
02:28:41,680 --> 02:28:45,760
29th. There's a great article in the

2879
02:28:43,840 --> 02:28:48,080
paper today by Jenny Carlson that

2880
02:28:45,760 --> 02:28:49,840
explains the process and the events that

2881
02:28:48,080 --> 02:28:51,600
we will be hosting. So, if you want to

2882
02:28:49,840 --> 02:28:53,920
be a volunteer, here's your chance.

2883
02:28:51,600 --> 02:28:56,720
Thank you.

2884
02:28:53,920 --> 02:28:59,200
» Thank you. Brings us to item 13, which

2885
02:28:56,720 --> 02:29:00,800
is citizens to be heard. As I call your

2886
02:28:59,200 --> 02:29:02,880
name, come up, state your name and

2887
02:29:00,800 --> 02:29:04,560
address, and you'll have three minutes,

2888
02:29:02,880 --> 02:29:07,200
and the lovely Miss Amy will let you

2889
02:29:04,560 --> 02:29:10,520
know when you have 30 seconds left. Uh

2890
02:29:07,200 --> 02:29:10,520
Dan Halber.

2891
02:29:18,800 --> 02:29:27,040
I'm Dan Helber. Uh 16317

2892
02:29:22,960 --> 02:29:29,760
Northwest or uh goodness gracious uh

2893
02:29:27,040 --> 02:29:32,560
Delmare Drive up in your ward board 7.

2894
02:29:29,760 --> 02:29:35,920
Um I'm a refugee from California. Um,

2895
02:29:32,560 --> 02:29:37,920
mayor, um, council members, um, I came

2896
02:29:35,920 --> 02:29:40,000
here three generation or three years ago

2897
02:29:37,920 --> 02:29:42,399
for freedom and for grandchildren, not

2898
02:29:40,000 --> 02:29:44,960
necessarily in that order.

2899
02:29:42,399 --> 02:29:47,520
Um, Benjamin Franklin wrote that, uh,

2900
02:29:44,960 --> 02:29:50,960
they can they that can give up essential

2901
02:29:47,520 --> 02:29:53,760
liberty to obtain a little temporary

2902
02:29:50,960 --> 02:29:55,439
safety deserve neither liberty nor

2903
02:29:53,760 --> 02:29:59,200
safety. Um, and I think that this

2904
02:29:55,439 --> 02:30:00,960
applies to the surveillance state.

2905
02:29:59,200 --> 02:30:02,560
Around the corner from my home in

2906
02:30:00,960 --> 02:30:05,439
Fairfield South neighborhood is an

2907
02:30:02,560 --> 02:30:08,319
unobtrusive black pole topped with a

2908
02:30:05,439 --> 02:30:10,160
solar panel and a camera. When I first

2909
02:30:08,319 --> 02:30:11,920
noticed it over a year ago, I thought,

2910
02:30:10,160 --> 02:30:13,680
"Oh, it's part of the system that

2911
02:30:11,920 --> 02:30:17,920
synchronized traffic lights to improve

2912
02:30:13,680 --> 02:30:20,560
the traffic flow east on 164th."

2913
02:30:17,920 --> 02:30:23,439
Then I learned about flock cameras. um

2914
02:30:20,560 --> 02:30:26,479
their item got moved to uh two weeks

2915
02:30:23,439 --> 02:30:30,000
from now. Okay. And the potential for

2916
02:30:26,479 --> 02:30:33,359
misuse. Uh Chairman Mao noted that the

2917
02:30:30,000 --> 02:30:37,840
people have sharp eyes. We don't need to

2918
02:30:33,359 --> 02:30:40,000
give big data a record exactly when I

2919
02:30:37,840 --> 02:30:43,200
leave for work each morning. Um feeding

2920
02:30:40,000 --> 02:30:45,920
that information in uh to update my

2921
02:30:43,200 --> 02:30:48,399
social credit score. Um, I do not

2922
02:30:45,920 --> 02:30:50,880
appreciate being surveiled in a

2923
02:30:48,399 --> 02:30:54,399
warrantless fashion. I would like that

2924
02:30:50,880 --> 02:30:57,920
camera and all of its friends uh taken

2925
02:30:54,399 --> 02:31:02,240
down. I would like OKC's contract with

2926
02:30:57,920 --> 02:31:04,240
Flock to to be terminated. Um, and I

2927
02:31:02,240 --> 02:31:06,160
would like to recommend that this

2928
02:31:04,240 --> 02:31:08,800
council think long and hard about

2929
02:31:06,160 --> 02:31:10,960
replacing that system with some sort of

2930
02:31:08,800 --> 02:31:13,200
flock 2.0.

2931
02:31:10,960 --> 02:31:16,080
Um, I'd like to thank Mr. Pennington for

2932
02:31:13,200 --> 02:31:19,600
coming to Mayflower. Um I will research

2933
02:31:16,080 --> 02:31:22,600
and remember his vote um in 28. Thank

2934
02:31:19,600 --> 02:31:22,600
you.

2935
02:31:23,520 --> 02:31:29,000
» Next is Lori Walke followed by Mari

2936
02:31:26,000 --> 02:31:29,000
Williams.

2937
02:31:33,120 --> 02:31:38,720
Good morning. I am Reverend Dr. Lorie

2938
02:31:34,800 --> 02:31:41,760
Walk, 5219 North Miller Place 73112, a

2939
02:31:38,720 --> 02:31:44,479
proud resident of W 2 and a local pastor

2940
02:31:41,760 --> 02:31:46,640
in the United Church of Christ. I along

2941
02:31:44,479 --> 02:31:49,359
with my clergy colleagues and fellow

2942
02:31:46,640 --> 02:31:51,680
citizens are here to urge you to not

2943
02:31:49,359 --> 02:31:53,920
renew Oklahoma City's contract with

2944
02:31:51,680 --> 02:31:56,080
Flock. When the city council first

2945
02:31:53,920 --> 02:31:58,399
collaborated with Flock three years ago

2946
02:31:56,080 --> 02:32:00,880
to install cameras along the routes that

2947
02:31:58,399 --> 02:32:02,479
we take to school and to church and to

2948
02:32:00,880 --> 02:32:04,560
urgent care and to the dentist and to

2949
02:32:02,479 --> 02:32:07,439
work and to the mall and to well

2950
02:32:04,560 --> 02:32:09,520
everywhere you probably thought it was a

2951
02:32:07,439 --> 02:32:12,399
sound decision and it would have been

2952
02:32:09,520 --> 02:32:15,439
hard to not think that it was a sound

2953
02:32:12,399 --> 02:32:17,760
decision to contract with Flock or any

2954
02:32:15,439 --> 02:32:21,439
other automated license plate reader

2955
02:32:17,760 --> 02:32:24,000
system. They make big promises about car

2956
02:32:21,439 --> 02:32:26,479
insurance, community safety, and crime

2957
02:32:24,000 --> 02:32:29,920
reduction. But in the last three years,

2958
02:32:26,479 --> 02:32:32,399
we've learned some things like how ALPRs

2959
02:32:29,920 --> 02:32:34,000
like Flock collect data on millions of

2960
02:32:32,399 --> 02:32:36,319
vehicles regardless of whether the

2961
02:32:34,000 --> 02:32:38,960
driver is suspected of a crime. How they

2962
02:32:36,319 --> 02:32:42,479
own and share that data at their

2963
02:32:38,960 --> 02:32:44,640
discretion. That the data from ALPRs

2964
02:32:42,479 --> 02:32:46,800
like Flock have led to wrongful arrests

2965
02:32:44,640 --> 02:32:50,000
and profiling and enabled police

2966
02:32:46,800 --> 02:32:52,560
officers to stalk their ex partners at a

2967
02:32:50,000 --> 02:32:54,240
rate that is alarming. And we also now

2968
02:32:52,560 --> 02:32:56,800
know that there is no substantial

2969
02:32:54,240 --> 02:32:59,120
evidence that ALPRs like Flock

2970
02:32:56,800 --> 02:33:01,040
effectively prevent crime. Indeed,

2971
02:32:59,120 --> 02:33:03,760
across America, local officials are

2972
02:33:01,040 --> 02:33:05,439
choosing to stop using these cameras

2973
02:33:03,760 --> 02:33:07,359
because of grounded fears of mass

2974
02:33:05,439 --> 02:33:09,600
surveillance and local data shared in

2975
02:33:07,359 --> 02:33:11,840
ways that devastate families and wider

2976
02:33:09,600 --> 02:33:13,520
communities and inevitably the local

2977
02:33:11,840 --> 02:33:15,120
economy.

2978
02:33:13,520 --> 02:33:17,200
It has been three years since the

2979
02:33:15,120 --> 02:33:18,479
council first collaborated with Flock.

2980
02:33:17,200 --> 02:33:20,640
And you didn't know what you didn't

2981
02:33:18,479 --> 02:33:23,120
know. But now you know from public

2982
02:33:20,640 --> 02:33:25,920
records and reports that surveillance

2983
02:33:23,120 --> 02:33:27,920
companies like Flock cannot be trusted.

2984
02:33:25,920 --> 02:33:29,920
Over 50 cities across more than 20

2985
02:33:27,920 --> 02:33:32,160
states have voted to deactivate, pause,

2986
02:33:29,920 --> 02:33:34,240
or entirely cancel their contract with

2987
02:33:32,160 --> 02:33:36,800
Flock because people everywhere are

2988
02:33:34,240 --> 02:33:39,280
asking hard questions. And it is time

2989
02:33:36,800 --> 02:33:40,960
for our city council to do the same. So,

2990
02:33:39,280 --> 02:33:42,640
as you consider whether to continue

2991
02:33:40,960 --> 02:33:45,280
collaborating with surveillance

2992
02:33:42,640 --> 02:33:46,880
companies like Flock, please know that

2993
02:33:45,280 --> 02:33:49,680
while you once may have thought they

2994
02:33:46,880 --> 02:33:55,680
were okay,

2995
02:33:49,680 --> 02:34:00,000
it's okay to change your mind. Show us

2996
02:33:55,680 --> 02:34:04,080
your courage. Leave flock behind.

2997
02:34:00,000 --> 02:34:07,840
Oh, it's okay.

2998
02:34:04,080 --> 02:34:10,880
Change your mind and you can join us.

2999
02:34:07,840 --> 02:34:16,479
Join us here anytime. Oh, louder

3000
02:34:10,880 --> 02:34:19,200
friends, it's okay to change your mind.

3001
02:34:16,479 --> 02:34:21,920
Show us your courage.

3002
02:34:19,200 --> 02:34:28,000
Leave flock behind.

3003
02:34:21,920 --> 02:34:32,286
Oh, it's okay to change your mind. And

3004
02:34:28,000 --> 02:34:34,800
you can join us. Join us here any

3005
02:34:32,286 --> 02:34:37,840
[singing] time.

3006
02:34:34,800 --> 02:34:42,040
May that be your earworm until you vote

3007
02:34:37,840 --> 02:34:42,040
to not renew that contract.

3008
02:34:43,422 --> 02:34:47,200
[applause]

3009
02:34:45,200 --> 02:34:50,200
» Mari Williams, followed by Stephanie

3010
02:34:47,200 --> 02:34:50,200
Berdine.

3011
02:34:52,560 --> 02:34:56,880
» My name is Mari Williams. I've lived in

3012
02:34:54,479 --> 02:34:58,720
the OKC metro for my entire life. I

3013
02:34:56,880 --> 02:35:00,319
currently reside in Ward 5. Good

3014
02:34:58,720 --> 02:35:02,080
morning, Mayor Holt, who's not here,

3015
02:35:00,319 --> 02:35:04,640
city manager Freeman, and members of the

3016
02:35:02,080 --> 02:35:06,240
Oklahoma City Council. This morning, I'd

3017
02:35:04,640 --> 02:35:08,319
like to go through some cases where

3018
02:35:06,240 --> 02:35:10,399
Flock and its AI cause irreparable harm

3019
02:35:08,319 --> 02:35:12,960
and often cost the cities using it money

3020
02:35:10,399 --> 02:35:15,359
for settlements. April of 2024 in

3021
02:35:12,960 --> 02:35:17,760
Toledo, Ohio, Flock misread the seven on

3022
02:35:15,359 --> 02:35:20,080
Brandon Upurch's truck as a two.

3023
02:35:17,760 --> 02:35:22,800
Officers drew guns. When he hesitated,

3024
02:35:20,080 --> 02:35:24,800
the K9 officer released the dog which

3025
02:35:22,800 --> 02:35:27,200
latched onto his dreadlocks, slammed his

3026
02:35:24,800 --> 02:35:29,359
head into the pavement, and bit his arm.

3027
02:35:27,200 --> 02:35:31,439
He was hospitalized in jail before

3028
02:35:29,359 --> 02:35:33,520
charges were dropped. Upurch lost

3029
02:35:31,439 --> 02:35:36,240
sensation in his finger, had to sell his

3030
02:35:33,520 --> 02:35:38,720
truck, was evicted, and rehomed his two

3031
02:35:36,240 --> 02:35:40,640
dogs out of fear. He settled his lawsuit

3032
02:35:38,720 --> 02:35:44,080
for $35,000.

3033
02:35:40,640 --> 02:35:45,280
June of 2025, JC and Carolyn Heron, plus

3034
02:35:44,080 --> 02:35:47,040
their three-year-old granddaughter,

3035
02:35:45,280 --> 02:35:49,680
Penelope, were driving in Morristown,

3036
02:35:47,040 --> 02:35:51,840
Tennessee. Flock confused their lovey

3037
02:35:49,680 --> 02:35:53,439
license plate, spelled with an O, with a

3038
02:35:51,840 --> 02:35:56,080
recovered stolen trucks that spelled it

3039
02:35:53,439 --> 02:35:57,920
with a zero. Guns were drawn.

3040
02:35:56,080 --> 02:35:59,600
Grandparents were handcuffed in front

3041
02:35:57,920 --> 02:36:01,200
handcuffed while their terrified

3042
02:35:59,600 --> 02:36:03,680
granddaughter cried alone in the back

3043
02:36:01,200 --> 02:36:06,399
seat. They were cleared only after a VIN

3044
02:36:03,680 --> 02:36:09,040
check. April 2021, Athetherton,

3045
02:36:06,399 --> 02:36:10,960
California. Flock read an H as an M.

3046
02:36:09,040 --> 02:36:13,040
Jason Berkell was stopped at gunpoint,

3047
02:36:10,960 --> 02:36:16,000
ordered to the ground, and handcuffed.

3048
02:36:13,040 --> 02:36:17,520
This the lawsuit settled for $45,000.

3049
02:36:16,000 --> 02:36:20,560
The department admitted the camera

3050
02:36:17,520 --> 02:36:22,800
misread the plate. July 2023, Espanola,

3051
02:36:20,560 --> 02:36:24,960
New Mexico. Jacqueline Gonzalez and her

3052
02:36:22,800 --> 02:36:27,200
12-year-old si sister were driving when

3053
02:36:24,960 --> 02:36:30,160
Flock flagged their Kia after reading A2

3054
02:36:27,200 --> 02:36:32,399
as a seven. Both were ordered out at

3055
02:36:30,160 --> 02:36:34,640
gunpoint and handcuffed. Yes, including

3056
02:36:32,399 --> 02:36:36,240
the 12-year-old little girl. Body cam

3057
02:36:34,640 --> 02:36:39,120
footage captured the girl pleading,

3058
02:36:36,240 --> 02:36:42,160
quote, "Can you call my mom?" Family

3059
02:36:39,120 --> 02:36:45,280
settled the lawsuit in 2025. September

3060
02:36:42,160 --> 02:36:47,200
2025, Bowar, Colorado. Flock cameras

3061
02:36:45,280 --> 02:36:49,680
tracked Christian's truck passing

3062
02:36:47,200 --> 02:36:52,080
through Bowar. A sergeant used that data

3063
02:36:49,680 --> 02:36:54,800
plus doorbell footage to falsely accuse

3064
02:36:52,080 --> 02:36:56,880
her of stealing a $25 package. She had

3065
02:36:54,800 --> 02:36:58,800
to spend days gathering her own dash cam

3066
02:36:56,880 --> 02:37:00,800
footage, Google location history, and

3067
02:36:58,800 --> 02:37:02,479
ring video to prove her innocence.

3068
02:37:00,800 --> 02:37:05,439
Summons voided and the officer was

3069
02:37:02,479 --> 02:37:07,600
disciplined. February 2026, Sherwood,

3070
02:37:05,439 --> 02:37:09,280
Arkansas. A mother would a mother was

3071
02:37:07,600 --> 02:37:11,680
driving with her young children when

3072
02:37:09,280 --> 02:37:14,479
Flock misread their car's plate due to a

3073
02:37:11,680 --> 02:37:17,280
loose loose or broken frame. Misreading

3074
02:37:14,479 --> 02:37:19,359
an X as a Y. Full felony stop was

3075
02:37:17,280 --> 02:37:21,120
conducted with guns drawn. Parents were

3076
02:37:19,359 --> 02:37:23,520
handcuffed in front of their kids.

3077
02:37:21,120 --> 02:37:25,200
Cleared only after an investigation. The

3078
02:37:23,520 --> 02:37:26,000
officer was ordered to receive

3079
02:37:25,200 --> 02:37:27,760
» Remaining.

3080
02:37:26,000 --> 02:37:29,760
» Thank you. was ordered to receive

3081
02:37:27,760 --> 02:37:32,399
additional training. And in February

3082
02:37:29,760 --> 02:37:34,720
2026, a Milwaukee police officer was

3083
02:37:32,399 --> 02:37:36,720
criminally charged after using Flock to

3084
02:37:34,720 --> 02:37:41,120
stalk her romantic partner, running her

3085
02:37:36,720 --> 02:37:43,359
plate 124 times and her ex's 55 times in

3086
02:37:41,120 --> 02:37:47,200
the span of two months. Please end all

3087
02:37:43,359 --> 02:37:47,200
contracts with Flock. Thank you.

3088
02:37:51,040 --> 02:37:56,600
Stephanie Berdine followed by Elizabeth

3089
02:37:53,600 --> 02:37:56,600
Droo.

3090
02:37:57,520 --> 02:38:03,200
Good morning. Stephanie Berdine, 515

3091
02:37:59,840 --> 02:38:05,760
Maple, Yukon, Oklahoma. I am here

3092
02:38:03,200 --> 02:38:09,600
because even though I'm a Yukon citizen,

3093
02:38:05,760 --> 02:38:12,240
I live in Canadian County and Oklahoma

3094
02:38:09,600 --> 02:38:15,520
City is the largest municipality in

3095
02:38:12,240 --> 02:38:18,880
Canadian County. And in the next few

3096
02:38:15,520 --> 02:38:24,160
meetings, you all are going to be voting

3097
02:38:18,880 --> 02:38:26,319
on some issues, PUD 21105 and 2124 that

3098
02:38:24,160 --> 02:38:28,640
are in Miss's district. And

3099
02:38:26,319 --> 02:38:32,399
unfortunately, she's left and can't hear

3100
02:38:28,640 --> 02:38:35,920
me. Um, but those items are going to

3101
02:38:32,399 --> 02:38:38,880
allow reszoning for hyperscale data

3102
02:38:35,920 --> 02:38:42,399
centers. Right now, you all aren't

3103
02:38:38,880 --> 02:38:46,479
getting any attention. Yukon is, Luther

3104
02:38:42,399 --> 02:38:49,359
is, Piedmont is, but the largest

3105
02:38:46,479 --> 02:38:53,040
data center out of all those will be in

3106
02:38:49,359 --> 02:38:55,680
your city limits over 300 acres and

3107
02:38:53,040 --> 02:38:57,280
everybody's saying that's the Yukon data

3108
02:38:55,680 --> 02:38:59,359
center.

3109
02:38:57,280 --> 02:39:01,520
Well, this meeting has been kind of

3110
02:38:59,359 --> 02:39:05,040
enlightening because I wasn't expecting

3111
02:39:01,520 --> 02:39:08,000
to hear other Canadian county residents

3112
02:39:05,040 --> 02:39:10,960
concerns over your all's actions that

3113
02:39:08,000 --> 02:39:13,840
left here quite heartbroken and unhappy.

3114
02:39:10,960 --> 02:39:17,359
I remember when Highway 4 was just a

3115
02:39:13,840 --> 02:39:19,920
two-lane road and it was rural and there

3116
02:39:17,359 --> 02:39:22,960
are no Mr. Cooper, for your information,

3117
02:39:19,920 --> 02:39:25,359
there are no things between 44th and

3118
02:39:22,960 --> 02:39:27,680
59th that are mostly it's mostly

3119
02:39:25,359 --> 02:39:30,560
residential. But anyway, back to my

3120
02:39:27,680 --> 02:39:34,399
subject.

3121
02:39:30,560 --> 02:39:39,040
This is a hypers scale data center.

3122
02:39:34,399 --> 02:39:42,160
Do you all really want to be responsible

3123
02:39:39,040 --> 02:39:44,240
to be the city west of the Mississippi

3124
02:39:42,160 --> 02:39:46,479
that's encouraging this? Because the

3125
02:39:44,240 --> 02:39:50,160
land south on Frisco Road where this

3126
02:39:46,479 --> 02:39:53,280
will be in your city limits, the other

3127
02:39:50,160 --> 02:39:57,680
data center companies, the LLC's are

3128
02:39:53,280 --> 02:40:00,479
buying or out purchasing land to where

3129
02:39:57,680 --> 02:40:05,280
there could be a thousand acres of data

3130
02:40:00,479 --> 02:40:07,600
center just on Frisco Road. Um, entering

3131
02:40:05,280 --> 02:40:09,280
from the west,

3132
02:40:07,600 --> 02:40:13,040
that's what people are going to see.

3133
02:40:09,280 --> 02:40:16,479
Data centers, not the prettiness of the

3134
02:40:13,040 --> 02:40:21,359
prairie and amber waves of grain, just

3135
02:40:16,479 --> 02:40:25,200
ugly metal, stone, concrete buildings.

3136
02:40:21,359 --> 02:40:28,880
And I really wish you all would consider

3137
02:40:25,200 --> 02:40:29,680
your all's actions to citizens

3138
02:40:28,880 --> 02:40:32,560
» 30 seconds

3139
02:40:29,680 --> 02:40:35,120
» That are that live right next to your

3140
02:40:32,560 --> 02:40:37,760
city limits. I know I pay as much in

3141
02:40:35,120 --> 02:40:40,640
sales taxes residents of Oklahoma City.

3142
02:40:37,760 --> 02:40:42,399
And I love this city. I am a volunteer.

3143
02:40:40,640 --> 02:40:44,880
I've already signed up to volunteer for

3144
02:40:42,399 --> 02:40:47,439
the Olympics. I give tours at the art

3145
02:40:44,880 --> 02:40:50,160
museum to students from all over this

3146
02:40:47,439 --> 02:40:52,560
state. I love Oklahoma City just as much

3147
02:40:50,160 --> 02:40:54,960
as I love Yukon. And I wish you all

3148
02:40:52,560 --> 02:40:58,200
would show your love to your neighbors.

3149
02:40:54,960 --> 02:40:58,200
Thank you.

3150
02:40:59,760 --> 02:41:05,960
Elizabeth Drew, followed by Cole McAfee.

3151
02:41:10,531 --> 02:41:14,479
[clears throat]

3152
02:41:11,920 --> 02:41:16,640
» Hello. Um, my name is Elizabeth Drew.

3153
02:41:14,479 --> 02:41:19,280
I'm here uh just for myself talking

3154
02:41:16,640 --> 02:41:20,479
against ALPRs. Uh to the counselors who

3155
02:41:19,280 --> 02:41:22,560
are not yet picking up what we're

3156
02:41:20,479 --> 02:41:24,399
putting down. First, I want you to think

3157
02:41:22,560 --> 02:41:25,600
about all your neighbors and all your

3158
02:41:24,399 --> 02:41:27,439
constituents. And I want you to think

3159
02:41:25,600 --> 02:41:29,920
about what your level of trust is for

3160
02:41:27,439 --> 02:41:31,680
them. They voted for you. You live next

3161
02:41:29,920 --> 02:41:34,240
to them. That you they don't have a

3162
02:41:31,680 --> 02:41:36,479
dossier on you. They don't pry into your

3163
02:41:34,240 --> 02:41:39,040
personal lives. They respect that you

3164
02:41:36,479 --> 02:41:40,960
deserve the same considerations they do.

3165
02:41:39,040 --> 02:41:43,280
And then I want you to consider why the

3166
02:41:40,960 --> 02:41:45,600
writers of sci-fi have long pointed to

3167
02:41:43,280 --> 02:41:46,560
larger agencies manipulating large

3168
02:41:45,600 --> 02:41:48,160
amounts of people with mass

3169
02:41:46,560 --> 02:41:49,920
surveillance.

3170
02:41:48,160 --> 02:41:52,319
Agencies which are not emotionally

3171
02:41:49,920 --> 02:41:55,760
driven by the duty of proximity

3172
02:41:52,319 --> 02:41:57,680
knowledge of each other. Locality. These

3173
02:41:55,760 --> 02:41:59,680
agencies are driven by the emotions of

3174
02:41:57,680 --> 02:42:01,520
very few individuals. Very rich

3175
02:41:59,680 --> 02:42:04,640
individuals basically have trust

3176
02:42:01,520 --> 02:42:07,520
problems. They exist because of trust

3177
02:42:04,640 --> 02:42:09,760
problems. How do you build trust? the

3178
02:42:07,520 --> 02:42:11,520
opposite of what ALPRs do. You learn

3179
02:42:09,760 --> 02:42:13,520
what hurts, you forgive, you find the

3180
02:42:11,520 --> 02:42:16,240
way. You're grateful for the experience,

3181
02:42:13,520 --> 02:42:20,160
and you lean into that. You see the

3182
02:42:16,240 --> 02:42:23,120
cycle, and you break it. Please break

3183
02:42:20,160 --> 02:42:26,800
this cycle brought on to us by a very

3184
02:42:23,120 --> 02:42:28,560
few individuals with trust issues.

3185
02:42:26,800 --> 02:42:29,840
When it comes up, you may have a room

3186
02:42:28,560 --> 02:42:32,640
full of people hired to tell you

3187
02:42:29,840 --> 02:42:35,280
otherwise. So, I'm saying it now. Please

3188
02:42:32,640 --> 02:42:38,080
at that time vote against any further

3189
02:42:35,280 --> 02:42:44,520
AOPR contracts. If we can hold trust in

3190
02:42:38,080 --> 02:42:44,520
our hearts, that's beautiful. Thank you,

3191
02:42:46,162 --> 02:42:53,000
[clears throat]

3192
02:42:46,479 --> 02:42:53,000
» Cole McAfee followed by Solless Evans.

3193
02:42:55,120 --> 02:42:59,840
» Hi, my name is Cole McAfee and I'm a

3194
02:42:56,960 --> 02:43:01,600
resident homeowner in W 6. I wanted to

3195
02:42:59,840 --> 02:43:03,359
talk to you today ahead of the city

3196
02:43:01,600 --> 02:43:05,520
contract renewal vote with the automatic

3197
02:43:03,359 --> 02:43:07,280
license plate reader vendor flock about

3198
02:43:05,520 --> 02:43:10,880
what the real impact of this invasion of

3199
02:43:07,280 --> 02:43:12,640
privacy looks like. Back in 2019, my job

3200
02:43:10,880 --> 02:43:14,080
involved increasing transparency work

3201
02:43:12,640 --> 02:43:15,439
around the district attorneys council

3202
02:43:14,080 --> 02:43:17,120
and Oklahoma district attorneys

3203
02:43:15,439 --> 02:43:19,840
association.

3204
02:43:17,120 --> 02:43:22,160
When I started attending the meetings of

3205
02:43:19,840 --> 02:43:23,600
the one body that is public, the

3206
02:43:22,160 --> 02:43:26,479
district attorneys made it clear they

3207
02:43:23,600 --> 02:43:27,840
did not welcome me. One of the points of

3208
02:43:26,479 --> 02:43:29,520
discussion in those meetings was the

3209
02:43:27,840 --> 02:43:32,479
launch of the uninsured vehicle

3210
02:43:29,520 --> 02:43:34,080
enforcement diversion program or UVED.

3211
02:43:32,479 --> 02:43:35,920
This program launched automatic license

3212
02:43:34,080 --> 02:43:38,479
plate readers on traveling trailers as

3213
02:43:35,920 --> 02:43:40,000
well as in fixed locations across the

3214
02:43:38,479 --> 02:43:42,640
state and throughout Oklahoma City in

3215
02:43:40,000 --> 02:43:43,920
collaboration with OG&E.

3216
02:43:42,640 --> 02:43:46,000
During the time I was engaged in

3217
02:43:43,920 --> 02:43:47,920
transparency efforts, I began to receive

3218
02:43:46,000 --> 02:43:49,760
UVED notices despite my vehicle being

3219
02:43:47,920 --> 02:43:51,359
insured.

3220
02:43:49,760 --> 02:43:53,279
In each of these, which I had to spend

3221
02:43:51,359 --> 02:43:55,040
several hours of phone tag to resolve, I

3222
02:43:53,279 --> 02:43:58,080
received a notice with a different photo

3223
02:43:55,040 --> 02:44:01,680
of me in my car, the automatic license

3224
02:43:58,080 --> 02:44:04,399
plate reader had captured uh along with

3225
02:44:01,680 --> 02:44:09,279
the threat that I either pay the UVED

3226
02:44:04,399 --> 02:44:11,120
program $174 or show proof of insurance.

3227
02:44:09,279 --> 02:44:13,840
pictures of me on my way to work,

3228
02:44:11,120 --> 02:44:16,240
outside of my doctor's office, near my

3229
02:44:13,840 --> 02:44:18,640
home, a terrifying invasion of my

3230
02:44:16,240 --> 02:44:21,359
privacy and capturing of my life without

3231
02:44:18,640 --> 02:44:23,120
any wrongdoing on my part. It only

3232
02:44:21,359 --> 02:44:24,560
stopped when media started a first round

3233
02:44:23,120 --> 02:44:27,040
of coverage on all of the wrongful

3234
02:44:24,560 --> 02:44:28,560
letters being sent by UVED.

3235
02:44:27,040 --> 02:44:30,319
That's just one example of what the

3236
02:44:28,560 --> 02:44:32,960
invasive nature of these tools looks

3237
02:44:30,319 --> 02:44:34,640
like. Your contract with Flock and the

3238
02:44:32,960 --> 02:44:37,040
use of automatic license plate readers

3239
02:44:34,640 --> 02:44:38,960
exposes all Oklahoma City residents and

3240
02:44:37,040 --> 02:44:41,040
people who move through our city to this

3241
02:44:38,960 --> 02:44:43,760
invasive cataloging of our political

3242
02:44:41,040 --> 02:44:46,319
beliefs, of where we travel, of our

3243
02:44:43,760 --> 02:44:49,120
medical conditions, of who we meet with,

3244
02:44:46,319 --> 02:44:51,040
of our daily lives. Gathering this

3245
02:44:49,120 --> 02:44:54,040
information should require at minimum a

3246
02:44:51,040 --> 02:44:54,040
warrant.

3247
02:44:54,640 --> 02:44:59,840
The mass surveillance program threatens

3248
02:44:56,720 --> 02:45:01,840
our collective privacy. Please do not

3249
02:44:59,840 --> 02:45:03,760
renew the contract with Flock or with

3250
02:45:01,840 --> 02:45:07,880
other automatic license plate reader

3251
02:45:03,760 --> 02:45:07,880
vendors. Thank you.

3252
02:45:10,560 --> 02:45:15,800
Solus Evans, followed by Steve Hunt.

3253
02:45:22,560 --> 02:45:27,520
» Good morning. Uh my name is Solus Evans.

3254
02:45:24,399 --> 02:45:30,640
I live at 2822 North Hudson Avenue. a

3255
02:45:27,520 --> 02:45:32,399
resident of W 2. Um I'm a disabled

3256
02:45:30,640 --> 02:45:34,560
veteran and the director of community

3257
02:45:32,399 --> 02:45:36,160
for freedom Oklahoma. I'm just here to

3258
02:45:34,560 --> 02:45:38,640
uplift what all the others have said

3259
02:45:36,160 --> 02:45:40,240
about ending the flock contract um and

3260
02:45:38,640 --> 02:45:43,359
remind you that it's a violation of our

3261
02:45:40,240 --> 02:45:45,520
fourth amendment uh rights and that you

3262
02:45:43,359 --> 02:45:49,120
all should not renew the contract and

3263
02:45:45,520 --> 02:45:52,279
any AAL uh PRs um in the future. So,

3264
02:45:49,120 --> 02:45:52,279
thank you.

3265
02:45:55,520 --> 02:46:00,120
» Steve Hunt, followed by William Lee.

3266
02:46:01,120 --> 02:46:04,080
» Is there any way we can do that 30

3267
02:46:02,399 --> 02:46:05,760
minute thing for real this time? No.

3268
02:46:04,080 --> 02:46:07,359
» No,

3269
02:46:05,760 --> 02:46:10,000
he accidentally said 30 minutes last

3270
02:46:07,359 --> 02:46:11,840
time. Um, okay. So, I'm Steve Hunt, 6300

3271
02:46:10,000 --> 02:46:14,640
Westby Drive. Well, there's a lot going

3272
02:46:11,840 --> 02:46:16,160
on today. Um, I appreciate all the folks

3273
02:46:14,640 --> 02:46:18,560
coming to talk about Flock and I would

3274
02:46:16,160 --> 02:46:21,359
certainly like to encourage them to look

3275
02:46:18,560 --> 02:46:23,920
at Granicus, the uh, private equity

3276
02:46:21,359 --> 02:46:27,120
owned firm that does Prime Gov. In 2018,

3277
02:46:23,920 --> 02:46:29,520
the city approved a $53,000 a year

3278
02:46:27,120 --> 02:46:32,800
contract with uh, Primev, who was then

3279
02:46:29,520 --> 02:46:35,200
in 2021 bought by a private equity firm

3280
02:46:32,800 --> 02:46:37,359
backed by Stratam and then purchased by

3281
02:46:35,200 --> 02:46:40,399
Granicus. Now, the city's contract is

3282
02:46:37,359 --> 02:46:42,080
$300,000, a 600% increase in the fee

3283
02:46:40,399 --> 02:46:44,000
that we pay them. Although it is for a

3284
02:46:42,080 --> 02:46:46,160
suite, it's basically the same thing.

3285
02:46:44,000 --> 02:46:48,720
And they're extracting a lot of data

3286
02:46:46,160 --> 02:46:49,920
from uh citizens. When you submit a

3287
02:46:48,720 --> 02:46:52,640
request to the city, it goes through

3288
02:46:49,920 --> 02:46:55,040
Granicus and they're using that data all

3289
02:46:52,640 --> 02:46:57,840
over the country. Um it's basically what

3290
02:46:55,040 --> 02:46:59,600
Hannah Erin talked about in Ikeman and

3291
02:46:57,840 --> 02:47:02,160
Jerusalem, the benality of evil. It's

3292
02:46:59,600 --> 02:47:05,760
easy to be against flock, the foaming at

3293
02:47:02,160 --> 02:47:09,520
the mouth, you know, technological pan

3294
02:47:05,760 --> 02:47:12,560
ponopticon, but the cumulus, I'm sorry,

3295
02:47:09,520 --> 02:47:13,760
the uh granica stuff is just as serious

3296
02:47:12,560 --> 02:47:15,920
and I'd like people to look at that.

3297
02:47:13,760 --> 02:47:17,680
Okay, so some of y'all remember uh back

3298
02:47:15,920 --> 02:47:21,200
in December, I came and spoke about the

3299
02:47:17,680 --> 02:47:23,600
television uh broadcast for the Thunder

3300
02:47:21,200 --> 02:47:25,120
and how they were possibly going to go

3301
02:47:23,600 --> 02:47:26,800
insolvent. They have since become

3302
02:47:25,120 --> 02:47:29,040
insolvent.

3303
02:47:26,800 --> 02:47:31,279
uh they thought that they could get all

3304
02:47:29,040 --> 02:47:34,560
the debt, get the uh asset, and then

3305
02:47:31,279 --> 02:47:37,520
sell once the insolveny approached, but

3306
02:47:34,560 --> 02:47:39,040
it was such a train wreck that it's now

3307
02:47:37,520 --> 02:47:41,359
over.

3308
02:47:39,040 --> 02:47:43,040
And um the reason I bring that up, the

3309
02:47:41,359 --> 02:47:45,760
identical corporate rot is playing out

3310
02:47:43,040 --> 02:47:49,520
right now on the radio side. Cumulus

3311
02:47:45,760 --> 02:47:51,840
radio that does the thunder broadcasts

3312
02:47:49,520 --> 02:47:54,080
filed for chapter 22. That's a joke

3313
02:47:51,840 --> 02:47:57,279
phrase for filing chapter 11 for the

3314
02:47:54,080 --> 02:48:01,520
second time. um they put forth a $53

3315
02:47:57,279 --> 02:48:03,920
million IBIDA with $65 million in debt

3316
02:48:01,520 --> 02:48:07,040
interest services.

3317
02:48:03,920 --> 02:48:09,920
So the creditors are taking over the

3318
02:48:07,040 --> 02:48:11,920
radio side that does the Thunder

3319
02:48:09,920 --> 02:48:13,279
broadcasts and they're the reason that

3320
02:48:11,920 --> 02:48:16,960
it exists in the first place. And y'all

3321
02:48:13,279 --> 02:48:18,720
might know in 2008 2009 I was here

3322
02:48:16,960 --> 02:48:20,479
pleading with the council to give the

3323
02:48:18,720 --> 02:48:22,479
broadcast rights to Perry Broadcasting

3324
02:48:20,479 --> 02:48:24,160
and I met with Russell Perry numerous

3325
02:48:22,479 --> 02:48:26,000
times about it. He was like, you know,

3326
02:48:24,160 --> 02:48:28,000
Steve, thanks so much for doing this.

3327
02:48:26,000 --> 02:48:30,240
They don't care. And they don't because

3328
02:48:28,000 --> 02:48:31,920
the reason is that Klay Bennett gets

3329
02:48:30,240 --> 02:48:32,720
paid regardless.

3330
02:48:31,920 --> 02:48:34,479
» 30 seconds.

3331
02:48:32,720 --> 02:48:36,880
» They're filing for Chapter 11. And one

3332
02:48:34,479 --> 02:48:38,640
reason that they've been able to remain

3333
02:48:36,880 --> 02:48:40,479
relevant is that they have the contract.

3334
02:48:38,640 --> 02:48:44,160
And Klay Bennett and Pro Basketball

3335
02:48:40,479 --> 02:48:46,319
LLC's gets paid regardless. So, we don't

3336
02:48:44,160 --> 02:48:48,800
know who's going to be owning Cumulus in

3337
02:48:46,319 --> 02:48:51,920
the future because their SEC filing does

3338
02:48:48,800 --> 02:48:54,880
not mention it. But it's time to get

3339
02:48:51,920 --> 02:48:56,640
serious about the Thunder and the

3340
02:48:54,880 --> 02:48:58,560
community that loves them and the fact

3341
02:48:56,640 --> 02:49:01,840
that

3342
02:48:58,560 --> 02:49:04,399
non-American groups and non, you know,

3343
02:49:01,840 --> 02:49:05,680
Oklahoma groups are running the show.

3344
02:49:04,399 --> 02:49:07,439
So, I just wanted to bring that up.

3345
02:49:05,680 --> 02:49:10,080
There's a lot uh wanted to talk about

3346
02:49:07,439 --> 02:49:13,560
Union Station and all that, but maybe

3347
02:49:10,080 --> 02:49:13,560
next time. Thanks,

3348
02:49:14,800 --> 02:49:21,399
» Brady Harold,

3349
02:49:17,279 --> 02:49:21,399
followed by Joshua Higinbot.

3350
02:49:28,800 --> 02:49:34,399
Hello, my name is Brady Harrell. I live

3351
02:49:30,960 --> 02:49:38,000
at 424 Colbrook Drive and I'm just here

3352
02:49:34,399 --> 02:49:40,880
to um encourage the city council to end

3353
02:49:38,000 --> 02:49:43,279
its flock contract like a lot of other

3354
02:49:40,880 --> 02:49:45,600
uh of our neighbors here today. But I

3355
02:49:43,279 --> 02:49:50,960
thought I'd do so by sharing a few uh

3356
02:49:45,600 --> 02:49:53,200
facts about uh Flock and uh uh why I

3357
02:49:50,960 --> 02:49:56,000
think that it would be a good idea for

3358
02:49:53,200 --> 02:50:00,880
us to end our uh city's relationship

3359
02:49:56,000 --> 02:50:02,960
with them. Uh so uh first off, it's uh

3360
02:50:00,880 --> 02:50:04,720
uh pretty widely accepted that uh

3361
02:50:02,960 --> 02:50:08,800
Oklahoma City for some time has had

3362
02:50:04,720 --> 02:50:10,800
around 90 or uh just above uh flock

3363
02:50:08,800 --> 02:50:14,479
cameras in the area. That's what we

3364
02:50:10,800 --> 02:50:16,160
actually saw recently at a uh flock town

3365
02:50:14,479 --> 02:50:18,000
hall that some of our city council

3366
02:50:16,160 --> 02:50:20,319
members actually had the opportunity to

3367
02:50:18,000 --> 02:50:23,840
speak at. But if you actually go and

3368
02:50:20,319 --> 02:50:25,840
check uh the number of flock cameras in

3369
02:50:23,840 --> 02:50:27,760
the actual metro area has increased

3370
02:50:25,840 --> 02:50:31,600
significantly to the point where it's

3371
02:50:27,760 --> 02:50:34,800
almost uh entirely blocked out on maps

3372
02:50:31,600 --> 02:50:37,520
if you ever actually go to check for it.

3373
02:50:34,800 --> 02:50:41,439
uh leaving uh in with increases in the

3374
02:50:37,520 --> 02:50:43,359
dozens in certain areas. Um I'd also

3375
02:50:41,439 --> 02:50:46,000
like to make a note about uh

3376
02:50:43,359 --> 02:50:49,120
specifically a type of uh camera that

3377
02:50:46,000 --> 02:50:51,120
has beencome uh much more recognized in

3378
02:50:49,120 --> 02:50:52,560
the Oklahoma metro area called the

3379
02:50:51,120 --> 02:50:56,960
Condor [snorts] camera. It looks a

3380
02:50:52,560 --> 02:50:58,240
little bit like this. It is a uh uh inc

3381
02:50:56,960 --> 02:51:00,880
it is an increased level of

3382
02:50:58,240 --> 02:51:03,359
surveillance. It has a in uh built-in

3383
02:51:00,880 --> 02:51:06,160
tracking technology that allows for the

3384
02:51:03,359 --> 02:51:09,120
camera to actually move and rotate uh

3385
02:51:06,160 --> 02:51:11,600
around any facility. And it usually is

3386
02:51:09,120 --> 02:51:14,720
seen on top of one of these large solar

3387
02:51:11,600 --> 02:51:17,200
panel devices that allow for them to be

3388
02:51:14,720 --> 02:51:19,439
uh transported to different areas with

3389
02:51:17,200 --> 02:51:21,920
relative ease. So they don't have to be

3390
02:51:19,439 --> 02:51:24,479
attached to a particular pole or

3391
02:51:21,920 --> 02:51:27,279
neighborhood and can just be dropped in

3392
02:51:24,479 --> 02:51:29,520
different areas.

3393
02:51:27,279 --> 02:51:31,200
block uh cameras are capable of

3394
02:51:29,520 --> 02:51:36,800
recording

3395
02:51:31,200 --> 02:51:40,479
uh up to uh 14 different uh photos and

3396
02:51:36,800 --> 02:51:42,960
uh videos at any given moment.

3397
02:51:40,479 --> 02:51:46,880
And because of that, they uh pose a

3398
02:51:42,960 --> 02:51:51,279
great risk to uh overexposing members of

3399
02:51:46,880 --> 02:51:53,840
our community uh as a privacy violation.

3400
02:51:51,279 --> 02:51:56,399
Not to mention the recent addition that

3401
02:51:53,840 --> 02:51:59,359
a lot of flock cameras have seen to

3402
02:51:56,399 --> 02:52:00,399
their uh equipment uh with an additional

3403
02:51:59,359 --> 02:52:01,680
microphone.

3404
02:52:00,399 --> 02:52:03,760
» 30 seconds remaining.

3405
02:52:01,680 --> 02:52:07,760
» Thank you. With an additional microphone

3406
02:52:03,760 --> 02:52:11,359
implement that uh as advertised is meant

3407
02:52:07,760 --> 02:52:14,399
to uh help document if perhaps a gunshot

3408
02:52:11,359 --> 02:52:17,439
or a cry for help is uh heard in the

3409
02:52:14,399 --> 02:52:20,399
area. But it could absolutely be abused

3410
02:52:17,439 --> 02:52:22,800
as a violation of privacy with uh people

3411
02:52:20,399 --> 02:52:26,479
just walking around in these areas near

3412
02:52:22,800 --> 02:52:30,080
these cameras being listened in on.

3413
02:52:26,479 --> 02:52:33,200
Uh I think that it's very unfortunate

3414
02:52:30,080 --> 02:52:35,040
that we've uh had a contract at all and

3415
02:52:33,200 --> 02:52:37,040
would encourage you to please end our

3416
02:52:35,040 --> 02:52:40,520
contract with the flock system. Thank

3417
02:52:37,040 --> 02:52:40,520
you for your time.

3418
02:52:40,720 --> 02:52:44,120
William Lee

3419
02:52:47,200 --> 02:52:50,520
going once.

3420
02:52:51,760 --> 02:52:55,240
Joshua Higen.

3421
02:53:08,880 --> 02:53:12,560
» Good morning, y'all.

3422
02:53:10,640 --> 02:53:15,200
My name is Josh Aken botham. I live in

3423
02:53:12,560 --> 02:53:17,680
the seventh ward and I'm speaking behalf

3424
02:53:15,200 --> 02:53:19,439
of Oklahoma's for privacy today about

3425
02:53:17,680 --> 02:53:22,640
the proposed renewal of the city's

3426
02:53:19,439 --> 02:53:24,800
contract with flock safety. Over 800

3427
02:53:22,640 --> 02:53:26,880
people have already signed petition

3428
02:53:24,800 --> 02:53:28,800
since we launched it at the end of May,

3429
02:53:26,880 --> 02:53:31,359
demanding Oklahoma City not renew its

3430
02:53:28,800 --> 02:53:34,160
contract with flock safety.

3431
02:53:31,359 --> 02:53:36,640
Flocks automated license plate readers

3432
02:53:34,160 --> 02:53:38,720
do more than capture images of vehicles.

3433
02:53:36,640 --> 02:53:40,399
They create a searchable database

3434
02:53:38,720 --> 02:53:42,800
accessible to police departments across

3435
02:53:40,399 --> 02:53:45,600
the nation as well as federal agencies

3436
02:53:42,800 --> 02:53:48,960
and any third-party Flock deems in its

3437
02:53:45,600 --> 02:53:52,160
interest to give access to. Flock can

3438
02:53:48,960 --> 02:53:54,720
and does collect and track data on which

3439
02:53:52,160 --> 02:53:56,640
houses of worship you visit, your

3440
02:53:54,720 --> 02:53:59,279
medical appointments, political events

3441
02:53:56,640 --> 02:54:02,080
you attend, and even which gun shows you

3442
02:53:59,279 --> 02:54:03,600
happen to show up at. Over time, this

3443
02:54:02,080 --> 02:54:05,600
can reveal deeply personal information

3444
02:54:03,600 --> 02:54:07,760
about people's lives, especially with

3445
02:54:05,600 --> 02:54:10,640
the 60-day data retention period

3446
02:54:07,760 --> 02:54:13,120
Oklahoma City currently has. Single

3447
02:54:10,640 --> 02:54:15,600
camera hit can tell a little bit about a

3448
02:54:13,120 --> 02:54:17,200
person, but months of records can paint

3449
02:54:15,600 --> 02:54:19,680
a detailed picture, their daily

3450
02:54:17,200 --> 02:54:22,319
routines, beliefs, relationships, and

3451
02:54:19,680 --> 02:54:24,560
activities. Long retention periods allow

3452
02:54:22,319 --> 02:54:26,640
flock to maintain a historical record

3453
02:54:24,560 --> 02:54:28,560
where people have traveled even when

3454
02:54:26,640 --> 02:54:29,920
they haven't done anything wrong. This

3455
02:54:28,560 --> 02:54:31,920
is why we're asking for a retention

3456
02:54:29,920 --> 02:54:34,080
period of no longer than 24 hours with

3457
02:54:31,920 --> 02:54:37,200
the permanent deletion of data unless

3458
02:54:34,080 --> 02:54:39,359
otherwise required by law. Oklahoma City

3459
02:54:37,200 --> 02:54:40,640
residents should not have their travel

3460
02:54:39,359 --> 02:54:42,560
history accessible to police

3461
02:54:40,640 --> 02:54:45,200
departments, federal agencies, and

3462
02:54:42,560 --> 02:54:47,040
anonymous third parties. Nor should this

3463
02:54:45,200 --> 02:54:49,279
system be used to create expansive watch

3464
02:54:47,040 --> 02:54:50,880
lists or facilitate broad surveillance

3465
02:54:49,279 --> 02:54:52,479
unrelated to specific criminal

3466
02:54:50,880 --> 02:54:54,160
investigations.

3467
02:54:52,479 --> 02:54:56,080
Lawful criminal investigations, as far

3468
02:54:54,160 --> 02:54:58,960
as I know, generally start with probable

3469
02:54:56,080 --> 02:55:00,800
cause. Call me oldfashioned, but driving

3470
02:54:58,960 --> 02:55:03,920
a car on a city street does not

3471
02:55:00,800 --> 02:55:05,760
constitute probable cause.

3472
02:55:03,920 --> 02:55:07,200
Bottom line, time and again, Flock has

3473
02:55:05,760 --> 02:55:09,760
misled the public and government

3474
02:55:07,200 --> 02:55:12,160
officials in cities across the nation.

3475
02:55:09,760 --> 02:55:14,720
In fact, they're so little trusted

3476
02:55:12,160 --> 02:55:18,240
cities like Dayton, Ohio, Evston,

3477
02:55:14,720 --> 02:55:19,680
Illinois, and Dayton County, Wisconsin,

3478
02:55:18,240 --> 02:55:22,960
that they have felt the need to put

3479
02:55:19,680 --> 02:55:25,200
black trash bags over those cameras to

3480
02:55:22,960 --> 02:55:27,120
keep people from being tracked and flock

3481
02:55:25,200 --> 02:55:29,120
collecting the data even after the

3482
02:55:27,120 --> 02:55:31,520
cities themselves ended the contracts

3483
02:55:29,120 --> 02:55:34,000
with the company.

3484
02:55:31,520 --> 02:55:36,319
Trusted city officials do not conduct

3485
02:55:34,000 --> 02:55:38,960
the people's business with untrustworthy

3486
02:55:36,319 --> 02:55:40,560
companies. For that reason, we're asking

3487
02:55:38,960 --> 02:55:42,479
the council to reject this contract

3488
02:55:40,560 --> 02:55:44,319
renewal and terminate the city's

3489
02:55:42,479 --> 02:55:47,760
relationship with flock safety as soon

3490
02:55:44,319 --> 02:55:49,760
as possible and until that contract is

3491
02:55:47,760 --> 02:55:52,240
terminated, place guardrails on data

3492
02:55:49,760 --> 02:55:54,000
retention no more than 24 hours and

3493
02:55:52,240 --> 02:55:56,880
strict limits on data sharing with

3494
02:55:54,000 --> 02:55:59,279
agencies outside of Oklahoma. Over 50

3495
02:55:56,880 --> 02:56:01,520
cities, as already mentioned, in over 20

3496
02:55:59,279 --> 02:56:03,439
states have deactivated, paused, or

3497
02:56:01,520 --> 02:56:05,359
entirely canceled their contracts with

3498
02:56:03,439 --> 02:56:06,880
lock safety. And it is time for this

3499
02:56:05,359 --> 02:56:09,279
council to put the interests of Oklahoma

3500
02:56:06,880 --> 02:56:11,520
City residents first. So, we urge you to

3501
02:56:09,279 --> 02:56:15,160
reject this renewal. Thank you kindly

3502
02:56:11,520 --> 02:56:15,160
for your time and consideration.

3503
02:56:24,240 --> 02:56:28,560
Excuse me. William Lee. One more time.

3504
02:56:26,560 --> 02:56:33,240
One more time.

3505
02:56:28,560 --> 02:56:33,240
Going. Going. Gone. Ronnie Kirk.

3506
02:56:54,720 --> 02:57:01,520
My name is Ronnie Kirk.

3507
02:56:57,279 --> 02:57:04,080
My address is 2328 North Missouri.

3508
02:57:01,520 --> 02:57:09,040
Mr. Pendleton, thank you for coming

3509
02:57:04,080 --> 02:57:11,200
Saturday to the event at Memorial Park.

3510
02:57:09,040 --> 02:57:12,720
No, everybody knows there was city

3511
02:57:11,200 --> 02:57:14,960
council,

3512
02:57:12,720 --> 02:57:17,120
but half the people and most of the

3513
02:57:14,960 --> 02:57:20,000
black people don't know how to use the

3514
02:57:17,120 --> 02:57:22,240
city council. Everybody complain, but

3515
02:57:20,000 --> 02:57:25,439
they won't go to the city council to

3516
02:57:22,240 --> 02:57:28,560
make a complaint. So I took the time to

3517
02:57:25,439 --> 02:57:32,479
explain them how to go about doing that

3518
02:57:28,560 --> 02:57:34,560
to get more to start coming.

3519
02:57:32,479 --> 02:57:37,600
Inside that [clears throat]

3520
02:57:34,560 --> 02:57:42,080
newspaper there's an article about me.

3521
02:57:37,600 --> 02:57:46,960
There's also an article that fly.

3522
02:57:42,080 --> 02:57:49,359
I've been over 50 city council meetings.

3523
02:57:46,960 --> 02:57:52,880
That's what's on that fly.

3524
02:57:49,359 --> 02:57:55,120
It's honor to me to be here

3525
02:57:52,880 --> 02:57:58,640
on a holiday

3526
02:57:55,120 --> 02:58:03,439
that I started in Oklahoma.

3527
02:57:58,640 --> 02:58:07,359
I started June 10, June 17, 1970.

3528
02:58:03,439 --> 02:58:11,680
So, I'm honored to get my roses where

3529
02:58:07,359 --> 02:58:14,319
I'm living instead of after I'm gone.

3530
02:58:11,680 --> 02:58:17,120
And I want to say thanks to Mr. Wade

3531
02:58:14,319 --> 02:58:20,160
Gley.

3532
02:58:17,120 --> 02:58:23,600
Before there was the thunders,

3533
02:58:20,160 --> 02:58:27,600
there was way garland police chief.

3534
02:58:23,600 --> 02:58:29,760
I went to Spring Lake Park Division.

3535
02:58:27,600 --> 02:58:32,240
Wrote him a letter.

3536
02:58:29,760 --> 02:58:34,399
Didn't have to call and I said, "Well,

3537
02:58:32,240 --> 02:58:36,399
you send some police out to play

3538
02:58:34,399 --> 02:58:38,800
basketball with these kids on northeast

3539
02:58:36,399 --> 02:58:42,240
side of town to make it a little more

3540
02:58:38,800 --> 02:58:44,479
community friendly and police friendly."

3541
02:58:42,240 --> 02:58:48,880
They showed up.

3542
02:58:44,479 --> 02:58:51,600
They played basketball for 4 hours. As

3543
02:58:48,880 --> 02:58:54,479
they shift change or they got a break,

3544
02:58:51,600 --> 02:58:56,479
Mr. Gar made sure they were there for 4

3545
02:58:54,479 --> 02:58:59,040
hours.

3546
02:58:56,479 --> 02:59:01,120
So, I want to say thanks to the city.

3547
02:58:59,040 --> 02:59:04,720
Thanks to y'all. We steady going

3548
02:59:01,120 --> 02:59:06,399
forward. We're not going backwards.

3549
02:59:04,720 --> 02:59:09,600
So, I want to say thank y'all for what

3550
02:59:06,399 --> 02:59:11,760
y'all doing. And let the bar know the

3551
02:59:09,600 --> 02:59:13,680
city is beautiful.

3552
02:59:11,760 --> 02:59:16,960
There's more things he got planned for

3553
02:59:13,680 --> 02:59:19,520
us, too. And I want to say thank y'all.

3554
02:59:16,960 --> 02:59:21,600
» Thank you, Mr. Kirk.

3555
02:59:19,520 --> 02:59:25,560
Uh, we're going to recess for executive

3556
02:59:21,600 --> 02:59:25,560
session. We'll be back.

3557
03:23:44,720 --> 03:23:50,840
And we are journed.

3558
03:23:46,960 --> 03:23:50,840
And we are German.