[7:20] Good morning. We're going to start this
[7:22] morning with an invocation by Pastor
[7:24] Sarah Stewart from the First Baptist
[7:26] Church, followed by the pledge of
[7:27] allegiance by Christian Auster from
[7:30] Scout Troop 177. Please stand if you're
[7:33] able.
[7:37] » Good morning.
[7:40] » Meet me, oh God, in the stillness of
[7:42] this morning.
[7:44] Move me, O Spirit, to quiet my heart.
[7:48] Mend us, oh Father, from yesterday's
[7:50] harms. From the discords of yesterday,
[7:53] resurrect our peace. From the
[7:55] discouragements of yesterday, resurrect
[7:58] our hope. From the weariness of
[8:00] yesterday, resurrect our strength. From
[8:03] the doubts of yesterday, resurrect our
[8:06] faith. From the wounds of yesterday,
[8:09] resurrect our love. Fill this place with
[8:13] wisdom and compassion and kind hearts.
[8:18] Be in this room.
[8:20] Lead this meeting. Let these servants uh
[8:24] make honorable decisions for the people
[8:26] of Oklahoma City. We pray this in Jesus
[8:29] name. Amen.
[8:31] » Amen.
[8:35] » Will you please join me in the pledge of
[8:36] allegiance? I pledge algiance to the
[8:39] flag of the United States of America and
[8:43] to the republic for which it stands. One
[8:46] nation under God, indivisible, with
[8:50] liberty and justice for all.
[9:02] » All right. I'm going to call to order
[9:03] the joint meeting of the city council
[9:05] and the Oklahoma City Housing Authority
[9:09] um regarding joint resolution with the
[9:11] Oklahoma City Housing Authority finding
[9:14] it in the public interest for the
[9:16] Oklahoma City Housing Authority to
[9:18] provide for the acquisition,
[9:20] construction, reconstruction,
[9:22] improvement, extension, alteration, and
[9:24] or repair of housing projects.
[9:27] Um Amy, is there anybody signed up to
[9:29] speak on this?
[9:29] » No, there's not.
[9:31] um
[9:33] housing authority will make a
[9:35] presentation. I'll let city manager
[9:38] introduce them.
[9:39] » Thank you very much. Mark Gilllet, the
[9:42] executive director for the uh housing
[9:44] authority will introduce this uh these
[9:47] projects that we're going to see today.
[9:50] » Good morning. Thank you, Vice Mayor and
[9:52] City Manager Freeman, members of the
[9:55] council, members of the Oklahoma City
[9:57] Housing Authority Board of
[9:58] Commissioners. We're here for a very
[10:00] exciting day. A day when we talk about
[10:03] adding six new affordable housing
[10:06] properties across Oklahoma City and then
[10:10] also over 750 units of affordable
[10:14] housing across Oklahoma City. It's tre
[10:17] it's a tremendous day. Um everyone's
[10:20] familiar with the members of the
[10:21] council. Uh Mr. Rocky Chavez is the
[10:24] chair of the board of the commissioners.
[10:26] Miss Annette Jacobe is the vice chair of
[10:30] the board of commissioners. Whan Cubitt
[10:32] is a member as is James Hudson is the
[10:36] other member of the of the board of
[10:37] commissioners. And we're excited to be
[10:39] here today at this joint meeting. And
[10:41] I'd like to introduce Mr. Greg Shin who
[10:44] will give a detailed presentation on the
[10:46] properties we're talking about today.
[10:48] Thank you.
[10:55] Good morning.
[10:58] As Mark uh referenced, these projects,
[11:01] six different projects, different types
[11:04] of affordable housing in different areas
[11:07] of the city, and we're making these
[11:10] investments partially with the MAPS
[11:12] funding that we have in our MAPS for
[11:15] homelessness operating agreement with
[11:17] the city. Next slide, please. So I would
[11:21] like to call your attention uh to the
[11:24] different models and the locations of
[11:26] where we're going to put these projects
[11:29] into service. The first one is Vita
[11:31] Nova. This is permanent supportive
[11:33] housing intended for chronically
[11:35] homeless persons
[11:37] experiencing unsheltered homelessness or
[11:40] long-term homelessness that have
[11:41] disabling conditions. This is 76 units
[11:45] uh near uh Reno and Martin Luther King
[11:49] Avenue. Uh it's a hotel conversion. Um
[11:53] and it we have $3.4 million of MAPS
[11:57] funding in this project budget which is
[11:59] a little over $14 million total
[12:01] development costs and the construction
[12:04] is in progress as we speak. Next project
[12:07] please.
[12:07] » Greg, before you go to before you go on
[12:10] to Oak Grove.
[12:11] » Yes. Yes.
[12:11] » Could you tell us again what the
[12:12] qualifications are for this supportive
[12:14] housing?
[12:16] » You must be chronically homeless and
[12:19] referrals will come through what's
[12:20] called the continuum of care. That's key
[12:23] to home here in Oklahoma City. And
[12:25] referrals will come off of the by name
[12:27] list of known long-term homeless
[12:30] individuals with disabling conditions.
[12:33] They also could come from Diversion Hub
[12:35] or other places like that if they
[12:38] because we're going to implement a no
[12:40] look back period on the criminal
[12:42] histories. There are some exclusions at
[12:44] the federal level like lifetime sex
[12:46] offender. You can't be on that. HUD
[12:49] can't fund that. So, there are some
[12:51] exclusions, but it's really intended for
[12:53] people that have been experiencing
[12:54] long-term homelessness. A lot of folks
[12:57] that might be unsheltered that you might
[12:59] see in encampments around the city and
[13:00] so forth. That's helpful. Thank you.
[13:03] » Also,
[13:06] » I see the funds that are coming for
[13:07] maps, but we have total development cost
[13:10] of 14 million. Can you kind of break out
[13:12] the sources of funding on each one of
[13:14] the projects?
[13:14] » I do. We have we have we have many
[13:17] sources of funding for this project.
[13:19] » We have home funds from the the city of
[13:22] Oklahoma City, HUD money that originates
[13:24] and then comes through the city. We have
[13:26] private funding from the Arnal
[13:28] Foundation. Uh we have Federal Home Loan
[13:31] Bank of Topeka funding. Um we have
[13:35] Capital Magnet funds uh which is a a
[13:38] source that comes um originates with the
[13:40] feds also. And then we have uh community
[13:44] enhancement corporation puts its own
[13:45] funding into it. And then we have the
[13:48] maps for funding. And I can send
[13:51] everybody on the council a detailed
[13:52] financing spreadsheet, which I actually
[13:54] have in the presentations that I've been
[13:57] making to the subcommittee and the
[13:58] citizens advisory board, but I didn't
[14:01] want I didn't know if you wanted to
[14:02] spend that time to get into that level
[14:04] of detail of the financing project.
[14:06] » You could send that to each one of us.
[14:08] » I'm happy to send that to you.
[14:10] » Yes.
[14:11] » Every one of these deals has a complex
[14:13] financing model.
[14:16] Okay. The next project, this is this is
[14:18] Oak Grove Apartments. This is
[14:20] rehabilitation, substantial
[14:22] rehabilitation and preservation of
[14:24] existing public housing, which will
[14:27] convert and no longer be public housing.
[14:29] It'll now be affordable housing, no
[14:31] longer 100% financed by the federal
[14:33] government under Department of Housing
[14:35] and Urban Development. The total
[14:37] development budget is $ 109 million.
[14:41] That's actually increasing as we speak.
[14:44] Unfortunately, we have uh 270 units of
[14:48] preservation and there'll be 36 units of
[14:51] new construction on this property.
[14:53] [snorts] And then at the same time,
[14:55] we're working with on Q to do commercial
[14:57] development right across on right across
[14:59] the street from the Dell plant on
[15:00] Southwest 15th. So, this is actually a
[15:03] mixeduse development. It's an economic
[15:05] development project as well as uh
[15:08] preservation and expansion of affordable
[15:10] housing.
[15:12] So, a total of 306 units. Next project,
[15:15] please. Crestston Park. We've been
[15:17] working uh closely with councelor
[15:19] Pennington and the neighborhoods
[15:21] surrounding and we have a community
[15:23] partnership uh for 170 units in phase
[15:27] one at Crestston Park. Um and you can
[15:30] see with the site plan there, we have
[15:32] phase 1 A, which will be affordable
[15:34] housing, replacing part of the existing
[15:38] 95 units there. We actually have 90
[15:40] units. And then we have a request for
[15:42] qualifications which actually closes
[15:44] this week. that went out nationally to
[15:47] have a developer partner come in and
[15:49] work with councelor Pennington, work
[15:50] with the neighborhood, Restore OKC,
[15:53] Northeast Oklahoma City Renaissance, the
[15:55] housing authority, and the partnership
[15:58] that we've put together and work
[16:00] together with the community and engage
[16:02] and come up with the design for what you
[16:04] see there as a representation below
[16:07] phase 1A, phase 1B. that is not designed
[16:10] yet, but it's going to be a mixed
[16:12] housing model, a mixed income model that
[16:15] comes up on uh Martin Luther King Avenue
[16:18] between Northeast 26th Street and uh
[16:22] Northeast 29th streets.
[16:25] Next slide, please.
[16:27] West Lawn Gardens. This is the project
[16:29] that we're doing with the Inisuch
[16:31] Foundation, Kowanas, and Engage Learning
[16:33] in the neighborhood around Mark Twain
[16:35] Elementary School. And we are we are
[16:38] securing site control to build up to 40
[16:40] units of workforce affordable housing
[16:43] here. This is where the area median
[16:45] income is in the 80 to 120% of area
[16:48] median income. And there's a lack of
[16:50] affordable housing in this area. And
[16:53] it's actually a uh part of this part of
[16:56] these uh part of these
[16:58] lots that you see outlined here is
[17:01] actually a brownfield site. and there
[17:03] was some patrol petroleum contaminant
[17:05] spillage there. We're working with the
[17:07] brownfield program to clean up that uh
[17:10] that lot and to make sure that it's
[17:13] appropriate for residential use. And so
[17:16] that's in the works right now. That
[17:17] shouldn't take too long and we'll be
[17:19] moving forward with the plans to what
[17:20] we're going to build there. We know that
[17:22] it'll hold up to 40 units of of uh
[17:26] affordable housing there. Next slide,
[17:28] please.
[17:29] This is another permanent supportive
[17:31] housing project with a development
[17:34] partner called WeHost Alliance. And
[17:36] we've given uh $1.7 million in MAPS
[17:39] funding to this project. It's going
[17:41] through final HUD uh HUD clearance right
[17:45] now. And when this project is is done,
[17:48] we we've cleared that HUD clearance in
[17:50] the next 30 days. It will begin
[17:52] construction very quickly. So I this
[17:55] project will be under construction in
[17:56] the next 60 days. 38 additional units of
[18:00] permanent supportive housing. This is
[18:01] across the street caddy corner from the
[18:04] homeless alliance where the homeless
[18:06] alliance campus is right now. Next
[18:09] slide, please. This is another project
[18:12] with the development partner um called
[18:14] Elmington Affordable Housing. This is
[18:16] West Haven Flats off of Southwest 59th
[18:19] Street in Southwest Oklahoma City. This
[18:22] is 132 units of workforce affordable
[18:25] housing. again trying to target that 80%
[18:27] of AMI um uh level household incomes.
[18:31] But at the same time, we have 55
[18:34] projectbased vouchers out of 132 units
[18:37] to allow lowincome individuals that
[18:40] qualify for a housing voucher subsidy to
[18:43] live in this opportunity rich area of
[18:45] the city where there's public
[18:46] transportation, grocery stores,
[18:49] shopping, jobs in this in this part of
[18:51] the city and there's no affordable
[18:52] housing there right now. So uh next
[18:56] slide please. So al so so alto together
[18:58] we have we have six projects 762
[19:02] different units of 7 762 units of
[19:06] housing permanent supportive housing
[19:08] public housing replacement
[19:10] rehabilitation new construction
[19:13] family workforce housing and and all of
[19:16] these are the needs that we know have
[19:18] been documented for the last several
[19:20] years we've been hearing we're 45,000
[19:22] units short of affordable housing in
[19:25] Oklahoma City that we're going to need
[19:27] over the next 10 years. This these
[19:30] projects using the MAPS money as seed
[19:33] money to leverage other sources are
[19:34] intended to intentionally target those
[19:37] parts of the housing need for different
[19:40] sectors of our population across the
[19:41] city. Keep homelessness in check, try to
[19:44] reduce homelessness, try to uh have
[19:47] family workforce housing and
[19:49] rehabilitate the public housing and
[19:51] convert it to affordable housing that's
[19:53] already in existence.
[19:56] And the timeline is some of the three of
[19:58] these projects, one is under
[20:00] construction now. Two of them will begin
[20:02] very shortly. That's West Haven and
[20:04] WeHost Alliance. Those three will all be
[20:06] under construction this year. And then
[20:08] the other projects will be under
[20:10] construction in the next 18 months after
[20:12] that.
[20:13] » So if you had the perfect scenario, when
[20:16] will you come back and see us and say
[20:17] all six are complete? Is it three years?
[20:20] Is it two years?
[20:21] » In two within two years. Yes. I believe
[20:23] the the tax credit financing for Oak
[20:26] Grove and and the mixeduse development
[20:28] with ENQ, that's going to take a while.
[20:30] That's a big project, 306 units, but
[20:32] it's a huge economic development
[20:34] project, but in two years, I will be
[20:36] able to give you substantial progress.
[20:38] Some many of these will be closed out
[20:40] within two years.
[20:41] » And then also, when you send materials
[20:43] to us, can you give us an accounting of
[20:45] what we've spent out of maps for for
[20:49] these projects, all the projects so far?
[20:51] » Yes, I have that in there. And I
[20:52] actually have it all calculated of what
[20:54] the MAPS contribution is and what the
[20:57] leverage dollars are that are coming
[20:59] back from other sources. Although the
[21:01] leverage dollars is a moving target,
[21:03] » But I also want to see remaining maps
[21:05] dollars after this. What remains?
[21:07] » Yes. So we got two allocations of $10.7
[21:10] million. All of those funds out of the
[21:13] first two allocations are committed to
[21:15] projects um that you've seen here and
[21:19] including the veterans residence which
[21:21] we opened last year which is called
[21:23] Dorset Place for Veterans. That's
[21:25] already open and has 37 veterans living
[21:27] there and you saw the point in time
[21:29] count for veterans dropped in the
[21:31] homeless count by 16%.
[21:33] » So So we're north of 21 million right
[21:36] now.
[21:37] » Yes.
[21:38] » Okay.
[21:38] » Yes, that's correct.
[21:40] » Thank you. and the leveraging is in the
[21:42] hundreds of millions of dollars.
[21:44] » Moving forward from this five years from
[21:47] now, is there a fund set up to maintain
[21:49] what we're building and maintenance? And
[21:51] » That's a very good question. So, every
[21:53] one of these has budgets in it for uh uh
[21:56] capital replacement reserves and that
[21:58] we'll make sure that those those
[22:00] reserves are there continually for the
[22:03] operations of the of each one of these
[22:05] projects.
[22:08] actually when you go for tax credits and
[22:10] some of these other sources of
[22:11] financing, Federal Home Loan Bank, those
[22:12] are requirements to get that funding.
[22:15] Yeah.
[22:16] » When you say you mentioned the capital
[22:18] needs, just going off of what councelor
[22:21] uh Hinkle just said with the permanent
[22:24] supportive housing, does that also
[22:26] include funding ongoing for any case
[22:29] management those workers or what does
[22:31] that situation look like?
[22:32] » Yes, thank you for that question. Yes.
[22:34] So for Dorset Place for Veterans, we
[22:38] have the VA medical center and the HUD
[22:40] veterans affairs supportive housing team
[22:42] coming there five days a week providing
[22:45] the services on site at Dorset Place
[22:48] which is permanent supportive housing.
[22:49] Vita Nova. I have signed with five
[22:53] different local agencies which includes
[22:57] Northcare, uh, Metropolitan Fair
[22:59] Housing, Goodwill, and some other
[23:02] providers to bring services on site for
[23:05] job training for self-sufficiency to
[23:08] learn how to be a good tenant, what
[23:10] tenant rights are, mental health care,
[23:12] and so forth. And at Vita Nova, we have
[23:14] community space to bring all those all
[23:16] those meetings right there to the
[23:18] facility. Um and at uh at um the we host
[23:22] alliance permanent supportive housing,
[23:24] the homeless alliance is going to be
[23:25] providing the case management services.
[23:28] They're working with Megan Mueller and
[23:30] her team uh and the developers. So So
[23:32] with every supportive housing project,
[23:35] the services will be baked in to every
[23:37] one of those projects.
[23:39] It's a critical point to success. Yes.
[23:45] Um, I just want to say publicly a thank
[23:47] you to you and to Mark and the board for
[23:49] their support of the work that is going
[23:51] on at Crestston Park. um has been a long
[23:53] time coming with us trying to find a way
[23:55] to get the project going. And um I'm
[23:58] really excited about the direction we're
[23:59] headed in that's offering both
[24:01] affordable at scale options and then
[24:04] trying to bring in some u mixed income
[24:06] because we know the future of Northeast
[24:08] Oklahoma City is dependent on our
[24:09] ability to bring in density that is
[24:11] respectful of character that gives
[24:13] people across incomes an opportunity to
[24:15] be um to live in our wonderful
[24:17] community. And so I'm grateful for the
[24:19] work that we've done and just excited to
[24:20] see the project get finished. So, want
[24:22] to thank you, Greg, for your help.
[24:23] » Thank you. We wouldn't be where we are
[24:25] now without your leadership, counselor.
[24:27] Appreciate it.
[24:31] » Any other questions from council?
[24:33] » Is there anyone from the housing
[24:34] authority that has a question?
[24:37] » Did we have anybody sign up to speak?
[24:39] » No.
[24:40] » All right. I guess we're ready for a
[24:41] motion.
[25:06] And it passes unanimously. And now Amy
[25:09] will take a roll call from the housing
[25:10] authority.
[25:12] » Can I go ahead and have a motion in a
[25:14] second from someone on the housing
[25:16] authority?
[25:19] » Okay. And then I will take a roll call.
[25:22] And and if you can just say maybe I and
[25:25] raise your hand or um so Annette Jacobe
[25:29] » Hi,
[25:30] » James Hudson,
[25:33] » Whan Cubit,
[25:35] » And Rocky Chavez.
[25:37] » Thank you.
[25:40] » And [clears throat] that passes
[25:41] unanimously. Um thank you for attending.
[25:46] Um the joint meeting is now adjourned.
[25:48] We'll get on with the council meeting.
[26:05] And we have nothing from the office of
[26:07] mayor today. Um any items from council
[26:10] that anybody wants to bring up or to the
[26:13] city manager report?
[26:15] » All that we have today is claims and
[26:16] payroll and that can be found on
[26:17] okc.gov.
[26:20] And item six is the journal of council
[26:23] proceedings and we can take that with
[26:24] one vote.
[26:26] Need a motion, please.
[26:38] And that passes unanimously.
[26:40] Item seven is request for uncontested
[26:43] continuences. We have one listed. Item
[26:46] 6E.
[26:48] Um, [clears throat]
[26:49] Craig, is there
[26:50] » 11
[26:51] » 11E? I'm sorry.
[26:53] » Yes, we have a few more of these. We we
[26:55] do have on page 17, item 11F, SPD1 1840
[27:00] will be deferred to the 4th of August.
[27:05] Uh, continuing on page 17 at item 11 I1,
[27:08] dilapidated structures. All the items
[27:10] that we list on dilapidated, unsecured,
[27:12] and abandoned uh will be stricken from
[27:14] the agenda. Beginning with uh 11 I1,
[27:18] item C, 3831 Northwest 10th Street for a
[27:22] new owner. Uh the item D is 21 is 2024
[27:27] Northeast 13th Street is to renotify.
[27:30] Continue on page 17 on 11 J1 unsecured
[27:33] structures. Item C 409 Kings of Leyon
[27:35] Lane and other addresses owner is
[27:38] secured. Item F509 Northwest 37th Street
[27:42] along with other addresses. The owner is
[27:44] secured. Item G, 2223 Northwest 38th
[27:49] Street to renotify. Item H4505
[27:52] Southeast 81st Street the owner has
[27:54] secured. On page 18 on abandoned
[27:57] buildings, item 11, K1,
[28:00] um we will strike item A, 2024 Northeast
[28:04] 13th Street to renotify the owner. And
[28:07] [snorts] that is all the items that I
[28:08] have.
[28:09] » Thank you.
[28:11] Um,
[28:13] item number eight, uh, revocable permits
[28:16] and events. We have a speaker, Karen
[28:18] Medina, to talk about the Downtown
[28:20] Oklahoma City Partnership and the
[28:22] Outwest Music Festival.
[28:25] » Good morning. My name is Karen Medina. I
[28:28] serve as the West Village District
[28:29] Coordinator and also event planner. This
[28:31] is our second year of hosting Out West
[28:33] Music Fest. It's an annual event that
[28:35] was recommended by our strategic plan to
[28:38] help uh draw more visitors to this next
[28:40] up andcoming neighborhood. Outwest Music
[28:43] Fest takes place this Friday from 6:00
[28:45] to 11:00. It's a free family-friendly
[28:47] event. All ages welcome, pets included
[28:50] as well. We'll have um headliner Bo
[28:53] Jennings and the Tiger starting at 7:00
[28:55] p.m. Uh and then following at 9:00 p.m.
[28:57] we have a 70s8s disco rock band
[29:01] Superreak coming out. And so, um, we
[29:04] will have a portable stage in the middle
[29:05] of Sheridan Avenue. Lots of, uh, free
[29:08] activities, food, drink, and, um,
[29:10] overall just, uh, a music festival
[29:12] happening that day.
[29:14] » Yeah,
[29:16] » Sounds like a great time. I heard you
[29:17] all recently had a really wonderful, uh,
[29:19] festival to celebrate Puerto Rico. So,
[29:22] hopefully, it sounded like it was a very
[29:24] big turnout, so let's see if we can
[29:25] rival it with this one. Happy to move
[29:27] for approval.
[29:33] » [snorts]
[29:40] » Okay, thank you.
[29:41] » And that passes unanimously. And item B
[29:45] is the Oklahoma City Water Utilities
[29:48] Trust and the Bodies Race uh Summer Sizz
[29:52] Summer Sizzler 5K, 10K, and 15K. And we
[29:55] have Morgan Danker with the parks
[29:57] department.
[29:58] » Hi. So again, the per mini is out of
[30:00] state. They weren't able to come to talk
[30:02] about their event, but they will be
[30:04] having a 5K, 10K, and 15K out at Stars
[30:08] of Stripes Park and the Bert Cooper
[30:10] Trail. Um again, they're going to be
[30:12] partnering with the animal welfare to
[30:14] have adoptable dogs who can run with you
[30:16] during your race. Uh so they get some
[30:19] exercise and hopefully get some more
[30:20] adoptions out there. If you guys have
[30:22] any other questions, please let me know.
[30:27] This is WS one, two, and eight. So,
[30:31] take it away, somebody.
[30:33] » Well, uh, I'll on behalf of W one. It
[30:36] would never speak on behalf of W 8 if he
[30:38] wants to add anything. Uh,
[30:42] but, uh, yeah, I would move for
[30:43] approval. Mark, would you like to add
[30:44] anything?
[30:49] » Thanks.
[30:50] » Thanks.
[30:51] » And Summer Sizzler's, right? Um,
[30:53] » Yes.
[30:55] ready for a motion.
[31:05] And that passes unanimously. Going to
[31:07] recess the council meeting and convene
[31:09] as the Oklahoma City Municipal
[31:11] Facilities Authority. Uh we have one
[31:13] person signed up to speak.
[31:15] » That's PPI.
[31:17] » Oh, I lied. We can take this in one
[31:20] vote.
[31:37] and that passes unanimously.
[31:43] going to adjourn the OCMFA
[31:45] and reconvene as the public property
[31:48] authority. And we have someone signed up
[31:51] to speak. Um, two people signed up to
[31:53] speak, Steve Hunt.
[31:56] Uh, just to remind everybody, state your
[31:58] name and address and you have three
[31:59] minutes and the lovely Miss Amy will let
[32:02] you know when you're 30 seconds left.
[32:08] » Steve Hunt, 6300 West Drive. Um, so once
[32:11] again, I'm speaking on a rather benal
[32:12] item on the agenda. Um, $150,000 to Los
[32:18] Angeles Trans Private Equity own Journal
[32:21] Record. Um, and I speak on these matters
[32:24] because this is the core of what
[32:25] requires so much need for what they were
[32:28] doing today. Affordable housing,
[32:29] homelessness, equity firms are preying
[32:31] on everything. So, the journal record is
[32:34] published by Journal Record Publishing
[32:36] Company, an affiliate of Bridgetow
[32:37] Media. Bridge Tower was sold to private
[32:39] equity firm Los Angeles-based Transom
[32:41] Capital Group. The leverage was funded
[32:43] by Sarah Brris in New York City. They
[32:46] are a Los Angeles firm with more than
[32:48] $600 million in assets under management.
[32:50] Adil announced November 3rd, 2020.
[32:53] Transom describes itself as, and this is
[32:55] important, a operationally focused
[32:57] private equity firm that seeks buyouts
[32:59] and controls investments in middle
[33:01] market companies. Middle market is us.
[33:05] um not very vibrant phrase as the
[33:08] chamber likes to say, but before that uh
[33:10] Bridge Tower had passed through Gate
[33:12] House Media and then became a subsidi
[33:15] subsidiary of Ganet in 2019 before Trans
[33:18] Private Equity bought it as a standalone
[33:19] unit. So the $150,000 that the Oklahoma
[33:23] City citizens are are having to pay, I'd
[33:25] say about 60% or I'm probably 40% of
[33:28] that is servicing their leverage debt.
[33:32] But the biggest problem with this is why
[33:36] did we not give this to the Black
[33:38] Chronicle, a locallyowned Oklahoma City
[33:41] company on the east side that could do
[33:44] exactly what they are do could, and I
[33:47] emphasize could because um in May of
[33:52] this year, a House bill was passed to
[33:55] make it more difficult for people like
[33:57] the Black Chronicle to publish these
[34:00] notices. And that's what these firms do
[34:02] is they prey on middle market companies.
[34:06] They take them over and then they
[34:08] effectively hollow out the functioning
[34:10] of government in a style that someone in
[34:13] 1995 wanted and we're doing it. Um, so
[34:18] yeah, that's really it. Um, I don't know
[34:21] if any of y'all noticed this, but the
[34:23] journal, if you ever look at the journal
[34:24] record, it's like a a confessional booth
[34:28] for exploitation. You know, it's it's a
[34:30] lot of it is press releases from equity
[34:33] firms. There was a big front page thing
[34:35] about PF Chang, which of course is, you
[34:37] know, anyone with half a brain knows to
[34:39] go to the Asian restaurants on Classen
[34:42] rather than a private equityowned uh
[34:45] food service trucked in crap like that.
[34:48] » 30 seconds remain.
[34:49] » But I do think it's important to
[34:52] contemplate why three years ago we
[34:54] didn't give this to Perry. You know, we
[34:56] screwed them over with the thunder. Uh
[34:58] Mr. Perry wanted to be part of the
[34:59] ownership group and it never happened.
[35:01] Uh we're not even talking about cumulus
[35:03] radio going bankrupt and handed over
[35:06] their creditors. We're not even talking
[35:07] about giving the thunder broadcast to
[35:09] them. And that's the core of why we need
[35:12] what these guys were doing. So, thank
[35:13] you very much.
[35:15] » Thanks, Steve.
[35:18] And next up is Francis Smith with the
[35:21] OKC Farmers Market District.
[35:30] Good morning, city council. Thank you
[35:31] for having me. I am Francis Smith with
[35:33] the Farmers Market District. We have a
[35:36] big address. So, we're from Black Welder
[35:39] to Chartell and then I40 to Oklahoma
[35:41] City Boulevard. Uh fiscal year 2026 has
[35:45] been a year of tremendous growth for our
[35:47] district. We continue our mission in
[35:50] preserving our historic district, and
[35:53] improving access to local food,
[35:55] expanding our environmental education,
[35:58] and creating a vibrant community
[36:00] gathering place. Throughout the year,
[36:03] our events and other fundraising efforts
[36:05] generated more than $46,000 in revenue.
[36:08] Those funds have been reinvested in
[36:10] district beautifification, educational
[36:12] programming, and future community
[36:15] initiatives. Beyond our events, we
[36:18] focused we have focused on creating
[36:21] lasting improvements in the district. Uh
[36:24] just a few of the revitalization efforts
[36:26] that we've done as a district include
[36:28] painting three major structures. We had
[36:31] three storefront improvements, nine
[36:33] total art installations, including our
[36:35] volunteer-driven barn quilt art project.
[36:38] Uh this was a very fun six six different
[36:41] pieces. You guys should come down. It's
[36:42] on the antique mall. It's very cool. Um,
[36:44] we did new wayfinding signage and we
[36:47] installed a certified pollinator way
[36:49] station.
[36:50] One of our greatest priorities is
[36:52] connecting community members with
[36:54] healthy local food.
[36:56] This year we fed more than 300 people in
[36:59] our cooking demonstrations that we did
[37:01] year round. We um and in those cooking
[37:04] demonstrations we use local grown food
[37:07] obviously from our farmers. We
[37:09] distributed 290 emergency SNAP baskets,
[37:12] food baskets during the SNAP disruption
[37:15] and we shared over 750 seed packets to
[37:18] encourage people to grow their own food
[37:20] and pollinating uh plants.
[37:24] Uh we've continued expanding
[37:26] opportunities to community members on
[37:27] how to learn to grow, prepare, and
[37:31] access local food. One of our big um
[37:34] initiatives this year has been our
[37:37] growing resilience educational series.
[37:39] This happens on the first Saturday at
[37:41] the market every month. Um this program
[37:44] is in full swing. Um we're having great
[37:47] metrics on this and we hope to expand it
[37:50] even further next year um in 2027 and
[37:53] hopefully expand our funding for that so
[37:55] we can pay our lovely experts to come
[37:58] and speak um for to the community. These
[38:00] are free classes. their come and go
[38:02] first Saturdays at the market. Uh behind
[38:05] the scenes, we've completed our first
[38:06] year of our strategic plan at 100%. Um
[38:10] strengthened our organization and
[38:12] governance infrastructure.
[38:13] » 30 seconds remaining.
[38:15] » Yes. Um we have expanded community
[38:18] projects, secured additional funding,
[38:20] we've became a network level Main Street
[38:22] organization, and we are a very active
[38:25] Keep Oklahoma Beautiful affiliate. As we
[38:28] look forward and we have our centennial
[38:30] for the building coming up in 2028, we
[38:32] just hope to continue this and uh
[38:34] support local food initiatives. Thank
[38:36] you. Any questions?
[38:38] » Thank you, Francis.
[38:41] » Thank you.
[38:42] » Thank you.
[38:44] » All right, we can take items A through I
[38:46] with one vote.
[39:00] and it passes unanimously.
[39:03] Uh during the OCPA and reconvene as a
[39:06] council meeting and it brings us to the
[39:07] consent docket, we have a presentation
[39:10] on item CC. Is there anything else
[39:13] anybody wants to pull out for a separate
[39:15] vote or talk about?
[39:19] » Yes, Vice Mayor. Um, [clears throat]
[39:22] I just wanted to briefly acknowled hear
[39:25] a little bit about item AB and
[39:28] acknowledge that work ahead of us. Same
[39:32] with uh Oh, you're fine. A is in Adam
[39:38] Basketball.
[39:40] Okay.
[39:42] And then item as I'd like to hear a
[39:46] little bit more about that from public
[39:48] works. And then I know we're about to do
[39:51] some really cool work on our first youth
[39:53] center. So I was just hoping we might
[39:55] and I'd already made this request so I
[39:57] hope they're ready for it. But I'd like
[39:58] to see some of the plans for Oh, you got
[40:02] it. Never mind. CC, I'm back.
[40:06] » We'll start with AB.
[40:10] Let me get through. Cool.
[40:16] a public art commission agreement.
[40:20] » Yes. Um
[40:22] I just wanted to acknowledge
[40:25] a W 2 resident Matt Go who after an RFP
[40:31] process will be doing this work. And I'm
[40:34] » Pretty sure people across the city know
[40:36] his work from the airport to god knows
[40:38] where all across the city and I think
[40:40] he's in attendance. So, I just wanted to
[40:42] take that moment to say how excited I am
[40:45] to see that. I think we might have
[40:46] someone to come up and give us a little
[40:47] bit more information about it.
[40:53] » Good morning, council. My name is
[40:54] Leandre Latimore, public art project
[40:56] manager for um arts and cultural affairs
[40:58] office. Um I'll give Mark here a moment
[41:00] to set up the presentation, but yes, we
[41:02] we do have some information about this
[41:04] um great work of public art. And as you
[41:06] mentioned, um, local artist, uh, Matt
[41:08] Gold, um, is a popular local artist and
[41:11] designer, and he has lots of experience,
[41:13] um, throughout the city working in the
[41:15] arts, and he also has lots of experience
[41:17] in the public art sector as well. He's
[41:19] also the same artist who completed the
[41:20] Tozo floor through a Rogers airport.
[41:26] Okay. So, I'll just um, leave this image
[41:28] here and I'll read a short statement
[41:29] here from from Matt Gold. So Matt
[41:31] describes the Turzo floor as a
[41:33] monumental visualization of the voice of
[41:35] Oklahoma City. Composed of overlapping
[41:37] concentric sound waves. The design
[41:38] radiates throughout the concourse in a
[41:40] rhythmic composition of softly gradated
[41:42] blue Turzo. Inspired by the collective
[41:44] energy of thousands of voices becoming
[41:46] one. The artwork transforms sound into a
[41:48] permanent architectural expression of
[41:50] unity, optimism, and the Oklahoma
[41:51] standard. You can go to the next slide.
[41:54] So here's um a rendering here of of what
[41:57] that will look like. And as we mentioned
[41:58] before, it's the the blue turzo um the
[42:01] gradated blue forms that you see here.
[42:03] So um Matt presented this concept to us
[42:06] a while ago and um it's worth mentioning
[42:08] that this is conceptual. So the plan is
[42:10] is for Matt to continue to work with the
[42:12] design team and stakeholders to further
[42:14] refine this design. So the the final
[42:16] work that you'll see when the arena
[42:18] opens may not look exactly like this,
[42:20] but um this um image here that you see
[42:23] is a pretty good representation of what
[42:24] the the final design will look like. You
[42:26] can go to the next slide.
[42:29] So, as I mentioned before about the the
[42:30] sound waves, there'll be 24 total
[42:33] concentric sound waves that radiate
[42:34] inward from the exterior glass curtain
[42:36] wall and their origins are aligned with
[42:38] every other of the structures, 48 um
[42:41] columns. So, uh there's a lot of
[42:43] symmetry here in this design and Matt
[42:44] was very intentional about that as well.
[42:49] And this is just another image here.
[42:52] And this is um another rendering here
[42:54] that shows. So, I'm happy to answer any
[42:56] questions that the city council may
[42:58] have.
[42:59] » No,
[42:59] » Matt is also here as well. I'm sure he'd
[43:01] be happy to answer questions if you have
[43:02] some for him as well.
[43:03] » We don't have any questions. He's
[43:04] welcome to speak if he would like, but
[43:07] otherwise. Yeah, go ahead.
[43:12] » Hi, Matt. Go 2011 Northwest 35th Street.
[43:14] I don't know if I have to do that. Uh,
[43:16] thank you all. I'm very honored to have
[43:17] been selected for this project, project
[43:19] of a lifetime. the uh one one of the
[43:22] things I kind of said when when I uh
[43:25] when I pitched this was when I when you
[43:27] walk into this this this um temple if
[43:31] you will for Oklahoma City gathering I
[43:34] don't want you to come in and say look
[43:35] at that floor I want it to be a uh
[43:38] overwhelming wow look at this space so
[43:41] the intention of the design was to be
[43:43] really one with the architects
[43:45] architecture and um this space we we've
[43:48] used blues which is uh the most human
[43:52] loved color. Uh it also is an Oklahoma
[43:55] color, our flag. Um but the voice of OKC
[43:59] I thought was so poignant because we're
[44:02] known now as Loud City and we've been
[44:04] boomtown and we and this is the location
[44:06] where Elvis played and all these other
[44:08] you know all these memories were made
[44:10] with sound. So I thought the idea was
[44:13] really uh kind of a powerful one and I
[44:16] thought it was a lasting and timeless
[44:17] one. The design is intentionally
[44:20] um minimal and very austere
[44:24] to last for decades. We don't I didn't
[44:28] want to go crazy or wacky which a lot of
[44:31] artists can do. I love to do it too. For
[44:33] this we wanted something that totally
[44:35] complemented the architecture with that.
[44:37] I guess that's all. Thank you.
[44:39] » Thank you.
[44:44] » Thanks Matt. Uh yeah, I mean I'm just
[44:46] excited about it whether it's the
[44:48] airport. I believe there's some work on
[44:50] some basketball courts as well. Am I
[44:52] wrong about And I thought so over there
[44:54] in Memorial Park. So this isn't his
[44:56] first rodeo with basketball. Um so I'm
[44:59] just excited about this and I just
[45:00] wanted to draw attention publicly to the
[45:02] work ahead of us and thank you to your
[45:04] team for what you're doing as well. So
[45:07] and I hope I did not I have this
[45:09] horrible idea that I might have said
[45:10] library earlier. Of course I meant the
[45:11] airport if I did. them.
[45:15] » Um, Councilman Cooper as
[45:20] » Let's go.
[45:28] » Good morning. Debbie Miller, public
[45:29] works director. Um this item is for
[45:33] contract for an engineering services to
[45:35] start on a trail multimodal trail on at
[45:38] Northwest 63 63 northwest 36 from Walker
[45:43] and it goes east over to Northeast 36
[45:45] and Kelly. It's about 1.7 miles. The
[45:48] total cost is going to be about 3.7
[45:51] million and we do have AC AOG funding
[45:53] for an 8020 split. So, we expect final
[45:56] plans uh next fall in 27 and
[46:00] construction to begin late like December
[46:02] of 2027.
[46:04] » It's wonderful. I have to say, council,
[46:06] I hear in word too regularly a request
[46:10] for residents to have safe passage from
[46:14] Central Park neighborhood, Edgeir Park,
[46:17] Crown Heights, uh Douglas Edgeir, uh
[46:20] Edgeir Heights from uh the west heading
[46:25] east under 235, which is essentially a
[46:28] barrier right now. I have biked 36th to
[46:31] go to the groundbreaking of the homeland
[46:33] when that was happening and it was truly
[46:35] like taking one's life in their hands
[46:37] and that's on a bike let alone walking.
[46:39] So the idea that we're about to now
[46:40] connect these parks and these
[46:43] neighborhoods that are, you know,
[46:44] hundred years old over to Homeland, a
[46:46] grocery store, and then to a senior
[46:48] wellness center in W 7, right? A mapsu
[46:52] built senior wellness center. That's
[46:53] incredible. And I I I cannot be clear
[46:55] enough. When I have knocked doors in
[46:57] Edge Mirror, one of the guys I was like,
[47:00] "What are your concerns for your
[47:01] neighborhood hopes for our city?" He's
[47:02] like, "Well, I think we're doing fine
[47:04] over here. I I think we need to better
[47:05] connect to the east side." And so this
[47:07] is now something I get to go back and
[47:09] say to them. So I really appreciate this
[47:11] this public safety work is how I see it.
[47:13] So thank you.
[47:17] » And we have a citizen signed to speak on
[47:19] item AF which is a professional services
[47:23] agreement with the old Capitol Hill
[47:24] Council. Marian Campos.
[47:31] » Good morning.
[47:33] Uh my name is Mariam Campos. address is
[47:36] 2812 Southwest 54th Street in Oklahoma
[47:39] City 73119.
[47:41] On behalf of Gayedo Cinco and Historic
[47:44] Capitol Hill, thank you for your
[47:45] continued partnership and investment in
[47:47] our district. In 2025, we celebrated the
[47:50] groundbreaking of Plaza Kaido Cinco, a
[47:53] historic milestone that brought years of
[47:55] vision and collaboration to life. This
[47:58] transformational investment reflects
[48:00] what is possible when the city and
[48:03] community work together. As we celebrate
[48:05] this achievement, we also recognize the
[48:08] responsibility that comes with managing
[48:10] Plasakaid doco. While continuing to
[48:13] serve and support our business district
[48:15] requires sustainable resources and
[48:18] strong partnerships as we navigate this
[48:20] next chapter of growth.
[48:23] That work extends well beyond the plaza.
[48:25] Gaelos Cinoco continues to be a
[48:27] destination that brings people together
[48:30] through district district programming,
[48:32] business engagement, and signature
[48:34] events. This year, we are proud to
[48:38] celebrate the 21st anniversary of Fiesta
[48:40] Deas Americas, our award-winning
[48:43] festival, a tradition that showcases our
[48:46] culture, supports local businesses, and
[48:48] welcomes thousands of visitors each
[48:50] year. We are grateful for your support
[48:53] of the year 7 bid renewal and the city's
[48:56] additional investment and commitment to
[48:58] help position our organization to
[49:00] sustainably manage the plaza. This
[49:03] funding allows us to manage essential
[49:05] bid services including district
[49:08] beautifification, marketing, business
[49:10] engagement, blaza operations, public
[49:12] safety, and ongoing maintenance that
[49:14] directly benefit our businesses,
[49:16] residents, and visitors. We are proud of
[49:19] the progress we've made and recognize
[49:22] there is still work ahead. We ask for
[49:24] your continued support and as as we
[49:26] build on this progress. Before I close,
[49:30] I want to acknowledge the tragic events
[49:31] that occurred in our district this
[49:33] weekend. Our thoughts and prayers are
[49:36] with the families and everyone affected.
[49:38] It's heartbreaking, but we are rem we
[49:41] remain committed to working alongside
[49:43] our partners to support our businesses
[49:45] and build on the positive momentum in
[49:48] our district and ensure Kyosino remains
[49:51] a vibrant and welcoming destination for
[49:53] all. Thank you for your continued
[49:55] partnership and investment in Kylo Cinco
[49:57] and historic Capitol Hill home.
[50:00] » Thank you, mayor.
[50:01] » Thank you.
[50:03] » Uh we have a presentation on item CC.
[50:06] Yes.
[50:08] David Todd, our maps director, will uh
[50:11] introduce this project um for the maps
[50:14] for projects.
[50:16] » Good morning, [clears throat] David
[50:17] Todd, MAPS program manager. Remember in
[50:20] maps 4, we have four youth centers, and
[50:23] I'm really happy to be bringing you this
[50:24] first one. We've worked really hard on
[50:27] finding a a spot for this uh working on
[50:30] the budget and and the design. So today
[50:33] um we have re representative from boys
[50:36] and girls club Tina Belchic is here and
[50:39] Colin Fleck our architect from Bakas
[50:42] Payne is going to take you through the
[50:44] plans.
[50:56] Good morning.
[50:58] Um excited to be here today to bring you
[51:00] final plans for uh youth center 1 at
[51:04] Woodson Park. Uh it's been about three
[51:07] years since we started working with the
[51:08] maps office u several of you folks we've
[51:12] met with uh boys and girls club other
[51:15] stakeholders in the community to begin
[51:18] planning and programming these
[51:20] facilities [clears throat]
[51:21] uh to select the sites for these
[51:23] facilities. And as as David mentioned,
[51:25] um this is the first one at Woodson
[51:27] Park. Um part of this is uh that it's an
[51:32] afterchool program for affected youth in
[51:35] areas of high need and part of that site
[51:38] selection was determining where those
[51:39] needed to go. Um so we we anticipate
[51:42] these will serve up to 500 kids um
[51:45] throughout the years and after school
[51:46] program and in the summer with camps. Uh
[51:48] it becomes a community asset for weekend
[51:51] activities, basketball tournaments, uh
[51:53] football, soccer, all sorts of things.
[51:56] Um the project site, if you're not
[51:59] familiar with Woodson Park, I44 splits
[52:02] the the park on the west side has been
[52:04] fully developed with soccer and softball
[52:07] and parking. And then on the east side,
[52:10] there's been a recent project that
[52:12] finished last year for those baseball
[52:14] fields um and parking. And so this
[52:18] middle section here on the east side had
[52:21] a swimming pool and thanks to the parks
[52:23] department for uh demolishing that to
[52:25] make way for this site. There's an
[52:27] existing gymnasium there in the middle
[52:30] and then there's a former senior center
[52:32] that's currently occupied by the Boys
[52:34] and Girls Club. Uh and they run an
[52:36] elementary school club out of that site.
[52:38] So our plan to just be as frugal as
[52:41] possible. We're going to try and reuse
[52:42] as much of that parking that's there
[52:44] now. And we're also going to reuse uh
[52:46] Southwest 33rd Street as much as
[52:48] possible. So, we zoom in here and go to
[52:51] our diagram, you'll see this parking uh
[52:53] on on this portion is will be reused as
[52:56] our project site. And that pool that's
[52:58] shown here now in the pool building is
[53:00] is actually gone. It's a a lovely grassy
[53:03] field now. Uh and we'll be extending
[53:05] Southwest 33rd.
[53:08] And this is our proposed site plan. So
[53:11] there you can see it's a 48,000 plus
[53:13] square foot facility. Uh we're adding
[53:16] some accessible parking to the southside
[53:18] and around. U the the biggest need for
[53:22] these youth centers is not parking but
[53:24] uh drop off and pickup uh lineal footage
[53:27] so that we're not spilling out onto the
[53:29] the main streets in the community. So
[53:32] we've got a a primary drop off pickup
[53:36] lane here on the south side of the
[53:38] building. That's the primary entrance
[53:39] for uh the younger kids and then the
[53:42] older kids who like to have their own
[53:44] entrance uh will have have one here on
[53:46] the east side. And so we separate those
[53:49] two traffic streams to to try and
[53:50] alleviate some of the traffic issues.
[53:53] We're locating some of the fields, the
[53:55] soccer, football, uh playgrounds will go
[53:57] out on the west side of the facility.
[54:02] Our floor plan, and I know you mentioned
[54:04] wanting to take a look at these. I don't
[54:05] know how much detail you'd like. We
[54:07] generally have the the the children only
[54:10] spaces partitioned off from the public
[54:12] spaces. So where you see the gymnasium
[54:14] here, it's kind of the central hub and
[54:17] it's got a large lobby space outside of
[54:20] it as well as a large community event
[54:22] space. Those will be open to community
[54:24] events and and weekend type of of events
[54:28] um by appointment. Uh not just anybody
[54:30] can walk into this facility uh just due
[54:33] to the safety concerns. Um the the teen
[54:37] lounge is on the east side of the gym
[54:40] and it has its own set of entry security
[54:43] doors and then the other side for the
[54:46] younger kids has its own set of doors.
[54:48] And and back here we have an elementary
[54:49] school and a middle school lounge. And
[54:51] we have a art studio, we have a music
[54:54] studio, we have a dance studio,
[54:56] weightlifting, a dining hall. And all of
[54:58] these are in conjunction with the
[55:00] programming that will be happening at
[55:02] the Boys and Girls Club uh to give these
[55:04] kids outlets for creativity, life skill,
[55:07] job training. Um they they've got just
[55:10] an extensive list of programs that they
[55:12] run there.
[55:15] Uh our exterior pallet is a a economical
[55:19] but colorful selection of materials.
[55:21] We've got different colors and textures
[55:23] of concrete block. We've got some
[55:25] translucent wall panels. We've got some
[55:27] architectural metal panels as well. And
[55:29] we wanted to bring uh color as this is a
[55:31] space for kids. So we've got some accent
[55:34] colors of paint that you'll see in these
[55:36] renderings.
[55:37] This is the main view from the south. So
[55:40] we're looking north at this facility.
[55:42] This is the primary entrance for the the
[55:44] younger kids. And you'll see we've lined
[55:47] that entry with some of those accent
[55:48] colors to welcome them in uh to to have
[55:51] it be a warm, inviting space.
[55:56] And this is the main lobby space. You
[55:58] you'll see there's views into the gym
[56:00] from this space. Up above we've got
[56:02] these translucent panels that are clear
[56:04] story windows to bring natural light
[56:05] into the space. Um we'll have spots for
[56:09] youth of the year celebrations. uh
[56:12] sayings uh dream big swan grandees which
[56:15] is just Spanish for dream big.
[56:18] Um looking back towards the west you'll
[56:21] see the main uh reception desk there at
[56:24] the back in green. The community space
[56:26] is to the left. Um you'll see in the
[56:30] ceiling plane one of the things that we
[56:31] wanted to bring into this was some color
[56:33] some some art. So this is our our
[56:35] proposed art installation. This is just
[56:38] a placeholder for now. The RFQ has not
[56:40] been formalized to to my knowledge to go
[56:44] seek an artist to to do some sort of a a
[56:47] colorful light transparent installation
[56:50] in the ceiling space there.
[56:53] And then we're looking back at the front
[56:55] desk and into the um the youth spaces.
[56:58] This is the gymnasium. That's a double
[57:00] gym. It's got a a small amount of
[57:03] seating space here for spectators,
[57:07] but it'll be it'll be multi-use.
[57:10] And as we walk back into the uh some of
[57:13] the interior spaces, um
[57:17] whoops, sorry. It's okay. U you'll see
[57:20] we've got an outdoor dining area just
[57:22] outside of the dining hall. On the right
[57:24] would be our uh our weightlifting area.
[57:28] And then this is a a view taken from the
[57:31] southeast at dusk. Those translucent
[57:34] panels will glow at night. We think it
[57:36] gives us a good opportunity. It's it's a
[57:38] billboard opportunity. You'll be able to
[57:40] view this from I44 going northbound. Um
[57:43] and so we've got lots of great signage
[57:45] opportunities here.
[57:50] Um this is just our budget. I just want
[57:52] to point out that we had a a project
[57:54] about a month ago, the Clar Looper Civil
[57:56] Rights Center come in about 30% under uh
[57:59] budget and so we're very optimistic in
[58:02] our numbers here um to uh to to meet
[58:06] this budget and build as much of this
[58:07] building as we can. We have a few
[58:09] alternates as well here.
[58:14] And uh with approval today, uh bidding
[58:17] will go out and u the following week, I
[58:21] believe, and we'll have a construction
[58:23] start this fall and September is what
[58:25] we're anticipating. It's about an
[58:27] 18month construction timeline and
[58:30] duration that we've been given. So, we
[58:32] look to be opening in the spring of
[58:35] 2028.
[58:38] And that is what I have for you today.
[58:40] Love to take any questions.
[58:43] » I do have a few questions, but first I
[58:45] just want to say um thank you all for um
[58:49] I really appreciate seeing that
[58:50] community center space in there. I know
[58:52] when we had sort of that community
[58:54] meeting, I think about a year ago, maybe
[58:56] a little longer than that. Um there was
[58:59] definitely a sort of consistent message
[59:03] from many of the attendees there that
[59:06] some multigenerational
[59:08] options for event space um for different
[59:13] kind of community events, kinsieras,
[59:15] birthday parties, reunions, etc. um
[59:18] would be very welcome. So, it's really
[59:20] nice to see that um that that space sort
[59:23] of set aside and the problem solving of
[59:26] like you I know one of the crunch points
[59:28] was like where do you put it so that
[59:30] it's not sort of behind the the seal of
[59:34] where youth youth would go so you can
[59:36] have that layer of protection. So,
[59:38] that's very exciting to see. Can we pull
[59:41] the presentation back up and just go to
[59:44] um one of those bird's eye view? I
[59:46] recognize this might be sort of um bare
[59:49] bone like you're more focused on the
[59:51] building layout than sort of the space
[59:53] around it. But I think one of the things
[59:55] I'm a little bit concerned I just have a
[59:57] question about is will there be
[1:00:00] sidewalks that connect all the way out
[1:00:03] to Southwest on 33rd out to May
[1:00:06] or is that just like not included in
[1:00:08] this because it's not the focus of the
[1:00:10] design?
[1:00:11] » No, no, that that that's a great
[1:00:12] question. So, there's an existing
[1:00:14] pedestrian path bridge across I44, and
[1:00:17] we'll be interrupting that and
[1:00:18] reconnecting that with some some
[1:00:20] additional sidewalks. Back to the to the
[1:00:23] east, there's a separate sidewalks um
[1:00:26] package and and my understanding is that
[1:00:29] there will be sidewalks brought to the
[1:00:31] facility as part of that package. We
[1:00:34] just
[1:00:34] » Not part of this office. I just wanted
[1:00:36] to confirm because I I've I've made that
[1:00:39] walk to um to different things over in
[1:00:42] this area. Um and it's you know it's
[1:00:45] it's tough on foot to figure out and so
[1:00:47] just recognizing that kids might be
[1:00:49] coming from like the neighborhood across
[1:00:50] May. I just want to make sure that
[1:00:52] connection's there. So appreciate it.
[1:00:53] » Great question. Thanks.
[1:00:55] » Thank you for all of your work on this.
[1:00:56] It's a big undertaking so it's exciting
[1:00:58] to see it kind of in the next phase.
[1:01:03] » Yes. I also I'll echo councelor uh
[1:01:06] Hammond's gratitude and appreciation for
[1:01:09] the work. I think it's wonderful. I do
[1:01:11] have a couple questions. Uh sticking
[1:01:14] with this slide. So I'm happy to hear
[1:01:16] about the sidewalk connectivity. Just a
[1:01:20] question possibility that crosswalk
[1:01:24] both crosswalks connecting. Is it
[1:01:27] possible that those might be like a bit
[1:01:30] elevated? And my thinking is I've been
[1:01:34] on Western a few times or Southwestern
[1:01:37] around Wheeler or uh Northwest Northwest
[1:01:41] 39th Expressway. And something I've
[1:01:43] learned about Oklahoma City living here
[1:01:45] is uh people sure do love uh to pretend
[1:01:49] they're in Speedraer the cartoon. And I
[1:01:52] I I'm just wondering, especially since
[1:01:54] there's so much of a drop off pickup,
[1:01:56] but then there's going to be a moment
[1:01:58] later in night when this is closed and I
[1:01:59] can just envision it like the rain, you
[1:02:01] know, coming that someone might use this
[1:02:03] as a a speedway. So, I'm just thinking
[1:02:06] that might um help with that, but also
[1:02:09] just thinking about someone who's uh in
[1:02:11] a wheelchair, this might give them that
[1:02:14] extra um safety access. So, has there
[1:02:18] been any talk about maybe just having
[1:02:20] this almost like a table type elevation?
[1:02:24] » Yeah. So, I I think that's a good
[1:02:26] suggestion. One of the things that I
[1:02:28] think we'll rely on here is that this is
[1:02:30] actually gated during the day and at
[1:02:32] night. So, it'll only be open, you'll
[1:02:34] see on this east end right here, there's
[1:02:36] a a pair of gates. So, people won't be
[1:02:39] able to just fly through here.
[1:02:42] um anyone who does get through to the
[1:02:44] gates and goes in and parks would have a
[1:02:46] relatively car-free uh access point
[1:02:50] there. So, well, actually, as we have it
[1:02:52] shown is it's actually down um at the at
[1:02:56] the drive. Um we did not explore any
[1:02:59] sort of bump stops or tabletops to slow
[1:03:02] traffic down there just because we
[1:03:04] anticipate that folks who are arriving
[1:03:06] here are actually slowing down to pickup
[1:03:08] kids. Um,
[1:03:12] we could certainly look into that if it
[1:03:14] if it's something that, you know, when
[1:03:15] we look at it with the map's office,
[1:03:16] it's it is an area of concern. I I
[1:03:20] appreciate the the desire to slow cars
[1:03:21] down.
[1:03:22] » Well, and I'm just always thinking about
[1:03:23] that. Not Oh, yeah. My first point of
[1:03:26] focus is not necessarily the person
[1:03:28] who's walking. I'm I'm always now
[1:03:30] thinking about the person in the
[1:03:31] wheelchair. Um, and that accessibility.
[1:03:34] So, I appreciate that consideration. Uh,
[1:03:36] I love the colors. I'm a huge fan of
[1:03:39] those portal windows into the gymnasium.
[1:03:41] I think that is a wonderful addition.
[1:03:43] The exterior lighting, I think also I'm
[1:03:45] glad to see it from I44. I also think
[1:03:47] it's going to help with safety for
[1:03:49] everybody. Uh the landscaping that
[1:03:52] looked very um rich and so I'm curious,
[1:03:55] is that something we have in the budget
[1:03:58] to kind of help our good friends at Boys
[1:03:59] and Girls Club in terms of maintenance
[1:04:01] ongoing with that? We we met with our
[1:04:04] landscape architect at Lah um and a big
[1:04:07] point of emphasis was color and texture
[1:04:09] for the kids just as a a tactile sort of
[1:04:13] thing but also low maintenance. So they
[1:04:15] selected plants that are are low and
[1:04:18] easy m to maintain. So that we share the
[1:04:21] similar concern. I think for the
[1:04:22] renderings it's uh a little punchy just
[1:04:25] looks good. Um the actual installation
[1:04:28] will be a very lowmaintenance
[1:04:31] » Installation. Okay. And then uh
[1:04:36] yes, um
[1:04:38] I think I mentioned this to Tina when
[1:04:40] Councilwoman Hammond and I visited a
[1:04:42] year ago for the community meeting. Uh
[1:04:44] but something that and it will it will
[1:04:46] take coordination I think with Embark
[1:04:48] and with the Boys and Girls Club to pull
[1:04:51] this off. But I think heading into the
[1:04:54] opening of this facility, it would make
[1:04:56] a lot of sense to tap into Embark's Road
[1:04:58] Scholar program. Right. That's where,
[1:05:01] for those of you who don't know, but I'm
[1:05:02] already seeing some nodding heads.
[1:05:03] That's where our youth in our our
[1:05:06] schools can use the public
[1:05:08] transportation system for free for field
[1:05:10] trips. I've used it several times as a
[1:05:12] former middle school uh teacher bringing
[1:05:14] them uh Jefferson kids on the southside
[1:05:17] here to city hall to career techs
[1:05:19] universities. And while I think this is
[1:05:22] an incredible building and so much love
[1:05:24] and effort has gone into it from all
[1:05:26] sides, um I think a level of
[1:05:29] intentionality in terms of outreach
[1:05:31] getting those kids there at the start so
[1:05:34] that they can experience this building
[1:05:36] themselves because something we heard at
[1:05:39] that meeting you'll recall was actually
[1:05:41] from some parents and I remember Gloria
[1:05:43] Torres, a former principal from
[1:05:45] Jefferson where I taught uh you know
[1:05:48] talking about what about parental access
[1:05:50] to this building. And so, uh, I think by
[1:05:54] having the students there so early on,
[1:05:56] so they get to, you know, lay hands on
[1:05:58] everything, I think that will be like,
[1:06:01] "Oh, mom, dad, uh, Abelita, you know,
[1:06:03] Tot, I want to go to that building.
[1:06:05] That's where the the fun and the support
[1:06:07] system is." So, I just want to speak
[1:06:09] that into existence to the city manager
[1:06:11] and back to you all and just elevate a
[1:06:14] private conversation we had now in a
[1:06:16] public space that's less architectural.
[1:06:17] But um oh and then my final two things
[1:06:21] are I saw hopefully this does come in
[1:06:25] under under budget but I know we set
[1:06:27] aside funding in the bond for either an
[1:06:30] additional youth center or to use that
[1:06:32] funding to help supplement. So I guess
[1:06:35] we'll know a little bit more about that
[1:06:36] when the bids come in. Is that about
[1:06:37] right?
[1:06:37] » That's right.
[1:06:38] » Okay. And finally, and I know a lot of W
[1:06:42] 2 residents are going to be thrilled to
[1:06:43] hear this. If I'm doing the math
[1:06:44] correctly, this will open either
[1:06:47] slightly ahead of or around the same
[1:06:49] time as the new uh arena in 2028.
[1:06:53] » I don't know the date on that, but
[1:06:56] » The arena is 2028.
[1:06:57] » Yes.
[1:06:58] » That's an important marker for a lot of
[1:07:00] W 2 residents. Uh you know, a lot of
[1:07:02] them love the thunder. They love their
[1:07:05] youth as much. And so to see us putting
[1:07:08] that prioritization on this first youth
[1:07:10] center I think is going to symbolically
[1:07:12] really mean a lot to people and then it
[1:07:14] will actually deliver beyond symbolism.
[1:07:16] So just wanted to acknowledge that as
[1:07:18] well. So thank you and thank you for
[1:07:20] your work. Thank you Tina.
[1:07:23] » Thank you.
[1:07:23] » Okay. Thank you.
[1:07:28] » Well we can take the consent docket with
[1:07:30] one vote.
[1:07:32] » Ready for a motion?
[1:08:01] There we go. Passes unanimously.
[1:08:05] Brings us to item 10 on the agenda, the
[1:08:07] concurrence docket. And we can take one
[1:08:10] vote from item A through M.
[1:08:34] and that passes unanimously.
[1:08:38] Uh item 11 is items for individual
[1:08:41] consideration. Um
[1:08:43] A is ordinance on final hearing
[1:08:46] emergency recommended for approval um
[1:08:50] for PUD 2139 the resoning of 7300
[1:08:54] Southeast 164 Street um doubleA
[1:08:58] agricultural to PUD 2139 planned unit
[1:09:02] developed ward 4 Councilman Stone.
[1:09:06] » Thank you Mr. Vice Mayor.
[1:09:08] Um, I do have a couple of questions on
[1:09:11] this, but mainly it's for city staff.
[1:09:16] » Okay.
[1:09:19] » So, I'm curious as to the uh TE was
[1:09:24] stricken.
[1:09:26] I was curious where that was stricken
[1:09:27] from.
[1:09:34] Caitlyn Turner, 525 Northwest 11th
[1:09:36] Street. here on behalf of the applicant.
[1:09:38] If I may, that TE was stricken. If you
[1:09:40] see the site in the surrounding area,
[1:09:42] this is all AA.
[1:09:43] » Oh, I totally get why it's stricken. I'm
[1:09:46] just wondering who struck it.
[1:09:48] » The applicant.
[1:09:49] » Okay.
[1:09:50] » At the planning commission. Then I was
[1:09:52] also curious on the city side when it
[1:09:55] talks about
[1:09:57] their approval, which is always kind of
[1:10:00] up there, but their approval said, "Oh,
[1:10:02] not if it's denying the TE." But I'm
[1:10:05] wondering like why that came from the
[1:10:07] city when there is no way to put
[1:10:11] sidewalks out there. Just to be clear,
[1:10:13] this is a five acre develop, excuse me,
[1:10:17] five lot development that ranges between
[1:10:19] two and five acres on each lot. It's
[1:10:22] over 17 acres totally and it just and I
[1:10:26] it's off 164th and Air Depot. Like
[1:10:30] there's no sidewalks out there. So I was
[1:10:32] curious like what drove that.
[1:10:34] » Sure. Sarah Welch Planning Department.
[1:10:36] Um, the reason for that is we were
[1:10:38] trying to make the PUD state that
[1:10:40] whatever the city's rules are about
[1:10:42] sidewalks would apply here. It wasn't
[1:10:44] trying to say sidewalks are required
[1:10:46] currently. It was just trying to say
[1:10:47] whatever the city's policies are about
[1:10:49] sidewalks would apply instead of having
[1:10:51] this straight up just say sidewalks are
[1:10:53] not allowed.
[1:10:54] » Gotcha. All right. Thank you.
[1:10:57] I was maybe when we talk about like some
[1:11:00] of the updates that we're doing on
[1:11:03] zoning and things like that, maybe
[1:11:05] that's something that we need to look at
[1:11:06] as well. I think
[1:11:08] » Certainly.
[1:11:08] » Cool. All right. Thank you. Um, with
[1:11:11] that, I'll go ahead and move for its
[1:11:12] approval.
[1:11:26] and it passes unanimously.
[1:11:29] Item B is an ordinance on final hearing
[1:11:32] for Spud 1820 resoning 1714 Northwest
[1:11:36] 30th Street from R1 single family
[1:11:38] residential to spud 1820 simplified
[1:11:42] planned unit develop develop District W
[1:11:46] two.
[1:11:46] » Thank you, Vice Mayor. Uh Fallon, do you
[1:11:49] want to speak on this item, please?
[1:11:50] Thank you.
[1:11:52] » Uh Fallon Brooks Magnus, Jolly Bird
[1:11:53] Design, 11 Northeast 11th Street
[1:11:55] representing the client, the applicant,
[1:11:58] sorry.
[1:11:59] Um so this is just uh we originally
[1:12:03] thought we could get six six units on
[1:12:05] here. We were a little ambitious. Um and
[1:12:07] we had some feedback at our first
[1:12:09] planning commission hearing and we
[1:12:11] reduced to four units. Uh we kept the
[1:12:13] same amount of parking, we reduced our
[1:12:15] lot coverage. So, uh, you know, pretty
[1:12:18] responsible development near the
[1:12:19] university for
[1:12:22] small, uh, micro apartments. They
[1:12:26] originally were supposed to be like 400
[1:12:28] square feet. I think they're probably
[1:12:29] going to be closer to seven now. So,
[1:12:31] larger one and two bedrooms.
[1:12:36] » Yeah. U, I like what you're doing here,
[1:12:39] um, aesthetically and, uh, materially in
[1:12:43] terms of the units themselves. is
[1:12:45] someone who lives in about a 700 foot
[1:12:47] apartment, this will do uh for the one
[1:12:49] person. So, I would move for approval.
[1:12:54] » I just want to add that this is amazing.
[1:12:56] This is very cool.
[1:12:58] » And if I was on the planning commission,
[1:12:59] I would have voted for the six units
[1:13:00] instead of four. So,
[1:13:05] » Parking was a huge problem. And there's
[1:13:07] like no street parking on 30th, so it
[1:13:10] made sense.
[1:13:13] » [snorts]
[1:13:18] » And it passes unanimously. Fallon, thank
[1:13:20] you for all the neat things you bring to
[1:13:21] Oklahoma City.
[1:13:22] » Thank you.
[1:13:25] » Item C, ordinance on final hearing, uh,
[1:13:28] Spud 1825, reszoning 1220 Northwest 33rd
[1:13:33] Street from R1 Single Family to Spud
[1:13:36] 1825,
[1:13:38] um, W 2. We have to stop meeting like
[1:13:41] this. Uh go ahead. Tell us about this
[1:13:43] one.
[1:13:44] » Um Fallon Brooks Magnus Jolly Bird
[1:13:47] Design 11 Northeast 11th Street
[1:13:49] representing the applicant. Um I will
[1:13:51] say this was my first render on this
[1:13:53] building and it's really ugly. It looks
[1:13:54] way better now. Um I just wanted to
[1:13:57] point out the house that was on this
[1:13:59] site. This was one of the questions that
[1:14:00] James asked me. Um the columns here are
[1:14:04] the they are mimicking the keyhole
[1:14:06] columns that were on the original house
[1:14:08] that was on the site. We couldn't save
[1:14:09] the house, but we can kind of pay a
[1:14:11] little homage to it. And um this even as
[1:14:15] ugly as this render is, it is um still a
[1:14:19] pretty good indicator of what will get
[1:14:20] built there. I don't know if anyone is
[1:14:22] is uh familiar with the development that
[1:14:24] happened at at 22nd and Ellison right
[1:14:26] behind Walgreens over here near the gold
[1:14:28] Dome. Um that's the same developer and
[1:14:31] he did a fantastic job with the end
[1:14:33] product. It looks really beautiful. It
[1:14:35] fits the neighborhood really well and I
[1:14:36] think we'll have a similar end product
[1:14:38] here. Um, so just a couple of quick
[1:14:41] stats on this one. We're also um only
[1:14:43] 70% lot coverage. So we were real
[1:14:45] responsible with our lot coverage on
[1:14:47] this. We worked with our planning
[1:14:48] commissioner and neighborhood. So yeah,
[1:14:51] we're just happy to bring some nice
[1:14:53] looking housing to OKC.
[1:14:55] » I love the name Catty Shack. How did you
[1:14:56] come up with that?
[1:14:57] » It's actually Chatty Shack because the
[1:14:59] builder is Chad Rice. [laughter]
[1:15:03] And I will say I was a little
[1:15:04] disappointed that the planning
[1:15:05] department did not put that on the label
[1:15:08] because it was in the application. So
[1:15:11] [laughter]
[1:15:12] » I'll never forgive you for that. So for
[1:15:14] for the rest of the day I'm going to
[1:15:16] hear no catty shack references.
[1:15:19] » I deserve that.
[1:15:21] » Um
[1:15:23] this will come back up later in the
[1:15:25] meeting whenever we're talking about the
[1:15:27] policy parameters for the affordable
[1:15:29] housing from the bond. But I just wanted
[1:15:32] to say as I did in private, now in
[1:15:35] public, thank you for hearing the
[1:15:38] neighbors out in terms of how do we
[1:15:40] honor the architecture from the previous
[1:15:43] building in terms of those columns,
[1:15:44] right? It's when we I think something W
[1:15:48] two a lot of us have a struggle with is,
[1:15:50] oh, we have a housing crisis, but then
[1:15:52] we got these vacant houses. Why aren't
[1:15:54] we rehabbing them? We got these infill
[1:15:56] lots. And so when we lose something,
[1:15:58] it's it's a it's it's it's confusing.
[1:16:01] And so we appreciate that when this came
[1:16:04] down,
[1:16:05] » You listen to their request that there
[1:16:08] be some sort of acknowledgement of what
[1:16:10] once stood here. And that's what those
[1:16:11] columns and I look forward to seeing the
[1:16:13] eventual renderings. But
[1:16:14] » We just don't want to see any more
[1:16:16] front-facing garages. That's our thing,
[1:16:18] man. So I just want to make that on
[1:16:20] public record. You know, I made someone
[1:16:22] gasp earlier this week in a public
[1:16:24] meeting when I said that I don't like
[1:16:26] Chip and Joanne and they literally gasp.
[1:16:29] I'm like, I don't know what to tell you
[1:16:30] people. So, but anyway, thank you for
[1:16:32] » Don't ask me about my opinion on that
[1:16:33] either. So, all right. I'm good.
[1:16:36] [laughter]
[1:16:38] [snorts]
[1:16:50] » Thank you. and it passes unanimously.
[1:16:53] Item D is an ordinance on final hearing
[1:16:56] um spud 1832
[1:16:58] reszoning 1401 Northwest 9th Street from
[1:17:01] Spud 1407
[1:17:03] to spud 1832
[1:17:06] uh w 6.
[1:17:07] » Yes, this is just some infill
[1:17:09] development on an empty lot over on
[1:17:11] 9inth and Douglas. So I will move for
[1:17:13] approval.
[1:17:31] and it passes unanimously.
[1:17:34] Item E has been deferred till August
[1:17:36] 18th.
[1:17:39] Item F has been deferred till August
[1:17:41] 4th. Item G is an ordinance on final
[1:17:44] hearing
[1:17:46] uh reszoning 6017 Northwest 23rd Street
[1:17:50] from R1 single family residential to
[1:17:52] spud 1841
[1:17:55] uh ward two and no catty shack
[1:17:58] references on this one.
[1:18:00] » But you said it and now it's happening
[1:18:02] again. So [laughter]
[1:18:05] um yeah I was the applicant here. Oh,
[1:18:08] come on up. I thought I saw you out
[1:18:10] there.
[1:18:16] Good morning. Uh Braden Schaefer, 300
[1:18:18] Point Parkway Boulevard representing the
[1:18:20] applicant. Um this is an application to
[1:18:22] reszone from R1 to a spud. Um currently
[1:18:26] there's not any specific plans for this
[1:18:28] site. Um the developer is just trying to
[1:18:30] move it into a more favorable zoning. Um
[1:18:33] everything around this other than the
[1:18:35] the lot directly to the east is all
[1:18:38] commercialbased. Um, and I believe that
[1:18:41] based on the letter of support that we
[1:18:42] received from the neighbor, I believe
[1:18:44] they they potentially have plans to also
[1:18:46] um move to a more commercial aspect as
[1:18:49] well. So, happy to answer any questions.
[1:18:51] » Sure. Uh
[1:18:55] you wouldn't know this uh unless you dug
[1:18:57] down into uh BikeWalk OKC and maps 4,
[1:19:02] but MacArthur just a bit from here is
[1:19:05] heading toward a um some sidewalk uh
[1:19:09] infrastructure and we're also looking at
[1:19:12] maybe doing some streetscape stuff kind
[1:19:14] of similar to what's going on in on 23rd
[1:19:18] to the east right in Uptown.
[1:19:21] um for your consideration. Um when since
[1:19:24] you all don't have the specific plans
[1:19:26] yet,
[1:19:27] » I would suggest I see that detention
[1:19:29] pawn up front. I almost would reverse
[1:19:32] and move the property closer to the
[1:19:35] sidewalk
[1:19:37] » To kind of in anticipation of where that
[1:19:41] corridor adjacent to it is heading. Uh I
[1:19:44] have my eyes on this entire property
[1:19:47] right here on the southwest corner. I
[1:19:48] think that needs to be redeveloped
[1:19:51] » Uh to meet the needs of the residents
[1:19:53] there. I hear things like grocery store
[1:19:55] uh except just retail options generally.
[1:19:57] So I would bend your imagination a
[1:19:59] little bit and imagine not the world as
[1:20:01] it is but what could be there and the
[1:20:03] precedent you all could be helping to
[1:20:05] set. Um
[1:20:08] and then uh stick if if you have time
[1:20:11] you might stick around toward later in
[1:20:12] the agenda. I know something you and I
[1:20:14] have talked about previously. I'm just
[1:20:15] excited that you're doing development
[1:20:17] west of I44 and a lot of it's very
[1:20:20] responsible. We're going to be talking
[1:20:21] about some of the um bond project uh
[1:20:24] stuff as it relates to economic and
[1:20:26] community development. Um anyway, but
[1:20:29] that I'll just move for approval.
[1:20:45] Thank you.
[1:20:46] » And it passes unanimously.
[1:20:48] Item H is an ordinance on final hearing
[1:20:52] for SP 613 establishing a special permit
[1:20:57] to operate use unit 8300.33
[1:21:01] drinking establishment set down alcohol
[1:21:04] permitted in the I1 light industrial
[1:21:06] district 2830 Northwest 10th Street.
[1:21:10] Councilwoman Hammond.
[1:21:11] » I will move for approval
[1:21:34] and it passes unanimously. Uh item I is
[1:21:37] a public hearing regarding dilapidated
[1:21:39] structures. Amy, has anybody signed up
[1:21:41] to speak?
[1:21:41] » No, they haven't.
[1:21:43] » Brings us to the resolution declaring
[1:21:45] the structures are dilapidated.
[1:21:47] Need a resol or a motion.
[1:22:03] Passes unanimously. Item J is a public
[1:22:06] hearing regarding unsecured structures.
[1:22:08] Anybody signed up to speak?
[1:22:10] » No, they haven't.
[1:22:12] » So, need a motion.
[1:22:23] And that passes unanimously. Um, item K
[1:22:28] is a resolution. Uh,
[1:22:30] anybody signed up to speak?
[1:22:31] » No, they're not.
[1:22:33] » Okay. Need a motion?
[1:22:47] and that passes unanimously.
[1:22:52] Item L is a resolution creating the
[1:22:54] South Oklahoma City Tax Incremental
[1:22:57] Finance Review Committee. I'm going to
[1:22:59] turn it over to Craig. Yeah, Kenny Sudel
[1:23:01] with the Alliance for Economic
[1:23:02] Development is here to uh present this
[1:23:04] item and um what's included or intended
[1:23:07] in this pro in this uh TIF district.
[1:23:11] » Uh [clears throat] thank you, mayor and
[1:23:12] council. Um so this resolution today
[1:23:15] would be the first step to create a
[1:23:17] potential new TIF district. Uh this
[1:23:20] involves some properties down around uh
[1:23:22] I35 and I240 on the south part of
[1:23:25] Oklahoma City. So, this resolution, just
[1:23:28] as a reminder, the process laid out in
[1:23:30] the local development act. This would
[1:23:32] appoint uh Todd Stone is the chair. It
[1:23:36] would create the committee. The
[1:23:38] committee would have representatives
[1:23:40] from the six taxing jurisdictions that
[1:23:42] are affected. They would all appoint who
[1:23:44] they want to it. The committee would
[1:23:46] then convene and the committee would
[1:23:48] have to choose three outlarge members
[1:23:51] and then any recommendations for an
[1:23:53] actual tip district, etc., etc., would
[1:23:56] have to be then brought forward back
[1:23:57] through the process which involves going
[1:23:59] back through city council planning
[1:24:01] commission etc. [clears throat] So
[1:24:03] that's really what the you know this is
[1:24:05] the first part of of the process and
[1:24:07] that's what the resolution does today.
[1:24:09] But just again wanted to be transparent
[1:24:11] wanted to show you what staff is
[1:24:12] contemplating and what we would intend
[1:24:14] to put before the committee. But it's
[1:24:17] really uh and I should say this is not a
[1:24:20] widespread uh tiff district that we're
[1:24:22] looking at. kind of the impetus behind
[1:24:24] this is there's been several uh housing
[1:24:26] projects that have that people have
[1:24:28] approached us on some retail projects
[1:24:30] and some industrial projects and uh
[1:24:33] really the highlighted areas on the
[1:24:35] screen. Our intent would be to just
[1:24:37] capture those properties only that are
[1:24:40] undeveloped here or underdeveloped. So
[1:24:42] it's not something we're trying to do
[1:24:44] like a widespread tiff to to divert
[1:24:47] taxes from other areas that we're not
[1:24:49] targeting um uh development in. Uh
[1:24:52] really there's a couple areas around
[1:24:56] Walker and Shields just north of 240
[1:24:59] that have some they're pretty much green
[1:25:01] space now that have some projects we're
[1:25:03] working with folks to bring forward on
[1:25:05] housing. Uh also the one near Shields
[1:25:08] and 240. There's some potential retail
[1:25:10] projects there. We did include a lot of
[1:25:12] the properties or we intend to propose
[1:25:14] and include a lot of the properties
[1:25:16] around Crossroads. I will tell you I
[1:25:19] don't have any imminent projects there,
[1:25:21] but just over the years there's been
[1:25:22] many talks on and off about, you know,
[1:25:24] what potential redevelopment
[1:25:26] opportunities might be there. And then
[1:25:29] the [clears throat] other one that is on
[1:25:30] the east side between Eastern Bryant,
[1:25:32] that's uh OKC 577, which was a joint
[1:25:36] project between the city and the
[1:25:38] Oklahoma Industries Authority. Again, we
[1:25:41] tried to carve out uh properties that
[1:25:44] have already been developed, but this is
[1:25:46] one of those as we've gone through now
[1:25:47] for several years on this. Uh we have
[1:25:50] had several different uh major employers
[1:25:53] and projects that have taken a look at
[1:25:55] this site. It's a really good site. It's
[1:25:56] near the BNSF railard, but it's become
[1:26:00] apparent that in order to land some of
[1:26:02] these, we may need to have uh some
[1:26:04] incentives available and be able to do
[1:26:06] other things. We also, you know, can use
[1:26:08] our SIP program which we're going to
[1:26:10] talk about late in some later items for
[1:26:12] those types of things as well. But it
[1:26:14] would be nice to have uh TIFF available
[1:26:16] there as well. So that's again first
[1:26:19] steps. All the details, data, all the
[1:26:23] things that are required under the law
[1:26:24] would be brought back after they're
[1:26:25] vetted with the committee uh if the
[1:26:27] committee recommends moving forward on
[1:26:29] it. So that's first step today.
[1:26:32] » Happy to take any questions. for the
[1:26:33] general public. Can you tell everybody
[1:26:34] the the length of the tip uh tiff, when
[1:26:37] it would be acted upon um and and what
[1:26:41] it would be used for in this instance?
[1:26:43] » Th those are still details that would
[1:26:45] have to be worked out and brought
[1:26:47] forward. I mean, under law, tiffs can be
[1:26:49] up to 25 years. Um, typically they would
[1:26:52] be used, we would be looking to use this
[1:26:54] like we've used it uh in the past as
[1:26:56] incentives on projects to either help
[1:26:58] fill gaps on, for example, housing
[1:27:01] projects, things like that, or
[1:27:04] infrastructure or potentially incentives
[1:27:06] for employers with site development
[1:27:08] costs or things like that on on the uh
[1:27:10] 577 project.
[1:27:15] But that all has to be looked at by the
[1:27:18] committee and brought back. Todd, I
[1:27:20] think it's an exciting project. Uh, I
[1:27:23] hope we get to call you chairman soon.
[1:27:24] And, uh, I don't know if we'll be around
[1:27:26] 25 years when it gets finished.
[1:27:29] [clears throat]
[1:27:31] » Um, I was just looking at the map, the
[1:27:35] Google map, and a lot of those sites,
[1:27:38] especially along Shields, um, resonate
[1:27:40] with me. Um, Todd, I'm look forward to
[1:27:44] your stewardship of this if council
[1:27:46] approves it. Um, just seeing this
[1:27:48] particular map, even though I represent
[1:27:50] Northwest OKC, I had never been to
[1:27:53] Northwest OKC, but like two times as a
[1:27:55] child until I was 16. We always went
[1:27:59] from Midwest City to Crossroads Mall and
[1:28:01] to June and Jod and Sons. And so,
[1:28:03] Shields and 240 have long been a part of
[1:28:07] my memory bank. and I am excited to see
[1:28:11] what we do here because it deserves so
[1:28:14] much more care and love than the city
[1:28:17] has has given it. Um,
[1:28:20] I'll just I'll say that for now, but
[1:28:22] thanks
[1:28:30] a motion.
[1:28:37] » [clears throat]
[1:28:56] » And it passes unanimously.
[1:29:00] Chairperson stone.
[1:29:02] Uh item M is a joint resolution with the
[1:29:04] Oklahoma City Economic Development
[1:29:06] Trust.
[1:29:08] So this is an update on our policies uh
[1:29:11] for the goal policies uh strategic
[1:29:13] investment plan but the affordable
[1:29:14] housing as well. So Kenny's going to
[1:29:16] cover M and N um as he presents this now
[1:29:19] and um happy to take any questions after
[1:29:21] that.
[1:29:23] » Thank you mayor and council Kenny Sudel
[1:29:24] with the Alliance for Economic
[1:29:25] Development. Um on item M is the uh
[1:29:29] actual uh geo limited tax bond the gul
[1:29:33] bond economic development bond policy
[1:29:35] and guidelines. N is the affordable
[1:29:38] housing criterion guidelines. They're
[1:29:41] connected. They work together. So, I'm
[1:29:43] just going to cover them both uh in one
[1:29:46] presentation here. [clears throat]
[1:29:48] So, just as a reminder, um you know, we
[1:29:51] first did the economic development bonds
[1:29:53] in 2007.
[1:29:55] Uh we also did a second trunch of that.
[1:29:58] You know, the voters approved a second
[1:29:59] round of that in 2017. And then we just
[1:30:02] recently, thanks to our voters, had that
[1:30:05] approved in uh 2025.
[1:30:08] And uh $175 million this this last
[1:30:11] round. Reminder, 50 million of that goes
[1:30:14] towards uh affordable housing. So just
[1:30:18] very quickly, I'm going to focus I'm
[1:30:20] going to do a little bit very quick
[1:30:21] overview on the some of the main points
[1:30:23] of the policy, but this policy has been
[1:30:25] in place since 2007. It's been amended
[1:30:29] multiple times as things have changed
[1:30:30] over the years. I think in 2012 2018,
[1:30:34] you know, we've amended it to bring
[1:30:35] things in like film and affordable
[1:30:37] housing and things like that. So,
[1:30:39] [clears throat] I'm going to cover a
[1:30:40] little bit on that, but if you have
[1:30:42] specific questions, just feel free to
[1:30:44] jump in, but I'm going to try to focus
[1:30:45] mainly on the changes to the policy. So,
[1:30:48] just as a reminder, you know, this
[1:30:50] covers our strategic investment program,
[1:30:53] which which it really focuses on job
[1:30:55] creation is what the council has had us
[1:30:58] focus on with this program. And there's
[1:30:59] a list in the resolution of under the
[1:31:01] state law lots of other things it can be
[1:31:04] used for but it really focuses on job
[1:31:06] creation and that's really the
[1:31:08] infrastructure program leverage fund
[1:31:11] program. So infrastructure can go
[1:31:12] towards inf you know putting in
[1:31:14] infrastructure to support job creation.
[1:31:16] The leverage fund program theoretically
[1:31:18] could provide lowcost loans and things
[1:31:20] like that. We really only used that in
[1:31:23] the past kind of loaning it to tiff
[1:31:26] districts for example. uh you know we've
[1:31:28] loaned it to the northeast side tiff
[1:31:30] we've loaned it to to other things
[1:31:32] before
[1:31:34] um the land assemblage program this can
[1:31:36] be used to uh acquire property for job
[1:31:39] creation uh uh programs or or projects
[1:31:44] and then the emerging technologies
[1:31:45] program which is really saying we could
[1:31:48] use these funds to you know look at some
[1:31:50] emerging technologies that could grow
[1:31:52] into something larger. I don't know that
[1:31:54] we really ever used that, but that's
[1:31:56] been in the policy for a while.
[1:31:58] Obviously, [clears throat] affordable
[1:31:59] housing is is in there and we're going
[1:32:01] to talk about that. And then one kind of
[1:32:04] new call out in the policy is the small
[1:32:06] business and innovation program. I will
[1:32:09] tell you just being transparent on this,
[1:32:11] we've really put this to say, you know,
[1:32:14] try to focus on partnering with efforts
[1:32:16] through our MAPS programs at Innovation
[1:32:18] Hall and Foster Center, but we've left
[1:32:20] that a little vague as this is still
[1:32:22] something that's developing. You know,
[1:32:23] we all had some experiences through the
[1:32:25] ARPA program with small business, but
[1:32:27] this is some another area that really,
[1:32:29] you know, I could see us having some
[1:32:31] more development on the policy in the
[1:32:33] future, but it's it's one of those those
[1:32:34] projects are still developing. So trying
[1:32:36] to figure out how that moves forward and
[1:32:38] then of course film continues.
[1:32:43] Um so really on the proposed amendments
[1:32:45] to a policy
[1:32:47] a lot of it was removing kind of making
[1:32:49] the language evergreen. There were a lot
[1:32:51] of references to the old bond
[1:32:53] authorizations and things like that. So
[1:32:54] kind of taking some of those out making
[1:32:56] it more evergreen. The major change on
[1:33:00] our job um creation program. So really
[1:33:03] in the past, this is really focused on
[1:33:06] employers that are bringing 50 or more
[1:33:08] employees and there were um there was a
[1:33:12] a dollar amount that was not adjusted
[1:33:14] for inflation or anything and then there
[1:33:16] was also a percentage of the uh MSA
[1:33:20] average wage in the old policy. So what
[1:33:22] we're doing is kind of having worked
[1:33:24] through this, we're updating that to
[1:33:26] really just say that minimum payroll
[1:33:28] requirement can adjust. It's really tied
[1:33:31] to the uh MSA average wage. But the
[1:33:35] biggest change we're making is we're
[1:33:37] really saying that to qualify for this,
[1:33:39] you need to have 101% your jobs have to
[1:33:42] be on average 101%
[1:33:45] of the MSA wages. Now, we do have some
[1:33:48] provisions in the policy that if there
[1:33:49] were, for example, in um distressed
[1:33:52] [clears throat] or lower income areas,
[1:33:54] if there's a project that fell below
[1:33:55] that that the council could consider
[1:33:57] that. But we're really trying to make a
[1:33:59] statement whereas previously the policy
[1:34:01] said 90 we could do 90%. So that's the
[1:34:04] big change is we're trying to say no we
[1:34:06] want jobs that are over the average. We
[1:34:07] want to raise the average. We also added
[1:34:10] a historic building renovation program
[1:34:13] which really this is just saying
[1:34:15] generally you have to have 50 employees.
[1:34:17] It's saying you could do 20 employees if
[1:34:20] you're part of a rehabbing a historic
[1:34:24] property. And that's really just kind of
[1:34:26] looking at really trying to put an
[1:34:27] incentive to help, you know, uh, smaller
[1:34:30] historic projects be able to attract,
[1:34:32] you know, maybe like a law office or a
[1:34:33] smaller office or something like that.
[1:34:36] And then we did add some provisions that
[1:34:39] you could have uh increased incentives
[1:34:41] for higher impact projects. So what this
[1:34:44] means is generally speaking, the policy
[1:34:46] says, you know, we get with the chamber,
[1:34:48] there's a financial model, we take your
[1:34:51] jobs, your capital investment, you know,
[1:34:53] all those things. we put them in, it
[1:34:55] runs out and says, "Here's how much, you
[1:34:57] know, positive impact to Oklahoma City
[1:34:59] there is from this project." And we
[1:35:01] generally say in the policy, we should
[1:35:03] keep that incentive to five years or
[1:35:06] less of impact. So, what that means is
[1:35:08] that the city should start realizing
[1:35:10] benefits at least in year six. You know,
[1:35:12] you keep your incentives where it's
[1:35:13] within that range.
[1:35:16] This uh policy says you could go up to
[1:35:18] the 10-year impact level for an
[1:35:20] incentive uh if certain things are
[1:35:22] present. And those things are if the
[1:35:26] wages are particularly high, 120% of the
[1:35:29] MSA average wage, if it's a really large
[1:35:32] number of jobs like 500 plus, uh if it's
[1:35:37] something where there's really unique uh
[1:35:39] high coverages levels of employee health
[1:35:42] care, daycare, or training, and then
[1:35:45] also things like if or if they provide
[1:35:47] second chance employment. So, it really
[1:35:49] kind of puts some things out there that
[1:35:51] we could potentially do some, you know,
[1:35:53] a little bit higher incentives than we
[1:35:55] normally do. Um, if if some of those
[1:35:58] things are present. Again, I will remind
[1:36:00] everyone it's always a negotiation. you
[1:36:02] know, we [clears throat] we work
[1:36:04] together, chamber alliance, city staff,
[1:36:08] uh to come up with, you know, these
[1:36:10] incentives, and it's always something
[1:36:12] where we're competing with other, you
[1:36:14] know, uh uh communities and other states
[1:36:18] and sometimes other countries. And so,
[1:36:20] it's a negotiation, but that's the
[1:36:22] policy kind of sets that upper limit of
[1:36:24] keeping it within the five five-year
[1:36:26] impact to the city unless it meets some
[1:36:28] of these other big requirements.
[1:36:31] really the rest of the areas in the job
[1:36:33] creation program
[1:36:35] uh have pretty minimal changes there.
[1:36:39] Um affordable housing, I'm going to talk
[1:36:42] about that here in just a second, but
[1:36:43] just it puts a specific in the Gul
[1:36:45] policy. It puts a reference over to
[1:36:48] these affordable housing guidelines and
[1:36:49] I'll cover those in a moment. mentioned
[1:36:51] the small business and innovation
[1:36:53] program that this is a new program in
[1:36:55] the policy and that [clears throat] it
[1:36:56] you know activities support
[1:36:58] entrepreneurship and small business
[1:37:00] growth and it really tries to point
[1:37:02] those towards partnering with some of
[1:37:03] those maps projects I talked about
[1:37:05] earlier and then the film program you
[1:37:08] know with film it there's a couple
[1:37:10] things as we've gone through this that
[1:37:11] we've tried to uh update from our
[1:37:13] experience and that's just adding that
[1:37:15] television movies because we've had
[1:37:17] movies and we've had television and
[1:37:19] there's television movies so trying to
[1:37:20] clarify by that and then uh we clarified
[1:37:23] what is a slate of projects because it's
[1:37:26] one of the things there's certain
[1:37:27] minimum levels of investment you have to
[1:37:30] do to qualify and we've and there had
[1:37:31] been some question about well what if
[1:37:33] I'm bringing like a part one and a part
[1:37:34] two and together they qualify so it it
[1:37:37] clarifies that yes that kind of
[1:37:38] qualifies as one project
[1:37:41] um
[1:37:43] those are the major changes uh on the go
[1:37:47] policy let me cover the affordable
[1:37:49] housing so Just [clears throat] as a
[1:37:51] reminder, this kind of started in uh
[1:37:54] 2017. That bond issue, we put 10 million
[1:37:57] of that of those dollars towards
[1:37:58] affordable housing. So, we adopted this
[1:38:01] polic.
[1:38:04] Um so, 2025, as I mentioned earlier, we
[1:38:07] have 50 million now uh dedicated to
[1:38:09] affordable housing. So generally the
[1:38:12] criteria here is at a minimum you have
[1:38:15] to this has to be for a project that has
[1:38:17] 80% AMI or less with a preference really
[1:38:20] for 60% AMI or less. Um and it's really
[1:38:24] supposed to be used to bridge gaps in a
[1:38:26] project. And so it can be used for
[1:38:29] grants loans. It can be used for
[1:38:31] construction rehab of affordable units.
[1:38:33] It could be used, the city could use
[1:38:35] this program to purchase property to to
[1:38:38] use for affordable housing or to use
[1:38:40] infrastructure to support affordable
[1:38:42] housing or for conversions from like
[1:38:44] office to affordable housing,
[1:38:46] residential. So those are the uses
[1:38:47] allowable in the policy just as a
[1:38:49] reminder. So, the big amendments on this
[1:38:51] policy again, evergreen language, taking
[1:38:54] some of those specific references out to
[1:38:56] specific bond issu uh bond
[1:38:57] authorizations. Uh and then really
[1:39:01] there's kind of there's some practices
[1:39:03] that that have been done for a while.
[1:39:04] So, this is like saying, you know,
[1:39:07] there's going to be a committee with
[1:39:08] some of the different experts and folks
[1:39:10] involved on this uh that will be
[1:39:12] appointed by the city manager. That's
[1:39:14] been a practice for a while. Um, and
[1:39:16] then the limit is the big change here.
[1:39:19] So, previously it just said there was a
[1:39:22] $2 million limit uh for projects. And
[1:39:25] really, one, that didn't uh allow for
[1:39:28] inflation, but two, it also didn't
[1:39:30] really take into account whether it's a
[1:39:31] small project or a large project. So,
[1:39:34] what we proposed here is saying that,
[1:39:36] you know, that it's really a 20% limit
[1:39:40] to the total project cost would be the
[1:39:42] upper limit of incentives under this.
[1:39:44] And we've also clarified that that 20%
[1:39:48] for on from the affordable housing side
[1:39:50] includes all tools such as uh tiff and
[1:39:54] other things combined. Um so that really
[1:39:57] applies on this side. It also again
[1:39:59] provides that we can do some can go
[1:40:02] above that limit if there are is deeper
[1:40:04] affordability proposed on a project. So
[1:40:07] for example, if you proposed 50% or 40%
[1:40:10] or 30% AMI, we understand that means
[1:40:13] that's much, you know, there's much less
[1:40:14] revenue in the project. So this would
[1:40:16] allow us to take a look at that and go
[1:40:18] above that 20% limit. Um,
[1:40:22] and then also the last thing as we're
[1:40:25] we've tried to build in here and talk
[1:40:26] about trying to do, you know, the last
[1:40:29] round in in 2017, we did a lot of
[1:40:32] basically forgivable loans where that is
[1:40:35] still a tool that will be available, but
[1:40:36] we're trying to do more revolving loans
[1:40:39] that have some income generation to kind
[1:40:41] of keep the money revolving. So it it
[1:40:44] states that if there's any program
[1:40:46] revenue generated that it must stay in
[1:40:48] this fund, go back into this fund to use
[1:40:50] for affordable housing. So I think those
[1:40:52] are is that the last slide? Oh, and then
[1:40:55] preferences. This is the other one was
[1:40:57] just clarifying on our preferences that
[1:41:00] um you know really we want to make sure
[1:41:02] that affordable housing
[1:41:05] works with other things the city's
[1:41:07] doing. So that you know looking at the
[1:41:08] location and how they integrate into
[1:41:10] neighborhoods, looking at you know the
[1:41:13] housing outcomes and and resident
[1:41:16] support providing amenities you know
[1:41:17] allows us to use the incentives to help
[1:41:20] make it a little bit nicer and provide
[1:41:21] amenities. You know is it close to
[1:41:23] employment? Is it close to transit
[1:41:24] routes? Things like that. Project
[1:41:27] design, sustainability, and then again
[1:41:29] back to talking about financial
[1:41:30] stewardship and leveraging. you know, we
[1:41:32] want to have a preference for loan
[1:41:34] structures that pay back into the fund
[1:41:36] as opposed to forgivable loans or
[1:41:38] grants, but those are just preferences.
[1:41:40] So, we still have flexibility, but we're
[1:41:42] trying to signal to the market what our
[1:41:44] preferences are on these things. So,
[1:41:46] with that, be happy to answer any
[1:41:48] questions on those two items. I know
[1:41:49] that was a lot
[1:41:56] » Questions. Just a comment, appreciate
[1:41:59] the work that's been done and I know
[1:42:00] that every single time without fail that
[1:42:03] we vote for a new uh the use of one of
[1:42:06] these tip incentives, I get an email
[1:42:08] from a constituent saying, "Why are you
[1:42:10] supporting these outofstate whoevers
[1:42:12] coming in?" And I have to remind them
[1:42:14] that we're going to get all the money
[1:42:15] back. Um and two, we also are doing work
[1:42:19] like like you are suggesting in this
[1:42:21] amendment to really help small
[1:42:22] businesses to expand. And so I I hope
[1:42:25] that we can continue to have
[1:42:26] conversations about how we get homegrown
[1:42:28] people the ability to to participate in
[1:42:30] this program. Um and of course really
[1:42:33] love the fact that we're doing so much
[1:42:34] support for affordable housing which is
[1:42:36] such a huge need. So appreciate your
[1:42:38] help Kenny.
[1:42:38] » Thank you. I also forgot to mention I I
[1:42:41] wanted to thank Joanna Mcpadden and Ben
[1:42:43] Davis and Shannon in especially from
[1:42:45] planning and Cassie Poor in my office
[1:42:48] and there's a host of others but there's
[1:42:49] a lot of folks that worked on this
[1:42:51] policy to kind of bring it forward look
[1:42:53] at talk to experts bring practices
[1:42:55] forward in this so appreciate all their
[1:42:57] work that's
[1:42:57] » Exactly what I was going to say I want
[1:42:59] to thank you and especially I want to
[1:43:01] thank all the people that worked on this
[1:43:02] because I know it was an intensive
[1:43:04] lengthy process thank you
[1:43:07] » I'll echo that grat attitude. Um, Ben,
[1:43:11] Shannon, Kenny, Joanna. Uh,
[1:43:15] I just want one question before I make a
[1:43:17] comment. Um, when I look at the historic
[1:43:20] renovation program, is that something
[1:43:22] that if, you know, went back in time and
[1:43:27] you look at the first Christian church
[1:43:28] for instance, or presently in time, the
[1:43:31] gold dome or just buildings that have
[1:43:34] historic uh, resonance with the city. Is
[1:43:38] this now something that we could have if
[1:43:41] we had this in place or what are we
[1:43:43] thinking about with this particular
[1:43:45] » Potentially? So this is specifically I I
[1:43:47] think what was brought forward and this
[1:43:49] really our our friends at the planning
[1:43:51] department are are you know the
[1:43:54] brilliant folks that helped us kind of
[1:43:56] bring this forward that really most of
[1:43:58] the historic projects that are probably
[1:44:00] left around town are probably smaller
[1:44:02] and they're probably more like small
[1:44:04] office renovations for like a law firm
[1:44:06] or a small you know small company. What
[1:44:09] this really says is we could give the
[1:44:11] company if they're less if they don't
[1:44:14] meet that 50 person uh criteria for job
[1:44:18] incentives, but they meet at least 20,
[1:44:21] if they're going to go into a historic
[1:44:24] uh renovation project, we could still
[1:44:27] potentially give them incentives for
[1:44:29] their 20 or 25 employees as long as it's
[1:44:32] part of a historic. And it's really just
[1:44:34] trying to encourage some of those
[1:44:35] smaller folks to take a look at some of
[1:44:38] the historic properties. It doesn't go
[1:44:39] to the developer or the redeveloper of
[1:44:42] the historic property. You know, that's
[1:44:44] where oftent times historic tax credits,
[1:44:46] TIFF, other tools are used on that, but
[1:44:48] it's really saying it's really trying to
[1:44:50] help that developer get a tenant
[1:44:51] interested in going into that historic
[1:44:54] property.
[1:44:55] » Yeah, that that's a good use of that, I
[1:44:57] would suggest. Um and then
[1:45:01] I [clears throat] really want to thank
[1:45:02] that team, your team, everybody because
[1:45:08] all the years since maps 4, I have asked
[1:45:11] from city manager all the way through
[1:45:14] for a connecting of the dots between the
[1:45:16] Henry B. Foster Center. Uh just really
[1:45:20] thinking outside the box how it can all
[1:45:22] connect, you know, public
[1:45:23] transportation, etc. And I worried
[1:45:26] because I'm an anxious guy. I was like,
[1:45:28] is it is this going to stick? And it
[1:45:30] stuck. And I'm really thankful that you
[1:45:32] all heard those requests that that's
[1:45:35] going to we learned a lot during COVID
[1:45:38] um with some of those programs and I'm
[1:45:40] glad you all are applying those lessons.
[1:45:41] So, I just really want to express my
[1:45:43] gratitude for that connectivity piece.
[1:45:47] back to what councelor Pennington was
[1:45:48] saying, I think my additional request um
[1:45:52] and I think it might involve another
[1:45:54] partnership maybe with the maps for
[1:45:58] community subcommittee. Just thinking
[1:45:59] about some of the people who are on
[1:46:00] there, but I think creating some uh
[1:46:04] social media graphics that highlight
[1:46:07] some of the um additions that we've made
[1:46:11] here. uh whether it's on the affordable
[1:46:14] housing side or it's the job side of
[1:46:18] things. So like for instance the second
[1:46:20] chance employment how that can boost
[1:46:23] your uh potential right for receiving
[1:46:26] these funds or the daycare option right
[1:46:29] um but then the affordable housing side
[1:46:33] of it right if you build along a transit
[1:46:35] line if you are building something that
[1:46:38] complements the character of the the
[1:46:41] area of the Capitol Hill of the Asian
[1:46:43] district etc those are things that if we
[1:46:46] have those as like those kind of box
[1:46:48] social media graphics um that will get
[1:46:52] to our local folk right the people tell
[1:46:55] me if I'm wrong on this counselor but
[1:46:58] our people need to know and the word
[1:47:00] that's coming to mind right now is
[1:47:02] transparency a transparency in the
[1:47:04] process being able it's one thing all
[1:47:07] this work is so important that you've
[1:47:09] done now it's about communicating that
[1:47:12] to our people in ways to be able to say
[1:47:15] to them like we've not had these tools
[1:47:17] before and how we do um and those are
[1:47:19] tools that when we do our for those of
[1:47:22] us who do I'm guessing maybe everyone
[1:47:23] does but the um when we do meetups with
[1:47:25] our residents right uh town halls etc
[1:47:29] can have those images that are you know
[1:47:32] there's a lot of words here on the
[1:47:33] screen right now so if we can distill
[1:47:35] that and the reason why I mentioned the
[1:47:37] maps for community uh board members is I
[1:47:41] know a lot of those folk have done some
[1:47:42] of this work with city care etc and
[1:47:45] they'll be able to help I think with the
[1:47:46] distillation of lang language after you
[1:47:48] all create whatever you create. Kind of
[1:47:49] just have people who've been at this as
[1:47:52] long as you all have as well putting
[1:47:54] some eyes on it be like, "Yeah, that's
[1:47:55] what's going to resonate with with
[1:47:56] folk." I think this is very important
[1:47:58] and I'm just very grateful. But I can
[1:48:00] tell you again going back to my word two
[1:48:02] folk like so many people who are seniors
[1:48:05] just have memories of us not rehabbing
[1:48:08] historic buildings on Main Street, etc.,
[1:48:10] and just urban renewal, demolishing
[1:48:13] them. and they have been all but begging
[1:48:17] us to go in this direction. So, I think
[1:48:19] making this clear in social media that
[1:48:23] we're doing this will go a long way for
[1:48:27] a lot of residents. That's my ask. So,
[1:48:31] thanks you.
[1:48:36] » Thanks, Kenny.
[1:48:37] » Looks like we're ready for a motion on
[1:48:39] item M.
[1:48:54] Mine's not showing up, but I vote yes.
[1:48:58] [clears throat]
[1:49:01] » And it passes unanimously.
[1:49:05] » And I'm ready for a motion on item N.
[1:49:21] still not working. W seven votes yes
[1:49:28] » And it passes unanimously.
[1:49:31] Item O is a resolution authorizing the
[1:49:33] Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust to
[1:49:35] incur indebtedness by the issuance of
[1:49:37] one or more series of its clean water
[1:49:39] state revolving fund promisory notes.
[1:49:42] » Vanessa Aguilar, our deputy uh utilities
[1:49:44] director, is she's got finance
[1:49:47] administration. So I'll let her present
[1:49:49] this uh request to uh support debt with
[1:49:52] the water utility trust.
[1:49:54] » Yes. Good morning, Vice Mayor and
[1:49:56] Council Vanessa Aguilar. And so this
[1:49:59] item that you have before you today is a
[1:50:01] resolution that authorizes the
[1:50:03] incurrence of indebtedness by the
[1:50:06] Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust. To
[1:50:08] give you a little bit of background,
[1:50:10] Aquit has a part of its financial plan
[1:50:14] and management strategies is to fund its
[1:50:17] capital program with a blend of debt
[1:50:19] financing and cash for its capital
[1:50:22] program. from the debt financing
[1:50:25] portion. Aquat has been a long-standing
[1:50:28] participant and borrower of the Oklahoma
[1:50:31] Water Resources Board state revolving
[1:50:33] fund loan program. So we regularly
[1:50:36] access these SRF programs both from the
[1:50:39] drinking water side and in this case
[1:50:43] clean water programs. On January 14,
[1:50:46] 2026, the Oklahoma City Water Utilities
[1:50:49] Trust approved the application process
[1:50:52] to submit an application to the water
[1:50:54] board for participation in the Clean
[1:50:56] Water Program. This loan is in the
[1:50:58] amount of $21,930,141.
[1:51:04] It funds seven wastewater projects. This
[1:51:07] includes a wastewater treatment plant
[1:51:09] improvements, a sanitary sewer
[1:51:12] relocation, and several sanitary sewer
[1:51:14] rehabilitation projects. On May 14, on
[1:51:18] May 19, 2026, the Oklahoma City, the
[1:51:21] Oklahoma Water Resources Board approved
[1:51:23] that loan application. And today, we are
[1:51:27] presenting this item for indebtedness.
[1:51:29] And this afternoon, the Oklahoma City
[1:51:31] Water Utilities Trust will also consider
[1:51:34] a similar item. Staff recommends
[1:51:36] approval of this item and both staff and
[1:51:38] bond co-bond council are available to
[1:51:41] answer any questions.
[1:51:45] » I do want to clear one thing. I I
[1:51:47] clarify one thing. I said that this was
[1:51:50] a request to for the city to support
[1:51:52] this debt. It's supporting the
[1:51:54] authorization of the debt, but Aqua debt
[1:51:57] stands on on its own. The city doesn't
[1:51:59] actually back that. You see other
[1:52:00] agreements that are on even today where
[1:52:02] we're supporting other entities like the
[1:52:04] economic development trust and this aid
[1:52:06] actually stands on its own
[1:52:12] and ready for a motion
[1:52:25] and it passes unanimously. Item P is a
[1:52:28] resolution authorizing the municipal
[1:52:30] counselor to confess judgment without
[1:52:32] admitting liability in the case of Dante
[1:52:34] Roerte, Jasmine Roerte
[1:52:38] uh versus Oklahoma City executive
[1:52:42] session is not requested. Ready for a
[1:52:44] motion
[1:52:58] and it passes unanimously. Item Q is
[1:53:01] claims recommended for denial. Executive
[1:53:04] session is not requested.
[1:53:21] and it passes unanimously.
[1:53:23] Item R is claims are recommended for
[1:53:25] approval.
[1:53:41] And that passes unanimously.
[1:53:44] All right, we're comments from council.
[1:53:51] That's you.
[1:53:53] Thank you, vice mayor. Uh, first I
[1:53:55] wanted to thank our utilities team for a
[1:53:58] tour I was able to take recently of the
[1:54:01] water treatment out uh heading up toward
[1:54:04] Ward 8.
[1:54:05] » U, it was in it was insightful. It was
[1:54:09] informative. Uh they answered all of my
[1:54:12] questions and I told them as the tour
[1:54:14] wrapped up that it reminded me of
[1:54:18] reading the Divine Comedy by Dante a few
[1:54:20] years ago. I was like, I think I
[1:54:21] retained about 50% of this. So, I'm
[1:54:23] going to have to reread the book. And
[1:54:24] that's how I feel about going back out
[1:54:26] there and learning again because it's a
[1:54:29] lot of intricate work that they are
[1:54:31] putting in to make sure that we are
[1:54:33] safe. And they are so proud of our
[1:54:35] drinking water. I have to tell you that.
[1:54:37] like very proud um our award-winning
[1:54:40] » Award-winning
[1:54:41] » Okay
[1:54:43] inspired that
[1:54:44] » And with the new pipeline
[1:54:45] » 52 inch
[1:54:46] » Which I
[1:54:47] » Water until 2060 for our kids and
[1:54:49] grandkids
[1:54:50] » That's something that I'm looking
[1:54:51] forward to touring as well so no I just
[1:54:54] really want to thank um Josh and
[1:54:56] director Browning for their time was
[1:54:59] very important to me to to get to
[1:55:01] experience that um and then I also
[1:55:04] wanted to invite
[1:55:06] residents on July 29th
[1:55:10] uh 10:00 a.m. to lease sandwiches. Our
[1:55:13] Asian District Cultural Association is
[1:55:16] hosting a a public safety meeting with
[1:55:18] OKCPD.
[1:55:19] Um I've asked and hopefully they'll be
[1:55:22] able to attend as well for key toome
[1:55:24] representatives and for someone from
[1:55:26] mobile integrated health to join as
[1:55:28] well. The reason why is we've seen in
[1:55:30] the news lately, you know, we've had two
[1:55:33] unfortunate events. um one where u a man
[1:55:37] who was experiencing homelessness found
[1:55:39] himself, you know, killed by another man
[1:55:42] who was experiencing homelessness. Um
[1:55:45] quite the dystopic moment, very
[1:55:47] troubling. And um I have a lot of
[1:55:50] questions about that situation that I've
[1:55:54] already turned over to our city
[1:55:55] manager's office. So I'll look forward
[1:55:56] to learning more before I speak publicly
[1:55:58] more about that. Um but on that note,
[1:56:02] just a couple days uh after that tragic
[1:56:06] event, um councelor Hammond and I along
[1:56:09] with stakeholders for our class and
[1:56:11] corridor transit oriented development
[1:56:13] work. We there was a stakeholder group
[1:56:15] and at that group the founder of the
[1:56:18] Asian district tune pulled me aside. So
[1:56:20] did its current executive director,
[1:56:21] Steve Lee. Uh and they wanted to talk to
[1:56:24] me about homelessness on Classroom. And
[1:56:26] I asked them to reach out to Key to Home
[1:56:28] and have uh someone from
[1:56:31] uh Keto Home come speak to their uh
[1:56:34] board and then I saw that this event was
[1:56:36] going to happen. So to me it just makes
[1:56:38] sense that we should have people from
[1:56:40] the city from Key to Home there
[1:56:42] alongside Chief Bassy. Um,
[1:56:46] additionally, another tragic event that
[1:56:49] um I'm still learning more about uh is
[1:56:53] the officer involvement um with the this
[1:56:57] woman who is wearing a psychiatric
[1:56:59] bracelet um that's been in the media.
[1:57:02] And as I learn more about that, I'll
[1:57:04] speak more about that. But I can tell
[1:57:06] you right now, a major question that I
[1:57:08] have, you know, I find that event very
[1:57:10] troubling. And the the number one
[1:57:13] question I have is why the city of OKC
[1:57:18] did not um dispatch our um mobile
[1:57:23] integrated health team to that moment.
[1:57:27] Um I'm so proud of mobile integrated
[1:57:29] health. I'm guessing we all are as
[1:57:32] council members. a year in over 5,000
[1:57:35] calls. Lord knows within that how many
[1:57:37] lives saved housed under our fire
[1:57:40] department. Just incredible work begun
[1:57:43] six years ago, right? Because we know
[1:57:45] that people in a mental health uh crisis
[1:57:49] or with mental health conditions
[1:57:50] unfortunately find themselves to be
[1:57:52] about 15 times more likely to end up
[1:57:55] dead during an encounter with law
[1:57:56] enforcement. Now, we can be mad. That's
[1:57:58] not just Oklahoma City. That's
[1:58:00] nationally. We can be mad about that
[1:58:02] statistic or we can recognize that's not
[1:58:05] an anti- police statement. That's a who
[1:58:07] do we send out? Who is the best to
[1:58:08] respond to that situation statement,
[1:58:11] right? And so that is a huge question
[1:58:13] that I have right now is why what what
[1:58:17] broke in that chain of process when
[1:58:18] someone is calling saying they are
[1:58:21] injured? Uh why would we not send the
[1:58:24] most qualified person? I don't have
[1:58:26] those answers yet. I look forward to
[1:58:27] learning that because I think it'll help
[1:58:29] us in the future. Um, and so, and this
[1:58:33] just goes back to my uh written remarks
[1:58:35] from when I was out of the country
[1:58:36] regarding the budget. I really would
[1:58:38] like to see us uh
[1:58:41] further prioritize that service in terms
[1:58:44] of its funding. I'm going to keep
[1:58:45] beating that drum because it's working.
[1:58:48] It's working when we use it and I want
[1:58:50] to make sure that we're using it. And I
[1:58:52] think the stakes are high on this
[1:58:53] because right now we're telling people
[1:58:55] call 911 if you're in a mental health
[1:58:57] crisis. But when something like this
[1:58:58] happens that can erode that trust and I
[1:59:01] I will fight tooth and nail to make sure
[1:59:03] that trust is there. I think it's a
[1:59:05] vital service we're providing. And so I
[1:59:07] think having the mental health uh team,
[1:59:09] the mobile integrated health team there
[1:59:11] in the Asian district alongside Chief
[1:59:13] Bassy, alongside Keto Home will better
[1:59:16] help the district leaders understand who
[1:59:20] they need to call and it can communicate
[1:59:22] down to the rest of their residents. Who
[1:59:24] do you call when it's a crime versus who
[1:59:26] do you call when someone's in a mental
[1:59:28] health crisis episode? Who do you call
[1:59:30] when it's someone experiencing
[1:59:32] homelessness? And something I'm quite
[1:59:36] worried about is that for all of the
[1:59:38] great work we have here at the city,
[1:59:41] kind of going back to affordable
[1:59:42] housing, we don't think enough of our
[1:59:44] people know about who to call and about
[1:59:47] the services. And so I really challenge
[1:59:49] us to think about how we disseminate
[1:59:50] that information better to our
[1:59:52] residents. I don't know how many times
[1:59:54] this has appeared in water bills for
[1:59:56] instance u mobile integrated health or
[1:59:58] key to home but if we're not doing that
[2:00:01] we should do more of it but additionally
[2:00:04] um we have to remember not everyone owns
[2:00:05] their home we have a lot of renters so
[2:00:07] how do we reach them and that's my
[2:00:09] challenge back how do we let people know
[2:00:12] um relatedly I want to dig down deep I
[2:00:14] want to ask rather a request to dig down
[2:00:17] deep into the mobile integrated health
[2:00:19] I'd like to better understand from where
[2:00:21] those calls are coming which parts of
[2:00:22] town who's who is using this service um
[2:00:26] in terms of geography and maybe that can
[2:00:28] kind of help us better understand who
[2:00:30] doesn't have an awareness of the
[2:00:31] service. So that's a pretty big ask that
[2:00:34] I that I have but again I just want to
[2:00:37] applaud um [clears throat] people
[2:00:40] supporting mobile integrated health and
[2:00:41] key to home. I just want to see us
[2:00:43] further prioritize it and when I know
[2:00:45] more in terms of answers to those
[2:00:47] questions I will speak more publicly but
[2:00:49] for now I just want to you know speak
[2:00:51] responsibly
[2:00:53] and that is it for me. So thank you
[2:00:57] board for
[2:00:58] » Thank you vice mayor. I would just like
[2:01:00] to say uh thank you to the Chakawa Park
[2:01:04] school district. Yesterday we did a
[2:01:05] ribbon cutting on their new elementary
[2:01:08] school located over around 29th and
[2:01:10] Westminster Road. Uh just a fantastic
[2:01:14] facility pulled up. There must have been
[2:01:16] 300 people standing outside in the sun
[2:01:20] uh getting ready to go inside and enjoy
[2:01:22] the tour of that new facility and it
[2:01:24] just it's amazing what they've done
[2:01:26] there. So thank them for that.
[2:01:30] » Word six.
[2:01:31] » Yes, thank you. Um, I also would like to
[2:01:34] just speak to some of the events that
[2:01:36] happened this weekend um, in Capitol
[2:01:38] Hill and W 6. Um, recognizing these are
[2:01:41] not isolated to
[2:01:44] the southside or W 6. Um, we
[2:01:47] unfortunately have acts of violence that
[2:01:49] happen all over the city. Um, but for
[2:01:51] various reasons, some I think capture
[2:01:53] our attention a little bit differently.
[2:01:55] And um I first just want to extend my
[2:01:58] condolences to the families of Adulo
[2:02:01] Lopez and Moses Sandoval. Um
[2:02:06] it's really tragic when you look at the
[2:02:08] date of birth um for for some of these
[2:02:11] incidents and they're you know I think
[2:02:13] oh I was in high school when that person
[2:02:15] was born. Um that's a long time ago but
[2:02:18] not that long ago. um you know when when
[2:02:20] very young people um you know in their
[2:02:23] late teens or early 20s um are are using
[2:02:28] violent weapons as a a tool for um
[2:02:34] you know I can't read their minds so I
[2:02:36] don't know exactly what but um
[2:02:37] particularly when those things escalate
[2:02:39] and and um those folks want feel like
[2:02:43] that is a tool um to assert their
[2:02:46] dominance or um resolve a conflict Um
[2:02:50] and I just want to go back to um you
[2:02:53] know research that shows that
[2:02:56] you know expressions of violence um are
[2:02:58] not don't come out of a vacuum. Um
[2:03:03] they have very traceable
[2:03:06] um roots and those things are often
[2:03:08] related to shame, isolation, exposure to
[2:03:11] violence previously and a diminished
[2:03:13] inability to meet one's economic needs.
[2:03:15] And so, you know, I just want to
[2:03:17] communicate to W six, to the city more
[2:03:20] broadly when events like this happen,
[2:03:22] when when we see or hear about violence
[2:03:24] occurring that we dig a little deeper,
[2:03:28] think about the root causes of that
[2:03:30] violence and think about how we can
[2:03:32] holistically address
[2:03:34] um preventing that kind of violence. Not
[2:03:36] just, you know, for
[2:03:39] the sake of the people who might um find
[2:03:43] themselves on the receiving end, but for
[2:03:44] those perpetrating violence, because
[2:03:46] most often those folks have also either
[2:03:49] experienced or witnessed violence and
[2:03:52] seen it as a um a useful way to address
[2:03:56] their frustrations, conflict, etc. Um,
[2:04:00] so I I you know, I I live um now near
[2:04:04] the Capitol Hill District and um I just
[2:04:08] want to express that I really hope that
[2:04:09] the business owners, the the residents
[2:04:12] in that area continue to feel safe. Um
[2:04:16] you know, the the thing that we can do
[2:04:18] um that keeps our cities and our
[2:04:20] neighborhoods the safest is have eyes on
[2:04:21] the street, have eyes on one another.
[2:04:24] Um, and that really these, you know,
[2:04:26] these instances of violence are often
[2:04:28] people who know one another. You know,
[2:04:31] they're they're very um I wouldn't say
[2:04:33] isolated necessarily because they do
[2:04:35] have broad impacts, but um you know that
[2:04:39] that the the what we can do is honor um
[2:04:42] the people and and the people who
[2:04:44] survive that instance and their families
[2:04:46] and help support them um because those
[2:04:48] are the seeds of preventing violence in
[2:04:51] the future. And um so I just I I would
[2:04:54] hope that as a city we can continue to
[2:04:56] um invest in the time to develop our
[2:05:00] violence intervention strategies so that
[2:05:02] we can prevent more occurrences like
[2:05:03] this um in the future. Thank you
[2:05:08] » Seven.
[2:05:09] » Thank you. And I I'll just um again just
[2:05:11] a just echo um the comments from
[2:05:14] Councilman Cooper and Councilwoman
[2:05:15] Hammond um and offering my condolences
[2:05:17] to the families. Um but I I will lift up
[2:05:20] in a positive note that yesterday I went
[2:05:22] to speak to um Oklahoma City Police
[2:05:24] Department's fact um efforts for uh out
[2:05:27] of school time for middle school and
[2:05:29] high school students um at the northeast
[2:05:31] Oklahoma City Community Center behind my
[2:05:33] alma mater of Northeast High School. Um
[2:05:35] and it was a very it was great to be
[2:05:37] there with engaged students who are
[2:05:38] really excited. Um the fact unit's
[2:05:40] providing a safe place for kids to go
[2:05:42] where they're getting exposed to college
[2:05:44] tours. Um having various speakers that
[2:05:46] are coming in and explaining uh things
[2:05:47] to them. They've got fun activities that
[2:05:49] they go and do. Um they're even doing
[2:05:51] some community service during the week.
[2:05:52] So it is I I just completely agree with
[2:05:54] what Councilwoman Hammond was saying
[2:05:56] about the need for us to address root
[2:05:57] causes, but I also want to lift up the
[2:05:59] things that we're doing that we're
[2:06:00] getting it right. And I think that
[2:06:01] that's one of those great examples of
[2:06:03] programs that we should continue to
[2:06:04] expand and invest in. So thank you for
[2:06:06] the opportunity to participate.
[2:06:09] 48.
[2:06:10] » I got a call this weekend from a couple
[2:06:12] of people that were saddened. I think
[2:06:14] sad's a good word. Um that they had
[2:06:16] applied for the lottery tickets to the
[2:06:18] Olympics and they didn't get them. And
[2:06:21] so I called Mike, the president of our
[2:06:22] OKC team for the Olympics. And he was
[2:06:24] kind enough to send me a text. So don't
[2:06:27] worry, you're not out yet. And this is
[2:06:28] what he says. All individuals who
[2:06:30] registered for the Olympic ticket
[2:06:32] lottery earlier this year remain in the
[2:06:34] lottery for a chance to be selected in
[2:06:37] the second ticket on sale planned for
[2:06:39] August 10th. There is no need to
[2:06:41] reregister if if they've already
[2:06:43] completed the registration process. So
[2:06:45] there's another trunch of tickets going
[2:06:47] out. You still have a chance. Um and so
[2:06:50] we should know more on August the 10th.
[2:06:52] Secondly, um on Tuesday morning at 7:30,
[2:06:56] I was called down to city hall to meet
[2:06:58] with a group of people. Um they were
[2:07:00] having a serious problem with a house in
[2:07:02] their neighborhood. And um I've always
[2:07:04] said that we have the best city staff
[2:07:07] and the best city employees uh in
[2:07:09] anywhere in the United States. And if if
[2:07:11] we had these city's employees uh with
[2:07:13] our federal government, I think we'd be
[2:07:15] in much better shape. They they do an
[2:07:17] outstanding job and we immediately
[2:07:20] address their issue. Um, I picked up the
[2:07:22] phone and called the mortgage company to
[2:07:24] ask them why it was languishing and they
[2:07:26] weren't moving forward and why they
[2:07:28] weren't protecting the house. I mean, it
[2:07:30] was abandoned. The structure was in
[2:07:32] horrible condition. And three years ago,
[2:07:35] that house was they said was the
[2:07:36] prettiest in the neighborhood. And so,
[2:07:38] um, the point is, uh, I want to thank
[2:07:41] Chris Smith and I want to thank Chris
[2:07:43] Moses who dropped everything to help
[2:07:45] these people had signed a petition of
[2:07:47] about 50 people and they were really
[2:07:49] alarmed and I think we got them calmed
[2:07:51] down and I think we helped. And I would
[2:07:53] encourage anyone that's on this council,
[2:07:56] if you have a house that's having a
[2:07:57] problem, pick up the phone and call the
[2:07:59] mortgage company. It it gets them uh
[2:08:02] beginning to act. They're not only
[2:08:03] moving forward on the foreclosure, but
[2:08:04] they're also maintaining the house now,
[2:08:07] which saves us money. Thank you.
[2:08:10] » I'm going to seed the W five time to
[2:08:12] city manager for some comments.
[2:08:15] » Yeah, I just wanted to recognize MT
[2:08:17] Barry, um our longtime friend. Um MT
[2:08:20] served the city. He he died this past
[2:08:22] Friday. Um he served the city for 49
[2:08:26] years. He was our first black police
[2:08:28] chief, served as police chief for five
[2:08:30] years. He was an assistant city manager
[2:08:32] then for 16 years. So 49 years of his
[2:08:36] life he gave to the city and served and
[2:08:39] um to anyone who knew him. He was a
[2:08:40] friend. He was kind. He was gentle. He
[2:08:43] was firm. He had wisdom. Um for me
[2:08:46] personally I count him as a mentor and a
[2:08:49] friend and just grateful for his
[2:08:50] influence in my life. and I know our
[2:08:53] entire city uh the city organization and
[2:08:55] the council together that we mourn the
[2:08:57] loss of MT Barry but are grateful for
[2:09:00] the investment he made in our community.
[2:09:03] » I I would echo that. Um he always had a
[2:09:06] smile on his face. Uh he and I went
[2:09:08] through a really stressful period on an
[2:09:10] event going on out in Ward 8. I never
[2:09:13] saw him lose his cool. He always stayed
[2:09:15] calm and he always had good comments and
[2:09:17] advice. We will miss him.
[2:09:20] Um, may I also add and I appreciate city
[2:09:23] manager you bringing that to the
[2:09:26] council. Uh,
[2:09:28] it's significant in addition to what
[2:09:31] you've named that such was his work that
[2:09:34] when it came time six years ago for us
[2:09:38] to start work on the mayor's law
[2:09:40] enforcement task force, the community
[2:09:43] policing resolution that I wrote that we
[2:09:46] turned to MT.
[2:09:47] » Absolutely. because he had the he had
[2:09:49] trust within the community. He had trust
[2:09:51] within the city structure. Um and that's
[2:09:53] where I got to meet him and um some of
[2:09:57] his family. And so uh that's just a
[2:10:00] special type of person. And
[2:10:03] I would hope that beyond this horseshoe
[2:10:05] there is some way because I I know we
[2:10:08] don't teach much about city government
[2:10:10] our schools. I would love to see some
[2:10:13] way within city hall somewhere that we
[2:10:16] acknowledge that history um and that
[2:10:18] that family's contribution. So, thank
[2:10:21] you. I should have also mentioned the
[2:10:23] funeral services will be Friday, July
[2:10:25] 31st at 11:00 a.m. at the Greater Mount
[2:10:28] Olive Baptist Church. So, just wanted to
[2:10:30] mention that as well. Thank you.
[2:10:34] » All right, that brings us to comments
[2:10:36] from citizens. And first up is Noah
[2:10:39] Compton. want to remind you you got
[2:10:42] three minutes. State your name or and
[2:10:44] your address and Amy will let you know
[2:10:46] when you got 30 seconds left.
[2:10:48] » All right. Uh my name is Noah Compton,
[2:10:50] 16113 Can Creek Drive, Edmond, Oklahoma.
[2:10:53] Um I'm here to speak about the Flock
[2:10:55] contract the city has. Um recently the
[2:10:57] ACL ACLU reported a story where in a
[2:11:00] city council meeting in Oshkosh, a
[2:11:02] council member asked Flock if their
[2:11:04] license plate readers created heat maps
[2:11:06] that revealed where a particular vehicle
[2:11:08] had been over a period of time. And the
[2:11:09] chief information security officer who
[2:11:11] was there told the city council that no
[2:11:13] it did not do that. But then later uh
[2:11:16] the next day actually the city council
[2:11:18] found that the information security
[2:11:20] officer had lied about that and then
[2:11:21] immediately revoked the contract and
[2:11:23] Flock responded by attacking the council
[2:11:25] member or attacking the council saying
[2:11:28] they had not been afforded an
[2:11:29] opportunity to explain their lie and
[2:11:31] trivialize it by saying it was a small
[2:11:32] misconception.
[2:11:34] Um, and also in Dunwy, Georgia, sales
[2:11:37] employees had been accessing sensitive
[2:11:39] cameras to demonstrate their
[2:11:40] surveillance technology to police
[2:11:42] departments around the county. Uh, they
[2:11:44] had cameras, they were showing off
[2:11:46] footage from a daycare, a kids
[2:11:48] gymnastics room, a playground, a school,
[2:11:49] Jewish community centers multiple times,
[2:11:52] and this was only discovered thanks to
[2:11:53] third party audit log analysis. And in
[2:11:56] Missouri, an officer ran one woman's
[2:11:58] license plate nearly 400 times. and a
[2:12:00] audit log showed that that officer was
[2:12:02] responsible for about a quarter of the
[2:12:04] department searches and he often used
[2:12:07] reasons like DWI or warrants without any
[2:12:09] actual case numbers or warrants. These
[2:12:11] cameras are everywhere. They have enough
[2:12:13] cameras to know where you work, where
[2:12:14] you live, where you go to church. I was
[2:12:16] I was on a run yesterday and I passed
[2:12:18] two cameras facing a playground which is
[2:12:20] unreasonable. They don't there's not
[2:12:22] going to be cars driving there. They
[2:12:24] shouldn't have access to our kids
[2:12:26] information like this. on on their
[2:12:27] databases, you could search something
[2:12:29] like silver sedan with two bumper
[2:12:30] stickers and you could see every single
[2:12:33] vehicle in Oklahoma fitting that
[2:12:34] description and see where they were at
[2:12:36] any point in time.
[2:12:38] Um, these these databases give officers
[2:12:42] the kind of information you'd only get
[2:12:43] by putting a GPS in a car or trekking a
[2:12:45] cell phone, which are both things that
[2:12:47] require a warrant under the Fourth
[2:12:48] Amendment.
[2:12:50] These um flock has an incredible almost
[2:12:52] god-like power to be able to fully
[2:12:54] analyze and be aware of an entire
[2:12:55] population's movements and know what
[2:12:57] that means about them. If they were a
[2:12:58] trustworthy corporation, it would be one
[2:13:00] thing, but they've proven to be
[2:13:02] completely untrustworthy with this
[2:13:03] information. They've they've blocked
[2:13:06] arch archavists from archiving their
[2:13:09] master security contract. And we only
[2:13:11] know this because people have manually
[2:13:13] gone through and compared these old
[2:13:16] versions to the new ones. Um, and in
[2:13:19] their newest uh February update,
[2:13:21] » 30 seconds remaining,
[2:13:22] » They made 147 changes to the master
[2:13:24] agreement, the most consequential being
[2:13:27] uh the previous clause saying they do
[2:13:28] not own and shall not sell customer
[2:13:30] data, and they replace it with they have
[2:13:32] a perpetually irrevocable worldwide
[2:13:34] royalty-free data license that survives
[2:13:36] contract termination.
[2:13:38] These cameras have also been proven to
[2:13:40] be compromised easily. uh independent
[2:13:43] independent researchers have compromised
[2:13:45] about 67 cameras in about 30 seconds
[2:13:47] including multiple pointed at children's
[2:13:49] playground. I urge the city council to
[2:13:51] commit to a vote and vote no on renewing
[2:13:54] his contracts. Thank you for your time.
[2:13:56] » Thank you. No. Next up, Ken Lee Poe
[2:14:00] poor.
[2:14:04] Going once, going twice.
[2:14:08] Next, Steve Hunt.
[2:14:14] Steve Hunt, 6300 Westward Drive. Um, so
[2:14:17] last Wednesday, 8 days after this
[2:14:19] council unanimously approved $19 million
[2:14:21] to the unaccountable private Tyranny
[2:14:23] Chamber of Commerce, 3.751 million going
[2:14:25] to executive salaries, 390 for
[2:14:28] administration fees.
[2:14:30] They received another massive windfall
[2:14:32] through the state of the city, over
[2:14:34] $300,000 in revenue to come hear the
[2:14:37] mayor speak about a couple interesting
[2:14:39] things. First off, transit. Um, I
[2:14:42] attended the one transit meeting
[2:14:43] afterwards and the board was comprised
[2:14:46] of people that were part of the
[2:14:48] destruction of the Union Station of
[2:14:50] which Marold was a huge advocate of. I
[2:14:53] want to read a letter from uh North
[2:14:56] American Transit Institute
[2:15:01] Elmore from uh Wednesday, June 3rd,
[2:15:04] 2009. This was uh when Mayor Holt was
[2:15:07] running for Senate. Hi folks. You may
[2:15:08] remember the incident a couple of years
[2:15:10] back when I stopped by the OKC mayor's
[2:15:12] office. Cornet announced his support for
[2:15:15] transit development to ask if this meant
[2:15:17] they were ready to save the save the
[2:15:19] Union Station yard. This was a group
[2:15:21] that was trying to save the
[2:15:22] functionality of the rail in the Union
[2:15:24] Station because they knew that its
[2:15:25] destruction would set Oklahoma City back
[2:15:26] 25 years on light rail. Um Cornett's
[2:15:30] assistant David Holt met me in the foyer
[2:15:32] and then proceeded to tell me, "You are
[2:15:35] so far behind the times. You don't even
[2:15:37] know that in a couple weeks we'll be
[2:15:38] down there destroying that old railard
[2:15:40] and then you we won't have to listen to
[2:15:42] you complain about it anymore. That was
[2:15:44] Mayor Holt who's I don't know where he
[2:15:45] is probably off having a good old time.
[2:15:48] One more time. You're so far behind the
[2:15:50] times you don't even know that in a
[2:15:51] couple weeks we'll be destroying the old
[2:15:53] Okay. So the people who are behind this
[2:15:55] new transit system are the people who
[2:15:58] destroyed the functionality of the Union
[2:16:00] Station in 2009. It was a beautiful
[2:16:03] facility and it would be the central hub
[2:16:05] of light rail had they not destroyed it
[2:16:07] on behalf of uh the uh highway lobby
[2:16:10] gaining the political capital from those
[2:16:13] folks to go forward to this moment and
[2:16:15] support zerp policy during that very
[2:16:18] difficult time when we could have been
[2:16:19] building it back then. Okay. So the
[2:16:22] other thing that and this
[2:16:23] [clears throat] is a little bit lighter
[2:16:24] um there was an announcement for a city
[2:16:26] flag and this is headed [clears throat]
[2:16:28] by Meritt Cornet and her propaganda
[2:16:30] agency. they're going to want the ones
[2:16:31] that are going to take in the money and
[2:16:32] all that. So, I've gone ahead and
[2:16:33] designed a flag that I think most
[2:16:35] represents Oklahoma City right now. Um,
[2:16:37] so these are the equity firms that are
[2:16:39] taking over functionality of the
[2:16:40] government and the private sector,
[2:16:42] especially James Ward. So, we've got
[2:16:44] Blackstone, KKR, Apollo. Apollo are the
[2:16:46] ones that 30 seconds remaining
[2:16:47] » Destroying some of the senior living
[2:16:49] facilities here in Oklahoma City. We got
[2:16:50] Silverlake. They're the ones that bought
[2:16:51] the baseball team. And, uh, you all did
[2:16:54] the Scriveners Air so that they would
[2:16:56] get money for the pole with the Wi-Fi
[2:16:58] thing on it. Uh, we got Ror Capital.
[2:17:00] They've got about 20 different
[2:17:02] businesses in James Ward, including uh
[2:17:04] Sonic, who they bought in 2019, gutted,
[2:17:07] took all the jobs to uh Atlanta. We got
[2:17:10] Bane Capital. They're the ones that
[2:17:11] destroyed CRA Anthony 30 years ago
[2:17:13] through Stage Stores. They now own Class
[2:17:15] and Curve and Nichols Hills Plaza. So,
[2:17:17] this is my flag. I think it's important
[2:17:20] for flags to represent the places where
[2:17:22] they fly. And this private equity flag
[2:17:24] will be my submission. So, thank you so
[2:17:26] much. And um if you don't mind, one last
[2:17:28] thing I'd like to say. Uh we lost an
[2:17:31] amazing another amazing human being this
[2:17:33] week. My dear brother, beloved, as he
[2:17:35] always called me, Jimmy Bodin, who ran
[2:17:37] the Rolf Funeral Home. Uh Jimmy uh
[2:17:41] buried my mother last year, and he
[2:17:43] touched so many lives. Uh just a
[2:17:46] wonderful human being. And I just want
[2:17:48] to say, Jimmy, I love you. And uh his
[2:17:50] memorial will be at St. John's on August
[2:17:53] 14th. And um so yeah, thank you. Thanks,
[2:17:56] Steve.
[2:17:57] Next up is Celeste Gordon.
[2:18:11] » Hi, my name is Celeste Warden. I live at
[2:18:13] 300 Northwest 12. Um,
[2:18:17] the Huda Call that James had just
[2:18:19] mentioned is really important. I live in
[2:18:21] subsidized housing. It's a
[2:18:23] privatelyowned, but they get federal
[2:18:25] subsidizing um for disabled and retire
[2:18:29] and elderly people. My neighbor is ready
[2:18:32] to call the police because somebody else
[2:18:33] in our building is making noise instead
[2:18:35] of the management. People don't know who
[2:18:37] to call. Calling the police to get into
[2:18:40] a secured building because somebody is
[2:18:42] making noise late at night is not
[2:18:46] does not make sense. Um, I want to add
[2:18:49] on to the flock camera
[2:18:52] discussion.
[2:18:54] One thing that concerns me as a police
[2:18:55] officer from anywhere in the world can
[2:18:57] search Oklahoma City and find our
[2:18:59] residents. Anywhere that has flock, they
[2:19:02] can search any other flock cameras. They
[2:19:05] are not limited to their district, their
[2:19:07] jurisdiction. And that is concerning.
[2:19:10] They have people in Texas that are
[2:19:11] tracking people across state lines.
[2:19:14] And that is that is extremely concerning
[2:19:16] is
[2:19:18] police officers often develop PTSD
[2:19:22] and police officers are just like
[2:19:25] everyone else and sometimes there's some
[2:19:26] bad apples.
[2:19:28] Um
[2:19:30] I also have concern about the Oklahoma
[2:19:32] City Police Department being deployed to
[2:19:34] DC. Our police are already short
[2:19:36] staffed. We're already underhand
[2:19:38] unshorthanded. Why are we sending people
[2:19:40] off? Who's paying for it? None of that
[2:19:43] has been
[2:19:45] put out to public eyes and that really
[2:19:47] concerns me. Um I do want to say one
[2:19:50] thing that I think has been done really
[2:19:52] well. Um the street car being
[2:19:56] no cost right now is really helping um
[2:19:59] the homeless community downtown be able
[2:20:01] to stay cool because a lot of the places
[2:20:02] that are safe places to stay cool close
[2:20:04] at 5, six and it gets hot. It's still
[2:20:08] hot then and that gives them some place
[2:20:10] to be able to stay safe. So that's all I
[2:20:13] have. Thank you.
[2:20:15] » Thank you, Celeste.
[2:20:17] » Next up, Ronnie Kirk.
[2:20:37] My name is Ronnie Kirk. My address to
[2:20:40] 2328
[2:20:42] North Missouri.
[2:20:44] No, life has a strange way of working
[2:20:47] out. I came down today to talk about a
[2:20:52] independence 250 year independence day.
[2:20:56] But the black people and the state of
[2:20:58] Oklahoma, the way things work out, the
[2:21:02] black people have two independent days.
[2:21:06] June the 16th
[2:21:09] When I started Junth in Oklahoma, still
[2:21:13] living today,
[2:21:16] I want to talk about 100 years ago. Old
[2:21:19] black man,
[2:21:22] George Washington Car,
[2:21:24] he could do anything with a peanut. They
[2:21:27] still do it today.
[2:21:30] Truman had asked him,
[2:21:33] "Is there any kind of way that he can
[2:21:36] make a protein bar
[2:21:39] or preserve food so our military could
[2:21:43] fight
[2:21:46] Fred Jones as also ask him
[2:21:50] that volcano ash is too hard on the
[2:21:53] rubber?
[2:21:55] We're losing a lot of jeeps.
[2:21:58] A lot of planes came to land
[2:22:01] and he helped them out doing something
[2:22:03] to the rubber last like it is today.
[2:22:07] And there was also
[2:22:10] the core of engineers. These are people
[2:22:13] that fought with no gun at all.
[2:22:18] That was all labors.
[2:22:22] What they did for the beach craft to
[2:22:25] land, they had to get out there and
[2:22:29] cut those bars all up and blow X balls
[2:22:32] up where your craft could land. And
[2:22:35] that's all was a a 4 and a half year
[2:22:39] backlog of US males
[2:22:43] getting home to the United States took
[2:22:46] four years. The bodies was getting here
[2:22:50] before the mail was.
[2:22:54] They also had some black postal working
[2:22:58] women.
[2:23:00] They got over there
[2:23:02] » 30 seconds
[2:23:02] » And they straighten that up in six
[2:23:04] months. [clears throat]
[2:23:06] There's also
[2:23:10] the guys went to fire extinguishers. No
[2:23:14] gun went through the wall.
[2:23:16] Breaking up them
[2:23:18] 8 inch walls thick, shooting them peel
[2:23:21] guns or
[2:23:23] machine guns. They didn't have no gun.
[2:23:26] These are these were labels.
[2:23:30] They was able to get the job done.
[2:23:35] and the red tails.
[2:23:37] Tuskegee
[2:23:39] Air Force
[2:23:44] during the war
[2:23:46] they commander went to Truman said we're
[2:23:49] losing so many planes but them bombers
[2:23:53] we can send 100 out and 10 come back.
[2:23:58] » Mr. Kirk, we're over time. You want to
[2:24:00] wrap it up?
[2:24:01] » Okay. And so
[2:24:04] they ask him, "We we already got people
[2:24:08] that can fly,
[2:24:11] but they do people that work on them."
[2:24:14] So that's when they call them the whale
[2:24:15] tail. Once they gave all them black men
[2:24:18] the jobs of chasing those Japanese down,
[2:24:23] the ratio of B52s
[2:24:27] were tremendously helped.
[2:24:29] » Thank you, Mr. say thank y'all this
[2:24:31] morning.
[2:24:33] » And last up is Stephanie Berdine.
[2:24:59] Good morning. Stephanie Berdine, 515
[2:25:01] Maple, Yukon, Oklahoma.
[2:25:28] This recording was done in 2025
[2:25:32] by the University of Texas School of
[2:25:34] Engineering to test sound equipment. It
[2:25:37] was recorded in Roundrock, Texas at a
[2:25:40] hypers scale data center at a distance
[2:25:43] of 1,500 ft.
[2:25:50] Pleasant sound, didn't it? PUD 21105 and
[2:25:54] PUD 21104
[2:25:57] um
[2:25:59] if passed will allow that sound to be
[2:26:02] heard 247
[2:26:04] 300 ft from homes in Yukon and Oklahoma
[2:26:09] City.
[2:26:11] That'll set a precedence. Every one of
[2:26:14] your districts
[2:26:17] will be subject
[2:26:19] and could have to deal with that sound.
[2:26:23] Do you want travelers on I40 when they
[2:26:27] stop at Oklahoma's only bies to get out
[2:26:31] of their cars and hear that? Because
[2:26:34] that's what they'll hear. That's how
[2:26:36] close it is. You all are about to set a
[2:26:39] precedence that's not popular anywhere
[2:26:42] in the United States and you need to
[2:26:46] read that sound report that uh gentleman
[2:26:49] in Yukon that's retired from the EPA put
[2:26:51] together. He knows what he's talking
[2:26:53] about. So since I have a minute left,
[2:26:59] we'll just listen to how pleasant that
[2:27:01] is again.
[2:27:04] 24/7.
[2:27:05] It never stops. It never stops. 2 miles
[2:27:10] away. That's what you get to hear.
[2:27:13] 24/7.
[2:27:15] I hope you all will seriously think
[2:27:18] about what you're doing. Oh, we'll hear
[2:27:20] just a second.
[2:27:22] The person who needs to hear it the most
[2:27:24] just entered the room.
[2:27:27] » 30 seconds remaining.
[2:27:29] » 247. Katrina,
[2:27:32] that's what a hypers scale da d d d d d
[2:27:34] d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
[2:27:34] d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d da sounds
[2:27:35] like a 1500 ft away. There's homes only
[2:27:39] 300 ft away.
[2:27:43] 91,000
[2:27:47] Oklahoma City residents in Eastern
[2:27:49] Canadian County. Is this really what you
[2:27:51] want to do?
[2:27:54] I don't see how it could be a proud
[2:27:55] moment for any of you all if you vote
[2:27:58] and allow PUD 21105 and 212 24
[2:28:03] to set a precedence for Oklahoma City.
[2:28:09] Thank you for your time.
[2:28:13] » And with that, we're adjourned.