Good morning. We're going to get started this morning with an invocation by Pastor Brian Acriman of the Church OKC and that will be followed by the pledge of allegiance led by Claire Parton of Girl Scouts Troop 460. Please stand as you are able. Almighty God, we pause at the beginning of this meeting to acknowledge your presence and to seek your wisdom. We gather in the name of Jesus Christ, who is our wisdom and our peace. Your word tells us in James 1:5 that if anyone lacks wisdom, they should ask you and you give it generously. So today, we thank you for the gift of community, for the people of Oklahoma City who call this place home. And we ask for your guidance as this council does its work. Bless these council members with clarity of mind, compassion of heart, and unity of purpose. May their decisions reflect justice, mercy, and humility as the prophet Micah reminds us. Lord, protect our neighborhoods, strengthen our families, guide our businesses, and inspire us all to serve one another with kindness and love. We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Please, please join me for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you, Pastor Ari. And thank you, Claire. All right, I call this meeting of the city council to order and we have a presentation to make from the front and so I will make my way there. [Music] Thank you. All right, Jacqueline, come on up. We are joined today by Jacqueline Brown, uh the teacher of the month, and we'd like to learn a little bit more about you. And so I would ask the clerk to read this resolution. Whereas Jacqueline Jackie Brown has been named teacher of the month for September 2025 by the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation and Rotary Club of Oklahoma City. And whereas Jackie is the direct instruction ELA teacher and head girls basketball coach where she challenges her students to go beyond what they think they can accomplish through steadfast encouragement and building relationships. And whereas Jackie is entering her 20th year teaching and coaching in public education. And whereas Jackie made history at the age of 23 being the youngest and the first African-American female to coach in the state of Oklahoma at the 6A level. And whereas Jackie has been recognized in numerous publications throughout her career, including a feature alongside one of her student athletes in an article titled Homeless Athletes for Sports Illustrated and the Daily Oklahoma. And whereas Jackie has been a two-time winner of the OKCPS District Female Sports Coach of the Year, a recipient of the OKCPS Wes Welker Community Service Award for her basketball team, the only special educator certified in the OKCPS district to teach adaptive physical education, a three-time recipient of the Wes Welker Grant for athletics, and a two-time teacher of the year at Southeast High School. And whereas Jackie's work ethic is unwavering and she continually pursues excellence on the court, in the classroom, and with her peers. Now therefore, be it resolved by the mayor and council of the city of Oklahoma City that they do hereby recognize and commend Jackie Brown on her selection as September 2025 teacher of the month by the Oklahoma City Public Schools Foundation and Rotary Club of Oklahoma City. >> All right. Well, thank you. Well, this is a resolution. So, let's see if we can get you some votes, Jackie. We have a motion and a second. Please cast your vote. I wish to vote I. First one of the day always has to work out some some kinks in the technology usually, but I mean I like your chances. There we go. Passes unanimously. Um well, thank you so much for your years of service um to the young people of Oklahoma City. It sounds like it's really making a difference and we're very grateful for you and uh we're glad that we could have this chance to honor you. We'd love to hear a few words if uh if you're so moved and the floor is yours, Jackie. >> Thank you. >> Well, first of all, I just want to say thank you to everyone. Oklahoma City Foundation, Mayor Holt. Um, I'm not a woman of many words. So, um, I just want to thank really just the city, my kids, um, my family. This is my father right here. Um, you can't do it without your village. And, um, as long as you put kids first, you can't go wrong. And that's kind of how I live and strive to be every single day. And, um, the not the last person, the first person, but without God, I wouldn't be here. So, um, thank you. >> Well, thank you. Let's hear it for Jackson [Music] very much. I'm curious if your basketball teams would agree that you're you're a woman of few words. Do you think that that's >> a difference? >> Okay. >> All right. Well, thank you so much, careful. Now, if I might make a quick introduction, um we are also joined this morning here in the chamber uh by Captain Aaron Stzman and Commander Jason Kim and other members of the crew of the USS Oklahoma that is under construction in Virginia right now. And uh yeah, if you want to come to the podium there, uh Captain Stzman, you've joined us a few times here in Oklahoma City in the past, and we're always very grateful to see you. and you're moving on, I guess, into a new role here in the coming months. But I think we just wanted to thank you and and welcome you here to city council. I I I suspect you are capable of saying a few words, too, and and we'd love to give you >> my co will keep me uh keep me in check, make sure I don't go too far. Um but thank you for having us here. Uh we are here this week as part of a namesake visit to build the relationships between my crew and the state of Oklahoma. Uh so we will be spending the first few days this week uh here in Oklahoma City and then we will go up to Tulsa for the second half of the week. Uh and you know I I just uh told the team that you know I'm on my way out. I've been in the job for two and a half years. Uh that's just the the nature of the business with the Navy. Uh we've been blessed to this is our sixth trip to um to Oklahoma since I've been in command. Most boats my cy will say you know this is the first boat he's gone on a namesake visit in 28 years of service. So uh the welcoming that we've had the hospitality that Oklahoma has shown to us uh will last the 30 years that the USS Oklahoma will be in commission. So thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you all for your service. We're so grateful. Thank you. It's all right. Spilled a little coffee, but it it spilled on the laminated piece of paper, just so everyone. So, couldn't have gone any better. Um, all right. Well, thank you again so much for your service. And I should add a special word for Debbie Martin as always. the the ring master who brings it all together. So, thank you so much, Debbie. Um, all right, that concludes Office of the Mayor. Now, we're at item four, items from council, and we have item 4 A, a resolution approving travel expenses for council members Carter and Stonecipher to attend the National League of Cities in Salt Lake City in November. Feels like a metaphor. staff is always cleaning up my messes. Thank you so much, Amy. All right, we have a motion and a second. Uh, cast your votes. Passes unanimously and with the necessary six affirmative votes. Item five are city manager reports. Mr. City Manager, >> we don't have anything other than claims and payroll on today and uh that can be found at okc.gov. >> All right. Thank you. Item six are journal of council proceedings. We have items A and B. We could take with one motion. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Uh item seven, request for uncontested continuences. Item 11 K is already uh asked to be deferred till October 7th. Is there anything else, Mr. City Manager? >> Yes, we have a few this morning. Starting on page 14, item 110. This item has been withdrawn by the applicant. So that's a line item 110 on page 14. Okay. On page 15, unsecured structures. These items will all be listed uh stricken from the agenda. Item H 2200 Northeast 22nd Street. The owner is secured. Item L 1216 Northwest 98th Street. The owner has secured. Continuing on page 15, item 11 T1, abandoned buildings. Item G is stricken from the agenda for the same reasons. It's 1216 Northwest 98 Street. That's all that I have. All right, that brings us then to item eight, revocable permits and events. Uh we have item 8A, a limited revocable rowing and paddle practice use permit with the Riverport Foundation um for use on weekdays from October to September of 26. Doesn't look like we have anybody here for this one, which is quite all right. Uh Councilman Pennington. Thank you, Mayor. Um, as you know, we have some really exciting events always going on um at Riverport and so I'm happy to support this event and move approval. All right, we'll look for a motion then. Got a motion in a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 8B is a joint revocable permit with the Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust and the Life Share Foundation to hold the Little Red Heart Runwalk Social uh at Lake Hefner uh on September 20th. And we do have Caitlyn Burks here. Hello, Caitlyn Burks, 4705 Northwest Expressway. The Little Red Heart 5K Runwalk Social is at Lake Hefner's Stars and Stripes Park on September 20th. The event will kick off with registration at 7:30 a.m. and will conclude around 11:00 a.m. This is a wonderful opportunity for the entire state of Oklahoma to come together to celebrate, honor, and remember the incredible gift of life through organ donation. We'll have a 5K run on Bert Cooper Cooper Trail and then we'll have a onemile memorial walk to honor those who gave the incredible gift of life through organ donation. We also have a kid zone, a DJ, a food truck with breakfast items and coffee and just a time of fellowship with the entire community surrounding organ donation. >> All right, thank you. This is in WS one, two, and eight. So, anyone can feel free to jump in. Uh, what a great event. Uh, I'm glad you're here today to make us more aware about this great cause and the event and I'm here to move to support it at this time. Got a motion in a second. Cast your Well, maybe cast your votes when you can. Passes unanimously. All right. Item 8 C is a revocable right ofway use permit with AIDS walk of OKC to hold the AIDS walk of OKC on October 5th on Sheridan. Um and we have Guy Peters. Good morning guys. >> Um let's see. Good morning, Mayor and Council. On Sunday, October 5th, a Oklahoma will gather at the beautiful Marriott Gardens for the AIDS walk OKC walk for a cure to end HIV. This year's theme is rise up and walk proud. Our call to city is to stand tall, fight stigma, and move closer to a future with without HIV. For the past 27 years, AIDS Walk has raised funds that stays local, supporting HIV testing, treatment, and education for our neighbors right here in Oklahoma City. This year, we are especially proud to be to honor the Oklahoma Ryan White uh HIV AIDS program as our grand marshall. Their daily work ensures thousands of lowincome Oklahomaans get care and medication they need to live full healthy lives. On October 5th, we will walk to remember those who've lost, to celebrate progress we've made, and to declare proudly that HIV will not define us or divide us. and w and we warmly invite all members of the city council to join us at the Merid Gardens walking side by side with the community you represent. When our city leaders walk with us, it sends a powerful message that you matter, you belong, and your city walks with you. So today, I respectfully ask your approval to hold the 2025 Walk for a Cure at the Merry Gardens. With your support, we can make this the most impactful event yet. Let's rise up and walk proud together on October 5th. Thank you all. >> All right. Thank you. This is in words six and seven. >> Well, yeah, I was able to join I don't know if it was last year or the year before. Um, and it was a really great event. Um, love to see all the different organizations out supporting. So, I'm happy to move for approval. >> Thank you. >> A motion and a second. Cast your votes. >> Passes unanimously. >> Thank you all. >> Thank you. >> All right. Next up is 8D. This is a revocable rightway use permit with Capitol Hill Main Street to hold Fiesta's de los Americas on September 27th on Southwest 25th. And we have Gloria Torres signed up, but not sure she's here at the moment. Oh, Gloria, you wanted to make a dramatic entrance, so you sat in the very back. Good morning, U mayor, city manager, and council members. I am extremely excited and honored to be here to um invite you to help us celebrate Fiesta Alas America's 20th anniversary in Oklahoma City. Um this year in particular, it's a double special event in that not only are we celebrating our city's um multicultural Hispanic heritage celebration of members of our community, but we are also celebrating the significant investment made uh by this chamber, by our council members in OK in South Oklahoma city and um and celebrating and recognizing the cultural diversity by the we will be doing our ribbon cutting for our GO single plaza and so we are super excited to host the official ribbon cutting on Wednesday and you will be getting an invitation from me u the official ribbon cutting on Wednesday September 24th 11:30 :30 to 1, probably closer to well, let's just keep it at that one. And then on Saturday, we invite you to come back out for the Fiesta Lasas um festival where we will host a second community ribbon cutting of the plaza. So, uh we know everybody has very busy schedules. So, we have planned for two to make sure that everybody has the opportunity to be a part of this and to see what you guys have been voting on and making investments in in in South OKC and the diverse representation that we have in our community. >> Thank you, Glor. Thank you, Gloria. And this is also in words six and seven. >> Um, yeah, very exciting. Congratulations on 20 years. Um, I've been sort of watching the plaza uh come to life. Um, and very excited to see um it almost done. Um, and just very excited to see the development that um is happening through that. So, happy to move for approval and looking forward to um the festival later this month. >> Yes. Okay, that's it. A >> motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. All right. Next up, 8E is a revocable rightway use permit with the Friends of Uptown Foundation to hold Uptown outside on October 18th. Um on North Lee and we have Latoya Mason and Juliana Lopez here. >> Well, good morning everybody. >> Good morning. Well, if you remember um about four years ago, we went on a mission to bring the Uptown 23rd district and its community and its neighbors from inside to outside postco and here we are four years later still going strong. Uh this year our footprint is on between 23rd and 24th Lee Gernzie and >> Dwey this year. So, we shortened our footprint. We've got a very strategic plan on why, and Juliana will explain that. Uh, but we've got some incredible partners this year. We've got OG. We've got Stone Cloud. Um, our claim to fame is our community skate park, which is sponsored by Money Ruins Everything. Um, this year, our staged is 100% local artists. So, you guys will get to enjoy some of our incredible talent right here from Oklahoma City. dinosaur boyfriend and Saraphina Bird and some other uh incredible artists um that will be joining us. And so we really hope that you all will continue to support this event as it has been an incredible part an intricate weave of the Uptown 23rd district um its community and its neighbors. Um and so now we'll kind of talk about a little bit why we are changing the footprint this year. >> Thank you. I'm Julian. I'm the district manager for Uptown 23rd. We have condensed our footprint. We are kind of in a limbo of waiting for our streetscape to start, which we're really excited about. Something that will alter how our residents, our neighbors, our businesses navigate 23rd. And we're also recognizing the change in nonprofit funding and grants and money available and people's capacity. So, by condensing our footprint, we're kind of, you know, we're hedging our bets a little bit that no matter how big or small that footprint is, we'll have folks come out and support. And we're also showing people how they can best navigate 23rd Street while coming from maybe the neighborhood um neighborhood areas and just not having to drive on 23rd Street. But after that streetscape, which we're again so excited about, we are planning to be back on 23rd, back with a, you know, bigger capacity and a big big strong committee to be able to to pull off um one of our biggest events yet. >> Absolutely. >> All right. Thank you. So, this is in wards two and six. >> Hi. I it's so Oh, I just I just it's such a delight when I see W 2 residents show up and especially people who are in the service positions that you all are representing right now and uh yeah, my full support. Um I got to host this event a couple years ago and I really appreciated that opportunity. Uh the skate part part of it is just so so delightful to see. And I love see just seeing people walking around and in their wheelchairs or however they are able to get around and not have to worry about the automobile as a as a danger. And so I really appreciate the work you all are doing and I would move for approval. >> Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. >> Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right. Item F is a revocable ride ofway use permit with Red Coyote running in fitness to hold the Red Coyote Runtoberfest 5K on October 5th uh on West Park Place and we have John Oll here. >> Good morning, Mr. Mayor, members of council. Uh this is the 11th year for the Red Coyote Runtoberfest 5K. It is actually the oldest of our events that we put on, about 10 uh throughout the course of the year, and kicks off our fall uh running event season. Uh we have partnered from the beginning uh with Girls on the Run uh to help young ladies in the Oklahoma City metro area and discover um socialization and power through running. And uh we're looking forward to another great year. Uh would love to invite you guys out to join us. All right. Well, this is in ward six. Councilwoman Hammond. >> There it goes. Okay. Sorry, my mic was having a little difficulty. Um, excited that you always do such you always you all always do such a good job hosting these events and always very happy to host them in Word 6. So, I am happy to move for approval. >> Thank you. Got a motion in a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. >> Thanks so much. Have a wonderful day. >> Thank you. Okay, we're going to recess the council now and convene as the Oklahoma City Municipal Facilities Authority. Uh we have items A3, but we do have a presentation on item A, and it may also include a presentation on some later items as well, just for efficiency. >> Yes. Uh thank you, mayor. We have Angela Pierce, our new finance director here with us today. So, welcome Angela. And um she's got her accounting team here. I know she'll introduce her team and recognize them and the work they've done. She's going to go ahead and present on item A, which is the uh annual audited financial comprehensive annual financial reports for u the MFA. she'll go ahead and talk about PPA which is on PPAB and then she's going to also talk about the uh city's annual comprehensive financial report which is item BL on the consent agenda. So she'll go ahead and just present all those together. There's just relationships between all three of them. So it's generally easier to cover all of them together. So I'll let Angela go ahead and uh give us the presentation. >> Thank you. Good morning. Angela Pierce, finance director. Today I'm here presenting your fiscal year 24 annual financial statements. But before I get to those details, I have to take a moment to provide some recognition. Today here we have our accounting services staff which is led by Alex Fedak. I'm going to ask that group to stand up, please. This team that you have before you today has experienced significant challenges due to our ERP transition. They have been put to the test and they have passed. They worked many extra hours, nights, weekends, and even some holidays. Their grit, determination, and commitment are unmet. They are the reason that I'm able to stand here before you today and present these financial statements. I'd also like to take a moment to thank the other divisions within the finance department and other financial staff around the city and our trusts. Through their collaboration and especially their patience were able to get here today. So, please join me in thanking this crew. I couldn't be prouder of their accomplishments. [Applause] All right, now on to the meat. Uh, first I'd like to, uh, thank our external auditors, uh, Alan Gibbs and Hulich. They have been stellar partners throughout. Um, I'm going to refer to them as AGH. We met with AGH and uh city council's audit committee on um August 26th last month and so they've been briefed on the details of this information. The biggest highlight that I have for you today is that we received an unqualified clean opinion but more on that in just a moment. First I need to talk to you about some significant delays. You would typically receive this presentation in this report in December. We went through an ERP implementation and that came with significant challenges and delays. With some of those challenges and delays, we were unfortunate enough to endure some audit adjustments through our internal controls and our partnership with our external auditors. Some audit adjustments were identified. The good news is that we've taken these audit adjustments and incorporated them into the financial statements that you have before you today. We have clear documentation and many lessons learned that will prevent us from having these audit adjustments in the future. Because these audit adjustments were included in the financial statements that you have before you, I'm able to uh share the good news that we have an unmodified or a clean audit opinion. That definition is there for you on this slide, but I won't get into the nitty-gritty details. This unmodified or clean audit opinion is important for many reasons. One of Mitch that one of many that you're all familiar with is our bond rating. For your m municipal facilities authority, your net position increased by 1.2 million. For your public properties authority, your net position increased by 7.1 million. And just to remind you, your net position is your assets minus your liabilities. For the city annual financial comprehensive report, your net position increased by 300 million. And finally, your total component units net position increased in a combination of 200 million. All three of these reports are moving in a positive financial direction. And if you'd like more detailed information, but in a somewhat summarized um capacity, I would refer you to the management discussion and analysis portion of each report. So now I'm going to talk to you about next steps. The next thing that I'll be bringing to you is our single audit. To remind you, the single audit is our federal grants compliance document. We expect to have that issued next month. As I mentioned before, we've gotten a little bit behind the schedule. Staff are working diligently to correct course and to get us back on track, but it's going to take a little bit of time. So, what you can expect in the future is your FY25 financial statements. We're targeting a March 31st, 2026 issuance. with the following year, your FY26 audited financial statements getting back on track and those coming back to you by December of 2026. That is when we typically bring those to you and that is our plan to get back on track. After your acceptance today, all of these reports and many others will be out on the website okc.gov. And last, I want to personally thank you and from our entire team for your unwavering support with your acceptance today and your contractual support. Thank you so much. >> Thanks, Angela. I appreciate the presentation of the financials and she she mentioned it. There have been a lot of challenges that we've had on this implementation. Um, often there are challenges with financial systems. We've implemented financial systems before and been able to get things done on time. We just had additional challenges this year. And how long did you say we've been on the legacy system? >> We had been on the legacy system for approximately 21 years. >> Yeah. And so like we used to doing it one way and now you're making these changes and significant changes. I just do want to recognize that these challenges we accept that you know there's things that we would do differently looking at it now from what we did before and I think we're learning a lot of lessons through that. this team put in so much extra effort and extra work during this time as well as as Angela recognized before u financial um uh staff throughout the the the city organization put in so much extra time because of those challenges and I just really want to recognize that and acknowledge that that the challenges we had with the financial system were not a negative reflection on this team that the work that they did really carried us through and I appreciate Angela's work and Brent's leadership Doug as they've all worked through this with the team. Um, and I really appreciate your patience as we've gone through this. Um, it's definitely something that we're not used to experiencing reporting late on our financial uh uh uh or doing our financial reports late. And it's really important to us that we get back on track. So, I totally appreciate the commitment of working hard this year, working with our external auditors, working with the system folks, trying to get the report set up that we need. So, just appreciate the leadership. Appreciate all the work from the team and um and you all continuing to support us through this. So, thank you all. Thanks. >> Thank you. All right. Well, now we can adopt the uh OCMFA docket. We could take items A through E with one motion. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. Now we'll adjourn OCMFA and convene as the Oklahoma City Public Property Authority. Already have items A through C. We could take with one motion. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Now we'll adjourn OCPA and reconvene as the council where we are on item nine. the consent docket. There are no scheduled presentations. Is there anything that a council member wishes to pull out for separate comment or vote question? Hearing none, we can adopt the consent docket in its entirety. Got a motion and a second. Past your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 10 is the concurrence docket. We have items A through K we could take with one motion. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11 are items for individual consideration. Uh item 11 A is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval reszoning 14300 Northwest Minster from doublea to PUD 2076. Councilman Pennington. >> Thank you, mayor. And >> I'll go ahead and tell there are no one signed to speak on any zoning case today. So, I'll just leave it at that. >> We can't be that loud. >> Um, no. This is a pretty simple case. It's just a lot split um in order to allow two homes on 8 acres as opposed to the 10 acres that would be already that would already allow that to happen. So, I'm ready to move approval. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11B is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval. Reszoning 139 Northeast 122nd from R1A, PUD479, PUD78, and PUD 1875 to PUD 2077. Councilman Pennington, >> thank you. Um, this is about a uh a data center uh coming to northeast Oklahoma City. I understand the planning commission had quite a bit of discussion about this um with regard to how it was going to impact the surrounding area with noise and other issues. I think they've addressed that through some of the technical evaluations that you see here. But I do think there is an opport and I've met with the applicant about it. I do think this is something that in the future we need to be thinking about um how our data centers going to impact the use of electricity, water, other resources. And so I do think this is this is a chance for us as a council to start really thinking about what our policy is going to be moving forward about managing these um these issues. So, um, I am in support of this. This is a much smaller scale for a data center. So, I'm in support. Um, but I do think we have to have a longer conversation. So, with that, unless there's questions, I'm going to move approval. May I please go ahead. Praise be you bringing up that issue. Um, as an English teacher, AI is something I think a lot about and data. And a lot of the research that I'm coming across right now is showing that electricity and water um that the these data centers, AI, etc. are really not just tapping into but draining in ways that will have consequences. And so it's more to the city manager. Uh would love for a deeper dive into that from people much more knowledgeable than me. I'm just a reader. Um, so I don't know if there's anything you want to say about it now, but >> yeah, I mean, we're definitely looking at that with staff first initially. Um, we've got a group that's getting together like from an economic development standpoint, from the energy standpoint, from the water standpoint of and land use and so having conversations. So, we're just getting started on that. But I think it really is one um western part of the city has seen a lot of interest in the same thing. And I think it's, you know, you have one or two of these that happen and not an issue. You have many of these that happen at the same time and it can create challenges and so we're definitely taking a look at this. >> With that, I move approval. >> We have a motion, a second. Cast your votes. Passes seven to one. Next up is item 11 C. This is an ordinance on final hearing that was recommended for approval reszoning 3804 East I240 from PUD 1810 to PUD 2079. Um, has anyone been tasked with W four? Okay, here we go. Councilman Hinkle will handle this W4 case. This is a neighborhood going in off of Sooner Road and 240 next to our softball fields. And Mark, unless you have anything to add, I'll move for approval. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11D is an ordinance on final hearing recommended for approval reszoning 2944 Southwest 8 from SPUD 1139 and SR OD to SP1737 and SODD. Councilwoman Hammond. >> Um yes, this is um near just abuing the river um off of South May um for some commercial lodging potentially multif family residential. So I'm um I'll move for approval. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item E is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval. Reszoning 1900 Northwest 29th from R1 to SPD 1741. Councilman Cooper, >> would you mind coming up and describing this project for us, please? Claus, just trying to help you get some steps into >> Thank you so much. >> Yeah. Good morning, uh, Claus Ramen Phillip. Um I'm the architect representing Nester and um Glattus Montoya on this project and they've owned this these two lots for uh quite a few years and they are intending to uh redevelop it. Um actually one of them is vacant, the other has some old houses um on the south lot into a series of uh duplexes. Um, I think what's unique on this project is that we tried to balance out um having a a certain amount of exterior livable space with these duplexes as well. Um, and we're kind of careful to um accommodate the parking in the way that the buildings still address the street and the sidewalk, the neighborhood. Um, but yeah, so uh five five duplexes are planned. Um, so a total of 10 units and that's kind of the long and short of it. >> Thank you. And I I again I appreciate the thoughtfulness in terms of balancing the parking needs with the street uh in terms of how people are going to be interacting with these new structures um and not centering the parking. Um and I think these uh these will be some interesting additions to the neighborhood. So I'll move for approval. >> Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Passes unanimously. Item F is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval. Reszoning 112 Southwest 26 from R4 to SPD 1742. Councilwoman Hammond. >> Yes. This is um pretty straightforward residential use um on a few empty lots um off of South Robinson. So I will move for approval. >> Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. [Applause] passes unanimously. Item G is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval resoning 17 Northwest 13th for Pud 1915 to SPD 1743. Councilwoman Hammond. >> Um yes, this is for a daycare facility. Um so I'll move for approval. >> Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. Item G is an ordinance on final hearing. Uh, that's right. We just did F, right? H, we did G. Uh, item H is an ordinance on final hearing recommended for approval reszoning 229 Northeast 95th from R1 to SPD 1745. Councilman Pennington. >> Thank you, Mayor. Uh this is for expansion and improvements to the practice facilities for the NBA champion uh Oklahoma City Thunder. And so um I move approval. I have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. Item 11 I is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval resoning 21108 Southwest 11th from SPUD 185, SPD 493, I2, SROD and SYT to SPD 1748 and SYT. Councilwoman Hammond, >> yes, this is in the um stockyards uh commercial area. um seems uh complimentary to surrounding uses of other industrial and commercial developments. So, I'll move for approval. We have a motion, a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11J is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval reszoning 7708 Northwest 81st Circle from PUD 1731 and AE1 to SPUD 1749 and AE1. Councilman Carter >> subject to the summary of technical evaluations. I approve or move for approval, excuse me. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. All right. Item K was already deferred. And that brings us to item L, which is an ordinance on final hearing recommended for approval resoning 10007 West Eubanks from C3 to SPD 1752. Councilman Cooper. >> Yes. Mr. Box, would you join us at the podium, please, and tell us what you're up to here with your client? We'll start there. Thank you. >> Sure. Good morning, David Box, 525 Northwest 11th Street. Here on behalf of the applicant, the architect for the project also here. Um, Miss Welch, would you put There we go. So, this is at the corner of 36 and Western. Uh it's been vacant for many years now. There was a building on uh the corner. It burned down I believe perhaps more than a decade ago. Uh it's it's positioned in a place where you obviously have all wonderful things going on on Western with restaurants, uh retail, you have the park and the Boys and Girls Club to our south and west, and you have a bunch of residential to our east uh and south as well. So, this application would allow for the construction of a mixeduse development with predominantly multif family with some uh non-residential uses on the ground floor. It was recommended unanimously for approval by planning commission. Um there are a couple TEES you see that we've agreed to. We've added some TEES and then we would uh also in corresponding with the council person asked to add one other TE as it relates to some drainage. So with your permission perhaps I'll I'll read that into the record. So the TE that we would add would modify the drainage requirements in the PUD to state development of this parcel will comply with chapter 16 of the Oakland City Municipal Code 2021 as amended. Storm water detention shall be required for this development. Drainage calculations for the historic condition baseline runoff rate shall be based on undeveloped site conditions regardless of previous structures/imperous cover existing on the property in the past. The maximum fully developed flow rates, which are a combination of developed pond outflow and undetained site release, shall be 10% less than the historical runoff rate for the 100-year design storm. On-site retention and low impact development strategies shall be incorporated into the proposed landscape areas on the property where achievable. I don't know what that means, but I'm told the engineers do. uh allow me to join in and thank you. Um so to help council understand why I had to uh request this this additional language, excuse me, is just a block to the east of this proposed development at Eubanks and Francis. Uh six years ago when I first took office, a young man, Jonathan, reached out. he had bought his first home uh intended to be his only home there at Eubanks in uh Francis sent me a series of videos and photos where that entire intersection becomes waist high rushing water anytime there is just a little bit more than a light spring rain. Um, I've had neighbors on all four corners there, um, worry. They they described this as an urgent need. I all but begged for this to this, uh, project in terms of drainage to be included on our our bond. Um, I've met with the city manager. I've met with public works. Uh the cost to do the drainage work over here is so cost prohibitive uh in terms of the total num the dollar amounts for the bond for drainage that we weren't able to do this here. In fact, we're probably going to do a much bigger um uh project here. There's another one up the road at Venice and Eubanks. Um, and these two drainage projects haunt me as a council person. Um, because they've been ongoing for years. Jonathan sold his home. He doesn't live there anymore because the water makes its way into these residents homes. So you might imagine the conflict I felt because this image right here is a version of what I want to see across W 2 as Enfield mixeduse developments with ground level retail. By the way, maps for and this is so important. I can't articulate the vision for W 2 any clearer than this image. Right across the street as David is talking about is the Boys and Girls Club Youth Center. Imagine you are Uhuh. Go back. please because people sometimes lack imagination and and I want to make sure people can see what W 2 residents are asking me to do. They are asking for ground level retail, bookstores, coffee shops, these sorts of things, and sidewalks along the entrances to those buildings so that when you're in a wheelchair and you are on in your neighborhood, you have access on that sidewalk to these basic needs, whether it's the bodega or what have you. And then to have across the street from it a park, across the street from it a youth center. Right? These this is what W 2 residents are asking for. Walkability, educational uh uh support, right? Um this is in so many ways perfect. Uh, but my worry was that putting a development here could exacerbate the drainage problems to the east. That was my first concern. And then my second concern is that the drainage problems to the east could flow westward and affect the residents who would be living at this new development. And so the language that David has just read into uh a proposed TE is to say and I think one of the key parts for me is that you have these different mitigation tools that you all are going to use here to actually reduce at the current levels right to come in under was it 10%. Is that what I heard? >> Yeah. So the I think the the biggest benefit is we're going to have to design it from the historical context being undeveloped rather than the time in the past in which it was developed. Meaning we're going to have to match what it is now where it's undeveloped and presumably is having a significant amount of absorption. So I think that's a big benefit um with how we've come up with this. >> Yeah. All right. So, in other words, we're not going to be exacerbating the problem there at Eubanks and Francis, right? And we're doing some mitigation in terms of the current runoff from this undeveloped site. Like, it's actually it is kind of exacerbating it. And what this new development is going to do is actually come in a little bit lower by 10%. Than where we are now. So adding this language in there um becomes very useful. I don't know if council has any questions about why it was very important for me to have like an hour and a half conversation with the engineers, the architect, and with David, but if you have any questions or comments, I I'll be happy to hear them. >> Cool. Um thank you so much. Uh, and with that I would move for approval >> with the >> but we need to with we need to >> we need to amend it. >> I need to amend. I'm so sorry. >> All right. So the amendment as previously stated >> I'd like to not read it again unless >> I need you want to hear it. >> All right. We'll see if we can bring that up for a vote. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. This is for the amendment. Passes unanimously. Councilman Cooper, uh, in a reversal of roles, after your very practical discussion of drainage, I'd like to inject some history and sentimentality into this. This particular parcel is where my great uncles operated Robinson Brothers Drug for for decades in Oklahoma City and owned the property probably for a half a century and operated it in that building that burnt down sometime in the last 10 years. So >> I was wondering uh you had a look in your eye because I always kind of check look people's body language but you were just staring up there and now I was like wow he must really care about mixed use development. That's great. question. >> Oh, okay. Well, sentimental parcel here in the city for my >> wonderful. Well, thanks for sharing. >> There you go. >> So, my apologies. I don't think we've actually approved the bud yet. That was just the correct. >> I'm waiting for the >> No, we're just kind of hanging out nostalgia for a little bit. >> Right. >> I'll move for approval whenever the nice computer gods let us. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Thank you. Passes unanimously. Okay. Item 11M is an ordinance on final hearing that uh was recommended for approval resoning 311 South Miller Place from R2 to SPD 1754. Councilwoman Hammond. >> Yes. This is um to allow some industrial um uses and is very complimentary to the area that is all largely industrial. So I will move for approval. We have a motion, a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Okay. Item N is an ordinance on final hearing. was recommended for approval establishing a special permit to operate use unit 83000.56 participant recreation and entertainment outdoor in the C3 district found at 12100 North May. Councilman Pennington. >> Um this is to um further feed the desire of Oklahoma City residents to have more pickle ball courts. >> Um we just don't seem to have enough. Um and it's making more better uses for the North Park Mall. So, I think that's cool, too. It's win-win. Mayor, >> uh, I move approval. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. All right. Item O was previously withdrawn, which brings us to item P. This is an ordinance on final hearing related to drainage and flood control. We previously received a presentation on this. It uh updates our FEMA map. And so today is our second of two meetings on this proposed ordinance change. And we can take it up for a vote if the council so desires. I have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. 11Q is an ordinance on final hearing. It was previously introduced and presented. This amends the Oklahoma City Municipal Code relating to hunting licenses. Uh there's no further presentation. The council could take it up for a vote if they so wish. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. All right. Item 11 R1 is the public hearing regarding the dilapidated structures here listed. Amy, has anyone signed up to speak? >> No, they haven't. >> They haven't. So, we'll advance to the resolution found at R2 declaring the structures are dilapidated. Got a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11 S1 is public hearing regarding unsecured structures here listed. Amy, has anyone signed to speak? They have not. And so we'll advance the resolution found at S2 declaring structures are unsecured. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11 T1 is a public hearing regarding the abandoned buildings here listed. Is anyone Amy, has anyone sign up to speak? >> No, they have not. >> They have not. And so we'll advance to the resolution found at T2 declaring the buildings are abandoned. A motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. All right. 11 U1 is a settlement agreement with McNaten Company. Um, executive session is not requested. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. V1A is a claim recommended for denial. Executive session is not requested. A motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. W1 A through D are claims recommended for approval. Executive session is not requested with a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. That concludes votes for the day. Uh item 12 is comments from council. Uh ward one, board two. >> Yes. Uh thank you, mayor. City manager, this is a request, I believe, to you actually. So, um, our W 2 office has entered several now complaints regarding a vendor who is operating, um, at the intersection of 23rd and Classen in the CBS parking lot um, selling thunder gear. We Boyd has done yman's work uh always entering this in you know but anytime code enforcement goes out there to this vendor um they say that they're not there but I see them almost daily. Um we've received complaints from residents about it. This same vendor or a similar vendor is operating on Northwest Expressway about a block uh west of Villa in the library. Um I don't know. Uh I I don't know how we're missing it. Um so I'm elevating it now to this level. Um I appreciate any guidance on that, city manager. And then related to that CBS, um I'm gonna need some help with from the city manager's office, maybe the planning department because right now we have and and if you think council, as you just saw that image at 36th and Western, right? Uh so you have this new zoning uh this development coming in there across from Guest Room Records uh Memorial Park, Boys and Girls Club, uh entrance into the Western Avenue district. And then you have this proposal that's going in there. Something similar should be happening at 23rd in class and into the entrance into our Asian district across from the gold dome where we now have a tiff a tax increment finance district financing tool that is allowing a music venue to go there right down the street from where uptown district is about to have a streetscape you heard at the start of today's council meeting uh where Tower theat is helping to revitalize W 2 and W 6. But right now, we have a corporate owner who has closed CVS. They have not communicated to me, to Councilwoman Hammond, who both share 23rd Street, any plans for what they intend to do with this intersection, which is also Route 66. And I think that is malpractice. Um, currently, depending on the day of the week that one drives by under the what used to be the drive-thru at CVS there, one will find people who are experiencing homelessness sleeping under those drive-ins when they should be in a home with wraparound services, stabilizing them. But that's not happening. But the vendor who's taking up shop there in that parking lot, which by the way is also where our bus rapid transit station is, um, where our planned streetscape for our Asian district will be. Um, the the two together tell me what that intersection should be. You have you have the desire for retail there, right? And that's what the vendor and people are clearly shopping there. And then the fact that you have people sleeping there as if it's housing tells us that there's a housing need there. This reminds me of the concept in planning called desire lines. When we see worn down grassy paths along residential streets or arterial roads, those are called desire lines. And that tells us that people have a desire to walk there. That's where we, you will find, often are building our new bond and maps for sidewalks. So, psychologically, it tells me when I see a vendor taking up shop right there at the intersection of 23rd and Penn and I see people shopping there, that tells me there's a need to shop there. And when I see people unhoused there, that tells me housing is a need there. Not rocket science. Um but I am a school teacher and I don't travel in the corporate circles so I don't know how to connect with corporate but the city of OKC uh does right we are AAA bondrated 20th largest city sixth fastest growing and I think in in instances like this where a corporate actor u is uh abdic ating their redevelopment responsibilities. We can intervene. And that's what I would ask us to do in this moment is to intervene and ask these people, this entity, what is their plans for this intersection? And if they have no plans, we do. We must, we absolutely must. This is Route 66. Again, this is the Asian district. This is right down the street from uh Uptown. This is right down the street from where students are attending college at OCU. This is also right down the street from 23rd in Penn where we have a homelessness crisis. Right. So, and by the way, yeah. So, I'll just I'll just leave it at that for now, but I really would like some help, please, sir. Now, I know we can do this together. >> Yeah. Yeah, and I'll be glad to talk with um Kenny and Joanna from the alliance side on economic development and also with the chamber on their retail development to see about, you know, reaching out to see what their plans are, what's happening next. I know we have other sites like this, CVS and Walgreens both closing, leaving kind of like some holes in parts of our community. There's some on southwest side as well. So, definitely something for us to continue to uh invest in and I'll talk have conversations with them. >> No, that's great. And by the way, I really appreciate you're saying the right actors I think that need to be involved in this. I think it's a coordinated effort, city manager. So, I really appreciate that vision. And then finally, I really really appreciate that. Finally, uh we'd like to uh invite um again uh W 2 residents or whoever would like to join us. Um, but this Thursday at OCU, uh, at the Tom and Brenda McDaniel University Center, which is right adjacent to our library on campus, um, we're going to have a W2 bond meetup, and this will be an opportunity to, uh, have an intro, uh, it'll be like a 15-minute introduction to kind of, uh, how these projects cohhere into a total vision. Um, and then, um, for the next hour, you'll have the opportunity as residents to cut me out as the middleman and go straight to fire and police and parks and public transportation, economic alliance, and learn about the very specific projects that uh, we are proposing in our bond. And so, again, that's this Thursday, September 11th, from 5:30 to 7:00. And we'd love to to see you there. And with that, I will turn it over to Councilwoman Neighbors. Thank you. >> Thank you. Word three. >> Well, I'm gonna I can't believe I get to say this and I'm going to beat Matt since he's wearing the shirt, but today is neighbors night out. Woo! Woo! Good job repping. Um, so excited to see so many in our community coming together just to have a good time and and be able to uh connect with our neighbors. I think it's so important in building our communities to to know who our neighbor is and and to know who we can call on in time of need and who we can celebrate with um and our joys as well. And other than that, uh like Councilman Cooper, we've got a lot of town halls and community conversations um I think all over Oklahoma City. They're posted on the Oklahoma City website. So, if people have questions about the bond, all of us have been doing research for a long time to know what all was in there and and be able to answer questions and um so look forward to meeting many people this week. I think um tomorrow, tomorrow's Wednesday. Yeah, tomorrow night uh we have a town hall in southwest Oklahoma City in W 3 and so look forward to seeing many people there. Thank you, sir. >> Thank you. W five. Um, same thing. Monday night, 6 o'clock at the Southwest Library at 134th in South Penn is the W five bond meetup. Um, anybody wants to come can come learn all about it. Um, we have all kinds of empty retail along 240 that I would love to have some help on, too. And lastly, um, I'd ask you all to keep Councilman Stone's family in your prayers. They're going through some stuff. So, thank you. W six. >> Yes. I'd just like to invite any um W six residents to the um W six uh bond open house is next Thursday uh September 18th. I believe it's 4 to 6. Kind of come and go um at the downtown library um on the fourth floor um in the friends room. Um just an opportunity to come and ask questions, get more information. Um, so anyone who'd like to join, love to see you there. >> Thank you, W 7. >> Um, just want to say a quick thanks to our city staff for coming to the W 7 town hall on uh last Thursday. It was a great event. We had a great turnout, but just really appreciate the staff being there to answer questions and just be outstanding like they always are. So, and thank the mayor for giving a welcome too. >> My pleasure. Wait, >> nothing today, mayor. >> All right, that concludes comments from council. brings us to item 13, citizens to be heard. Jed Green. And if everybody could uh state their name, address, and keep their remarks to three minutes or less. >> Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Jed Green, 2900 Venice Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Good to uh see everyone this morning. I wanted to step out and while a conversation like this is generally a little premature um I didn't instigate this so I want to get into it. Uh as some of you may be aware I'm the uh key proponent of state question 837 which would seek to regulate and recognize adult use marijuana in the state of Oklahoma. I'm here to bring this up this morning simply because two weeks ago we saw our state police chief's association come out against our state question even though we are simply gathering signatures at this time. We are not yet approved for the ballot and uh so that was a little interesting and atypical in what we see in these campaigns. My concern is this. I went and looked at who our police chief's association is and some things that they had that were very wrong about our state question and I saw our Oklahoma City police chief as part of the banner on the Facebook page. I assume that OKC is part of this association. My, you know, simple objection is is this a situation where uh my tax dollars are now being used against an effort that we have? If so, I'm not going to make a big stink about it, but I would like to know if the city of Oklahoma City does pay dues to this association. I just want to know if that's what we're working with. The other thing I would like to point out is that obviously the folks who comment on commented on this have not read the state question or are simply willing to argue against their own self-interest. What does that mean? That means that under state question 837, we take 10% excise tax on adult use sales. When that happens, unlike the current construct where all dollars go to the state, 40% goes to the state, 30% goes to the county, and 30% goes to the municipality in which those sales occurred. Now, we're not here promising that this is a lottery that's somehow going to save education in our state. But I'm going to tell you right now, these are not small dollar amounts that we are talking about and we are directing them back into local governments where we believe they will be more efficiently spent. It's no secret that during CO that when our medical marijuana program was considered a critical service that it definitely helped municipalities out with that revenue that was coming in. So before we see further action from NOS's that are supported by our state governments to come out, all we would ask is simply take a look at this. >> Simply take a look at this. >> You know, we would actually like for our city police to do more to actually combat the real illegal synthetics that are being sold in gas stations at Door Dash. Are you aware that Oklahoma City houses the largest illegal drug operation in this state? It's door to >> Thank you, Mr. Green. You're at time. >> Yeah. Thank you. >> All right. Next up is Michael Washington. >> Well, well, well, everyone, I suppose y'all see me wearing a new attire. I had to bury my old maroon one because it's been a while for around for a while. But let me say that's just here and now. Mr. Kamal Pennington, let me say sir, I regret having missed the occasion with your town hall meeting. But let's rest assured, and that's because I wasn't in place to do so, let's rest assured that I plan to be at many more in the future because others have asked me to come on board. This is opportunity where all our city officials get to meet, get to ask questions. Get to say yay and nay. Michael loves that idea. Well, now that I'm winding down, man, these times fly so bad by I'm trying to speak here. I'm longwinded. But oh, let me divert your attention now to a very s very carious, very, very determined situation that needs our dire attention. And you know what that is? I would like for you people to go to bat to ask that Michael Washington be allowed to put a program in the House of Horror that's going to be designed to educate the prisoners in there the inmates they're in. You want to know why? Because I believe with all the programs down there, they may be itty bitty steps for toward progress. But I guarantee you my program, which I hope to do a presentation on pretty shortly, is going to be designed to help people who are incarcerated and have loved ones very much concerned about their safety. About the unconstitutional practices going on daily in that house of horror, about people not getting proper showers outside the sales, proper outdoor recreation, food. The sanitation is frighteningly disruptive, challenging to the health. You want to know what my program is? Very little bitty ite. And you know I know what I want to do with it. I want to educate the people on how to file lawsuits against the people confining you illegally in there. Wow. makes me jingle and jangled on it. You got one that can't be bought off under any circumstance by any means necessary. We're going to make that change. You want to know why? Because if you discriminate against me, put my program inside. Then I'm saying, "Hey, hold on now." Because I'm not your friend or buddy. I don't get in, but they do. Because I'm telling people now to challenge you people. Oh, look what that looks. >> Oh, come on, Amy. Give me another hour and a half. >> I'm just kidding. But now seriously, I'm really sincerious about that though. I'm very sincere. People under the sound of my voice, start checking in on your loved ones incarcerated in these unconstitutional jails and prisons around the facility around the United States in Oklahoma especially because we're a money-making state. All we see is dollar bills when we send the people incarcerated. We don't see anything else. I sell a visa, baby. I will be back. Thank y'all so much. >> Thank you, Ronnie Kirk. and Mia Kirk. >> Um, my name is Mia Kirk. Um, I'm 17 years old. I'm a senior at Douglas High School and I've been coming to the city council meetings with my grandpa since I was in eighth grade. My name is Ronnie Kirk. My address is 2328 North Missouri. Mr. Mayor, me, Gary Rogers, Miss Damos, we went down to the new bridge, walked across it. this beautiful skyline from each end of that bridge. But today I come down here to talk about getting the Claral Loopa Bridge repainted. Haven't been painted in 20 years. That's the gateway to the northeast side of town. The gates in much need of repair. Much need. Mr. Cooper, I love the way you take your time and explain stuff. You do it well. But for me and my granddaughter, I'd like for you to set up where me and her can go to the Capitol and talk to the senators about these guns. Y'all know that I am heavily involved in trying to get these gun laws repealed. So, if you can set up a time, the date, and I'd love for you to go with us, too, if you can, and we'll go on your time and so we'll know where to go and when to go. I want to say thank y'all again this morning. Thank y'all. >> Thank you. Chad Williamson, not here. All right. All right. Well, that concludes citizens to be heard, which means we are at item 14, adjournment. And we are adjourned.