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From YouTube: Oklahoma City City Council - Tuesday, February 4, 2020
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The regular meeting of the Oklahoma City City Council for
Tuesday, February 4, 2020.
A
B
Let's
pray
Lord.
Your
word
says
here
in
Romans
13:1
that
let
every
person
be
subject
to
the
governing
authorities,
for
there
is
no
authority
except
from
God,
and
those
that
exists
have
been
instituted
by
God.
We
pray
for
all
the
decisions
and
the
leadership
that
has
done
today.
We
pray
that
would
be
in
accordance
to
your
perfect.
Will
we
pray
for
our
city
that
it
would
be
a
beacon
of
life
that
would
be
a
beacon
of
hope,
Lord
in
this
world.
B
We
pray
Lord
that
all
of
our
leadership
would
understand
that
they
have
been
appointed
in
their
positions,
ultimately
by
your
sovereign
authority
and
that
all
that
they
do
today
and
all
that
they
lead
Lord
in
all
the
ways
that
they
lead.
Our
city
would
be
pleasing,
unto
you
and
that
you
would
be
glorified
in
all
of
our
discussions
and
proceedings.
Today,
it's
in
Christ's
name,
we
pray,
amen.
C
A
A
Now
you
may
recall
last
meeting
we
had
quite
a
few
Employee
of
the
Year
commemorations
and
chief
black
was
just
very
adamant
that
he
wanted
to
have
his
own
day,
and
so
he
he
is
getting
that
no
I'm
kidding
I.
Don't
know
why
I
wasn't
here,
but
we're
so
glad
that
he
is
today
and
we're
so
grateful
for
his
service
to
our
city
and
we'd
like
to
learn
a
little
bit
more
about
that.
So
I
would
ask
the
clerk
to
read
this
resolution,
whereas.
E
New
methods
to
fight
fire
through
science
and
technology,
whereas
battalion
chief
black
has
spent
the
last
year
stepping
into
the
role
of
shift
commander.
During
the
long
term.
Absence
of
the
assigned
be
shift
commander
and
whereas
battalion
chief
black
has
taken
on
this
role
in
an
exemplary
manner,
handling
multiple
difficult
situations
and
garnering
the
respect
of
his
peers.
Whereas
this
council
desires
to
recognize
battalion
chief
Chris
black
for
his
dedication,
professionalism
and
commitment
to
the
residents
of
the
city
of
Oklahoma.
City.
E
A
D
Why
what
an
honor,
Thank
You
mr.
mayor
and
council
appreciate
this
I
would
be
remiss
without
thanking
my
command
staff,
who,
who
gave
me
the
support
and
the
tools
and
guidance
to
do
what
I've
done,
but,
more
importantly,
the
men
and
women
of
the
Oklahoma
City
Fire
Department,
who
who
are
out
there
every
day
serving
the
citizens
of
the
city.
I've
had
a
blessed
career
over
27
years
and
every
day,
I
wake
up
ready
to
come
to
work,
and
do
it
all
over
again.
D
A
Okay,
that
concludes
office
of
the
mayor.
We
are
now
at
item
for
a
journal
of
council
proceedings.
We
can
take
the
two
items
with
one
book
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously,
requests
for
uncontested,
continuances
item
five,
mr.
city
manager,.
F
Yes,
we
have
several.
The
first
one
is
on
page
21
item
nine
nine
I
one
item
be
1637:
Linden
Street,
we're
gonna
strike
all
of
these
items
when
you
strike
this
to
Rhea,
notify
the
owner
item;
I
112,
southeast
42nd
Street,
the
owners
removed
on
item
9,
j1,
unsecured
structures;
item
a
32
19
north
Blackwelder.
The
owner
has
secured
items,
c5,
901,
Hefner,
West,
Hefner,
Road,
the
owner
is
secured
item,
not
d16
37
Linden
Street
to
Reno
to
five
for
additional
structures.
F
F
The
owner
is
secure
that
this
is
20
to
30
north
northwest
at
13th
Street.
The
owner
is
secured
item
in
1217
North
West,
18th
Street,
the
owner
is
secured
item
o
1514
North,
East,
18th
Street,
the
owner
has
secured
item
are
one
thousand
eight
South
West
25th
Street.
The
owner
has
secured
item
V,
3432
Southwest,
36th
Street.
F
The
owner
is
secured
item
AC
1143,
North,
West,
95th
Street,
the
owner
is
secured
item
ad
1204
North
West,
18th
Street,
the
owner
has
secured
item
AE,
1300,
North,
West,
102nd
Street,
the
owner
has
secured
and
then
under
9
K,
one
banded
building
still
on
page
22
item
a
30
to
90
North
Blackwelder
Avenue,
the
owner
has
secured
item
F,
1412,
North,
Virginia
Avenue,
the
owner
has
secured
item
age,
1700
north
10th
street.
The
owner
has
secured
item
I,
2004,
Northwest,
12th
Street.
The
owner
is
secured
item
J
20
to
30
north
west
13th
street.
F
F
A
G
Good
morning,
mayor
council,
mr.
Freeman,
today
you
have
before
you
consideration
of
the
special
event
permit
for
stockyard
City
Main
Street
to
hold
the
annual
st.
Patrick's
Day
parade.
It's
scheduled
to
be
held
on
Saturday
March,
the
14th
at
10:00
a.m.
it
is
free
to
the
public.
It's
going
to
be
led
by
the
famous
chain,
Ranch
Longhorn,
so
we
have
a
number
of
other
marching
bands
and
community
organizations
and
equestrian
groups
participating
and
I'm.
Just
here
to
answer
any
questions
you
might
have.
A
A
We've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously.
Well
now
adjourn
OC
MFN
convene
as
the
Oklahoma
City
public
property
Authority,
where
we
have
two
items
we
can
take
with.
One
motion
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously,
we'll
adjourn
OCP
PA
convene
as
the
Oklahoma
City
environmental
assistance,
trust
where
we
merely
have
claims
in
payroll.
That
will
go
ahead
and
take
a
motion
on
got
a
motion
in
a
second
and
your
further
discussion.
A
Seeing
man
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously.
Well
adjourn
the
Oklahoma
City
environmental
assistance,
trust
reconvene
as
the
Council,
where
we
find
ourselves
on
item
seven,
the
consent
docket
on
page
four
of
your
printed
agenda.
I
know
we
have
one
scheduled
presentation
on
item
AP.
Is
there
anyone
any
other
items
that
anybody
would
wish
to
pull
out
for
a
separate
vote
or
just
for
extra
comment?.
F
J
Morning,
Council
and
mr.
mayor,
thank
you
for
having
us
first
and
foremost,
I
hope
you
guys
are
as
excited
about
the
Convention
Center
progress
as
we
are.
It's
really
coming
a
long
way,
but
this
is
a
separate
project
associated
with
commitment
center
along
4th
Street.
So
I'll
kind
of
give
you
a
little
history
of
this
and
then
we'll
go
through
this.
So
our
subcommittee
a
while
back,
asked
us
to
look
at
an
idea
to
provide
a
unique
element
down
4th
Street.
J
This
is
running
east-west
between
Robinson
and
Broadway
between
the
new
Omni
Hotel
in
the
convention
center.
So
they
wanted
to
do
something
to
enhance
forestry.
If
you
may
remember,
we've
already
enhanced
the
paving
and
the
hardscape
with
planters
and
trees
and
an
outdoor
plaza
space
on
the
north
side
of
our
convention
center
to
allow
pedestrians
to
utilize.
This
4th
Street
for
maybe
outdoor
events
and
other
exhibits
that
may
want
to
spill
out
there.
J
But
the
idea
was
to
do
something
a
little
bit
more
unique,
something
that
created
a
little
bit
of
a
WoW
experience
along
4th
Street.
So
we
came
back
with
this
option.
What
we're
presenting
today
is
the
preliminary
report
to
you
guys.
We've
presented
this
to
subcommittee
and
their
visor
eboard
already,
and
what
you
see
here
is
a
series
of
canopies
that
move
up
and
down
each
side
of
4th
Street
along
the
hotel
curb
and
the
Convention
Center
curved
line.
J
One
thing
we
had
to
do
when
we
looked
at
look
at
these
I'll
back
up
again.
Fourth
Street
is
full
of
a
lot
of
utilities.
There's
two
different
Oh
Jeannie
duck
banks,
they're
storm
and
sanitary
sewer
lines.
There's
data
lines
for
both
buildings
in
here
and
so
threading.
These
down
really
was
a
challenge
to
try
to
make
sure
we
can
get
these
down
without
having
to
impact
any
of
the
current
utilities
in
the
street.
J
Another
thing:
you'll
notice
in
the
center
there's
kind
of
a
gap
between
the
two
sets
of
canopies
on
the
hotel
side,
that
is
their
current
bus
drop-off
zone.
So
when
guests
are
brought
to
the
hotel,
they'll
pull
buses
off
there
along
the
curb
line
and
let
guests
enter
and
exit
their
buses,
and
we
didn't
want
anything
above
that
area
that
could
collect
the
exhaust
and
and
fumes
from
the
buses
as
they're
queueing
in
that
area.
J
So
it
made
sense
to
have
kind
of
an
opening
there
and
then,
as
you'll
notice,
to
the
Far
East,
we
have
to
alternate
canopies
based
on
budgetary
reasons.
One
of
those
is
fairly
close
to
the
hotel,
the
electrical
transformer
vault
so
again,
another
utility
we
had
to
be
mindful
of
as
we
locate
these
things
so
there's
three
main
components
to
the
canopies.
Basically,
a
structural
steel
trunk
as
we
call
it
or
the
column,
and
then
the
top
is
a
as
a
louvered
canopy
that
has
a
plastic
ETFE
membrane.
J
So
the
intent
is
to
do
that
with
the
et
fe
on
top
the
wood
louvered
members
you
see
running
horizontally
below,
so
that
creates
this
sense
of
a
shaded
structure
to
allow
people
to
enjoy
that
space
a
little
bit
differently.
As
you
can
see,
there's
three
different
heights
and,
as
you
go
down
the
street
we'll
see
in
some
of
the
renderings
here
in
a
minute
how
they
vary
and
move.
The
foundations
are
very
large
for
these
canopies,
as
they're
very
tall.
J
If
you
look
in
the
top
right,
you
can
see
what
it
could
potentially
look
like
with
some.
You
know:
event,
tents,
maybe
an
Art,
Fair
or
some
sort
of
festival
that
has
decided
to
close
4th
Street
down
for
a
pedestrian
event.
And
then
one
thing
we
were
mindful
of
in
the
bottom
right
corner.
Looking
back
towards
Robinson
Street
is
the
scale
of
these
canopies
didn't
impact
a
lot
of
the
other
things
we
already
have
designed
along
4th
Street.
So
you
can
see
our
pedestrian
signage.
J
We
called
those
them,
those
pedestal
pulls
and
the
seating
and
landscape
and
along
the
street
still
can
remain,
as
is
as
best
we
can
to
avoid
having
to
doing
it
redesign
the
idea
with
the
lighting
on
these
canopies.
We
wanted
to
have
the
ability
to
have
the
lighting
kind
of
brand
and
tie
in
with
the
Convention
Center.
As
you
may
remember,
the
Convention
Center
has
different
lighting
along
the
balcony
and
in
this
ceiling
soffit
that
can
change
colors.
J
It
can
be
branded
for
an
event,
a
thunder
game,
whatever
it
may
be,
and
the
idea
these
canopies
could
also
do
that.
But
one
of
the
comments
that
came
from
our
subcommittee
was
the
ability
to
not
just
light
the
underside
of
the
canopy
so
they're
glowing,
but
to
try
to
make
the
space
below
at
pedestrian
level
also
have
that
feel
so.
The
light
would
actually
spill
down
onto
the
ground
plane.
J
Another
comet
that
came
to
them
they
wanted
us
to
look
at
would
be
the
ability
to
hang
banners
and
other
things
along
the
street,
the
canopies
to
allow
customers
the
ability
to
brand
that
space
outside
on
the
electrical
side.
We're
looking
at
putting
just
general
purpose
power
in
each
canopy,
so
event,
tents
and
other
things.
Could
it
could
get
some
power
if
they
needed
to
at
each
canopy
and
then
collecting
any
sort
of
rain
runoff
on
the
canopy
down
gutters?
That
would
then
run
down
to
the
street.
J
So
our
current
schedule
is
today
we're
here
to
just
ask
for
approval
for
the
preliminary
report
to
then
take
this
in
to
the
next
stage
of
design
into
construction
documents
and
final
plans,
or
we
would
then
come
back
back
to
you.
It
looks
like
in
June-
hopefully
maybe
a
little
sooner.
If
we
can
to
present
to
you
a
final
plans
with
a
more
final
cost
estimate,
if
approved,
then
we
would
take
it
into
potential
bidding
and
start
construction
soon.
J
After
that,
the
hope
would
be
that
we
could
get
this
done,
hopefully,
in
the
timeframe
that
the
Convention
Center
is
finishing
at
the
end
of
the
year,
and
we
did
a
very
preliminary
cost
estimate.
We
have
a
set
overall
budget
of
4
million
dollars
and
right
now,
with
10
of
them
work
just
under
that,
and
if
you
added
two
more
we're
looking
at
around
another
$800,000
with
the
two
alternates,
any
questions.
I
J
H
J
Was
discussed
well
before
the
canopy
situation
even
happened,
and
the
city
always
wanted
to
maintain
4th
Street
as
a
as
a
true
street,
with
the
ability
to
close
it
off
for
events,
mainly
that's
in
relation
to
the
emergency
vehicle
access
that
would
be
required,
and
these
canopies
are
now
tall
enough
to
allow
any
fire
trucks.
Any
other
type
of
emergency
keep
emergency
vehicles
through
there
as
well,
because.
H
I
guess,
from
my
perspective
and
just
two
weeks
ago,
we
were
discussing
it
Austrian
bridge
project.
That
was
only
three
million
dollars
that
would
connect
to
our
trails
and
when
I
look
at
four
million
dollars
for
a
handful
of
canopies.
That,
in
my
mind,
is
not
really
going
to
transform
that
area.
I
think,
probably
for
way
less
money.
H
We
could
have
closed
the
street
planted
trees
created,
been
and
really
created,
a
plaza
area,
and
so
I
just
I
have
a
hard
time
feeling
like
this
is
a
really
good
use
of
money
when,
when
again
like
this
could
be
miles
and
miles
of
sidewalk
were
or
again
really
like,
truly
transform
that
space
in
my
mind,
so
that's
I,
just
kind
of
have
a
problem
of
it.
I
struggle
with
it.
I
guess
can.
K
L
K
H
M
N
N
C
I
A
O
A
A
Concurrence
docket,
we
have
items
a
through
m.
We
could
take
with
one
motion
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously,
brings
us
to
item
9
items
requiring
separate
votes.
These
are
planning
cases
and
so
we'll
start
with
9a
ordinances.
On
final
hearing
that
were
recommended
for
approval
at
the
Planning
Commission
item
9a
one.
Is
it
one:
zero
nine
zero,
zero
North
West
119th
Street,
going
from
PUD
789
to
our
councilman
Greiner.
P
A
A
Q
A
We've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously.
Okay
9a,
for
this
is
at
90
120
and
90
200
West
Wilshire
Boulevard,
going
from
r1
to
double-a
agriculture.
We
do
have
some
folks
who've
signed
up
to
speak,
but
you
want
to
start
us
out.
Councilman
Greiner,
yeah,.
R
P
Okay,
you
want
me
to
call
out
the
we've
got
yeah
here
in
a
second
I
was
wanting
to
read
two
sentences
from
the
staff
report,
just
to
kind
of
give
us
a
little
bit
of
a
gist
of
how
the
staff
feels
about
this
application.
It
says
when
locating
agriculture
uses
our
zoning
adjacent
to
any
zoning
district
plan.
P
S
Dennehy
9210
west
Wilshire
Boulevard,
that's
a
Yukon
address
I
had
several
issues
in
that
mr.
Escobar,
who
just
spoke
with
us,
actually
lives
on
four
point:
eight
acres,
which,
by
the
zoning
laws,
needs
to
be
five
acres
and
his
neighbor
to
the
east,
who
is
related
by
marriage,
is
on
over
six
acres.
They.
S
So
that
goes
against
the
density
requirement
of
five
acres,
also
that
with
either
of
the
individual
properties,
they
do
not
have
400
feet
of
street
frontage,
which,
on
page
six
of
the
City
Planning
Commission's
report,
if
you
lump
their
properties
together,
I
think
I.
Don't
understand
that
how
two
individuals
can
say:
hey.
We
both
want
to
grow
medical
marijuana.
S
So
let's
just
limp
these
properties
together
and
then
we're
qualified
also
the
statement
that
it
is
sewer,
accessible,
living
next
door,
I'm
on
a
septic,
and
my
house
is
probably
about
15
years
newer
than
theirs
and
I'm.
Just
wondering
who
follows
through
on
these
things,
because
I
do
have
livestock
I
have
16
of
the
30
acres
in
this
area
of
land
that
is
still
somewhat
agricultural,
but
every
property
west
of
Morgan
Road
on
Wilshire
Boulevard,
they're,
all
zoned
r1.
When
I
bought
my
land,
it
was
zoned
r1,
and
that
was
ten
years
ago.
S
So
the
City
Council
at
the
time
that
they
went
in
at
one
time.
It
was
all
agricultural,
but
at
the
time
that
it
was
all
changed
to
zone
r1
now
for
the
purpose
of
starting
yet
another
business.
When
both
of
those
neighbors
to
the
east
of
me
do
raise,
cattle
have
Bulls
and
heifers
and
horses,
and-
and
they
also
have
some
other
businesses
that
are
being
run
out
of
those
residential
areas-
I'm
just
thinking
how
many
before
they,
what
they
really
need
is
commercial
zoning.
S
These
are
things
that
did
not
come
out
in
the
report
and
I've
I've
never
had
any
kind
of
protest
about
anything,
so
I'm
sure.
There's
lots
of
information
that
I
may
just
be
ignorant
of,
but
I
can
read
the
writing
and
see,
but
some
of
the
things
they
are
not
qualified
individually
and
why
do
they
get
to
limp
theirs
together?
That
does
not
seem
congruous
to
me.
So
I
appreciate
the
counsels
time
and
what
you
do
for
all
of
us
as
citizens,
because
otherwise
my
voice
wouldn't
be
heard
at
all
today.
Thank
you.
A
S
Just
in
the
event
that
I
was
wrong,
I
did
call
Canadian
County
to
make
sure
that
there
had
not
been
a
selling
or
joining
of
the
properties
they're
still
separately
owned
and
mr.
Escobar's
part
of
the
property
is
4.8
acres
that
and
the
fact
that
I
don't
know
that
they've
been
connected
to
sewer,
and
my
great
concern
is
herbicides
and
pesticides,
because,
if
they're
just
allowed
to
run
off,
I
do
have
livestock.
Also
and
horses
are
more
delicate
than
cattle.
So
thank.
P
T
Teen
or
development
services
director,
the
zoning
is
two
doublea's
is
two
combined.
You
have
to
have
a
minimum
of
five
acres,
they've
combined
and
make
ten
the
things
she's
talking
about
her
development
regulations.
So
when
they
come
when
they
were
to
come
in
for
a
permit,
they
have
to
meet
a
minimum
lot
size
of
five
acres
and
they
have
to
meet
the
minimum
street
frontage,
but
they
can
do
that
with
a
deed
approval.
Once
the
property
sold
so
I
mean
see.
She
has
concerns
that
he's
at
less
than
five
acres
now,
but
he
could.
T
T
T
U
My
name
is
Rachel
Ruiz
and
I
am
a
resident
of
one
of
the
home
editions
adjacent
to
the
down
zoning
request:
I'm
a
voter
I'm,
a
Marine
veteran
teacher,
wife
and
mother
of
soon
to
be
six
children
and
mr.
Greiner,
you
stated
that
there
are
no
compatibility
issues
between
double-a
and
r1
classifications.
On
page
one
of
mr.
Escobar's
application.
It
states
that
the
subject
area
is
considered
a
low-intensity
urban
development
zone.
Mr.
Greiner,
that
seems
to
be
a
compatibility
issue
to
me
because
of
mr.
Escobar's
11.
U
Acre
property
is
surrounded
by
residential
neighborhoods,
with
the
exception
of
the
south
facing
property.
If
it
would
please
the
council,
could
you
please
clarify
what
constitutes
a
low-intensity
urban
development
and
also
mr.
Greiner?
You
also
stated
the
fact
that
the
applicant
mentioned
growing.
Marijuana
has
no
bearing
I
would
agree
with
you
wholeheartedly,
except
crops
of
marijuana
and
crops
of
potatoes
and
tomatoes
are
entirely
different.
U
Marijuana
farms,
mr.
Greiner,
if
marijuana
truly
has
no
bearing.
Why
must
mr.
Escobar
disclose
his
crop
type?
Marijuana
does
have
a
bearing
on
the
zoning,
because
the
law
itself
states,
the
City
Council,
is
to
follow
their
standard
planning
and
zoning
procedures
to
determine
if
certain
zones
would
be
appropriate
for
locating
marijuana
farms.
Also,
in
that
same
title,
paragraph
G
states,
the
location
of
a
retail
marijuana
establishment
is
specifically
prohibited
within
1,000
feet
of
any
public
or
private
school.
If
the
law
is
going
to
address
the
placement
of
marijuana
operations
specifically
in
regards
to
public
schools.
U
Tell
me
counsel
is
not
this
same
logic
applied
to
our
one
zones
where
children
live.
I
say
that
it
does
in
the
clause
previously
stated
about
determining
if
certain
zones
or
districts
are
appropriate,
and
here
are
some
reasons
why
I
think
it's
highly
inappropriate
to
have
farms
next
pot
farms
next
to
residential
zones.
Please
observe
Exhibit
A
here
in
my
hand,
I
hold
articles
documenting
families
and
residents
of
communities
who
are
now
living
in
the
destructive
aftermath
of
these
farms.
U
Unfortunately,
in
their
cases,
their
governments
did
not
do
their
jobs,
abandon
them
and
here's
what
happened?
Public
health
effects
example
number
one.
The
headline
reads:
living
near
marijuana
grows,
Farms
can
be
unhealthy
and
it
talks
about
being
involuntary
exposed
to
concentrated
chemicals
emitted
by
cannabis.
Operations
triggered
severe
headaches,
Public
Safety
example:
one
Oregon
residents,
state
security,
kerens
concerns
produce
a
cartel
like
atmosphere
with
drones,
security,
cameras,
armed
guards
with
high-powered
rifles
and
then
finally,
loss
of
property
value
concerns.
U
The
SLA
cannabis
watch
group
says:
if
someone
starts
a
commercial
pot
growing
next
door,
you'll
definitely
want
to
disclose
it.
This
sounds
like
a
bruise
to
my
homes,
property
value.
The
fact
that
mr.
Escobar
wants
to
down
so
down
zone
says
that
my
property
value
will
devalue
as
well.
Tell
me
sirs
and
Madam's.
How
will
the
city
handle
the
hazardous
environmental
health
effects
of
on
public
health
on
the
public
safety
and
also
in
the
loss
of
property
counsel?
Liability
becomes
a
factor
here.
U
Who
then
is
responsible
for
this
observe
Exhibit
A,
my
youngest
two
children
are
with
me
here
today
and
Freddie
is
holding
a
sign.
That
says
just
say:
no,
the
residential
pot
farms
and
reverse
discrimination.
The
approval
of
this
application
accommodates
one
oklahoma,
city,
resident,
sirs
and
Madam's.
I'm
here
this
morning
to
remind
the
council
of
the
other
oklahoma
residents,
like
me,
like
these
children
who
are
entitled
to
the
same
rights
and
protections
as
mr.
mr.
Escobar.
Please
take
note
of
the
petition
I
submitted
today
on
behalf
of
the
residents
who
are
concerned.
U
This
petition,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
was
started
Sunday
evening
and
I
alone
put
like
three
man-hours
into
it,
and
we
were
able
to
gather
some
a
relatively
and
a
great
amount
of
signatures
and
imagine
if
how
many
more
signatures
I
could
obtain.
If
time
allowed
don't
forget,
I
have
five
children,
so
I'm
enclosing.
Mr.
Escobar
said
it's
legal
now
and
bringing
lots
of
tax
dollars
to
the
city,
so
it
benefits
a
lot
of
people
in
a
lot
of
ways,
but
because
of
this
tax
revenue
generated
by
this
farm,
mr.
U
Escobar
and
the
Oklahoma
City
government
will
be
benefiting
greatly.
Ladies
and
gentlemen
of
the
council
is
the
prospect
of
tax
revenue
more
important
than
the
health,
safety
and
quality
of
life
of
the
residents.
I'm
no
expert,
but
I
do
have
bit.
I
do
have
a
bit
of
common
sense
and
I
say
the
r-1
classification
of
the
10.8
acres
in
questions
should
stay
that
way.
There
are
compatibility
issues
with
this.
Our
applicants
are
one
in
Triple
A
zoning
request.
Marijuana
does
have
a
bearing
on
the
application
and
it
is
highly
inappropriate
play.
U
V
Mayor
and
city
council
members
in
mr.
Freeman,
my
apologies
for
reading
this-
had
a
large
brain
tumor,
maybe
a
few
years
ago.
So
my
memory
is
not
as
I
would
like
it
to
be.
I
am
opposed
to
the
rezoning
of
the
area
at
Wilshire
and
Counting
Lane
Road
and
think
you
should
be
also
for
the
safety
and
welfare
of
our
children
and
community.
My
friends
that
now
live
in
this
neighborhood
three
races
have
young,
kids
and
I
know
firsthand
what
influence
this
will
have
on
them.
V
I
am
now
going
to
bring
your
attention
to
what
happened
and
call
it
right
over
after
recreational
marijuana
became
legal
in
that
state
and
student
could
and
would
be
here.
I
was
born
and
raised
in
Oklahoma,
however,
I
recently
lived
in
Colorado
for
eight
years.
During
the
time
marijuana
became
legal
I
saw
immediately
the
devastating
effects
this
drug
had
on
the
state.
The
Colorado
Legislature
made
the
grave
error
of
only
focusing
on
one
side
of
the
equation.
V
The
tax
dollar
revenue
supported
by
mass
media
hype
illegal
groves
spring
up
in
great
numbers,
even
in
our
small
Colorado
County,
our
County
Sheriff,
along
with
the
FBI,
made
many
arrests
for
illegal
farms
along
with
any
illegal
type
of
means.
They
chose
to
protect
those
arms.
Needless
to
say
that
the
drug
cartel
was
moving
up
from
the
south
in
order
to
take
full
advantage:
health,
health
care
costs
in
ers
and
fatal
or
interest
car
accidents
also
rose
in
great
proportions.
Reducing
any
positives
that
they
made
us
believe
to
be
true.
V
Also,
what
is
rarely
reported
is
the
back-breaking
burden
presently
on
Colorado's
mental
health
system.
Also,
Colorado
once
had
some
of
the
most
beautiful
city
parks
in
the
nation.
Today,
you
cannot
enter
those
parks
for
fear
of
being
mugged
by
someone
addicted
to
pot
more
than
once,
we
heard
gunfire
in
our
quiet,
peaceful
Colorado
mountain
retreat
only
to
find
out
later
that
it
was
an
illegal
pot
group.
V
So
either
you
side
with
it
constituents
of
Oklahoma
City
or
you
side
with
the
criminal
element
that
feeds
off
the
screen
when
I
lived
in
Oklahoma
City
thirty
years
ago,
and
now
just
moving
back
here.
I
could
not
believe
how
medical
marijuana
has
been
thrust
in
our
faces
by
way
of
shops
on
every
retail
block,
as
well
as
all
over
the
billboard
advertisement.
Just
remember.
This
now
is
just
a
first
step
on
a
road
that
we
do
not
want
to
go
down
once
in
on
the
cultivation
front,
which
is
already
on
a
prescription
basis.
V
Here,
it
propagates,
like
a
virus,
was
similar,
ill
and
fatal
effect.
The
legalization
of
marijuana
does
not
eliminate
a
criminal
element,
but
only
emboldened
them
for
less
regard
for
the
law
and
the
rights
of
law-abiding
citizens
and
our
brave
law
enforcement
officers.
So
as
far
as
the
item
PC
106
to
9
for
rezoning
is
concerned,
I
believe
this
farm
could
be
completely
rural
away
from
families
providing
safe,
secure
and
thriving
neighborhoods.
V
W
125
North
West
might
I,
don't
live
in
the
neighborhoods
as
evolved
in
this,
but
I
oppose
it,
for
the
simple
fact
is:
within
the
last
month
and
consecutive
since
they've
opened,
these
dispensaries
they've
been
robbed,
stolen
from
and
everything
else.
This
has
just
added
a
bigger
target
for
the
neighborhood.
W
Several
of
the
grow
houses
has
also
been
hit.
It's
been
on
the
news
and
stuff,
it's
just
I.
Don't
know
why
people
want
to
rezone
something
for
residential
for
agriculture
when
there's
other
areas
in
the
city.
That's
already
are
that
aren't
around
houses
and
stuff
like
that,
not
counting
the
kick.
Has
anybody
done
a
study
on
the
chemical
runoff
from
these
grow
houses?
W
W
W
P
P
When
I
say
that,
but
this
Merril
marijuana
issue
doesn't
have
any
bearing
on
the
zoning,
I
mean
that
in
in
the
way
of
that,
the
ordinance
that
we
are
going
to
be
voting
on
does
not
mention.
Marijuana
use
the
reason
that
the
this
that
reason
that
mr.
Escobar
will
be
able
to
vote
to
be
able
to
grow
marijuana
on
in
an
agricultural,
an
agriculturally
zoned
land
is
because
of
state
law.
It's
because
state
question
7
a
couple
years
ago
and
personally,
I
voted
against
state
question.
P
7
main
reason
is
because
it
was
much
much
much
too
broad
of
a
law
and
I
did
not
think
that
it
was
being
genuine
in
the
fact
that
it
was
medical
merit
that
it
was
actually
medical
marijuana.
So
me,
personally,
I
would
be
extremely
in
favor
of
another
petition
that
allows
the
state
and
cities
and
counties
to
regulate
it
appropriately.
P
But
at
this
point
we
can't
we
can't,
and
so
for
me,
I
am
a
I'm,
a
big-time
property
rights
guy
and
I
have
a
big
time,
rule
of
law
guy
and
so
right
now,
if
we
sit
here-
and
we
deny
this
application
of
mr.
Escobar-
we
are
changing
the
we're
changing
the
rules
in
the
middle
of
the
game,
and
so
you
know,
I
have
four
kids
and
I
can
tell
you
from
the
city's
perspective.
If
I
backed
up
to
this
property
I
would
much
rather
the
property
behind
me.
P
P
If
it's
zoned
r1
there
could
be
a
whole
bunch
of
homes,
be
built
right
behind
my
house
and
so
for
me.
If
I
lived
in
that
neighborhood
I
can
honestly
say
that
I
would
still
be
in
favor
of
this
zoning,
because
I
see
it
as
a
land-use
change,
not
a
what
that
actual
person
is
going
to
be
doing
on
that
on
their
property,
because
I
can
tell
you
for
sure,
no
matter
what
the
property
is
zoned.
P
X
P
M
James
I
appreciate
your
explanation
as
to
your
position
on
this
matter,
but
for
some
reason,
I
just
don't
feel
comfortable
in
approving
this
at
this
time
and
I
apologize
to
everyone.
I
did
not
study
this
issue
prior
to
today,
but
I
do
plan
on
it
and
many
of
the
issues
you
brought
up.
James
I
certainly
agree
with,
but
again
for
some
reason.
I'm
just
concerned
about
this
particular
issue
and
therefore
I'm
gonna
vote.
P
And
you
know,
the
other
thing
is:
is
that
the
he
mentioned
that
the
purpose
of
the
application
was
to
allow
medical
marijuana?
He
didn't
have
to
say
that
he
could
have
just
said
I.
My
purpose
is
so
I
can
have
agricultural
uses
on
my
property
right
and,
and
so
the
fact
that
he
said
it
is
a
testament
to
him
being
honest
with
what
he's.
M
Y
Z
Y
A
AA
Q
AB
Good
morning,
council
members,
my
name
is
DeAndre
Martin.
My
family
has
owned
this
property
and
the
property
next
door.
Since
the
1980s.
They
were
previously
told
that
we
weren't
allowed
to
build
on
the
property,
for
whatever
reasons,
but
I
did
my
research
and
found
out
that
we
are
allowed
to
build
on
it
and
since
we
are
allowed
to
build
on
it
I
would
we
wanted
to
push
for
our
to
zoning
to
build
the
duplex
to
cater
to
the
gloma
City
Market
I.
Q
Q
A
M
P
A
P
A
Q
A
H
I
just
want
to
clarify
so
when
I
originally
saw
this
because
I
there
I
know
there
was
a
lot
of
conflicting
protests.
Slash
support
letters
in
the
back
of
this
application
when
I
originally
saw
this
come
to
board
Planning
Commission,
it
was
rather
open
and
it
sounds
like
through
the
process.
It's
been
whittled
down
to
be
a
little
more
specific
and
exclude
just
the
possibility
for
a
surface
parking
lot.
Is
that
correct?
H
T
A
Q
This
is
to
permit
a
use,
mix,
mixed-use,
residential
and
commercial
development,
and
I
will
say
if
you
get
a
chance
to
drive
by
this
is
a
house
that
was
built
in
1911
and
it
is
going
to
be
restored
to
its
original
or
close
to
its
original
condition
and
a
pocket
part.
A
pocket.
Neighborhood
excuse
me
to
be
added
to
this
this
area,
so
we
are
hopeful
for
what
it
brings,
and
we
are
also
hopeful
for
the
neighbors
and
the
community
to
also
be
a
part
of
what
this
pocket
neighborhood
will
bring.
A
A
A
N
AC
So
I
mean
even
now,
as
we've
been
going
through
the
process
of
making
sure
that
that
we
get
the
zoning
correct,
and
we
had
some
good
collaborations
with
with
planning
Commissioner
powers
to
to
make
sure
that
we
get
the
language
correct,
which
is
why
there
was
the
the
amendments
to
the
original
master
design
statement.
But
even
while
we're
going
through
this
effort
and
the
City
County
Health
Department
started
to
look
at
spaces.
They've
been
fighting
with
with
different
vandalism
and
and
other
things
that
have
been
going
on
with
the
building.
AC
That
will
be
sort
of
remedied
once
it
becomes
an
occupied
space
and
so
we're
working
to
try
to
get
somebody
into
that
facility
as
quickly
as
possible.
So
that
there's
somebody
there
to
to
live
in
it
take
care
of
it.
And
then
it
could
remain
an
asset
for
for
the
public
school
district,
which
is
still
retaining.
Ownership
of
the
of
the
facility
are.
N
O
Aw
Oklahoma
City
County,
Health
Department.
Yes,
we
have
been
engaged
with
the
Neighborhood
Association
they're,
actually
really
highly
anticipatory
of
us
getting
in
there.
Yes,
sir,
we've
had
four
break-ins
in
that
since
it's
been
unoccupied,
so
we
really
do
want
to
get
some
people
in
there.
We're
gonna
move
about
fifty
staff
in
there
we're
gonna
bring
in
some
other
programs
that
are
gonna
benefit
the
neighborhood
like
after-school
programs,
possibly
a
feeding
program,
mental
health
services,
whatever
it
is,
we
can
do
in
there.
Those
would
be
teleMed
by
the
way.
O
So
you
know
we've
kind
of
promised
the
neighborhoods
that
we're
not
going
to
be
detractor
to
the
neighborhood.
We're
gonna
try
to
make
it
better.
We
also
want
to
open
up
the
grounds
to
make
that
more
of
a
park-like
atmosphere
where
people
can
utilize
the
space.
So
you
know
we
want
to
be
a
good
neighbor.
That's
that's
our
plan
right.
N
O
N
N
N
A
A
AA
A
A
Got
a
motion
in
a
second
to
adopt
this
with
an
emergency
any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimous.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
Okay
9c!
This
is
an
ordinance
on
final
hearings.
This
is
the
third
of
three
meetings
where
we
have
considered
this.
This
is
an
update
to
our
ordinances
to
comply
with
state
law
in
regards
to
transporting
a
pistol
in
a
vehicle.
We've
had
a
presentation.
We've
had
a
public
hearing
today
would
be
final.
Consideration
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cash.
A
9D,
this
is
also
an
ordinance
on
final
hearing,
the
third
of
three
meetings.
We
had
a
presentation.
We
had
a
public
hearing
this
regards
again,
some
compliance
with
state
law
on
the
part
of
our
ordinances
regarding,
in
this
case,
marijuana,
vaping
and
I,
believe
there
may
be
an
amendment
on
this
that
we'd
like
to
discuss.
Councilman
Hammond.
H
So
the
amended
version
you
should
have
in
front
of
you
essentially
is
and
I
might
let
Steve
crease
just
speak
to
it,
a
little
more
technically
because
he
he
took
the
time
and
thank
you
for
all
your
work
on
this
and
when
I
was
looking
through
it
I
was
like
yep.
That
was
a
lot
of
work,
so
this
would
just-
and
you
know-
and
this
would
just
take
it
a
step
further
to
just
kind
of
essentially
say
vaping
on
public
public
in
public
facilities
is
also
prohibited.
Regardless
of
what
the
substance
is.
That's.
AD
True,
the
the
floor,
amendment
that
you
have
in
front
of
you
would
would
expand
the
regulation
to
include
basically
the
vaping
of
anything.
The
ordinance
that
was
introduced
last
month
regulates
the
vaping
and
smoking
of
marijuana,
only
not
tobacco,
so
the
amendment
would
include
tobacco
or
nicotine
and
really
anything
else.
So
that's
that's
what
the
that's
all
the
floor
amendment
does
it
and
it
does
add
definitions
for
marijuana
products
and
vaping.
AD
We
had
to
add
a
little
bit
of
defining
terms
in
there
to
help
with
that
expansion,
but
nothing
substantive
deviation
from
the
original
ordinance
that
was
introduced
last
night
is
the
deviate
from
Bates
that
it's
actually
the
state
doesn't
explicitly
as
far
as
adults
go
say,
one
way
or
the
other
about
vaping
tobacco,
but
we
have
decided
we're
not
preempted
by
the
state
legislature.
So
if
we
wanted
to
exercise
the
authority
given
to
us
to
regulate
it
locally,
this
is
something
that
the
amendment
would
do.
Yeah
Beth.
AA
H
AD
AD
H
A
A
A
A
A
H
A
F
So
David
Adcock
is
here
with
the
development
services
department
and
David's
gonna
present
we've
actually
9
F
1
&
2
that
deals
with
the
mechanical
code.
G
1,
&
2
is
the
plumbing
code
and
then
H
3
I
mean
H
kind
of
deals
with
both
of
those
and
so
he's
going
to
cover
all
of
those
issues.
And
then
we
can
come
back
and
vote
them
separately.
Good.
AE
Morning,
David
Adcock
am
the
manager
of
development
center
in
the
development
services
department.
Today
we're
bringing
to
you
the
recommendations
by
Oklahoma,
City's
plumbing
and
mechanical
code
Commission's
to
adopt
the
2015
editions
of
the
International
plumbing
code
to
International,
Mechanical
Code
and
the
international
fuel
gas
code.
AE
Purpose
of
adopting
current
construction
codes
is
to
allow
for
innovation,
while
continuing
efforts
to
mitigate
the
risk
of
life
and
property.
This
is
accomplished
by
addressing
new
designs,
materials
and
installation
methods
of
plumbing
and
mechanical
systems,
while
emphasizing
safety
and
performance
with
the
adoption
of
these
codes,
the
city
of
Oklahoma
City
will
be
aligned
with
the
state
adopted
plumbing
mechanical
and
fuel
gas
codes
that
are
currently
in
effect
at
the
state
level
they
are
known
at
the
state
are
adopted
at
the
state
level
as
the
minimum
installation
standards
for
the
state.
AE
You
know
this
code
also
it
protects
the
personnel
that
install
maintain
service
and
replace
the
systems
and
appliances
addressed
by
this
code
and
the
fuel
gas
code
also
establishes
minimum
regulation
for
fuel
gas
systems.
Gas
fired
appliances
that
also
is
founded
on
broad-based
principles
that
make
possible
the
use
of
new
materials.
New
fuel
gas
systems
and
appliance
designs,
so
we
have
already.
We
are
currently
under
the
2015
versions
of
the
International
Building
Code
and
international
residential
code.
So
this
brings
all
those
up
to
all
being
the
same
edition
of
our
building
safety
codes.
A
Questions
for
David,
okay,
thank
you
so
much
well,
as
Craig
said
that
was
sort
of
a
description
of
several
items
here,
so
we'll
kind
of
proceed
through
them
now
and
again.
In
some
cases,
this
is
just
introducing
it
today
for
consideration
so,
and
that
is
the
case
for
9f
1
we're
introducing
the
mechanical
code
for
consideration.
There'll
be
a
public
hearing
and
a
final
hearing
lasting
in
February
in
March.
Is
there
a
motion?
A
A
I've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
doncaster
votes
passes
unanimously,
9g
1,
so
this
is,
as
he
described,
an
ordinance
to
be
introduced,
set
for
public
hearing
February
18th
final
airing
March
3rd.
Regarding
the
plumbing
code,
is
there
a
motion?
I've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously.
9
G
2
is
a
resolution.
Similarly,
to
be
considered
across
three
meetings
related
to
the
plumbing
code.
I've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously.
A
9
H
is
a
resolution
to
be
introduced,
set
for
public
hearing
February
18th
final
hearing
March
3rd
regarding
the
fuel
gas
code.
Is
there
a
motion
that
a
motion
in
a
second
further
discussion
seen
then
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously?
This
brings
us
to
9i
one
public
hearing
regarding
dilapidated
structures
here
listed,
except
for
the
ones
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting.
Is
there
anyone
here
who
wishes
to
speak
under
this
public
hearing?
Yes,.
Q
You're
good
have
I
wanted
to
defer
item
D
I
did
receive
correspondence
from
mrs.
Ben
stavarin
on
yesterday
and
I
have
a
letter
from
their
engineering
company
and
they
needed
a
couple
of
more
weeks
to
complete
their
process
to
apply
for
the
permit.
So
I
do
want
to
go
ahead
and
defer
that
please,
okay,.
A
A
Okay,
we
will
take
care
of
that
at
the
proper
time.
Thank
you
for
the
reminder.
All
right
is
there
anyone
else
who
wishes
to
speak
into
this
public
hearing
for
items
under
9
i1?
Seeing
none
I'll
entertain
a
motion
to
adopt
a
resolution
found
at
nine
I
to
declaring
that
the
structures
are
dilapidated.
A
I've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
then
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously.
9J
one
is
a
public
hearing
regarding
the
unsecured
structures
here
listed,
except
for
the
one
stricken
at
the
beginning
of
the
meeting.
Is
there
anyone
here
who
wishes
to
speak
under
this
public
hearing?
A
A
A
motion
in
a
second
to
defer
the
item.
Any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously,
brings
us
back
to
9k
one,
the
public
hearing
regarding
the
abandoned
buildings
here
listed,
except
for
the
one
stricken
at
the
beginning
of
the
meetings
or
anyone
here
who
was
just
wishes
to
speak
under
this
public
hearing
yeah.
F
I
A
Consider
it
struck
as
long
as
there's
no
objection
seeing
none
that'll
be
the
order.
Okay,
back
to
9k
one,
the
public
hearing
is
there.
Anyone
wishes
to
speak,
seeing
none
I'll,
entertain
a
motion
to
adopt
the
resolution
found
at
9k
to
declaring
that
the
buildings
are
abandoned.
I've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
then
cast
your
votes
Pass
well,
he
was
here
like
when
we
did
the
vote.
Did
you
had
it
already
activated.
A
Okay,
now
we
are
at
9l.
This
is
a
joint
resolution
with
the
Oklahoma
City
Economic
Development
trust
to
be
introduced.
Inset
for
public
hearing
and
final
consideration
on
February
18th
disregards
an
allocation,
a
four
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
provide
for
certain
job
creation,
economic
development,
centers
with
little
wasted,
LLC
doing
business
as
bakery
bling,
and
we.
AG
Hi
there,
but
mayor
councilmembers,
my
name
is
Lauren
Brooks
I
am
the
owner
and
the
founder
of
bakery
Blaine.
We
started
the
company
in
2012.
Right
now,
our
headquarters
are
in
Southern
California.
We
plan
on
moving
everything
to
Oklahoma
City.
We
manufacture
cookies,
gingerbread
houses,
sugars,
edible
glitters,
icings,
you
name
it.
We
do
everything
for
the
baking
industry,
we've
created
a
line
of
cookie
kits
that
has
opened
up
a
new
market
segue.
For
us
we
do
projects
for
Target,
Walmart,
Michaels,
home
goods,
bulk
have
a
meeting
with
homeland.
AG
Today
we've
seen
a
lot
of
growth
and
expansion
that
has
forced
us
out
of
California
and
to
look
for
new
headquarters
and
other
places.
We
considered
Texas
Arizona,
Nevada,
Utah
and
Idaho,
but
ultimately
decided
on
Oklahoma
City.
The
building
we
found
is
at
6,000
Northwest
23rd
Street.
The
incentive
offerings
was
a
major
part
in
our
decision-making
and
process
with
the
growth
of
our
company.
Finding
the
right
package
was
important
was
as
important
to
me
as
anything
the
capital
investment.
We
will
be
purchasing
the
building
for
2.6
million.
AG
We
anticipate
about
two
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
building
costs
and
machinery
upwards
of
1.5
million
jobs.
We
already
have
people
on
the
ground
here.
We
are
recruiting
new
employees
and
we
plan
on
opening
the
fill
sill
the
facility,
hopefully
by
April
we
plan
to
start
with-
probably
it
says
25
but
I
would
say
it's
closer
to
80,
with
the
growth
that
we've
seen
in
the
past
couple
of
years.
We
will
be
at
300
in
no
time
at
all.
AG
Our
wages
will
average
between
49,000
up
to
52,000
within
the
first
five
years.
We
hire
across
many
stages
from
execution
to
I'm,
sorry
from
executives
to
production
staff
and
everything
in
between
we
donate
weekly
to
our
local
food
banks
and
we
hire
from
within
many
different
programs.
As
a
company,
we've
always
been
active
within
our
community.
We
actively
donate
to
schools,
churches
and
various
other
women's
project
where
women
owned.
So
we
give
back
to
women
owned
companies
where
we
are
employee
benefits.
We
currently
offer
a
basic
health
care
benefit
package
to
our
employees.
AG
We
pay
for
50
percent
of
premium
costs,
and
plans
include
coverage
from
hospital
care.
Physicians
care,
mental
health
care,
substance,
abuse,
treatment,
prescription,
drugs
and
prenatal
care.
We
offer
optional
benefits
for
life,
dental
and
vision,
as
our
company
continues
to
grow,
we
we
will
add
more
to
these
types
of
programs.
AG
We
plan
on
adding
more
benefits
to
our
current
plan
and
taking
more
of
the
employees
cost
of
the
programs
on
as
we
grow
facility
building
or
as
we
build
out
first
phase,
we'll
be
updating
the
floor
plan
to
meet
GFSI
food
safety
standards,
replacing
drop
ceilings
installing
electrical
drops
changing
the
entrances
because
it
was
a
Walmart,
so
we
have
to
update
that
face
to
will
be
our
marketing
offices
and
restriping
the
park
in
law.
Things
like
that.
We
are
very
pink
and
at
the
front
of
the
building.
Who
will
reflect
that
this?
A
Thank
you
for
considering
Oklahoma,
City
and
actually
I
think
that's
really
interesting.
Familiar
with
that
property
Larry!
That's
near
your
neighborhood
and
that's
been
an
abandoned,
big-box
retailer
for
a
long
time
right.
So
that's
that's!
An
extra
I
mean
the
jobs
are
great,
but
that's
great
that
you're
able
to
repurpose
an
abandoned
Walmart
like
that.
P
C
P
H
Q
Q
N
I
want
to
echo
what
my
fellow
council
members
are
saying
word
to
its
western
borders
right
there
at
meridians
that
your
few
blocks
up
the
road
okay,
but
the
Windsor
district
I
share
that
with
Ward
3
and
with
word
six,
and
that
area
needs
responsible
business
leaders
like
ball,
who
are
thinking
about
your
workers.
The
way
that
I
just
heard
you
list
off
I
think
that's
just
incredible
and
I
just
really
want
to
welcome
you
to
the
neighborhood.
Thank.
X
Y
A
Just
to
be
clear,
this
is
an
introduction.
I
should
say
final
consideration
of
the
joint
resolution
would
be
on
February
18th,
but
we've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
to
introduce
it
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously.
Thank
you
very
much
again.
Okay,
we've
got
nine,
and
this
is
a
resolution
to
be
introduced
and
set
for
public
hearing
and
final
consideration
of
February
18th
approving
an
allocation
of
$750,000
from
the
increment
district
number
two
related
to
the
bark
a
dog
park
project.
This.
L
Good
morning,
mayor
members
of
council,
thank
you
for
the
opportunity
to
present
this
morning.
We're
grateful
for
the
chance
to
tell
you
a
little
bit
more
about
our
business,
which
is
called
Bar
K.
What
we've
done
is
very
unique.
We
have
combined
a
fully
staffed
dog
park
with
a
bar
in
a
restaurant
in
an
event
space
and
an
entertainment
venue
to
create
an
entirely
new
and
joyful
destination
for
people
and
dogs.
We
know
it
can
be
difficult
for
people
to
get
their
minds
around
what
this
experience
is.
L
So
we
find
it
helpful
to
tell
people
to
think
of
hop
golf,
but
for
dog
lovers.
This
is
a
destination
for
people
who
cherish
their
dogs
and
their
community
to
come
together
in
a
space.
That's
thoughtfully
designed
for
them.
Our
goal
is
ambitious.
We
want
to
be
the
premier
lifestyle
brand
for
dog
human
recreation
in
the
country.
We
think
we're
off
to
a
good
start.
Who
are
we?
We
are
a
Kansas
City
based
startup.
L
We
are
accepting
congratulations
on
the
game
on
Sunday
I
am
lado
del
I'm,
one
of
the
two
founders,
my
business
partner,
Dave
Hensley,
is
back
in
Kansas
City
minding
the
shop.
We
have
two
other
principals
Joe
Kessinger
is
also
our
CFO
is
in
the
audience
today
and
Shawn
craft
is
our
CEO
who's
back
in
Kansas
City.
We
also
put
together
a
investment
group
of
seventeen,
mostly
friends
and
family,
accredited
investors,
and
we
were
very
fortunate
recently
to
bring
on
Purina
as
a
strategic
investment
partner
in
the
business.
L
L
We
understand
that
every
company
says
that,
but
given
the
nature
of
this
business
and
the
fact
that
this
is
a
second
or
third
career
for
many
of
us,
my
own
background
is
in
law
and
insurance
and
then
I
decided
to
do
something
fun
and
purposeful
for
a
change
and
about
four
years
ago,
took
the
plunge
to
create
this
business.
We
wanted
to
share
a
couple
of
our
values
with
you,
we
believe
in
inclusiveness
and
tolerance.
L
We
believe
we
can
use
our
mutual
love
of
dog
to
build
bridges
and
break
down
barriers
among
different
elements
of
the
community.
I
have
been
member
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
Urban
League
of
Greater
Kansas
City
for
about
the
last
12
years.
It's
a
it's
a
value,
that's
deeply
personal
to
me.
We
worked
closely
with
the
Urban
League
in
Kansas
City.
When
we
launched
barkay,
we
work
with
them
on
staffing.
We
had
a
job
fair
at
the
Urban
league's
office.
L
The
president
and
CEO
of
the
Urban
League
came
to
our
orientation
session
to
speak
personally
to
our
employees.
We've
already
reached
out
to
dr.
Thompson
here
in
Oklahoma
City,
to
try
to
build
a
similar
relationship
with
folks
here
in
this
community.
We
believe
in
creativity
and
innovation.
That's
inherent
and
everything
we
do.
We've
combined
art
and
music,
along
with
dogs,
to
create
a
really
unique
and
joyful
environment.
We'll
share
a
little
bit
more
about
the
experience
in
Kansas
City.
In
a
moment.
It's
really
all
about
joyfulness.
One
of
the
things.
L
That's
very
palpable
when
you're
in
our
space
is
the
level
of
engagement.
You
know
we
live
in
a
age
where
people
are
in
their
bubbles
and
they're
in
their
phones,
and
you
just
don't
see
that
at
barkay
you
see
people
engaging
with
one
another
over
this
shared
joyful
experience
of
being
surrounded
by
their
dogs
in
a
in
a
joyful
environment,
we're
all
about
civic
engagement.
We
have
partnerships
with
many
many
local
businesses
in
Kansas
City.
Many
of
them
have
built
installations
in
our
park,
which
I'll
show
you
in
a
moment.
L
L
We
want
to
be
completely
transparent
everything
we
do
about
our
business,
how
we
treat
the
dogs.
What
our
business
model
is,
what
we
think
we'll
bring
to
your
community
and
obviously
we
all
share
a
passion
for
animal
welfare.
I
am
a
self-professed,
crazy
dog
guy,
my
12
year
old,
blind,
German
Shepherd
is
in
the
Renaissance
Hotel
waiting
for
me
down
the
street
as
we
speak,
we
partner
in
Kansas
City
with
all
the
local
shelters.
L
We
have
a
dedicated
space
again,
I'll
show
you
when
we
get
to
the
diagrams
just
for
adoption
events
every
Saturday
in
Kansas
City.
We
invite
a
different
local
adoption
agency
to
come
and
bring
their
dogs
to
our
facility,
try
to
find
them
homes
we
find.
If
you
give
someone
a
cocktail
and
a
puppy,
you
can
close
the
deal
very
quickly.
We've
had
hundreds
of
dogs
adopted
through
our
space.
Already
we
look
forward
to
doing
the
same
thing
here
in
Oklahoma
City.
L
If
we're
fortunate
enough
to
have
this
move
forward,
we
believe
in
in
being
very
progressive
in
our
design.
We've
already
won
an
award
for
the
sustainability
of
our
campus.
We
have
recycling
stations
throughout
the
property.
We
have
solar
panels
on
our
roof.
I'll
get
to
a
bit
more
of
that
in
a
moment.
This
is
what
we
have
built
in
Kansas
City,
there's
tons
of
detail
here,
but
for
those
of
you
know,
Kansas
City.
This
is
the
western
edge
of
Berkley
Riverfront
Park.
So
we're
immediately
adjacent
to
downtown.
L
You
can
see
a
tiny
little
bit
of
the
Missouri
River
to
the
north.
That
bridge
going
over
the
top
of
our
property
is
route
9,
it's
a
six-lane
highway
for
most
developers.
It
would
have
been
an
obstacle
for
us.
It
provided
shade
and
shelter
for
our
human
and
our
dog
guests.
This
two
acre
piece
of
property
before
we
stumbled
on
it
was
literally
a
dumping
ground
for
tires
and
mattresses.
We
worked
with
the
Port
Authority
of
Kansas
City
to
turn
it
into
this
really
extraordinary
community
meeting
place
for
people
and
dogs.
L
We
built
that
building
that
you
see
from
ground
up.
There
was
nothing
there.
We
built
it
out
of
repurposed
shipping
containers.
Those
are
authentic,
purchased
off
the
lot
multi-use
shipping
containers
to
create
this
very
modern
industrial
building.
Immediately
behind
the
building
and
I
have
one
of
these
wieners
I
don't
know
if
I
don't
want
to
give
you
a
whiplash,
but
this
area
right
here
we
call
our
beer
garden.
This
is
where
we
have
this
structure.
Right
here
is
a
stage.
This
is
an
outdoor
bar.
This
is
where
we
have
music.
L
We
have
singer
songwriters
on
the
weekends
we
bring
in
speakers
to
talk
about
animal
health
issues,
public
health
issues,
environmental
issues
and
then
throughout
the
park.
You
see
these
areas.
This
is
a
doggy
Jungle
Jim
we
built
with
a
local
hardware
store.
This
is
a
splash
pool,
shaped
like
a
Tito's
bottle
that
we
built
to
keep
the
dogs
cool
in
the
summertime.
L
All
of
these
areas
for
people
and
dogs
to
engage
together
all
thoughtfully,
designed
this
area
right
here
is
the
area
I
spoke
about
earlier,
which
is
called
Petfinder
Park,
which
is
where
we
have
adoption
events
every
weekend,
just
a
couple
numbers
for
you
in
the
little
over
a
year
with
that
facility.
I
just
showed
you
open
in
August
of
2018,
so
coming
up
on
a
year
and
a
half
we've
had
an
amazing
reception
by
folks
and
dogs
in
Kansas
City
we've
welcomed
about
200,000
visitors
through
the
space.
That's
not
unique
people,
but
that's
total
visits.
L
150,000
dogs
have
come
through.
Our
space.
I
should
have
mentioned
that
that
park
that
off-leash
Park
is
fully
staffed
at
all
times
with
people
we
call
dog
tenders
who
are
trained
in
canine
behavior.
Their
job
is
to
maintain
a
safe
environment
if
they
see
any
sign
of
conflict
among
dogs,
they're
trained
and
redirect
the
behavior
dogs
don't
want
conflict.
If
you
give
them
a
safe
thoughtfully
designed
space,
they
will
avoid
it.
We
have
had
very,
very
few
incidents
of
conflict
in
the
space.
Given
the
volume
we've
hosted.
L
Many
private
events
we've
created
over
80
new
jobs,
with
benefits
unusual
in
the
hospitality
industry
and
we've
enrolled
about
1,600
member
households.
So
this
would
be
a
moment
to
explain
how
entry
to
barkay
works.
We
are
membership
driven.
We
want
to
know
who
the
dogs
are
and
make
sure
they're
vaccinated,
make
sure
they're
socialized
make
sure.
If
there's
an
incident,
we
can
immediately
trace
the
dog
back
to
its
owner.
Know
the
veterinarian
is,
but
for
folks
who
are
not
bringing
a
dog,
we
are
a
place
of
public
accommodation.
We
there's
no
cost
to
enter.
L
We
welcome
everybody
to
come.
We
have
a
restaurant,
that's
open!
Seven
days
a
week.
We
have
an
amazing
experience
that
we
provide
that
we
welcome
everyone
in
the
community
to
come
for
no
cost.
If
you
are
bringing
a
dog
for
the
reasons
I
just
explained,
you
either
purchase
a
membership
which
you
can
purchase
on
an
annual
basis
or
on
a
monthly
basis,
or
you
can
purchase
a
day
pass.
L
The
day
passes
ten
dollars
for
your
first
dog
five
dollars
for
each
additional
dog,
which
helps
us
to
defray
the
costs
of
managing
and
operating
the
park
and
happy.
There's
tremendous
amount
of
detail
there
that
I
don't
want
to
take
out
more
of
the
council's
time.
This
is
an
interesting
slide,
I
think
for
you,
folks.
It
shows
the
fact
that
we
are
a
draw.
We
consider
ourselves
a
destination
for
folks
throughout
a
metro
area.
L
So
this
is
this
green
area
is
about
the
435
Beltway
loop
around
Kansas
City
barkay
is
right
there
at
the
epicenter
right
in
downtown
Kansas
City.
Those
blue
dots
represent
where
our
members
are
located.
So
you
can
see
that
we
are
drawing
membership
from
the
entire
KC
metropolitan
area
and
we
would
expect
to
have
the
same
impact
here.
As
you
know,
we're
looking
at
a
location
in
The,
Boathouse
District,
and
we
would
expect
to
bring
folks
from
throughout
the
Oklahoma
City
metro,
to
see
the
spectacular
attractions
that
the
city
has
created
and
it's
boathouse
district.
L
This
slide,
which
you
can't
see
quite
as
well
on
the
bottom,
I
find
interesting.
These
are
our
guests
and
where
they're
coming
from-
and
so
you
can
see
from
this
map
that
folks
are
coming
to
experience
barkay
in
Kansas
City
from
around
the
United
States,
as
word
of
our
business
model,
spreads
and
as
not
say,
suggesting
that
people
are
making
a
trip
from
San
Diego
just
to
see
Bar
K.
L
But
when
they're
coming
to
town
they're
stopping
in
to
see
this
new
type
of
business,
that's
been
created,
I'm
not
going
to
dwell
on
these,
but
we're
very
proud
of
the
impact
we've
had
on
social
and
you
can
kind
of
see-
and
we
encourage
all
of
you
and
your
staffs
to
troll
our
social
pages
and
see
the
kind
of
reaction
that
we've
been
able
to
create
people
understand
what
we're
trying
to
do.
They
believe
in
the
community
that
we're
trying
to
create.
You
can
see
my
favorite
where
it
says.
L
Disney
roll
over
you've
lost
the
title
of
happiest
place
on
earth.
Any
business
can
cherry-pick
a
few
posts,
but
we
encourage
you
to
go
and
see
for
yourself.
The
kind
of
joyfulness
we've
been
able
to
create.
The
media
have
also
found
this
to
be
a
feel-good
story
in
an
era
where,
sadly,
there
aren't
as
many
of
them
as
we
wish.
This
is
the
front
page
of
the
Kansas
City
Business
Journal.
A
few
months
ago.
We
at
other
national
news
coverage.
L
We've
also
been
very
fortunate
to
take
home
an
almost
embarrassing
amount
of
hardware.
The
Kansas
City
Economic
Development
Corporation
awarded
us
their
cornerstone
award
for
real
estate
development
projects
that
have
transformed
Kansas
City,
not
going
to
read
all
of
them.
You'll
see,
we
want
an
award
from
the
Industrial
Council
for
our
sustainability
and
the
one
at
the
bottom.
We
were
selected
America's,
coolest
pet
business
by
x+
magazine,
which
is
a
national
trade
association.
L
So
we
want
to
expand
this
model.
We
are
hoping
Oklahoma,
City
will
be
our
second
location.
We
couldn't
be
more
excited
about
the
opportunities
that
your
boat
has
district
presents
to
us.
It
could
not
be
a
more
perfect
location
for
a
barkay,
it's
so
similar
in
so
many
ways
to
the
riverfront
site
that
we
selected
in
Kansas
City.
We
then
expect
to
announce
a
third
location
that
we're
very
close
to
finalizing
in
st.
Louis,
and
our
goal
is
to
be
in
n
markets
in
five
years.
L
So
I
want
to
show
you
what
we're
hoping
to
do
with
your
approval
here
in
Oklahoma
City.
As
you
know,
we've
working
closely
with
Mike
Knapp
and
the
folks
in
The
Boathouse
foundation,
I'm
sure
this
is
quite
familiar
to
all
of
you.
This
is
that
the
man-made
whitewater
rapids
course
in
the
boathouse
district.
We
are
looking
at
this
triangle
here,
it's
about
two
acres.
It's
almost
exactly
the
same
size
and,
coincidentally,
almost
exactly
the
same
shape
as
our
facility
in
Kansas
City.
L
We
think
the
location
could
not
be
better
for
what
we're
trying
to
do
in
its
adjacency
to
downtown
it's
an
easy
access
off
major
highways.
The
type
of
customer
that's
already
coming
down
to
the
boathouse
district
is
exactly
the
type
of
folks
that
we
think
will
enjoy
the
amenity
that
barkay
will
provide
if
we
could
go
to
the
next
slide.
This
is
a
blueprint
of
what
of
the
facility
that
we're
looking
to
build.
L
If
you
remember
that's
that
triangle-shaped
site
there
will
be
not
going
to
go
through
it
in
detail,
but
there's
going
to
be
an
entry
Plaza.
This
is
an
indoor
dog
park
which
is
new
to
the
concept.
We
don't
have
that
in
Kansas
City,
but
we've
listened
to
our
guests
and
they
want
a
place
where
their
dogs
can
frolic
off
leash
indoors
on
very
hot
or
very
cold
days.
L
A
two
acre
off
leash
park,
a
bar
restaurant,
including
a
deck,
overlooking
specifically
designed
to
overlook
the
whitewater
rafting
course
down
here,
as
well
as
a
deck
for
people
to
watch
the
dogs
at
play.
This
will
be
the
stage
where
we
can
bring
in
music
and
entertainment
and
educational
speakers
and
then,
of
course,
two
acres
of
off-leash
play
again.
L
We're
asking
the
council
to
approve
750
thousand
dollar
TIF
allocation.
Our
business
model
is
unique.
We
have
extensive
real
estate
requirements,
we're
building
a
two
acre
dog
park
to
ensure
a
safe
and
joyful
play
space
for
the
dogs,
but
that
dog
park
doesn't
directly
translate
to
revenue
the
bar
and
the
restaurant
does
so.
We
just
have
a
unique
economic
model
that
requires
a
public-private
partnership.
We
also
have
significant
parking
and
other
requirements
where
we
need.
We
need
public
participation
to
make
this
model
work.
L
A
M
L
That
indoor
park
will
be
polished,
concrete
floor
and
I/o
with
drains
and
is
specifically
designed
for
dogs.
I
should
mention
that,
before
the
are
permanent
Kansas
sylheti
City
facility
open
that
I
showed
you,
we
were
open
for
a
year
and
a
half
in
a
temporary
location
in
a
warehouse
in
the
West
Bottoms
neighborhood
of
Kansas
City,
and
it
was
an
old
warehouse
with
the
polished
concrete
floor.
So
we
have
experience
managing
dogs
and
an
indoor
off-leash
environment.
This
would
be
very
similar
to
that
and.
L
L
H
H
L
Yes,
we've
learned
from
Kansas
City
we're
on
a
nice
spring
weekend
day,
there'll
be
300
cars
out
front
right
people,
that's
the
way
people
get
their
dogs
to
destinations
is
by
covering
the
back
seat
with
blankets
and
bringing
them.
So
yes,
the
space
can
absorb,
and
this
by
the
way
is
not
going
to
be
paved
surface
parking.
This
will
be
grass
leveled
and
gravelled
parking.
We
don't
want
to
throw
down
concrete
slabs,
so
this
is
simply
a
dedicated
area
and
this
by
the
way,
a
shared
parking
with
the
rest
of
the
Boathouse
district.
L
H
Pun
intended
really,
but
across
development
in
cities,
is
parking
requirements
for
places
where
people
will
be
consuming
alcohol,
so
I
guess
my
concern
is
having
such
ample
parking.
You
know,
doesn't
necessarily
encourage
people
to
carpool,
or,
in
my
instance,
I
have
a
backpack
that
I
can
put
my
dog
in
and
bike
somewhere,
so
it
just
that
always
gets
me
that
we're
encouraging
people
to
drive
somewhere,
consume
alcohol
and
then
drive
away
and.
L
That's
it
I
think
it's
a
very
good
point
in
just
a
couple
comments.
First
of
all,
we
are
I
should
have
mentioned
this,
not
a
late
night
establishment.
So
currently
we
we
close
at
9:00
on
weekends
8:00
on
weekdays.
In
the
summers
we
stay
up
in
one
hour
later,
we
do
not
want
people
and
dogs
trying
to
find
an
uber
at
one
o'clock
in
the
morning.
That
is,
that
is
not
our
business
model.
We
also
have
a
list
of
dog
friendly
uber
drivers
posted
at
our
front
desk.
L
H
Q
I'll
just
make
mention,
because
to
our
council
that
I
did
visit
with
with
mr.
Dell
yesterday,
and
we
spoke
about
some
of
those
challenges
and
opportunities
that
are
going
to
come
when
it
comes
to
the
community
that
surrounds
the
area
being
able
to
participate
and
possibly
bring
their
pets
to
be
a
part
of
what
barkay
can
bring,
and
we
talked
about
a
lot
of
possibilities
of
introducing
pet
friendly
options
just
in
the
community
in
general,
creating
a
relationship
and
an
atmosphere
in
a
culture
that
already
exists.
Q
But
how
can
we
start
that
conversation
now
to
incorporate
the
community
again
to
be
engaged
as
far
as
to
participate
in
what
this
can
bring?
So
we
have
had
that
conversation.
So
those
are
some
of
my
concerns
as
far
as
what
this
development
can
bring,
but
with
that
we
will
continue
to
work
through
it
until
we
get
there
where
we
need
to
be
yes,.
X
L
A
A
9,
in
is
a
resolution
declaring
a
portion
of
park
lot:
a
Creston
Hills
addition
to
Oklahoma
City
Oklahoma
surplus
for
public
park
purposes
and
authorizing
and
directing
municipal
councillor
to
bring
an
action
in
the
oklahoma
county
district
court
to
vacate
that
portion
of
the
plat
of
Creston,
Hills
and
I.
Believe
we
have
a
presentation.
F
AH
Good
morning,
I'm
Kathy
O'connor,
the
president
of
the
Alliance
for
Economic,
Development
and
I
just
wanted
to
let
you
know
a
little
bit
about
what
the
the
plan
is
going
forward
for
this
piece
of
property
I'm
going
to
the
next
slide,
and
first
of
all,
the
the
property
was
dedicated
or
plaited
as
a
park
in
1928.
At
some
point
shortly
after
that,
the
Oklahoma
City
Public
Schools
built
a
school
building
on
the
park,
property
I
think
for
some
of
that
they
had
an
easement
for
some
of
it.
They
didn't.
AH
So
we
have
this
school
building
sitting
on
some
park
property.
The
school
has
been
vacant
for
many
years.
This
is
not
a
part
of
the
pathways
to
greatness
program.
It
was
vacant
long
before
the
school
district
started
that
process
in
January,
the
Park
Commission
declared
a
portion
of
the
park
property
surplus
so
that
we
could
get
clear
title
in
order
to
redevelop
the
park
the
school
building
into
some
other
use
in
the
future.
AH
It
is
located
in
the
John
F
Kennedy
urban
renewal
area,
which
basically
is
from
23rd
Street
south,
goes
along
I-35
and
then
east
to
probably
about
Lodi
I'm
at
West
to
about
Lodi
go
ahead
and
just
show
them.
So
this
is
the
land.
This
is.
This
is
kind
of
a
diagram
that
shows
what
will
be
eventually
conveyed
to
urban
renewal.
The
item-
that's
in
your
packet
today
does
not
transfer
the
property
to
urban
renewal.
AH
We
will
go
through
a
redevelopment
process
once
it
is
transferred
to
us
and
we
would
plan
to
get
input
from
the
neighborhood
that
surrounds
this
park.
We
do
own
other
property
nearby,
so
you
know
it's
important
for
us
to
see
this
school
building
put
back
to
some
kind
of
adaptive
reuse.
We
would
issue
a
request
for
proposals,
use
the
same
kind
of
public
process
that
we
typically
use
to
redevelop
these
this
kind
of
property.
We
get.
We
receive
proposals
from
those
we
have
a
selection
committee.
AH
We
make
a
selection,
we
designate
a
conditional,
redevelop
ur
and
then
we
negotiate
a
redevelopment
agreement.
I
would
anticipate
that
whoever
decide,
whoever
is
the
successful
proposer
will
be
able
to
use
historic
tax
credits
to
rehabilitate
this
building.
The
building
itself
is
I
believe
from
about
1930,
so
obviously
very
very
much
eligible
for
historic
tax
credits,
and
it
may
also
be
a
great
location
for
some
affordable
housing.
So
what
we'll
we'll
take
the
proposals
and
see
and
listen
to
the
community
and
see
what
happens
in
the
future?
That's
really
about
it.
Okay,.
AH
The
building
is
probably
about
50,000
square
feet:
it's
not
really
a
big
school
building
and
there's
some
like
a
gymnasium
and
some
other
buildings
that
were
built
later.
That
I.
Imagine
that
whoever
is
the
redevelop
ur
will
tear
down.
Is
it
a
single-story
struck
out?
It
is
not
it's.
It's
multiple
stories.
Okay,.
I
A
A
This
board
proposal
this
resolution
in
terms
of
the
citizen
advisory
board,
really
reflects
the
maps
three
board.
Almost
almost
to
the
word
where
the
art
came
in
was
trying
to
organize
the
subcommittee's
and
you'll
see.
On
page
four
of
the
resolution
that
organization
into
six
proposed
subcommittees.
Neighborhoods
connectivity,
venues
and
community
are
fairly
self-evident
in
how
they
were
grouped.
X
A
Z
A
H
I
was
going
to
you,
I
feel
a
little
bowled
over
as
I
feel
like
I
have
been
throughout
this
whole
process,
actually
and
I.
Guess
that
just
blew
up
in
my
frustration
with
this
whole
process,
and
particularly
both
with
the
original
resolution
that
we
passed
in
August
and
this
I
saw
a
draft
of
it
a
week
before
we
were
being
asked
to
consider
it.
I
felt
like
my
input,
was
not
really
considered.
I
wanted
to
move
to
amend,
to
remove
the
word.
H
H
There
are
a
lot
of
departments
within
our
city
that
have
moved
away
from
using
the
word
citizen
and
use
the
word
resident
to
more
fully
capture
how
people
interact
with
a
word,
not
just
its
dictionary
definition,
because
dictionary
definitions
follow
culture,
and
so,
in
my
mind,
us
being
able
to
set
the
culture
of
this
maps
for
advisory
board.
To
say
that
this
is
really
for
our
full
City
and
all
of
the
people
who
live
in
our
city,
regardless
of
their
citizenship.
Citizenship
status
was
where
I
was
hoping
to
move
to
amend
this.
But
if
I.
A
AA
23.7,
see
what
I
mean
by
that,
as
they
specifically
put
in
quote
citizens,
sales,
tax,
advisory
and
I.
Think
that's
important.
I
have
some
real
legal
concerns
that
I
would
prefer
to
BES
an
executive
session
with
the
advice
of
counsel,
if
we're
gonna
wade
into
this
deeply,
but
my
concerns
that
our
center
around
once
you
adopt
an
ordinance
once
you
adopt
a
state
statute,
once
you
adopt
a
federal
regulation,
you
shouldn't
should
not
start.
Tinkering
with
the
language.
I
have
great
concerns
about
that.
The
tide
changed.
Q
A
M
AA
A
Okay,
any
other
discussion
on
the
amendment
and
we
can
talk
about
anything
else:
okay,
seeing
none.
So
this
is
a
vote
to
approve
the
amendment
as
previously
discussed,
gastropub.
Okay.
The
amendment
fails
three
to
six.
Okay.
We
are
back
on
the
original
resolution
as
introduced.
Any
other
comments,
questions.
A
X
A
M
Honor
I
have
one
yeah:
it's
not
an
important
to
me
because
I
hope
I'm,
not
blood,
doesn't
matter,
but
if
we're
going
to
have
terms
of
the
City
Council
member
on
the
committee
for
two
years
that
may
exclude
some
members
of
the
council
from
participating
and
I'm
thinking
more
about
the
more
recent
additions
to
the
council.
It
may
slow
down
their
ability
to
participate
in
this
and
get
get
the
opportunity
to
hear
comments
and
discussion
at
this
Oversight
Committee,
which
is
helpful.
M
But
really
our
role
in
my
opinion
is
not
to
influence
the
oversight
committee,
but
really
just
to
be
the
liaison
between
the
committee
and
the
council
to
provide
you
know,
information
back
and
forth.
So
in
some
respects,
I
see
our
roles
somewhat
limited,
not
that
we
can't
speak
at
those
subcommittees
or
oversight
committees,
but
it
is
somewhat
limited,
but
it
is
helpful.
I
think,
especially
for
the
newer
members
of
the
council
to
have
that
opportunity
and
when
you
have
two-year
time
frames,
it
just
delays
that
opportunity
is
finally
point.
I
know.
A
AA
In
and
I
appreciate
your
perspective,
I
just
see
the
role
of
us
as
more
than
a
liaison
and
I
think
it's
far
I
know
how
long
it
took
me
to
get
up
to
speed
on
City,
Council
and
and
when
you're
there
one
year,
you're
still
in
a
learning
mode.
In
my
mind,
and
so
the
only
difference
you
and
I
have
would
be
I
see
that
our
participation
is
more
than
Lee
and
that's
why
you
need
I.
E
A
I'm
sorry,
we
still
had
that
eh.
Okay,
we
have
a
motion
in
a
second.
So
let's
any
further
discussion,
seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
8
to
1
all
right
well,
I
should
say
now
that
Pio
has
already
been
working
on
a
website
where
people
can
apply,
and
so
it's
catered
to
this
resolution
and
I
think
they'll
be
prepared
to
launch
it
today.
Potentially
so
I
will
encourage
everybody.
The
city
will
certainly
use
its
public
relations
mechanisms
to
push
out
that
word,
but
those
of
you
who
have
social
media
will
get.
A
You
I'm
sure
that
web
address
and
you'll
want
to
push
that
out
and
make
sure
that
people
apply
and
obviously
they
could
put
their
name
in
the
in
the
consideration
for
the
board
as
well
as
the
subcommittee's,
and
you
know
we
have-
we
didn't
set
out
a
timeline
in
here,
but
I
would
think
we
would
at
least
let
that
percolate
for
a
month.
You
know
before
we
would
really
contemplate
making
appointments.
A
N
A
Sure
so,
on
the
advisory
board,
there's
two
at-large
appointments
and
there's
8
council
said
Ward
specific
appointments
and,
though
technically
I
make
all
the
appointments,
and
you
consider
an
approver
or
not
approve
all
of
the
appointments.
I've
always
been
very
deferential
and
my
predecessor,
mayors
as
well
your
recommendations
for
those
wards,
specific
appointments
and
so
I
will
certainly
be
asking
you
all
what
you
would
like
to
see
in
your
appointments
from
your
individual
Awards.
Now
the
subcommittee's
are
not
organized
by
Ward,
and
so
it's
a
little
different
but
again
I'll
be
particularly
interested.
A
Q
That
of
that
committee
pertain
to
community
residents
that
live
within
that
area
and
I
understand,
after
especially
with
you
explaining
at
that
subcommittee
part
because
of
what
we
have
already
discussed
in
maps
and
what
we
have
already
discussed
as
a
project
for
innovation
district
and
the
fact
that
there
are
basically
not
too
many
folks
that
are
from
the
actual
community
that
are
a
part
actually
zero.
That
are
a
part
of
the
innovation
district
itself.
Q
A
Thank
you
all
right.
Moving
on
to
item
9
p1,
this
is
a
resolution
authorizing
the
municipal
councillor
to
confess
judgment.
Without
admitting
liability
in
the
case
of
Carol
and
a1
V
Oklahoma
City
I,
don't
believe
we
need
executive
session
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
non
cash,
two
votes
passes
unanimously.
A
A
AF
A
A
motion
a
second
any
further
discussion:
c9
Castro
passes
unanimously
11
items
from
Council.
Let's
take
care
of
the
business
first
and
we'll
go
around
the
Horseshoe.
We've
got
a
item
11
a
resolution
approving
travel
and
reimbursement
of
travel,
related
expenses
for
council
members,
James,
Cooper
and
Nikki
nice
to
attend
the
National
League
of
Cities
2020
congressional
City
Conference
in
Washington
in
March
got
a
motion
in
a
second
I'm
excited
to
see
you
guys
getting
involved
in
an
LC
I.
A
Think
it's
a
great
organization
and
we
at
the
city
level
have
not
been
terribly
engaged
in
it
in
recent
years.
So
this
is
great.
We've
got
a
motion
in
a
second
any
further
discussion.
Seeing
none
cast
your
votes
passes
unanimously
and
with
the
six
required
votes
will
go
around
the
horseshoe.
We'll
start
an
eight
okay.
A
Q
I
just
wanted
to
make
a
couple
of
comments,
so
they
won't
seem
like
a
couple,
both
first
and
foremost
I
know.
Probably
over
the
summer
mayor,
you
may
or
may
not
remember
that
we
had
a
centenarian
by
the
name
of
melody,
a
Jessie
Jordan.
She
turned
105
and
we
presented
her
with
just
the
citation
of
Merit
for
her
age
and
she
spoke
about
how
well
her
history
spoke
to
how
she
was
friends
and
grew
up
with
Ralph
Ellison.
Well,
she
passed
away
this
past
weekend
at
a
hundred
and
five
and
a
half.
Q
They
brought
Raymond
Santana
of
the
exonerated
five,
and
some
of
us
may
know
them
as
a
Central
Park
five,
but
he
spoke
about
his
case
in
general
of
him
being
wrongly
convicted
of
heinous
crime
at
the
age
of
14,
and
he
served
a
belief.
He
served
five
or
seven
years
in
prison
and
there
is
a
show.
Now
you
can
watch
on
Netflix
when
they
see
us
and
it
speaks
to
their
particular
cases.
Q
There
is
a
national
theme
that
comes
from
assala
and
this
organization
was
created
in
1915
by
Carter
G
Woodson,
and
this
year's
theme
is
african-americans
in
the
vote
and
it
talks
about
the
importance
of
one,
the
19th
amendment,
the
civil
civil
war
times
when
there
there
was
something
passed
for
african-american
men
to
have
the
right
to
vote,
but
obviously
they
did
not
receive
that
and
also
for
women
to
receive
a
vote.
But
it
took
many
many
more
years
for
african-american
women
to
receive
that
vote.
Q
That
was
happening
in
Kingfisher
County
from
a
gentleman
that
had
been
clubbed
by
some
semaine
and
that
boat
failed
in
the
house
by
one
vote.
One
vote,
so
our
state
was
on
the
verge
of
passing
that
type
of
legislation
to
prevent
those
types
of
incidents
from
happening
in
Oklahoma.
But
there
is
an
opportunity
for
us
to
participate.
We
all
like
to
eat
so
I
will
encourage
you
to
visit
the
website.
Oh
okay,
see
calm
for
black
restaurant
weeks
and
there's
a
black
restaurant
car
bingo
bingo
cards.
Q
So
if
you
are
one
of
the
fans
of
food
I'm
telling
you
you
will
not
be
disappointed,
and
hopefully
in
our
next
council
meeting,
we'll
be
able
to
hear
more
about
that
when
we
bring
forward
the
proclamation.
And
if
you
want
more
information,
you
can
go
to
OKC
black
eats
calm
for
that,
and
we
do
have
an
F
D
moon
meeting
from
6:00
to
7:00
on
this
coming
Thursday
and
it's
to
review
plans
and
discuss
with
the
staff
of
4.5
million
Maps
for
kids
project.
Q
That
includes
a
new
elevator
restroom
renovations
of
free
spring
fire
sprinkler
system.
Excuse
me
for
the
school,
so
staff
will
be
on
hand
to
discuss
all
of
the
things
that
are
coming
and
we
want
everyone
in
the
community
to
hear
about
what
is
going
on,
because
we
know
this
is
one
of
our
schools
that
has
been
on
the
list
to
receive
improvements
for
many
many
many
many
years
and
we
have
not
received
them.
But
now
we
have
come
back
around
to
where
our
students
will
be
able
to
get
those
upgrades
and
renovations.
Q
So
we
definitely
want
to
commend
all
of
our
teachers.
Our
point
in
time
count
I
know
at
our
last
council
meeting.
We
talked
about
the
point
in
time.
Count
and
I
must
say
for
myself.
This
was
my
first
experience
to
do
a
point-in-time
count,
and
it
was
a
very
eye-opening
experience
for
me
because
it
we
did
the
route
that
we
were
in
was
in
my
community
and
as
I
know,
there
are
those
who
experience
homelessness
in
our
community.
Q
It
was
my
first
realization
of
how
many
that
we
have
in
our
community
that
are
facing
homelessness,
so
I
want
to
come
in.
I
won't
tell
the
the
business
because
I
know
she's
doing
the
work,
but
I
commend
her
for
sheltering
those
who
are
experiencing
homelessness
and
encourage
our
communities
that
are
within
Ward
7
to
also
wrap
our
arms
around
those
who
are
experiencing
homelessness.
I
will
hat
next
time,
I
come
forward.
I
had
something
have
a
more
concise
prepared
statement
to
talk
about.
Q
As
far
as
our
sustainability
forum
that
I
attended
on
last
week,
it
was
a
very
informational
forum.
I
did
get
to
go
last
year
and
I
will
say.
Thank
you
again
for
your
vote
of
approval
for
to
allow
me
to
go
again
because
this
year
was
totally
different
than
last
year
and
the
information
was
totally
different
than
last
year.
So
it
was
really
good
to
get
that
refreshing
conversation
about
even
how
we're
connected
and
moving
forward
and
a
lot
of
our
conservation
efforts.
What
we
pass
through
our
Maps
already
and
on
that
national
scale.
Q
Some
of
the
things
that
are
happening
when
it
comes
to
some
of
the
things
we
were
already
able
to
implement
in
December
so
happy
to
talk
about
that
and
I
just
got
information
about
best
friends
of
pets.
It's
a
non-profit
if
they
have
a
pets
for
life
program
and
they're,
doing
free
spay,
spaying
and
neutering
in
the
731
one
one
zip
code
on
February,
the
18th.
Q
So
if
anyone
needs
information
there
is
a
phone
number
for
you
to
call
it's
four:
oh
five,
five,
five,
zero
five
one,
zero
nine
and
with
that
I
again,
ask
that
we
all
continue
to
embrace
the
legacy
of
our
history
and
again,
even
with
their
Maps
conversation.
As
we
talk,
the
Freedom
Center
speaks
to
that
legacy
of
history
that
we
will
definitely
continue
to
bring
forward
as
we
celebrate
the
civil
rights
in
african-american
history
in
February.
Thank
you.
H
Do
you
have
a
few
things
sort
of
to
just
carry
over
from
councilman
eyes?
I
was
inspired
by
the
series
of
educational
post.
She
did
last
year
about
Oklahoma
City
black
history.
I
was
just
curious
from
Ward
Six's
perspective.
What
other
parts
of
black
history
that
we
don't
tell
I
think
probably
the
most
known
piece
is
that
you
know
Clara
Luper
led
students
downtown,
which
is
unworthy.
H
So
I
just
want
to.
Thank
our
embarked
department
for
for
helping
with
that
I'd
also
like
to
speak
to
in
about
a
month
a
month
from
yesterday,
I
think
we'll
have
a
vote
that
pertains
to
city
issues.
There's
the
parks
petition.
That's
a
1-8
dedicated
sales
tax
that
would
go
to
our
parks,
department.
I
know
there
was
a
story,
I
think
a
news
story
in
December,
maybe
early
January,
that
in
my
mind,
when
I
read
it
and
looked
at
it
did
not
have
the
full
information.
H
So
I've
gotten
a
lot
of
folks
reaching
out
to
me
confused
about
that.
What
that
sales
tax
is
what
it
could
do
who
proposed
it?
Even
a
lot
of
people
think
it's
coming
from
the
council
when
it
was
a
initiative
petition
by
people
who
live
in
Oklahoma
City,
so
I
just
I
just
want
to
speak
to
that.
The
city's
website
does
have
information.
Just
about
has
a
copy
of
the
initiative
petition,
all
the
kind
of
details
about
where
and
how
that
money
could
get
spent.
H
I
know
from
also
if
people
do
want
to
vote
in
that
election
on
March
3rd
February
7th,
which
is
this
Friday,
is
the
date
to
either
register
or
if
you
need
to
update
your
registration
if
you've
moved,
it
would
be
that
this
coming
Friday
but
I
know.
If
my
perspective,
I
have
a
lot
of
constituents
who
have
reached
out
about
items
that
they'd
like
to
see
in
our
parks
in
Ward.
Six
and
in
particular,
I've
had
folks
that
use
wheeler
Park
quite
regularly.
H
There's
a
soccer
league
that
practices
there
there's
no
official
soccer
turf,
there's
no
goals,
they
just
sort
of
set
up
and
do
their
thing
and
and
that's
one
of
those
items
that
right
now
there's
no
bond
money
allocated
for
that
there
parks
department
just
doesn't
have
in
their
budget.
So
that's
one
of
those
items
that
I've
been
advised
would
be
eligible
for
that
money
to
be
spent
on
so
I.
H
The
data
shows
that
over
seventy
percent
of
the
people
that
were
interviewed
and
and
surveyed
during
that
point
in
time,
count
became
homeless
when
they
lived
in
Oklahoma
City,
and
only
seven
percent
of
the
people
that
City
rescue
mission
serves
are
from
out
of
state.
So
the
the
perception
it's
a
very
popular
myth
for
a
lot
of
different
cities,
and
so
it
just
makes
me
begs
the
question
that
if
everyone's
bussing
people
who
live
outside
to
one
another
sort
of
seems
like
there's
got
to
be
something
incorrect
about
that.
H
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
people
know
to
look
for
the
right
information.
The
homeless
Alliance
has
a
great
facts
and
myths
reference
sheet
and,
and
you
can
go,
find
the
actual
information
either
from
our
city
department,
from
the
in
the
planning
department
that
works
on
homeless
services
or
from
the
folks
who
are
experts
and
doing
that.
Work
who
are
promoting
the
correct
information
appreciate
it.
M
I
would
like
to
extend
my
sincere
condolences
to
the
family
of
that
young
lady
who's,
a
member
of
the
more
high
school
cross-country
team
who
was
killed
yesterday
and
sympathies
to
all
those
who
were
injured
and
to
all
the
families
and
and
classmates.
It
has
truly
created
a
cloud
of
sad
sadness
over
the
entire
community
of
Moore
in
South,
Oklahoma,
City
and
again
just
wish
the
best
for
those
were
suffering.
Thank
you.
M
X
Y
Thank
you.
Your
honor
I
just
well
applaud
the
Westbury
South
neighborhood
for
the
great
meeting
they
had
last
week.
My
wife
and
I
were
impressed
with
the
enthusiasm
and
the
dedication
of
the
residents
out
there
and
then
last
night
we
had
the
privilege
of
going
to
the
musgrave
Pennington
Neighborhood
Association
meeting.
They
have
some
great
claims
for
this
year
and
for
those
residents
in
Windsor
Hills
Saturday
morning,
the
head
of
education
for
Putnam
city
will
be
speaking
at
10
o'clock.
Look
forward
to
seeing
you
there.
Thank
you,
your
honor
James.
N
N
It's
been
not
a
fun
past
three
days,
I
even
hesitated
to
speak
on
this
topic
this
morning,
black
history
until
I
got
all
my
bearings,
but
we
don't
tell
these
stories
enough,
and
this
was
literally
just
gonna.
Leave
me
with
one
more
council
meeting
later
in
February
and
there's
so
many
untold
stories.
I.
N
Think
first
I
want
to
send
the
sincerest
thank-you
to
the
residents
of
Ward
2,
who
elected
me
to
this
position.
They
made
history
when
they
elected
the
first
biracial
or
black
person
outside
of
Ward
7,
to
serve
on
the
City,
Council
and
I
hope
and
pray
that
years
from
now,
when
I'm
gone,
that
the
political
science
books
I
suspect
they
will
study
what
the
residents
of
Ward
2
did
word.
2
is
incredible,
because
rare
is
the
day
that
a
majority
white,
district
or
Ward
elects
a
person
of
color.
N
I
am
forever
proud
of
them
because
they
took
Martin,
Luther
King
so
seriously,
and
not
judging
me
by
the
color
of
my
skin,
but
the
content
of
my
character
and
when
I
asked
them
what
their
concerns
were
for
their
neighborhoods
and
their
hopes
for
their
city,
and
they
said
transportation,
homelessness,
better
schools,
drainage
and
streets
and
parks
and
I
said
that's
exactly
the
work
I
want
to
do
and
they
said
you're,
hired
and
I.
Just
think.
That's
incredible
and
I
really
I
hope.
N
That's
something
we
look
at
one
day,
but
I
do
want
to
read
a
couple
that
sir
from
boomtown
and
then
I
want
to
share
with
you
a
story:
I
learned
outside
of
boomtown
the
name
Charles
E
Jones,
and
that's
where
these
excerpts
in
boomtown
are
going
to
lead
us.
The
story
that
we
have
not
told
it's
a
story.
I
did
not
know
the
residents
of
Western
village
reached
out
to
me
and
asked
me
to
find
out
why
they
have
signed
stoppers.
N
That
say
we're
going
to
honor,
Charles,
E,
Jones
and
I
didn't
know
so
buckle
up.
I
want
to
give
you
some
boomtown
back
story
and
then
I
want
it,
because
I
think
the
only
way
to
really
understand
how
important
this
man's
accomplishments
were
is
to
understand
what
we
have
overcome
as
a
city
and
in
in
1915
when
to
civic
leaders,
Angelo
Scott
and
his
wife
Lola
I'm.
N
Now
quoting
from
the
book
they
settled
into
their
home
on
16th
Street
and
at
the
time
this
was
the
absolute
edge
of
the
expanding
city
was
at
the
northern
border
of
our
neighboring,
our
neighborhood
of
mansions
of
heritage
hills.
The
Scott's
house,
by
contrast,
was
spacious,
but
understated
and
Angelo
knew
this
area
well
from
the
days
of
the
land
run
26
years
before,
when
it
had
been
the
distant
countryside,
full
of
wild
flyer,
flowers,
probably
of
every
color,
and
he
would
ride
out
there
to
escape
the
squabbling
crowds
of
the
city.
N
Once
Scott
wrote,
he
had
gathered
26
varieties
of
flowers
and
let
in
as
less
as
many
minutes
and
from
that
distance.
In
those
days
the
city
would
have
appeared
to
be
only
a
speck
on
the
horizon.
But
now,
however,
there
were
houses
all
the
way,
including
his
and
Lola's.
In
16th
Street
was
an
in-between
place
city
to
the
south
country,
to
the
north
and
at
night,
with
their
windows
open
to
catch
Oklahoma's,
cooling
breezes,
the
Scott's
would
have
heard
cows
mooing.
N
During
the
day
in
the
muddy
distance
to
the
north,
they
would
have
seen
the
cows
grazing
around
the
construction
side
of
the
new
Capitol
building,
which
they
would
have
watched
slowly
rising
over
the
course
of
several
years,
in
the
middle
of
absolutely
nowhere
and
even
out
there,
however,
developers
were
beginning
to
buy
up
land
and,
as
Oklahoma
City's
nowheres
were
disappearing
fast.
It
was
possible
to
imagine
a
day
when
they
would
actually
be
outnumbered
by
the
somewheres
people,
structures
destinations,
congregations
someday.
N
There
would
be
no
more
countryside
at
all,
no
more
cows,
only
houses
and
only
cities.
Well,
if,
once
upon
a
time,
Northwest
16th
Street
was
our
northern
boundary,
and
that
means
that
we're
Lola
and
Angelo
looked
north
is
where
word
to
today
calls
home
everything
north
of
23rd
Street,
and
it
would
have
been
farm
and
it
would
have
been
cattle
would
have
been
grassland.
N
N
N
Angelo
didn't
believe
that
angelo
actually
is
quoted
in
boomtown
as
saying
he
never
understood,
and
I
just
want
to
quote
from
him
real
quick
here,
because
he's
really
kind
of
great
on
this.
He
never
understood
how
people
who
considered
themselves
to
be
Christians
could
look
at
someone
differently
because
of
the
color
of
their
skin.
N
He
believed
that
black
folk
were
every
bit
as
capable
as
white
folk
of
accomplishing
great
things,
and
now
I
would
like
to
talk
to
you
about
someone
in
Ward
2
who
accomplished
those
great
things
who
lived
on
a
hundred
and
fift
eros
and
if
you're
doing
the
math,
you
would
note
that
that
would
have
been
once
upon
a
time
a
place
or
a
black
people.
Absolutely
by
law
would
not
have
been
allowed
to
live
but
lived
there.
N
He
did
with
his
family,
and
now
I
would
like
to
read
you
who
Charles
E
Jones
was
and
why
his
daughter
fought
to
make
sure
that
we
always
remember
him
quote.
Please
accept
this
biographical
data
and
consideration
of
granting
an
honorary
street
sign
on
behalf
of
chef,
Charles,
E,
Jones
senior
chef,
Charles,
E
Jones
was
a
brilliant,
well
known
and
admired
chef
in
the
Oklahoma
City
area.
He
had
an
incredible
career
in
the
culinary
arts
industry.
N
He
spent
most
of
his
career
working
as
the
Executive
Chef
of
many
local
country
clubs
and
Executive
restaurants,
such
as
quell
Creek
Country,
Club,
Oklahoma,
Golf,
&,
Country,
Club,
Willow,
Creek,
Golf
and
Country
Club.
He
can
Club
Marko's
Club
Bethany
First
Church
of
the
Nazarene
jut
the
church,
just
to
name
a
few.
He
held
the
position
of
president
of
the
Oklahoma
chefs
Association.
For
many
years.
His
life
represented
the
legacy
and
indelible
imprint
of
a
great
man's
life.
Work
is
the
culmination
of
a
life
well-lived
by
the
late
Charles
E
Jones
senior.
N
He
was
a
man
of
character
and
excellent,
and
all
that
he
did.
He
was
a
humanitarian
volunteering
to
cook
and
serve
the
homeless
at
holidays.
He
was
a
great
husband,
father
provider
and
community
Lee.
He
cared
and
invested
in
humanity
by
supporting
everyone
in
his
sphere
of
influence
financially
emotionally,
as
well
as
with
his
gifts,
time
and
talent.
Oklahoma
City
Herald
newspaper
wrote
an
article
during
Black
History
Month,
featuring
chef
Jones.
N
As
an
accomplished
citizen
chef,
the
article
was
honoring
his
accomplishments
and
his
contributions
as
an
african-american
chef,
chef,
Charles,
E
Jones
was
one
of
the
very
few
African
American
chefs
he
excelled
in
the
culinary
arts
industries
was
demonstrated
by
his
certifications.
He
was
a
CEC
which
means
a
certified
executive
chef
and
achieved
the
highest
honor
and
recognition
by
being
inducted
into
the
prestigious
American
Academy
of
chefs.
He
was
the
12th
african-american
to
achieve
such
honor.
N
His
daughter
wrote
that
an
honorary
street
sign
would
represent
the
personal
sacrifice,
commitment
and
intestinal
fortitude.
It
took
to
realize
his
life's
dream
of
aspiring
to
become
an
accomplished,
steamed
and
very
distinguished
chef.
He
was
admired
and
respected
by
his
family,
the
community
and
his
colleagues
for
his
passion
for
the
culinary
arts
industry.
N
He
continued
his
service
even
in
death,
by
becoming
a
donor
chef,
Charles,
E,
Jones
life
and
legacy
is
one
of
such
example
of
an
individual
spirit,
impersonal,
passion
that
continues
to
resonate
and
others
lives
long
after
their
transition,
and
that
is
part
of
the
character
of
Western
village.
That
is
part
of
the
character
of
Ward
2.
N
That
is
the
legacy
of
Martin
Luther
King
jr.,
that
is
the
legacy
of
Rosa
Parks
and
Clara
Luper,
and
that
is
the
legacy
of
the
voters
of
Ward
2
who
stand
on
the
shoulders
of
giants
with
what
they
have
accomplished.
We
will
accomplish,
together
with
the
implementation
of
maps
4
and
the
better
streets,
pastels,
tax
and
bond
that
was
Lethe.
N
What
I
just
read
that
was
leafy
what
I
just
said,
but
too
often
these
histories
and
these
stories
are
untold
in
our
books,
who
often
we
resign
African
American
history
to
its
own
separate
class,
as
we
do
LGBT
history,
as
do
women's
history,
as
we
do
Native
American
history
buzz.
It
turns
out,
it's
all
American
history
and
it's
all
Oklahoma
history
and
the
time
has
come
that
we
weave
these
stories
together,
because
they
are
our
stories
and
with
this
inner
ear
infection
and
on
the
mend
I
tell
you.
A
F
AF
Morgan
mayor
council,
adjacent
fair
brush
director
of
public
transportation
parking.
So
what
we
have
here
this
morning
is
a
presentation
to
wrap
up
a
downtown
parking
study
that
we,
as
staff,
have
been
working
on
really
since
april
of
2019,
we
have
Brett
wood,
a
consultant
from
Kim
Lee
horn.
That's
going
to
do
a
presentation
and
provide
you
with
some
of
the
results
and
the
processes
we
used
in
the
study.
But
I
didn't
want
to
acknowledge
all
the
cooperation
and
assistance
that
we
received
from
our
stakeholders.
AF
We
had
a
steering
committee
that
helped
us
with
this
downtown
parking
study.
We
relied
on
a
lot
of
city
departments
such
as
Public
Works,
Traffic
Division,
the
Planning
Department
other
partners
such
as
the
Alliance
in
downtown
OKC.
So
we
do
feel
like
we
really
were
able
to
reach
out
and
get
a
get
a
lot
of
collaboration
with
those
that
would
be
able
to
contribute
the
most
of
the
study.
So
with
that
I'll
turn
it
over
to
mr.
wood.
AI
Thank
you
Jason.
Thank
you,
members
of
council,
mr.
mayor
for
having
us
here
today
to
go
over
the
results
of
the
study
before
I
start
and
launch
into
kind
of
what
we
learned
and
who
we
talked
to
I
did
want
to
just
point
out
the
the
boundaries
of
the
study,
which
is
largely
the
downtown
central
business
district
bounded
by
I
235
on
the
east
Classen
on
the
west.
The
boulevard
on
the
south
and
13th
Street
on
the
north
and
I
would
also
like
to
echo
privations
comments.
AI
I
think
part
of
the
reason
this
this
study
has
gone
so
smoothly
and
has
been
been
moderately
successful
through
the
planning
phase
is
the
inclusion
of
those
folks
from
city
departments
like
traffic
and
planning
and
the
inclusion
of
the
Alliance,
an
inclusion
of
downtown
OKC
and
the
outreach
that
we've
conducted
with
the
different
districts
in
the
downtown
district
boards.
Business
owners,
various
members
of
the
council.
AI
So
at
the
outset
of
this
process,
we
met
with
the
steering
committee
and
developed
a
set
of
goals
and
objectives,
and
you
can
see
the
first
goal
was
largely
to
implement
our
creative,
open
and
inclusive
process
with
area
stakeholders,
and
we
did
that
again
through
open
houses.
Town
halls
focus
group
meetings,
a
survey
that
we
conducted
throughout
the
community
to
generate
information
about
how
people
use
and
perceive
the
parking
program.
AI
We
wanted
to
come
out
of
this
process
with
improved
parking
management
policies
and
procedures,
so
things
like
technology,
real-time,
parking
information,
improvements
to
payment
options,
decision-making
structures
that
help
demystify
implementing
new
parking
management
strategies
and
make
it
a
more
transparent
process
and
then
look
at
opportunities
to
create
revenue
streams
to
support
investment
in
the
parking
program.
Investment
in
the
community
investment
in
mobility
strategies
that
help
to
alleviate
some
of
the
parking
demand
as
the
community
grows.
AI
There
are
recommendations
for
the
entirety
of
downtown
and
then
there
are
specific
recommendations
for
the
different
districts
like
automobile
alley:
Midtown
Bricktown,
deep
deuce,
Arts
District
that
all
have
their
own
unique
context
and
then
a
little
bit
about
our
process.
We
take
a
three-phase
process
when
we
do
these
types
of
studies,
so
the
first
is
really
defining
what
the
issues
are,
and
we
do
that
through
data
collection
data
analytics.
We
also
do
that
through
intensive
outreach
surveys
talking
to
people
the
intersection
of
real
data.
AI
So
a
little
dup
what
we
learned
in
the
process.
There
were
some
interesting,
interesting
nuggets.
We
uncovered
we
started
with
the
analytical
side
of
things.
So
what
is
the
parking
occupancy
within
the
study
area
and
this
map
is
highly
cluttered,
but
it
shows
a
distinction
of
underutilized
facilities
which
would
be
the
green
or
the
yellow
shapes
and
then
facilities
that
are,
you
know
at
utilization
goals
or
above
utilization
goals,
the
orange
or
the
red
shapes,
and
you
can
see
just
from
a
cursory
look
at
the
map.
There's
a
lot
of
green
on
this
map.
AI
One
of
the
things
we
found
was
there's
a
lot
of
parking
capacity
within
the
system.
When
you
consider
public
and
private
parking,
the
public
part
of
the
system
certainly
had
places
where
it
was
at
high
demand.
But
as
we
look
at
private
parking
facilities
that
have
been
built
for
businesses
over
time
in
downtown,
a
lot
of
them
were
over
built
to
non
urban
standards
and
are
seeing
a
wider
range.
AI
A
wide
array
of
available
spaces
throughout
the
community
and
in
fact,
when
we
look
at
the
results
of
that
summarized
numerically
paid
on
Street
throughout
the
community,
was
about
52%
occupied
and
certainly
higher
in
places.
Free
on
Street
was
about
40
percent
occupied
and
and
that's
a
combination
of
both
marked
spaces
and
unmarked
spaces.
The
public
parking
system
was
about
40
percent
occupied
and
there
were
certainly
facilities
that
were
higher
and
there
were
some
that
were
lower,
but
you
look
at
those
private
parking.
AI
The
last
two
blocks
in
the
diagram
there
both
were
about
36
and
38
percent
occupied,
and
they
make
up
some
30,000
parking
spaces
within
the
system.
So
overall
parking
system
was
about
36
percent
occupied
during
peak
conditions.
So
when
we
look
at
the
system
and
think
about,
should
we
build
more
parking
or
should
we
find
ways
to
be
more
creative
about
the
ways
we
use
parking?
AI
We
certainly
lean
to
the
second
and
say:
let's
find
creative
ways
to
utilize
parking
going
forward
and
just
a
few
of
the
the
numbers
that
we've
presented
to
the
steering
committee
and
some
of
the
stakeholders.
So
the
the
downtown
area
is
about
1,200
acres
about
256
of
those
acres
are
parking
and,
and
that
doesn't
include
multi-level
decks.
Just
the
footprint
of
the
parking,
so
roughly
a
quarter
of
the
downtown
is,
is
made
up
of
parking,
lots
or
decks.
AI
There
are
roughly
37,000
off
street
parking
spaces
and
at
peak
conditions,
roughly
23
thousand
of
those
sat
empty
and
again
most
of
those
are
in
the
private
parking
facilities,
decks
surface
Lots
throughout
the
community
put
in
massing
numbers,
that's
about
a
hundred
and
eighty
six
acres
of
unused
parking
in
the
downtown
or
about
a
hundred
and
forty-one
football
fields.
If
you
laid
it
out
of
unused
parking
at
peak
conditions,
so
the
takeaways
from
those
analytics
and
from
what
we
heard
from
the
community.
AI
There
are
people
on
Broadway,
for
example,
who
will
park
and
stay
there
all
day
and
on
Street
spaces
providing
more
consistent
enforcement,
creates
turnover
of
those
spaces
balances
the
demand
between
on-street
and
off-street
short
term
and
long
term,
and
creates
better
access
for
business
and
that's
throughout
the
study
area.
The
parking
management
there's
still
some
room
to
modernize.
AI
It
you've
come
a
long
way
over
the
last
five
or
six
years
since
I've
been
working
in
the
community
with
your
technology
and
your
the
way
you
manage
parking,
but
there
are
opportunities
to
continue
to
grow
and
implement
best
management
practices.
And
then,
when
we
think
about
the
districts
in
neighborhoods,
we
definitely
have
to
have
different
strategies
and
different
plans
when
it
comes
to
all
of
those
and
then
finally,
parking
and
mobility
really
should
be
intertwined.
AI
You've
made
a
lot
of
investments
in
mobility
in
the
downtown,
with
streetcar,
with
bike
share,
you've,
gotten
micro
mobility
options
that
are
popping
up
everywhere
and
so
leveraging
those
tools
to
help
people
get
into
and
around
downtown
and
create
viable
walking
and
cycling
paths,
improving
sidewalks.
Those
types
of
things
will
certainly
help
to
balance
parking
demand
as
it's
generated
in
the
downtown,
so
some
primary
recommendations
that
came
out
of
this
this
study,
and
there
there
are
a
number.
AI
We've
got
a
roughly
120
page
report
that
that
component,
the
city
have
that
outlined
parking
management
strategies,
but
we've
picked
out
the
top.
You
wanted
to
share
with
you
today,
so
the
first
is
the
concept
of
shared
parking
and
and
if
you've
heard
shared
parking-
and
it's
been
brought
up
today
in
the
council
chambers,
the
idea
of
shared
parking
is
to
businesses
sharing
a
parking
lot
traditionally
in
the
sense
of
a
mixed-use
development.
Many
businesses
have
different
peaks
and
they
could
share
parking
lots.
AI
So,
instead
of
you
know
an
ace
parking
or
bob's
parking,
it's
coppa
going
out
and
managing
off
street
parking
and
leveraging
a
partnership
with
the
private
sector
to
create
the
look
and
feel
of
public
parking
and
there's
there's.
It
goes
a
long
way
to
have
it
branded
and
look
and
feel
like
it's
City
parking
too
ease
some
of
the
concerns
of
the
patron
and
make
it
seem
like
a
simpler
system,
and
then
you
can
add
in
marketing
and
branding
and
education
about
how
to
get
to
those.
The
other
beauty
is
there's
a
revenue
share.
AI
It's
it's
not
easy
to
implement
this
type
of
strategy,
because
there's
always
some
leery
nasaan
the
end
of
the
parking
opera
or
property
owner,
but
we've
seen
in
those
communities,
Sacramento
and
tint,
be
doing
small-scale
pilots
to
start
this
off
and
evaluating
the
success
of
that
and
then
and
then
marketing
the
success
of
that
to
the
private
property
owner
community
you're
able
to
snowball
this
effort
and
create
more
of
a
parking
system.
Public
parking
system
without
building
spaces
and
I
think
that's
critically
important.
AI
When
we
think
about
what
transportation
may
look
like
in
five
to
ten
years
as
more
and
more
people
think
about
transit,
more
and
more
people
are
adopting
micro
mobility
as
a
viable
mode
of
transportation
and
autonomous
vehicles
get
closer
and
closer.
We
have
to
think
about
other
ways
to
create
parking
without
building
it,
because
it's
very
expensive
to
build
as
you've
probably
seen
in
the
past
few
years,
and
we
don't
want
you
in
a
situation
where
you're
building
parking
and
paying
debt
service
on
something
that's
declining
in
use.
AI
Another
primary
consideration
is
improving
enforcement
options.
Again,
we
consistently
heard
this
from
all
of
the
districts
that
a
more
consistent
and
and
visual
approach
to
enforcement
that
creates
turnover
would
help
businesses
at
street
level
and
balanced
parking
assets
throughout
the
community,
and
so
we've
seen
programs
provide
this
consistent
and
modern
and
effective
enforcement
approach
where
they
go
from
being
a
regulatory
agency
to
more
of
an
ambassador
type
of
parking
system.
AI
They
leverage
technology
you've
got
license
plate,
recognition,
technology
that
you've
invested
in,
so
leveraging
that
to
be
more
efficient,
with
enforcement
covering
the
area's
thinking
about
enforcement
hours
that
are
conditioned
to
the
to
the
districts
that
they're
serving
so
Bricktown,
for
example.
Perhaps
we
should
enforce
later
into
the
evening-
and
maybe
not
so
much
in
the
morning,
since
most
of
the
demand
is
occurring
at
night
for
restaurants,
nightlife
events
in
that
area,
and
so
this
consistent
approach
will
allow
for
a
better
responsiveness
to
the
districts.
AI
AI
We're
recommending
implementing
paid
parking
in
some
places
where
we
haven't
had
it
before
we're,
recommending
raising
rates
and
places
where
you've
had
paid
parking
for
a
while
and
so
evaluating
the
impacts
of
that
revenue
generation
and
the
ability
to
share
that
revenue
with
districts
and
the
scale
at
which
you
would
do.
It
is
something
that
you
know
a
few
years
from
now.
Qapla
and
the
city
should
should
re-evaluate
and
then
data-driven
policies
to
support
balanced
utilization.
AI
That's
a
lot
of
words
to
basically
say
look
at
how
the
system
is
performing
and
set
policy
and
practice
based
on
that.
So
if
one
area
has
a
really
high
demand
for
on
street
parking
in
a
paid
area
and
another
area,
two
blocks
away
has
much
lower
demand.
We're
seeing
cities
throughout
the
u.s.
now
set
price
based
on
that
demand,
so
it
may
be
higher
in
the
high
demand
areas
and
lower
in
others.
AI
I
did
a
study
for
the
City
of
Seattle
about
ten
years
ago
and
they
implemented
this
type
of
program
and
it's
been
highly
effective
at
creating
equitable
options
for
people
they
can
park
a
couple
of
blocks
away
and
pay
half
the
price.
It's
also
balanced
demand
because
in
those
places
where
they
raise,
the
price
people
still
park
there
because
they
want
to
be
there
and
so
doing
that
with
a
pricing
scheme
would
be
effective
in
parts
of
the
community.
Doing
that
around
event.
AI
AI
Center
raised
the
price
by
50
cents
an
hour
largely
because
we
saw
most
people
trying
to
park
on
street
rather
than
going
into
the
garages,
and
so
if
we
were
to
raise
the
price
of
on
street,
it
would
incentivize
people
to
go
into
the
garages
and
raise
the
occupancy
in
those
facilities
and
then
again
those
on
street
facilities
would
likely
still
continue
to
fill
up
at
a
level.
It's
generating
revenue.
That
then
supports
the
program
in
the
City
Midtown
in
automobile
alley.
AI
So
these
are
not
us
trying
to
generate
revenue,
but
in
response
to
what
the
stakeholder
in
those
areas
are
looking
for
and
then
I
think
the
the
bolded
sentence
at
the
bottom
is
is
one
of
the
more
importance
they
should
be
evaluated
annually
and
adjusted
to
encourage
that
balance.
So,
we've
given
confident
the
parking
management
system,
a
number
of
tools
and
performance
metrics
to
evaluate
to
look
at
how
that
system
is
performing
as
they
roll
out
stages
of
the
strategies
and
make
adjustments
as
they
go
along.
AI
AI
But
that
is
something
that
needs
to
be
further
evaluated
and
then
again
looking
at
performance
metrics
annually
and
then,
as
we
get
past
year,
for
expanding
shared
parking,
evaluating
commercial
and
neighborhood
parking
policies.
So
as
areas
like
Midtown
get
more
dense,
there
will
be
spill
over
into
neighborhood
areas
and
so
evaluating
how
you
protect
neighborhood
parking
and
what
that
looks
like
and
then
thinking
about
district
bake
based
mobility
investments.
M
Couple
of
comments
in
an
effort
to
try
to
improve
utilization
of
the
current
or
existing
parking,
just
a
personal
opinion
that
better
signage
may
assist
with
that
in
terms
of
identifying
what
parking
is
available
to
the
public
and
then.
Secondly,
if
it
can
be
more
uniform
in
that
signage
and
then
finally
giving
the
consumer
the
opportunity
to
see
what
the
cost
that
particular
area
would
be
in
terms
of
a
parking,
especially
short-term,
less
than
say,
3
to
4
hours
would
be
helpful.
M
AI
Yes,
sir,
and
just
to
respond
to
those
so
so
consistent
branding
and
signage,
consistent
with
the
city's
wayfinding
approach,
as
well
as
just
a
consistent
look
and
feel
for
the
parking
system
was
one
of
the
things
that
we
recommended
and
I'm
happy
to
report.
I
landed
on
Sunday
and
one
of
the
first
things
I
saw
when
I
got
the
downtown
is
that
Coppa
has
already
started,
putting
up
consistent
sign.
AI
It's
like
what
you
would
have
seen
it
shared
and
Walker
at
several
of
the
other
garages,
and
then
the
implementation
of
the
Mobile
Pay
app
for
both
on-street
and
off-street
will
allow
people
to
understand
prices.
So
it's
another
place
where
they
can
get
that
information,
so
they
they
have
that,
but
but
I
wholeheartedly
agree,
and
that
should
also
apply
to
the
parking
system.
When
you
begin
to
get
into
that,
that's
similar
to
look
and
feel
so
that
people
know
what
they're
getting
into
and
I.
M
AA
Me
kind
of
a
historical
perspective,
how
we
got
into
the
parking
business,
that
being
the
city
and
should
we
be
in
the
parking
business
and
what's
our
future
with
parking
as
far
as
building
private
facilities
sounds
like
at
some
point,
there
was
a
need
for
us
to
be
there:
hey,
that's.
It
doesn't
exist
right
so.
AI
I
will
do
the
best
I
can,
if
either
of
my
two
colleagues,
Jason
or
Corey,
have
havisham
of
the
history
first
parking
as
a
as
a
business
was
was
largely
born
here.
You
know.
The
first
parking
meter
in
the
world
was
implemented
here,
at
least
in
the
u.s.,
then
between
them
and
when
we
did
the
quarter
shore
on
the
little
blank
on
on
what
your
parking
history
is.
AI
AI
They
don't
have
the
ability
to
drive
people
into
they
don't
control
price,
so
they
can
balance
it
and
I
see
a
lot
of
cities
nowadays
that
wish
they
had
not
made
that
decision
and
that
they
at
least
had
some
control
over
it
and
cities
like
Sacramento
who,
in
response
to
the
new
Kings
arena
when
they
built
it
downtown,
created
their
shared
public
parking
system
or
amending
that
by
getting
into
the
parking
business
as
a
partner
with
the
private
sector.
And
then
there
are
cities,
like
you
know,
Seattle,
where
I
worked.
AI
I
mentioned
them
in
the
demand
based
pricing.
They
raise
their
own
street
pricing
up
to
$5
an
hour
in
certain
places
in
2010
and
were
immediately
met
with
the
private
sector
raising
off
street
prices.
So
it
didn't
do
the
intended
effect
of
balancing
and
making
better
decisions.
So
I
wholeheartedly
believe
that
being
in
the
parking
business
is,
is
a
wise
place
to
be
as
a
city,
especially
a
city
that
growing
rapidly,
because
you
are
able
to
use
that
as
an
economic
development
tool
and
as
a
way
to
serve
the
community.
AI
I,
don't
want
to
see
you
in
the
parking
business.
You
know
spending
twenty
five
thirty
million
dollars
to
build
a
garage
in
Midtown
when
it's
only
going
to
serve.
You
know
an
area
two
to
three
blocks
around
it
when
you
build
it
at
the
Convention
Center
like
you're
doing
now,
there's
a
great
purpose
for
that,
but
I
would
rather
see
you
become
a
partner
with
the
private
sector
to
leverage
underutilized
space
today,
as
a
business
decision.
F
There
are
several
other
reports
in
the
packets
today.
Hotel
tax
collections
is
in
there.
The
second
quarter
interim
financial
report
you'll
see
that
a
little
bit
below
revenue,
but
expenditures
are
quoted
with
a
bit
below
a
part
of
that
is
because
we
haven't
implemented
all
the
pay
plans
yet,
but
we're
still
with
number
of
vacancies.
We've
got
right
now,
we're
quite
a
bit
below
on
expenditures.
F
So
in
a
good
position
there
and
in
the
quarterly
investment
report
that
the
city
treasurer's
office
provides
to
the
council
is
in
the
packet
and
then
the
revenue
enforcement
report
that
also
has
managed
to
our
city
treasurer's
office,
just
to
help
us
ensure
that
we're
getting
the
revenues
that
we're
supposed
to.
So
all
those
are
in
there
they'll
be
online,
and
if
anyone
has
any
questions,
we'd
be
happy
to
answer
those
all.
W
W
It's
my
normal
thing.
This
scooter
is
still
a
major
problem,
especially
over
in
Bricktown,
and
then
when
we
have
like
special
events
like
thunder
and
stuff
like
that,
they
really
clog
up
right
there
at
the
Breno
MLK
shields
area,
and
it
makes
it
really
difficult
on
people
kidding
getting
through
that
area
for
wheelchairs
80
days.
W
W
We
really
need
to
get
better
at
fixing
those
sidewalks
the
existing
sidewalks,
where,
before
we
really
start
putting
a
whole
lot
of
new
sidewalks
in
but
take
a
look
at
what
the
existing
sidewalks
are
on.
Like
Pennsylvania
Reno
is
really
bad.
There's
several
restaurants
and
stuff
that,
even
with
our
bus
system,
it's
inaccessible
for
the
a
DA
to
get
get
to
the
restaurants
which
I
don't
know.
If
you
all
understand
that
with
a
DA
stuff,
we
have
money
to
spend.
W
We
want
to
spend
at
these
restaurants
and
stuff,
but
to
for
us
to
get
to
the
restaurants.
We
can't
because
of
all
the
issues
with
sidewalks
people,
businesses
putting
like
folding
signs
out
there
and
stuff,
like
that
and
I
tried
to
do
my
best
to
educate
businesses
of
the
fact
that
there's
a
certain
amount
of
distance
that
they
have
to
abide
by
and
everything.
N
Okay,
thank
you.
City
manager.
Excuse
me
I,
along
with
council
person
him
in
a
to
this
point.
A
few
months
ago
we
had
expressed
entrant
interest
and
the
possibility
of
whenever
a
development
is
going
in
when
there's
construction
for
a
new
development
that
we
would
create
artificial
walkways
for
pedestrians.
You
know
you
see
these
like
when
you're
in
Chicago
or
New
York
some
buildings
under
construction
or
something
new
as
being
put
in
and
they'll
put
in
like
an
artificial
path.
N
N
Thank
you
for
the
for
a
pedestrian.
Like
me,
who's
able
body,
though,
maybe
not
today,
with
this
infection,
but
it
you
know
I
can
go
in
the
street,
but
for
someone,
who's
got
a
wheelchair
someone
who's.
Has
this
disability
that
that's,
who
I
think
of
when
I
make
that
request,
like
I,
am
thinking
of
someone
very
specifically
who's
using
a
wheelchair
anything.
W
Escape
they
put
in
their
bio,
see
you
bought
that
corner.
They
they've
got
it
all.
Buggered
up
and
and
I've
talked
to
the
city.
Inspectors
and
I've
also
talked
to
the
construction
company
and
at
one
time
before
they
they
got
into
the
wires
and
stuff
for
the
streetcar.
They
did
had
a
temporary
ramp
there,
where
I
could
come
around
and
go
up
over
the
ramp,
but
that
something
really
needs
to
be
look
yeah.