City of Oklahoma City Youth Council, 4 Mar 2020

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The March 2020 wards and commissions reports of the Oklahoma City Youth Council.

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Welcome to the March 3rd Youth Council ports, we'll start with at large.

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Hi, my name is Nick, saying a senior at Western, Heights, High, School and I'm. Your co representative for Oklahoma City at large today I'll be reporting for the economic development trust. The economic development trust has met twice, since we last saw each other. So today, I bring many updates regarding the exciting development of our wonderful city and don't worry, I'll make it quick. Our first set of updates are from the January meeting, where the trust passed, a resolution which approved the homeland grocery store and headquarters project which would be located at 36th in Lincoln.

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Also, the trust passed, an agreement with colony developers to provide the expansion of affordable housing in northeast Oklahoma City. This agreement will support the phrase three development to include the construction of 34, affordable housing units during their February meeting.

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The trust sought for the approval of two agreements versus the approval of a cost-sharing agreement for environmental remediation, which will seek to clear environmental pollutants in the groundwater, near the property by Southwest, third and fourth Street between Broadway and shields, and, secondly, the agreement with Oklahoma Contemporary Art Center was passed which will provide infrastructure funding for their two public alleyways near their campus.

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My final update is that the trust passed a presentation on the bark, a dog park project, as they requested for a negotiation for future development agreement, so stay tuned for some exciting news for you and your furry friends and that's all I have for today and this concludes my report.

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Good morning Oklahoma City, my name is Katherine Hill I'm, your Co out large representative and today I'll be presenting the city report. The Oklahoma City Council established the maps for citizens, advisory board and subcommittees and are now looking for volunteers, visit, OKC, gov, slash maps for to apply and see other details about maps for the Oklahoma City Thunder will be hosting a run on March 7th from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. with a variety of races for all members of your family. High school runners registrations are complimentary to honor the Moore high school tragedy.

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So please consider running to honor the lives lost.

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The city of Oklahoma City is working closely with the Oklahoma City County Health Department, as its primary partner in preparing for a possible local outbreak of the corona virus, known as the CoV I D 19 OCC HD works closely with the Oklahoma State Department of Health and the US Centers for Disease, Control and Prevention for suggestions on how to be prepared, not scared, and how to protect yourselves and loved ones from the possibility of contact. Please visit.

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Good morning Oklahoma City, my name is Samuel messy ani on the senior at Putnam City High School I'm, your co representative award one today, I'll be giving the award one report recently. There's been approval of the preliminary plans for the pedestrian bridge over Northwest Expressway, so be on the lookout for plans for bike lanes on West Wilshire Boulevard from harvest Hills Road to Northwest Expressway are in progress. Construction for them are to be decided for a future date.

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This is part of the 2017 sales tax bike project, the sidewall, the sidewalks in front of Northridge elementary school haven't been completed. This was due back in September, so construction has been going on for a while. This was also part of the 2017 sales tax school sidewalk project. Thank you at this.

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Good morning Oklahoma City, my name is Cameron Pennington I'm, a senior at item, City West, High, School, and then a co representative for Ward 1 today, I'll be giving the Commission report over the conventions and Visitors Bureau. Some events in Oklahoma City this month are the Oklahoma secondary schools, Athletic Association, high school State, basketball, tournaments, Class, A and B will be this weekend. March 3rd through March 5th at the gym, Newark arena class 2a through for a will be March 12th through March 14th, also at Jim Northey arena.

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Also this month is the Oklahoma youth Expo from March 9th through March 20th at the State Fairgrounds admission to this event is free and it's expected to bring in around 24,000 Hotel nights. So that's really big for our city. More information on the youth Expo can be found at youth. Ok, youth, Expo, calm and more events throughout the month can be found at visit. Okc comm, thank you, and this includes my report. Ward.

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Morning, Oklahoma City, my name is Desiree Rickey I am a senior at Mustang High School in a co representative for Ward 3. Today, I will be representing the airport trust just a reminder that the trust generally meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 9 a.m. and sit in Council Chambers at City Hall. Unless prior notice of a change is posted, so the Will Rogers World Airport boarding passenger numbers from the calendar 2019 year have had a little under a 2% increase.

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This is meaning that there are more passengers going through our Airport, which is generally a sign of success that our Airport is growing. The airport also plans to submit grant applications for a 2020 airport improvement program. This is following our 2019 Will Rogers world airport air service incentive program, which is currently under way. This incentive program has made it so that American Airlines is offering nonstop service to New York's LaGuardia Airport, just a reminder that there is still terminal reconstruction happening at the airport phase.

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3 is currently underway and in the future, that your port plans to have a foodcourt infrastructure upgrade and also a new shoe shining business, as always for more updates and details. Please visit OKC gov. Thank you and that concludes my report.

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Good morning Oklahoma City, my name is Jorge vinya, a senior at Western, Heights, High School, and a co representative of Ward 3. Today, I will be presenting the Ward 3 report, the competitive adult winter winter men's basketball registration is now open. The league is for those looking to play at a more competitive level. Teams will play at a 7 game, regular season, followed by a single-elimination championship. Tournament games are played on Saturday evenings and there still there's a maximum of 18, so don't forget to miss out on don't miss out on this season.

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The cost will be three hundred fifty dollars per team and team registration will close Saturday March 14th at 9 p.m. in addition, the competitive adult winter women's basketball league is now open. Teams will play at 7 will play at a 7 game, regular season, followed by a single-elimination championship. Tournament games are played on Sunday afternoons and there's a maximum of 10 teams. So don't forget to miss out on this opportunity. Trinity, the cost is also $350 per team and, although team registration recently closed, regular registration is still available until Sunday March 15th at 6 p.m.

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you can visit part, you can visit parks, OKC, gov, to check out more opportunities and additional slots. Thank you and this concludes my report.

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Good morning Oklahoma City, my name is Mackenzie reapz from Moore high school and I. Am your co representative from Ward 4. Today I will be bringing you your award for report. An ordinance was introduced and set for final hearing on March 17th for a special permit to operate a rehab hospital at 7 9 0 0, mid-america Boulevard.

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An amendment was approved with the Old Capitol Hill Council, to support the city's commercial revitalization district program with an increase of five thousand dollars and extending the contract term retroactive to January 1st 2020 through June 30th 2020, the City Council approved a public art Commission agreement with Nicholas Beier for the max three senior health and wellness center at 4:02, one South Walker for $50,000. This will be a site-specific ceramic and mixed-media mural.

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A resolution was made authorizing the negotiation of a public park, commission agreement with visual design, studio LLC for a site-specific sculptural, shade structure for Capitol Hill library located at 327, Southwest 27th Street in the amount of $25,000. If you have any questions that were not addressed, you can visit OKC gov forum for more information. This concludes my ward 4 report. Good.

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Morning my name is Lane young wood, I am a senior at Carlisle, High, School and I am a co representative from Ward 4, and this is your Planning Commission report. There is a meeting on February 27 to discuss items and public hearings an item one on the consent. Docket was an application to rezone 10 to 24 North Bryan Avenue from the r1 single-family residential district to the AAA agricultural district.

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The subject site is a 13 acre tract zone r1 and located along North Bryan Avenue, just south of East Hefner Road development in this area should provide horizontal integra Gatien of land uses correspondence within within and between individual developments and design the facilities, pedestrian and bicycle transportation. The purpose of this application is to rezone for agricultural agricultural development. So this item was recommended for approval by the staff and will be voted on as a group.

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Two items were withdrawn within which included an application to rezone 12 301 Southwest 40th from the agricultural to a two acre single-family district and another application to rezone 8901 northeastern Avenue from the r1 single-family district, simplified to the simplified planned development district. It was definitely a busy meeting with over 20 items requiring a separate vote, and this will conclude my Planning Commission report. Thank you.

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Moving on to Ward 5 good.

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Morning, Oklahoma City, my name is Brinkley Abbott I attend South, Moore, high school and I'm your core presentative for Ward 5. Today I'll be discussing the Game and Fish Commission and park Commission's, starting with the Game and Fish Commission. It was recorded that the Fish Hatchery maintains 22,000 hybrid sunfish and that 1114 trout were stocked at delici youth park pond for the trout season. It was also discussed that online boating and fishing permitting may be up and running in the early spring.

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The commission also mission mentioned the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation hard work to publicize the close-to-home program, as well as other fishing programs across the state, via social media, to bring public awareness to fishing opportunities in Oklahoma concluding with the Park Commission, there has been consideration for a portion of Creston Hills Park to be declared a surplus, the developer platted the property as park, property and deeded. It decided it to be her City for park purposes.

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The city entered into an easement agreement with Oklahoma City, Public Schools and built a school gymnasium and brought out public or brought out buildings on the property. The school and other buildings have been vacant for a while, and it has been the responsibility, the Parks and Recreation Department to maintain the grounds the Oklahoma City Park urban renewal, 40 OC. You are a would market the property for redevelopment to stimulate the economy. Oc, you are a said they will make sure whatever is developed there will fit in the in with the established neighborhood.

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Thank you and this concludes my Ward 5 Commission report. Unfortunately, my co representative could not make it so I would be giving the Ward 5 word report. There are many events going on this month in Ward 5 at the Pioneer library. At the southwest Oklahoma City pioneer library. um We will be having a friends of the library book, sale browse from a large section of library books and fill a bag for $15.

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All proceeds benefit Friends of the southwest Oklahoma City library, and the dates are on the first week of March all day and the three days of the second week of March also all day they will also be having life skills for kids. On march 13th, 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ages 10 to 15, we'll learn the basics to safety and injury prevention. Registration is required.

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They are also holding teen comic book drawings from ages 12 to 18. On march 19th from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. so bring your kids to help help them focus on drawing and expressing themselves through their artistic skills, they're. Also having a 3d printed keychains event on March 31st for March 31st 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

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using the free online software. Tinkercad participants will learn how to design their own keychain and have it printed on the library's 3d printer. This class is designed for teens and adults. Basic computer skills are required and space is limited, so please make sure to reserve your spot, and this concludes the ward, 5 or.

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Morning, OKC, my name is Fidel friar and I'm. A senior at class in School of Advanced, Studies and I will be conducting your ward 6 report starting off with them. Married Botanical, Gardens celebrate dr. Seuss birthday, has wonderful books and the earth everyone's favorite character. Cat in the Hat will be on hand as they read stories and tell fun dr. Seuss backs kids can visit the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Gardens Lorax inspired educational booths to learn about the conservation.

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Take a strike, take a stretch, break with sweet yield studio as they take you through silly dr. Seuss, themed, they'll also have related crafts games and fun photo op area. This will be at the crystal bridge, south lobby and the garden classroom at the mirrored Botanical Gardens members are $5. Non-Members are six dollars and it's best for ages two to zone and also bring your toddler for storytime. Each Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. in the crystal bridge. South lobby folks, are nature, themed and selected based on the season.

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They'll begin with an interactive song and children would enjoy small craft after story joined him in the last Wednesday of the month for reading and crafts time with the Metropolitan library system.

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Moving on sisters of tell Park City tell parks, Game, Zone scissor to tell parks, Game Zone is free, fun and Technology. Free experience for individuals, families and groups to enjoy hours of operation. The game zone spring hours are Saturdays and Sundays from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. weather and staff permitting beginning on Saturday March 7th to borrow games. Please visit the cart located on the south east side of the love's travel, stop stage and Great Lawn close to the hill.

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Please restrict play to the Great Lawn to help make sure the staff can monitor proper use of the games such games. You could play include badminton badminton chess cornhole cross net frisbee hula hoops jump ropes, bike ball, volleyball enjoy Spring Break close to home at scissortail Park, free, daily activities from Monday March 16th through Saturday March 21st, daily activities, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Monday chalk, art at the Play billion Tuesday Rolling Thunder book bus and reading time out at the love's travel stop stage and Great Lawn.

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The first 100 participants to visit the Rolling Thunder book bus will receive one free book. This concludes my word search report.

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Casey, my name is mrs. beragon and I'm, your Cora per that under for Ward six, it's after. No, you prefer that presenting the Commission report, the Midtown redevelopment is having a Wednesday night trivia on March 4th starting at 8 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. the cost is totally free. So you should come down and grab a cold one and kick back and join us every night for trivia night. It will have awesome prizes to give to the winners.

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Downtown OKC is hosting a single night on March 4th to 6:00 p.m. to attend the Midway the mid week hump. The new was the new board game that everyone's talking about Zingo is the new, exciting musical spin on the traditional game of bingo. Instead of listening for a number you're gonna be listening to your favorite music enjoy half-price domestic draft and discounted appetizers. Please, plus we will give prizes for each winner that night and for the downtown review committee.

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Their next meeting will be on Thursday March 19th, and some of the cases that we reviewed on that meeting are some the clothing of some athletes on the land across Minnesota zotero Park. On the west side, this is not worthy because it showed that new development may happen around that area, and this concludes my Commission report.

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Now, moving toward 7:00.

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My name is feyza sheikh, I'm a senior from edmund santa fe high school, and I will be presenting the award seven report. We are one step closer to baseball season with oklahoma city dodgers, single game tickets for the 2020 season, along with tickets along with tickets, the Phillips sixty-six big twelve baseball championship are now on. Sale tickets are available at the box office and online at OKC, Dodgers comm, as of January 21st, the canal was being cleaned, so go environment, Thank You. That's the end of my report. Continuing.

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Morning, Oklahoma City, my name is Teresa Sorrells I attend Mount, Saint, Mary, High, School and I will be giving the March new commission port yesterday was World Wildlife day and the zoo would like its visitors and supporters to help save endangered species and their habitats by donating to the zoo's roundup for Conservation Fund. The link for that can be found at the zoo's web site or through their Facebook. The OKC zoo and Pepsi are partnering in a vending machine. Art contest. This is for Oklahoma students in grades K through 12.

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You can submit out through April 3rd, and the theme for your art is recycling. Details for that contest are available at OKC, zoo, org, slash, Epps contest.

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The zoo is also having their gorillas on the line cell phone challenge. This is going on now through April 30th. If you donate your own old mobile device, you get two free admission tickets to the zoo, and this raises money for gorilla conservation.

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The excavation for some of the materials required to make phones has destroyed some critical gorilla habitats. So by donating your phone, you reduce the amount of excavation needed for making cell phones and in visit, our zoo's gorillas drop off your cell phones, ipods, ipads, mp3 players or handheld gaming devices in the zoo's guest experience office in the entry Plaza, the age of the electronics does not matter. There were some birthdays.

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While we were gone at the zoo think the Fox turned eight dalbi, the lorikeets chick was born and is growing up strong Nikki, the greater one horned rhino is pregnant and due in November, and you can follow all of those animals lives on the zoo's. Special media also visit OKC zoo org to stay updated on new events. This concludes my March new Commission report.

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Thank you. We will not have a ward 8 report this month and we apologize that our February reports were canceled and due to weather, please tune in next month for our April reports, and that concludes our reports. Thank you.

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The Youth Council is a partnership between the city and leadership. Oklahoma City, the 18 Youth Council members, learn about the challenges of local government firsthand and the program provides them with an effective, meaningful channel to influence decisions affecting their homes, schools, friends and community, while serving the members learn about local government, its components, processes, goals and successes.