September 29, 2021 City Council Meeting

The city council approved the special session minutes of May 18, 2021, and the minutes of September 14, 2021.

The mayor's proclamation designating September 28, 2021, as National Voter Registration Day was acknowledged.

The city council unanimously approved the consent docket, encompassing 20 routine administrative and financial items.

An ordinance was adopted on second and final reading to close a 17-foot utility easement at 601 12th Avenue Northeast to facilitate Walmart's expansion.

A permanent water line easement was accepted from Walmart Real Estate Business Trust to relocate a water line at 601 12th Avenue Northeast.

An ordinance was adopted on second and final reading to prohibit head-in parking in spaces reserved for reverse angle back-in parking, initiating a pilot project on James Garner Avenue.

An ordinance was adopted on second and final reading to amend city code and zoning ordinances, adding permitted and special uses for medical marijuana waste facilities and resolving inconsistencies with 2021 state law updates.

Fire apparatus purchase

Authorization to purchase a fire apparatus from Sutfin Corporation.

Final payment to ODOT for pavement markings

Final payment for a federal aid project agreement for pavement markings phase six.

Amendment to special claim 21 22-1 (Cleveland County Sheriff's Office)

Adding funds to a claim for expenses incurred at the Cleveland County Detention Center.

Amendment number one to contract 1920-109 (Line maintenance facility design)

Increasing contract amount for additional design services for the new line maintenance facility.

Change order number one to contract 2122-6 (Imhof Creek bridge project)

Decreasing contract amount by removing the Imhof Creek bridge project from the FYE 2022 bridge maintenance program.

Grant from Oklahoma Highway Safety Office

Acceptance of a grant for police department traffic safety initiatives and lidar purchases.

Campus Corner lighting system upgrades

Awarding bid and approving contract for upgrades to the Campus Corner lighting system.

Contract 2122-58 (36th Avenue NW Phase 3 widening design)

Approval of contract for the design of the 36th Avenue Northwest Phase 3 widening project.

Grant from Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security

Acceptance of a grant for the police department to purchase night vision devices.

Emergency Solutions Grant Corona Relief 2

Acceptance of a grant for the operation of the city of Norman emergency shelter.

Contract 2122-63 (Cleveland County Jail services)

Approval of contract with Cleveland County Sheriff's Department for incarceration of city prisoners.

Amendment number 2 to contract 1819-132 (Reeves Park improvements)

Increasing contract amount for construction of youth baseball, softball, and adult softball improvements at Reeves Park.

AMI Assessment Project Funding

Discussion of potential funding for the Advanced Meter Infrastructure project, including a rate increase and a $2 million Water Smart Grant application.

Report on the AMI assessment results

Presentation by E-Source on the business case and findings for implementing Advanced Meter Infrastructure in Norman's water utility.

Consideration of adjourning into an executive session

Motion to adjourn the public meeting to enter into an executive session.

Consideration of approval rejection amendment and/or postponement of the city council special session minutes of May 18, 2021 and the city council Norman Utilities Authority or Municipal Authority and Norman Tax Increment Finance Authority minutes of September 14, 2021

Approval of minutes from previous city council, Norman Utilities Authority, Municipal Authority, and Norman Tax Increment Finance Authority meetings.

Consideration of approval acceptance acknowledgement rejection amendment and/or postponement of proclamation 21 22-7 a proclamation of the mayor of city of Norman Oklahoma proclaiming Tuesday September 28, 2021 as National Voter Registration Day in the city of Norman

Acknowledgment of a mayoral proclamation designating September 28, 2021, as National Voter Registration Day.

Consent Docket

A group of routine agenda items approved or acknowledged by one motion.

Adoption ordinance 2122-17 upon first reading by title amending section 10-204 to exempt registered community resource refrigerators adding article 36 community resource refrigerators adding definitions permit requirements permanent application procedures safety requirements and posting requirements and providing for the severability thereof

Amending city code to exempt and regulate community resource refrigerators, including definitions, permit requirements, and safety standards.

Adoption of ordinance 21 22-20 upon first reading by title adopting and ratifying the assessment role for the University North Park Business Improvement District establishing the time in terms of payment of the assessments and other expenses fixing penalties to be charged for delinquent payment of the assessment or an installment thereof setting forth the tracks of parcels of land against which the assessments are being adopted ratified and levied directing the city clerk to prepare sign a test and record with the county clerk Cleveland County following passage of the payment deadline a claim of lien for any unpaid amount due and assessed against the tractor parcel of land providing for the severability thereof

Adopting and ratifying the assessment role for the University North Park Business Improvement District, establishing payment terms and penalties.

Submission acknowledgment of receipt of the finance director's investment report as of August 31, 2021 and directing the filing thereof

Acknowledging receipt of the Finance Director's investment report for August 2021.

Submission acknowledgement of the monthly departmental reports for the month of August 2021

Acknowledging receipt of monthly departmental reports for August 2021.

Consideration of approval of authorization to purchase a fire apparatus from Sutfin Corporation through Heartland Fire Trucks LLC in the amount of $580,222.17 utilizing the Houston Galveston Area contract

Authorizing the purchase of a fire apparatus.

Consideration of approval of declaration of surplus and/or obsolete equipment and materials and authorizing the sale or disposal thereof

Declaring certain equipment and materials as surplus or obsolete and authorizing their sale or disposal.

Consideration of approval of a final payment the amount of $7,517.57 to the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for contract 1718-57 a federal aid project agreement with ODOT for the installation of pavement markings phase six along various federal functionally classified roadways throughout the city

Approving a final payment to ODOT for a federal aid project for pavement markings.

Consideration of approval of amendment to special claim 21 22-1 submitted by the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office adding an additional $432.49 to the claim for a rise revised amount of $7,153.13 for expenses incurred at the Cleveland County Detention Center on July 3, 2021

Approving an amendment to a special claim from the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office for detention center expenses.

Consideration of approval of member number one to contract 1920-109 a Norman Utilities Authority contract with Barrett Al Williamson Architects Incorporated increasing the contract amount by $261,800 for a revised contract amount a $386,350 to provide additional design services for the new line maintenance facility

Approving an amendment to a contract for additional design services for the new line maintenance facility.

Consideration of approval amendment number one to contract 1920-119 extending the congestion mitigation and air quality CMAC grant from the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments until February 28, 2022

Approving an amendment to extend the CMAC grant.

Consideration of approval of change order number one to contract 2122-6 buy with Haskell Lemon Construction Company decreasing the contract amount by $219,320.95 for a revised contract amount of $151,049.5 cents to remove the Imhof Creek bridge project from the FYE 2022 bridge maintenance program

Approving a change order to decrease a contract amount by removing the Imhof Creek bridge project.

Consideration of acceptance of a grant in the amount of $101,626 from the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office to be used by the police department to conduct high visibility enforcement saturation patrols information education campaigns directed toward traffic safety participation in highway safety office mobilizations and to purchase lidar's approval of a contract and budget appropriation from the special grant fund balance as outlined in the staff report

Accepting a grant from the Oklahoma Highway Safety Office for police department traffic safety initiatives and equipment.

Consideration of awarding of bid and approval contract 2122-31 with Messer Electric any amount of $181,608 change order number one increasing the contract amount by $4,250 for a revised contract amount of $186,128 and the accompanying bonds for the upgrades to the campus corner lighting system adopting a resolution granting tax exempt status and budget appropriation as outlined in the staff report

Awarding a bid and approving a contract for upgrades to the Campus Corner lighting system.

Consideration of approval of an agreement with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad and the Oklahoma Department of Transportation for the construction and maintenance of a multi-modal sidewalk on the north side of Constitution Street from Jenkins Avenue to Classen Boulevard

Approving an agreement for the construction and maintenance of a multimodal sidewalk on Constitution Street.

Consideration of approval of contract 2122-58 with Olson Associates and the amount of $401,500 for the design of the 36th Avenue Northwest Phase 3 widening project from Indian Hills Road to Moore City Limits

Approving a contract for the design of the 36th Avenue Northwest Phase 3 widening project.

Consideration of acceptance of an Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security State Homeland Security Program grant and the amount of $30,090 to be used by the police department to purchase night vision devices approval of contract and budget appropriation from the special grant fund balances outlined in the staff report

Accepting a grant from the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security for the police department to purchase night vision devices.

Consideration of acceptance of an Emergency Solutions Grant Corona Relief 2 award from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in the amount of $400,000 for the operation of the city of Norman emergency shelter approval of a contract and budget appropriations as outlined in the staff report

Accepting an Emergency Solutions Grant for the operation of the city's emergency shelter.

Consideration of approval of contract 2122-63 with Cleveland County Sheriff's Department and the Board of County Commissioners of Cleveland County to provide for the incarceration of city prisoners in the Cleveland County Jail facility at a cost of $71.80 cents per day per prisoner

Approving a contract with the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department for the incarceration of city prisoners.

Consideration of approval amendment number 2 to contract 1819-132 a normal municipal authority contract with Flint Code Construction Company increasing the contract amount by $7,452 for a revised contract amount of $8,296,438 to provide construction for the youth baseball softball and adult softball improvements at Reeves Park

Approving an amendment to a contract for youth baseball, softball, and adult softball improvements at Reeves Park.

Consideration of adoption resolution 2122-3 acknowledging receipt of the 2022 assessment role and assessment plat the University North Park Business Improvement District instructing the city clerk to give notice of a hearing on the proposed assessment role and containing other positions related there too

Adopting a resolution acknowledging the 2022 assessment role and plat for the University North Park Business Improvement District.

Consideration of adoption rejection amendment and or postponement of ordinance 22-1 upon second and final reading closing a portion of 17-foot utility easement located within lot 1 block 1 tstb edition section 1 to the city of Norman Cleveland County Oklahoma and providing for the 601 12th Avenue Northeast

Adoption of an ordinance to close a 17-foot utility easement at 601 12th Avenue Northeast to facilitate commercial expansion.

Consideration of acceptance rejection amendment and or postponement of easement 21 22-16 a permanent water line easement donated by Walmart Real Estate Business Trust in order to relocate a water line at 601 12th Avenue Northeast

Acceptance of a permanent water line easement from Walmart Real Estate Business Trust for water line relocation.

Consideration of adoption rejection amendment and or postponement of ordinance 21 22-19 upon second and final reading the city of Norman Oklahoma article 8 section 20-805 of the code of the city of Norman Oklahoma to prohibit head-in parking in spaces reserved for reverse angle back-end parking and providing for severability thereof

Adoption of an ordinance amending city code to prohibit head-in parking in reverse angle back-in parking spaces, initiating a pilot project.

Consideration of acceptance rejection amendment or postponement of 21 22-16 upon second and final reading amending section 13-108 and article 1 of chapter 13 licenses and occupations amending article 34 section 13-3401 and chapter 13 licenses and occupations amending section 424.1 c2 general commercial district and section 426.1 i1 light industrial district both in article 11 of chapter 22 zoning ordinance and amending section 450 definitions in article 14 of chapter 22 zoning ordinance in order to add permitted and special uses for medical marijuana waste facilities and to implement changes and resolve inconsistencies resulting from 2021 state law updates regarding medical marijuana and providing for the severability thereof

Adoption of an ordinance amending city code and zoning ordinances to add permitted and special uses for medical marijuana waste facilities and to implement changes from 2021 state law updates.

Miscellaneous comment

Opportunity for public comments on various topics.