City Council Regular Meeting

CITY OF NORMAN, OK CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Municipal Building, Council Chambers, 201 West Gray, Norman, OK 73069 Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM AGENDA Amended It is the policy of the City of Norman that no person or groups of persons shall on the grounds of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, place of birth, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status, marital status, including marriage to a person of the same sex, disability, relation, or genetic information, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination in employment activities or in all programs, services, or activities administered by the City, its recipients, sub-recipients, and contractors. In the event of any comments, complaints, modifications, accommodations, alternative formats, and auxiliary aids and services regarding accessibility or inclusion, please call 405-366-5424, Relay Service: 711. To better serve you, five (5) business days' advance notice is preferred. CITY COUNCIL, NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY, NORMAN MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, AND NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY You are required to sign up in advance of the meeting on the City’s webpage, by calling the City Clerk's Office (405-366-5406), or at the Council Chambers prior to the start of the meeting with your name, ward, and item you wish to speak to including whether you are a proponent or opponent. When the time comes for public comments, the Clerk will call your name and you can make your way to the podium. Comments may be limited on items of higher interest, if so, the Mayor will announce that at the beginning of the meeting. Participants may speak one time only up to 3 minutes per person per item. There will be no yielding of time to another person. Sign up does not guarantee you will get to speak if the allotted time for that item has already been exhausted. If there is time remaining after those registered to speak have spoken, persons not previously signed up may have the opportunity to speak. Comments received must be limited to the motion on the floor only. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PROCLAMATIONS 1. CONSIDERATION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF PROCLAMATION P-2425-11: A PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, PROCLAIMING SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2024, AS NATIONAL WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA DAY, IN THE CITY OF NORMAN. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Page |1  2. CONSIDERATION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF PROCLAMATION P-2425-13: A PROCLAMATION OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, PROCLAIMING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2024, AS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY IN THE CITY OF NORMAN. COUNCIL ANNOUNCEMENTS CONSENT DOCKET This item is placed on the agenda so that the City Council, by unanimous consent, can designate those routine agenda items that they wish to be approved or acknowledged by one motion. If any item proposed does not meet with approval of all Councilmembers, that item will be heard in regular order. Staff recommends that Item 3 through Item 20 be placed on the consent docket. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 3. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE MINUTES AS FOLLOWS: CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF NOVEMBER 5, 2024 AND NOVEMBER 12, 2024. CITY COUNCIL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OF MARCH 4, 2021. CITY COUNCIL OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES OF AUGUST 11, 2022, OCTOBER 13, 2022, JANUARY 12, 2023, MARCH 9, 2023 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2024. First Reading Ordinance 4. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF ORDINANCE O-2425-9 UPON FIRST READING BY TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 36-201 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN SO AS TO REMOVE THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE/4) OF SECTION SIXTEEN (16), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, AND PLACE SAME IN THE PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST CEDAR LANE ROAD AND EAST OF CLASSEN BLVD) Reports/Communications 5. CONSIDERATION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RECEIPT OF THE FINANCE DIRECTOR'S INVESTMENT REPORT AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2024, AND DIRECTING THE FILING THEREOF. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Page |2  6. CONSIDERATION OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE MONTHLY DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 2024. Request for Payment 7. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF SPECIAL CLAIM SC-2425-2: SUBMITTED BY DAVID AND KIMBERLY GRISSAM IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $12,843.13 FOR DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1, 2024 AT THE NORMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT. 8. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF SPECIAL CLAIM SC-2425-3: SUBMITTED BY FAITH RICHARDS IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $18,010.47 FOR DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 1, 2024 AT THE NORMAN POLICE DEPARTMENT PARKING LOT. 9. CONSIDERATION OF AUTHORIZATION, APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF THE PURCHASE OF BUILDINGS AND CONTENTS INSURANCE FOR THE CITY OF NORMAN FROM AFFILIATED FM INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE AMOUNT OF $741,450 FOR THE PERIOD OF DECEMBER 1, 2024, TO DECEMBER 1, 2025, AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT. Contracts 10. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF CHANGE ORDER ONE TO CONTRACT K-2324-80: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN UTILITIES AUTHORITY AND INDUSTRIAL HYDRO SERVICES FOR THE REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF BIOSOLIDS FROM DIGESTER, IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,760.29, FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE PROJECT, AND FINAL PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF $18,760.62. 11. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF AMENDMENT ONE TO CONTRACT K-2324-153: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND H.W. LOCHNER INC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $136,162.30 FOR A REVISED CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $359,212.30 FOR THE DESIGN OF THE FRANKLIN ROAD BRIDGE OVER LITTLE RIVER BOND PROJECT AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Page |3  12. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF AWARDING OF BID 2425-20 AND CONTRACT K-2425-64: BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND G&S SERVICES, L.L.C., IN THE AMOUNT OF $186,480, MAINTENANCE BOND MB-2425- 24, PERFORMANCE BOND B-2425-33, AND STATUTORY BOND B-2425-34, FOR THE MUNICIPAL COMPLEX SIGNAGE PROJECT; APPROVAL OF CHANGE ORDER NO. 1 TO CONTRACT K-2425-64 IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,414; AND ADOPTION OF PROJECT AGENT RESOLUTION R-2425-58, GRANTING TAX EXEMPT STATUS FOR THE PROJECT. 13. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,000 FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS TO BE USED BY THE ANIMAL WELFARE DIVISION, AS REIMBURSEMENT FOR A WAIVED/REDUCED FEE ADOPTION EVENT AND THE ASSOCIATED COSTS; APPROVAL OF CONTRACT K-2425-72; AND BUDGET APPROPRIATION AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT. Resolutions 14. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2425-65: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AUTHORIZING JOINT PETITION SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM FILED BY JORDAN WEST UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION STATUTES OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE CASE OF JORDAN WEST V. THE CITY OF NORMAN, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CASE 2024-03327 T; DIRECTING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO THEN FILE SUCH SETTLEMENT AND ALL ATTENDANT COSTS IN THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASE SUCH WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION JUDGMENT FROM THE RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE FUND. 15. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2425-66: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AUTHORIZING JOINT PETITION SETTLEMENT OF THE CLAIM FILED BY NICHOLAS TERHUNE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION STATUTES OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE CASE OF NICHOLAS TERHUNE V. THE CITY OF NORMAN, WORKERS’ COMPENSATION COMMISSION CASE 2024-03394 E; DIRECTING THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT TO THEN FILE SUCH SETTLEMENT AND ALL ATTENDANT COSTS IN THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA; AND AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO SUBSEQUENTLY PURCHASE SUCH WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION JUDGMENT FROM THE RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE FUND. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Page |4  16. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2425-72: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROPRIATING $53,366.22 FROM THE REFUNDS REIMBURSEMENTS MISCELLANEOUS RISK MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT RECEIVED FROM INSURANCE COMPANIES AND/OR THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES TO REPAIR AND REPLACE DAMAGED TRAFFIC SIGNAL EQUIPMENT OR TRAFFIC SIGNS DAMAGED IN TRAFFIC COLLISIONS. 17. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2425-68: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROPRIATING $50,000 FROM THE ROOM TAX FUND BALANCE TO THE MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES, FOR NORMAN ARTS COUNCIL. 18. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2425-70: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF CLOSEOUT DOCUMENTS FOR CONTRACT K-2122-57 WITH THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 19. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2324-76: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING THE NORMAN 2025 LAND USE AND TRANSPORTATION PLAN SO AS TO REMOVE PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW/4) OF SECTION EIGHT (8), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN (I.M.), CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATION AND PLACE THE SAME IN THE MIXED USE DESIGNATION AND CHANGE APPROXIMATELY 11.5 ACRES FROM FUTURE URBAN SERVICE AREA TO CURRENT URBAN SERVICE AREA. (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HIGHWAY 9 AND JENKINS AVENUE). POSTPONED AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT UNTIL DECEMBER 10, 2024. 20. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF ORDINANCE O-2324-28 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 36-201 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN SO AS TO REMOVE PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER (SW/4) OF SECTION EIGHT (8), TOWNSHIP EIGHT (8) NORTH, RANGE TWO (2) WEST OF THE INDIAN MERIDIAN, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE I-1, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, AND PLACE SAME IN THE PUD, PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (SOUTHEAST CORNER OF HIGHWAY 9 AND JENKINS AVENUE). POSTPONED AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT UNTIL DECEMBER 10, 2024. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Page |5 NON-CONSENT ITEMS Second Reading Ordinance 21. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF ORDINANCE O-2425-6 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING CHAPTER 36 (“ZONING”), SECTIONS 36-101 (“DEFINITIONS”), 36-513 (“RE, RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DWELLING DISTRICT”), 36- 518 (“RM-4, MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT”) AND 36-564 (“HOME OCCUPATIONS”) IN ORDER TO ALLOW HOME OCCUPATIONS TO BE CARRIED ON IN RE, RESIDENTIAL ESTATE DWELLING DISTRICT, AND RM-4, MOBILE HOME PARK DISTRICT, AND TO REDEFINE, TO MAKE LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT THE ZONING ORDINANCE CONSISTENT, AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL ACTIVITES AS HOME OCCUPATIONS WITH STATED RESTRICTIONS, AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. 22. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT, AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF ORDINANCE O-2425-8 UPON SECOND AND FINAL READING: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING SECTION 36-201 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF NORMAN SO AS TO REMOVE ALL OF BLOCK ONE (1) OF THE SECOND STATE UNIVERSITY ADDITION, TO NORMAN, CLEVELAND COUNTY, OKLAHOMA, FROM THE RM-6, MEDIUM-DENSITY APARTMENT DISTRICT, AND PLACE SAME IN THE SPUD, SIMPLE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. (310 E BOYD STREET) 23. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTION, REJECTION, AMENDMENT AND/OR POSTPONMENT OF RESOLUTION R-2425-53: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN DIRECTING STAFF TO TERMINATE CONTRACT K- 2223-56, A SERVICE AND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH FOOD AND SHELTER, INC. FOR OPERATION OF AN EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT SHELTER, PURSUANT TO ITS TERMS. 24. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL, ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION, AMENDMENT AND/OR POSTPONEMENT OF CONTRACT K-2425-58: A SERVICE AND LEASE AGREEMENT WITH CITY CARE, INC., FOR THE OPERATION OF AN EMERGENCY OVERNIGHT SHELTER; AND FUND APPROPRIATIONS AS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT. MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS This is an opportunity for citizens to address City Council. Due to Open Meeting Act regulations, Council is not able to participate in discussion during miscellaneous comments. Remarks should be directed to the Council as a whole and limited to three minutes or less. ADJOURNMENT CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING - Tuesday, November 26, 2024 Page |6