City Council Special Meeting

CITY OF NORMAN, OK CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Municipal Building, Executive Conference Room, 201 West Gray, Norman, OK 73069 Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM MINUTES The City Council Special Meeting of the City of Norman, Cleveland County, State of Oklahoma, met in Special Session in the Executive Conference Room in the Municipal Building, on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM, and notice of the agenda of the meeting was posted at the Norman Municipal Building at 201 West Gray and on the City website at least 48 hours prior to the beginning of the meeting. 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. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Holman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. PRESENT Mayor Stephen Holman Councilmember Ward 1 David Gandesbery Councilmember Ward 2 Matthew Peacock Councilmember Ward 3 Robert Bruce Councilmember Ward 4 Helen Grant Councilmember Ward 5 Brandon Nofire Councilmember Ward 6 Joshua Hinkle Councilmember Ward 7 Kimberly Blodgett Councilmember Ward 8 Scott Dixon CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Page |1 AGENDA ITEMS 1. CONSIDERATION OF ADJOURNING INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY OKLAHOMA STATUTES, UNDER TITLE 25, SECTION 307(B)(3) TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY LOCATED IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE OF NORMAN AT 1801 N. PORTER AVENUE BETWEEN THE SUTTON PLACE ADDITION AND SUTTON WILDERNESS IN NORMAN. Motion was made by Councilmember Ward 8 Dixon, Seconded by Councilmember Ward 2 Peacock. Voting Yea: Mayor Holman, Councilmember Ward 1 Gandesbery, Councilmember Ward 2 Peacock, Councilmember Ward 4 Grant, Councilmember Ward 5 Nofire, Councilmember Ward 6 Hinkle, Councilmember Ward 7 Blodgett, Councilmember Ward 8 Dixon Councilmember Ward 3 Bruce was not present when the vote took place. The City Council adjourned into Executive Session at 6:03 p.m. Mr. Darrel Pyle, City Manager; Ms. Shannon Stevenson, Assistant City Manager; Mr. Rick Knighton, City Attorney; Ms. AshLynn Wilkerson, Assistant City Attorney; Mr. Anthony Purinton, Assistant City Attorney, Mr. Jason Olsen, Director of Parks and recreation, were in attendance at the Executive Session. Motion made by Councilmember Ward 8 Dixon, Seconded by Councilmember Ward 6 Hinkle. Voting Yea: Mayor Holman, Councilmember Ward 1 Gandesbery, Councilmember Ward 2 Peacock, Councilmember Ward 3 Bruce, Councilmember Ward 4 Grant, Councilmember Ward 5 Nofire, Councilmember Ward 6 Hinkle, Councilmember Ward 7 Blodgett, Councilmember Ward 8 Dixon The Executive Session was adjourned out of and the Special Session was reconvened at 6:25 p.m. The acquisition of real property located immediately east of the Church of the Nazaren of Norman at 1801 N. Porter Avenue between the Sutton Place Addition and Sutton Wilderness in Norman was discussed. No action was taken and no votes were cast. ***** CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Page |2 ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:26 p.m. ATTEST: ______________________________ _________________________ City Clerk Mayor CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING - Tuesday, January 13, 2026 Page |3