WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.520 --> 00:00:03.399 Until late Friday evening trying to clear the roads. 2 00:00:03.759 --> 00:00:07.480 So they used over three hundred tons of salt and 3 00:00:07.519 --> 00:00:12.320 sand mixture just trying to clear the streets. They initially 4 00:00:12.359 --> 00:00:15.640 they concentrated on plowing and sanding the arterial streets and 5 00:00:15.640 --> 00:00:20.120 then they transitioned into the residential streets. And we had 6 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:23.079 crews working Tuesday night on removing the snow from the 7 00:00:23.120 --> 00:00:24.399 downtown Business. 8 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:25.280 District area as well. 9 00:00:25.679 --> 00:00:28.800 They even they worked until Friday evening removing the snow 10 00:00:28.839 --> 00:00:31.079 from the business district because as I was leaving, I 11 00:00:31.160 --> 00:00:33.920 seen them loading up snow and hauling it off, and 12 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:36.640 so they worked really hard. We even had a water 13 00:00:37.280 --> 00:00:39.920 utilities crew that came and helped the Public Works group 14 00:00:40.880 --> 00:00:43.840 with that effort. So I do have to also give 15 00:00:43.880 --> 00:00:47.920 a special shout out to our solid waste crew because 16 00:00:47.960 --> 00:00:51.799 they were able to service all of their routes and areas. 17 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:53.079 All of the customers got service. 18 00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:55.799 Those are some people with cold hands, man. Yes, yeah, 19 00:00:55.799 --> 00:00:57.280 I gotta tell you it was. 20 00:00:57.359 --> 00:01:00.640 It was freezing and they were out there and good work. 21 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:02.840 They get home to their wives going hey honey, feel this. 22 00:01:03.159 --> 00:01:05.480 Yeah, yeah, boy. 23 00:01:05.560 --> 00:01:08.159 So I also want to get a special shout out 24 00:01:08.159 --> 00:01:10.400 to the rest of the city employees that work rain 25 00:01:10.519 --> 00:01:14.799 or shine, like police and fire and dispatch, they still. 26 00:01:14.599 --> 00:01:15.560 Have to answer the call. 27 00:01:15.640 --> 00:01:18.959 And I've got Chief Ickleberry here with me today, and 28 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:21.719 so this isn't really the topic that he is here 29 00:01:21.719 --> 00:01:23.200 to talk about, but I thought we would take an 30 00:01:23.239 --> 00:01:26.000 opportunity to talk about Operation Slick Streets. 31 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:28.159 Okay, we had to implement that last week. 32 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:32.439 So Chief, what is Operation slick Streets and what does 33 00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:33.799 it mean to the general public. 34 00:01:34.040 --> 00:01:37.480 Well, the general public, it means that police officer probably 35 00:01:37.480 --> 00:01:39.760 will not be coming out to take a report unless 36 00:01:39.799 --> 00:01:43.760 it's an injury accident. We typically go into Operation Slick 37 00:01:43.799 --> 00:01:47.319 Streets when fifty percent of our patrol units are tied 38 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:51.359 up on accidents. I must say, with that being said, 39 00:01:51.439 --> 00:01:55.439 last week, believe it or not, on days like today, 40 00:01:55.480 --> 00:01:59.040 we have crashes. Last week we had two accidents the 41 00:01:59.079 --> 00:01:59.640 whole time. 42 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:01.159 That's amazing. 43 00:02:01.359 --> 00:02:04.680 That's amazing, and so we're very thankful for our citizens 44 00:02:04.680 --> 00:02:08.680 for really paying attention to stay home and staying off 45 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:11.039 the streets and really taking it serious. They did a 46 00:02:11.039 --> 00:02:13.960 great job and we applauded in for that. And to 47 00:02:14.000 --> 00:02:16.919 have two minor accidents is americle in itself. 48 00:02:17.479 --> 00:02:20.879 Maybe we're getting used to this. I hope we're not 49 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:23.120 getting very used to it, but maybe we are. 50 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:29.680 Okay, Well, great, So you know, we have set up 51 00:02:29.719 --> 00:02:34.080 some special council meetings or council meeting workshops if you will, 52 00:02:34.879 --> 00:02:37.759 on some of the hot topics that the community has 53 00:02:37.879 --> 00:02:41.599 identified as hot topics. Anyways, and so we had one 54 00:02:41.719 --> 00:02:44.080 last month and then so this month we are having 55 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:46.919 one tonight at five point thirty and we are having 56 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:51.120 the meeting on flock camera utilization. We'll also cover council 57 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:54.400 meeting rules during that meeting. These are held in the 58 00:02:54.439 --> 00:02:57.319 first floor conference room because there's no action to be taken. 59 00:02:57.360 --> 00:03:00.039 This is just a discussion. It's meant to be in 60 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:02.879 formal so that the council members can sit down and 61 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:08.599 discuss these hot topics. And so tonight's is flock cameras. So, Chief, 62 00:03:08.639 --> 00:03:11.039 I've got you here to talk about flock safety. What 63 00:03:11.199 --> 00:03:13.120 is flock safety and what can you tell. 64 00:03:13.000 --> 00:03:13.479 Us about it? 65 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:16.439 Well, I'll tell you flock safety is for us in 66 00:03:16.560 --> 00:03:19.800 law enforcement, it's a new tool that we're able to utilize, 67 00:03:21.439 --> 00:03:22.960 not in the way a lot of people think we 68 00:03:23.080 --> 00:03:26.520 utilize it, but the way its utilizes. We have over 69 00:03:26.560 --> 00:03:29.360 five hundred miles of roadway and borders of Oklahoma, and 70 00:03:29.479 --> 00:03:31.879 of those five hundred miles the roadway, we have ten 71 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:37.080 cameras positioned throughout the exterior part of the city trying 72 00:03:37.080 --> 00:03:40.960 to catch traffic coming into our city, just taking pictures 73 00:03:40.960 --> 00:03:45.240 of vehicle tags and running them through a database for 74 00:03:45.400 --> 00:03:51.400 wanted vehicles. Basically those tags get hit on an alert 75 00:03:51.879 --> 00:03:59.439 system from men CIC National Information Systems of DC. Those 76 00:03:59.479 --> 00:04:04.360 basically if they get hit for some major crimes such 77 00:04:04.360 --> 00:04:09.280 as a homicide, kidnap child, then it alerts and we 78 00:04:09.360 --> 00:04:11.800 send an offstar to that area try to find that vehicle. 79 00:04:12.280 --> 00:04:14.240 We actually have to search for the vehicle. It's not 80 00:04:14.280 --> 00:04:16.519 like they stop at the camera and we can drive 81 00:04:16.600 --> 00:04:18.879 to the camera and find the suspect. We have to 82 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:22.120 actually look for the suspect. There's a lot of bad 83 00:04:22.399 --> 00:04:26.079 information out there. I expect us to have several people 84 00:04:26.120 --> 00:04:29.920 at the forum tonight or at the workshop tonight that 85 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:34.480 will that are worried about Big Brother watching you. This 86 00:04:34.560 --> 00:04:37.279 is not a monitoring system, This is not a tracking system. 87 00:04:37.560 --> 00:04:40.120 This is a system to take pictures of vehicle tags 88 00:04:40.519 --> 00:04:45.800 and plain view and to help try to further our investigations. 89 00:04:45.800 --> 00:04:50.920 Similar to fingerprints and DNA This is another tool. The 90 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:54.279 standalone idea that the camera is going to catch a crime, 91 00:04:54.800 --> 00:04:58.519 it's not accurate. We cannot search people, we cannot search objects. 92 00:04:58.560 --> 00:04:59.560 We can search vehicles. 93 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:04.720 So we searched vehicle by tags, vehicle by the color 94 00:05:04.720 --> 00:05:08.480 of description, and that's it. And once we do that, 95 00:05:08.680 --> 00:05:11.000 if it comes back on a hit, then then we go. 96 00:05:11.040 --> 00:05:15.120 We tried to find that vehicle and these cameras since 97 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:17.480 we've had them in September, we got them in September. 98 00:05:17.519 --> 00:05:21.199 Since we've had them, we've had several good catches with them. 99 00:05:21.480 --> 00:05:24.920 And it's a network system that covers five thousand cities 100 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:29.000 in the United States, and we can partner up with 101 00:05:29.360 --> 00:05:32.920 the cities in our area to have things entered into 102 00:05:33.279 --> 00:05:37.439 the computer system so that we can try to locate things. 103 00:05:37.519 --> 00:05:43.240 And we had two homicide suspects. One of them was 104 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:46.439 located in which Tall, Kansas. Their vehicle passed the camera there. 105 00:05:46.600 --> 00:05:48.839 With the further investigation, we found out where he went 106 00:05:49.519 --> 00:05:52.560 in which daw Kansas, which Tall Police Department went to 107 00:05:52.600 --> 00:05:57.000 the suspects location, founding where its vehicle was parked, founding 108 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:00.879 and arrested. The same thing happened in off of Field, Kansas. 109 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:06.120 Another homicide suspect found to have entered their city. Coff 110 00:06:06.120 --> 00:06:08.560 Field ped went and looking for him and found him 111 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:12.079 in their city. We had a young man that was 112 00:06:12.199 --> 00:06:14.199 kidnapped out of the backseat of his mother's car. 113 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:15.399 That was. 114 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:20.240 The suspect. Vehicle was entered into the NCIC and he 115 00:06:20.319 --> 00:06:26.079 was located by Claire Moore because of flocked cameras, unhurt, unharmed, 116 00:06:26.800 --> 00:06:29.879 and returned to his mother. The suspect was taken to jail. 117 00:06:30.439 --> 00:06:34.360 We had a Hispanic mail that was trying to make 118 00:06:34.399 --> 00:06:37.199 it back to Mexico with his stepdaughter. He had kidnapped 119 00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:42.240 and uh Lo and behold that child was pregnant with 120 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:47.879 his child, and we recovered them in Larido, Texas a 121 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:50.000 stone store from the border. They were trying to get 122 00:06:50.360 --> 00:06:54.639 the man was trying to get bus tickets into Mexico 123 00:06:54.959 --> 00:06:58.079 take that child into Mexico. Border Patrol in the Larado 124 00:06:58.120 --> 00:07:02.160 Police Department assistants assistant this on that and we're able 125 00:07:02.199 --> 00:07:04.759 to recover him. And he was recently in the news 126 00:07:05.399 --> 00:07:08.279 Tulsa Federal Cord being charged with those crimes. 127 00:07:09.079 --> 00:07:10.879 So great, great recovery. 128 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:13.079 People don't like us to talk about those stories because 129 00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:17.879 they're the ones that say, Okay, we need those cameras, 130 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:20.560 but we do need those cameras for that reason, and 131 00:07:20.560 --> 00:07:25.120 that's what they're used for period, it's criminal activity. 132 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:27.800 So you guys covered this. 133 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:32.079 Was it January sixteenth when you had your forum for 134 00:07:32.199 --> 00:07:32.920 flock Safety? 135 00:07:33.199 --> 00:07:37.839 Yes, and so walks to who did you have president 136 00:07:37.920 --> 00:07:38.519 to speak at that? 137 00:07:38.600 --> 00:07:42.000 I know that you had the d DA Will Drake 138 00:07:42.160 --> 00:07:44.439 was there to speak on the legalities of it. 139 00:07:45.839 --> 00:07:50.959 We had Fluck Safety actually there, Yes. 140 00:07:50.720 --> 00:07:53.240 Man, we had Flocked Safety there in prison. Our command 141 00:07:53.319 --> 00:07:56.160 staff was present and Captain Elkins, who has been heading 142 00:07:56.240 --> 00:07:59.759 up this project. And we also had Jason Wye from 143 00:07:59.800 --> 00:08:04.240 Palm Tulsa Homicide present. Most people know him from the 144 00:08:04.240 --> 00:08:08.199 first forty eight he's been investigating several homicides in Tulsa 145 00:08:08.839 --> 00:08:12.600 and he presented some cases that actually involved the Bortlesville, 146 00:08:12.600 --> 00:08:16.439 Oklahoma where they were able to make a case on 147 00:08:16.639 --> 00:08:20.399 some homicide suspects in Tulsa that came fled to Bortlesville. 148 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:24.920 So again, getting those bad apples out of our community 149 00:08:24.959 --> 00:08:27.519 is what we're trying to do and to reduce the 150 00:08:27.600 --> 00:08:31.480 crime in our city. And at that form, it was 151 00:08:31.560 --> 00:08:36.720 to inform people of what flock actually does and left 152 00:08:36.720 --> 00:08:39.000 the hypotheticals out of it, basically. 153 00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:43.840 Just sticking to the facts and explaining how they benefit 154 00:08:43.919 --> 00:08:47.000 the community. So that was a good form, I thought, 155 00:08:47.080 --> 00:08:49.440 where you got a lot of information out of it. 156 00:08:49.519 --> 00:08:53.039 Yes, there was another form put on by I think 157 00:08:53.080 --> 00:08:57.759 the local GEPPA. The forum on held the Wesleyan Church 158 00:08:57.960 --> 00:09:07.840 and I had a Saber representity stay representative speak about FLOCK. 159 00:09:08.159 --> 00:09:12.000 He's against FLOCK. Oddly enough, he didn't use any information 160 00:09:12.039 --> 00:09:16.240 from our system. He didn't use any argument about our system. 161 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:18.399 So WIX left us say, and we're doing pretty good 162 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:22.879 since we're part of his argument. So we feel like 163 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:26.799 he actually confirmed what we're trying to do here. He 164 00:09:26.840 --> 00:09:29.159 maybe didn't think he did, but he does. He did 165 00:09:29.240 --> 00:09:32.039 because he didn't talk against anything that we've done so far, 166 00:09:33.320 --> 00:09:36.519 and we took that as an acknowledgment of good job, 167 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:40.600 and we'll continue to look at that way. 168 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:45.480 So again, the council will have a workshop this evening 169 00:09:45.480 --> 00:09:49.159 at five point thirty in the first floor conference room. 170 00:09:49.480 --> 00:09:54.200 There is a capacity there, you know, an occupancy level 171 00:09:54.240 --> 00:09:56.639 that we can't exceed. So if we reach that then 172 00:09:56.639 --> 00:10:01.480 we have an overflow room, which is council chambers. People 173 00:10:01.480 --> 00:10:04.080 are welcome to attend. There will be no action taken, 174 00:10:04.159 --> 00:10:06.519 it's just a discussion. So if you want to hear 175 00:10:06.559 --> 00:10:09.559 more about flock safety this evening, it's a good time 176 00:10:09.600 --> 00:10:11.159 to get some more information on it. 177 00:10:11.559 --> 00:10:12.840 That We've got some other. 178 00:10:14.159 --> 00:10:18.000 Hot topic items coming up, and so March we'll be 179 00:10:18.039 --> 00:10:22.399 discussing the strategic Plan. That's March twenty fourth, April twenty 180 00:10:22.440 --> 00:10:26.519 eighth will be discussing the annual budget, and then May 181 00:10:26.600 --> 00:10:31.039 nineteenth we'll be discussing the Comprehensive Plan and capital elections. 182 00:10:31.080 --> 00:10:35.679 So more to come on those hot topic items. So 183 00:10:36.240 --> 00:10:39.559 next up, I've got Larry Curtis. He's our Community Development 184 00:10:39.679 --> 00:10:45.080 director and we just recently took RFQs for price filled 185 00:10:45.159 --> 00:10:49.039 and so I invited him here to discuss the process 186 00:10:49.080 --> 00:10:52.320 for the proposals, what we received, what we were looking for, 187 00:10:52.559 --> 00:10:54.679 and who we selected and why. 188 00:10:55.039 --> 00:10:59.120 So good morning, good morning, everybody, So excited to say 189 00:10:59.120 --> 00:11:02.120 that we have selected a council to action last Friday 190 00:11:02.159 --> 00:11:05.279 and has selected a group to move forward with management 191 00:11:05.399 --> 00:11:09.480 of our wonderful price fields. The process for RFQs, and 192 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:11.159 for those who don't know what an RFQ is as 193 00:11:11.240 --> 00:11:14.799 request for qualifications is a process that is put in 194 00:11:14.799 --> 00:11:19.720 place to allow for individuals, agencies, corporations, things along those 195 00:11:19.759 --> 00:11:25.840 lines to submit proposals of their qualifications to run in 196 00:11:26.399 --> 00:11:29.200 this case price Fields or if this was an engineering 197 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:32.120 firm or an architecture firm, they submit their qualifications to 198 00:11:32.159 --> 00:11:35.000 say how they are best suited in order to run 199 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:39.000 that organization or that project. As such, we received five 200 00:11:39.039 --> 00:11:43.360 submittals for this over a month period, and for those 201 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:46.000 were local, one of those was from out of state, 202 00:11:46.440 --> 00:11:50.519 and really good proposals that were submitted by all and 203 00:11:50.559 --> 00:11:53.879 we're very much grateful for all them for submitting. And 204 00:11:54.000 --> 00:11:56.679 so through that process there were a number of items 205 00:11:56.720 --> 00:12:00.639 that were listed within the RFQ that we had inquired 206 00:12:00.679 --> 00:12:03.320 about and asked them that they submit upon. And so 207 00:12:03.679 --> 00:12:05.559 as a part of that, there is there was an 208 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:08.000 ad hoc committee that was created that had two council 209 00:12:08.039 --> 00:12:11.000 members on it. It had the mayor and then it 210 00:12:11.080 --> 00:12:14.080 had a counselor k Patrick on that as well, and 211 00:12:14.120 --> 00:12:16.879 then individuals from staff were also part of that of 212 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:20.039 course city manager as well. And so out of that 213 00:12:20.200 --> 00:12:24.440 a scoring system was created, a matrix that was created 214 00:12:25.399 --> 00:12:29.600 by the Community Development Office and submitted out. Whenever we 215 00:12:29.639 --> 00:12:31.639 got all five of those middles in, we smitted that 216 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:33.879 out to all members of the ad hoc Committee for 217 00:12:33.919 --> 00:12:37.039 them to review along with the scoreesheet for them to 218 00:12:37.960 --> 00:12:41.320 review and score and to provide any comments on that. 219 00:12:41.600 --> 00:12:44.320 And so they smitted that back in and then the 220 00:12:44.399 --> 00:12:48.879 matrix was formed to calculate that and ranked them accordingly. 221 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:52.000 And then the ad hoc Committee came together and reviewed 222 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:55.840 those scores and those comments and theyde much discussion and 223 00:12:55.879 --> 00:12:58.639 deliberation on that, and so I think it was through 224 00:12:58.639 --> 00:13:01.320 the scoring process was able to whittle that down to 225 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:06.559 two proposals that are qualifications that were submitted and out 226 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:09.279 of that the committee debated back and forth, had really 227 00:13:09.279 --> 00:13:13.080 great discussion on that, and out of that Arrowhead was selected, 228 00:13:13.120 --> 00:13:15.480 which is a local group that is made up of 229 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:20.200 some notable citizens that have come together within Bartlesviild but 230 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:25.279 also have experience in sports and you know, football, softball, baseball, 231 00:13:25.360 --> 00:13:28.120 all those areas and have experience and running those types 232 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:32.120 of organizations that will have great experience in leading our 233 00:13:32.159 --> 00:13:35.639 youth baseball program at price Field. 234 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:36.759 And so. 235 00:13:38.879 --> 00:13:42.519 The recommendation from the committee was provided to City Council 236 00:13:42.799 --> 00:13:46.840 and City Council had their meeting last Friday to ensure 237 00:13:46.879 --> 00:13:49.679 that you know, baseball season's coming up really really quickly, 238 00:13:49.679 --> 00:13:51.879 and so we wanted to make sure that we had 239 00:13:51.919 --> 00:13:56.919 an organization in place that could provide everything set up 240 00:13:57.039 --> 00:14:00.240 in time for the season, and we were able to 241 00:14:00.720 --> 00:14:02.840 set forth and be able to move forward with that group. 242 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:06.080 And so counsel had a very good discussion about that. 243 00:14:07.279 --> 00:14:09.919 Lots of information was provided by the city manager in 244 00:14:09.960 --> 00:14:13.039 regards to the contract and the agreement, and then there 245 00:14:13.080 --> 00:14:15.840 was a good discussion amongst the council members on ensuring 246 00:14:15.919 --> 00:14:19.879 that the process that went through was good and justified 247 00:14:19.879 --> 00:14:22.720 and that the organization that was selected was a good one. 248 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:26.799 And so I know that leadership from Arahead was there 249 00:14:26.840 --> 00:14:30.240 to answer any questions that council had and went through 250 00:14:30.279 --> 00:14:33.639 that process. And so I know that they took action 251 00:14:34.600 --> 00:14:37.639 on Friday and approved that and with that agreement, they 252 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:40.919 immediately Era immediately took action that afternoon and start getting 253 00:14:40.960 --> 00:14:43.679 everything ready. I know they're getting their website set up 254 00:14:43.720 --> 00:14:47.399 and working with other individuals to ensure that there's a 255 00:14:47.440 --> 00:14:50.799 smooth and easy transition over to the new system. From 256 00:14:50.879 --> 00:14:53.519 a staff standpoint, we couldn't be more excited, just because 257 00:14:54.360 --> 00:14:55.840 we know that we're going to have a good season 258 00:14:55.879 --> 00:15:00.519 moving forward. Our maintenance team is going to the park's 259 00:15:00.840 --> 00:15:02.679 division is going to be doing a great job of 260 00:15:02.919 --> 00:15:05.519 assisting them through that process. It is a three year 261 00:15:05.559 --> 00:15:08.919 long agreement, and of course there's a review process every 262 00:15:08.960 --> 00:15:12.320 single year. There are you know, details that are listed 263 00:15:12.320 --> 00:15:15.480 within the contract to ensure that protections are in place 264 00:15:15.559 --> 00:15:20.399 for both the city and the public and so those 265 00:15:20.879 --> 00:15:24.440 items that might be of interest that we included with 266 00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:26.919 the agreement that the city would be assisting with spring 267 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:29.840 and fertilizing for the next three years, maintenance repairs of 268 00:15:29.840 --> 00:15:32.039 all plumbing and fixtures that was standard that we had 269 00:15:32.600 --> 00:15:34.759 over the you know, with the previous contract, as well, 270 00:15:35.120 --> 00:15:37.600 maintenance of the irrigation system for three years. And the 271 00:15:37.639 --> 00:15:40.960 city will waive the requirement that ERA had provide capital 272 00:15:40.960 --> 00:15:43.080 improvements to the facility for the first two years to 273 00:15:43.159 --> 00:15:45.840 ensure that the organizations gets well established and that they're 274 00:15:45.879 --> 00:15:47.440 well in their way and that they have developed a 275 00:15:47.440 --> 00:15:51.519 really good process for our youth baseball program and that 276 00:15:51.559 --> 00:15:53.679 our kids are out there and enjoying it as much 277 00:15:53.679 --> 00:15:56.399 as possible. In addition to the city will maintain the 278 00:15:56.399 --> 00:16:00.759 playground and the pf SC all three years, and that 279 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:03.039 the city degrees to make repairs and the rooms to 280 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:06.080 the facilities, including repairs of safety netting outfield, all the 281 00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:09.240 general stuff that we generally would do anyway, but that 282 00:16:09.320 --> 00:16:11.399 way we can ensure that they are all doing a 283 00:16:11.399 --> 00:16:15.240 great job with the process moving forward. So it's really exciting, 284 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:17.919 you know it was it was exciting to really have 285 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:21.320 that many individuals interested in managing our fields. I think 286 00:16:21.320 --> 00:16:22.960 we had about three or four last go around. It 287 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:25.720 was exciting to have five this go around. And you know, 288 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:28.120 it truly is a testament to Bartlesviielle when we have 289 00:16:28.279 --> 00:16:30.519 four local groups that are wanting to move forward to 290 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:33.879 help locally, that's amazing. Again, you don't really see that 291 00:16:33.919 --> 00:16:36.080 in a lot in communities, and it's it's just a 292 00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:38.960 testament to Bartlesfield that we have that happening. 293 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:41.559 Here, that kind of support and interest. Absolutely. 294 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:44.120 So it's my understanding that the registration for the spring 295 00:16:44.200 --> 00:16:48.000 season will begin today yep. So to register or for 296 00:16:48.120 --> 00:16:52.000 more information, you can email Arrowhead s G nine one 297 00:16:52.080 --> 00:16:52.759 eight at. 298 00:16:52.559 --> 00:16:54.039 Gmail dot com. 299 00:16:54.879 --> 00:16:59.600 And with that, Larry, I have you I've seen in 300 00:16:59.679 --> 00:17:02.840 city and if anybody hasn't subscribed to city Beat, now 301 00:17:02.879 --> 00:17:04.759 it's a good time to do that. So if you 302 00:17:04.799 --> 00:17:08.160 go to City Cityofbartlesville dot org. You can put in 303 00:17:08.200 --> 00:17:10.720 your name and your email address and you can get city, 304 00:17:11.599 --> 00:17:17.079 city business, city information emailed directly to you every week. 305 00:17:17.839 --> 00:17:21.279 But in that this week we talked about the sidewalk program. 306 00:17:21.880 --> 00:17:24.079 Yeah, you know, the Cydebrock program is going on. So 307 00:17:24.920 --> 00:17:27.440 city council approte is a part of their budget this 308 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:31.200 past year. Some cast sharing opportunities that we have for 309 00:17:32.039 --> 00:17:34.880 sidewalks that are in front of citizens' homes. And so 310 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:38.200 with that, citizens can go to our website and submit 311 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:41.359 a request to do a cross sharing program. I think it's, 312 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:44.640 depending on the situation, up to fifty percent of that 313 00:17:44.720 --> 00:17:48.319 cost sharing possibility. So they'll submit those requests through that 314 00:17:48.359 --> 00:17:51.559 program and then that'll be reviewed by I believe the 315 00:17:51.599 --> 00:17:55.039 Traffic Committee and if not, by our city engineer, and 316 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:57.519 then that determination will then move forward and the process 317 00:17:57.559 --> 00:17:59.759 will move forward with that, and it's really exciting. It's 318 00:17:59.759 --> 00:18:02.079 going to be nice to be able to assist our 319 00:18:02.079 --> 00:18:04.880 citizens with that. In addition that they also help us identify. 320 00:18:05.400 --> 00:18:08.079 You know, our guys are always on the ground as well, 321 00:18:08.119 --> 00:18:10.000 but you know, there are times that we just may 322 00:18:10.000 --> 00:18:11.960 not know that there's a repair that needs to be done, 323 00:18:12.279 --> 00:18:14.079 and so being able to work with our citizens to 324 00:18:14.079 --> 00:18:16.279 get that alleviated is the best. 325 00:18:16.039 --> 00:18:16.880 Way to go about that. 326 00:18:17.720 --> 00:18:19.720 In addition to that, we'd also have another thing that's 327 00:18:19.759 --> 00:18:23.480 going on is our incubation program, which is happening down 328 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:27.119 at Centennial Park. And for those who don't know where 329 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:30.279 that is, it's downtown the corner of Dewey and Frank Phillips. 330 00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:32.559 People may see like an old building there, but it's 331 00:18:32.599 --> 00:18:34.839 not that old. It's actually built in nineteen or in 332 00:18:35.160 --> 00:18:38.200 nineteen in the early two thousands underneath Foe of Beeman 333 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:41.519 and so it is or a five hundred square foot 334 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:44.599 building that can be utilized for an incubation program that'll 335 00:18:44.640 --> 00:18:47.720 help with small businesses. And to find out more about that, 336 00:18:47.759 --> 00:18:49.400 if they go to the City of Barsol website or 337 00:18:49.599 --> 00:18:51.960 city be they can find out more about that and 338 00:18:52.000 --> 00:18:54.480 be able to apply for that program as well. But 339 00:18:54.640 --> 00:18:56.839 it's a six month process, or it's a six month 340 00:18:57.160 --> 00:19:00.400 rental opportunity for utilizing that. There is no costitz and 341 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:05.279 other than utilizing the space with electricity, they have to 342 00:19:05.319 --> 00:19:08.119 pay for that portion as well. But we're really excited 343 00:19:08.480 --> 00:19:09.799 to have all those opportunities. 344 00:19:09.920 --> 00:19:11.279 What's going on in your department? 345 00:19:11.400 --> 00:19:11.519 Oh? 346 00:19:11.559 --> 00:19:12.880 Yeah, we stay busy YEP. 347 00:19:14.000 --> 00:19:17.039 So next up, I wanted to one of the departments 348 00:19:17.079 --> 00:19:20.559 that when Mike had promoted me to assistant city manager, 349 00:19:20.640 --> 00:19:23.240 he split the departments and one of the departments that 350 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:25.599 fell under me was the airport. 351 00:19:25.720 --> 00:19:27.599 And so I've spent a lot of time getting to 352 00:19:27.640 --> 00:19:28.039 know the. 353 00:19:28.039 --> 00:19:32.759 Airport, and Mike Richardson are airport directors here to talk 354 00:19:32.759 --> 00:19:33.640 about the airport. 355 00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:34.200 We've got. 356 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:37.440 There's a lot of history there at the airport, and 357 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:39.920 so I thought it would be fun to hear about 358 00:19:39.920 --> 00:19:40.839 the history. 359 00:19:40.599 --> 00:19:41.400 Of the airport. 360 00:19:42.759 --> 00:19:46.720 Thanks Lauren. It's really incredible when I've started taking a 361 00:19:46.799 --> 00:19:51.000 deeper look. I've been there thirty five thirty six years. 362 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:54.039 A lot of the modern history, more modern history, but 363 00:19:54.359 --> 00:19:56.720 what I didn't realize was some of the very early 364 00:19:57.000 --> 00:20:00.759 aviation history. I knew the airport went way back, but 365 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:06.599 I had no idea how far back to the very 366 00:20:06.640 --> 00:20:12.279 early days of aviation. When it was in fledgling. Billy 367 00:20:12.319 --> 00:20:17.359 Parker was hired by Frank Phillips and the airport. He 368 00:20:17.400 --> 00:20:21.799 needed a place to conduct his aviation activities. He realized 369 00:20:21.839 --> 00:20:25.599 that the market was there for his petroleum products and 370 00:20:25.640 --> 00:20:29.079 aviation fuel, and he went out and hired Billy Parker 371 00:20:29.359 --> 00:20:32.920 to if not the very first corporate flight department, one 372 00:20:32.960 --> 00:20:36.319 of the very first, and they needed a place to 373 00:20:36.640 --> 00:20:40.720 conduct air and autical activities, so they acquired land west 374 00:20:40.759 --> 00:20:45.119 of town where the airport is now. The original airport 375 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:49.720 terminal building is actually the original cottage style gas station 376 00:20:49.960 --> 00:20:54.240 prototype out at woollar Rock now in the entryway. That 377 00:20:54.759 --> 00:20:59.119 building was actually relocated from the airport to Woollarock in 378 00:20:59.200 --> 00:21:03.680 about one I think it was actually picked up. A 379 00:21:03.720 --> 00:21:08.920 moving company named Wolf was able to board it up 380 00:21:08.920 --> 00:21:13.880 and they shrink wrapped it. Just an amazing feat. They 381 00:21:13.960 --> 00:21:16.839 tried to move it once before and the contractor thought 382 00:21:16.880 --> 00:21:20.640 it the building would fall apart. This contractor was able 383 00:21:20.680 --> 00:21:23.400 to do it. They had the expertise and they moved 384 00:21:23.400 --> 00:21:26.799 this building to bull Rock and it was restored and 385 00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:29.759 it's there on display now where folks can see it 386 00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:32.039 a lot more than they went at the airport. They 387 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:34.440 built Hangar four, which is the hangar next to it, 388 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:37.559 and that was the home of the very first corporate 389 00:21:37.559 --> 00:21:42.200 flight department. A little bit about this would have been 390 00:21:42.240 --> 00:21:46.079 in the early twenties and barnstorming was a big deal. 391 00:21:46.640 --> 00:21:50.359 Aviation was still new, There was no FA there was 392 00:21:50.400 --> 00:21:55.599 no regulation, they were building building aircraft, and many of 393 00:21:55.599 --> 00:22:00.960 these guys were barnstormers, and the barnstormer came in. They 394 00:22:00.960 --> 00:22:04.119 would literally fly these rural communities and they would do 395 00:22:04.279 --> 00:22:06.640 tricks and loops and barrel rolls, and they would go 396 00:22:06.680 --> 00:22:10.000 buy people's barns in these communities and people say, what 397 00:22:10.119 --> 00:22:12.440 is that? What's going on? And then their town would 398 00:22:12.440 --> 00:22:14.759 meet and the town would almost shut down to go 399 00:22:15.039 --> 00:22:20.240 view these circuses that these barnstormers put on. It was 400 00:22:20.279 --> 00:22:27.119 pretty amazing. The JN four Jenny biplane back in the 401 00:22:27.160 --> 00:22:30.200