WEBVTT 1 00:00:11.240 --> 00:00:13.679 Good morning, good morning, good morning. Welcome, welcome, welcome. It's 2 00:00:13.720 --> 00:00:16.359 time now for our community connection and one that we 3 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:19.879 call our city matters because if it matters to you, 4 00:00:20.199 --> 00:00:23.239 it matters to the city. And my Holly, we've got 5 00:00:23.559 --> 00:00:25.960 just enough people in here to build a frame. How 6 00:00:26.000 --> 00:00:26.320 are we doing? 7 00:00:26.399 --> 00:00:29.440 Terry Larson doing well? Tom, thank you. And we do 8 00:00:29.559 --> 00:00:33.640 have a newbie here today with the radio program Snyder. Oh, 9 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:36.840 here we go, Michaeh. Snyder, who is one of the planners. 10 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:39.439 I think he's a senior Planners his official title with 11 00:00:39.479 --> 00:00:41.079 the City of Barslows. So he's going to talk to 12 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:44.320 us about some different initiatives there. But before we get 13 00:00:44.320 --> 00:00:47.640 into that as well, we have the affable Jason Monager, 14 00:00:48.000 --> 00:00:51.880 who I think people call j Money. It's just you guys, 15 00:00:51.920 --> 00:00:54.560 just us, okay, and now all the listening. 16 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:56.159 Gamers here, it's his rap name. 17 00:00:56.240 --> 00:00:58.960 That's his rap name. That's right, that's right. So what 18 00:00:59.000 --> 00:01:01.759 do you think of the margin? Do you like Lamar Kendrick? 19 00:01:01.799 --> 00:01:02.799 Did you get well? 20 00:01:04.200 --> 00:01:06.200 I've got kids are the age that know a lot 21 00:01:06.239 --> 00:01:09.879 more about Lamar than most, and I understood a lot 22 00:01:09.920 --> 00:01:11.719 more of the symbolism and the trash talk that was 23 00:01:11.760 --> 00:01:15.599 going on behind the scenes and probably the average Super 24 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:20.319 Bowl watcher, So you didn't really necessarily understand it. Research 25 00:01:20.359 --> 00:01:21.760 and you'll get a little more glens than what I 26 00:01:21.799 --> 00:01:22.280 was talking about. 27 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:24.359 Yeah, that was nobody going to prison. 28 00:01:24.439 --> 00:01:24.760 Is that. 29 00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:29.560 I'm in the old curmudgeon category. I didn't really get it. 30 00:01:29.599 --> 00:01:31.959 So but anyway, so beef with Drake that was highly 31 00:01:32.079 --> 00:01:34.200 highlight last night. Very good. 32 00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:37.159 Well we digressed right into football right off the bat. 33 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:39.640 But well we'll center ourselves up on city matters. But 34 00:01:40.319 --> 00:01:42.640 council did meet last week, so they did a couple 35 00:01:42.640 --> 00:01:46.000 of items that they had decided on. One was that 36 00:01:46.079 --> 00:01:50.599 they reconsidered the library grant and they approved that library grant, 37 00:01:50.599 --> 00:01:52.400 so I know that has been a topic of much 38 00:01:53.200 --> 00:01:57.359 discussion and h and kind of interest here of late. 39 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:00.359 As well as they approved the up for Trees grant 40 00:02:00.439 --> 00:02:04.040 that was a grant provided I believe by Phillips or 41 00:02:04.079 --> 00:02:07.239 maybe Conical Phillips. They provided money to plant some trees 42 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:10.960 in the Center Islands on Highway seventy five and Frank 43 00:02:10.960 --> 00:02:14.120 Phillips to beautify the city. So those are two initiatives 44 00:02:14.120 --> 00:02:17.840 that council reconsidered and did approve. They also did take 45 00:02:17.919 --> 00:02:21.199 action on the long term water supply. So we'll talk 46 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.759 just a little bit about water supply. So we have 47 00:02:23.840 --> 00:02:26.240 been meeting for the past year and a half, almost 48 00:02:26.240 --> 00:02:29.199 two years with the Water Resources Committee and Council on 49 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:33.000 different initiatives and options for long term water supply. So 50 00:02:33.159 --> 00:02:36.400 Monday night, Council heard a presentation and they decided on 51 00:02:36.520 --> 00:02:40.319 the direction for our long term water supply options, which 52 00:02:40.319 --> 00:02:46.800 include getting the reallocating the flood control at Hewle Lake. 53 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:50.319 In essence, what that means is that that would raise 54 00:02:50.360 --> 00:02:54.240 the lake elevation by almost seven feet and that would 55 00:02:54.280 --> 00:02:56.879 hold more water in the lake itself so that it 56 00:02:56.919 --> 00:03:00.599 would be available for water supply. To pursue this option 57 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:04.599 does take federal legislation to initiate that, so it has 58 00:03:04.680 --> 00:03:07.199 to be done with a study through the Core of Engineers, 59 00:03:08.319 --> 00:03:13.080 that has to be done, funding and basically approval of 60 00:03:13.080 --> 00:03:16.000 that project has to be made through Congress or sign 61 00:03:16.000 --> 00:03:19.319 into law. And so the next available legislation that we 62 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:22.120 can pursue that is in twenty twenty six through a 63 00:03:22.159 --> 00:03:26.840 Water Resource Development Act. So Council approve moving forward with 64 00:03:26.879 --> 00:03:30.919 that option to initiate the study, that study, if approved, 65 00:03:31.039 --> 00:03:33.800 and signing the law in twenty twenty six twenty seven 66 00:03:33.840 --> 00:03:36.560 will take anywhere between three to six years to complete, 67 00:03:37.280 --> 00:03:40.719 and then if it is favorable to reallocate that flood control, 68 00:03:40.719 --> 00:03:44.080 they'll probably take another five to six years to implement. 69 00:03:44.159 --> 00:03:46.919 So that's certainly a long term option for us. But 70 00:03:46.960 --> 00:03:49.479 it does provide up to ten million gallons of water 71 00:03:49.520 --> 00:03:52.719 a day, which is what we're looking for, and so 72 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:55.360 that can provide us water for at least the next 73 00:03:55.400 --> 00:03:57.479 one hundred years. So that's really our target data as 74 00:03:57.479 --> 00:04:00.520 far as the long term water supply option. They also 75 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:05.120 did approve us continuing our discussion with the Town of Copan. 76 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:10.400 So we've had two pieces of legislation that have gone 77 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:13.479 through Congress and signing the law. One was in twenty 78 00:04:13.479 --> 00:04:15.800 twenty two, the other one is in twenty twenty four. 79 00:04:15.879 --> 00:04:19.319 But in essence, Copan Lake has two million gowns of 80 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:21.519 water supply that is reserved by the Town of Copan 81 00:04:21.600 --> 00:04:26.480 but not yet purchased, and so these legislative efforts will 82 00:04:26.519 --> 00:04:29.879 allow the Town of Copan to release these reserve rights 83 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:32.879 and the City of Bars will to purchase those at 84 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:35.600 a much reduced rate or what we call preferred rate. 85 00:04:35.759 --> 00:04:39.959 So before the legislation, those reserve water rights would cost 86 00:04:40.040 --> 00:04:43.360 around twelve million dollars. With the legislation that's going to 87 00:04:43.399 --> 00:04:47.160 be somewhere around five hundred and fifty thousand, So it 88 00:04:47.199 --> 00:04:49.560 does it's a partnership with the Town of Copan. We 89 00:04:49.600 --> 00:04:52.920 have a memorandum of understanding that was signed in twenty 90 00:04:52.959 --> 00:04:55.399 twenty one that in essence, says that the Town of 91 00:04:55.399 --> 00:04:57.680 Copan will release those rights, the City of bars Will 92 00:04:57.720 --> 00:05:00.519 will pay them a negotiated amount to do that, and 93 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:03.240 then the city can purchase those rights, and then the 94 00:05:03.279 --> 00:05:07.079 Town of Copen may purchase or lease those rights back 95 00:05:07.120 --> 00:05:10.079 from us and pay us the price that we paid 96 00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:14.439 to secure that. So we're currently in discussions with the 97 00:05:14.439 --> 00:05:19.759 Town of Copan to formalize an agreement that will specify 98 00:05:19.800 --> 00:05:21.680 how much we pay them and some of the other 99 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:25.240 considerations that are with that. And so the council did 100 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:28.839 want to keep that option moving forward, and so they 101 00:05:28.839 --> 00:05:31.279 approved that option as well. And then the last one 102 00:05:31.319 --> 00:05:35.600 that they approved was to develop a contingency plan so 103 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:38.759 that if we have some sort of water emergency, that 104 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:41.920 we can stand up a system very quickly and secure 105 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:45.759 water from the North Tulsa area, which is Collinsville and Skytook, 106 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:48.319 and be able to move that water back up north 107 00:05:48.360 --> 00:05:52.639 to our system, somewhat similar what New Orleans did about 108 00:05:52.680 --> 00:05:54.560 a year and a half ago when they had their 109 00:05:54.639 --> 00:05:57.680 drought and water shortage, where they had water pipe that 110 00:05:57.720 --> 00:05:59.759 was on top of the ground and several pump stations 111 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:03.040 that that water into their treatment system. So we're looking 112 00:06:03.079 --> 00:06:06.399 at something fairly similar to that where we would possibly 113 00:06:06.439 --> 00:06:11.319 secure some contract rights with those entities in the North 114 00:06:11.360 --> 00:06:14.279 Tulsa area so that if there was ever an emergency 115 00:06:14.319 --> 00:06:16.439 that would come up, we could send up a system 116 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:20.920 fairly quickly to secure water from those communities. So again, 117 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:23.399 it's really more of an emergency item, a contention item. 118 00:06:23.399 --> 00:06:26.240 We're not looking to invest a lot of capital or 119 00:06:26.279 --> 00:06:29.439 a lot of money to prepare that, but just to 120 00:06:29.759 --> 00:06:33.399 see if that's seasable and what would be needed to 121 00:06:33.639 --> 00:06:37.360 potentially stand something up in short order for access to 122 00:06:37.399 --> 00:06:41.920 that water system. We also did talk about call Aake 123 00:06:41.959 --> 00:06:44.600 a little bit. We did a study that looked at 124 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:49.240 the cost to move water from Calllake to Hudson Lake. Unfortunately, 125 00:06:49.279 --> 00:06:52.160 that's a very expensive item to pursue, over two hundred 126 00:06:52.160 --> 00:06:55.839 and fifty million dollars for the cheapest option that would 127 00:06:55.959 --> 00:06:59.519 if the City of Barzil went at that project alone, 128 00:06:59.519 --> 00:07:02.759 that would potentially increase water bills for our average residential 129 00:07:02.800 --> 00:07:05.680 customer by one hundred and sixty dollars per month, so 130 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:09.000 really not feasible from a cost perspective for us to 131 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:12.279 go to Loane. We have been in discussions with Osage 132 00:07:12.319 --> 00:07:16.600 Nation and there may be a partnership there possibly as 133 00:07:16.600 --> 00:07:20.160 well as some federal grant opportunities that we've been working 134 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:25.920 with our legislative Oklahoma delegation to see if that's even feasible. 135 00:07:25.959 --> 00:07:28.720 So we didn't close the door and call ake, but 136 00:07:28.759 --> 00:07:30.920 we're going to need some substantial help from a capital 137 00:07:30.959 --> 00:07:34.120 perspective to make that affordable for our customers to move 138 00:07:34.160 --> 00:07:37.600 forward with. So that's the items that council did approve 139 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:42.000 regarding long term water supply. So these are long term, 140 00:07:42.360 --> 00:07:46.040 long term initiatives that will be pursued and we'll continue 141 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:48.920 that effort as we have with the previous efforts, to 142 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:53.720 continue to secure and make a long term solution for 143 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:58.639 our water supply journey there. So those were the council 144 00:07:58.680 --> 00:08:03.160 items that were discussed and approved last last Monday night. 145 00:08:03.639 --> 00:08:07.279 So we're gonna jump with with mister Moniger here with 146 00:08:07.680 --> 00:08:10.600 sales tax and collections, and so Jason tell us how 147 00:08:10.639 --> 00:08:11.639 we're doing. 148 00:08:11.720 --> 00:08:14.399 Use kind of a mixed bag. Yeah, So sales tax collected, 149 00:08:14.480 --> 00:08:18.319 this figure was down two percent over last February. It's 150 00:08:18.360 --> 00:08:22.240 not a grand amount of forty three thousand dollars. For 151 00:08:22.279 --> 00:08:25.000 the year, we're still up bull less than half a percent, 152 00:08:25.959 --> 00:08:28.759 roughly fifty five thousand dollars on the year. But budgetarily 153 00:08:28.759 --> 00:08:31.839 we're up almost two percent, which is about two hundred 154 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:33.879 ninety two thousand, close to three hundred thousand dollars up 155 00:08:34.000 --> 00:08:36.600 compared to what we had budgeted for. When we jump 156 00:08:36.639 --> 00:08:38.399 into the use tax, it was actually up three point 157 00:08:38.480 --> 00:08:41.320 three six percent, which is about just a little shy 158 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:43.879 of twenty thousand dollars. And for the year we're down 159 00:08:44.000 --> 00:08:46.759 three point two percent compared to last year, which is 160 00:08:46.759 --> 00:08:49.039 about one hundred and ten thousand dollars. Then when we 161 00:08:49.080 --> 00:08:51.240 compare that to the budget, we're up almost two percent on that, 162 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:53.960 which is about sixty one thousand dollars. So a little 163 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:55.559 bit of mixed bag here. The good thing is we 164 00:08:55.600 --> 00:08:58.399 budget conservatively, so we're ahead of our budgetary expectations. So 165 00:08:59.000 --> 00:09:01.799 that's really what we benched mark towards. Anyway, we like 166 00:09:01.840 --> 00:09:04.519 looking at the year over year. But sales tax us 167 00:09:04.559 --> 00:09:07.440 tax are both pretty volatile given on economic conditions, so 168 00:09:08.600 --> 00:09:09.960 we always budget conservatively. 169 00:09:10.320 --> 00:09:14.360 Yeah, so sales tax, that's actually not this month, that's 170 00:09:14.360 --> 00:09:15.440 actually a couple of months. 171 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:18.240 Probably two months ago, a month and a half. It trails. Obviously, 172 00:09:18.320 --> 00:09:20.080 if you bought something today, the store would collect and 173 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:22.559 hold it till they remitted theirs to the state, and 174 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:24.080 the state would hold it and they've remde it back 175 00:09:24.120 --> 00:09:26.759 to us the following month, So it is a lag. 176 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:30.720 Yeah. So even though we get revenue from sales tax, 177 00:09:30.799 --> 00:09:33.320 we actually don't collect that do we Stay of Oklahoma 178 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:34.320 coles State of Oklahoma. 179 00:09:34.440 --> 00:09:36.960 So it technically the retailers collected, then the state of 180 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:38.279 Oklahoma collects it, and then they. 181 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:38.840 Remit it to us. 182 00:09:39.039 --> 00:09:41.879 Yeah. Yeah, so there's a kind of a several hops 183 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:44.039 that it takes before it actually gets to us, and 184 00:09:44.080 --> 00:09:47.000 it takes a couple of months for that to migrate 185 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:51.080 actually let's get to us. Yes, yeah, So again, just 186 00:09:51.159 --> 00:09:54.919 shop locally if you can whenever possible. The use tax 187 00:09:54.960 --> 00:09:57.639 has been certainly a benefit for us. When did that 188 00:09:57.840 --> 00:09:59.320 go into effect, Jason. 189 00:09:59.200 --> 00:10:04.080 Are use tax when the fact March of twenty twenty three, 190 00:10:05.120 --> 00:10:07.519 it took a little bit of a change use tax, 191 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:10.679 did you know, Probably in the twenty four months leading 192 00:10:10.759 --> 00:10:13.519 up to that, they started the state of Oklahoma at 193 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:17.279 least codified that online online sales were going to be 194 00:10:17.360 --> 00:10:21.200 deemed use tax, which is a companion tax to sales tax. 195 00:10:21.720 --> 00:10:23.559 So it really kind of leveled the playing field for 196 00:10:23.600 --> 00:10:26.120 the online retailers. With the brick and mortar retailers we 197 00:10:26.159 --> 00:10:30.600 have here in town, you don't get that that incentive 198 00:10:30.600 --> 00:10:32.960 to shop online and gets your local sales tax piece 199 00:10:33.639 --> 00:10:37.960 omitted from that final sales. So, you know, it took 200 00:10:38.000 --> 00:10:42.759 a Supreme Court decision to be reversed from many years ago, 201 00:10:42.840 --> 00:10:47.039 back when it was catalog shopping quil was the case. 202 00:10:47.080 --> 00:10:51.320 It was referenced that it wasn't feasible for all states 203 00:10:51.399 --> 00:10:54.480 know that, or for retail entities to know the tax 204 00:10:55.080 --> 00:10:57.679 rates of all entities. Well, now in the modern day 205 00:10:57.679 --> 00:11:00.440 of the internet, that's easily readily available, make a deal 206 00:11:00.480 --> 00:11:04.120 for them to assume that these these entities can can 207 00:11:04.159 --> 00:11:07.399 pick up those numbers fairly easy. So it's just a 208 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:09.759 big shift. You know, it's technology changes. Everything changes. Probably 209 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:12.559 the Supreme Court changed their decision on the cluelcase. 210 00:11:12.639 --> 00:11:14.600 Yeah, and I think that took a lot of initiative 211 00:11:14.600 --> 00:11:17.080 and effort. I believe Dale Copeland was involved with. 212 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:19.639 It's been from a city perspective, it's been it's been 213 00:11:19.679 --> 00:11:24.399 a long, long journey. I know, probably twelve to fifteen 214 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:27.600 years the city's been having this discussion. And at the 215 00:11:27.679 --> 00:11:29.240 end of the day, I mean, you just didn't know 216 00:11:29.240 --> 00:11:31.639 on how how much sales tax dollars or use tax 217 00:11:31.639 --> 00:11:33.840 dollars we were missing out on. You know, I remember 218 00:11:33.840 --> 00:11:35.759 back in those days we were assuming maybe a million, 219 00:11:35.799 --> 00:11:37.080 million and a half, but we look at it and 220 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:38.960 it's closer to five four and a half to five 221 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:40.960 million a year. And you look at all the years 222 00:11:41.000 --> 00:11:44.559 we didn't have taxation on those sales, the city be 223 00:11:44.559 --> 00:11:47.320 sitting a lot better. Well, we're in a good financial 224 00:11:47.320 --> 00:11:49.159 position as it is, but if you can just imagine 225 00:11:49.200 --> 00:11:53.759 all those dollars were left off the table from those times. 226 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:57.399 So if you buy on Amazon or online, you'll notice 227 00:11:57.519 --> 00:12:00.399 use tax. That's part of that is coming to us. 228 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:02.759 Amazon when you look at the thing as the largest, 229 00:12:02.879 --> 00:12:03.960 the largest contributor to. 230 00:12:03.879 --> 00:12:05.440 These tax yeah, yeah, So. 231 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:07.759 We went their trucks running all over our roads. We 232 00:12:07.840 --> 00:12:10.080 better get some money there everywhere. 233 00:12:10.159 --> 00:12:13.480 That's for sure, absolutely, so, yeah, so it's really been 234 00:12:13.480 --> 00:12:15.600 a benefit. How much did we collect last year, do 235 00:12:15.600 --> 00:12:16.039 you remember? 236 00:12:16.080 --> 00:12:18.399 Off top of last year was four point eight million. 237 00:12:18.159 --> 00:12:20.919 Four point eight million, So it's been certainly a shot 238 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:24.639 in the arm and much needed for that because really 239 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:28.720 with city services, which historically has relied only on sales tax, 240 00:12:29.000 --> 00:12:31.480 that's the majority of the services that the city provides. 241 00:12:32.039 --> 00:12:35.279 Yeah, it's it's it's most of the scene services, correct, 242 00:12:35.320 --> 00:12:40.440 you know, the public safety, parks, recreation, that's side, that's 243 00:12:40.559 --> 00:12:41.840 I'm wholly funded from the. 244 00:12:41.759 --> 00:12:45.639 General Police and fire all funded through sales tax or 245 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:48.600 general funds. So a bulk of the city services really 246 00:12:48.639 --> 00:12:50.960 rely on sales tax and now a little bit of 247 00:12:51.039 --> 00:12:54.159 use tax to provide that service. So it helps. 248 00:12:54.320 --> 00:12:55.720 You know, in the day and the edge of the internet, 249 00:12:55.799 --> 00:12:59.480 you could see you know, internet sales going up, breaking 250 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:02.039 mortar sales, I wouldn't say going down, but not not 251 00:13:02.120 --> 00:13:04.480 increasing at the at the rate they would had there 252 00:13:04.480 --> 00:13:06.039 not been online sales to. 253 00:13:06.039 --> 00:13:09.799 Take that legs. Yeah, very good, very good. So overall 254 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:12.559 we're doing well. So continue to shop locally if you can. 255 00:13:12.600 --> 00:13:15.440 Yes, appreciate it, Appreciate our citizens for shopping locally, and 256 00:13:15.480 --> 00:13:17.279 then we'll take that all day, every day. 257 00:13:17.360 --> 00:13:20.639 Absolutely absolutely, So we're going to bring in Micah Snyder, 258 00:13:21.320 --> 00:13:25.519 the other Micah as what we call you, uh, Micah Seemers, Yeah, 259 00:13:25.720 --> 00:13:30.320 Micah Seemers, Micah Snyder. So we've got to Micah Micah 260 00:13:30.360 --> 00:13:32.679 ass with the city first name. 261 00:13:32.799 --> 00:13:33.000 Yeah. 262 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:36.039 No, so it's been uh but Micah, you've been with 263 00:13:36.080 --> 00:13:37.840 the city for for a little while. Tell us a 264 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:39.960 little bit about because you're a you're. 265 00:13:39.799 --> 00:13:42.559 Actually a homegrown I am, yeah, coming up on two 266 00:13:42.639 --> 00:13:43.720 years being with the city. 267 00:13:44.120 --> 00:13:44.320 Yeah. 268 00:13:44.320 --> 00:13:46.840 I think my family moved here in what ninety five 269 00:13:46.919 --> 00:13:47.559 or ninety. 270 00:13:47.320 --> 00:13:48.759 Six, So I went all the way up through the 271 00:13:48.799 --> 00:13:51.960 Bartlesville Public School system, nothing but good things to say 272 00:13:51.960 --> 00:13:55.600 about it. Graduated in twenty thirteen. Don't let that jar you. 273 00:13:56.200 --> 00:14:00.399 That actually is over ten years ago. So now I 274 00:14:00.399 --> 00:14:05.159 would I love being with the you know, old radio pros, 275 00:14:05.240 --> 00:14:06.919 you guys. It's nice to hear you guys talk. Sounds 276 00:14:06.919 --> 00:14:09.200 like you really know what you're doing. I almost didn't 277 00:14:09.200 --> 00:14:12.080 say old radio pros, but earlier you said Lamar Kendrick 278 00:14:12.120 --> 00:14:18.120 instead of Kendrick Lamar. So oh my goodness, sorry, that's right, 279 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:22.200 that's true. Yeah, I could see why that would be 280 00:14:22.240 --> 00:14:25.879 confusing but yeah, I've been with the city about two years. 281 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:28.240 I am, as you said, the senior city city planner, 282 00:14:28.279 --> 00:14:31.399 So I'm over the planning division in the Community Development department. 283 00:14:32.200 --> 00:14:36.279 Larry Curtis, the Community Development Director, is over that department. 284 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:39.679 And before that I was with the City of Broken 285 00:14:39.799 --> 00:14:42.600 Arrow doing kind of similar work. So really anything that 286 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:45.559 has to do with zoning, you want to do a 287 00:14:45.600 --> 00:14:48.480 lot split, you know, platting, things like that, the very 288 00:14:48.480 --> 00:14:51.519 fun technical things that comes through our office. So definitely 289 00:14:51.559 --> 00:14:53.200 feel free to reach out give us a call anytime 290 00:14:53.200 --> 00:14:54.559 you have a question about, you know, how you might 291 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:55.120 want to use your. 292 00:14:55.080 --> 00:15:00.320 Property or or develop it. There are just two, you. 293 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:03.000 Know, quick things that we were gonna I was going 294 00:15:03.039 --> 00:15:05.799 to mention that community Development has going on right now. 295 00:15:06.679 --> 00:15:07.639 One of those things is. 296 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:11.120 The sidewalk Cost Repair Partnership. 297 00:15:12.240 --> 00:15:14.559 And so before we get in that, I think there 298 00:15:14.679 --> 00:15:18.559 is sometimes confusion on who owns a sidewalk, So takas 299 00:15:18.759 --> 00:15:20.759 or walk us through. I'm actually owned sidewalk. 300 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:22.159 I'm glad you bring that up. 301 00:15:22.200 --> 00:15:24.720 So a lot of people don't realize, at least in 302 00:15:24.720 --> 00:15:27.279 the city of Bartleslow many cities in the City of Oklahoma, 303 00:15:27.879 --> 00:15:30.519 the abutting property owner is actually the one who's responsible 304 00:15:30.519 --> 00:15:33.440 for maintaining that sidewalk, or if there's not sidewalk there 305 00:15:33.480 --> 00:15:35.559 and you're going to develop that property, that developer is 306 00:15:35.600 --> 00:15:40.679 responsible for putting that sidewalk in. So this initiative is 307 00:15:40.759 --> 00:15:43.000 kind of born out of the recent updates to the 308 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:46.559 sidewalk regulations that went into effect in July of twenty 309 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:48.799 twenty three I believe now. 310 00:15:48.679 --> 00:15:50.240 Yes, it's twenty twenty five, so. 311 00:15:51.600 --> 00:15:53.600 We didn't change the fact that the sidewalks are still 312 00:15:54.080 --> 00:15:56.480 maintained by the abuding property owners. 313 00:15:56.200 --> 00:15:59.399 So that is still still applies. 314 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:02.840 But this program is basically designed to assist those owners 315 00:16:03.919 --> 00:16:06.879 if there are substantial repairs needed, like cracks and even 316 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:08.759 services that are really just busted up they've been there 317 00:16:08.759 --> 00:16:12.039 for a long time. If those costs end up exceeding 318 00:16:12.039 --> 00:16:15.399 five hundred dollars, then you can apply for this financial. 319 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:18.039 Assistance for the city to help with. 320 00:16:18.120 --> 00:16:19.600 So basically, like you can kind of think of that 321 00:16:19.600 --> 00:16:21.679 five hundred dollars as a. 322 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:22.639 Deductible I guess you know. 323 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:27.679 If you happen to be selected for the program, there 324 00:16:27.759 --> 00:16:31.639 is an application online excuse me on the city Atbarlsville 325 00:16:31.720 --> 00:16:34.840 dot org And if you look at the February fifth 326 00:16:34.960 --> 00:16:35.759 edition of City Beat. 327 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:38.480 You can actually find the link just right to that application. 328 00:16:38.919 --> 00:16:43.519 Those applications are being accepted from February fifteenth through March fifteenth, 329 00:16:43.639 --> 00:16:48.080 and then we would hope to award that assistance in 330 00:16:48.279 --> 00:16:52.919 sometime in April. And we do have a scoring system 331 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:57.200 that's prioritized as repairs that are going to improve public safety, 332 00:16:57.399 --> 00:17:01.799 preserve infrastructure, and meet community standards. We definitely think about, 333 00:17:02.000 --> 00:17:03.960 you know, a wheelchair going over sidewalk, We wouldn't want 334 00:17:03.960 --> 00:17:06.839 for it to run into a bump where you can't 335 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:11.160 really get over very easily. So uneven surfaces things like that. 336 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:13.279 If you happen to notice that in front of your 337 00:17:13.319 --> 00:17:15.640 property or property that you that you own or use, 338 00:17:17.200 --> 00:17:19.559 maybe look into how much that cost. And the application 339 00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:21.920 does require you get some bids on that on that 340 00:17:22.000 --> 00:17:27.319 repair before you submit it, so we will evaluate those, 341 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:31.359 as I said, later in March after the application period closes. 342 00:17:30.960 --> 00:17:33.960 And then have some selections made in April. 343 00:17:35.319 --> 00:17:40.880 Very good so, but at a minimum, each applicant's going 344 00:17:40.960 --> 00:17:43.279 to put in five hundred dollars toward that program, so 345 00:17:43.359 --> 00:17:45.559 you will have at least five hundred dollars that you 346 00:17:45.559 --> 00:17:47.279 will have to put in of your own money. Do 347 00:17:47.319 --> 00:17:49.400 you know how much money is available for that program 348 00:17:49.440 --> 00:17:51.519 from the grant or the city side of it? 349 00:17:51.799 --> 00:17:54.920 Now, I believe it's Anyone can correct me if I 350 00:17:55.000 --> 00:17:56.799 end up being wrong. I'm pretty sure there is a 351 00:17:56.839 --> 00:17:58.799 pool of about fifty thousand dollars. 352 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:01.079 But it's supposed to be split between I mean, I've seen. 353 00:18:03.519 --> 00:18:05.640 Okay, but I believe that's supposed to be split split 354 00:18:05.720 --> 00:18:09.640 between these repair potential repairs and also some gap filling 355 00:18:09.799 --> 00:18:10.640 that we may do. 356 00:18:12.160 --> 00:18:12.400 Good. 357 00:18:12.519 --> 00:18:16.319 So the end, I believe that grant opens up Friday, 358 00:18:17.200 --> 00:18:19.640 fifteen fifteenth. I believe this Friday. So that's that. 359 00:18:19.759 --> 00:18:21.680 I know we've had several people interested in that grant. 360 00:18:21.720 --> 00:18:24.279 So, yeah, so you have a month to submit tom 361 00:18:24.359 --> 00:18:30.039 your grand application there for your for your Yeah, that's 362 00:18:30.079 --> 00:18:32.480 smooth and good, good. 363 00:18:32.480 --> 00:18:34.240 Little subtle slope toward the road. 364 00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:39.720 Fantastic, son, get the water out there. Yeah. So if 365 00:18:39.720 --> 00:18:42.200 you have a sidewalk that is in disrepair or is 366 00:18:42.240 --> 00:18:44.400 really in need of some love and attention, then this 367 00:18:44.440 --> 00:18:47.000 is your program. That's this is your program. So all 368 00:18:47.039 --> 00:18:50.960 the applications are online. If somebody is not maybe technically 369 00:18:50.960 --> 00:18:54.880 savvy for internet applications, is there a way they can 370 00:18:54.880 --> 00:18:56.279 come in to fill something. 371 00:18:56.279 --> 00:18:58.279 Just well we can help you get through it. Just 372 00:18:58.319 --> 00:18:59.960 come up to the second floor City Hall and give 373 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:03.240 to calling. In previous life did tech sports. I'm really 374 00:19:03.240 --> 00:19:07.039 good at navigating over the phone, navigating, navigate online. 375 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:07.359 Good. 376 00:19:07.400 --> 00:19:10.119 So what's a what's the number they can call if 377 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:12.279 they have questions about the sidewalk program? 378 00:19:13.319 --> 00:19:16.880 Three three eight four two four four four two four four. 379 00:19:16.920 --> 00:19:19.640 I know she didn't give Larry's direct number there on 380 00:19:19.640 --> 00:19:20.400 that one, so that. 381 00:19:20.319 --> 00:19:21.279 Would be four two three s. 382 00:19:24.240 --> 00:19:27.039 He's catching up. Yeah, he's a quick stety and the 383 00:19:27.440 --> 00:19:29.599 next thing you know, he'll have the hay Bailey button too. 384 00:19:29.839 --> 00:19:32.480 Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, well I usually throw that in there. 385 00:19:32.599 --> 00:19:34.680 Just that's my stick. 386 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:35.480 It's what he does. 387 00:19:35.720 --> 00:19:39.200 Yeah, sidewalk application program is going to run for a month, 388 00:19:39.240 --> 00:19:42.400 So it opens up February fifteenth, which is this Friday, 389 00:19:42.720 --> 00:19:46.960 and goes through March fifteenth, and I guess it'll be 390 00:19:47.119 --> 00:19:49.559 someone on a first come, first serve basis possible kind. 391 00:19:49.480 --> 00:19:52.160 Of No, Actually, we have a pretty pretty good sheet 392 00:19:52.200 --> 00:19:55.480 to evaluate each application up against him. 393 00:19:55.480 --> 00:19:56.160 Like I said, it's going to. 394 00:19:56.160 --> 00:20:01.400 Prioritize public safety, preserving infrastructure probably also so if it's 395 00:20:01.440 --> 00:20:03.319 a critical area, that there just happens to be a 396 00:20:03.319 --> 00:20:06.160 gap in and that's a gap. As far as the 397 00:20:06.160 --> 00:20:08.039 condition of the sidewalk, that would be something that would 398 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:08.799 vector in as well. 399 00:20:08.880 --> 00:20:11.359 All right, very good. So I'm sure there's not a 400 00:20:11.480 --> 00:20:14.960 lack of projects or opportunities out there for property o ours. 401 00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:17.960