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• Reappointments and travel: A reappointment to the Library Commission was approved unanimously. The mayor’s travel to the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter leadership meeting in February was approved (vote 8–1). Travel expenses for Council members Bridal Carter and Mark Stonecypher to attend the National League of Cities conference in Washington, D.C., were approved (vote 8–1).

• Consent docket and individual consent items: The consent docket — which included the Palomar parking garage package (item AQ) and other routine items — passed as recorded by council (consent vote recorded as passing 7–1). Several consent items were pulled and discussed individually before the vote; the remainder were adopted together.

• Rezoning and land-use ordinances (final hearing approvals): Multiple rezoning ordinances (examples: rezoning of 55100 S. Hiwassee Road, 6401 Shiloh Boulevard, and 36100 NW 178th Street) were presented at final hearing and approved by council; several passed unanimously. One ordinance (55100 S. Hiwassee) carried a 78.7% protest but was approved with required supermajority.

• Dilapidated / unsecured / abandoned structures: The council adopted resolutions declaring listed structures dilapidated, unsecured, or abandoned where appropriate; these enforcement actions passed unanimously. Staff explained owners receive notice and a 30‑day compliance period before the city may contract for demolition; the city may file a lien if costs are not paid.

• MAPS parks master plan: The council adopted the MAPS parks master plan (budgeted at roughly $66 million including MAPS and bond funds) with a phased five‑package implementation schedule; the motion passed unanimously.

• Film incentive: The council adopted a joint resolution to allocate a $309,439 film incentive rebate for an independent feature film (code-named \"Nostalgia\"); vote unanimous.

• Housing implementation plan: Council unanimously received the housing-affordability implementation plan and directed staff to proceed with staffing and advisory-group formation.

• Executive sessions and settlement authorization: The council held multiple executive sessions to receive confidential attorney communications on pending litigation (items M, N, O, P). After returning from executive session the council voted 5–3 to authorize the municipal counselor to confess judgment without admission of liability in the case listed as item 11 M-1; that motion passed 5–3 as recorded.

For complete vote tallies, ordinance numbers, and itemized resolutions, see the council clerk’s official minutes and docket materials.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oklahoma City Council Meeting - January 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved a mix of consent and individual items including rezoning ordinances, dilapidated/unsecured/abandoned‑structure declarations, travel and attendance authorizations, the MAPS parks master plan, and one settlement authorization after executive session.","taxTitle","City Council Meetings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma","taxId",69690,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6381534,"City proclaims Film Day, approves $309,439 rebate for independent film 'Nostalgia'",3591,791000,4382000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd&start=791&end=4382","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd/thumbnail_791000.jpg","/articles/6381534/Oklahoma/City-proclaims-Film-Day-approves-309439-rebate-for-independent-film-Nostalgia","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6381534-09d06f166d0d5ffb7821e73e743bbc46/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169844&Signature=FUruxXmuVrECRo-OcNNQ7Ui8--OygJWrmwU~xkBmBIs6AQXUnsBrKmZWFO7op70-7XSRXzm05Q-SaOlAyQjsQcFSQVebAauVOJ4ZjIdUFkHHzQ55DiezJXdhzfFjzsW4OB5gjG7nFeGK4Ib7h0JKjfqZfjiuYaloJnB189~dKjwiggXQAnuLF9Rkyef3S5sCdquzG-zxYmDS2Fy1muIGV4RorPb5pvlpcT10sf9XsPOvFCCBzDHcJUWJ0daaRpQcGdWjl5~JSW1na-ahMBGuaD22c~VN8Mb2zvyi3ZGCYGPGjYTtlm2xSfgpuFOQQTvW8AcvD8mpGvVu4YA~CSrCdg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor David Holt read a proclamation the council adopted declaring Jan. 14, 2025, Film Day in Oklahoma City and recognized the Oklahoma City Film and Creative Industries Office and local production partners for recent industry growth.

Later in the meeting the council unanimously approved a joint resolution with the Economic Development Trust to allocate a $309,439 rebate to an independent feature film the film office identified as code-named \"Nostalgia.\" Jill Simpson of the Oklahoma City Film and Creative Industries Office presented the application and the staff recommendation.

Simpson said the production has an estimated budget of about $8.5 million and intends to shoot most of its practical-location scenes in Oklahoma City between early February and early March, with a few days in Los Angeles. The production anticipates hiring 85% of crew locally and forecasting roughly $6.2 million in Oklahoma City-qualified expenditures; the film qualified for the city's 5% rebate level because the production expects to meet other program thresholds but, as presented, would not reach the local 10% tier unless a higher share of filming days were moved to Oklahoma City.

Staff presented economic-impact estimates prepared with the state and chamber modeler: an estimated $14.3 million total economic impact statewide for the project, about 812 direct and indirect jobs supported, and qualifying local labor income of roughly $4.1 million. The city’s recommended rebate of $309,439 reflects the program calculation at the 5% level based on the qualifying expenditures presented.

Simpson said the production schedule was “in flux” and that staff will verify that the production meets program thresholds before executing final contracts; she told council that if the project falls below the program’s 50% local-filming threshold staff would notify council and deal with contract terms at that stage.

Council unanimously adopted the joint resolution; staff will finalize the rebate contract and monitor the production schedule and local hire commitments when completing the contract.","Oklahoma City proclaimed Jan. 14 as Film Day and unanimously approved a joint resolution to allocate a $309,439 rebate from the city's film incentive program for the feature film code-named 'Nostalgia.'",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6381552,"Council clears public‑private deal to build 309‑space garage that will reserve 130 spaces for Palomar",403,3010000,3413000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd&start=3010&end=3413","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd/thumbnail_3010000.jpg","/articles/6381552/Oklahoma/Council-clears-publicprivate-deal-to-build-309space-garage-that-will-reserve-130-spaces-for-Palomar","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6381552-58d9d0ec40d0119363be555c907677d2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169844&Signature=TpRX1mlo0jhvrSE2pz-bcFh6RWoIeslz4HftCyTe88ONDW1akT5S~pfdhw7FVFj3chYy2mO0lfba-PyRcGbTEMQUD4emZUtmdKDBBmbd0d670GPr0abBjGGmGNXtL~DnfV1kyjLIrper1pP84f-uWPTUMkY0EW93C1gnQgTYkHWk-aISlkV2GXacIczZfV8TJvP8H8z~mxKZoF28oEpPuNdHHnXdbMjJGTSiewD5wt-p9ITkyjBOLV1JZwKjbmSx1-VXx0qfPrJslx9hppL7Cw~YjlMziPtoU9eBsEhKaSEEiTnwq7b7LgCQV1LtdIrnLHzqgfZkOlGMtXEiXfZXAw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council approved a consent-docket resolution on Jan. 14 endorsing a package of public and private contributions to build a 309‑space parking garage intended to serve the Palomar nonprofit’s new facility and to provide additional public spaces for future neighborhood development.

Kenny Sewell, who introduced the item on behalf of partners, described the structure as a hybrid public‑private‑philanthropic arrangement. Sewell said MAPS 4 funds (described in the presentation as roughly $3.5 million) and $2.2 million from Downtown TIF 2 would be combined to underwrite the portion of the garage that supplies Palomar’s parking allocation. That allocation will provide Palomar with 130 pre‑funded parking spaces for 30 years, with renewal options thereafter.

Developer Chris Fleming detailed the project’s financing and said the developer is contributing land for the new Palomar building and foregoing a developer fee; the garage’s total project cost was presented as roughly $12 million. Under the proposed TIF arrangement for the garage segment in the newly created class and corridor TIF, the city would return a high percentage of incremental taxes on the garage to the developer under a staged schedule (presented as 95% for 10 years, 80% for five years, then 50% thereafter within the TIF district) to provide a limited ongoing return to the developer while supporting the facility.

Sewell and Fleming said the garage replaces approximately 100 displaced surface spaces and creates room for future catalytic growth; they characterized the arrangement as allowing Palomar to secure long‑term parking without ongoing monthly costs. Council discussion included praise for Palomar’s services and questions about how the garage will serve hotels, restaurants and other nearby businesses.

The item was adopted as part of the consent docket; the consent docket passed on Jan. 14 by recorded vote (consent motion passed by council; the consent package vote recorded as passing 7 to 1). The staff presentation and accompanying materials will be used in drafting final agreements and a TIF contract; council directed staff and the Economic Development Trust to finalize documents and return to the council as needed.","Council approved the consent-item resolution backing a proposed 309‑space parking garage for the Palomar project, combining MAPS, TIF and private contributions; 130 spaces will be dedicated to Palomar for 30 years and the garage will be supported by a pay‑as‑you‑go TIF structure.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6381557,"Oklahoma City accepts housing-affordability implementation plan to tackle cost-burdened households",547,4646000,5193000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd&start=4646&end=5193","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd/thumbnail_4646000.jpg","/articles/6381557/Oklahoma/Oklahoma-City-accepts-housing-affordability-implementation-plan-to-tackle-cost-burdened-households","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6381557-7ff318959d6af6238042e66f257089e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169844&Signature=PE8ER5-aiTEEUrur5F4IGEStN6Ftqkkp2VFJ3tRd3yJFq-efsZUsFclMxsBC1-B6DOX6Wc2viZ6D-KsbUOqbwI37buap8fqpjeSpbaLste6HDnHRMbec72AzcBqz6T3A7eLayPCVtV2p0khGHpmUmzEZfPTnRWagmeSjOW8vfTJmob0oBxYO~0913qGeBd0NqJ7P2sVVx-1gU9T5oxbs9pTKNqp0yelWJwuMHpGFoRXFnruqSLvWRNV9ObewfoKdNmmezodA3KxSh7fAOKXKVBTfyYqg86jMBc1kYNOTi-GLT8u9EkbC4QD4yvLbAygWHNU5o6ELuXwprWCC~Ach5A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council on Jan. 14 received an implementation plan intended to carry forward recommendations from the city’s 2021 Housing Affordability Study. The plan lays out staged actions to set policy priorities, grow administrative capacity, and deploy targeted investments to increase housing affordability and supply.

Jeff Butler, the city’s planning director, introduced the consultant team’s presentation. Consultant David Schwartz (Economic & Planning Systems) summarized market updates since 2021 — including rapid household growth, rising home values (a reported increase from about $200,000 to roughly $300,000 average home price in recent years), and accelerating rents — and explained why the study’s recommendations remain relevant.

The implementation plan defines three broad stages: (1) establish priorities, staffing and partnerships (including recruiting a principal housing officer and convening an advisory group); (2) expand or create targeted programs (examples: scaled rental rehabilitation, a revolving loan fund, community land trust facilitation, expanding existing down-payment and rehab programs); and (3) evaluate and refine programs and administrative roles over time. The plan also recommends embedding a communications and outreach element to raise awareness of available programs and services.

Councilmembers raised questions about target populations, outreach and tenant protections. Councilman James Cooper and others emphasized that renters and service-sector workers — including teachers, nurses and hospitality employees — account for a large share of cost-burdened households and were pointed to as prioritization examples. Councilwoman Hammond and other members also urged aggressive community outreach, including door-to-door education and locally based outreach, to help potential beneficiaries learn about down-payment assistance, rehab grants, and counseling services. Staff said marketing and administrative resources for such outreach are limited in most federal-funded programs and would need to be prioritized as part of implementation.

The plan includes discussion of financing tools (capital subsidies, low-interest loans, tax increment finance and credit-enhancement mechanisms) and notes the need to set clear guidelines before applying development incentives. The council unanimously received the implementation plan and directed staff to return with next steps for staffing, advisory-group formation and policy priorities.

Staff told councilmembers they will coordinate developer roundtables and that some local TIF resources (noted in the discussion as available in the Classen corridor TIF) could be part of implementation planning; exact allocations and program details will be set during the priority-setting and funding design phase.","The council accepted a multi-stage implementation plan aimed at increasing housing supply, coordinating partners, and building capacity; staff will seek a housing officer and an advisory group to guide priorities and funding decisions.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6381561,"Oklahoma City Council rescinds older hearing rules after debate over economic-development timing",1089,1190000,2279000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd&start=1190&end=2279","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2128290-452fbb454db664fcc7667ca669e71acd/thumbnail_1190000.jpg","/articles/6381561/Oklahoma/Oklahoma-City-Council-rescinds-older-hearing-rules-after-debate-over-economic-development-timing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6381561-5f54234bee5d51a84f1e38a58ce652ff/orig.mp4?Expires=1771169844&Signature=kxsWKMH-vScYzWneZ4ziBrIv8CCDz9ZRCbPi5Z2YrEaMnm36l8G-0KFqriGcNTjH3EiccqE0x4h4s0zEqzJAOHTZ9jNwmINeLy96R73Tz4aPopyIY0kPkzi2flMOkz9ysY3Qkqks5dUJvXgjIm-E-RXCa-u0f~kzXBuQ7mfQlGR1GWRlScH2Ohw8bpeeD7IRFaEftQqln4H1S-jbO84K-iMyR1eTa3M4zzfC5ObAzZBhRWst1PwbIkbymZTicvADTIces8sMJik4lbtEemwCQDr9ay97shqJkbTqWhjulFdzFDo0C51pToX2zXmr8kY9ggivNIBsIu5lOg2uUVC8hA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council voted 7-2 on Jan. 14 to rescind two council resolutions adopted in 2010 and 2018 that had required selected items — such as ordinance changes and some economic-development actions — to appear on two separate council meeting agendas.

Mayor David Holt said the city charter already requires ordinances to appear on two agendas and that the older council resolutions had become duplicative since the council’s meeting schedule changed from weekly to biweekly.

Supporters of the rescission argued the two-meeting requirement now creates a longer public-notice period than originally intended. “At that time the council was meeting weekly and an ordinance change that would appear on two agendas would be in the public domain for 12 days,” Holt said. “Since we now meet biweekly that becomes 32 days with the 2010 resolution, and I don’t believe that was the intent.”

Councilwoman Hammond disagreed about eliminating the extra time for some economic-development allocations and moved to amend the resolution to exclude the Sept. 28, 2018 resolution relating to economic-development incentives from rescission. She said constituents and even some council members rely on the extra two-week window to gather information and engage, and that the Economic Development Trust is not widely known to the public.

City staff and other council members replied that economic-development items typically also pass through the Economic Development Trust and that council deferrals and emergency provisions already enable the body to add time if concerns arise. The motion to amend — to keep the 2018 rule in place for economic-incentive allocations — failed by a 2-7 tally. The council then voted 7-2 to adopt the original rescission as proposed.

The council’s discussion distinguished between the formal legal requirement (the city charter’s two-reading rule for ordinances) and internal council practice created by the earlier resolutions. The final resolution removes the additional council-layer requirement while leaving the charter and any state or federal grant timing requirements intact.

Councilmembers did not adopt any new limits on the council’s ability to defer items; several members pointed out that deferrals remain available and that emergency processes exist to lengthen public notice when needed.

The resolution passed without further amendments.","The council voted 7-2 to rescind two prior council resolutions that had required certain matters — including ordinance changes and some economic-development items — to appear on two meeting agendas. A proposed amendment to preserve the 2018 economic-incentives requirement failed 2-7.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: key Oklahoma City Council actions on Jan. 14, 2025

City proclaims Film Day, approves $309,439 rebate for independent film 'Nostalgia'

Council clears public‑private deal to build 309‑space garage that will reserve 130 spaces for Palomar

Oklahoma City accepts housing-affordability implementation plan to tackle cost-burdened households

Oklahoma City Council rescinds older hearing rules after debate over economic-development timing