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The presenter said dilapidation proceedings typically begin with an initial inspection and that it takes about two weeks to prepare and send notice; property owners then receive a hearing date (the presenter said the notice provides roughly 20 days). If the code official declares a structure dilapidated, owners have a 10‑day window to appeal to the commission. If demolition proceeds, staff said a bid process takes about three weeks, a contract is signed (valid for about 30 days) and the overall timeline from case opening to demolition is commonly three to six months, barring complications.

The presenter described an expedited process for buildings that pose immediate safety hazards (for example, severe fire damage) and said the fire department provides reports and coordinates with property inspectors. Staff said they try to be tactful with homeowners, taking into account insurance and rehabilitation plans, but emphasized that when an exterior condition threatens public health, safety or neighborhood stability, the city will move forward with dilapidation steps.

On post-demolition cost recovery, staff said the code official files a notice and lien after the structure is declared dilapidated. Once the contractor’s invoice is received and the city issues a cost statement, the owner has six months to pay before the cost statement is certified with the county (which places it on tax rolls). The presenter said filing the lien early protects the city’s interest and prevents the property from being sold free of the cost claim.

Commissioners asked how frequently the city pursues demolition. The presenter said the city opened about five dilapidation cases in the last year and has done roughly 10 demolition jobs in recent periods, and estimated there may be about 20 properties citywide that could qualify as candidates for demolition or focused rehabilitation. Commissioners and staff discussed volunteer and nonprofit programs that refurbish houses, the need to target burned-out and clearly hazardous properties first, and funding options such as Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money.

City leadership said they plan a two-pronged approach: accelerate demolition of burned-out structures while creating or restoring programs to help salvage marginal houses before they reach the dilapidated stage. Commissioners asked staff to compile a prioritized list of candidate properties and to return with potential budget implications and funding sources for demolition and rehabilitation work.

No ordinance changes were proposed at the session; staff said existing timelines and authority derive from state statutes and the city code and that they will report back if changes are needed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mayor and Board of Commissioners Regular Study Session - 02/20/2025","oneSentenceSummary","City property-maintenance staff outlined the steps, timelines and cost-recovery procedures used when a building is declared dilapidated, including notice and appeal windows and a typical three- to six-month timeline to demolition.","taxTitle","Mayor and Board Commissioners Meetings, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma","taxId",68464,"location","Oklahoma","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6317177,"Enid airport director proposes modest hangar rate increases, outlines hangar expansion plans",0,720630,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374931-85f596fd0323068a1aafe3ce82137166&start=720&end=720","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374931-85f596fd0323068a1aafe3ce82137166/thumbnail_720630.jpg","/articles/6317177/Oklahoma/Enid-airport-director-proposes-modest-hangar-rate-increases-outlines-hangar-expansion-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317177-2027227b9991b7e809162631876b036c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775652580&Signature=mqM0OMbBZIwY~w-4fLcy5ozi-SPBSKKW~79vuIWQYevsig26E3~tk--qI4qs4hyFu1E6y2yLNHX~PHeSQvoJCztv6i5c7-XZ67UMJk1dOCENqRqylE4SD~38tomusK7iBiCt-9X5nCn4T-BCzLLMPNEU4dK70aqxC29X-SMnafCWD-3l4hgq9DYmyKas6uU4yww3uBhVme-qUjRUgRd7P9TZqFEeioZhZE50x1RukdsYGGErj2cgjRNy1uc9h5o3i5EPY3pfBjBRLnyK2980sZjjiy8E3kzJW7zBDbiJiyz-WDI6ZlTdrWNG3mC-9m19Zc9-njnGDCYIbmNKXZLGew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City airport staff proposed modest rate increases for Enid Woodring Regional Airport’s city-owned hangars during a study-session presentation, and outlined completed and planned hangar construction to address a long wait list.

Kaston, the airport director, told the Mayor and Board of Commissioners that the proposal would raise monthly hangar rents by 1 cent per square foot for city-owned hangars, and adjust land-lease charges (the presenter said the correct land-lease rate is 17 cents per square foot per year). The airport generates roughly $260,000 a year in hangar rental revenue and about $68,000 a year from land leases (the presenter said the land-lease total includes some agricultural land). The increases would produce about a 6.6% average rise in rates, below a roughly 12% cumulative change in the consumer price index since the airport’s last increase, the director said.

Enid Woodring Regional Airport is operated as an enterprise fund and relies on fuel sales and facility rentals for revenue, Kaston said. The airport’s city-owned hangars total 81 units; the airport also has seven city-owned storage hangars (which staff does not plan to raise now) and roughly 21–22 land leases. Kaston said occupancy is effectively 100% and there are about 30–40 people on the wait list for hangars. He told commissioners many on the wait list already own aircraft but are waiting for space to become available.

The director presented comparisons from a state rates-and-charges survey that included several Oklahoma airports — including OU Max Westheimer (Norman), Stillwater Regional Airport, Guthrie and Ponca City — and said Enid’s rates are “bottom of the middle of the pack.” He said the airport uses the CPI and comparable airports when evaluating rate adjustments, and that the Aviation Advisory Board recommended the proposal before it reached the commission.

Kaston also reviewed recent and planned capital work. The city recently completed eight new south‑ramp box hangars (the “401” series) — 48-by-40 foot conjoined hangars with electric bifold doors — at a construction cost the director gave as $1,400,000 for the hangars themselves and $1,600,000 for the apron work in front of them. He said those costs were covered by two grants: a Department of Commerce grant managed by the Oklahoma Financial Development Alliance and a DOD-funded grant administered through the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation (OLDCC). If filled at the proposed rate of 24 cents per square foot per month for those new hangars, the airport would recover the $1.4 million construction cost in roughly 32 years under current assumptions, Kaston said.

Kaston said the airport has secured a $1,000,000 grant for a second phase and is awaiting a potential $40,000 (transcript) or other state grant decision that would support a second-phase build estimated at $2.5 million for larger 50-by-40 hangars. He told commissioners that without grant support private development typically does not build hangars because the return-on-investment timeline is long.

Commissioners asked about occupancy, tenant pushback, subordinate leases and the mix of hangar types. Kaston said the airport does not allow subordinate leases because of the wait list, though tenants may share hangars if they arrange it themselves. He said corporate-series hangars vary widely in amenities; the proposal would split the corporate class into “older” and “newer” corporate hangars and keep older, less-equipped hangars at the current rate while raising rates for newer, climate-controlled hangars.

No formal vote was taken; the presentation was informational and staff said they would return with any requested follow-ups.","Airport staff proposed increasing city-owned hangar rents by 1¢ per square foot per month and adjusting land-lease rates; the airport is at near-100% occupancy with a 30–40 person wait list and has completed eight new south-ramp hangars paid with federal grants.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6317182,"State-funded I‑35/Highway 412 lighting project will cost city maintenance, electricity",349,354675,703870,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2374931-85f596fd0323068a1aafe3ce82137166&start=354&end=703","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2374931-85f596fd0323068a1aafe3ce82137166/thumbnail_354675.jpg","/articles/6317182/Oklahoma/State-funded-I35Highway-412-lighting-project-will-cost-city-maintenance-electricity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6317182-d2892abb97faec47529accb5675a5f5e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775652580&Signature=Y5OjC0uER4oh95V~7fPIJvdPuMi3cb4STonM95RzSNiMvUc1PFvH3o1wtVmM4-JGBwwH-5wHUVhuuSDB5YklA74WzIfaLI4bG6zlCjhZW94d-gkKAbikuvMjteDK1VTxP7-rmXLUJOLey801aNCjTPqIJKTuwy3zdgadbDlntUu~HUsST~xTGgDfAjWlTxevM-Wb7NAFt~YsuDSuOpQeK8KIkJfHiqrS-RV3ISbPYGngXWXmITsbrRueJIkbNbfOII3O3EshMzCYjvqs0dleTFFDgHIJKIevQXs2DlYhTmBdPt2PHhB-d-AhGtUUjYr9m0IgpDpXsZ03KTRyT3EMsA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A state-led lighting project at the I‑35/Highway 412 interchange is about 60% complete and expected to go out to bid this summer, city staff told the Mayor and Board of Commissioners during a study session. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) has secured construction funding for what staff described as a $2,600,000 project; the city would take responsibility for maintenance and the electric bill after installation.

The update matters because the city will pick up long-term operating costs that accompany the lights. City staff estimated the electricity bill at roughly $4,000 a year based on existing local accounts and said the city will handle bulb replacement and other maintenance tasks once the lights are active. Staff said ODOT is treating the work as an ODOT project and expects the city to manage routine upkeep after completion, similar to other state highway projects in town.

City staff said engineers have produced 60% design plans and staff participated in a remote coordination call with the project engineers. The presentation said ODOT expects the project to be advertised for bid and to begin construction by September, though no contract awards or start dates were shown at the meeting. The project will light the interchange and, according to staff, improve visibility and safety at the curve coming from Oklahoma City.

Commissioners also asked whether signage would be included; staff said the current project is lighting only. Earlier conversations had considered a city wayfinding sign near the interchange, but staff noted right-of-way restrictions could prevent sign placement inside the state right-of-way. If the city pursues a separate wayfinding sign, staff estimated — citing past, older projects — that a single sign had cost about $20,000 many years ago and would likely cost more today.

City staff described how maintenance will be procured: the airport and public-works staffs have local vendor relationships and would obtain quotes or hire contractors as needed in accordance with finance procedures rather than running a standing contract for every service. Staff also said the city would handle any insurance claims if a pole were damaged in a traffic crash.

The presentation named Representative Caldwell and Tim Gatz, director of ODOT, as contacts who helped advance the project. No formal action or vote was taken at the study session; the item was presented for information and to solicit questions from commissioners.

For now commissioners asked staff to continue coordination and to provide design plans when available. Staff said they had requested copies of the 60% plans but had not yet received them.","Oklahoma Department of Transportation will build a $2.6 million lighting project at the I‑35/Highway 412 interchange; the state will fund construction while the city will be responsible for ongoing maintenance and an estimated $4,000 annual electric bill.","actionData","errors"]

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City reviews dilapidation, demolition process; staff outlines timeline and funding constraints

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