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Norman, a Scissor Tail representative, said the project’s remaining milestones include final electrical terminations and a soft commissioning phase. He said the site’s primary utility feed will be energized in the coming week and the company targets bringing landfill gas to the plant for initial processing on the 19th of the month, with commercial operations to follow after successful sampling and pipeline‑quality verification.

John, the operations lead who walked commissioners through site details, described the plant layout and key equipment: a 600‑horsepower primary compressor to boost low‑pressure gas for the pressure‑swing adsorption (PSA) process, additional boost compressors to match pipeline injection pressure, stainless steel gas‑treating vessels for H2S and VOC removal, an instrument‑air plant to operate controls and a thermal oxidizer used during non‑spec or upset conditions.

Scissor Tail said the well field — described in the meeting as 48 wells — was completed last year and that on‑site personnel (named in the briefing as Tyler, Job and Alec) had been hired as plant operators and well technicians. The company said it has an arrangement to inject pipeline‑quality gas into a nearby interconnect owned by a counterparty identified in the briefing as “1 Oak.” The firm described a custody flange arrangement on its property and explained it must demonstrate injection gas meets the receiving system’s quality standards before sustained commercial injection.

Company representatives told the board the project resolved an outstanding Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) compliance concern about unmanaged methane migration from the landfill; instead of the city spending to retrofit or flare gas, Scissor Tail drilled the well field and built the processing plant at no capital cost to the city. Scissor Tail said the city will receive royalty payments once production begins and discussed preliminary annual royalty estimates in the low six figures; the speaker emphasized final royalty amounts depend on measured production after startup.

Scissor Tail described operational safety measures, fencing and site security, and said the company holds an OPID number and will notify state pipeline regulators as required; the firm said OCC permitting was not expected to require a separate inspection because the short interconnect line remains on the company’s property.

The company asked the commission to consider an opening event after July 4 and said staff will coordinate a ribbon‑cutting and demonstration once pipeline acceptance and commissioning are complete.

Why it matters: the project mitigates a regulatory compliance risk for the landfill, transforms captured methane into saleable gas, and creates local operations jobs while generating royalty revenue for the city once the plant reaches steady production.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Study Session - 04/15/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Scissor Tail Renewables told the commission the landfill‑based RNG plant is close to commercial operation after completion of the well field and remaining mechanical and electrical work, with a soft‑start and sampling window planned before pipeline injection.","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":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},6270941,"Enid Police open new defensive tactics center; chief says facility will boost training and bring revenue",625,1491000,2116000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031046-bc4109485fca5f1396aa6a4bb230f3a9&start=1491&end=2116","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3031046-bc4109485fca5f1396aa6a4bb230f3a9/thumbnail_1491000.jpg","/articles/6270941/Oklahoma/Enid-Police-open-new-defensive-tactics-center-chief-says-facility-will-boost-training-and-bring-revenue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270941-5d354e69315a94225eb16b8c4a366334/orig.mp4?Expires=1770438054&Signature=dTbYmhbaNLTTbWnuvMGfFOGT~dFfj5oRHk-DuxJ8YireuB5YsfrZgCV08htri07GIQ0aI4lDaYdLjpEXg4WqlwK8TfpAf89VKaTjlDRuB5E8UtqdDEX9zs2xkYIy1fP~fOwGtAUrisT7icyI7jeMXP3A9WiAISRa4fRaSFs8cT0RWGpHmdM-WSURXNo3usbUGBGIOZJ5Wut8H0jrkASJl6~MLf0eYBCHVcV0HNevjWaPFWZ5eYFrnC2stV~SVchjHYWdn6sEC-htEg-RGB2mgSBvV9QcipXjm6CNoOpMnLjoj6u0GAR9JPrvDveHhEiJBAmz-UEWKkS1OFAYG4imNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Enid Police Department briefed the mayor and commissioners on a newly completed defensive tactics center behind the department’s training building, saying the facility will centralize defensive‑tactics instruction, host two basic police academies a year and attract officers from across the region.

“People say, ‘This looks a lot smaller on the outside,’” the department’s chief said during a tour‑style briefing, adding the interior is a regulation full court and contains four defensive‑tactics mats, interior pads around beams to reduce injury risk and provisions for multiuse recreation such as basketball, volleyball and pickleball. The chief described the building as 60 by 100 feet and said it was designed to match the existing training center’s roofline and neighborhood appearance.

The chief told the commission the department has hosted nine basic academies since 2020, each with about 12 to 18 cadets, and that the department aims to be the training hub for the northwest portion of the state. The department currently hosts two basic academies per year, plus continuing education and Citizens Police Academy classes; the chief estimated the facility is occupied about 75% of the time.

The chief said the new space reduces the department’s previous need to borrow gyms from schools and churches for defensive‑tactics training, saving staff time and creating downstream revenue for local hotels and restaurants when out‑of‑town attendees stay for classes. The city approved a civilian coordinator position to support training logistics; staff said the coordinator was created by reallocating an existing civilian records position after a software upgrade reduced the workload in records.

Commissioners asked about tours, scheduling and public use; the chief said tours are available on request and the department plans to host interdepartmental events to build camaraderie among city staff and first responders. The commission discussed a potential future driving track to round out the training campus; staff said that would be a larger, later piece of the training program.

Why it matters: centralizing training can reduce recurring costs and create modest local economic activity from visiting trainees, while improving the department’s ability to meet state continuing‑education requirements.","The police department detailed a new 60x100 foot defensive tactics center that will house defensive‑tactics mats and full‑court recreation space, host two basic academies annually and serve continuing education for regional departments.",{"_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},6270946,"City updates Mayor and commissioners on Vance AFB projects, school funding and land conveyance to Air Force",1015,475000,1490000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3031046-bc4109485fca5f1396aa6a4bb230f3a9&start=475&end=1490","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3031046-bc4109485fca5f1396aa6a4bb230f3a9/thumbnail_475000.jpg","/articles/6270946/Oklahoma/City-updates-Mayor-and-commissioners-on-Vance-AFB-projects-school-funding-and-land-conveyance-to-Air-Force","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6270946-66939f292bdd7c33e2c4b8d07c0a05ba/orig.mp4?Expires=1770438054&Signature=czHenVmzC2lDmQVDU4pAUlf6QJF-pKzCk-AI773wDykbaTtz-gCPM~o~mSc7xkB5mkXApNrdzJCqNTBhgKJxewyoXEDv9WsPgK4W-j49BGzUPdtyiXCby~UpgfNfahd0gQvy3Uh6IwhQURSd-eUKdbZh5~hbe0tajaEsVx1a1tFnBCu3H7xCZKbIh-1O6fBBn7MbWy7~fA6CRKoXHzCOPiXRFI5DksCJGkiAyDSJ2fCURU-OL62YYKXOPvXjWAeupXRs3JeGZYnyYaHOcA2rpXWbGcdJAqiOofRCEFRsFOcK47T42LCpbq9BCUnwnrNQ1Yi~aIJVU-QW5ODfLDurXg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff briefed the mayor and board of commissioners on multiple military‑community infrastructure items related to Vance Air Force Base, including progress on a planned Eisenhower Elementary School, state legislation that could route funding to base‑area projects, an Oklahoma Senate bill addressing land purchases by foreign adversaries, federal military construction appropriations and a proposed conveyance of 60 acres to the U.S. Air Force.

Staff said the Eisenhower School project remains “on track” and is in the portal stage, which allows the project to file claims and draw previously allocated funds. Engineering is expected to be finished by the end of the year, after which construction can begin. The school is being planned as an 350‑student facility with an estimated total cost of about $30,000,000; if federal funds cover 80% of the cost, staff said that would equal roughly $24,000,000 and leave an estimated $6,000,000 local share.

Officials noted the Oklahoma Strategic Military Planning Commission committed $1,000,000 toward the school; about $750,000 of that had been paid, leaving one additional payment expected. Staff said there are active House bills described to the board as “flow through” vehicles to route state appropriations to military‑community projects; those bills were described in the meeting as “Oklahoma House bills 25 16, 20 5 18” (as referenced by staff) and were characterized as mechanisms that could carry funds to local projects pending final appropriations.

Separately, staff discussed Oklahoma Senate Bill 893, described in the briefing as legislation restricting land purchases by certain foreign adversaries near military installations. The speaker said earlier versions of the bill listed many countries but that the version discussed in committee narrowed the list to “Russia, China, Iran and North Korea” and that staff had worked with lawmakers on several revisions to address local infrastructure dependencies; the speaker cited concerns about a proposed 10‑mile exclusion radius and noted changes were made to avoid unintended limits on equipment and infrastructure procurement.

On federal military construction (MILCON) funding, staff reported the city previously received an earmark for engineering work on a new operations facility and said the city was waiting for the funds to be transmitted to the base so engineering can begin; the figure mentioned for that engineering earmark was about $8.6 million. Progress on engineering is expected to allow the military to request later appropriations to complete construction.

Staff also described a proposed conveyance of about 60 acres at the southeast corner of the outer runway to the U.S. Air Force to prevent future encroachment. The city previously appropriated $200,000 and holds title to the property; staff said title and environmental reviews are underway and that the transfer process requires standard documentation and level 1 and level 2 environmental studies before the military will accept the property.

Finally, the commission discussed local priorities submitted for the Defense Community Infrastructure Program (DCIP), including a proposed power‑redundancy project. Staff said the city expects to apply for about an $8,000,000 DCIP grant to add a substation and feed so the base could switch to an alternate power path during outages, noting the base already has water redundancy and that the new work would increase electrical resilience.

No formal votes were taken during the briefing; speakers described ongoing legislative activity and administrative steps. Board members asked staff questions about mineral rights, environmental studies and timing of appropriations, and staff said they are pursuing additional legal and title opinions to ensure a clean transfer.

Why it matters: the projects and bills discussed affect the city’s ability to fund and protect base‑adjacent infrastructure, influence local school capacity tied to military population changes, and determine whether state and federal funds can be routed to Enid and neighboring military communities.","City staff summarized multiple items tied to Vance Air Force Base: progress on a new Eisenhower Elementary, state bill vehicles for military-community funding, Senate bill language on foreign land purchases, a MILCON earmark for an operations facility and a proposed 60‑acre conveyance to the U.S. Air Force.","actionData","errors"]

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Scissor Tail Renewables nears commercial start at landfill RNG plant; city to receive royalties and DEQ compliance benefits

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City updates Mayor and commissioners on Vance AFB projects, school funding and land conveyance to Air Force