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Sue Hollenbeck, special projects manager, said the original booking policy dated from 2018 and that market realities have changed. Staff recommended reducing the maximum number of months out that groups may reserve the center from 60 months (five years) to 48 months, lowering peak-room-night thresholds to improve compatibility with the Omni hotel and clarifying group-status definitions so all parties use the same terms.

Hollenbeck said the policy changes are intended to modernize practice, make better use of available dates and ensure consistent terminology among the stakeholders who coordinate venue bookings. The council adopted the revisions as part of the Public Property Authority and then again in the council consent docket; the measure passed unanimously.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oklahoma City Council Meeting - April 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Councilors approved a modernization of the convention center booking policy, shortening the maximum booking window from 60 to 48 months and aligning definitions among the convention center, the CVB and local hotels.","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},6266019,"Council certifies 'Project Galaxy' as eligible for OKC film incentive; office recommends maximum local rebate",615,6385000,7000000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087802-b85249a07a9cac78cc4919c138254e93&start=6385&end=7000","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087802-b85249a07a9cac78cc4919c138254e93/thumbnail_6385000.jpg","/articles/6266019/Oklahoma/Council-certifies-Project-Galaxy-as-eligible-for-OKC-film-incentive-office-recommends-maximum-local-rebate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266019-44b604a8403c76e8187180f36eb5d40d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189338&Signature=AucERjdWpzDXSMnpIWfE~TGPPiEIVYVezFx-4HXHRfvEqTZC1mqSw8SSbvJhmLMAvZBLmlcqUFWeFRNVPHsIXax92W7UBURKsmnxXpuCInPN8K~sjTrUkAvKek1mACcKQKF7zuPKLwC5IQbKhuFa9kRzH0o44V5ukNFFGkaDiej~1NDZ5lqdSiv2nYKQCM2w9QfMbYnp~WaEpoHUY3j25mxpu210djIG0uN8H~3rmIj7w6t1j7TyqrT0u7mqlIwhshlMjZSn9KGFNpVDomn5yc1PLeGlx1lNpa9tv5EzYszRbiEEtA6ghFeSkJupGxMjYiIuYYzCaUYK5~n9k6e9dA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council and the Oklahoma City Economic Development Trust certified \"Project Galaxy,\" an independent feature film project, as eligible for the city's film incentive program, following a staff presentation from the city film office.

Jill Simpson of the Oklahoma City Film Office described the project as a feature-length adaptation (code-named Project Galaxy) with filming scheduled in August and September. Simpson said the producers expect about $9 million in Oklahoma City expenditures, plan to use local vendors and crew for the large majority of work, and intend to base production offices within the city. The project office recommended offering the film the full local rebate under the city program because the production meets multiple \"uptick\" criteria in the city's incentive policy (local crew, vendor spend, and high percentage of shooting days within the city), Simpson said.

Simpson presented the film office’s economic model results and said the projected $9 million local spend would generate additional local economic activity, supporting local jobs and labor income. She also described the program’s limits on above-the-line compensation and explained staff reduced the theoretical maximum rebate by $20,000 to reflect the program’s cap on above-the-line salaries.

The certification was considered on the consent docket and adopted as part of the council's consent actions. The film office will proceed with the Economic Development Trust's paperwork and follow the city’s standard process to finalize the incentive award and any rebate payment schedule, including verification of qualifying local expenditures prior to disbursement.","The council and the Economic Development Trust certified an independent feature film, code-named Project Galaxy, as eligible for the city's film incentive program. The film office said the project plans $9 million in local expenditures and seeks the city rebate available under the local incentive.",{"_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},6266021,"Council strikes wrecker-renewal item after police report problems with Morgan Towing",363,2277000,2640000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087802-b85249a07a9cac78cc4919c138254e93&start=2277&end=2640","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087802-b85249a07a9cac78cc4919c138254e93/thumbnail_2277000.jpg","/articles/6266021/Oklahoma/Council-strikes-wrecker-renewal-item-after-police-report-problems-with-Morgan-Towing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266021-51d9b476756b8346e0418683699b5a31/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189338&Signature=I4h8YNdKRDVVKSjPxCBWLreQxZXwHDoCiCnUlBSwcbBbcPWpkFDEMZK9veE4LqtPtOSti-sAx1-f2E4D9MZzvK4pm~ANp~VDMXsutwV8vdGLAnO2kA0oe2YyqDi61zCCl8g9iuF363kABlornNGP-HenY3xCNJG~6IBfU7N4LC8c-c3KXTC0Mif9uGE9AD77RgD4-9r7uP~SBugA4K~FPyYVak9A0n6ta86Hpp8TGtocNJcBcMNXrPMtKjOwtckYNm1IAUQHqy7QiZe8zw1J9XM7P6I76wn4z3Iq2kBG50wMrRudLJ8tLnz9zpU6yw1p3QxGI1FwYxbT7cf27k8wBw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council struck from the consent docket a renewal of wrecker-service contracts after the police department described multiple administrative and operational problems with Morgan Towing, the city’s current contractor for part of the service area.

Nick Morgan, representing Morgan Towing, asked the council to approve a renewal and said his company had corrected recent issues. But Police Captain Wiens summarized incidents in 2024 and early 2025 that led staff not to recommend Morgan Towing’s renewal: at least two incidents in which vehicles with investigative holds were released, a tow company driver reportedly placed an investigative hold on a vehicle that had not been requested, staffing gaps that left the company unable to provide 24/7 coverage, slow response times on at least one Saturday tow request, and at least one report that a driver sold an ATV impounded by the city.

Captain Wiens also said Morgan Towing had recently experienced a lapse in its state towing license around New Year’s Eve and had relocated to a new yard after a rezoning denial delayed an earlier move. He said Morgan’s local management had changed and that Morgan had resumed service the previous Friday after a suspension earlier in the year.

Burt Woodring, a longtime local towing-industry operator, told the council he supported the police department’s recommendation. Morgan asked the council to reconsider and said the company had corrected the problems.

Council members voted to strike the item so it could be considered separately rather than on the consent docket; the motion to strike passed unanimously. Staff said the current contracts run through April 30 and that if contracts are not renewed the city would need to arrange alternate coverage for the affected zone. The council indicated intent to return the item to the agenda for a later meeting so members could discuss the specifics of the police recommendation and any remediation by Morgan Towing.","Councilors removed the consent-item consideration of several wrecker-service contract renewals after police described operational and licensing problems tied to Morgan Towing; staff recommended renewing three contractors and not Morgan.",{"_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},6266022,"City council approves Red Ridge nature-preserve zoning amid Deep Fork Trail dispute",3752,3600000,7352000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3087802-b85249a07a9cac78cc4919c138254e93&start=3600&end=7352","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3087802-b85249a07a9cac78cc4919c138254e93/thumbnail_3600000.jpg","/articles/6266022/Oklahoma/City-council-approves-Red-Ridge-nature-preserve-zoning-amid-Deep-Fork-Trail-dispute","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6266022-674e95ed28617099760868045c89cbde/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189338&Signature=dlFKF2wqEjPoM3NXfeHXfgL5uBNkMsHzvv~CtgyS9xcreQSDfFjX1O5rX8MtDo-dHoo6U2yZAxn594MuoQCSCX9zEZRCvDMs3aih61RBu8ALGgAQqfHh4VJkIhybz1GK1Z-zTNNkZxXKqJBz10RiIuN-zWEFgrFdj4jq-d6dI7Pks6AOukBf5U6GeL71SUH5TgW9eW6kcQheLcC0sjr0NoAiHq-osPmar5WasGRCuKQsE9zBl9mp1w88FPVsG2QV8X~h6A1v0L7BNeknVIY13UEcMq9WQ8Bqu5Ua4X8XivxdE-KxvtQ490YxGrXcZ37Bejtlrd9B7XhXQHSHyg1xKw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously to rezone about 721 Northeast 50th Street to a planned-unit development (PUD) intended to preserve and restore the Red Ridge property, a heavily vegetated parcel that the applicant says will be used for ecological restoration and limited educational programming.

The measure, which staff and the planning commission recommended and which the council approved as PUD 2055, came after nearly two hours of public comment and debate focused on whether the zoning action removes any binding obligation to allow the city’s planned Deep Fork Trail to cross the property.

Mark Zitzel, a land-use consultant representing the applicants, told the council the PUD \"is needed now\" and that \"the only question before this body today is whether or not this is an appropriate land use on this property.\" He and representatives of the Kirkpatrick Family Fund and Red Ridge said the project’s purpose is ecological restoration, preserving existing structures and hosting school and educational groups.

Several residents, cycling advocates and trail users urged the council to delay the rezoning until the city completes an engineering study of alternate trail alignments. Kevin Farmer of the Oklahoma Bicycle Society said the planned trail completion would connect neighborhoods and bring economic benefits, citing out-of-state examples of trail-driven tourism.

Speakers raised specific operational concerns: neighborhood residents and trail advocates asked why language referencing coordination on trail construction had been removed from the draft PUD; others worried the PUD allowed construction of artist residences and other uses they said could conflict with conservation goals.

City legal staff and the city attorney explained that zoning and the acquisition of an easement for a trail are separate processes. The city can negotiate an easement with the landowner or, if necessary, pursue condemnation under eminent domain. City staff and the applicants said they will continue to coordinate with the parks department on trail alignment. The council debated whether a delay would be legally defensible; a motion to defer consideration to May 20 failed 2–6.

After questions from council members and presentations by both the applicant and multiple residents, Councilman Lee E. Cooper Jr. moved to adopt the PUD. The council approved the rezoning unanimously.

The council’s approval resolves the land-use question for the Red Ridge parcel; separate negotiations or legal processes will determine exactly where the Deep Fork Trail will be placed and whether the city secures an easement through the property.","The Oklahoma City Council unanimously approved rezoning for the Red Ridge property to a planned-unit development for conservation and restoration, after weeks of public debate and a failed attempt to defer the decision while the city studies alternate trail routes.","actionData","errors"]

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