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Craig said the fiscal year ended June 30 and called the city’s five‑year visitation trend “an incredible trajectory.” He highlighted earned and paid media, expanded social content and destination sales that he said are driving more overnight stays and visits from new audiences. “It’s been an incredible trajectory over the past 5 years for [the] visitation economy,” Craig said.

The report to the council summarized Visit OKC’s work on earned media placements and digital advertising, and named several tactics the organization plans for FY26. Craig identified a major booking in 2027 — a Mary Kay seminar responsible for 16,000 room nights — and cited sports tourism (gymnastics, wrestling, softball) and events at the new OG&E Coliseum as continuing revenue drivers. He said the Appaloosa Horse Club has voted to move its headquarters to Oklahoma City following recent arena investments.

On marketing tactics for FY26, Craig described layered outreach around large events — geofencing around stadiums, targeted digital ads, and a pilot with an advertising vendor to wrap rideshare vehicles with OKC signage that includes an in‑car QR code offering prize stays. He also said Visit OKC partnered with an Amazon Prime series, Story of Art in America, for season five to highlight Route 66 communities and local artists; Craig named several local creatives the series will feature.

City Manager Freeman introduced the presentation and several council members commended Visit OKC’s results and staff work after the report.

The presentation was informational; the council did not take formal action on Visit OKC’s report during the meeting. Craig paused for questions after his remarks.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oklahoma City Council Meeting - September 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Zach Craig, president and CEO of Visit OKC, told the council that overnight stays and conventions rose in fiscal 2025 and previewed major bookings and new marketing tactics for fiscal 2026, including a 2027 Mary Kay seminar expected to generate 16,000 room nights and a partnership on an Amazon Prime series.","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},6460647,"Council approves revocable permits for Asian Night Market and Mesta Festa neighborhood festival",521,1409000,1930000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5839914-4480d97cf43d71a2ba4f5e0201e5c9d8&start=1409&end=1930","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5839914-4480d97cf43d71a2ba4f5e0201e5c9d8/thumbnail_1409000.jpg","/articles/6460647/Oklahoma/Council-approves-revocable-permits-for-Asian-Night-Market-and-Mesta-Festa-neighborhood-festival","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460647-7b8759e9ad41f621cd49eccad294e34f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775076179&Signature=Ka68dEP~gMqkctL7GCIav2sgGSpjycHXxVbohNlxYpCk5J-OseStB18ibshuCrXNzbEsiQq~4UDP8o6WtvUL8qkVbJfbXG~p7sVTM1EhVwpeuZvRuepmfDWdMLdsymt3gaYEXQWzsNPRAdnQzQkkbOgAhTUVwfQ6SCa9~oMG5xvhJQD4sA5N8DoKw17GS9D5z-ulwo8awIB5j2QFAHdroDaLC7JJVqBUN0EU0ZBv9r7pa4REKFse3q4fmKGJG5fSZRBmddvrkM665w9q6bQa6gz5q4ABI4JhHMwg1TT8nkkVnwOqn7tYuO2nZwAhIvS9oCM-VFwxiw1Acpot9Za9RQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council granted revocable permits for two community festivals: the Asian Night Market Festival, presented by the Asian District Cultural Association, and Mesta Festa, presented by the Mesta Park Neighborhood Association.

Steve Lee, executive director of the Asian District Cultural Association, described the festival’s growth since 2018 from a single‑evening Military Park event to a two‑night, multi‑block festival with more than 100 vendors, performers from out of state and street closures across the district. Lee told the council the event has attracted what he characterized as “close to 30,000 to 40,000 people over the span of the two nights” and said the Asian District drew large visitor counts in 2024, including a figure Lee cited for first‑time visitors.

Amy Newberry, representing Mesta Park Neighborhood Association, said Mesta Festa will mark its 30th anniversary and include a beverage garden, food trucks, vendors and a children’s vendor area that allows kids to sell their own creations at no charge. Newberry told councilors the event hours are 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., with site setup beginning around 8 a.m. the day of the event and cleanup completed by roughly 8 p.m.

Both revocable‑permit items were approved unanimously by the council.","The council unanimously approved a revocable permit for the Asian Night Market Festival in October 2025 at Military Park and a Neighborhood Association permit for Mesta Festa in Pearl Mesta Park Sept. 27–28, 2025; organizers provided event details and attendance estimates.",{"_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},6460651,"Council adopts 2025–26 assessment roles for Downtown and Stockyard business improvement districts",320,2375000,2695000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5839914-4480d97cf43d71a2ba4f5e0201e5c9d8&start=2375&end=2695","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5839914-4480d97cf43d71a2ba4f5e0201e5c9d8/thumbnail_2375000.jpg","/articles/6460651/Oklahoma/Council-adopts-202526-assessment-roles-for-Downtown-and-Stockyard-business-improvement-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460651-7a0811cd27c3dd1010f5bca96f5f9444/orig.mp4?Expires=1775076179&Signature=TdvwSkGIJn7oOCS-giwiPg0AYVkg97i-5jVs4Rv3cDVDlZ-aXvRppgGAxrRLIzWLbz4yXAAKb1whij0B0QxNTwbGDUWtB4OGojTpPq-aq-NuzpGWr4ZPeEZsbuhERWciX9tMIlbcXSkWZ7n~IPipg-YA6aNWNkCkMshRYmMjF-l72FrhyaHrETJNE4KGw46VHWCJbBSWhDjovqsNUPq3VZd-A5uCrdF6nKHrJXOcVKX3CRiQoKQSyLrFZU4wuWO5zzM1a22HIZchGPHrntVepMyLZnYyjlGJ4g7C5B9HYg1SUX4R4bZSImTpuv6W6eiD8AfSJRlhnAWa18lhYCn3qg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council unanimously approved the assessment roles and related ordinances adopting the 2025–26 budgets for two business improvement districts: the Downtown Business Improvement District (Assessment District No. 6) and the Stockyard City Business Improvement District (Assessment District No. 13).

Cindy Murillo, speaking on behalf of the Downtown BID advisory board, described the advisory board’s unanimous approval of the FY26 budget and commended DOKC Partnership and the Oklahoma City Green Team for downtown cleaning and management services. “I have a full understanding of where our dollars go,” Murillo said, and she urged the council to adopt the proposed assessment structure.

The council adopted a resolution confirming the assessment roll and an ordinance establishing payment timing, penalties for delinquency, parcel assessments and a direction to record a claim of lien for unpaid assessments. The downtown district covers Automobile Alley, Bricktown, City Center, Deep Deuce, Midtown and West Village, the council record shows.

The council also adopted the Stockyard City assessment role and implementing ordinance for properties in and around South Agnew Avenue and Exchange Avenue in the area commonly known as Stockyard City. No speakers opposed either measure; both passed unanimously.

Jennifer Nakayama, president and CEO of DOKC Partnership, attended the meeting and council members thanked DOKC for downtown maintenance and programming.","The council unanimously adopted the 2025–26 assessment roll and related ordinances for Downtown Business Improvement District No. 6 and Stockyard City Business Improvement District No. 13; Cindy Murillo, on the BID advisory board, urged approval and praised DOKC and the Green Team.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6460655,"City Council authorizes participation in Purdue Chapter 11 plan and related pharmaceutical settlements",0,3004000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5839914-4480d97cf43d71a2ba4f5e0201e5c9d8&start=3004&end=3004","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5839914-4480d97cf43d71a2ba4f5e0201e5c9d8/thumbnail_3004000.jpg","/articles/6460655/Oklahoma/City-Council-authorizes-participation-in-Purdue-Chapter-11-plan-and-related-pharmaceutical-settlements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460655-852cad330a6dbe29360106bebfddbf61/orig.mp4?Expires=1775076179&Signature=NDwGdDxFV~8ionVHDKo8moPRHBeC2o9~m1K4pFkAZVQarcqlHgvmNfjfqD0UFxAGh5OZnrqzDk1uBjvkk1tl6MwQrcF-7pJW09lypHmFnOctdyXanMGMbjNCAO2ByQ5qgym4S2SKKSY2j0cjC~J06skuHz-ZSk~tvtKzPCtRroMaAMarwUkwz99tmWQz9fEj8LeEY0KQt6Ms9iLvwXAv7uSL7Y92TL234DWsPMp5MAF~vzQxXncaWbw0BrVlCI48zf5szFUnuJZKe3W9x5YFEfl6I0jgt8QDJxWTd--8akRnrGPmHwAaf~x4Jp4wayayfaeIBMhFt6JYqCtc9byU4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oklahoma City Council voted unanimously to authorize the city’s legal counsel to accept and participate in the thirteenth amended joint Chapter 11 plan for Purdue Pharma and to join governmental‑entity settlement agreements and related manufacturer settlements, the council recorded after holding an executive session.

The council’s resolution authorized four related actions: authorizing the city’s legal counsel to cast the city’s ballot in favor of the amended joint Chapter 11 plan in the Purdue bankruptcy case; approving the city’s participation in a governmental‑entity settlement agreement dated June 17, 2025; authorizing participation agreements with several generic and secondary manufacturers named in the transcript; and authorizing litigation counsel to negotiate and enter a state subdivision agreement with the Oklahoma attorney general for the generic/secondary manufacturer settlement.

The transcript lists the manufacturers and entities named in the motion, including Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries and Zydus (among others), and cites participation in settlements with those companies as part of the request to the council. The resolution also referenced the thirteenth amended joint Chapter 11 plan in the Purdue proceedings pending in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Case No. 19‑23649).

The council moved into executive session to receive an attorney update and then returned to vote; the motion passed unanimously. The transcript does not record a named mover or seconder for the final vote in open session.","After moving into executive session, the council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing city legal counsel to accept and participate in the thirteenth amended joint Chapter 11 plan in Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy and to join related governmental and manufacturer settlement agreements involving multiple pharmaceutical companies.","actionData","errors"]

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Visit OKC reports FY25 growth, previews FY26 marketing push and major bookings

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