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Votes at a glance: Council approves permits, annexations, zoning and business district measures

January 01, 2025 | City Council Meetings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma


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Votes at a glance: Council approves permits, annexations, zoning and business district measures
The Oklahoma City Council voted on a slate of routine and quasi‑judicial items, approving event permits, several rezoning ordinances, special permits, right‑of‑way closings and funding allocations.

Key actions approved at the meeting:

- A revocable right‑of‑way permit allowing the OKC Martin Luther King Jr. Alliance to hold the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Parade on Jan. 20 (Item 8a). The permit was moved, seconded and passed unanimously after brief remarks from William Jones, president of the Martin Luther King Alliance.

- Consent and concurrence dockets, including an amendment to extend services by Clutch Consulting (see separate article) and routine claims/payroll items.

- Multiple rezoning and land‑use items approved on final hearing with no substantive public opposition. These included ordinances rezoning: 7502 N. May (from R1 and C3 to C3; Item 11a), 1501 Exchange to PUD2030 (Item 11d), 3333 W. Hefner Road to PUD2034 (Item 11f), 76100 SW 119th to PUD2040 (Item 11g), 1228 NW 92nd from R1 to SPD1681 (Item 11i), 3249 SW 104th to SPUD1684 (Item 11j), and establishment of a special permit to operate a transitional mental health residential facility at 6501 NE 50th (Item 11k). Councilmembers moved, seconded and recorded unanimous approvals on these items.

- Several right‑of‑way and easement closings and street/parking control changes were approved, including a plotted portion closure in SW 164th South of Penn (Item 11m), a North‑South utility easement closure in Whistle Creek (Item 11n), and removal of some parking controls on N. Robinson between 12th and 13th (Item 11o).

- The Adventure District Business Improvement District assessment roll and related ordinance were adopted as a formality for the 2025 assessment year (Items P, P‑2 and related); no members of the public spoke on the item and council approved the measures unanimously.

- Joint resolutions allocating $750,000 of ARPA funds to small business assistance programs managed by the Alliance and an amendment to the operating agreement for those funds were approved unanimously (Items V and W).

- Several personnel‑ or litigation‑related resolutions authorizing legal representation or authorizing municipal counsel to confess judgment without admission of liability in various cases were approved; two items were handled in executive session and advanced as listed on the agenda.

Most votes were recorded as unanimous at the meeting and were handled either on the consent docket or with brief presentations and no substantive debate. One police‑related resolution (Z‑1) that had been on the agenda was deferred for two weeks after executive session and public comment (see separate article).

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