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Council approves up to $25,000 participation in Community Economic Resiliency Initiative for Cleveland Heights
Summary
Moore authorized participation in the Community Economic Resiliency Initiative—up to $25,000 of planning services from the Institute for Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma, with a $2,500 city match, to support planning work in the Cleveland Heights area over two semesters.
The Moore City Council approved participation in the Community Economic Resiliency Initiative through an interlocal agreement with the Association of Central Oklahoma Governments (ACOG). The program will bring planning services from the Institute for Quality Communities at the University of Oklahoma focused on Cleveland Heights.
Staff described the work as a two‑semester planning effort (this fall and the following spring) that will include community research, mapping, public engagement, design or planning recommendations, and best‑practice training. The cost to the program is up to $25,000, with the city providing a $2,500 local match, according to the staff report presented to council.
Why it matters: staff said the planning effort is intended to prepare Cleveland Heights for future requests for proposals or development activity and to help the city make informed decisions about limited developable tracts within city limits.
Details and council action - Program: Community Economic Resiliency Initiative administered via ACOG; services by the Institute for Quality Communities at OU. - Scope: community research, mapping, public engagement meetings, design/planning recommendations, and best‑practice training over two semesters. - Funding: up to $25,000 in grant funding; city match $2,500 as stated by staff. - Geographic focus: Cleveland Heights. - Vote: motion passed unanimously.
The council recorded no amendments to the interlocal agreement during the discussion. Council members expressed support for using the grant to prepare a development‑ready plan for limited available tracts within the city.
Ending: Staff will execute the interlocal agreement and coordinate with OU’s Institute for Quality Communities to begin the planned two‑semester work program.
