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Council approves preliminary agreement to reimburse developer up to $680,000 to build sewer for riverfront project
Summary
Council voted to approve a preliminary economic development agreement with Raw Pickle LLC under which the developer will construct a city‑standard sewer line and be reimbursed up to $680,000 once the city accepts the work.
The City of Jenks council voted to approve a preliminary economic development agreement that funds construction of a sewer main necessary for a riverfront development proposed by Raw Pickle LLC.
Nate Ellis of Public Finance Law Group told council the developer has purchased property along the river south of the turnpike east of the Premium Outlets Mall and proposed a mixed development that would include a restaurant called In The Raw Sushi and additional commercial uses. The agreement before council covers a critical infrastructure piece: a sewer line sized to serve the developer’s site and surrounding area.
Ellis said the developer competitively bid the sewer construction and proposed to build it to city standards at a cost not to exceed $680,000; the city will reimburse the developer for the cost after acceptance. The item was presented as a preliminary component of a larger future development agreement covering the entire project.
Councilors held a transparency‑focused public comment opportunity; no public speaker raised objections specific to the sewer reimbursement during the hearing. The motion to approve carried on a roll‑call vote with all present councilors voting yes.
Council characterized the agreement as a targeted infrastructure reimbursement that enables off‑site utility work to proceed while the parties finalize a comprehensive development agreement.
No competing bids for the overall project were discussed at the council table; Ellis said the TIF‑related work for the sewer is technically exempt from statutory competitive‑bidding requirements but that the developer nevertheless obtained competitive bids for the construction.
