Public Service and Engineering staff presented a range of infrastructure priorities for 2026, from daily maintenance staffing and equipment coverage to larger capital projects and facility planning.

Director Anvers described a new facility maintenance division to manage the forthcoming 825 campus and existing sites (service garage, park garage, Fleet Building). Staff said they have added at least one superintendent and two maintenance workers to support the new campus and the larger asset base.

On traffic and mobility, staff said two full intersection replacements are planned: Agler and Imperial, and a school project at Hamilton Lincoln High School in Gary Lee (a school‑led project for which the city will oversee inspection). Engineering staff framed a larger signal‑timing program intended to evaluate and optimize timing across the city’s approximately 40–41 signalized intersections so new signals associated with the new high school and other projects sequence correctly across the network.

Utilities priorities include a Dec. 8 committee item for a contract to construct the Taylor Road waterline and design work on the Farm Creek sanitary lift station. On facilities, staff examined redevelopment options for the Oklahoma parks and service garage complex (north of Friendship Park), noting floodplain and floodway constraints. The administration proposed $100,000 in capital funds to study the site (geotechnical work, site mapping and design options) and assess whether improvements or a new adjacent parcel could support a consolidated service complex. Staff said an ideal consolidated facility would likely need 10–12 acres; several adjacent parcels, including 181 Granville, could bring the total area to roughly 8.5–9.5 acres pending confirmation.

Why it matters: The proposed signal‑timing work, utility contracts and facility study feed into the CIP and will affect construction sequencing, operating readiness for the new school, and where the city houses equipment and crews. The floodplain constraints on the current service site complicate both short‑term improvements and long‑term relocation decisions.

What’s next: Staff will return a Taylor Road waterline contract on Dec. 8, proceed with the $100,000 evaluation if approved, and continue CIP sequencing and coordination with ODOT and the school district.