City Council - Regular Meeting

It's 5:30. Before I call the city council meeting to order, brother Paul Roach is going to open us with a word of prayer and we'll have flag salute. Well, we have a full house tonight, don't we? All can I take up an offering?

Sure. Let's all bow our heads. Heavenly Father, first of all, I just want to glorify you and thank you, Father, for the life that you've given us, for the sacrifice with your son. I thank you, Father, for these people that donate their time and they serve our city. I thank you for this city, Lord, and its growth and everything that's going on here, Father. Lord, I thank you for the wisdom you give us in making decisions that you guide us. Now, Father, you protect us, you love us, you care about us, Father, and you take care of all of us, Father, in Jesus name. Amen.

Please join with me in the flag salute. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. It's now 5:31 and I call the Eleno City Council meeting, the regular meeting, Tuesday, November 11th, to order. Roll call starting with Councilwoman Nether here. Vice Mayor Black here. Councilman Schaer here. Mayor Jensen

here. Um, this time we'll move to awards and proclamations. Pearson, we've got a proclamation for you and I'm just going to I'm going to read it. Um, this is from the city of El Reno. It's in loving memory and deep appreciation for Sergeant Thomas Duran. Whereas the city of El Reno with the deepest heartfelt appreciation to the family and loved ones of Sergeant Thomas Duran whose unwavering service commitment to excellence and genuine compassion for the community have made an indelible impact on all who knew him. And whereas Sergeant Duran lived a life of commitment to his faith, his family, and for 14 years, Thomas Duran served the Elro Police Department, the citizens of El Reno with determination, dedication, and commitment. And whereas Sergeant Duran accepted the potential risk he faced each time he kissed his wife and children before leaving to report for duty. and he accepted with great strength and courage the responsibility of the weight of the badge and wore the badge with reverence and pride. And whereas the Elno Police Department has retired Sergeant Duran's badge number 651 and patrol unit number 1122 to permanently honor the memory of Sergeant Thomas Duran and the ultimate sacrifice he and his family has made for the service to the citizens of El Reno and the Eleno Police Department. Whereas Sergeant Thomas Duran, badge number 651, will be deeply missed, but his legacy will continue to inspire and guide us. Saved not soft.

I, Steve Jensen, by the powers vested me as mayor of the city of El Reno, Oklahoma, sign this proclamation, present the 11th today. Thank you. Here's um Steve Carson from Senator Langford's office is here.

City leaders were kind enough to keep us updated what was going on. Words can't express our sorrow. We just want to send you a little note. I won't read it. It's personal. So, God bless you. I'm so sorry. Wish you the best.

Thank you, sir. We will recess the city council meeting at this time and move to our authority meetings. It is 5:35 on Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 and call the Alino Air Park Authority regular meeting to order. Roll call vote starting with trusty black here. Vice chairman Jensen here. Trusty here. Trusty here. Here.

Consent agenda. The following items considered to be routine by the Elno Air Park Authority will be enacted with one motion. Should discussion be desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. Have two items. Move to approve items one and two. Second. Uh motion made and seconded. Roll call vote starting with Trusty Black. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Moves us to adjournment. Second. Motion made in second. All in favor?

I now 5:36 and I call the Arena Recreational Authority regular meeting Tuesday, November 11. order starting with council here. Trusty Jensen here. Vice Chairman Black here. Chaper here. Chairman Steren

here. The following consideration authority will be enacted with one motion. Should discussion be desired on any item that item will be removed from the consent agenda and consider items 1 through Move to approve items one through three. Second call starting with yesy Jensen. Yes. Vice chairman black. Yes. Shaver. Yes. Chairman staff. Yes. No items for discussion.

Move to motion. I It's now 5:37. I call the Elrenal Municipal Authority regular meeting of Tuesday, November 11th to order. Roll call starting with Trustee Schaefer here. Vice Chairman Black here. Trusty Stricklin here. Trusty Nether here. Chairman Jensen

here. Uh brings us to the consent agenda. The following items are considered to be routine by the Elen Municipal Authority and will be enacted with one motion should discussion be desired on any item. That item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered separately. We have items 1 through eight. Move to approve items one through eight. Second. Motion made and seconded. Approve items 1 through eight. Roll call starting with trustee Ny. Yes. Schaer. Yes. Jensen.

Yes. Motion passes. Uh, no items were pulled. Brings us item F, discussion items. Nine, discussion, consideration, action, andor possible amendments regarding resolution number 26-026, a resolution setting residential commercial broadband and rental fast connect pricing to include phone services.

All right. So, as you know, we've been in the process of launching phone service or fast connect for a little while now. Um this is to set the pricing for both the residential and commercial fees along with establishing the international uh rates. Uh they're pretty standard across the board as far as the price. They're pretty comparable with other providers in the area. So, I think they'll be pretty. Any questions?

Move to approve resolution number 26-026. Second. Second to approve resolution 26026. Roll call. Starting with Trusty Nether. Yes. Trustee Staff. Yes. Vice Chairman Black. Yes. Trusty Shaker. Yes. Chairman Jensen. Yes. Item 10 of a Burus wealth field agricultural lease for approximately 165 acres more or less.

This is an agricultural lease and the Burfield we advertise bits. Pick three bids. The high bid or the egg lease is Chance Essinger at $18,315 annually. This is a fiveyear lease. The recommendation staff would be to move forward with the high chance. Make a motion to move forward with the lease uh with Chance Essinger for the mentioned price

8 18315 annually. Second and seconded roll call start with Trusty Schaefer. Yes. Vice Chairman Black. Yes. Trusty Sapprian. Yes. Trusty Miller. Yes. Chairman Jensen. brings us item G adjournment. Second. I bring this back to the city council meeting. Need a motion to reconvene. That's fine. Okay.

Motion to reconvene city council meeting. Second motion made a second. Uh, roll call with trustee ney. Yes. Councilman Sterson. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Schaffer. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes. Item E, consent agenda. Following items are considered to be routine by the Orenal city council will be enacted with one motion. Should discussion be desired on any item that item be removed from consent agenda and considered separately. We have items 1 through 11. To

approve items 1 through 11. Motion made second. Uh roll call starting with Councilwoman Nether. Yes. Councilman Sverton. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Council Schaffer. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes.

No consent items were pulled. Audience participation. Anyone having an item of business to present to the city council that does not appear on the agenda, please come to the podium at this time, state your name. You're requested to limit your presentation to three minutes. Any item being presented must pertain to the city of El Reno business, the open Oklahoma open meetings act prohibits city council from taking official action on requests made during this portion of the agenda unless otherwise noted on the agenda. We'll move on. Uh discussion items 12A to to conduct a public hearing regarding a request from Canadian County to close and vacate a 14 ft alley running north and south between West Rogers and South Hay Streets within block 75 of the Eleno original town plat.

This is a request from Canadian County to vacate the alley that's on the site for their new proposed courthouse. Um we've um there's no existing utilities there. They've coordinated with OGN, OG, and city utilities. No one has any objections or concerns. Um and the planning commission recommended unanimous approval of this item. Discussions.

I now declare the public hearing closed. 12B discussion, consideration, action, and or possible amendments regarding ordinance 9390, ordinance at the request to Canadian County to close and vacate 14oot alley running north and south between West Rogers Street and S Street within block 75 of the Elro original town plat. Motion to approve ordinance 9390. Second motion made second. Roll call starting with council another. Yes. Councilman. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Schaefer. Yes. Mayor Jensen.

Yes. Brings us 13A. discussion, consideration, action, and/or possible amendments regarding an appeal by Vera May Williver regarding the findings by the code enforcement hearing officer for that a certain structure located at 715 North Rock Island is dilapidated, a public nuisance and should be removed in accordance with 246-1 C31 of the city code of ordinances. Any discussion? So this came before the enforcement hearing officer yesterday came to discuss difficulties she's having so she's off she would like to take the structure down herself so from that there's any action that needs to take place on this item Okay, brings us 13B discussion.

We're not in public hearing. Public hearing. That's right.

Sorry. Discussion consideration actionable possible action regarding resolution 26 021 resolution by city council of El Reno, Oklahoma affirming and affirming a finding of a dilapidated structure at 7:15 North Rock Island. Authorizing measures necessary to demolish or remove such structure and authorizing the bringing of any actions in district court necessary to abate such public nuisance. I'm sorry.

I think it makes sense to go ahead and pass the resolution allowing us to demolish the structure in the event the property owner doesn't get the demolition permit in a timely fashion. We reset the case for the next code for hearing in December to check the progress on the demolition permit by the contractor. So the resolution

seconded roll call starting with Dr. Schaefer. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Council Stappin. Yes. Council Nether. Yes.

Item 14. discussion consideration action and or possible action regarding resolution number 26-022 resolution by the city council of the city of El Reno Oklahoma affirming and finding of a dilapidated structure at one 112 South Chalkaw authorizing the measures necessary to demolish or remove such structure and authorize the bring any actions in district court necessary to abate such public nuisance Um this property was condemned in uh June 24th of 2025. There were several um issues inside and outside regarding life, health, safety, and he the property owner appeared at the July, August, September, and October hearings. Um he was instructed to have um compliance and a C co at each of those. Our last inspection um that we went on was 11:5 and he still didn't pass that. On the third fire and building went out and there was no electricity to the building. The person on site said he didn't know they had to have electricity to have an inspection. So, we went back two days later and at that time um I think we have pictures on the screen, but it failed building electrical and plumbing as well as um several fire life safety issues. Um, at the October hearing, he was the owner was instructed that he needed to have a have a CO again and then he needed to submit the occupant load to the fire marshall to review. Um, we gave him until the 17th of October and the occupant load that he presented. Once the fire marshall reviewed it and said fire suppression is required, he said that he had that was the wrong one. And so we extended more time where an architect submitted us the fire marshall

another one. That one was accepted um and it didn't require fire suppression. However, when we went back out on the 5th, there were it didn't pass the CO inspections. So he wasn't able to get one that day.

What times have you been out there to inspect it and look? um building has been out there four times since July and the fire marshall has been out there six times since June.

Yes. Pam, would you like to We're not in public hearing. I don't have to allow this, but I am going to let you guys talk for the record.

Good afternoon. My name is Steven Wolf. I represent Ed Graham. He's the property owner at 112 South Chalkaw. Um, Mr. Graham asks that you don't affirm that the building is a dilapidated structure uh for a number of reasons. First of all, it's just not it doesn't meet the definition of dilapidated structure. It is not a hazard to the safe safety or health of anybody in El Reno. The uh as stated, there have been multiple inspections done at this property. At every single inspection, Mr. Graham has been asked to complete a number of items and he's resolved those items. By the time the next inspection comes out and as you heard, there were numerous inspections. And at each inspection they noted that he had resolved the issues from the most or all of the issues from the previous inspection and uh actually added new issues at every single inspection including the inspections on the 3rd and the 5th of this month less than a week ago. Uh they added new conditions for him to fulfill and there have been there's one assistant city manager meeting since that time and Mr. Graham has not been given an opportunity to show that he's come into compliance with that last inspection. Uh which he has actually provided me even today proof that he has uh solved the issue of a what was called a roach inspe roach infestation. In the report there's actually only a picture of two roaches and there's no mention of anything of where these roaches come from. if there's a nest, if there's more than just these two. And in fact, the uh roach inspection report that I saw noted that there weren't any roaches at the time. There weren't any roach activity or anything like that before or after the spraying. And so I would submit to you that Mr. Graham has been active in uh following this issue and in resolving all of the issues that the city has asked him to. and he asks that he be given an opportunity to show that he has complied with those with the most recent

inspection on November 5th, less than a week ago, and that uh he continue to be given opportunities to come into compliance and show that uh his building is up to the code. Thank you. I've got a question. I spoke with you on the phone last week. Um, you implied to me that your building was moved in ready, ready to be rented. And from the pictures that were taken last week, it is clearly not in that shape. Um, it's not ready or in my opinion is you look at the pictures, it's not in it's not ready to be occupied, rented. I mean, it needs major repair.

I mean, you just look at just cleaning cleaning it up to be um and I don't I don't know how it got in such that that shape from your last tenant that had it opened as a bar.

Yeah, it was expected a year ago. So, I mean, all these problems that seem to have appeared, uh, you know, they were inspected and everything was fine last year and they was in there one year. Then, uh, they got the building condemned, which had nothing to do with me. Then, uh, the city did a walk through and, uh, then they come up with, uh, a lot of little stuff. Yeah, I understand that. and it still needs a general cleaning, but uh it's, you know, if I got a tenant to come in, they'd have two months before they got approved for a liquor license and stuff and they'd be, you know, the ones that would be getting approved for the health department and all that. It's not the landlord that gets approved by it, it's the tenant. So, uh, if it, you know, if it needs a little bit more sweeping and mopping and stuff, I mean, that that can be done, but for it to be listed as a dilapidated and, uh, wanting to tear it down, I mean, that's just outrageous. It's

What improvements have you made since the last inspection that everything that they added to this? this last inspection that they added stuff to, which I don't think that's really how it works when you get an inspection. You don't keep adding stuff to the paperwork. You got a set amount, whatever's been inspected, and that's what you go off of to get it approved and get your CO. But when they come back and every time they add stuff to it, there's no possible way for me to pass, which seems like maybe there might be a hidden agenda or something. I don't know. Did they have electricity to where they could see everything with each of these inspections? Yes. The only reason

every inspection they every every time they've been out, they did have electricity. I called uh when I realized that the electricity had been turned off because there was no activity over there. You know, I got enough stuff to pay for already. So, I found out that Friday it wasn't on. And I went and paid what I needed to pay and get it turned back on. They said it'd be on Monday morning and we can call the electric company if that's a big deal. But, uh, they over they went over their time frame. That's supposed to be 24 or 48 hours to get it turned on. And I it came on because I I was on the phone with them for a long time. And they got it on that same day.

But if they're inspecting, they don't have electricity. They can't see some of the stuff. So the next time they come in, if they have electricity, they might be seeing this stuff then. But they inspected it three or four times with the city saying that. So surely that would have come up each time. So every time we got records of it, and you guys do too, there was stuff added to almost every one of the inspections. There's no possible way for a person to win. No way. And I don't, like I said, I don't even know that that's legitimate inspection. I would just note for purposes of the council um on the October 20th order um which includes all of the findings from previous hearings in the July hearing in our findings um the building inspe inspector provided some observations from the inspection that was conducted on June 3rd but it says please note this is not an all-incclusive list and the properties require to maintain all applicable building and fire codes. My understanding that when they initially went in to condemn the property, there wasn't a full inspection done. It was just to make sure public health, safety, and welfare um was addressed at that time due to the water hose being ran from the property behind it um to secure water facilities. So, in my opinion, the property owner has been on notice since the building was condemned that not everything was flagged in the initial inspection. My response to that is that there have been numerous inspections since then. And so, maybe there wasn't all flagged in that first inspection, but certainly followup and reinspections of the property would have flagged those issues. And yet, as close as a week ago, we're still finding new issues with the property every time he has checked all

of the boxes that the city has asked them to check. And uh it it if these are legitimate inspections and the they are coming out and they are finding every issue that they can, why wouldn't they list the issues for uh the most recent issues uh if they're not something that is coming up uh being added to the list? I I I just don't understand why. What is the purpose of code enforcement if not of these inspections if not to put the property owner on notice of what is not up to code in those inspections? If if you only say, "Oh, well, we have one thing wrong." You're setting the property owner up to fail that the next inspection by not giving them notice of what else is wrong with the property. Essentially, you're saying everything's good except this one one item. And then when that one item gets taken care of, you add items two and three just to make it seem as though he he's failing his inspections when in reality he's resolving all of the issues that the city is asking him to do and then they are adding more at the very next inspection. And and so I don't believe that it is proper to say that he has been on notice of these issues uh since June. Um it and to that point, the uh original issue with the property was a water issue, a water services issue, uh caused by the prior tenant who has was no longer in the building. And that issue has been resolved by by Mr. Graham. He's got water running to the building. He's paying for those services. And so the main issue that of why this building was condemned in the first place has been solved. And if that is the only issue causing this to be a dilapidated structure is the water services, that issue has resolved. the other what I would consider minor issues from these uh code violations uh continue to be resolved as they are brought to his attention. And if he's given an opportunity to solve the most recent ones identified in November 5th, I would submit he's actually resolved those issues. He just hasn't had an opportunity to have another inspection to show that he has resolved those issues. Uh it'll show that he's in

compliance with the code. And again, if another inspection shows that there's a new issue that's come up in the past 7 days, then or 6 days, then he will address those issues as well. Mr. Graham has shown a uh tendency to comply with anything that he's been anything that's been asked of him, and he's willing to do anything to get this building up to let me stop you because it it's either one or the other. either either you have complied with everything and you and you do have a CO and and it is movein ready or or we're not complying with everything because you're saying he's complying with everything. Ed, you just said a minute ago that it's not my job to comply with everything. It's that it's the next tenants's job. It's not the landlord's job.

I believe that's what I said at all. Okay. Well, then clarify. Okay. I believe what he was saying earlier as far as like getting the liquor license and having it ready to go. I think he he was referring to the tenants responsibilities for for getting those things as far as bringing the property up to the administrative code and the uh things of those issues that he is responsible for. So So everything on everything on this list is is is no longer valid. It's all fixed. All these things

unless they add to it. So, so is it a cat and mouse game or is it your job to make sure that your building is is ready to move in or or what's to stop something else from happening and say, "Well, you had your chance to inspect it, but but since then now something's wrong again." Nope. Sorry. You missed it. You had your one chance to inspect it. Right. Like either I mean that game goes both ways. If you can accuse the city of of doing something nefarious, I suppose we could say the same thing. It feels like it feels like we are nitpicking because every time you go in there, there's something wrong. I I don't know how long it takes a building to go bad. I roofs roofs collapse, roofs go bad, there's leaks, there's problems with grease traps, there's problem with fans, there's problems with plumbing. We've got gas gas fixtures that are uncapped. We've got extension cords running throughout. We've got missing breakers, open breaker panels. Like the safety hazard of burning a block in El Reno is pretty pretty high. I would say that's a big deal. Let alone having a mold infestation in the middle of that block or from leaking water and buckets on the ceiling and like what it it's just not one little thing. There's a bunch of things and every time we have to go in there, we the city have to go in there and inspect and then there's something new. That's not our fault that there's like, well, my gosh, there's something else here.

It's not something new. It's something that every point now.

Okay. But but but as the property owner, it's your responsibility to make sure that the property is is occup occupiable, right? It's your it's your it's just the city's job to inspect it. It's not the city's job to to come along and say, "Now fix that. Now fix that. Now fix that." It's your job or a contractor. If you if you don't know the code and don't know the rules, then then it's your job to hire somebody that does know the rules to get it to that point. It's not our job to come along and say, "Now you have to fix that. Now you have to fix this thing. Now you have to fix that." That costs the city money. every time we've have 10 inspections. What

actually I'll say to that is is if the city makes it a requirement that he pass these inspections in order for him to say that he's up to code. It's a requirement that he have the inspection. It's it's not that he's saying, "Oh, keep keep coming out here, keep spending time and resources to come out here and inspect my building." It's a requirement that the city and when we do and there's something wrong, that's not our fault. It's it's not our fault. Correct. Any I'm not Mr. Graham is not accusing the city of coming in and making problems in his building. He you' mentioned a mold infestation. I didn't see anything in that. There's there's standing water, right? There's standing water that doesn't take it's it's a pretty short connection to connect those two dots.

In in what report are you seeing standing water? There there was there's buckets on the ceiling, right? There was standing there are buckets of water in the building at one point. I guess that's been resolved, right? when we when we were running water from a different property to to your property to do it.

Okay. Well, but as the owner, right, as the owner, it's your responsibility because now you want to have it occupied again. I I'm just Right. the all of these things add up. They they all add up and it's my advice would be hire hire a contractor that can connect all those dots for you and don't waste your time and everybody else's. just get it all done and and and then we don't have to play this game of back and forth, right? We don't we don't want to do this ed you want to do it. It's it's not it's not fun for anybody. It's not a it's not an advantageous um expenditure of our time and resources to do this. So, just my advice would be get hire your hire your contractor to make sure your building's ready to go. And then if it's not, it's his fault because he misled you. But, you know, as far as it goes for right now, whether it's it's either occupiable or it's not. And you can't get a CO apparently. That's not my decision. That's whoever whoever makes that decision. And so, if it's if it's dilapidated, if it's not if you can't occupy it,

don't make it. So, some somewhere in between, right? are how many times are we going to have to do this before before we say, you know what, that's that's enough at infant item, just we just fix one thing a month and we just keep doing this. I mean, I mean, it seems to be that the position is that the city didn't tell the property owner this was a problem and then they came back and did. That's not the property owner's fault. Is the property owner not responsible for knowing what the code is and what it takes to comply?

Love to clarify that it Mr. Graham is not saying that he's not responsible for this building. He's not saying that he's not responsible for some of the issues that are going on. What he's saying is is if the city is requiring him to have these inspections and to pass these inspections when they come out, they need to give him a list of what it's going to require for him to pass that inspection. And that's where I feel like you're saying it is the city's job to tell him what the code is and where he has missed. Not his job to know.

His job to fix the building so that we can inspect it and give the seal. Bottom line, when I had my construction business, I made sure that I complied with the code. I never had anybody come back and say you didn't comply with the code. So, you need to fix this. It was fixed. Everything was fixed and ready to go. And maybe that's too much to expect nowadays. But that's the way it was when I was doing it.

And I and I certainly understand that point. And but what my point is is that if the city is going to require that he pass this inspection in order to be given a CO by the city, then how is he do that? If the city says you only have to do one, two, and three. No, you didn't say you only have to do there's a book. Those are that just shows what there's a code book. take the code book and go through it line item by line item and make sure you're in compliance. That's the way it works. My question would be is what is the purpose of the code enforcement office if not to identify those issues so that the property owners can identify or rectify

code enforcement to clarify code enforcement and building inspection are two different processes. So, initially code enforcement came out because of the water hose issue and things were flagged as violations of code. We've now moved to the building inspection process in order to issue a certificate of occupancy and for the building to come off of the dilapidated structures list. That's a different process. We use multiple building inspectors on any given day to come out and inspect properties. There are multiple inspections of multiple properties every day to issue cos. So, that's the process that we're in now is that you can't get a building inspector to issue a certificate of occupancy because there are still things that have not been brought up to code regardless of whether code enforcement has ever flagged them or not.

And also, Mr. Wolf, the standing water is mentioned in the October 20th, 2025 report on page two about halfway down where the building inspector observations has a summary on about the June 3rd inspection. There's known source of standing water in the kitchen area. I believe that's what Dr. was referring to. If I'm correct, looking at the very next report on uh November 5th, there is no inclusion for uh the standing water, which in my eyes would mean that if if it's no longer there, then that means it has been an issue that's been resolved.

I just wanted to clarify because I thought I heard that you were telling Dr. Schaefer that was not in the documents and it in fact is and part of what we had to review as as a concern. And I think the main issue I was concerned with there is he had mentioned a mold infestation and I don't believe that that is anywhere in the documents.

The reason this is on the agenda and not set as a public hearing is because we've been dealing with this property since June and I would be this if I didn't you know let you know that from code enforcement perspective it has been do the bare minimum to try and get to the next step and then code enforcement's called back out we've given him more time we've set internal deadlines through the code enforcement hearing process that have continued to not be met um he's worked with the fire marshal those deadlines were not met and so the staff simply has become frustrated with the process that they've had to go through to try and jump through as many hoops as they can bend over backwards for this particular property. Um, and it was a decision that we made internally to bring this before the council to approve demolition before we move forward with it as a staff. So, that's why it's here without a public hearing. Mr. Graham didn't file an appeal. We I put this on the agenda through the city manager's office. So,

if I may respond to that, I I believe I heard that it was an internal decision to submit this to the council. Well, the Oklahoma statutes require that there is a public hearing on whether or not it's a dilapidated structure for it to come before this council. And certainly, she said herself that code enforcement. That's your public hearing. Just told this council that it was you just told this council that it was an internal decision made by the city officials and so we could move forward with demolition today if we wanted because the appeal time is ran. The code enforcement hearing officer issued the demolition order. This was a courtesy that we put on here so that our staff would be protected in the event this building is demolished.

I will say that we've spent a tremendous amount of staff time on this property and I've paid for it. Everyone you haven't paid for my bills. I can tell you that. To approve resolution 2622. Motion made and second to approve resolution 26- 022. Roll call starting with Councilwoman Nether. Yes. Council St. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Shaker. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes.

Brings us item 15. discussion, consideration, action, and/or possible amendments regarding final flat of Crimson Lake Estates phase 4 located at the property described as a track of land in the southwest quarter of section 18 township 12, range 7 of west of the Indian meridian, Canadian County, Oklahoma.

This is for the final plat of Crimson Lake phase 4. There will be a 100 residential lots and one common area lot. Um the developer has satisfied all the infrastructure requirements, utilities, the fire marshall development services and our city engineer have been to the site. Everything is acceptable. Um there are two minor items. The street signs will be installed this week and then OG& they have an end date. I think I believe it was January 9th to have the street lights installed, but they're just at the mercy of OG's timeline, but we don't have any um concerns to proceed with um approving this item. Um and the recommend the planning commission recommended unanimous approval of this item as well.

I'll check on that. And we did advise them that we cannot issue certificates of occupancy until the street lines, street lights and street signs are installed. Street placement was approved. Yes. Um council approved that I believe in July. Yes. To the final plot of Crimson Lakes. Bonds. Yes. Presuming the bonds are second. Starting with Dr. Schaefer. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Ster. Yes.

Counciloman, yes. Mayor J. Yes. 16. Discussion, consideration, action, andor possible amendments regarding ordinance number 9391, an ordinance amending the code of ordinance of Oklahoma, amending chapter 246, section 1, section six, having to do with dismantled, junked, abandoned, and/or inoperable vehicles. The airy they're they're freezing from 71 to 67 where the air hits it is a little cold. I'm talking about item 16. Yes.

Pending and repealing conflicting sections providing for severability and declaring an emergency. And this ordinance updates our current ordinance regarding junked and abandoned vehicles and um it kind of broadens the definition to include trailers, boats, motorcycles, golf carts, RVs, and other similar equipment. It allows us to um declare these items as a public nuisance. And we can Jane may have told me on this one to fully understand, but I know I think we can they can appeal they can go to code hearing just like they would a normal case. Um the city can for cost recovery can add this to the person's utility bill if it's if it's unpaid. Um it just makes it easier for for us to enforce some of these items that don't really fall into a category right now.

So we have I was going to say this is modeled up for Oklahoma City's

Yes. So we've had about a year year and a half to kind of work through some some of the issues in our new public nuisance ordinance. And so, um, junk vehicles, inoperable vehicles is one that we've sort of struggled with. Notice there are some properties around town where there are multiple inoperable or junk vehicles. And so, we need um a process in place to be able to abate these properties to make sure that, you know, due process is given to the property owner. So, this is modeled after the city of Oklahoma City's U ordinance and it's similar to all of the rest of our processes. So, when you get a notice of violation for tall grass and weeds, technically you can appeal that in 10 days if you don't agree with that determination. If you get a notice of violation that your property is a dilapidated structure, you can appeal that determination within in 10 days. So, now if you get a notice of violation that you've got five junk vehicles on your property, you can appeal that finding within 10 days. If you don't, then this ordinance allows our code enforcement officers to move forward to abate those essentially hire a record service to come in and tow those vehicles to the record facility. And then the process follows whatever laws and regulations they have with regard to towed vehicles. And there's a 30-day process that they have to wait before they do anything with it. The owner can come back and reclaim those. Um because there are properties that have multiple vehicles and we incur substantial costs. Um part of what city of Oklahoma City does is either place a lean on the property for costs of towing like we would do with any other costs that we have, but they also um add those to utility bills if they see that they're not able to collect those leans. So, that's also in here to give the code enforcement staff an option on how to

recover those costs when we are dealing with a substantial property. Um, and can it go to the tenant and the property owner with the new ordinance? This is going to put your property owners on the hook really. Um, for those properties that are leased to tenants and they are not being cleaned up, the property owner is the one that's going to get the initial notice of violation and be responsible for getting it cleaned up. However they go about that, it's up to them, but it will end up on a as a lean on the property or on someone's utility bill if it's not taken care of.

Does it matter what the zoning is for that property? Um I think A1 zoning we have a little bit more handsoff approach under state statute. Um so if if there is a property that's zoned A1 we flag it and and take a look at it a little bit closer. Right now the most of the properties are zoned residential. So and I would put I would point out that um in the definition of dismantled jun abandoned or inoperable vehicles we We did make a change there. So, um it's what you would typically think of as a junk or inoperable vehicle, but also included there is a is a vehicle bearing no state license plate or bearing a state license plate that's more than three months out of date or a vehicle that is in violation of the parking or zoning ordinances of the city of El Reno, which includes vehicles that are parked on grass and not on a sealed surface. You can now be ticketed under this particular ordinance for those violations.

Questions number approve ordinance number 9391. Roll call starting with Councilwoman Nether. Yes. Councilman Sappin. Yes. Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Schaer. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes. Motion passes. Yeah. Move to declare ordinance 9391 an emergency. Starting with Councilwoman Nether. Yes. Mapper. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Schaefer. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes.

Item 17. discussion, consideration, action, and/or possible amendments regarding ordinance number 9392, special ordinance of the city of Elen, Oklahoma, providing for the sale and transfer of lots 1 through 28, block two, read subdivision of block two, Morrison's fourth edition to the city of El Reno, according to the recorded plat thereof, and more particularly particularly described herein providing for terms and conditions thereof. of and a set forth in the city charter sections 3 and 30 providing for 30 days waiting period providing for effective date declaring repealer providing for sep ordinance approving the sale of the old Lincoln Elementary School being sold to Elrio public schools for $330,000.

Motion to approve ordinance number 9392. Seconded. Roll call. Sorry. Dr. Schaefer. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Sapperen. Yes. Council, yes. Mayor,

yes. Motion passes. Item 18, discussion, consideration, action, and/or possible amendments regarding resolution number 26-027, resolution for 1 19750 CDBG23, authorizing the mayor and city manager of the city of El Reynolds to prove approve and sign contract and invoices related to the construction of the CDBG waterline replacement project to expedite the process of C CDBG fund draw down with the understanding that set invoices will not be paid until the council approves invoicing in a formal meeting.

So this is the uh resolution for our CDB project for waterline replacement on Keith and Woodson. Um on Keith it runs from Sunset to Hayes and then on Woodson it runs from Mayanm to Keith. So it's a tremendous in that area to replace those water lines.

Chris, I've got a question for you. As as we were talking earlier, um this completes replaces and completes uh the replacement of a lot of those water lines in kind of north of Sunset, north of Sonic, uh south of Foreman. Yes, we we did the we did the uh line down Foreman and ran from Foreman Keith to Hayes. That took care of that section there. This will this will finish the the section we started probably 10 years ago. It'll finish that whole area back there. And and some of these lines are the lines that are like about 100 years old. They're old.

Yep. They're old. This funding through the CDBG program is for $195,71429. It's a 5050 matching grant program that we've we've utilized a lot over the years. So, it's been a good program. It has sounds like a motion to approve resolution number 26-027. Second. Made seconded. Roll call starting with Dr. Schaefer. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Sterson. Yes. Council N. Yes. Mayor Jensen.

Yes. Brings us to reports. Um well, as everybody knows, it's been a tough month with the loss of Sergeant Duran. U. I just ask people to continue to pray for his wife, his kids, his family, and also for all of our city staff, um, police department, fire, first responders, and and just keep them in their prayers. you know, they're all putting their lives on the line every time they go to work, put on their uniform, and you know, we always assume that they're going to come home, but in this case, Sergeant Dan did not. And he was the first officer killed in the line of duty since 1890 here in El Reno. Um, but just continue to lift Kristen or Kirsten and their and their kids up because um it's a tremendous loss and just I just thank thank everyone for all the uh outpouring of support through the whole process and and uh just showing up at the honor walk and and this funeral and just other law enforcement agencies. Last Monday's funeral for Sergeant Durant was just I was humbled, very humbled to be there and attendance

with that. Um, I've I've been very humbled and honored to serve as mayor the last three years. And as you all know, I'm up for election. um next week from tonight. Um we've accomplished a a tremendous amount last three years. Miles of water lines, sidewalk improvements, street overlays, 16 new businesses to town. Uh several of those are new restaurants that are here, drainage projects, major improvements at at the airport, but our work's not finished. Um, there's a lot to do and I pledge I'll give it my best if reelected and I humbly ask for your vote.

Thank you. It's an honor to serve. That's all I have.

Uh, I I want to because today's Veterans Day and um I have a daughter that's a veteran, a son-in-law that's a veteran. I'm a proud Air Force veteran and I want to shout out to the vets and uh hope it's been a good day for for all of you that have served and uh um we had a great parade and program here a couple days ago. This community continues to to show up and and honor those um deserving of such things. And so just for the Chamber of Commerce and Karen, I know she's not here, but um uh a a big thank you to them for hosting that. Um 15 years now, 14 years they've done that. So pretty tremendous thing.

I don't have anything else.

Um I also am up for reelection. Probably saw a few signs laying around town somewhere. I've served for four years. There's only one reason I serve. That's because I'm with the mayor. I think we've got more work to do and I appreciate the opportunity to to have done what we have done and also to have the opportunity to be reelected. I like you. Vote for me.

Christmas parade, December 6th, 5:00 downtown. Registration is open online or be there to watch.

I have multiple Santa hats. You just let me know what style you're looking for. I got you covered. want to echo the same sentiment mayor did regarding Sergeant Duras and just thank you the outpouring of support we received from the community a lot of other departments tons of departments and other organizations other cities reached out their support and condolences. So just want to thank everybody for that. Um, other news, we have our very own um, city attorney is now the president of the Oklahoma Bar Association. So, I want to congratulate her and we're very lucky to have her as our municipal. Um we also billing stations this was last week won an award um through the Oklahoma chapter of the American planning association

um as won the great public space award. Wow.

All right. Um, all three tax numbers came in technically flat compared to our budgeted goals. Um, however, with all three, they're also above what we brought in for the month of November last year. So, even though it's flat, November is typically one of our lower months. So, a little bit of a mixed bag over there, but overall, I think it's positive. For sales tax, brought in $1,73,239.17. This is 15% above what we brought in. Same month last year again. We had a pretty good dip last year. Well, in use tax, we brought in $214, sorry, $214,918.34. And this represents about 8% increase over the same month we had last year. Uh on hotel motto tax, it was just about perfect on hitting target right there. It was $36,525.86. It's 2% above what brought last year. It just exceeded our target of 36,500 by $25.86. So on broadband, we're up to 652 customers. Uh we're starting construction on our next pop over by Rock Island Water to Tower. Uh shelter materials are starting to come in. Uh Google five stars. I had one customer that left us three star because we weren't in his area. So that's not and is a reminder we do have a referral program. So if you refer a customer

Chris $40. So today

executive session executive session seconded roll call start. Councilwoman Ney. Yes. Council Stappder. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Council Schaer. Yes. Mayor Jensen. Yes.

Snuggle. Make a motion to come out of executive session. Second. Motion made a second. Roll call. Council. Yes. Councilman Savin. Yes. Vice Mayor Black. Yes. Councilman Schaer. Yes. Mayor Benson. Yes. Move to adjourn. Second. Motion made a second to journ. All those in favor say I.