Remarks by David Holt
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“Good morning. We're going to get started this morning with an invocation led by Pastor Jacob French of Wilmont Place Baptist Church, and that'll be followed by the Pledge of Allegiance led by Councilman Todd Stone. Please stand as you are able.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right. Thank you, Pastor French, and thank you, Councilman Stone. All right, I call this meeting of the city council to order. We're on Office of the Mayor. Item 3A is a resolution declaring the second, designating the second Monday of October as Indigenous Peoples Day this year and onward. In 2016, the city of Tulsa did something similar. Their council passed a resolution for Native American Day on that same date. I have been proclaiming it since 2018, and the organizers of these events The primary one at First Americans Museum would really like some certainty that is mayor proof as they…”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Thank you. And I will point out that the resolution makes it very clear. This is merely ceremonial, not a city holiday or anything of that nature. Are there any questions or comments? Otherwise, we could take a motion. The motion in a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Thank you, and thank you for your advocacy, and thank you, Sarah, as well. I know you've been there with us all of these eight years. We appreciate it. Okay, next up is 3B. This is the final hearing on something we discussed at our last meeting. This would be uh reshaping our arts commission primarily the change is to…”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“We'll take a motion. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item D. Actually, we can take items D through H with one motion. These are appointments. They are to the Building Code Commission, Electrical Code Review, Mechanical Code Review, the Arts Commission, and the Residential Building Code Commission. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously, thank you. All right, item four, items from council. We have one today. Item 4A is a resolution approving travel expenses for council members Carter, Pennington, and Stone-Cypher to attend the…”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right. Thank you. Okay, we have some folks here on the council who will need to make early departures this morning, and so we're going to move up an item that requires a supermajority, and that is item 11AA. This is a resolution approving the incurrence of indebtedness by the Oklahoma City Airport Trust not to exceed $90 million, and this was deferred from September 15th, and we're going to have a quick explanation. Just a quick update on this with Angela Pierce, our chief financial officer.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right, thank you. Item eight, revocable permits and events. Item eight A is a revocable permit with Sarish Shahabudin for the Shahabudin and Hanscom Wedding Cocktail Hour in Bicentennial Park on October 24th. And we have Emily Ahern here to speak on this.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“I don't recall ever having a permit for a specific wedding. Sounds like quite the affair.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. We wish them all the best.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right. Item 8B is a revocable right-of-way use permit with Red Coyote Running and Fitness to hold the Red Coyote Runtoberfest 5K on October 4th. We have Melissa Hodgson here, and I guess you're also going to speak on item C, but maybe I'll leave it to you, whether you want to do them one at a time or you want to just run through the whole thing.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. And then we have item 8C. This is a revocable right-of-way use permit with Ventures Endurance events to hold the OKC Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving Day. On Harvey and Melissa Hodgson again.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Okay, we'll now recess the council and convene as the Oklahoma City Municipal Facilities Authority. And on that agenda, we have items A through F we could take with one motion. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. We'll adjourn OCMFA, convene as the Oklahoma City Public Property Authority, where we have items A through J we could take with one motion. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. passes unanimously. We'll adjourn OCPPA and reconvene as the council, where we are on item nine, the consent docket. There are no scheduled presentations, but is…”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right, well, if there's nothing else, I really need to hear about item C. If we could get Chief Kelly in here. I have some really tough questions about this item, and hopefully he is nearby. All right, Chief Richard Kelly. This is merely a ruse, of course. This is your last council meeting after a multi-decade career with the city, and I think we needed to get you in the room. I think some people probably want to say a few words of gratitude for your remarkable legacy of service to the city. So I will simply open the floor at this point.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“I'm going to actually let the city manager close, but I'll just add, obviously, agree with everything that's been said. You know, we probably take it for granted that the fire department operates at the level that it does and gets the ratings that it does. We probably take it too much for granted that you have peaceful labor relations. You know, that really falls on your shoulders more than anybody, and we've certainly enjoyed that for some time. And I would also add, you know, you and I have... shared the stage at a lot of ribbon cuttings and ground breakings and the trust that the voters…”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Okay, next up is item AC. This is a project agreement with CSMS management in the state of Oklahoma. And Councilman Cooper, you wanted to hear a little bit more about this, and then we'll also proceed into a separate vote. But first, Debbie.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“You maybe don't have to, but... I'd like to jump in just to clarify a couple things. I mean, the word incentives was used several times in your comments. I just want to make it clear for the listening audience that this is an infrastructure investment by the state in the interchange there. This is not an incentive in the way we usually use that phrase, which is a direct payment to the corporation involved. It is also probably worth noting that this... This commitment from the state of Oklahoma, it is not as if they came here and they said, hey, we'd like to spend millions of dollars on…”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Okay, we have two residents who signed up to speak and we also have a councilman who's wished to vote on this but needs to leave soon. So let's try to move with some urgency. Michael Washington?”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Thank you, Joanne. I just want to clarify, this is in Oklahoma City. This is not in a different city. Okay.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Right, no, but you referenced that this project should be in Oklahoma City and not in Yukon. It is in Oklahoma City. I just want to clarify that for any listeners. Okay, let's go to a vote if we can take a motion. We have a motion and a second. Can I ask for your votes? This is on item 9AC.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Okay, now we are back on the remainder of the consent docket, and Councilman Cooper, you wanted to speak to items AU and AV, I don't guess they are related to each other, so we'll start with AU.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“And finally, Councilman Cooper, you wanted to talk about item BJ?”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“All right, we can now take up the remainder of the consent docket. Oh, OK. So we're stuck. Is anyone able to see anything? OK. OK, so it's just me. So we have a motion and a second? All right. Cast your votes. I wish to vote aye. Did it pass? What's the vote? Unanimously? Yes. Okay, very good. Passes unanimously, thank you. All right, item 10, concurrence docket. We have items A through, it's a long one today, AG we could take with one motion. We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. I wish to vote aye. Passes unanimously. Okay, now we're on item 11, items for individual consideration.…”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“We have a motion and a second. Cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11B is an ordinance on final hearing. It was recommended for approval rezoning 12042 Northwest 150th from AA It's like a typo here. I assume the word two is meant to, two are two. The two is missing. And that doesn't matter as long as the ordinance is correct. And I understand, Councilman Stonecipher, that you will be carrying this for Councilman Carter.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026
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“Motion and a second, cast your votes. Passes unanimously. Item 11C is an ordinance on final hearing recommended for approval rezoning 1500 Piedmont from AA to C3. Councilman Stone-Cypher for Councilman Carter.”
City Council · Sep 29, 2026