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Permits and Events

Large public events held on public rights-of-way (City streets, sidewalks, alleys or 
easements) require a permit and must be approved by the Oklahoma City Council.

Council approved permits Tuesday for:

• Oklahoma City-County Health Department Wellness
  NOW Coalition's "Open Streets OKC," March 22, 2015

View all permitted public events on the events calendar.

Proposal approved for Tinker AFB water and wastewater service

The City will submit a proposal to the federal government to take over water and wastewater service at Tinker Air Force Base for the next 50 years after the Council voted Tuesday to approve a joint resolution with the Water Utilities Trust. The proposals are designed to minimize the number of Water Utilities Trust employees to operate and maintain Tinker's water systems, minimize the impact on current City Utilities customers and retain Tinker as a key employer and economic engine. Tinker is the largest employment center in Central Oklahoma. The City will either operate 23 groundwater wells or build new City water infrastructure and improve Tinker's sewers if the proposal is accepted.

• Read the agenda item. (PDF)
• Download the presentation. (PDF)
• Watch the presentation.
• Read an executive summary of the proposal. (PDF)
• Read the water proposal. (PDF)
• Read the alternate water proposal. (PDF)
• Read the wastewater proposal. (PDF)
• Follow the Utilities Department's Squeeze Every Drop on Facebook | Twitter

Grant funds approved for chronic homelessness project

The Council voted Tuesday to approve the use of $155,000 in federal grant money to help fund a public-private partnership to provide housing and access to services for the chronically homeless. The federal Community Development Block Grant money will help pay for site improvements like earthwork, landscaping and security systems for a Homeless Alliance project. The Homeless Alliance has raised nearly $560,000 in funding and in-kind donations to complement more than $825,000 in public funds to build a 20-unit, single room Housing First residential property. Housing First programs provide the chronically homeless with a place to live and access to services they need, which helps improve the quality of their lives and eases the burden on emergency public services. Chronic homelessness costs the City about $2.5 million per year, according to the Homeless Alliance.

• Read the agenda item. (PDF)

Public programs at Myriad Botanical Gardens draw nearly 69,000

Public programs at the Myriad Botanical Gardens drew nearly 69,000 visitors in the last year, according to a presentation at Tuesday's Council meeting by the Myriad Botanical Gardens Foundation. Countless more came for private events, plus casual visitors enjoying the grounds and other amenities at the Gardens.

• Download the presentation. (PDF)
• Watch the presentation.

Portion of Shields Boulevard renamed E.K. Gaylord Boulevard

The Council voted Tuesday to re-name a portion of South Shields Boulevard between SW 4 and the eastbound Interstate 40 off-ramp. The street will now be called South E.K. Gaylord Boulevard. It is called North E.K. Gaylord Boulevard north of the newly re-named section as the street passes through downtown.

• Read the agenda item. (PDF)

Councilman Ryan introduces cycling ordinance change proposal

Ward 8 Councilman Pat Ryan introduced a proposed change to the City's bicycling ordinance that would make City Code mirror a clause in the state's bicycle law, a change narrower than a different cycling proposal Councilman Ryan made in January. The change is one sentence long and would enable police officers to issue a City citation rather than pursue criminal charges if a cyclist passes vehicles between lanes of traffic traveling in the same direction. The proposal is set for a pubic hearing at the Council meeting on Tuesday, March 3, and a vote at the following Council meeting on Tuesday, March 10.

• Read a full news release.
• Read the agenda item. (PDF)

February sales and use tax report shows City ahead of target

The February sales and use tax report shows the City is 1 percent above its target for General Fund revenue for the fiscal year to date, including collections 3.3 percent above target in the February reporting period. Collections in the last half of December and first half of January were about $1.5 million, which is 7.9 percent above the same period last year. Collections for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30, are about $1.7 million above the City's target.

• Read the report. (PDF)

Revenue enforcement yields nearly $635,000 in six months

The City's revenue enforcement program, which seeks to capture tax revenue owed to the City but not received, yielded nearly $635,000 in the first six months of the fiscal year, far above the $247,000 program cost over the same period. The program identifies and collects revenue through methods like reviewing questionable or missing sales and use tax remittances and audits.

• Read the report. (PDF)