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Event permits

The Council approved a permit Tuesday for:

• OKC Martin Luther King Jr. Coalition's "Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Parade," Jan. 16.

View all permitted public events on the special event calendar.

Agreement reached for Vietnam War memorial at Military Park

The Council voted Tuesday to approve a public art commission agreement for artist Jay Warren to provide a monument at Military Park commemorating the service of American and South Vietnamese soldiers during the Vietnam War. The agreement authorizes up to $145,000 to pay for the creation and installation of the monument, which is funded by a $210,000 donation for the monument and a flag plaza from the Vietnamese American Community of Oklahoma City and Metropolitan Areas. Military Park, 1200 NW 25th Street, is in the heart of Oklahoma City's Asian District, home to many City residents with family roots in Vietnam.

• Read the agenda item.

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Railroad 'Quiet Zone' a step closer with federal paperwork submitted

The Council authorized submission of a Notice of Establishment for the creation of a railroad "Quiet Zone" to the Federal Railway Administration, one of the final steps to creating the zone in the urban core. Construction of railroad crossing improvements is complete and the federal paperwork is one of the last steps to completing the "Quiet Zone," which will allow locomotives to not use horns when passing between NW/NE 16th Street and SE 23rd Street.

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OG&E to demonstrate new streetlight technology in northeast OKC

New OG&E streetlights in two northeast Oklahoma City corridors will give the City and residents two years to evaluate the benefits of advanced light-emitting diode (LED) technology on our streets. The Council approved an agreement Tuesday with OG&E that will bring new LED streetlights to parts of the Adventure District and Innovation District that don’t have lights now. OG&E will install 45 advanced LED roadway lights on galvanized steel poles on Remington Place and NE 50^th Street between Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Interstate 35. A dozen lights will also be installed on NE 8^th Street between Research Parkway and Lindsay Avenue. The two-year evaluation period will let OG&E and the City test the lights’ year-round durability in Oklahoma’s weather, and evaluate the lights’ effectiveness and cost of operation.

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Hasbrook sworn in as Municipal Judge 

Ward 4 Councilman Pete White swore in Ed Hasbrook as the newest Municipal Court judge. Hasbrook began his legal career at Oklahoma City University's School of Law, graduating in 1987 and beginning a career in private law practice as an attorney. He has been employed by the City as an Assistant Municipal Counselor since 1990.

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Oklahoma City's December sales tax summary

The December sales tax report shows General Fund collections in Oklahoma City were down 6 percent compared to the same month last year, below the monthly projection by 7.8 percent. The December report includes collections for the last half of October and estimated collections in the first half of November, which total about $16.9 million for the General Fund. That’s around $1.4 million below the projection. December is the sixth month of the fiscal year, and General Fund sales tax revenue is about 4.8 percent (about $5.2 million) below the year-to-date projection. General Fund sales tax revenue has declined compared to the same month the previous year in 14 of the last 15 months, including eight in a row. The General Fund pays for the City’s day-to-day operations. Sales tax is the City’s largest single source of revenue.

• Read the report.
• Read a full news release.

Other recent City of OKC news

• OKC Parks to host free trout fishing clinic Jan. 13
• New phase begins for ODOT's I-235 construction project
• Councilman Pettis appointed to National League of Cities committee
• Councilman McAtee appointed to National League of Cities committee
• News Releases archive
• Council Meeting Notes archive