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September 7, 2018 - In This Issue:
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WORKING TOGETHER
TO DELIVER EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE
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September 7, 2018 Weekly report to the Mayor and City Council
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MONDAY
September 10 |
TUESDAY
September 11
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WEDNESDAY
September 12 |
THURSDAY
September 13 |
FRIDAY
September 14 |
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5:00 p.m.
City Council Conference
6:30 City Council Meeting
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4:00 p.m. Oversight Committee
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CITY MANAGER
City Manager's Weekly Report Update
This Weekly Report is sent every Friday and serves as the City Manager's "update" to City Council on items that
are useful for scheduling purposes and/or communicating with
constituents on matters of interest. It also
provides details on special events, and
City-wide accomplishments. Some examples include:
- Project kick-offs and completions
- Initiatives that will affect service valued by our residents
- Construction updates
- Updates on inter-governmental relations, and
- Special Recognitions for outstanding achievements
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Groundbreaking for Westwood Indoor Tennis Center
On Friday, September 14, 2018 at 10 a.m., a groundbreaking ceremony will be held at the Westwood Indoor Tennis Facility (2420 Westport Drive). Construction is expected to be complete in late 2018-early 2019.
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SOUTHRIDGE HISTORIC DISTRICT
On September 4, we received notification from the Oklahoma Historical Society that the Southridge Addition Historic District (roughly bounded by East Boyd/Macy Streets, Oklahoma Avenue, Okmulgee Street, and Classen Boulevard/South Ponca Avenue) has been listed by the National Park Service in the National Register of Historic Places as of August 31, 2018. The property is also listed in the State Register of Historic Places.
The National Register is the Federal Government's official list of historic properties worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register is part of a nationwide program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archaeological resources.
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MAIN STREET BRIDGE OVER BROOKHAVEN CREEK
Construction on the Main Street Bridge over Brookhaven Creek project began on Monday, August 13, 2018. This is a $4.9 million construction project awarded to Silver Star Construction Company of Moore, Oklahoma. This project has an expected completion date of June 2019. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is administering the construction of this project because federal transportation funds are being used. The south limits of the project covers an area along Brookhaven Creek that spans approximately two-thousand feet south of Main Street, with a north limit that spans three hundred-feet north of Main Street. The west project boundary is just west of Lamp Post Road and the east boundary is three hundred feet east of Willoway Drive.
On Tuesday, August 14, 2018 a severe rain event caused the Main Street Bridge over Brookhaven Creek to collapse. On August 28, 2018, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation submitted Change Order No.1 which provided the funding to incentivize the contractor to expedite the Main Street Bridge construction by 15 days. Should the contractor achieve maximum incentive, the bridge will be open to traffic on November 26, 2018.
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The project involves the following items:
- Stabilize the banks along Brookhaven Creek.
- Construct a new triple barrel bridge on Main Street and over Brookhaven Creek
- Concrete pavement on Main Street
- Install an access road along Brookhaven Creek
- Tree plantings
Next week the contractor's activities are as follows:
- Continue structural excavation in preparation for the concrete box culvert
- Begin forming and tying steel in preparation of the concrete box culvert
- Continue removing vegetation along Brookhaven Creek in order to begin channel construction-operations.
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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Resignations, Vacancies, Expired Terms (Members Still Serving), Upcoming Appointments and Reappointments See Chart
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FIRE
Incident Summary
(8/30/18-9/5/18)
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7
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Overpressure rupture, explosion
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0
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| Emergency Medical |
213
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Hazardous Condition
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4
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| Service Call |
21
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| Good Intent |
43
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| False Alarm |
28
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Special Incident
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0
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Severe Weather
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0
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Total
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316
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MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
Map and Updates for the City of Norman's Major Infrastructure
Projects
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ARTICLES
News Coverage, Documents and Articles That May Be of Interest to City Council
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PARKS
Special Events
The @Legacy event series continued this week with the Norman Singer Songwriter Series which will take place every Thursday in the month of September. Local artist, Abbigale Dawn kicked off the series on Thursday night.
Parks and Recreation announced three Fall special events this week:
- Oct. 12 - The Outdoor Movie Series at Lions Park featuring Disney-Pixar's Coco
- Oct. 13 - The Zombie Escape run through Griffin Park
- Oct. 26 - The Moonlight Masquerade Family Dance at 12th Avenue Recreation Center. The Moonlight Masquerade is a new event and the first dance that includes the whole family.
Little Axe Community Center
The Little Community Center in cooperation with Community Action, Inc., the Oklahoma Dental Foundation - Mobile Smiles and the Operation Round Up through the OEC Foundation will be taking applications September 4, 5 and 18 for free dental services. Individuals must live in Cleveland County and meet income guidelines.
12th Avenue Recreation Center
The 12th Avenue Recreation Center's Marital Art classes (Karate, Tai Chi, Akido, Judo, Kung Fu, Tai Jitzu), and Zumba started their fall sessions this week. The After School program is currently full with an average of 34 students participating and all the children in the program come from Eisenhower Elementary.
Whittier Recreation Center
Bricks4Kidz will be offering a STEM class with Lego bricks at the Whittier Recreation Center starting September 25 through October 30. The class theme for this 6 week course is "interesting inventions". During this unit students will study the difference between invention and discovery, learn how inventions solve problems and find out how to patent inventions. The fee for this six-week course is $60. To register online, visit
www.bricks4kidz.com/centraloklahoma
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PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Type
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Combined Value
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Average Value
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New single family residence permits
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5
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$1,169,060
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$233,812
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Residential addition or alteration permits
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12
(5 storm shelters)
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$201,593
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Demo permit
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0
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New single family residence applications
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3
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$880,500
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$293,500
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Residential addition or alternations applications
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0
(0 storm shelter)
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Demo application
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1
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MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
12th Avenue SE Bond Project
Construction on the 12th Avenue SE Bond Project began on Monday, March 5, 2018. This is a $2.8 million construction project awarded to Allen Contracting, Inc. of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The project will be completed by September 2018. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is administering the construction of this project because federal transportation funds are being used. The project boundaries are 12th Avenue SE from north of Cedar Lane Road to Oak Tree Avenue. Two lanes of traffic will remain open during construction.
Next week the contractor's activities are as follows:
Finish median work on State Highway 9
Begin mill and overlay on State Highway 9
Begin green bike lane application on 12th Avenue SE
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STORMWATER
Street Sweeping Schedules for September
For the month of September 2018, the Stormwater Division will conduct routine street sweeping activities on all arterial streets from 48th Ave W to 12th Ave E and Indian Hills Rd to Post Oak Rd. Residential curbed streets within the following areas will also be swept this month depending on weather and other work requirements:
- 12th Ave E to 36th Ave E between Robinson Street and State Highway 9
- 24th Ave W to 12th Ave E between State Highway 9 and Post Oak Road
- Campus Corner and Downtown Business Districts before and after OU home games
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Main Street Streetscape Enhancement Project
Construction on the Main Street Streetscape Enhancement Project began on Monday, October 2, 2017. This is a $3.2 million construction project awarded to Rudy Construction of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The contract time is set at 260 days or completion by June 2018. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) is administering the construction of this project because federal transportation funds are being utilized for construction of the project. The project boundaries are Main Street from Park Drive to James Garner Avenue.
All Streetscape Phases (1-8) are now substantially complete and Phase 9, the pavement mill and overlay, is underway. Construction is anticipated to be completed by the second week in September 2018.
Next week the contractor's activities are as follows:
- Finish pavement marking installation
- Finish stamped, colored asphalt intersection enhancements
- Continue addressing punch list items
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New pavement overlay on Main Street between Santa Fe and James Garner Ave (photo credit:
Rhett Jones, used with permission)
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TRAFFIC
During the week of September 10, 2018, speed trailers will be deployed at the following locations:
- Lamp Post Road, between Main Street and Northwich Drive (Ward 3)
- Brookhaven Boulevard, between Robinson Street and Burlington Drive (Wards 3)
- Wheatland Drive, between 24th Avenue SE and Clearwater Drive (Ward 5)
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UTILITIES
Lake Thunderbird water level is 17 inches into the flood pool; above the conservation pool. There are no water releases at this time. The average daily water demand for the week was 16.0 MGD (Million Gallons per Day). Again, the hot temperature days switching over to rainy days sent the daily water demand dropping from over 18 MGD to just over 12 MGD. Fast changes to the water demand keeps the water treatment plant operators on their toes regulating the number of water wells operating and adjusting flows and chemicals at the water treatment plant.
Starting Monday, September 10, the contractor for the Water Treat Plant will start tying in the piping from the filters to the UV building. This will require half of the treatment plant to shut down. Half of the water treatment plant will be off line for seven to nine days. Some of the time is to perform the required work and some of the time is to insure the work done is disinfected and no bacteriological activity is present before the new piping and connections can be put back in service.
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