City of Norman OK
Building an Inclusive Community
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City Manager Weekly Report
December 16, 2022
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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, to include, but not limited to:
- Project kick-offs and completions
- Initiatives that may affect service valued by our residents
- Construction updates
- Updates on inter-governmental relations, and
- Special Recognitions for outstanding achievements
Frequent normanok.gov/news to see all City press releases, traffic advisories, and more.
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REMINDER: Deadline to register to vote in the 1/10/23 election in Norman is 12/16/22. LEARN MORE.
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MEETING CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE |
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12:00 PM
NRHS Authority Study Session
Norman Public Library Board Meeting
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5:30 PM
City Council
Study Session
5:30 PM
Greenbelt Commission
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No Meetings
City Closed for Holiday Observance
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Review resignations, Vacancies, Expired Terms (Members Still Serving), Upcoming Appointments and Reappointments. |
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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year, Norman! |
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On behalf of Mayor Larry Heikkila and the entire City of Norman organization, residents are wished a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Legacy Park was full of Holiday Cheer last weekend, where attendees enjoyed vendors, entertainment and a fantastic fireworks show! Hats off to the Department of Parks & Recreation for coordinating such a fabulous event!
Kind Reminder that City Administrative Offices will be closed 12/23/22, 12/26/22 and 1/2/23 to observe holidays. Learn more here.
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At the 2022 United Way of Norman Celebration this week, the City of Norman was honored as a new addition in the Top 5 Giving Agencies within our community. City of Norman staff more than doubled their fundraising levels from 2021 to 2022, with the City of Norman Golf Tournament being the event that raised the most donations: $9,000! The campaign was led by Co-Chairs Veronica Tracy, Parks & Recreation Department, and Tiffany Vrska, City Manager's Office. The United Way of Norman helps more than 60,000 neighbors in need each year by funding and supporting a wide array of nonprofit partner agencies. Learn more at UnitedWayNorman.org. |
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The Department of Finance reports that general purpose sales tax remittance from the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the month of December (reflecting sales during October) was $5,922,892. This is a decrease of $32,325 (-0.54%) from December, 2021 levels. Fiscal year 2022-2023 sales tax collections are now 1.17% above prior-year levels.
The general purpose use tax remittance from the Oklahoma Tax Commission for the month of December (reflecting sales of goods purchased outside of Oklahoma for use within Norman during October) was $931,650. This is an increase of $102,304 (+12.34%) from December, 2021 levels. Fiscal year 2022-2023 use tax collections are now 12.66% above prior-year levels.
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NFD INCIDENT SUMMARY 12/8 - 12/14/22
Conditions were favorable for burning 4 out of 7 days.
Fire Related - 2
Overpressure rapture, explosion, overheat - no fire - 0
Emergency Medical* - 237
Hazardous Condition - 3
Service Call - 38
Good Intent - 56
False Alarm - 22
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster - 1
Special Incident Type - 0
*Includes at least 5 overdose calls
TOTAL 359
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Santa's helpers at the Norman Police Department recently delivered presents in partnership with the annual Fostering Futures Secret Santa program! Special thanks to the Norman Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge 122, and the NPD Christmas Committee for making magic happen for deserving kids this holiday season!
Check out the linked report below from NPD to the last weekly statistics and data on reported crimes, Communications Center activity, investigations activity and more.
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PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
The mission of the Department of Planning and Community Development is to develop, implement, and monitor a comprehensive urban planning process, emphasizing continuing interdepartmental cooperation and assistance in the preparation of plans and programs. And, to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Norman through enforcement of City Codes.
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DEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATE:
Pine Creek Addition, A Planned Unit Development (PUD)
Pine Creek Addition is generally located 0.25 miles east of Porter Avenue on the north side of East Tecumseh Road. The development contains 79.4 acres and will have 96 single family residential lots with 49.8 acres of open space. This property also has Water Quality Protection Zone (WQPZ) and floodplain within the open space area. There will be no structures located within the floodplain or WQPZ.
Public improvements consist of sanitary sewer, water line, storm sewer, paving, and sidewalks. A large privately maintained detention facility has been constructed for the conveyance of storm water runoff. All public storm sewer and sanitary sewer have been installed. The utility contractor is currently making the connection from the new water line in the development to the existing water line along Tecumseh Road. View the full Public Works Report here.
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REMINDER: Submit community feedback online regarding updates to the Engineering Design Criteria for the City of Norman by 12/30/2022. Click here to learn more.
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Water Treatment Plant
Lake Thunderbird is 2.2 feet below the full mark of 1039.00 MSL as shown in lake level graph. The recent rains again helped with increasing the water in the lake.
The average daily water demand for the week was slightly higher at 11.24 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) as compared to the daily water demand of 11.19 MGD for last week. This aligns with Norman’s normal water usage pattern for this time of year.
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ACCESS Oklahoma stands for Advancing and Connecting Communities and Economies Safely Statewide. This $5 billion, 15-year long-range plan identifies and addresses on-going highway infrastructure needs to improve access to communities across the Oklahoma turnpike network. The plan, led by the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA), was announced in February 2022.
Communication was disseminated from the OTA on 12/7/22 indicating: "On December 1, 2022, the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority received a decision in the Open Meetings Act lawsuit filed in Cleveland County District Court by a group of Norman residents opposed to the ACCESS Oklahoma program. As a result of the Court’s decision, work authorized during the January and February 2022 board meetings are paused until the board considers and takes corrective action." Learn more here.
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"Working together to deliver exceptional service" |
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201 W Gray,
Norman, OK 73069
(405) 366-5402
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