City of Norman OK
Building an Inclusive Community
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City Manager Weekly Report
March 8, 2024
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This City Manager's Report is sent each week 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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MEETING CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
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1:00 PM
ADA Citizens Advisory Committee
4:30 PM
Norman Public Library Board
6:00 PM
Animal Welfare Oversight Committee
6:15 PM
Bicycle Advisory Committee
6:30 PM
AIM Norman Neighborhood Workshop
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5:30 PM
City Council Conference
6:30 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
6:30 PM
AIM Norman Neighborhood Workshop
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9:00 AM
AIM Norman Housing Sub-Committee
1:00 PM
AIM Norman Transportation Sub-Committee
4:00 PM
AIM Norman Joint Meeting: Steering Committee, Planning Commission, City Council
5:30 PM
Environmental Control Advisory Board
6:00 PM
AIM Norman Steering Committee
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4:00 PM
City Council Oversight Committee
4:00 PM
Public Safety Oversight Committee
6:30 PM
Planning Commission
6:30 PM
AIM Norman
Neighborhood Workshop
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The second round of Neighborhood Workshops for the city's Area & Infrastructure Master Plan (AIM Norman) begins on Monday! All are welcome! LEARN MORE HERE.
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In episode 20 of On West Gray, VisitNorman – the city's Convention & Visitors Bureau – joins us to discuss tourism, major upcoming events, and becoming a Certified Film Friendly Community!
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Join in on this year's Eggstreme Hunt 5K & Fun Run or the Spring Egg Hunt! Details below! Call the Department of Parks & Recreation at 405.366.5472 for more information. |
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This week, Fire Inspector Michael Rigsby and the NFD honored three citizens for their brave and selfless acts that ultimately saved two lives earlier this year! In January, Rory Evangelesti, Carlos Holt and Carl Reece were all working nearby when they were alerted to an apartment building on fire. By the time they reached the involved building, there were two units fully engulfed in flames. Most occupants had safely evacuated, but two senior citizens who lived in the downstairs unit were trapped inside. They were calling for help. The three men worked together, one entering through the bedroom window and the other two outside to pull the couple to safety through the same window. Both of the rescued residents were transported to the hospital, eventually making full recoveries! |
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NFD Incident Summary 2/29/24 - 3/6/24
Conditions were favorable for burning 2 out of the last 7 days.
Fire Related - 11
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat - no fire - 1
Emergency Medical - 184
Hazardous Condition - 3
Service Call - 37
Good Intent - 78
False Alarm - 23
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster - 0
Special Incident Type - 0
TOTAL 337
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The Norman Police Department strives to passionately serve the community through education, innovation, enforcement and excellence. NPD has been serving the residents of Norman since 1919. NPD is responsible for protecting and responding to calls that span the city's 197 square miles which include a mixture of dense urban and growing rural areas. The department is comprised of seven divisions and its headquarters is located at W. Daws Street and N. Santa Fe Avenue.
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PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT |
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This week, the Planning & Community Development teams worked quickly alongside the Print Shop staff to ensure that more than 1,000 license renewals mailouts went out successfully to businesses around the community!
PICTURED: Brenda Wolf, Permit Supervisor; Cheyenne Buesing, Graphic Designer I; Kris Wiard, Graphic Designer II; Merry Ann Evans, Permit Technician; Laci Bain, Permit Technician; Amy Woolington, Permit Technician.
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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MAJOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT UPDATE:
James Garner Avenue Phase 2 – Acres Street to Flood Avenue
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation conducted a bid opening on October 20, 2022, for the James Garner Avenue Norman Forward Project. The low bidder was Redlands Contracting, LLC of Warr Acres, Oklahoma, with a construction cost of $7,820,000. Approximately $4.8 million of this will be paid from federal grant funds. The remainder is paid for with Norman Forward funding.
ODOT awarded the project on November 7, 2022. This project has a 460-calendar day construction schedule, which will likely result in summer 2024 completion. The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is administering the construction of this project, with the assistance of Smith Roberts Baldischwiler.
The project involves the following items:
- Construction of a new roadway extension of James Garner Avenue beginning from just north of Acres Street adjacent to the Norman Municipal Library and extending north of Robinson Street to connect to Flood Avenue.
- New multilane roundabout intersection between the Flood Avenue and the new James Garner extension
- A new vehicular and pedestrian bridge over Robinson Street with aesthetics honoring James Garner as the roadway’s namesake.
- Reconstruction and extension of the Legacy Trail with improved pedestrian lighting.
- Low Impact Development such as plantings and landscaping in the roadway medians and at bridge abutments to filter runoff and help prevent erosion.
- Reconfigured connections between local streets from Johnson Street to Himes Street.
- Decorative roadway lighting and landscaping.
As of the last pay application on 2/15/2024, 64% of the total contract amount has been expended. Through 2/15/24, 59% of the contract time had expired.
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UTILITIES REPORT: Lake Thunderbird current level is 1039.30, which is approximately 4 inches above the full mark of 1039.00 MSL. With the lake level slightly in the flood stage, the water currently being consumed is not counted against our annual allocation. The average daily water demand for the week slightly increased to 13.15 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) as compared to last week’s daily water demand of 12.86 MGD. The usage is normal for this time of year
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REMINDER: The City of Norman's 2024 Residential Spring Clean-Up begins April 6, 2024. See your designated pickup day and other important information here.
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STRONGEST TOWN CONTEST ROUNDS HAVE BEGUN! |
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The Ninth Annual “Strongest Town” Contest, coordinated through the Strong Towns nonprofit organization, is currently underway and the City of Norman is competing against 15 other communities for the title! The award shines a spotlight on a city’s progress toward safety, financial resiliency, housing and transportation!
The bracket-style voting tournament known as the “March Madness of Urbanism” consists of multiple rounds, with Round 2 beginning March 11! Learn more and cast your ballots at Strongesttown.com!
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"Working together to deliver exceptional service" |
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201 W. Gray Street
Norman, OK. 73069
(405) 366-5402
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