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City Manager Weekly Report
September 22, 2023
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.
MEETING CALENDAR AT-A-GLANCE
MEETING TIMES OR AGENDAS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, VISIT https://norman-ok.municodemeetings.com/calendar FOR ANY UPDATES.
MONDAY
September 25
5:30 PM
Human Rights Commission

5:30 PM
Norman Regional Hospital Board of Authority
TUESDAY
September 26
5:30 PM
City Council Conference

6:30 PM
Pioneer Library System Board of Trustees

6:30 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
WEDNESDAY
September 27
4:30 PM
Board of Adjustment
THURSDAY
September 28
4:00 PM
City Council Community Planning & Transportation Committee
FRIDAY
September 29
No Meetings
MONARCHS IN THE PARK FESTIVAL RETURNS OCTOBER 1
Join us October 1 at Andrews Park to celebrate our pollinators! Festival goers can catch live music and “meet the expert” keynotes beginning at 11 a.m. The event will wrap up with a Pollinator Parade and Garden Planting at 3:30 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to dress up or wear pollinator-themed clothing and costumes, and bring their gardening gloves. Other activities available throughout the park during the event include: face-painting, kite-flying, butterfly wing-making, plant sales, games and art exhibitions. Food trucks and adult beverages will also be available.
COMMUNICATIONS
Norman voters take to the polls on October 10, 2023, to cast ballots in a citywide proposition that would provide essential funding to replace or rehabilitate up to 18 bridges in our community. See clips from community partners discussing the vitality of quality infrastructure in their day-to-day operations below and visit Normanok.gov/BridgeByBridge to learn more, see FAQs or access interactive maps.
Norman Public Schools transports 9,000 to 10,000 of our youngest residents to school campuses each day and bus drivers depend on quality bridges to do so. Hear from Mike Tauscher, NPS Director of Transportation, in this video.
Each week, Lazy Circles Brewing – a local business in Downtown Norman – relies on incredible delivery partners to provide up to 2,000 pounds of vital ingredients for their operations. Hear from Owner Stephen Swanson in this video.
PARKS & RECREATION
Cardio Tennis offered at Westwood Tennis Center

Improve your cardio and have some fun! Join Westwood staff and neighbors every Thursday at 12:30 p.m. for Cardio Tennis at the Westwood Tennis Center! The center is located at 2420 Westport Drive. Text Coach Barnes to reserve your spot at (405) 609-9442. Learn more about different activities and clinics available at WestwoodTennis.com or by visiting NormanParks.com.
FIRE
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NFD Incident Summary 9/14/23 - 9/20/23
Conditions were favorable for burning 4 out of 7 days.
Fire Related - 4
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat - no fire - 1
Emergency Medical- 212
Hazardous Condition - 6
Service Call - 25
Good Intent - 69
False Alarm - 21
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster - 0
Special Incident Type - 1

TOTAL 338
POLICE
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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. 
PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Norman residents will soon have the opportunity to voice their vision for the city’s future through a long-range planning initiative that began this week: AIM (Area & Infrastructure Master Plan) Norman.
 
Discussion regarding the creation of documents to guide cooperative strategies that will responsibly advance the Norman community began this summer and two public meetings have been coordinated. The Master Plan will shape the course of the community over the next two decades, crafted with the insight and engagement of residents, partner agencies, elected officials and City staff.
 
“Norman is a diverse and creative community,” said City Manager Darrel Pyle. “We encourage all residents to take part in this planning process and are looking forward to creative convenient opportunities to make that possible. As Norman continues to evolve, our goal is to create a blueprint for the future that represents and resonates with the entire community.”

Learn more here and be sure to complete monthly poll questions at AimNorman.com.

PUBLIC WORKS
DEVELOPMENT PROJECT UPDATE:
The Residence Inn

The Residence Inn is generally located on the south side of Conference Center Drive between the Holiday Inn Express and the Hampton Inn on Lot 1 Block 1 - University North Park Section 13A. All public improvements are existing with the exception of new water line and the facility will utilize existing detention to detain additional runoff. The new public water line has been installed and the general contractor is continuing with site construction. View the full Public Works Report.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
UTILITIES REPORT: Lake Thunderbird current level is 1038.95, which is slightly below the full mark of 1039.00 MSL. The average daily water demand for the week decreased to 16.83 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) as compared to last week’s daily water demand of 19.47 MGD. The recent rains helped to bring Norman’s water usage back to normal levels for this time of year.   
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