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City Manager Weekly Report
November 3, 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
November 6
3:00 PM
Norman Election Commission

3:00 PM
Historic District Commission Special Meeting

3:30 PM
Floodplain Permit Committee
TUESDAY
November 7
3:30 PM
Strong Towns Joint Meeting: Ad Hoc Committee, Planning Commission & City Council

6:30 PM
Strong Towns Community Action Lab Workshop #3
WEDNESDAY
November 8
9:00 AM
Strong Towns Joint Meeting: Planning Commission & City Council

6:30 PM
AIM Norman Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
THURSDAY
November 9
4:00 PM
City Council Oversight Committee

4:00 PM
Pubic Safety Oversight Committee

6:30 PM
Planning Commission
FRIDAY
November 10
TRAE YOUNG DRIVE STREET DEDICATION CEREMONY
The City of Norman honors one of its most well-known and accomplished Normanites with a street dedication ceremony on November 5 at 3 p.m. A new street in front of the Young Family Athletic Center (YFAC) will be officially renamed Trae Young Drive to recognize the basketball star's contributions to the City of Norman.

Trae Young grew up in Norman and attended Norman North High School. He then became a standout player at the University of Oklahoma before being drafted into the NBA in 2018. He now plays for the Atlanta Hawks and has quickly become one of the league's most exciting and talented young players.
The street dedication ceremony is just one of many ways Norman shows its appreciation for Trae Young and his family. The city, through the Norman Forward quality of life initiative, is opening the YFAC, a state-of-the-art Multisport and Swimming Complex, in early 2024. The ceremony is open to the public and will take place at the new roundabout in front of the YFAC. All attendees are encouraged to park at the Embassy Suites, 2501 Conference Drive, just south of the YFAC. The YFAC will be open 30 minutes following the ceremony for an early preview to the public. 
PARKS & RECREATION
THANKSGIVING BREAK CAMP WITH PARKS & RECREATION

If you need an extra hand with the kiddos this Thanksgiving Break, Parks & Recreation would love to spend day camp with them! They can join in on the fun November 20-22 from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the 12th Avenue Recreation Center. for an exciting day camp hosted by the Norman Parks and Rec team. The camp includes crafts and lots of learning! The cost is $25 per day, per child and space is limited. For more information, call 405.292.7275 or email Carly.Webb@NormanOK.gov.
FIRE
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NFD Incident Summary 10/26/23 - 11/1/23
Conditions were favorable for burning 1 out of 7 days.
Fire Related - 5
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat - no fire - 0
Emergency Medical- 208
Hazardous Condition - 7
Service Call - 42
Good Intent - 62
False Alarm - 29
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster - 0
Special Incident Type - 0

TOTAL 353
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 have the opportunity to voice their vision for the city’s future through a long-range planning initiative that has recently begun: AIM (Area & Infrastructure Master Plan) Norman.
 
“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
TRANSPORTATION PROJECT UPDATE
NORTH BASE COMPLEX PHASE 2 - VEHICLE WASH FACILITY
The City of Norman conducted a bid opening on October 27, 2022, for the North Base Complex Phase 2 – Vehicle Wash Facility Project. The low bidder for the base bid plus selected alternates was L5 Construction, LLC of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma with a construction cost of $2,185,500.00. The Norman City Council awarded the project at the November 8, 2022 City Council Meeting. Construction began on January 3, 2023. This project has a 180-calendar day construction schedule.
 
The project involves the following items:
  • Construction of a new drive-through automatic vehicle wash, vacuums, and a paved pre-wash area designed to serve all City Vehicles from police vehicles to Transit Busses and Tractor Trailer trucks.
 
As of the current pay application on 9/20/2023, 84% of the total contract amount has been expended. The total construction period per the contract is currently 202 calendar days. As of July 26, 2023, the contract time has expired; however, there have been a large number of weather delays in June and July that have yet to be formally claimed by the contractor. In addition, a supply chain delay outside of the contractor’s control has occurred that will likely be compensated for with a future change order. It is anticipated that these additional delay days will be claimed on the final change order at project completion, and the approved construction period will be extended. On 10/6/23, the delayed electrical panel was delivered. The electrical installation will take approximately 4 weeks. The revised substantial completion date is expected the week of 11/13/2023. Facility testing will follow.
 
The contractor is working on the following construction items this week and next week:
  • Continue installation of electrical
  • Power wash concrete pavement and stripe parking lot.
PUBLIC UTILITIES
UTILITIES REPORT: Lake Thunderbird current level is 1038.75, which is 3 inches below the full mark of 1039.00 MSL. The average daily water demand for the week decreased to 12.64 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) as compared to last week’s daily water demand of 15.55 MGD. Consumption is normal for this time of year.     
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