City of Norman OK
Building an Inclusive Community
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City Manager Weekly Report
April 5, 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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12:30 PM
Norman Housing Authority
5:30 PM
Historic District Commission Meeting
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1:30 PM
AIM Norman Comprehensive Plan Parks & Recreation Subcommittee
5:00 PM
City Council Special Meeting
6:30 PM
City Council Regular Meeting
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6:00 PM
AIM Norman Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee
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4:00 PM
City Council Oversight Committee
4:00 PM
Public Safety Oversight Committee
6:30 PM
AIM Norman Neighborhood Workshop
6:30 PM
Planning Commission
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9:00 AM
AIM Norman Comprehensive Plan Water/Wastewater Subcommittee
11:00 AM
Norman Forward Sax Park Ad Hoc Advisory Group
3:30 PM
Norman Forward Sales Tax Citizen Financial Oversight Board
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AIM Norman coordinators to host final planned Community Workshop on April 11, 2024 |
The final planned community workshop for the AIM Norman initiative — the creation of our city’s new Comprehensive Plan — is set for 6:30-8 p.m. on April 11 at Kennedy Elementary, 621 Sunrise. All Norman residents are welcome to attend!
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Norman Solar Initiative Kickoff |
The Office of Communications, in concert with the Division of Environmental Resilience & Sustainability, worked alongside community partners to organize the Norman Solar Initiative Kickoff on April 3 at the Development Center. The community purchasing program is open to Norman residents, business owners and nonprofits through August. Learn more here.
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The City of Norman is seeking high school sophomores, juniors and seniors who are active in their school and community and are interested in learning about local government. The City is currently accepting applications for the 2024-2025 Norman Youth Council Class. In addition to providing a completed application, applicants will need to provide two letters of recommendation from adults familiar with their leadership skills and service to the community. Applications are due by May 24th, 2024, and can be accessed at Normanok.gov.
Successful applicants will serve a term from August 2024 through May 2025 and will be limited to two (2) terms of service only if there are more applicants than spots available. There are sixteen (16) spots on the Norman Youth Council. The Norman Youth Council will meet the second Monday of every month during the school year from 4:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., except in May 2025, when they will meet the second Tuesday of the month from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The Norman Youth Council will focus on an advocacy project during the term, with the opportunity to meet and have discussions with City Officials as well as tour City facilities and listen to presentations and have Q&A sessions with City Staff regarding their selected advocacy project topic. The Youth Council will present their advocacy project to City Council during the May 2025 monthly meeting.
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This week, the pools at the Young Family Athletic Center (YFAC) opened and more than 200 kindergarteners were brought in by bus to learn all about water safety!
Parks & Recreation thank the staff and educators that made these fun lessons possible! Drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional death after motor vehicle crashes for children ages 5–14. Teaching youngsters about the importance of water safety will help to keep them safe!
The Young Family Athletic Center is a 122,000 sq. ft. facility built on a 12-acre site on the north side of Norman. The YFAC stands as a pinnacle of excellence, offering premier basketball and volleyball courts, aquatics, sports medicine, youth sports, sports camps, leagues, and a retail Adidas store. Immerse yourself in a secure and family-friendly environment that embodies modernity and progress. Explore the Young Family Athletic Center today! Learn more here.
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NFD Incident Summary 3/28/24 - 4/3/24
Conditions were favorable for burning 2 out of the last 7 days.
Fire Related - 3
Overpressure rupture, explosion, overheat - no fire - 1
Emergency Medical - 186
Hazardous Condition - 8
Service Call - 28
Good Intent - 51
False Alarm - 24
Severe Weather & Natural Disaster - 0
Special Incident Type - 0
TOTAL 301
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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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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 STREETS PROJECT UPDATE:
FYE 2024 Street Maintenance Bond – Urban Concrete 2
Urban Concrete Bid 2 bids were opened on June 22, 2023. Seven bids were received and the contract was awarded on July 25, 2023 to Arroyo’s Concrete LLC in the amount of $1,337,100.00. The project consists of select panel replacement on existing concrete streets. The project should be completed by June 2024.
Work continues on Camden Way. As of the last pay application on 3/6/2024, 51.6% of the contract amount has been expended. Through 4/2/2024, 69.6% of the contract time has been expended; however, there will be adjustments for weather days.
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UTILITIES REPORT: Lake Thunderbird current level is 1039.65, which is approximately 8 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 12.81 MGD (Million Gallons per Day) as compared to last week’s daily water demand of 12.08 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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CITY COUNCIL WARD NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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Ward News & Announcements communicate the opinions and viewpoints of individual councilmembers and are not necessarily reflective of the City of Norman as a municipal organization. Weekly documents are created by the City of Norman Office of Communications with content submissions directly from Norman councilmembers, should councilmembers choose to submit. It is linked to City of Norman webpages or materials (such as the weekly City Manager's Report) to provide universally accessible locations for public viewing.
See the latest Ward News & Announcements, organized by date, here.
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Storm Season is upon us! Community members are reminded to have a plan in place for when severe weather strikes and to always pay close attention to issued warnings and watches! See friendly tips and reminders offered from the Oklahoma State Department of Health here.
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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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