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RESOLUTION R-1920-44: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, ADOPTING THE REVISED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR PROJECTS FUNDED BY REVENUES COLLECTED FROM THE NORMAN FORWARD TEMPORARY SALES TAX.
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BACKGROUND: On August 11, 2015, the Norman City Council adopted Ordinance O-1516-5, which levied a ½ percent “Norman Forward” sales tax for a period of fifteen years, subject to voter approval. The voters of Norman approved the Ordinance on October 13, 2015. The NORMAN FORWARD Sales Tax provides funding for a series of quality of life capital projects.
DISCUSSION: To assist with carrying out the approved NORMAN FORWARD projects in an orderly fashion, the Council appointed a Citizen’s Financial Oversight Board (Resolution R-1516-75, adopted December 22, 2015) and hired a Program Management firm, ADG, Inc. (Contract K-1516-110, approved on February 23, 2016 and amended on February 26, 2019) to assist City staff with the implementation of the projects. One of the major tasks performed by ADG is to assist in the preparation of an Implementation Plan document, to help guide the development of the NORMAN FORWARD projects on anticipated schedules and within anticipated budget allocations.
The Norman Forward Implementation Plan was adopted by the City Council/Norman Municipal Authority on June 28, 2016 (Resolution 1516-130), as recommended by the NORMAN FORWARD Citizen’s Financial Oversight Board (CFOB). The Implementation Plan is intended to be a “living document”; subject to change, periodic review and re-approval as NORMAN FORWARD projects progress. The CFOB has reviewed the I-Plan document on approximately a semi-annual basis and made necessary, minor changes to the Plan. As the Norman Forward program has progressed, several major projects have been completed or are nearing completion, and some major program changes have been approved by the Council/NMA. This progress and these program changes necessitate a more substantive update to the Implementation Plan, to be considered for adoption by the City Council. The CFOB considered the attached updated Implementation Plan at its meeting on September 30, 2019 and recommended its adoption by the City Council and NMA.
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Joint Resolution be approved, adopting the updated NORMAN FORWARD Implementation Plan.