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CONTRACT NO. K-1314-36: A CONTRACT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AND COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,207 PER YEAR FOR THE LEASE OF CITY RIGHT-OF-WAY LOCATED ALONG BROCE DRIVE.
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BACKGROUND: Community Christian School is currently in the process of expanding and remodeling the school. Community Christian School plans to expand the parking and sports fields along Broce Drive. As designed, the parking and sports fields occupy 4,207 square feet of public right-of-way.
DISCUSSION: The Department of Public Works, the Department of Utilities, and the Planning Department have reviewed the proposed plans. Each department is comfortable with locating the parking and sports fields within City of Norman right-of-way as long as Community Christian School follows certain conditions contained within the proposed Revocable License.
Prior to drafting the license, the City Attorney's Office reviewed previous agreements between the City of Norman and Coach's Brewhouse, 329 Partners LLC, and La Baguette, Inc. These entities lease right-of-way from the City of Norman to use as patio space for their restaurants (Coach's Brewhouse, In the Raw Sushi, and Blackbird Gastropub). In addition, the attached agreement is very similar to the agreement recently approved by City Council for the archway at the entrance of Fountain View Addition and the stairway for First Baptist Church.
The attached license allows Community Christian School to build and locate the proposed parking lot and sports fields within the Broce Drive right-of-way. However, it reserves the City's right, or the right of others that have City permission, to locate, relocate, or construct utilities within the area where the parking and sports fields are located. In addition, under the terms of the license, the City shall incur no liability for any damages to the parking lot and sports fields caused by any utility work.
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