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RESOLUTION R-1819-103: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, APPROPRIATING $12,650 FROM THE ROOM TAX FUND BALANCE FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH THE WESTWOOD TENNIS INDOOR FACILITY.
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BACKGROUND: In 1980, the City of Norman began collecting a 4% Transient Guest (Hotel/Motel) Room Tax. Approximately 25% of the Room Tax Revenues are to be used specifically for capital improvements to park and recreational facilities. In April, 2013, voters authorized increasing the Room Tax rate to 5%. These funds are often programmed in each budget cycle to fund facilities and projects that can help generate potential overnight stays, which is the source of the Room Tax. Recent projects have included improvements to the Sooner Theatre, a current project to help design and construct an addition to the Firehouse Art Center, multiple improvements to our recreation centers, funding the Bicycle Skills Park coming soon to Lindsey Street & 24th Avenue SE, and previous projects at Westwood Tennis Center, such as the pro shop expansion and the new youth courts built in 2016.
The Room Tax Fund balance account has approximately $16,000 available for projects. Part of that balance includes a total of $9,547 in funding recently returned to the fund balance after the completion of projects for adding air conditioning at the Andrews Park Rental Building and our three recreation centers, as well as the final unspent amount from the gym floor replacement at Whittier and Irving Recreation Centers.
In May, 2017, City Council approved Contract K-1617-128 with The McKinney Partnership, Architects (TMP) for design services for the Westwood Tennis Indoor Facility. This is one of the NORMAN FORWARD projects approved by voters in 2016. The TMP contract included an optional "not-to-exceed" section for Construction Phase Observation, which was not awarded at that time, since the construction method had not yet been decided. As the project proceede...
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