EDMOND — Finance and Audit Committee
The Finance and Audit Committe and City Council workshop will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in City Council Chambers, 20 S. Littler. The following items are on the agenda:
1. Call to order by Chairman Stephen Schaus.
2. Approval of April 16 meeting minutes.
3. Presentation by Larry Evans of EideBailly and discussion of the Edmond Public Works Authority rebate calculations for the $20 million Sales Tax and Utility System Revenue Bonds Series 2003, and the $8.735 million Utility System Revenue Bonds Series 2003A and 2003B.
4. Consideration for approval of the proposals by EideBailly for the arbitrage rebate services and consultation of the $30 million Sales Tax and Utility System Revenue Bonds Series 2005, and the $14.7 million Utility System Revenue Bonds Series 2004.
5. Consideration for approval of the May 12 invoice from BKD LLP for audit services.
6. Discussion and consideration of the contractual services from Crawford & Associates PC for the preparation of the Annual Financial Statement and the Performeter® for Fiscal Year 2008.
7. Discussion and consideration of the contractual services from John M. Arledge & Associates PC for the performance of the Fiscal Year 2008 annual audit.
8. Acceptance of city treasurer’s investment reports for months ending March 31 and April 30.
9. New business.
10. Adjournment.
Urban Forestry Commission
The Urban Forestry Commission will meet at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday in Room 103 of the Downtown Community Center, 28 E. Main St. The following items are on the agenda:
1. Call to order.
2. Approval of May 14 minutes.
3. Introduction of guests.
4. Update on composting study proposal.
5. Collaborative project with Orvis Risner.
6. Urban Forestry activity report.
7. New business.
8. “The Net.”
9. Adjournment.
Edmond Historical Society
The Edmond Historical Society monthly meeting will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at 431 S. Boulevard. The following items are on the agenda:
1. Call to order by President Jennifer Hibbard.
2. Welcome and introduction of guests.
3. Approval of May 20 meeting minutes.
4. Approval of Executive Committee recommendations.
a. President’s report.
b. Executive Director’s report.
c. Membership report.
d. Treasurer’s report.
e. Staff reports.
f. Resource Development report.
g. Standing Committee reports.
h. Marketing.
i. Board management.
j. Facilities maintenance.
k. Historian.
m. Programs.
n At-large.
5. Executive session proposed to discuss present staff positions (Executive session authorized pursuant to 25 O.S. Section 307 (B)(1).
6. Approval of any executive sesssion recommendations.
7. Special reports:
a. Information to the board — correspondence
8. Announcements.
9. New business.
10. Adjournment.
Edmond Historical Society
The Edmond Historical Society’s annual meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at 431 S. Boulevard. The following items are on the agenda:
1. Welcome and year-end review by board President Jennifer Hibbard.
2. Announcement of slate of directors and proposed Executive Committee for 2008-09.
3. Balloting.
4. Treasurer’s report.
5. Election results.
6. Administering Oath of Office to new board members.
7. Passing of the gavel.
8. New business.
9. Closing remarks by incoming President Cameron Wilson.
Community Oriented Policing Leadership Council
The Community Oriented Policing Leadership Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Edmond Police Department, 23 E. First St. The following items are on the agenda:
1. Call to order.
2. Approval of May minutes.
3. Reports for 2008 projects:
a. Memorial Service — Re-cap – Jeff Morefield;
b. Special Olympics;
c. National Night Out — Aug. 5 — Guest: Randy Payne;
d. Halloween; and
e. Santa Shots — 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 6.
4. Survey 2008.
5. Report from Sgt. Woodmansee
6. New business.
7. Motion to adjourn.
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EF-5 tornado called 'worst in history'
President Barack Obama pledged the federal government’s full support for disaster relief in what is being called one of the most devastating tornadoes in history. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has deployed a team to the state.
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UPDATE: How to donate, find drop-off locations for relief supplies
Below is a listing of where donations may be taken in the Edmond area to help the Moore/Oklahoma tornado victims:
The Edmond Sun is serving as a drop-off location for the downtown Edmond area for the American Red Cross. Supplies only may be dropped off at 123 S. Broadway and residents may use the back door to enter the building. Parking is available behind the building at the Festival Market Place. Donations may be taken to Café Evoke, 103 S. Broadway, from 5-10 p.m. -
ME’s office begins identifying Moore, OKC victims
The Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s Office today began releasing names of those who perished in Monday’s 17-mile long EF-5 tornado in Moore and Oklahoma City.
As of this morning the official death toll remains at 24. Of those dead are 10 children. -
Okla. officials vow not to quit looking until everyone is found
The tornado that killed 24 people and injured at least 100 others in the Moore and Oklahoma City area cut a 17-mile-long path that started in Newcastle and ended at Lake Stanley Draper. Nine of the dead are children.
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UPDATE: How to donate, find drop-off locations for relief supplies
Below is a listing of where donations may be taken in the Edmond area to help the Moore/Oklahoma tornado victims:
• The Edmond Sun is serving as a drop-off location for the downtown Edmond area. Supplies only may be dropped off at 123 S. Broadway and residents may use the backdoor to enter the building. Parking is available behind the building at the Festival Market Place. From 5-10 p.m. donations may be taken to Café Evoke, 103 S. Broadway.
• Edmond North High School is serving as a drop-off location for bottled water through today
• Memorial High School is serving as a drop-off location for food through today.
• Santa Fe High School is serving as a drop-off location for supplies such as work gloves, tools, etc. through today. -
Storm shelter inquiries up; customers take a number
After the horrific tornado set down in Moore Monday afternoon, storm shelter inquiries hit new highs.
Tuesday Ashley Cunningham, office manager for Red Dirt Septic on Waterloo Road in Edmond, and Mark Webb, owner of the Armor Vault Tornado Shelter in Oklahoma City, said their phones have been ringing consistently starting Monday afternoon. -
Edmond detective describes tornado devastation
Like other Oklahomans, Edmond Police Detective Marion Cain was keeping an eye on the weather Monday.
The storm, which produced the tornado began at 2:45 p.m., about 4.4 miles west of Newcastle and its 20-mile long path went through Newcastle, Moore and south Oklahoma City. About 10 minutes after it formed, it was already causing EF4 damage. Maximum winds of the tornado, upgraded to an EF5, were 200-210 mph, according to information released at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday by the National Weather Service. Its estimated maximum width was 1.3 miles. -
Edmond high schools aid Moore, OKC tornado victims
Sometimes good things come from texting.
Monday afternoon, Sydney Richardson, who will be Santa Fe’s student body president next year, was driving home and it was raining. Once home, she talked to her mother, who told her about the tornado in Moore. Then she began seeing the damage on TV.
“It was devastating,” Richardson said. “We watched it all night long. I just felt like we needed to do something immediately.” -
Insurers respond to Moore disaster
Insurers, like other agencies related to the Moore tornado disaster, are assessing the damage.
The Oklahoma Insurance Department has made an emergency declaration, allowing out-of-state adjusters to work storm damaged areas, said agency spokeswoman Calley Herth. It’s too soon to have tabulated damage estimates, Herth said.
“We are working hard to collect any and all numbers, but it’s just too soon at this moment,” she said. -
AG issues charity fraud and schemes alert
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt Tuesday issued a warning for Oklahomans and donors around the country to beware of charity fraud and scams following the severe storms in Oklahoma.
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