Good evening.

Item two, presentations.

Item two A is a presentation, a proclamation recognizing May 10th to May 16th as National Police Week in the City of Edmond.

Whereas the Congress of the President of the United States have designated May 15th and Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15th falls is National Police Week.

And whereas the members of the Edmund Police Department play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of Edmund citizens.

And whereas it is important that all Edmund citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards, and sacrifices of the members of their police department, and those members recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property, by protecting them against violence and disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against oppression.

And whereas the men and women of the Edmund Police Department unceasingly provide a vital public service.

Now, therefore, I, Mark A.

Nash Mayor, do hereby proclaim May 10th through the 16th, 2026 as National Police Week in the City of Edmond.

You don't need to say anything.

Whereas the City of Edmund is committed to recognizing that our growth and strength depends on the safety and essential role of our homes, buildings, and infrastructure play both in everyday life and when disaster strikes.

And whereas our confidence in the resilience of these buildings that make up our community is achieved through the devotion of vigilant guardians, building safety and fire prevention officials, architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople, design professionals, laborers, plumbers, and others in the construction industry who work year-round to ensure the safe construction of buildings.

And whereas those guardians are dedicated members of the International Code Council, a nonprofit that brings together local, state, territorial, tribal, and federal officials who are experts in the built environment to create and implement the highest quality codes and standards to protect us in the buildings where we live, learn, work, and play.

And whereas these modern building codes and standards include safeguards to protect the public from hazards such as hurricanes, snowstorms, tornadoes, wildfires, floods, and earthquakes.

And whereas Building Safety Month is sponsored by ICC to remind the public about the critical role of our community's largely unknown protectors of public safety, our code officials who assure us of safe, sustainable, and affordable buildings that are essential to our property, and whereas built to last, the theme for building safety month 2026 encourages us all to get involved and raise awareness about building safety on a personal, local, and global scale.

And whereas each year in observance of Building Safety Month, people all over the world are asked to consider the commitment to improve building safety, resilience, and economic investment at home and in the community, and to acknowledge the essential service provided to all of us by local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal building safety and fire prevention departments in protecting lives and property.

Now, therefore, I, Mark A.

Nash, Mayor, do hereby proclaim May 2026 as building safety month in the city of Edmund.

Thank you.

As most of you know, we're building a safety department.

We're here to protect people in adult environment.

And talk a little bit about what our project is for this year.

We started an even thing this year where we kind of created an international junior birdhouse code to help teach children about building codes, planning, zoning, fire regulations, everything.

And so we have these little bird house kits that we ordered in our put together kits.

And last I heard we have about 14 kids left.

So that the kids can come in, get a code book, learn all about how to build a safe birdhouse with like armor mechanical plumbing, everything else that's built into it, and then they can fill out a permit, get it inspected, get a certificate of occupancy on it, get to go through the whole process, and then we'll probably do a recognition for them maybe in the month of June.

So for the rest of Building Safety Month, we do have about 14 bird houses left for anybody that wants to teach their kids about building codes.

Thank you.

Item 2C, presentation of a proclamation recognizing May 17th to May 23rd as National Public Works Week in the City of Edmond.

Whereas public works professionals focus on infrastructure, facilities and services that are vital importance to sustainable and resilient communities and to public health, high quality of life, and well-being of people of Edmund, Oklahoma.

And whereas these infrastructure facilities and services could not be provided without the dedicated efforts of public work professionals who are responsible for rebuilding, improving and protecting our communities' roadways, traffic safety, building public buildings, water and wastewater systems, and solid waste removal services, all of which are essential for our citizens.

And whereas the year 2026 marks the sixty-sixth annual National Public Works Week sponsored by the American Public Works Association.

Now, therefore, I, Mark A.

Nash, Mayor, do hereby proclaim May 17th to the 23rd, 2026 as National Public Works Week in the City of Edmond.

I think I'll spare you tonight.

They're out there doing a lot of things that you don't see.

Whereas the bicycle is an economical, healthy and convenient and environmentally friendly form of transportation and an excellent form of recreation and enjoyment of Edmond scenic beauty.

And whereas creating bicycle-friendly communities has been shown to improve business, citizens' health, well-being, quality of life, community spirit, traffic safety, and to reduce pollution, congestion, and wear and tear on the roads.

And whereas the education of bicyclists and motorists as to the proper and safe operation of bicycles on roads is important to ensure the safety and comfort of all users of the transportation system.

And whereas the Edmund Bicycle Committee, the Association of Central Oklahoma governments, and other friends of bicycling throughout our community and region are promoting greater public awareness and safety education to reduce injuries and fatalities for all.

And whereas the City of Edmund has part partnered with the Edmund Bicycle Committee, University of Central Oklahoma, Edmund Public Schools, and other friends to celebrate May Bike Month with many great events planned, including a Will Rogers Elementary School bike bus ride-along, bike and roll to school day events at Central Middle School, Will Rogers Elementary, Orvis Reisner Elementary, and Memorial High School, Bike to Work Day, Art and History Tours of Edmund by Bike, Bike to School Week at UCO, Bike to Place of Worship Weekend, a Ride of Silence, and more.

Now, therefore, I, Mark A.

Nash Mayor, do hereby proclaim May 2026 is bike month in the City of Edmond.

I know you can council members, it's an honor to have you recognize May as bike month.

The mission of the city of Edmund Bicycle Committee is to advise the City Council with regard to bicycle safety, education, and creation of bicycle trails, lanes, paths, and signage in Edmund.

The Edmund Bicycle Committee or EBC Committee actively promotes the participation of Edmund residents in the programs and activities regarding the bicycle events in the community and work to ensure that public and private partners have the tools necessary to fulfill fully implement the city's master plan.

I just returned about 30 minutes ago from our first bike bus at Orvis Reisner, where we had 50 participants.

It was outstanding.

And so that we we hope that we will be able to work with you in completing your master plan of a multimodal community, but also take into consideration with those new roads and repair of those roads, the safety of our cyclists.

Thank you so much.

On to item three, citizen comments.

Before we do citizen comments, every council meeting we explain the process, and today I think it is of the utmost importance.

This is an opportunity for residents and non-residents to address the city council on city-related matters that are not on the agenda or scheduled for a public hearing.

Citizens must sign up to speak either online by 3 p.m.

the day of the meeting or in person before the meeting has started.

All remarks should be directed to the mayor or whoever is sitting in this chair.

You're limited to three minutes or less.

Please note that members of the city council cannot respond to issues brought up in citizen comments if they're not on the agenda in accordance with state law.

I want everyone to understand that the only item on the agenda that might even be close to what you're talking about tonight is item 12D, which is titled Lake Arcadia Access.

That item is not a public hearing item.