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Event Permits 

The Council approved permits Tuesday for:

• Cultivar Mexican Kitchen's "Cinco de Mayo," May 5.
• Paseo Arts Association's "Paseo Arts Festival," May 28-30.

View all permitted public events on the events calendar.

Councilman Shadid appointed to MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board 

The Council voted Tuesday to approve Mayor Mick Cornett's appointment of Ward 2 Councilman Ed Shadid to the MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board. The board and its subcommittees help oversee the MAPS 3 projects, providing recommendations to the City Council. Council members take year-long turns serving on the board, and Councilman Shadid replaces Ward 5 Councilman David Greenwell.

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Development impact fees approved for streets and parks

The Council voted Tuesday to establish new development impact fees to help infrastructure keep pace with growth in Oklahoma City. Local governments charge impact fees on a per-square-foot basis for new residential and commercial development projects. The fees are used to pay to build infrastructure needed to serve the new development. The adopted streets and parks impact fees range from 61 cents to 70 cents per square foot of new residential construction, depending on the location. Partial exemptions can apply for local private parks built by the developer if the park meets criteria for size and amenities. The adopted streets impact fees range from and 26 cents to $2.20 per square foot of non-residential construction, depending on the location.

• Read the agenda item (PDF).
• Watch the discussion.

Drain standing water and wear repellent to fight mosquito-borne diseases

Oklahoma City Emergency Manager Frank Barnes and the Oklahoma City-County Health Department updated the Council on OKC's efforts to fight mosquitoes, which are a threat every spring through fall in Oklahoma.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends using mosquito repellents with DEET, picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus (OLE or PMD). Essential lemon eucalyptus oil not formulated as a repellent is not recommended.

Drain standing water on your property to help fight mosquitoes at home. Mosquitoes lay eggs in standing water, and the larvae will hatch if the water isn’t drained or treated with larvicide.

You can report standing water on public property to the Action Center at okc.gov or by calling (405) 297-2535. You can report standing water on private property to the Oklahoma City-County Health Department online or by calling (405) 425-4347, (405) 425-4348 or (405) 425-4319.

• Download the presentation (PDF).
• Watch the presentation.

Oklahoma City's April sales and use tax, hotel tax and interim financial reports released

The Finance Department on Tuesday presented the April sales and use tax, hotel tax and interim financial reports to the Council. Hotel tax collections are up 1 percent through the third quarter of the current fiscal year. The interim financial report shows the General Fund was 4.6 percent below budget at the end of March due to declining sales tax revenue. The April sales and use tax report shows General Fund sales tax collections were 2.5 percent over the projection for the month.

• Read the sales and use tax report summary (PDF).
• Download the hotel tax report (PDF).
• Download the interim financial report (PDF).

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