ANNUAL REPORT 2018

Bill Shewey 2018 Oklahoma Mayor of the Year Recognized by the Mayor’s Council of Oklahoma

Road Construction Engineering/Public Works Infrastructure on the rise!

Looking Back: New Events Haunted Gym/Christmas in the Park

Providing Work Experience EHS Works Summer Interns

“Behind the Mask” Citizen Fire Academy Celebrating Community Accomplishments JANUARY-DECEMBER 2018

original vibrant boundless Enid is a community on the move!

This annual report highlights the many successes of 2018 in the Enid community and was produced by the City of Enid Public Relations Department. “Considering the numerous successes we’ve experience over the past year, I am incredibly proud of the hard work and achievements we have made in the City of Enid. I am convinced the future for Enid is bright, and a financial and operating review of our work in this annual report should provide a sense of satisfaction for our outstanding employees and the citizens we serve.

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Enid City Council and their leadership as we move into 2019 with new possibilities for our community. Their concerted leadership and steadfast support is greatly appreciated.”

– Jerald Gilbert CommunitySince 1985 Profile

Enid, Oklahoma is:

9th Largest City in Oklahoma

Population of 52,787 (Est. 2017 Population, Nielsen)

Home of: World-renown opera singer Leona Mitchell, Vance Air Force Base, Groendyke Transport, GEFCO, No-Man’s Land Beef Jerky, Advance-Pierre Foods, Atwoods, Lt. Governor Todd Lamb, Astronaut Owen K. Garriott, Bill Shewey Jerald Gilbert Leonardo’s Discovery Warehouse, Northern Oklahoma College, Ron Janzen Derwin Norwood Ben Ezzell Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Mayor City Manager Northwestern Oklahoma State University (Enid Campus), Former Collegiate Basketball Coach Don Haskins The Charter of the City of Former NBA Players Brent Price and Mark Price, Enid was framed by Former NFL Players Jim Riley and Ken Mendenhall, freeholders elected on April Sculptor & Artist Harold T. Holden, 27, 1909, adopted by the city Author Marquis James at an election held on September 27, 1909, approved by the governor of the State of Oklahoma on October 2, 1909; it became effective on Jonathan Waddell Tammy Wilson George Pankonin December 20, 1909. Ward 4 Ward 5 Ward 6 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Table of Contents Municipal Complex

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. believed in freedom and equality of opportunity. His dream was for us to be a nation where every person would be judged by the content of their character, not by the color of their skin. On April 17, 1990, The City Administration building, Central Fire Station and Enid Police Department were Department Heads renamed the Martin Luther King Jr. Munici- 8-9 pal Complex during an Enid City Com- mission meeting. A portrait of Dr. King is proudly displayed in the lobby of the Enid City Administration building located at 401 West Owen K. Garriott. Accounting, Airport, Utility Services 10-11

Code, Community Development 12-13

Public Relations, Engineering 14-15

Information Technology, Enid Public Transportation Authority, Human Resources, Golf, Library, 16-17 Records & Receipts

CDBG & Grants Administration, Safety, Police, Animal Control 18-19

Fire, Legal, Public Utilities (Recycle Center, Solid Waste & Landfill, Utility Maintenance, Water Production) 20-21

Public Works (Parks, Fleet Maintenance, Stormwater & Roadway Community involvement is just one of many aspects the Enid city council fulfill 22-23 as commissioners. In 2018, council members represented the Enid community Maintenance, Technical Services) at the annual State of the City address, Enid Day at the Capitol in Oklahoma City and at the ribbon cutting ceremony with Rumble for the Thunder courts at Don Haskins Park. In September, Mayor Bill Shewey was recognized as Mayor of the Year by the Mayor’s Council of Oklahoma. Department Heads Celebrating Community Accomplishments Annual Report 2018

Alissa Lack Allen Elder Angela Rasmusan Brian O’Rourke Joe Jackson Lou Mintz Louis Anguiano Mary Williams Records and Receipts Animal Control Code Enforcement Police Fire Public Utilties Safety Public Transportation

Carol Lahman Chris Bauer Chris Gdanski Dana Watkins Michael League Mike Honigsberg Dan Ohnesorge Sara Del Angel Legal Community Development Engineering Information Technology Golf Emergency Management Airport Utility Services

Erin Crawford Everett Glenn Jennifer Smith Jenny Regier Sonya Key Stephanie Carr Steve Kime Chief Financial Officer Public Works Accounting Library Human Resources CDBG Public Relations

8 City of Enid 9 Celebrating Community Accomplishments Annual Report 2018 Accounting AIRPORT HIGHLIGHTS: Financial functions are centralized for efficiency and for compliance with legal and New terminal building professional requirements. Staff provides strategic management of the city’s finances Utility and performs functions necessary to conduct the financial business of the organiza- construction begins, tion. Financial services include: VAFB utilizes runway Services • financial analysis • budget preparation & reporting The Utility Services • accounts payable Great things are going on at Enid Woodring Department is responsible for • accounts receivable Regional Aiport in Enid, Oklahoma. billing customers monthly for • payroll, and water, wastewater, storm • treasury management. water services and trash collection. The Enid Woodring Airport is located four miles east from downtown Enid, Oklahoma. General Fund Operating 222,000 Revenue Woodring Airport provides a 1.00% Breakdown restaurant, numerous hangar Invoices Generated Funds EMA Capital facilities, avionics maintenance Projects of City’s 2.00% facilities, FAA repair stations, 4.25% Sales flight school, air taxi, and aircraft 0.25% Public Safety Tax rental. 11 , 011 (Fire/Police) Tax Portion Fuel sales for the year resulted Construction has begun on a in: Office Visits Fund Kaw Lake new terminal building. The new • 292,291 gals (Jet A) 1.00% Pipeline/Associate Water terminal building at Woodring • 50,000 gals (Aviation Gas). Projects will include a Joint-Use planning room in which computers and Total overal operations at Enid 2,568 printers will be available for flight Woodring Regional Airport for planning. In addition, two rooms the year have been 39,967 and Maintenance of will accommodate flight briefings the total military operations were and de-briefings for both the 26,855. Electronic military and civilian pilots. Components 9.1% Vance Air Force Base makes use of the airport hangars, park- Sales Tax City ing and runway. During the past 4.25% twelve months, the airport had 4.50% County 3,943 Breakdwon 369 T-6s, 108 T-1s, 69 T-38s State fuelings and overnight stays. New Move-Ins Diversions included: 60 T-6s, 10 T-1s, 13 T-38s.

0.35% 11 Celebrating Community Accomplishments Celebrating Community Accomplishments Annual Report 2018 CODE Community Development

The Code Department is responsible for the administration and enforcement of all building codes, issuance The Community Development Department is the section of the local government that provides of permits for building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits and the inspection of code compliance the review functions of growth, improvement and sustainability of the infrastructure within a throughout the building process. community. This includes planning, project development, standard development, enforcement and public records. The infrastructure includes the streets, alleys, easements and utilities on Art Project Permitted Educational Projects Permitted the public side and buildings and land use on the private side. The Community Development • Under Her Wings Was the Universe • Pioneer Pleasant Vale Elementary (33,000 sq. ft. Department also provides staff liaisons to many citizens commissions and committees. Addition) • Longfellow Middle School (3,800 sq. ft. Addition) ommunity Develop- The Census is reviewing this • Chisholm High School (3 Buildings totaling 36,000 ment participated work and comparing with sq. ft. addition) in the 2020 Census postal records and aerial pho- • Enid High School (100,000 sq. ft. GYM) Local Update of tos. The Census Bureau will Addresses (LUCA). provide the City of Enid with Industrial Project Permitted ThisC decennial census operation final results in the summer of • Airport Terminal (7,200 sq. ft. hangar 209) assists the Census Bureau in 2019. reaching every living quarter and Residential Projects Permitted associated population for Matrix Design Group was se- Commercial Projects Permitted • 36 new apartment units at Harrison courts inclusion in the census. Staff lected to provide planning ser- • Glo hotel • 25 new residential homes added 451 addresses from vices to develop the Joint Land • Pet IQ building permits and deleted Use Study (JLUS) which will • Discount tires 330 demolished residences and support the long-term sustain- • Edward Jones duplicate addresses. Staff also ability and operability of Vance • Carter Heath Care verified addresses between the Air Force Base (VAFB) includ- • Enid Brewing Company Garfield County Assessor ing Kegelman Air Force Auxil- • Davinci’s housing units and the City of Enid iary Field, Woodring Regional • Schuessle Orthodontics utility accounts and corrected 457 Airport, related Military Opera- • Jiffy Trip addresses. tions Area and Military Train- • Vapor World ing Routes. This project will be • Aldi’s completed March 2019. • Tinker Federal Credit Union • Grace Health Care CASES 2018 Statistics • Mc Donald’s • 6,086 cases worked by code enforcement officers • Board of Adjustment Variances Approved - 8 • Bank of Oklahoma • 65% of violations were trash and high grass/weeds • Lot Splits Approved -15 • Jiffy Trip test kitchen • Site Plans Approved - 10 INSPECTIONS • Site Plans Under Review - 3 • 3,829 inspections were performed • Use by Reviews Approved - 3 • Use by Reviews Denied - 1 • Re-Zonings Approved - 3 • Historic Preservation Certificates of Appropriateness Approved - 23 Enid.org/AnnualReport

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Public Relations Major The City of Enid Public Relations department provides Quantity The Engineering Department provides responsible communication counsel to elected officials Accomplishments Engineering quality, cost effective engineering and and city management for managing controversial, sensi- Newsletters 12 construction inspection services to assist tive and priority issues. The staff within the department in the construction and maintenance of plans, direct and implement the development and man- Press Releases 200 public property. This department coor- agement of strategic corporate communications to keep Social Media Postings 2,000 dinates and provides a broad range of the public, media and target audiences Good Morning Enid Shows 50 technical and engineering support to vari- informed of programs, issues, ous City departments. Radio Programs 48 accomplishments and projects. Promos & PSAs 21 Services include: engineering, plan- City Connections 5 ning, design, project management, and At the Round Table 8 construction management for municipal infrastructure and facilities. Tech Talk & ETN Community Spotlight 7 Bumpers & Other 185 Programs 2018 Accomplishments Facebook LIVE 135 Broadcasts RUPE. Opened the bridge on Rupe Community Talk 51 Avenue. Governor Mary Fallin’s final interview with ETN before leaving office. WILLOW. Opened the bridge on Willow Avenue near 66th Street. Enid Television Network The construction lasted 96 days. The Enid Television Network’s (ETN) primary goal is to make Government, Education, and Entertainment ADA. Created several near ADA programming more accessible to the citizens of Enid safe routes near Coolidge and the public in general. Our three broadcast channels Elementary and Garfield will provide a broad range of government, educational Elementary. and entertainment programming on a daily basis. Our programming helps residents learn more about city gov- KAW LAKE. Wrapped up Phase II ernment functions and informs viewers of educational and of the Kaw Lake Water Supply city-wide events and programs. Program and began Phase III. Alan Clepper and Steve Kime on the Final design work is part of Phase weekly radio program. III as well as land acquistion and program management.

ODOT. Worked with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation on funding $3,190,000 of transportation grants to improve the roads at 66th Street and the Chestnut & Cleveland Intersection. Good Morning Enid celebrates 200 episodes. Behind the scenes photo of ETN staff.

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Information Enid Public Meadowlake Golf Technology Transportation Authority Number of Trips - 46,325 Upgraded Wireless Backbone Passenger Fares - $16,540 Advertising - $2,775 Replaced Electronic Bids Website Contracts - $8,158

Helped to procure, setup, and roll out new mobile devices and hardware to 2018 Highlights all fire department vehicles equipped Human Resources • ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP SURPASSED 100 to run GeoSafe Mobile Software INDIVIDUALS • 53 teens volunteered 1500+ hours Uprgraded and Replaced email • HOSTED 45 TOURNAMENTS filtering and firewall • 2500+ meals and snacks • DEVELOPED SUMMER-LONG JUNIOR served to children Begin Implementing new software for GOLF PROGRAM WITH TOURNAMENT utility billing and code compliance • Provided digital access to • REPLACED & BUILT NEW FENCING ALONG Enid Public School students 797 internal helpdesk tickets DRIVING RANGE grades 6 to 12 processed and closed EVENTS • • Couch to 5K MAINTAINED GOLF COURSE (REDUCING • Held 2nd Annual Author Fest 75,000 suspicious, malicious, or virus • Earth Day CHEMICAL INPUTS & WATER USAGE) infected emails blocked • Flu Shot Clinic • Health Fair • Supervisory Training (Ethics, Workplace Management, Leg- 11.2 petabytes of data backed up endary Customer Service, Harassment Free Workplace, Trust and Leadership) Dual Printers installed to print Records & Receipts Utilities bills that cut 2 hours off of Mentoring each bill run. • Summer Internships - 2 interns • Enid High School Works - 3 interns Type Quantity Point to Point Communications installed to Visit Enid to increase Retirees • Kenneth Smith – Fire Deputy Chief – 32 yrs Utility Payments 216,867 bandwidth. • Barry Brummit – Environmental Specialist – 28 yrs Business Licenses 1,369 • Randy Gee – Field Operator – 29 yrs • Deborah Lee – Meadowlake Golf Attendant – 17 yrs Receivables 1,177 • Quent Tubbs – Police Sergeant – 17 yrs • Michael Goodpasture – Sign and Traffic Technician – 34 yrs Permits 1,411 • Gene Robertson – Animal Control Officer – 34 yrs Misc. Payments 2,285 • Tom Kelley – Maintenance & Production Technician - 28 yrs • Bruce Boyd – Water Production Supervisor – 34 yrs Garage Sales 1,199 Mowing Liens Filed 386 Agendas Posted 299 The Enid Public Library provides access to Intradepartmental materials and services in a variety of formats to 2,200 Deposits meet the informational and recreational needs of the community. The library promotes literacy and the empowerment of individuals through lifelong learning.

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CDBG & Grants Administration Police Dedicated to protecting and serving. Animal The City of Enid Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program strives to: address obstacles to meeting underserved needs; foster decent housing, public In the past year, the Enid/ officers are equipped with Control housing improvements, and resident initiatives; and other programs. Garfield County/Major body cameras, increasing Adopt don’t shop! County 911 center upgraded the safety to the officers and • $20,000 Park Improvements in low-moderate income census tract its telephone solutions soft- the community. • $72,000 Homeless Prevention funding ware to Motorola Callworks. The role of the City of Enid’s • $63,000 Youth Services educational, nutritional, and recreation benefits This new software will benefit The Enid Police Training Animal Control Department is • $5,000 Tree grant from Jiffy Trip the public by saving Center held: to provide are for animals in • Willow Road improvements completed utilizing federal, state, and local funds approximately $50,000.00 • 83 Classes a shelter facility, to enforce • Cleveland & Chestnut intersection improvements underway in maintenance fees over the • 45 Outside Agencies animal control ordinances, • Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Commission hosted a Free community celebration. next 10 years. • 98 Outside Police officers and provide great customer • City of Enid hosted a FREE Fair Housing training to educate property owners and and Deputies service to the public. tenancts about their rights and responsiblities in effort to prevent housing Also during the past year, • 497 Training hours discrimination in the community. the body camera program • 16 Firearm relays Animals Impounded was completed and all 1,988

Animals Disposed 5 New Patrol 720 Officers Hired Animals Sold 227 12 New Patrol Vehicles Animals Rescued Purchased 698

Safety Animals Claimed Citizens, 372 The Safety Department is committed to the health and safety of the City of Enid Businesses, employees and community. and EPD raise Dead Animals Picked Up $75,000 for the 700 body camera • 9 safety representative meetings program in the Total Fees Collected • 2 automared external defibrillattors purchased last 24 months. $ 37, 2 61. 5 0 • 16 toolbox safety talks presented to departments • 32 safety inspections conducted • 8 incident investigations conducted 14th Citizen • 55 safety training classes provided Police Academy • 2 safety emrgency plans developed graduated. • 2 drug and alcohol reasonable suspicion training provided • 10 specialized construction safety classes conducted • 1 occupational safety and health administration (osha) 911 Center • 10 hour certification provided upgrades • 12 randomnly selected employees to particiapte in drug and alcohol screenings telephone solutions. Enid.org/AnnualReport

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The Enid Fire gave the attendees in other public service activities this Fire Department hosted its experience and knowl- year, including the following: Public Utilities first “Behind the Mask” edge of behind the • 98 Child car seat installations The mission of the Citizen Fire Academy scence responsibilites • 18 Fire Station Tours Public Utilities handles solid waste and landfill disposal; recycling; and fire department is to for ten participants. It of the fire department. • 20 Fire Prevention Week School maintenance of water mains/leaks, wastewater utilites and water wells. save lives and pro- was an eleven week Visits tect property. This program for three hours The Enid Fire Depart- • 3,320 Fire Prevention info packets mission is divided on Tuesdays, which ment also participated distributed Recycle Center into two major • $38,000 objectives. The first and foremost is the prevention of per- sonal injury and the Solid Waste & Landfill loss of life. The sec- • 1,203,176 trash carts emptied ond objective is the • 134,400 yard waste carts emptied protection of build- • 91,295 tons received at landfill (FY 2017-2018) ings and property. • 3 new Mack residential trash trucks The Department • 1 new International commercial truck fulfills these objec- • 1 new John Deere loader tives through four • 107,380 dumpster pickups separate but related • 13,364 disability carry outs operations: emergen- cy response, fire pre- vention, education, Utility Maintenance and investigation. Participants in the Citizen Fire Academy partake in a • 2,217,817,000 gallons of Wastewater treated. live-burn training. • 1074 Meter Leaks Repaired • 274 Water Mains and Service Lines Repaired • 6249 Locates LEGAL Water Production The City’s Legal Department is divided into two divisions: City At- • Water main repair - 5 torney’s Office and Municipal Court. The city attorney represents the • Air relief repair - 3 City and its Authorities in civil litigation and municipal court sched- • Service line repair – 7 ules court dockets, accepts payments of court fines/costs, and reports traffic offenses to the State of Oklahoma when required by law. • Sample tap installation - 11 • Piping repair in well house – 12 • Demolish, and disconnect old well houses - 3 ADA MARSHAL OF THE COURT • Line locates - 490 • Improvements - $302, 766.92 • Warrants - 702 • Bac-T Samples collected - 600 • Fees - $246,000 • In house water samples tested - 2200 COURT CLERK • Special water samples collected - 104 • Filed Cases - 3,410 OPEN RECORDS • After hour call outs – 81 • Completed Cases - 4,822 • Walk-Ins - 120 • Well pump replacement – 10 • Fines Paid - $488,650 • Hard Copy - 157 • Repaired power problems at pump stations and • Warrants Issued - 1,172 well sites - 28 • Warrants Cleared - 1,269

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Other Public Works Divisions Community Cultural A scene from one Event Participants of the rooms at the look on while others Haunted Gym. Fleet perform. Keeps vehicles operating in good, reliable, and safe conditions.

Fleet Maintenance provided • Passenger cars/light 406 equipment services, 243 trucks-141 tire repairs, 1,845 preventive • Fire trucks-16 Public Works maintenance procedures, and • Medium & heavy duty 1,075 other repairs in the 2018 trucks-62 The Public Works department is subdivided into four areas: calendar year. • Buses-14 parks and recreation, fleet management, stormwater/roadway • Truck tractors-3 maintenance, and technical services. The breakdown of services by • Golf carts & ATVs-14 vehicle are as follows: • Police cars-114 Parks and Recreation has had PROJECTS: The parks department began • Mowers-39 much success in 2018 with several city- new projects in 2018, including new softball • Heavy equipment-50 sponsored events, which include the follow- fields at Crosslin park south and re-roofing ing: Beards Doing Braids, Fishing Derby, park pavilions. Several projects were also Community Cultural Event, Haunted Gym, completed in 2018, including the following: Stormwater/Roadway Maintenance and Christmas in the Park. (1) 16 new horseshoe pads, Maintains stormwater and roadways in Enid. new chain link fence, and During 2018, staff graded 980 Staff permitted and worked added two light poles installed miles, patched 5,600 potholes, re- 65 special events, planted at Meadowlake Park South, (2) moved debris on 376 miles, mowed 32 trees, maintained 7.16 Basketball courts renovated 9,600 acres, and used 339.54 tons miles of trails, and cleaned and new trail head completed of asphalt for road maintenance. 17 restrooms 3,536 times at Don Haskins park, (3) South during the 2018 calendar Government Springs park year. new concession building, new irrigation, and softball bleach- Champlin pool was opened ers installed, (4) Restrooms 68 days in the summer of remodeled at Crosslin north 2018 and had 8,745 admis- baseball park, and (5) Mini golf sions and 212 swimming building exterior remodeled at lessons. Meadowlake Park. Technical Services Maintenance, electrical services design, computer networking, and wi-fi

Technical Services experienced plumbing throughout the City of a busy year. Staff provided sup- Enid. Major installation port for HVAC, plumbing, traf- services this year were: new fic control, system integration, traffic control detection systems, welding, and fabrication. Staff new traffic cabinets and risers, successfully installed, relo- rapid flashing beacons, LED Parks Department hosted Jacob Wellbon catches the Kids enjoy “Hungry Hippo” cated, repaired, replaced, and lighted street signs, new school the “Beards Doing Braids” biggest fish at 2lb 4 oz at at Champion Gym during straightened numerous signs, beacon controls, and red light event with Building A the fishing derby held on the Family Game Night. crosswalks, handrails, sinks, and indication for police use. Better You, Inc. July 4, 2018. Enid.org/AnnualReport

22 City of Enid 23 Enid is divided into six geographically defined areas called Wards. The registered voters of each Ward elect a Council member to represent their Ward, and the Mayor is elected by a vote of all eligible citizens of Enid. The Mayor and each Commissioner is elected to serve a four-year term and, as a body, is responsible for the hiring of a City Manager, who serves as the chief administrative official for the organization.