Mar 8, 2021
Funds from the cityâs Small Business Relief Program could be used for free vaccines if the Norman City Council approves a resolution during its Tuesday night meeting.
In addition, the council will also consider using federal funds to help low income residents with damage related to the October 2020 ice storm and move forward with an electric transit bus.
According to a staff report, $55,000 remains unspent from the $6.5 million in Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Recovery (CARES) Act funds the city received last fall. Some money remains in the Small Business Relief Program account after businesses âfailed to meet the guidelines of the program,â the report reads.
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Feb 28, 2021
The Norman City Council faces a possible shortfall for certain capital projects in the capital fund amid ongoing challenges in revenue, city officials say.
During a meeting Tuesday on the capital fund and financial reports, City Financial Services Director Anthony Francisco told the council the budget for new pay-as-you go projects is forecasted to have -$650,000 at the end of fiscal year 2021, and -$471,000 for the following year. Fiscal year ending 2023 s forecast is out of the red with a projected $1.4 million for new pay-as-you go projects.
âIf council wants to add any projects, above and beyond what we are projecting to do or proposing to do, then you re going to have to give up some other project to save money for the project you would like to add,â Francisco said.
A rendering of the new entrance to the Norman Regional HealthPlex is pictured. Photo Provided
Norman Regional Health Systems will soon kick off a series of five expansion and renovation projects on three different sites in an effort to expand its outreach and better serve patients.
Norman City Council voted unanimously to approve Norman Regionalâs plan to expand its HealthPlex hospital at last Tuesdayâs meeting. The first of a series of projects in the Inspire Health plan is slated to begin in May, according to Norman Regional Health System president and CEO Richie Splitt.
The plan will begin in May with the construction of Norman Regional Nine, a freestanding Emergency Department in southeast Norman at 24th Avenue SE and Highway 9. Splitt said the project is more than an emergency department staffed by physicians.
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