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Senior center tops 3,000 members

The first MAPS 3 senior health and wellness center had enrolled 3,076 members by the end of June, according to the first quarterly report filed since it opened in the spring. Owned by Oklahoma City, the center is operated by a nonprofit, Healthy Living and Fitness Inc., at W 115 Street and Rockwell Avenue in northwest Oklahoma City. The second MAPS 3 senior health and wellness center is being built in the 4000 block of S Walker Avenue and is expected to be open by the end of the year.

Streets rated poorly in survey

Only 9 percent of residents responding to Oklahoma City’s latest citizen survey expressed some level of satisfaction with the condition of city streets. Fire, police, ambulance and utilities services had the highest satisfaction levels. Consultants who have conducted the survey for a number of years said the city’s top priorities should be improving the condition of streets and improving traffic flow. City leaders are asking voters to extend the 1-cent MAPS sales tax for a program of street resurfacing and related improvements. The election is Sept. 12.

Wayne Coyne clears up traffic

Rocker Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips won the Traffic Commission’s approval for parking restrictions in his neighborhood near the Plaza District, to ease traffic. No parking will be allowed between NW 13 and 16 streets on the east sides of Blackwelder and Indiana avenues. Streets are so narrow that traffic is snarled when cars are parked on both sides of Blackwelder and Indiana, Coyne said.

Bond summary: Civic Center, maintenance complex

Voters will cast ballots Sept. 12 in the 2017 bond election. Thirteen propositions, to be voted on separately, are on the ballot; here’s a summary of Civic Center and maintenance complex proposals:

• Civic Center: Civic Center Music Hall renovations, $14.2 million; other building renovations and improvements, including City Hall, $4 million.

• Maintenance complex: Improve and expand Central Maintenance Facility, $4.7 million; improve Data Center and data transmission network, $3.6 million; construct Archives and Records Facility, $3.6 million.

Learn more online: Browse https://data.okc.gov/ for GO Bond Projects (2017).

They said it

“I think it’s worth the risk.” — Ward 4 Councilman

Todd Stone, commenting on an agreement with Omni Hotels and Resorts to develop a $235.5 million, 600-room luxury hotel to serve as the headquarters hotel for the downtown MAPS 3 convention center. The agreement requires the city of Oklahoma City to provide $85.4 in public subsidies for construction and limits the city’s ability to offer public subsidies to other developments. The city council approved the deal 7-2.

Streetcar construction

MAPS 3 streetcar construction is intensifying throughout downtown. For updates, follow @williamcrum on Twitter and the weekly downtown area traffic advisory online at http://okc.gov.

It’s a fact

For goats, social media is yesterday’s news. The anonymous Twitter account (@hefner_goats) started three years ago in response to publicity about Oklahoma City’s goat herd has gone dormant. The goats were deployed to keep weeds and brush in check along the Hefner Canal’s steep banks.

Present/absent

Mayor Mick Cornett and the eight city council members attended last week’s meeting.

Looking ahead

The Oklahoma City Council meets at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 1 at City Hall, 200 N Walker.

William Crum, Staff Writer, wcrum@oklahoman.com Twitter: @williamcrum