OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City
OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City
OKC Plan, 2000-2020 - City of Oklahoma City
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The quality and availability <strong>of</strong> public services is a primary factor in determining a<br />
community's quality <strong>of</strong> life. Public services provided by the <strong>City</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Oklahoma</strong> <strong>City</strong> include police<br />
and fire protection, water supply, sewage treatment, drainage, solid waste collection, and street<br />
maintenance.<br />
These services influence the level <strong>of</strong> satisfaction that residents have regarding their<br />
community and affect the image <strong>of</strong> the community held by those outside the area. Public services<br />
have a major impact on local capacity to sustain neighborhood quality and enhance economic<br />
development.<br />
Directions<br />
Establish standards for the level and availability <strong>of</strong> public service in urban and rural areas which<br />
maintain quality services while appropriately balancing citizens’ expectations for services with<br />
the <strong>City</strong>’s limited resources.<br />
Maintain a high level <strong>of</strong> public services in areas <strong>of</strong> existing development to preserve<br />
neighborhood quality.<br />
Promote the revitalization <strong>of</strong> declining neighborhoods and commercial areas through a targeted<br />
program <strong>of</strong> public service improvements.<br />
Concentrate new urban residential and commercial development in areas where public services<br />
are currently available at the service levels established for urban areas.<br />
When new urban development occurs in areas where service levels do not meet established<br />
requirements, ensure that adequate services are provided at the time <strong>of</strong> development and that the<br />
cost <strong>of</strong> extending public services to such an area are funded in such a manner as to minimize the<br />
impact on the <strong>City</strong>’s ability to provide public services to areas <strong>of</strong> existing development.<br />
Establish priorities for funding and expenditures for public services within the <strong>City</strong>’s budgeting<br />
and CIP (capital improvements programming) processes which respond to anticipated growth<br />
and development in conformance with <strong>City</strong> plans, which support the preservation and<br />
redevelopment <strong>of</strong> currently developed areas, and which maintain quality services while<br />
appropriately balancing citizens’ expectations for services with the <strong>City</strong>’s limited resources.<br />
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