Oversight Committee, 1/8/26

The City of Norman's Oversight Committee met on January 8, 2026, to discuss amendments to the city's agricultural residential and urban reserve land use policies, including reducing minimum lot sizes from 30 to 10 acres to allow for more flexible subdivision options. The committee also reviewed updates to the city's AIM master plan maps to reflect a new turnpike alignment. Additionally, a significant portion of the meeting focused on tax increment finance (TIF) districts, exploring ways to encourage earlier and more robust public input in the TIF creation process. The discussion covered the statutory review committee's role, public hearing procedures, and the potential for citizen committees to provide input before project plans are drafted. The committee considered adopting application fees and economic impact analyses to better evaluate TIF proposals, with examples from other cities like Fort Worth and Kansas. There was also interest in establishing affordable housing policies tied to TIF funding and ensuring internal city review of economic projections. No formal votes or contract awards were recorded, but the committee planned to bring these topics to a future council study session for further consideration.