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Correction: This story was updated at 10:08 a.m. Aug. 11 to reflect the proper spelling of David Floyd’s last name.<\/em><\/p>\n

Cleveland County Recreation and Entertainment Facilities Authority unanimously approved issuing a request for proposals for designer, builder and operator services for the Rock Creek Entertainment District Project Plan in a nearly eight-minute special meeting Thursday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jacob McHughes<\/a>, District 2 Cleveland County commissioner, served as chair of the meeting and Rod Cleveland<\/a>, District 1 Cleveland County commissioner, served as vice chair. Members of the authority include Cleveland County District 3 Commissioner Rusty Grissom<\/a>, OU executive deputy athletic director Larry Naifeh<\/a> and Steve McDaniels, who was not present at the meeting.\u00a0<\/p>\n

David Floyd, an attorney and the authority\u2019s special counsel, proposed submitting the request before the meeting. Floyd said the authority has to meet obligations under the economic development agreement<\/a> between the city, the Norman Tax Increment Finance Authority, the OU Foundation<\/a> and the authority.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The economic development agreement was unanimously approved<\/a> by the authority in May.<\/p>\n

Floyd said that in order to meet deadlines outlined in the economic development agreement, the authority has to start the process of soliciting a designer, an operator and a builder for the entertainment district plan through a request for proposal, a document that requests price quotes from potential suppliers of goods or services.<\/p>\n

Despite the pending legal case before the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Floyd said the economic development agreement is still in effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile we are waiting on the challenge to be resolved by the Supreme Court, the economic development agreement is still in force,\u201d Floyd said. \u201cThe filing of an appeal of and by itself does not undo the district court\u2019s ruling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Floyd said the authority has waited as long as possible to take action to give the court time to reach a final decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019ve waited as long as possible on issuing (a request for proposal),\u201d Floyd said. \u201cWe want the court to rule, we don\u2019t want to overstep ourselves, but at some point we have to act to make sure that we stay in compliance with the deadlines in the economic development agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the event of an adverse ruling from the Supreme Court, the authority can pause the process until voters have a chance to weigh in on the project, Floyd said.<\/p>\n

Cleveland said the authority is working backward from the agreement\u2019s required construction completion date of Jan. 1, 2029.<\/p>\n

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