A presentation about why Vision2 is good for the Tulsa regional economy and quality of life. Vote yes to Vision2 on November 6.

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2. The Background
Vision2025:
Approved by voters in 2003
• itizens recognized need to
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revitalize community
• More jobs, better quality of life
• BOK Center
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• Expo Fairgrounds
• Road improvements
• River Parks trail system
• Convention Center renovations

3. Variety Of Vision2025 Benefits
• Improvements to higher education facilities
• U-Tulsa, OSU-Tulsa, NSU-BA,
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Langston-Tulsa, TCC
• Morton Healthcare Clinic
• ommunity center/park
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improvements throughout county
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• Tulsa Air and Space Museum sky theater
• Route 66 projects
• Centennial Walk Project
• irect and indirect benefits to local
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restaurants, hotels, other businesses

4. Tulsa Region On The Rise
• o. 2 among cities for young people
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to find a job (Fiscal Times, 2012)
• o. 3 in national home-value growth
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(zillow.com, 2012)
• o. 3 national employment outlook
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• o. 6 region for small business
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(Business Journal, 2011)
• op 10 pro-business communities in the
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South (Southern Business Development, 2011)
• op 100 metros among leading world
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economies (Brookings Institution, 2012)

5. Vision2: Keeping A Good Thing Going
No change to current tax rate
Extend our 6/10-of-a-penny sales tax to:
• Create and preserve high-quality jobs
• Improve our quality of life
• eep Tulsa County competitive
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• Regionally
• Nationally
• Internationally
• pportunity to secure 11,000
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aerospace/manufacturing jobs

6. Vision2: Why Now?
• ct now to avoid risking thousands of
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well-paying jobs
• nvestment now will reap abundant rewards
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for future success of Tulsa County
• istorically low interest rates—more for
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our money
• ontinue momentum and provide
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opportunity to take action on community
growth plans
• oincides with presidential vote—high
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turnout/largest pool of public opinion

7. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
• utdated facilities limit our ability to
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compete for jobs
• ision2: an investment in citizen-owned
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infastructure
• nsures these facilities are ready for
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future growth
• No cash to companies

8. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
• ob-creation fund
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• ttract and keep companies that provide
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and create jobs in our region’s major
industries, including:
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Manufacturing Services
• erospace
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Aviation Headquarters
• Energy • ransportation,
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Distribution and
• Health Care
Logistics
• nformation
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Security

9. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
Investments in Aerospace, Aviation and
Manufacturing
• 5,000+ Tulsa County families
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dependent on these
aerospace/manufacturing jobs
• e have a strong workforce in the
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aerospace industry; without proper
facilities, we risk losing jobs and workers
to other cities

10. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
Investments in Aerospace, Aviation and
Manufacturing (cont’d)
• eveloping another industry like this
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in Tulsa County would cost billions
• undreds of spin-off jobs depend on
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• erospace a growth industry with
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tremendous potential

11. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
Tulsa International Airport’s (TIA)
Industrial Complex
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12. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
TIA’s Industrial Complex
• and/facilities owned by City of Tulsa
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or Tulsa Airport Authority and leased
to commercial companies
• 39-acre complex supports
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11,000-person workforce
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• More than 76 buildings/structures
• .5 million square-feet of facility under
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one roof

13. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
TIA Complex Improvements
• any buildings, associated infrastructure
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date back to start of WWII
• Vision2 proposed improvements include:
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on facilities occupied by two VOTE YES F OR R EGIONAL G ROW TH
manufacturers
• angar modifications to support
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new aircraft (Boeing 737, Airbus 320,
Boeing 787)
• avement repairs of ramps, roads
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and parking lots
• Upgrade and repair utilities, add A/C

14. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
TIA Complex Improvements (cont’d)
• ew engine test cell to support
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next-generation engines for Boeing 787
• pgrades to current engine test cell to
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support new and future aircraft fleets
• vionic and component test equipment
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to support next-generation aircraft
• dvanced material/composite
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technology

15. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
• ity of Tulsa and Airport Authority
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(owners/landlords) are obligated to:
• aintain and modernize the
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facilities/infrastructure
• mprove the future marketability of these
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facilities for use in aircraft maintenance, VOTE YES F OR R EGIONAL G ROW TH
aerospace manufacturing and/or other
advanced manufacturing

16. Vision2: Creating And Preserving Jobs
• ision2 is about building infrastructure and
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investing in ourselves, not supporting any
one company
• Vision2 looks beyond individual jobs
• mpact of losing jobs would affect area
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schools, real estate values and hundreds
of other area businesses

17. Vision2: Quality Of Life
• uality of life a major economic
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development factor
• ften the deciding factor for companies to
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stay in/move to our region
• ision2 funds would allot money for each
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city in Tulsa County to make improvements VOTE YES F OR R EGIONAL G ROW TH
as their citizens see fit

18. Vision2: Quality Of Life
Tulsa County Capital Improvements
County-level projects to improve our
communities and promote a healthy
economy include:
• Public safety
• uvenile justice center to better
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combat juvenile crime
• evees to prevent flooding in
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west Tulsa

19. Vision2: Quality Of Life
Tulsa County Capital Improvements (cont’d)
• mprovements to county roads, bridges,
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parks and trails
• Economic development
• xpo Square improvements to bring
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additional events/revenue VOTE YES F OR R EGIONAL G ROW TH

20. Vision2: The Numbers
$52.94 million
(Job-Creation Fund)
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$361.90 $333.94
million million
(Quality of Life) (Airport
Infrastructure)

21. Vision2: The Numbers
Two initiatives that raise $748.8 million
—keeping the current tax rate the same
• Economic Development – $386.88 million
• 254 million for improvements/equipment
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at TIA industrial complex
• 52.94 million job-creation fund to offer
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final incentives to companies considering
locating in the area
• 79.94 million bond costs/interest
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22. Vision2: The Numbers
Two initiatives that raise $748.8 million
—keeping the current tax rate the same
(cont’d)
• uality Of Life – $361.92 million
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• $92 million for county capital projects
• $257.9 million for city projects
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• $12 million bond costs/interest

23. Vision2: The Numbers
Tulsa County Capital Projects:
• $38 million for a juvenile justice center
• 25 million for roads and other
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infrastructure
• $12 million for Expo Square
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• $10 million for levee improvements
• 7 million for parks and recreational
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facilities
Total: $92 million

24. Vision2: The Numbers
Total of $257.9 million divided among
cities in Tulsa County based on population
• Tulsa $157.92 million
• Bixby $11.3 million
• Broken Arrow $44.1 million
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• Glenpool $5.9 million
• Jenks $9.3 million
• Owasso $14.4 million
• Sand Springs $10.1 million
• Skiatook $1.2 million
• Sperry $0.6 million

25. Vision2: Accountability
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ndependent oversight committee so public
can see exactly how Vision2 is helping their
community
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oversight to ensure that funds are used as
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• isit www.Vision2025.info to see how
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Vision2025 funds are allotted/accounted for
• ust like Vision2025, a senior rebate will be
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included

26. Vision2: Keep a Good Thing Going
Questions?

27. Vision2: Keep a Good Thing Going
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