ena ). ▁It ▁also ▁features ▁The ▁O LD ▁NO . ▁ 7 ▁Club , ▁a ▁full ▁service ▁restaurant ▁and ▁bar . ▁Several ▁other ▁exclusive ▁d ining ▁options ▁are ▁also ▁available ▁at ▁The ▁Pub , ▁a ▁ ▁" I r ish ▁Pub " ▁them ed ▁bar , ▁and ▁at ▁The ▁Cour ts ide ▁Club , ▁a ▁ ▁restaurant ▁and ▁l oun ge ▁area , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁the ▁Vict ory ▁Club , ▁Sun set ▁Car very , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Terra ce ▁Lou ng es . ▁ ▁Im prov ements ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁citizens ▁of ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁passed ▁a ▁$ 1 2 1 . 6   mill ion ▁initi ative ▁designed ▁to ▁renov ate ▁and ▁expand ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁Energy ▁Arena ▁and ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁practice ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁re located ▁Seattle ▁Super S on ics ▁team ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁Th under . ▁Fin ancing ▁consists ▁of ▁a ▁temporary ▁ 1 5 - month , ▁ 1 - cent ▁sales ▁tax ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁paid ▁by ▁Oklahoma ▁City ▁residents ▁and ▁sh opp ers ▁beginning ▁January   1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁held ▁the ▁temporary ▁tax ▁initi ative ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁facil itate ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁NBA ' s ▁Seattle ▁Super S on ics ▁or ▁another ▁re location ▁franch ise . ▁It ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁ref urb ishment ▁will ▁turn ▁the ▁Ch es ape