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Record of Proceedings

Broken Arrow Municipal Meeting 2025-12-02

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, December 2, 2025
BodyBroken Arrow, Oklahoma
SessionMeeting Portal
DateTuesday, December 2, 2025
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0:09

Roll call.

0:12

Pickle.

0:15

Here.

0:17

I'm sorry.

0:18

We're voting on the uh recess to go to Bama.

0:21

Yes.

0:22

Green?

0:22

Yes.

0:23

Ford?

0:24

Yes.

0:24

Parks.

0:25

Yes.

0:25

Wimpy.

0:26

Yes.

0:27

Call the Broken Air Municipal Authority meeting to order.

0:30

Roll call.

0:32

Pickle.

0:33

Here.

0:34

Green.

0:35

Here.

0:35

Ford.

0:36

Here.

0:37

Parks.

0:37

Here.

0:39

Here.

0:39

Are there any items to be removed from the consent agenda?

0:44

Make a motion we accept the consent agenda.

0:46

Approve the consent agenda as it stands.

0:48

Second.

0:50

Roll call.

0:55

Item five is public hearings, appeals, presentations, recognitions, and awards.

0:59

5A is presentation of the December solid waste and recycling service schedule for the upcoming holiday sleep.

1:06

Talk trash to us, Jerry.

1:08

I love talking trash.

1:10

Good evening, uh Madam Chair, Vice Chair, Trustees, General Manager Spurgeon.

1:16

Just thank you.

1:16

I'm Jerry Schubert, Director of Solid Waste and Recycling.

1:19

Thank you for having me here tonight.

1:20

Just wanted to update the trustees that we're during this holiday season.

1:26

We're we're going to toy with a change in our schedule a little bit.

1:30

We typically don't work Christmas or Christmas Eve because they're holidays for the city.

1:36

But unfortunately, because the landfill is would have to be open on a Saturday the entire day, which they are not.

1:46

Um Saturday if we were to push everything two days.

1:51

So what we've done is we've uh talked to staff about moving to actually work Christmas Eve.

1:57

So for our citizenry, we're going to be alerting them that there's a schedule that is going to be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, their regular service days.

2:07

Wednesday is Christmas Eve, so we will be out running.

2:10

Um we will then run Friday because we're not open Christmas.

2:14

There's no way to be open Christmas, there's no place to dump.

2:17

And then we'll run Friday, Thursday's routes.

2:20

Similar to what we just did for Thanksgiving, where we ran Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

2:24

Thursday is the holiday for Thanksgiving.

2:26

Friday is typically a holiday for the city, but we work.

2:29

So we we shift the day.

2:32

So we're gonna be doing something similar for the Christmas holiday.

2:35

And it's um we just want to make sure that everybody's aware.

2:39

One of the things that we've noticed in this 410 schedule with the four-day work week is that there's some scheduling opportunities for us to maybe dial some things in, and this is the our opportunity to kind of try that out.

2:51

And then you know, if we have further changes down the line, um, we'll be back in front of this board to let them know what we think is the best suggestion for that.

3:00

But this is what we're looking at for Christmas.

3:02

Okay, so like that schedule there on the to be decided on Christmas.

3:07

No, we we shifted it to to be decided a couple of weeks ago when we started to realize that Saturday was going to be a real problem.

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Summary of Proceedings

Broken Arrow Municipal Meeting 2025-12-02

The Broken Air (Broken Arrow) Municipal Authority convened on December 2, 2025, to review the holiday solid waste schedule, approve a capital improvement bid, and discuss future waste disposal strategies. The meeting featured unanimous approval of the consent agenda and a presentation regarding operational changes for the Christmas holiday, followed by the awarding of a contract for a new brine tank at the water treatment plant.

Consent Calendar

  • The consent agenda was moved, seconded, and approved unanimously via roll call vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Jerry Schubert, Director of Solid Waste and Recycling: Explained modifications to the December solid waste and recycling service schedule. He stated that because the landfill will be open on Saturday (requiring a shift from the typical closed Saturday schedule), the department will work on Wednesday (Christmas Eve) to offset the holiday closure, ensuring routes are covered Monday through Friday as they did for Thanksgiving.
  • Trustee (unidentified): Expressed appreciation for the solid waste team working on the holidays, characterizing the shift as a "big sacrifice" to ensure citizens' trash is collected during the holiday period.

Discussion Items

  • Brine Tank Replacement (Item 6A): The City Manager and General Manager Spurgeon presented on the need for a second brine tank at the water treatment plant to improve redundancy for sodium hypochlorite production and increase refill intervals. Crossland Heavy Contractors was identified as the lowest responsible bidder at $1,092,000.
  • Future Waste Disposal Strategy (City Manager): The City Manager announced that the upcoming State of the City budget presentation will include a recommendation for a fees feasibility study to establish a solid waste transfer station. He contextualized this proposal by noting the current disposal cost of $26 per ton, a significant increase from the $12–$14 per ton range six to seven years ago. He emphasized the inefficiency of hauling waste to the landfill and highlighted opportunities for regional partnerships, directing this effort to Jerry Schubert and Kenny Schwab.

Key Outcomes

  • Motion Carried: Approval of the consent agenda.
  • Motion Carried: Award of the bid to Crossland Heavy Contractors for the second brine tank project at a cost of $1,092,000.
  • Directive Issued: The City Manager directed staff to conduct a feasibility study for a future solid waste transfer station, with the official recommendation to be included in the next budget presentation.
  • Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned following the City Manager's announcement.

Note: The transcript contains conflicting references to the entity name, alternating between "Broken Air Municipal Authority," "Broken Air Economic Development Authority," and the implied "Broken Arrow." The summary utilizes the contextually accurate "Broken Arrow" while noting the transcript's variance.

Meeting Transcript

Roll call. Pickle. Here. I'm sorry. We're voting on the uh recess to go to Bama. Yes. Green? Yes. Ford? Yes. Parks. Yes. Wimpy. Yes. Call the Broken Air Municipal Authority meeting to order. Roll call. Pickle. Here. Green. Here. Ford. Here. Parks. Here. Here. Are there any items to be removed from the consent agenda? Make a motion we accept the consent agenda. Approve the consent agenda as it stands. Second. Roll call. Item five is public hearings, appeals, presentations, recognitions, and awards. 5A is presentation of the December solid waste and recycling service schedule for the upcoming holiday sleep. Talk trash to us, Jerry. I love talking trash. Good evening, uh Madam Chair, Vice Chair, Trustees, General Manager Spurgeon. Just thank you. I'm Jerry Schubert, Director of Solid Waste and Recycling. Thank you for having me here tonight. Just wanted to update the trustees that we're during this holiday season. We're we're going to toy with a change in our schedule a little bit. We typically don't work Christmas or Christmas Eve because they're holidays for the city. But unfortunately, because the landfill is would have to be open on a Saturday the entire day, which they are not. Um Saturday if we were to push everything two days. So what we've done is we've uh talked to staff about moving to actually work Christmas Eve. So for our citizenry, we're going to be alerting them that there's a schedule that is going to be Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, their regular service days. Wednesday is Christmas Eve, so we will be out running. Um we will then run Friday because we're not open Christmas. There's no way to be open Christmas, there's no place to dump. And then we'll run Friday, Thursday's routes. Similar to what we just did for Thanksgiving, where we ran Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday.

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