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Broken Arrow Commission Approves Consent Agenda and Adjourns on April 9, 2026

Meeting Portal — Thursday, April 9, 2026
BodyBroken Arrow, Oklahoma
SessionMeeting Portal
DateThursday, April 9, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:53

All right, so it's after 5 30, we'll go ahead and get started.

0:56

Have roll call.

0:59

Mindy Payne, here.

1:00

Jonathan Townsend.

1:01

Here.

1:01

Jaylee Clempa.

1:03

Here.

1:03

Jason Cohen.

1:04

Here.

1:04

Robert Gorenson.

1:05

Here.

1:06

Item number three, old business.

1:08

We have done.

1:08

Item four, consent agenda.

1:10

Do we have any items need to be pulled from the consent agenda?

1:13

If not, we're ready for a motion.

1:15

I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda for staff recommendations.

1:20

Second.

1:22

All right.

1:24

We have motion second for approval, have roll call vote.

1:26

Mindy Payne, yes.

1:28

Jonathan Townsend.

1:29

Yes.

1:29

Jaylee Clempa.

1:30

Yes.

1:30

Jason Cohen.

1:31

Yes.

1:31

Robert Gorenson.

1:32

Yes.

1:33

And so items uh four uh four let's see, F and G would go to the city council on May 5th, right here at 6 30.

1:42

Item number five, items removed.

1:43

We have done.

1:44

Item six public hearings.

1:46

Item seven appeals.

1:47

Item eight, general commission business.

1:49

Nine remarks, inquiries, discussion.

1:53

Nothing from staff.

1:55

We have none.

1:56

Item ten.

1:59

Well, hold on.

2:00

I want to say thank you guys to the ones that have shown up just in case we had something that we wanted to pull.

2:08

We appreciate you taking your time.

2:13

Yeah.

2:17

We appreciate it.

2:20

Yes.

2:20

We're not always this easy, I'll tell you that.

2:24

Especially if you put a fence in there that I don't like.

2:29

Or metal wall paneling.

2:30

Yes.

2:32

But we do appreciate you guys.

2:34

And thank you for building a broken arrow.

2:37

I'd also like to thank the the voters, those that turned out for passing most of the bond.

2:43

Yes.

2:44

So really appreciate those that are actively involved.

2:47

They actually did pass all of the geo bond.

2:49

Yes.

2:50

The only one that was not passed was for the additional sales tax.

2:53

So I would have liked to have seen that, but that's it would it would have been nice, especially for all those uh soccer events and softball events.

3:05

But you know, it is what it is, but again, thank everybody in broken arrow that uh attended and voted.

3:12

Appreciate it.

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Summary of Proceedings

Broken Arrow Commission Meeting - April 9, 2026

The Broken Arrow (Oklahoma) commission convened on April 9, 2026, at 5:30 PM (local time) with all five members present: Mindy Payne, Jonathan Townsend, Jaylee Clempa, Jason Cohen, and Robert Gorenson. The meeting was short, covering old business, the consent agenda, and adjournment.

Consent Calendar

  • The commission unanimously approved the consent agenda with staff recommendations via a 5-0 roll call vote.
  • Items F and G from the consent agenda will be forwarded to the city council on May 5th at 6:30 PM.

Commissioner Remarks

  • A commissioner thanked attendees for their time and expressed appreciation for community involvement, including voters who passed the GEO bond in a recent election.
  • It was noted that the additional sales tax measure did not pass, which would have supported soccer and softball events.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent agenda approved unanimously (5-0).
  • Meeting adjourned with a 4-1 vote, with Mindy Payne voting no on the adjournment motion.

Note: No public hearings, appeals, or general commission business were listed on the agenda.

Meeting Transcript

All right, so it's after 5 30, we'll go ahead and get started. Have roll call. Mindy Payne, here. Jonathan Townsend. Here. Jaylee Clempa. Here. Jason Cohen. Here. Robert Gorenson. Here. Item number three, old business. We have done. Item four, consent agenda. Do we have any items need to be pulled from the consent agenda? If not, we're ready for a motion. I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda for staff recommendations. Second. All right. We have motion second for approval, have roll call vote. Mindy Payne, yes. Jonathan Townsend. Yes. Jaylee Clempa. Yes. Jason Cohen. Yes. Robert Gorenson. Yes. And so items uh four uh four let's see, F and G would go to the city council on May 5th, right here at 6 30. Item number five, items removed. We have done. Item six public hearings. Item seven appeals. Item eight, general commission business. Nine remarks, inquiries, discussion. Nothing from staff. We have none. Item ten. Well, hold on. I want to say thank you guys to the ones that have shown up just in case we had something that we wanted to pull. We appreciate you taking your time. Yeah. We appreciate it. Yes. We're not always this easy, I'll tell you that. Especially if you put a fence in there that I don't like. Or metal wall paneling. Yes. But we do appreciate you guys.

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