Johnny and Johnny will not be here.

Call the Broken Arrow City Council meeting to order.

I was just sitting over here doing some work and didn't realize it was six thirty.

Um we have invocation by Pastor Scott Moore.

Hello, everybody.

Let's pray together.

Heavenly Father, uh, tonight we come uh asking for wisdom, trusting your promise that when we seek it you are faithful to give it generously in moments that require discernment, understanding, and grace, remind us that we do not lead or serve alone.

In a world that often feels divided and hurried, help this room be marked by thoughtful conversation, mutual respect, and genuine desire to serve others well.

Help these leaders balance vision with responsibility, conviction with compassion, and progress with care for the people who call this city home.

Thank you for people who care enough about their community to show up and speak up and participate in the process.

Help us all, leaders and citizens alike to communicate with respect, patience, and clarity.

Give us the ability to listen well, speak thoughtfully, and remember that even when opinions differ, we share a common desire for the well-being of our community.

We ask this in the wonderful name of Jesus.

Amen.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America.

And to the Republic for which it stands.

Under God.

With liberty and justice for all.

Thank you.

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

Make a motion to.

Are you going?

Yes, ma'am.

All right.

Uh I would like uh item M removed for a little bit of discussion, please.

Ms.

and Mary.

I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda minus item M.

Second.

Roll call.

I don't have a second.

I'm sorry.

I was trying to get there.

I got you.

This is a different one.

Did I do something wrong?

We didn't get the roll call on the Okay, let me go back.

Moved on to M.

So we're going to provide an update on that.

I'm sorry.

Let me see if I can fix this.

I'm not looking at this.

We'll see here.

Well, let me get this to the roll call.

Is this wrong?

Oh with consent.

Pickle?

Yes.

Yes.

Board.

Yes.

Wimpy.

Yes.

All right.

Item M is approval of and authorization to award bid number 26.148 opioid abatement utilizing funds from Opioid Abatement Settlement Fund.

So Green?

Um I asked for this to be removed.

I I received some phone calls on this like literally within the last hour.

Uh with uh some concerns, not necessarily I know from my understanding this went out for a bid and we probably awarded it to the lowest responsible bidder.

Um but there was just some uh some concerns brought by one of our partners uh over at Creox about the future of this particular company being a national company versus working with a local company and um what kind of commitment do we have from this company going forward versus what it would be um working with our local company who's gonna be here long term and work with us through this.

Uh I believe Madam Mayor, you and I set through a presentation uh on this, and uh there was just some concerns that was brought, so I don't know if this is something we can have some further discussion on.

I don't know how much discussion was had with uh our partners that will be working with this company and working with um our mental health partners going forward, but I feel something that we may need to have a little more discussion on.

So I don't know if we need to have that tonight or maybe table it to another uh meeting.

Um Chief Moore or Bennett, do you have any answers or no?

Yeah, like Ryan.

I know we haven't really had a whole lot of time to discuss it, but like I said, it was just brought to me within the hour.

Good evening, Mayor, Council, Mr.

Spurgeon.

Uh this is one that we put out to bid, so I don't probably have the answers for you this evening that you would like that you need for this, but if you look in here, we actually sent this over to the department.

So you had the police department, they had evaluators look over it, they researched it, and they gave us their feedback for who they'd like to select.

And so I do know it was reviewed heavily by both fire and PD and that they reviewed that.

I'd be happy to get you some more information though if you'd like to table this.

Yeah, I think we should table it.

Um so would this be in addition to using Creeokes or replacing Creoles?

I believe this was to this is this is for a um comprehensive needs.

Yeah, a comprehensive study.

But um their concern is what's going to happen with the study once it's done with the company that's national moving on versus a company that's gonna be local and and it's already a partner, but Mr.

Spurgeon, I believe had some comments.

Well, thank you, Council.

I appreciate that.

And there's there's no need for council to take action this evening.

Um I will just say is that based on looking when I looked at this um earlier, is there were the the invitation to bid was sent to seven vendors and there were three vendors that submitted proposals and I think that based on the questions being asked that the I need a little bit of time to uh better understand why we selected this company and obviously my thought to your question is that if they come with recommendations, then it would be the responsibility I I in this case I believe of our police and fires to implement those recommendations, and so I would recommend as the mayor said is that we table this, let me get some more information uh exactly why this company was chosen and then answer those questions and then have it ready for the council to look at on June 1st.

And so I would recommend, as the mayor said, is that we table this, let me get some more information exactly why this company was chosen, and then answer those questions and then have it ready for the council to look at on June 1st.

I mean the recommendation may be the same, but it but obviously I'll make sure Trevor knows what your options are if you you if you're required to accept that rec that proposal or or you could actually choose someone else.

Sure.

Okay.

Yes.

So did Creoaks bid on this and just were not the lowest bidder.

No, Creo didn't bid on it, uh, but one of the other companies that bid on it is a local company that Creokes currently partners with were they the lowest?

Because it's quite it's no 50 percent more than that.

Working with a local partner as opposed to a national partner.

Okay.

But I don't like said some more information I think would be needed to answer some more questions that were brought.

I I I think the most important question is uh a little more information about why they if there was a little bit more about why the recommendation was made for this company, and then secondly, is for Trevor to advise if council desires to work with the local company.

If there is there a conflict or is the council allowed to actually choose someone else other than what's being recommended based on everyone was was an there was an invitation to bid in three did so that needs I'm not gonna ask Trevor tonight, but I will make sure that that information is available for the council for the next meeting.

And yeah, I just like to make sure that you know it was fleshed out with our the partners that they're going to be working with going forward on it.

Yep.

I would ask council to table until June 1st.

So moved.

Thank you.

Do we have a second?

Roll call.

Thank you.

All right.

Item seven public hearings, appeals, presentations, recognitions, and awards.

7A is presentation and annual programming update by the Broken Air Veterans Center.

Laura Yield.

Good evening, Mayor and Council, Mr.

Spurgeon.

Tonight's presentation for the user group is the Veterans Center.

And I'm gonna bring up Brian Bandy, who is the board chair.

Good evening, Madam Mayor, Mr.

Spurgeon, Council members.

It's my pleasure to come see you tonight.

This past year, the Veterans Center has continued its mission of serving those who have served our community and country with meaningful direct support.

We provided 1250 dollars in gift cards to homeless veterans, helping meet immediate needs such as food, clothing, and basic essentials.

We also contributed twelve hundred dollars toward the construction of a Vietnam veterans memorial in Owasso supporting their efforts to honor remember those who served.

During the government shutdown, we extended assistance to National Guard members by distributing gift cards to help ease financial strain during their period of uncertainty.

In support of disabled veterans in our community, we constructed three wheelchair ramps to improve home accessibility.

Additionally, we repaired three electric wheelchairs and donated them to local veterans, restoring mobility and independence.

Finally, we assisted 1,564 veterans with their VA claims, helping them to navigate the process and access the benefits that they have earned.

We are also pleased to report that the Veterans Center continues to operate in the black, reflecting responsible stewardship of resources and long-term sustainability.

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the city council council and the community as a whole for their continued support, including the recent passage of the bond proposal.

Your investment ensures we can maintain and expand those vital services for our veterans.

These efforts reflect our ongoing commitment to improving the lives of veterans in our community, and we remain dedicated to expanding our impact in the year ahead.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

Anybody have questions for me?

Before I bolt.

That's pretty impressive numbers.

And I know those wheelchair ramps, I mean, they're they're needed, but they're expensive, like to have those built.

So I know those three that you've got.

Wheelchairs also are a very expensive thing if you don't have insurance that covers it.

But yeah, that's more veterans than we assisted last year.

It's actually increased.

Thank you for doing that.

Can I uh Brian?

I just want to say is that you've heard the saying right man, right time, right person, right time.

That's you.

Yep.

Thank you.

Okay, there was it was there was a need for those that helped the council get the 2018 bond package passed and implement the the center and to hear what you just shared, and knowing that that we have a great board.

I know the mayor talks about this, and there are Laurie Hill talks about it, but you are the right person to be leaning at this time.

And I know it's a lot a lot of additional work in addition to being one of the broken air's finest, but thank you very much.

Thank you.

Have a pleasant evening.

Thank you, sir.

Thank you.

All right, item B.

Public hearing consideration and public uh possible action regarding comp 2721-2026, Creekside Commercial Center.

Rocky Hinkle.

Good evening, Madam Mayor, members of council, city manager Mr.

Spurgeon.

I'm Rocky Hinkle, Community Development Director.

Comp 2721-2026 is a request to change the comprehensive plan designation from level six to level two and level three on approximately 52 acres, which is currently unplatted.

The property is located northwest of the intersection of Houston Street and the Creek Turnpike.

The applicant is requesting this change to the comprehensive plan for the purpose of a future rezoning and the development of the property.

The applicant intends to apply for a PUD and rezoning in the near future.

So the development area document in your packet details of proposed development areas.

Area C is proposed to be level three, and area D is proposed to be level two.

The comprehensive plans transportation plan map does describe a frontage road connecting from Kenosha Street along the Creek Creek east side of the Creek Turnpike.

This road will be dedicated during the plating process of any future development in the subject area.

At the April 23rd, 26 meeting in Broken Arrow Planning Commission voted three to two to recommend approval of comp plan 2721-2026.

There were no public comments in support or in opposition of the request.

Since the planning commission meeting, I did receive an email from a citizen who opposes the comp plan change and requests that it should stay level six for commercial and retail development.

Staff recommends you approve comp amendment 2721-2026 for planning commission and staff recommendations.

There is a representative of the property owner here to address any questions as well.

That is my understanding.

That is correct.

So the northern half of the proposed development would be industrial commercial, and the southern half with this comp plan is approved, would be a three level three, which is a transition area for multifamily use and then level two for residential homes.

Good evening.

As Rocky stated, this is for a master plan development for creekside development commercial and old Bells property that everybody still I still call it that.

But um what we are looking at old memories.

I know this will be better memories.

Okay.

But what how we and to how we approach this um property was looking at it to create a community for the um the whole city.

Uh looking at the property along Houston to the east, it's all single family.

There's a little bit of transitional that has been um approved to the east.

Um, you know, the cluster housing, they haven't started any development, but that has been approved for zoning.

And so what we were looking at doing was continuing on on the residential um uses on the south side with single family and then toward the turnpike allowing for um multifamily.

Uh we are still continuing to have all commercial on the east side on the north side, over half of the property will be commercial slash industrial, depending on what the use is you know, come.

Um, as we know that there's that blue stream through the center of the property that's kind of ugly right now.

Um it is jurisdictional, so the anticipation is that we are looking to enhance that as part of the development, using it to be part of the detention facilities through there, um, putting fountains in, putting walking trails in, trying to create it more of a walkability development for the high entire thing.

Um when we were at the planning commission, there was a few neighbors um who came who didn't speak that they just wanted to come and listen, and they were appreciative that we were trying to have the single family continue on along Houston, um, just kind of as a buffer to them.

Uh, as the development shows, we are proposing a collector street between Houston and going up to Kenosha that will line up with the signal at the Creek Turnpike, which will be I think wonderful for the entire area to um.

And I think that's it, unless you guys have any questions.

But what we're trying to do is there is a lot of um commercial property available in the area.

Um, a lot of it's undeveloped so far.

Um, and so what we're trying to do is try to find something that can be developed for everybody.

We did meet with counselor green um a couple weeks ago to discuss our our project as well.

Yeah, I was getting ready to mention that.

Yeah, but um I I did like I said we did meet, we kind of looked at this and discussed it.

Um I think we all have realized that eventually growth is going to continue east.

Um, and I think this will be a good um asset toward that growth and putting some more rooftops in that area uh as well will be beneficial for the area, and there will be no roller coasters.

Yeah, that's definitely a plus.

Just kidding.

Okay, on the I do drive this every single day a couple times a day.

So on I'm trying to look at where is it?

Okay.

So there's only one talk about there's two, I mean, like they're literally going to exit off of 81st or 71st.

So that entire hundred and nine acres or whatever it is, there's you're literally gonna come in off of 71st and drive all the way through, or you're going to current correct.

Okay, yeah.

It's um, you know, trying to collect the the traffic, you know, internally.

Um, we know how busy Kenosha is.

So those lots that you see up there, they won't be able to have any access off of Kenosha.

It's gonna, you know, come in and be internal.

Um, same as Houston, we know it ramps up that you know the grades are so to have a controlled you know point there.

Um another thing I didn't we also will have a stub street over to the Timber Ridge Industrial Park, see that to provide a second access point for them.

Um we know that tractor supply intersections really dangerous, um, trying to turn left out of there, and so to be able to provide another access point for those users in the industrial park is I think a plus as well.

Okay, and that's at so will we have well but there's already a street light that would go.

Yes, there is a street light.

We'd have to modify it for the intersection, but there's already one there.

Okay.

And then the second stub street that is that going into the new that's a new, not Bell Lago, right?

That's going into the new yeah, they will be able to access it.

You know, the plan is to put the collector road along the property line so they will be able to connect to it and provide a second access point for the Bell Lago development.

Okay, instead of making all making their all their residents go all the way down to Houston, come around and go up the road if they want to hit the signal at Kenosha.

Sure.

All right.

American IS questions?

Yes.

So good to see you, Nicole.

Hi, how are you?

Uh appreciate all you do.

You work very well with the staff, so thank you.

Um I asked question about the multi-family.

Yes.

Could you talk a little bit about it?

Because I have a question about uh what you're considering and just something I I want to throw out there because as a economic development, one of the things you're always looking is is more uh different options in housing, especially multi-family.

So could you talk a little bit what's being considered?

Um the considering it's about a 10-acre tract, and so what we're considering is possibility for apartments um to be able to be placed up against the uh turnpike if a developer comes in and sees the need for it.

Um you know, apartments, duplexes, or you know, townhomes or something, but something a little bit more um tighter than just the single family.

Well, that's what I was hoping that you say because one of the things that we've long talked about broken air needs is a different type of multifamily.

Uh council members have just mentioned individually, and so townhouses or condominiums, there's not very many.

In fact, it's been a very, very long time, as you may know, since there's been any other type of rather than regular apartments.

And I know that a lot of people that have moved into the community have spoken to me and said as they've transitioned out of wanting a home, they were looking for more of the of just the traditional apartment and looking at something else.

And so obviously it's your plan.

Right, but I do know is that there's been requests, and council members have been some that I've talked to have basically said if there was an option to do something else than the traditional house traditional uh multifamily that that might be something that was worth considering.

No, I mean it's a good idea, you know, and it's obviously we're setting it up to allow what you know what what comes, but the hope is to make it kind of an all-inclusive development to you know, you've got the single family, you got the multi.

Um, you've got the trails where people can be able to go up and walk up and go to a restaurant for dinner and be able to walk back or something like that, and that's kind of what we're looking to do.

Now you do know is that in the bond package the voters approved widening that road from from the turnpike east for for about a mile.

Yeah, yeah, that's a little bit further down the road, have it start any of those things yet, but that is actually going to be a part of the what the voters the 91 projects the citizens approved.

Okay, that'll be a great we did discuss that.

Uh Rocky, you said that uh you did get an email from someone not for it.

Did they give reasons why they were not for it for it?

And that if it was to be re uh changed to level two or level three, you wouldn't get the opportunity back to capture that sales tax revenue.

We still got a lot of property out that way.

Any questions or discussion further?

Entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve 26-626.

Second.

Roll call.

All right.

Item 7C, public hearing consideration and possible action regarding PUD 2519-2025.

Good evening again.

PUD 2519-2025 is a planned unit development for single-family residential development located north of Tucson Street and approximately a quarter mile east of Olive Avenue.

This land is currently unplatted and is a pro and contains approximately 90 acres.

PUD 307 was created for a master development, including multifamily residential and commercial uses.

PUD 307A amended this PUD and changed the plan location of the multifamily development to where the constructed multifamily department or development, the trails at Aspen Creek is located.

Along with PUD 2519-2025 is a request to abrogate the portion of PUD 307 that is on this property.

BAZ 2633-2026 is a rezoning request to change the zoning of the property from CH commercial heavy to RSC single family residential compact.

This area is currently classified as level two urban residential under the land use intensity system via comp amendment 1296-2024 that was approved by City Council on May 7, 2024.

The comprehensive plan designation does support the rezoning request to RSC.

The proposed PUD development details that the maximum number of dwelling units is 350, with 225 of those dwelling units having a width of at least 52 feet in width, and the remaining 125 lots have a width of at least 60 feet.

The minimum lot size for all lots would be 6,000 square feet.

Building setbacks would be 20 feet from the rear lot lines, five feet from the side lot lines, and 25 feet from the front lot lines.

Due to the amount of land area needed to dedicate to be dedicated for the Tucson Street right away and a future Creek Turnpike frontage road right away, staff and the applicant have come to a compromise of a modification of the open space standards for RSC developments.

Normally RSC developments have a 15% open space requirement.

However, this development does include 125 lots with a minimum width of 60 feet in width, aligning with the RS standards.

RS has no open space requirements.

Considering the above specifics, staff and the applicant have reached a compromise of 8% open space requirement of the gross development area.

This open space will still need to meet all requirements for open space like floodplain usability and accessibility.

There have been previous discussions on the widening of Tucson Street and this housing development.

And on eight on April 7, 2026, voters in the city of Broken Arrow approved proposition one of the broken arrow general obligation bomb package, which include bond funding for reconstruction and widening improvements to the intersections of Tucson and Olive and Tucson and Tucson Street between Olive and Aspen Avenue.

The initial public hearing for this request was held during the February 26, 2026 planning commission meeting.

An adjacent property owners spoke with concerns about potential drainage impacts from the development.

Planning commission members posed questions regarding the need for a frontage road dedication, the existing billboards on this site along the Creek Turnpike, and a preference for a mix of lot sizes.

The item was tabled to allow the applicant time to review to revise the PUD document and conceptual the site layout.

The revised conceptual plan includes an 80-foot-wide frontage road dedication as well as reserve area for the existing billboards on the site.

The revised project was reviewed at the April 23rd, 2026 Planning Commission meeting, where it was recommended for approval with a 5-0 vote.

No members of the public spoke in favor or in opposition to this request.

This item was heard at the May 5th, 2026 City Council meeting, where two members of the public expressed concerns about traffic, the narrowness of Tucson Street, and the school's overcrowding.

An additional member of the public contacted the city to state that he could not attend the May 5th, 2026 meeting, but would like to speak at the May 19th, 2026 City Council meeting.

This item was tabled with a 5-0 vote.

Staff recommends approval of PUD 2519-2025 and BAZ 2633-2026 and abrogation of PUD 307 per staff and planning commission recommendations.

We do have two people who want to speak, but do you guys have any questions or discussion beforehand?

Would you like to address?

Would you like to address or do you want to wait till after?

Okay.

We do have two residents that wish to speak.

We have Ken Sandoval.

Good evening.

Ken Sandoval 3001, Westman Burren Court and Broken Arrow.

My main concern is traffic.

I know it's been approved to widen it.

The bond passed, but how many years is it going to take to widen it?

And going west on 121st.

You're still going to hit a stop sign.

It's going to be a two-lane boat going the other way.

So all you're going to do is back traffic up down there.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Steve Hagwood.

I didn't do it right, did I?

Hogwood.

Haigwood.

I did do it right.

Okay.

All right.

My last name's Wimpy, sir.

So it's fine.

Anyway, thank you guys for uh allowing us the time to talk.

I addressed uh the uh May 5th meeting, and I think you may or may not remember that, but uh I kind of wanted to go over a couple of things with that.

Um there are some concerns.

Number one, uh this building project, we're not necessarily we're not against building and we're not against growth.

That's not that enough is not an issue.

Uh, but there are some no worthy concerns within the area and the residents that live there and have to deal with the streets and the infrastructure.

Number one, that's the key thing is the infrastructure.

Traffic flow is already heavy.

Uh it's uh we have a uh basically a two-lane road, no shoulder uh on Tucson going into a four-way stop that turns into olive, uh and most of many of us have to go to work through the uh turnpike.

And so what we end up doing is going through another two-lane road with no uh uh shoulder uh and then getting onto that.

So that's an issue.

So uh we are very concerned with the with the traffic uh issue that currently exists there, but on top of that, uh now we're talking about adding 350 homes.

Now I appreciate what the uh developer is doing and div in going down from 400, I think in 30 to 350 homes, but that's three still 350 homes with a lot of traffic coming on to that intersection, and that's an issue.

Um the volume is gonna increase greatly, and it's and that that's what that's an issue we have.

The other one is public safety.

Uh again, we are going on to a um uh uh uh and then this is during high traffic area um safety issue of uh emergency vehicles trying to pass through that area on a four-way stop, no shoulder, and I have issue.

I mean, I I have experienced backups all the way past the creek trying to get back and forth and the same thing trying to get to work.

Uh it's it's that that one uh intersection backs up quite a bit, and that's now without adding into uh additional uh uh volume.

Um the other issue that I have is um this uh project or this this uh home development is going to only enter into Tucson.

They can't enter anywhere else.

So the the um uh the ingress and egress is only gonna come to that road.

We already have uh in our area two that are entering into that plus one down the road.

So you're gonna you're gonna add a lot of cars trying to come in at a busy time all at once, and that's gonna cause a lot of congestion also.

Uh that's gonna be issues.

The other question I'd have, and I I would ask this uh of uh Mr.

Sturk Ms.

Burke, Olive Garden uh I mean all of um street um is basically um uh uh when when's it's gonna be widened?

Because I don't know.

I'd heard it's a it's a ways down the way.

Can I answer that question?

Yes, I mean so are you referring to to olive in Tucson?

And then you're referring to Olive from going north from Tucson to the Creek Turnpike.

Uh-huh.

Uh the answer to that question is uh it was not included in the bond package.

It was not including the bond package because after some initial discussions with Mr.

Schwab and the engineering team on the west side of Olive, there is a good portion of that land that is in uh in trust, Navy American Trust and the time frames that are required eventually we could get the right of way, but considering the other roads that needed to be done uh in this bond package, uh I my recommendation was not to include it.

So there is no plans uh short of getting the appropriate grants that the council would apply for to do any type of improvements on the road.

Now I will tell you as a part of the Tucson project, right now the the road is being widened.

Uh Charlie Bright is here and he could he could actually update us because in the 2018 bond package, the council included the voters approved proposition number one, included the funds to widen that road.

And right now we're in the process to determine exactly uh the the dimensions of whether it would be totally five lane or it would be built to to accommodate the traffic.

A part of that design will include upgrading the intersection at olive.

Okay.

So you'll have right now, as you know, on Tucson and Aspen, we're upgrading the intersection first because the voters approved that money in 2018.

And then when the intersections done are at 121st and 131st, then we will widen the road.

Uh so that'll be completely done.

But but I can tell you right now is one of the first roads that council has said that we will actually look into widen, one of them will be Tucson.

Okay.

Whether the funds will be included in 2027 bond sale or in the 2028 bond sale, council still has to make that determination.

But I just want to address the comment and the other gentleman is that olive is going to become a full-blown intersection to be able to accommodate the growth in there.

But as far as your question, just kind of wrapping it up, there is no plans to actually widen olive from Olive from uh Tucson to the to the turnpike.

One of the other concerns I have is at the intersection of Aspen and um 121st.

Um we are now in the process of of widening that or improving that.

That was 2018 bond.

That's eight years.

That's my biggest concern is how long is this going to take?

So we have a building project that's going to take place.

But how long is it going to take to widen it before you know which one which one comes first?

Probably those houses are going to be able to be built before we widen this.

And that's up to the council.

We can't answer that at this point until we're going to be able to do that.

I know you can't.

Yeah, but that's a concern we have is that we know how road road projects go, and that's okay.

We understand you know the whole process of that.

However, we're still concerned about that because the congestion that's already there is when you're going to get worse.

And we take all those things into account.

Okay.

All right.

I appreciate that.

Thank you, sir.

Charlie, did you want to add anything before the great job?

I'll let you have any questions.

Okay.

Do you want to do that?

Do you do you have any um current traffic counts on that part of the road and where we are with that?

I do.

Uh figured you would.

Uh good evening, Mayor, Vice Mayor, Council members.

Wasn't planning on being here tonight.

So my name is Charlie Bright, Director of Engineering Construction.

Um, to the point that you guys are talking about, uh, according to NCOG maps, we do have other data that we use that we've talked about in the past.

But just for a quick answer here tonight, according to NCOG that tracks us regularly.

Um there's about 8300 vehicles per day on Tucson Street as you get closer to Aspen.

As you get closer to Olive, there's approximately 6500 vehicles a day.

So a lot of vehicles drop off because they're going to the residential in that area.

Um to the point that we've talked about in the past, a two-lane road typically has the capacity up to about 13,000 vehicles before you get into really bad at times in your peak hours with significant delays.

And that's not saying there's not delays when you have less than that, but you get to very significant delays when you get to that higher level.

Um and then once you go to a three-lane section or whatever, you go up to 17,000 vehicles a day.

Um, the developer can speak on the cells on what they think the traffic count generation would be from this neighborhood, but there's still a significant gap between where we are today and what full capacity is.

And then as Mr.

Spurgeon very well said, um, we are looking at widening that road.

The final width has not been decided, but it's actively being designed right now today.

So is there any just real quick?

Is there any so the front edge road?

Obviously, I would assume it's it's ultimate goal would be to go to Aspen and go to Olive, right?

Somewhere down the road.

So then there would be a second egress on the property someday.

Someday uh Rocky's team has has been require requiring the development to provide the necessary right-of-way to provide that that road that parallels the creek.

That's wisdom.

Those apartments that are there.

You see that hash line?

Yes.

That's the dedicated right-of-way for the frontage road to cross that property.

Okay.

Mayor, can I ask Charlie some questions, please?

Just for council and for and for the public.

Is so the plans are currently under design.

Yes, sir.

So that's obviously that uh when do you anticipate they would be completed?

Rough guesstimate.

Uh we're early in the process, um, approximately we're probably less than a year, but approximately a year now to finish the design.

Um we have conceptual design showing multiple layouts of three, four, five lanes, and we're really doing a we have the traffic analysis, but we're doing a um cost benefit analysis of cost versus benefit right now.

So probably sometime next summer you'd be bringing that to the council for them to decide which which design you'd want you you'd recommend and the council would decide how it would look, right?

Yeah, I think we'd have that discussion before next summer, but I think by next summer we'd be done with the design.

Absolutely.

So, how long basically do you think it will take to relocate the utilities?

Uh I know there's major transmissions lines, which you've informed me.

So typically we budget about another year for that.

Um, and we'll we'll coordinate with uh PSO or ONG well in advance.

Right now, our design, you have a large transmission line for PSO on one side of the road.

You have a large transmission line for ONG on the other side of the road.

Right now we're trying to only impact one of them in the design so we can avoid hitting both of them.

Um I think we're leaning towards probably impacting ONG right now and not PSO.

Um, but we're having that discussion with them very early on, so they're prepared as well.

Um I think as long as scheduling goes well, we'll be able to get them with out within a year as well.

So right-of-way, a lot of the right-of-way has been dedicated, I understand, because of the developments, and so that you that can be done concurrent to actually um once you have the final design and and with uh you could also look to try to acquire the right-of-way, right?

Yeah, you you hit the nail on the head um exactly right.

Most right-of-way on the mile we've attained through the development that's already exists.

And then if and when this property develops, they'll donate the right-of-way as was mentioned um by uh Rocky a little bit ago.

Um, so there's not a whole lot of right-of-way left for us to acquire, and we will start acquiring it while we're in the design process.

So, final question if council approves the funding as planned in 2027, then this road could actually be under construction probably sometime by the end of 2029.

Yes, I think that's definitely possible.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Thank you, Mayor and Council Alan Betch and AAB Engineering 200 North McKinley in Sand Springs.

Um I think we've talked about this project.

I'm happy to answer questions to recap the numbers that Mr.

Bright just went over with you.

There's an there's actually a capacity available in uh Tucson, and by no means am I mitigating the there's there's traffic problems.

What we found in working through projects uh all over town and in multiple states is the intersections are your problem.

That's where you that's where the throat the bottleneck happens.

So the improvements that are ongoing right now are going to give substantial, I would say, and um just throughput and capacity that will mitigate some of the concerns that are already out there.

It really will help eliminate some of that.

Um one of the advantages of development is you get the opportunity as a city to require donation of those right-aways that you need to make the improvements for the roads.

Um I can think of several projects that we don't need to talk about that got held up for a long time relative to just those ride-aways that we very much wish were there that were fully funded.

So this though certainly I I'm respectful of of neighbors and and their concerns.

This is a vehicle to help forward that process of of actually achieving the things that have already been funded and and making those dollars go farther than what they otherwise would.

Um likewise we're dedicating the full collector right-of-way across now.

You'll have it through essentially roughly three quarters of that mile, the collector right-of-way available.

Um, some of the development that's happening to the east will pick up some of that last section, and then you actually do start having ability to make some decisions as a council going few going forward about is there a need to relieve some of this with a with the frontage road, and and certainly you have capacity and ability to do that through the development.

I mean, that's been something that we've looked through.

This has been a compromise.

I can't stress that enough.

I mean, we've I have been before um this council and others talking about this project for going on almost 18 years.

Um in different different incarnations, and this is one that works.

We're I think we finally kind of whittled it down and been trying to be responsive to what we've heard.

with the frontage road and and certainly you have capacity and ability to do that um through the development i mean that's been something that we've looked through this has been a compromise i can't stress that enough i mean we've I have been before um this council and others talking about this project for going on almost 18 years um in different different incarnations and this is one that works where I think we finally kind of whittled it down and been trying to be responsive to what we've heard um we've reduced the overall counts we went back to mixed product and and we're certainly guaranteeing that infrastructure and those right-of-way pieces that were a major concern that came up before it's funded and now we can actually start helping effectuate that with the donations of the right of ways that we'll get that and I I think this is something that we hopefully have finally reached the time that it's time to move this forward from a zoning perspective and start going into nuts and bolts in the logistics of of of Platinum happy to answer any specific questions.

Talk to us about um timeline on this project that may that may ease some of the things that's a great question um as I'm sure most of you are aware this is step one arguably two if you argue about the comprehensive plan um step one or two of a um four or five step process we'll still have to come back with a preliminary plat then we'll work through engineering documents then we actually start the infrastructure construction associated with the development and then we're talking about houses that then phase through over I mean we don't even if we had all the lots on the ground it's a multi-year build out of a subdivision of this size um there I would not anticipate there being any building permits pulled on this for somewhere between 12 and 18 months like I'm killing it if we were on the ground in 12 months realistically it's more like 18 just from where we're standing today and then that's only for a phasing of the project so it'd be a a portion the southern portion of both of the products and then this is a two phase development so then it would be another 18 24 months the next step would come on down and then we would start building houses on top of that so it's I I would say that it's five or six years before I mean and that's probably an aggressive timeline to to get that number of houses on the ground and and probably much longer than that.

That that's a aggressive thought process.

Can you tell me um with the homes that are going to be built on the sites can you give me an idea of um like a price point you're thinking square footage those types um so there's two products uh and I say products in and lot size which will usually equate to a larger um a larger house footprint on the 60s and up lots and then a smaller house footprint on the 52s um there's not there's very it's very very difficult to build anything under 300 thousand in a practical world of the smallest house that we do today um it's just the real world of what it costs from a lot standpoint um I would expect these to be well in excess of that um just because of the location and the desirability associated with them um I think you're probably getting closer to half a million on some of the 60 um and and that's very approximate because that I mean there's two or three people between this and that um I know that the lot costs are um going to be in such a place that you're not going to have a very inexpensive home on them just functionally and when you do the math of 20% of the house can only be in the lot and whenever you're looking at that you're starting to get up there 300s aren't going to be on this tract I don't believe at all.

So more more closer to 500 for that for that 60 I would say for for sure is for sure 5000 plus okay that I would be very I would be surprised if there was a a four on those 60 but that I I stress that's not we're we're guaranteeing lot sizes in this that's ultimately not that's a builder at the end you know what I mean that's not us to make that I can't tell you nor do I think we can legally say what the required house size on them is.

Just trying to get a picture yeah absolutely people asking questions inside it's there is a reality of there's always there are transitional zones and and places where you're getting up against a turnpike and you're up against multifamily and we're on the north side this is that right mix but there is also what we consider workforce housing where hey everything can't be 7000 houses because there's a place where people need to live that don't can't afford a 7000 house um this is I think striking that balance and the thing that the planning commission caught on and that we were really trying to do is doing the mixed products um helps to ensure the smaller lot product is of a higher quality because it can't spread too far from the cost that you have associated with the mixed product on the east that they start dragging the other one down and then the other one can't sell so it it ends up lifting the the you get a higher quality what I would argue smaller lot product and that's why um I think the planning commission one of the reasons that they were we were looking for ways to ensure the quality was what the city would want and expect and what the residents would want in the area and that's that's what we landed on.

So it it ends up lifting the the you get a higher quality, what I would argue smaller lot product.

And that's why um I think the planning commission, one of the reasons that they were we were looking for ways to ensure the quality was what the city would want and expect and what the residents would want in the area, and that's that's what we landed on.

So if I'm thinking about what you said, so by the time it got to the point that there would be 350 homes in there, you're talking probably six, seven years down the road.

Oh, yeah.

Okay.

Someone had to do it.

Okay.

You said it.

I know.

Yeah.

Whereas the intersections coming out a couple of years, you know, probably it's into and all of that.

So you know, one of the things I would, if I can, Mayor, I would just ask is that you know, I uh Kenny Schwab reminded me of this, and I thought of I should have I apologize, I should have brought it up.

Is that um we decided at the recommendation of Kenny and Charlie to do the intersections first to alleviate the concerns and then come back into the road.

And if council was in agreement, once we have the final design, you could pull that intersection at Olive and Tucson out, and you could address that that that intersection just like just like uh council agreed to do on aspen.

Just something I wanted to add, and Kenny Schwab reminded me of that.

And and I would I and I think both Charlie and Kenny would agree, those intersections are critical, critical, critical to getting your two-lane roads up to capacity because it's really the intersection that's causing the slowdown.

So the improvements that are already underway make a massive difference to actually daily commuting efforts that happen in the area.

That's very that's borne out everywhere.

That's that's prudent traffic planning.

I'll make a motion to approve 26-72 after he talks again.

Sorry.

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Well, we didn't get to comment after the presentations were made to us.

So I will say I live off of uh Tucson myself, so um I I will not minimize the um the congestion that happened at certain times.

Um I fully understand that, and that's why I don't pray for patience because when you pray for patience, you do get testing.

Uh and I understand that completely.

Uh a couple things I want to point out.

Um the the neighborhoods um where some of our folks currently live, um, just not too long ago.

There are people here before that saying we don't want that neighborhood here because it's gonna change our neighborhood or it's gonna change the traffic patterns.

And you know, and that that's kind of how it goes.

Um then that neighborhood gets built, and another one wants to come in, and that now these neighbors who just moved in there like, well, we don't want that one to come in.

So I mean we we see it and we understand it.

Um and also I just wanted to uh make known um we often hear um from our constituents about uh schools, uh school overcrowding and those kind of things, and I understand that as well because my wife is an educator, but I do want to point out that we as a city we do we do do we do our due diligence um and we do reach out to the schools and we talk to them about their capacities.

And since I've been on council, which is almost four years, I haven't had to my to my understanding a school once say that we are at capacity or we can't fit any more people in.

Um and I mean, and so I mean I I hear the concern from the citizens, but unfortunately we're not hearing that from the schools themselves.

Um and if we were hearing that from the schools themselves, we would have to take that in consideration in a different way, but we're not hearing that from the schools.

I'm not sure if you guys reached out and talked to the schools yourselves, but we to correct me if I'm wrong, have not heard from the schools that they're at capacity.

Yes, sir.

I'm glad you brought that up, counselor, because I I was hoping Council Wood is that if you remember back in 2024-25, the council appointed two count two members of this council to serve on a subcommittee with this with the school board officials.

It was the vice mayor and the mayor, and we attended over a year worth of meeting led by Rocky Hinkle, where where it was determined that actually, even though the city's population is growing by about 1.5%, they're actually holding steady, but despite we're growing, they're they're still heading their growth is under ours.

And so that's what we were told is that is that uh their their growth is under ours, uh, and if there is there is not of overcapacity, and there may be a school district or two, I'm sorry, uh elementary school or two that is that is probably full.

I'm not a school board official, but obviously every now and then they have to go in and they have to look at redistricting because of the growth is happening in a particular area, but the school district itself is certainly remaining steady and below the growth that we're seeing and has been for a number of years.

Right.

So I just didn't want people to think we're ignoring those comments about school overcrowding and and those things.

We do look into that and we do can take those things into consideration.

I know that Aspen Creek is doing a build Aspen Creek Elementary.

They're gonna build right now where they're adding on a whole nother pod of classrooms.

Yeah, they made the decision not to build that other school to the north and instead to basically expand five uh five existing school uh elementary schools to accommodate that what was happening in those areas.

Yeah, that would be the one the closest ones is Spring Creek.

Yeah.

Okay, I'm done with my comments.

Well, I just felt it was important to bring that up.

Okay, do you have anything else?

Yeah, I can't.

Okay, okay.

I will make the motion to approve item 26-72.

With a motion, do we have a second?

I'll second that motion.

Roll call.

Okay.

Item eight, a citizen's opportunity to address the council on general topics.

There is none.

Item nine, there are no general counsel business.

Item 10, preview ordinances.

10 A is consideration discussion and possible preview of an ordinance closing an easement on property located north of Houston Street, east of 9th Street in Tulsa County.

Thank you again, Mayor.

Uh, this is a closure of an easement uh located north of Houston and east of 9th Street.

Staff recommends you preview the ordinance and set for adoption.

Any questions or discussion?

I'll make a motion to approve 26-625.

Second.

Just a preview.

Yes.

Set for adoption.

Yeah, set for adoption.

Item B.

Uh, this is a preview of ordinance number 3909, an ordinance amending the zoning ordinance of the city of Broken Arrow, approving BAZ 2565-2020.

Uh Walmart edition is located approximately one-tenth mile north of the northwest corner of East Kenosha Street and uh ONEDA Road.

The property is being platted as lots one and two of block one of the Walmart edition.

Uh it is zone commercial general, and the development will include a Walmart neighborhood market on one on uh on one lot and a fueling station convenience store on the other lot.

Staff recommends you preview ordinance number 3909 and set it for adoption.

Have we received any updates on ONEDA, the street itself?

We have not in turn, I don't know if engineering.

I would assume there's no plans to widen that to adjust to the semi-truck traffic that would be going on that two-lane county road.

We're still going through the engineering phase right now, and I know there's a traffic impact analysis analysis out there that I think engineering is currently reviewing.

Okay.

Yeah, I don't know that there's so much traffic necessarily, it's just it's not a great street to begin with.

And then when you put semi-trucks on it, that's the concern, I think.

So I have seen one plan where it shows them wide and needed from their northern entrance going all the way south to the intersection, but nothing's been finalized yet.

Okay.

Kenny, do you have something to say?

Rocky, pretty well answered it.

Um, and they're preliminary conceptual plans right now.

They were showing about a 36-foot wide uh widening that ties into the intersection at Onita, which was actually 48.

So that is an improvement.

Uh and you're right, ONEDA is not in the best shape.

It seems very county.

We'll go with that.

Yes.

Okay.

Any questions, concerns?

Discussion.

Motions.

Make a motion and we set it for adoption.

Second.

Item C.

Now, this is a closure of a detention easement on property located south of Omaha Street and west of 37th Street.

Staff recommends you preview the ordinance and set it for adoption.

Questions or discussion?

I'll make a motion uh for item 26-702 to be set for adoption.

Motion roll second roll call.

Item D.

This is also a closure for a detention easement on properly located south of Kenosa Street and east of Midway Road.

Staff recommends you preview the ordinance and set it for adoption.

I'll make a motion to set 26-704 for adoption.

Second.

Oh Rocky, you're here with us for a long time.

Sometimes I like to hear myself talk.

Tonight's your night, buddy.

All right.

11A, consideration discussion and possible adoption of ordinance number 3910.

BAZ 2789-2026 is a rezoning request proposing to change the zoning on this property from R3 residential single family to DM downtown mixed-use core for a multi-story mixed-use development.

It was identified during the application process that this particular property was rezoned under a previous application, BAZ 716-2023.

That was recommended by staff and planning commission for approval at the regular meeting of April 27, 2023, and approved by city council at their regular meeting of May 16, 2023.

The corresponding maps and legal descriptions were correct.

However, lots 16, 17, and 18 of block 73 were left off the adopted ordinance number 3791, which only referenced lots 13, 14, and 15 of block 73.

Staff recommends you adopt ordinance number 3910 and approve the subsequent emergency clause.

So moved.

Oh sorry, didn't ask for discussion about that.

All right.

Item B discussion uh consideration discussion on possible approval of emergency measures.

Entertain a motion for emergency clause.

I'll make a motion to accept the emergency clause.

Second.

Item C consideration discussion on possible adoption of ordinance 3911.

This is a closure of an easement on properly located south of Jasper Street and east of 9th Street.

Staff recommends you adopt ordinance number 3911 and approve the subsequent emergency clause.

Any discussion?

Make a motion to approve 26-713.

Second.

So move for emergency.

Second.

This is a closure of an easement on property located north of Albany Street, east of Aspen Avenue.

Staff recommends you adopt ordinance 3912 and approve the subsequent emergency clause.

Any discussion?

Make a motion for approval.

Second.

Motion to approve the emergency clause.

Second.

We're just moving right along.

Sorry, Lisa.

Item G, consideration discussion on possible adoption of 3914.

This is a closure of an easement on property located north of Houston Street and east of 9th Street.

Staff recommends you adopt ordinance number 3914 and approve the subsequent emergency clause.

So moved.

Second.

Oh yeah, at least that's item I is the emergency clause.

So moved.

Make a motion.

Or H rather, sorry, H is emergency clause.

Second, but that's not my car.

Item I consideration discussion and just agree.

Adoption of ordinance 3915.

This is a closure of an easement on property located north of Houston Street and east of 9th Street.

Staff recommends you adopt ordinance number 3915 and approve the subsequent emergency clause.

Motion to approve.

Second.

Motion to approve the emergency clause.

Second.

Thank you.

Thank you.

You may rest.

This weekend is Memorial Day weekend.

And it's a reminder of those who gave all for serving our country.

emergency clause second thank you thank you you may rest uh item twelve is remarks and inquiries by governing body members um this weekend is memorial day weekend and um it's a reminder of those who gave all for serving um our country and there are a lot of uh amazing events that are going on where you can go and pay your respects and um floral haven does a great one at 10 a.m they'll have they always have a wonderful speaker raise the garrison flag um the youth on guard will be there they'll do their first uh they'll start guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier at 1 p.m and they'll go till 4 p.m on saturday they used to go 24 seven but this year they didn't get enough sentinels to to be able to do 24 seven so sunday will be eight to four and Monday will be eight to two um but uh hope we'll have enough sentinels to train and be a part of that next year and go back to 247 um it's very impressive uh to see these young cadets out there guarding the tomb of the unknown soldier at Floral Haven and then at the Veterans Park this year we have field of heroes the boots filled a boots of those that we've lost and they actually will be set up on the 22nd and they will be there 247 until Memorial Day as well so you can go out to the veterans park and um view that which would be amazing.

Do they still need volunteers to help set up absolutely yep I just posted about that today are we needing more volunteers um so if you want to just come and sit in the veterans park overnight that would be amazing.

And then let's see what's there I missed Rooster Days but I heard it was great.

Thank you James Bell and the chamber uh for putting on a great rooster days uh parade and event um it will never miss again I promise you it's very sad I hate it missing um and then I don't know if you were gonna say but summer retire will start June 1st very excited about that for the the council no doesn't address you guys but just making a formal announcement so that's all I have and also our meetings will start on Monday in June Tuesdays in the park June is Tuesdays in the park and so for us to be able to go out and be a part of it with the the community we do our council meetings on the first or on Mondays on the first and third Monday in June so I'd like to give a uh a shout out speaking of rooster days it was great the parade was great I think a lot of folks enjoyed it but also wanted to give a shout out to uh our police department who helped work and secure uh rooster days to make sure that everyone was safe uh our fire department they were out and they were enforcing the parade um the police department made sure the parade was was safe and everybody able to to enjoy those things um also um a shout out to the broken arrow athletic department we have a plethora of uh state champs uh our lacrosse team or soccer men both boys and girls soccer state champs um eighth grade lacrosse team they were runner up they were number two um in their championship so congratulations to all those young men and women who competed in those sports um kudos to that and also congratulations to our 2026 graduates who graduated uh last night yeah very very proud of everyone and all their hard work and the families who helped support them and get them there absolutely and Ryan and his team did a great job again on the on the um close yes heard you guys had a spinning good time we did have yes and like we spun I heard yes yeah we had bubble blowers yeah I heard that too yeah anyone else I was just saying every everything was said that I was gonna say so that's the joy of being down here on the end and being last no doubt but now Ryan thank you to your team and all them is a lot of fun rooster days was amazing it is it's still just incredible to see you know it is broken arrow still has that small town fill with that nice parade and it was so much fun now if we could get everyone to come out for Veterans Day parade and the same the same crowd level that would be amazing it's the first Saturday in November so put it on your calendar and join us.

The parade was packed yeah it seemed like we it was like a yeah I feel like I heard it was one of the best crowds.

I think they had 99 entries is what they said in the parade.

Yeah and and the specta spectators we had a lot yes there's a lot the spectators were spectacular they were spectacular okay mayor emergency council just three things first off I you may have noticed that the milling work on South Main Street has begun and it's gonna be done in phases as it was mentioned recently and I just wanted to share with the public is the first phase really is the northern half of South Main from approximately the Houston intersection as far as we can go and we're gonna do it in phases because the utility department is finishing up their sewer work and we were waiting for rooster days to be over and so once now the rooster days is wrapped up and Tim uh Robin's crew still has some work to do and then we'll actually finish the the the rest of South Main down to Washington including actually repainting the the bike lanes and just a reminder is that the work on the north end from Houston to Kenosha will be done not in this upcoming uh fiscal year.

I'm sorry, I'm saying in this upcoming fiscal year, sometime between July 1st of 20 uh 26 and and June 30th of 2027.

The other uh mile actually is going to be completed as well.

So that work's gonna be done.

Also, regarding downtown, the first meeting of the downtown master plan update committee was held last week.

Very well attended.

Uh Rocky Farhat and our consultant did a great job of actually asking a lot of questions and get everyone engaged and what the goals are, uh, and which are really overall is to look at the code to see if there are recommendations to the council on any changes that need to be made, look at the successes that we've had in the last 15 years, and then come up with recommendations on on possibly other improvements or partnerships with the private sector that uh we could consider over the next decade that would continue to make the Rose District one of the most viable places not only in our community but in the entire region.

So that was exciting.

The other thing I want to mention is the council members know there was a press release that went out last week.

It was a follow-up to our April 30th press release about a consultant contacting us who represented a data center.

It was it was uh specifically related to House Bill 2992, which is entitled the Data Center Customer uh Rate Payer Protection Act of 2026, which outlines uh certain requirements with regard to transparency and ensuring that any any improvements cannot be passed on to the ratepayers.

And so uh just a reminder that we did put that out.

We're gonna continue to provide periodical updates to our community on what we know or don't know, a little bit of due diligence that we have continue to do, and then working with with James and Amber from the EDC, the list of questions that should there uh be a pre-development meeting is what questions we want to ask because as I mentioned recently, there is the traditional land use aspect of this of this application, and then there are questions related to the data center, which for for you know for a time here is from A to Z.

Uh every everything from traffic impact to noise impact to environmental health, all of those things have to be looked at.

And I feel really good about trying to get that list of questions should they decide to come forward.

It's been almost a a month now since uh we've we made that announcement, and obviously they said they wanted to come forward within within approximately eight weeks.

And so I just want the council members and the public that are watching uh to be aware is that we continue continue to monitor that should there be uh request to go forward.

That's all I have, Mayor.

Thank you.

We do have an executive session to entertain a motion to take a brief recess.

So moved yes, that's been so we can vote on the motion.

Oh uh David, you seconded right now.

That's familiar.

Yeah.

Oh, I thought that's what she has.

Okay.

Thank you, man.