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Tulsa Board Meeting Summary – September 29, 2026

City Council — Tuesday, September 29, 2026
BodyTulsa, Oklahoma
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, September 29, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:15

All right, good afternoon.

0:17

Um today is Tuesday, September 29th.

0:19

We're in the 10th floor of City Hall and Technology Center.

0:22

And with that, I call this meeting of the tear board to order.

0:25

Can we establish a roll call?

Speaker 2

0:27

Roll call, Alexander.

Speaker 1

0:29

Here

Speaker 2

0:30

Callwell.

Speaker 1

0:31

Here.

Speaker 2

0:33

Here boards.

0:35

Here.

0:36

Father deal.

Speaker 3

0:37

Here.

Speaker 2

0:38

RG?

0:38

Here.

0:39

Badger.

Speaker 1

0:40

Here.

Unassigned speaker

0:42

Roll

Speaker 2

0:42

calls established forwards.

Speaker 1

0:44

Thank you.

Unassigned speaker

0:45

First

Speaker 1

0:45

item on our agenda is the meeting minutes from August 28th and August 25th.

0:51

Do we have any questions on those or a move for approval?

0:57

Yeah.

Speaker 2

1:01

All that approved say all right.

1:03

Aye.

1:04

Any both?

1:06

Motion passed.

Speaker 1

1:08

Thank you.

1:09

Item number four is staff reports and updates.

1:12

We'll start with the manager report from Philip Peaks.

Speaker 4

1:15

Yes, uh, the records and recycling again is really tracking the same, hasn't seen any huge changes.

1:21

Um our contaminated recycling carts.

1:24

Uh we had 35 contaminated carts last month or in August, and then we were also removed five carts from customers.

1:39

Our diversions uh to AEL for August.

1:43

Uh there was 2.72 percent.

1:45

Again, they're still working on their cranes.

1:47

Hopefully, that's some of the issue.

1:49

Um, so I know I had the morning meeting Monday, and uh it sounds like they're still working with the contractor to get that uh figured

Unassigned speaker

1:58

out.

Unassigned speaker

2:04

Uh

Speaker 4

2:04

our legal dumping.

2:06

We had 26.34 tons of illegal dumping.

2:09

There's six uh investigations going on right now, three ongoing and three new.

2:13

We've written no citations for legal dumping as of yet.

2:16

Um I know we've been working on with Flock.

2:20

Uh I got an email last week from Flock that the city of Tulsi gave all the permits, so they are actually installing the cameras and the poles that the locations we set aside or set out for them to do.

2:31

So they're actually being uh installed right now.

Unassigned speaker

2:36

Uh

Speaker 4

2:37

DC dumpsters we set 63 DC dumpsters uh in August 153.37 tons.

Unassigned speaker

2:46

Is

Speaker 4

2:46

that an average?

2:50

I do not know.

2:51

I think it I think it's it it it usually kind of goes up in the summertime because we're getting a lot more violations code because what we're doing is we

Unassigned speaker

2:59

we

Speaker 4

2:59

call it DC.

3:00

DC is covering kind of a couple things.

3:01

One is um neighborhood call in, and then also um code enforcement.

3:07

If they come across someone as a hardship and they're needing you know cleanup for the abatement or whatever it's going on, then we'll set a dumpster for DC.

3:15

So DC kind of covers instead of breaking it up, you know, and neighborhood dumpsters and code enforcement were kind of loop grouping those together.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Historic Preservation████████████████████████24%
Animal Welfare████████8%
Community Engagement██████6%
Water And Wastewater Management██████6%
Waste Management█████5%
Mental Health Awareness█████5%
Recycling████4%
Public Safety████4%
Environmental Protection███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Tulsa Board Meeting Summary – September 29, 2026

The board met on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, at 9:30 AM on the 10th floor of City Hall and Technology Center. The meeting included approval of prior minutes, staff reports on waste and recycling, a financial update, a commercial waste fee setting vote, and a news update on operations and fleet.

Consent Calendar

  • Meeting Minutes from August 25 and August 28 were approved unanimously.

Staff Reports & Updates

  • Manager Report (Philip Peaks): Recycling contamination remained stable; 35 contaminated carts were recorded in August (5 carts removed). Diversion to AEL was 2.72% (crane issues ongoing). Illegal dumping totaled 26.34 tons; 6 investigations were ongoing (3 new, 3 ongoing). No citations written. Flock cameras received city permits and are being installed. DC (code enforcement/neighborhood) dumpsters: 63 dumpsters set, 153.37 tons collected. Green waste site saw 2,590 residents and 48 MOU customers. Bulky waste pickups: 2,555 stops in August. Discussion arose about mattress dumping in neighborhoods; the manager suggested coordinating with neighborhood dumpster events and grapple truck pickups. The bulky waste fee will increase to $20 on October 1.
  • Household Hazardous Products (HHP) Facility (Brian Lewis): In August, the facility served 464 customers (363 Tulsa residents, 101 non-residents), collected 36,390 pounds (approx. 79 pounds per customer). The swap shop had 198 customers and 779 items taken (1,781 pounds diverted). Customer numbers increased 16 from a year ago. The facility passed its annual DEQ inspection with no needed actions. Insulation and painting projects for temperature control were completed.
  • Great Tulsa Cleanup Program Update: The April 2025 cleanup had 973 participants, 64 groups, and 512 bags of trash. In April 2026, records were broken: 1,337 participants, 131 groups, and 1,013 bags collected (21 groups returning). Online waivers were introduced. Advertising cost $1,200 for targeted ads. The program was nominated and became a finalist for the Keep Oklahoma Beautiful Government Excellence Award.

Financial Report

  • Katie Myers presented the monthly financial report through August 31. Total revenues were $7,268,000 (17.34% of annual budget vs. 16.67% expected), $283,000 above target. Charges for services were $7.0 million, $125,000 over. Total expenditures, encumbrances, and commitments were $32,134,000 ($27 million encumbrances, $5.1 million actual expenses). The year-to-date spending percentage (including encumbrances) was 63% due to early-year contract encumbrances.

Discussion Items

  • Commercial Waste Hauler Cost Calculation & Fee Setting (Gerald Black): Staff presented a cost calculation for commercial inspection and clean community fees. Residential cubic yards total 2.6 million (27% of combined residential and commercial); commercial cubic yards total 6.8 million (73%). The clean community fee (covering HHP, illegal dumping, dead animal pickup, supervised litter) was allocated 72% to commercial, resulting in a commercial rate of $0.55/cubic yard – the same as the current rate but now data-supported. The residential equivalent clean community fee was $0.57 for 96-gallon carts, $0.36 for 64-gallon, and $0.17 for 32-gallon.
  • News Update (Gary Percival, New Solutions): AEL issues continue (crane repairs). Battery fires, radiological, and sharps incidents were minimal. A battery responsibility bill is being drafted for the state legislature with a Senate author secured. Cart audits (routes to identify unpaid carts) have changed out about 2,300 carts, with roughly half as many remaining to be addressed. The new contract begins in two days; half of the new CNG truck fleet has been received and is being fitted with technology (WIS Technologies). Training and data rollout expected soon. Old CNG trucks have limited resale value.

Key Outcomes

  • Vote on Commercial Waste Fee: A motion to adopt the commercial rate of $0.55 per cubic yard (supported by the cost study) passed unanimously.
  • Secretary Appointment: The board nominated and approved Adam (last name unclear) as secretary under the bylaws.
  • Next Meeting: Tuesday, October 27, at 3:30 PM in Conference Room 10 North at City Hall.

Meeting Transcript

All right, good afternoon. Um today is Tuesday, September 29th. We're in the 10th floor of City Hall and Technology Center. And with that, I call this meeting of the tear board to order. Can we establish a roll call? Roll call, Alexander. Here Callwell. Here. Here boards. Here. Father deal. Here. RG? Here. Badger. Here. Roll calls established forwards. Thank you. First item on our agenda is the meeting minutes from August 28th and August 25th. Do we have any questions on those or a move for approval? Yeah. All that approved say all right. Aye. Any both? Motion passed. Thank you. Item number four is staff reports and updates. We'll start with the manager report from Philip Peaks. Yes, uh, the records and recycling again is really tracking the same, hasn't seen any huge changes. Um our contaminated recycling carts. Uh we had 35 contaminated carts last month or in August, and then we were also removed five carts from customers. Our diversions uh to AEL for August. Uh there was 2.72 percent. Again, they're still working on their cranes. Hopefully, that's some of the issue. Um, so I know I had the morning meeting Monday, and uh it sounds like they're still working with the contractor to get that uh figured out. Uh our legal dumping. We had 26.34 tons of illegal dumping. There's six uh investigations going on right now, three ongoing and three new. We've written no citations for legal dumping as of yet. Um I know we've been working on with Flock. Uh I got an email last week from Flock that the city of Tulsi gave all the permits, so they are actually installing the cameras and the poles that the locations we set aside or set out for them to do. So they're actually being uh installed right now. Uh DC dumpsters we set 63 DC dumpsters uh in August 153.37 tons.

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