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The Tulsa City Council met on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber at 175 E. 2nd St., Tulsa, OK. The meeting was called to order by Chair Gilbert with all six councilors present (Bellis, Gilbert, Bengal, Dr. Wright, Lakin, Dutton). Councilor Archie was absent. The council considered a public hearing on a street closure, approved a block of Mayor's items including floodplain plans, surplus property, license agreements, travel donations, special events, and utility easements, passed ordinances on first and second reading, and accepted registration donations for councilors. Public speakers addressed several agenda items. Two agenda items for public comments (Ferris Andrews and Jim Pink) were listed but not heard as the meeting's televised portion concluded prior to that agenda section.
All right, good evening, everyone, and welcome to the 5 p.m. Tulsa City Council meeting. Uh, you can view this meeting on our Facebook page, our YouTube channel, Cotch Channel 24, or at Tgov Online.org. Assisting the council tonight are Jack Blair, our city attorney, Lori Doring, Secretary to the Council, and Chris Boffman, Council staff. If you wish to speak on an agenda item, please see Chris to complete a request to speak card. Prior to that item being read, you will not be allowed to speak on any item that has already been read. Please join us in pledging allegiance to the flag of our country and remain standing for a moment of silence. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. You may be seated. All right. People wishing to speak on an agenda items are limited to five minutes total per meeting. Public input is a time for members of the public to provide insight on the agenda item. Due to meet meeting format, public input is not a time for question and answer period. All comments should be relevant to the agenda item and directed to the council. We are using an electronic timing system in front of the speakers at the microphone. There is a timer that will count down the time used. A green light will indicate your time is running. Yellow light will caution you that you have 30 seconds remaining, and a red light will let you uh know that your time has concluded. We ask that you stay within your time limit so everyone wishing to speak is given equal time. Please keep the podium area railings, aisles safe from recording devices, recording equipment, and accessories, including tripods, must be set up in the media center as posted on tonight's agenda. Certain items are subject to consideration and possible approval, adoption, denial, amendment, or revision. Item six A has been pulled. I call this meeting to order. Counselor Dutton. Here, Councillor Bellis. Here, Councilor Gilbert. Here. Counselor Bengal. Here. Counselor Dr. Ray. Here. Counselor Lakin. Here. All right. Item number one, receipt and filing of minutes, no items. Two appointments and reappointments, no items. Three, public hearing. Three, a public hearing to receive comments regarding a proposed ordinance closing a street as a public way located at 1419 North 67th East Avenue, situated between East Oklahoma Street and East Oklahoma Place. Second. Please call the roll. Yes. Counselor Gilbert.