Tulsa City Council Regular Meeting - October 21, 2026

The Tulsa City Council met in regular session at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, in the Council Chamber at 175 E. 2nd St., Tulsa, OK. The meeting opened with proclamations, followed by consent items, ordinance readings, and council business. No meeting minutes were available in the source package; this summary relies on the agenda and the official transcript.

Proclamations

• The Council proclaimed Thursday, October 22, 2026, as Lights On After School Day. Lauren Siebeck, Executive Director of the OP Project, said the organization's expanded-learning programs reached more than 12,000 young people in school year 2025-26 and saved Tulsa working families nearly $6.7 million in potential child care costs. She expressed support for continued council partnership to create opportunity for Tulsa youth.
• The Council recognized city employees for years of service, noting the city has more than 2,400 public servants. Honorees included Andrea Alexander (Finance, 25 years), Davion Gonzalez (Fire, 25 years), George Sorrell (Fire, 25 years), Matthew Tavion (Fire, 25 years), Yahla Webb (Fire, 25 years), and E.J. Navoski (Planning and Neighborhoods, 20 years), with additional absent honorees from police, parks, public works, fire, information technology, and water/sewer departments.

Consent Calendar

• Approved the minutes of the September 23, 2026 regular meetings held at 4:00 PM and 5:00 PM.
• Approved Maureena Summers to the Ethics Advisory Committee, replacing Pam Ballard, with a term expiring December 1, 2028.
• Approved Jordan Dora to the Greater Tulsa Area African-American Affairs Commission, filling a vacant seat, with a term expiring May 1, 2029.
• Approved Mayor's Items 4B-4D and 4F-4K, with item 4E (surplus declaration for the 10-acre parcel at 2020 N. Mingo Rd.) pulled from the agenda. Items included:
  • $21,923.23 payment to plaintiff David Perry from the Sinking Fund for a judgment and attorney fee award in Case No. CJ-2026-4430 (4B, emergency clause).
  • Adoption of the August 2026 City of Tulsa Regulatory Floodplain Maps as the official floodplain maps (4C, emergency clause).
  • Right-of-way occupancy permit for Saint Francis Health System, Inc. (4D).
  • $799.00 registration donation from the Coretz Family Foundation for City Administrator Mike Miller to attend the Aspen Ideas: Economy Conference (4F).
  • Special event applications for First Methodist Tulsa Hullabaloo, 2nd Annual Car & Bike Show on Greenwood, Christ the King Cigar Dinner, Friendship Church Fall Fest, and BooHaHa (4G-4K).
• Approved first-reading ordinances 6A-6G to be forwarded to the October 28, 2026 council meeting without objection. These included supplemental appropriations of $999,997 for SAMHSA child mental health, $26,320,000 for 2020 GO Bond Issue 7, $410,000 for Walgreens opioid settlement ART II expansion, $40,000 for citywide traffic engineering, $39,340,000 for 2024 GO Bond Issue 6, and ordinances establishing Increment Districts J and K as Increment District Numbers 28 and 29.
• Approved second-reading ordinances 7C-7H, including $249,354.44 for Next Generation 911, the storm sewer easement closing for Saint Francis Hospital South expansion, a $6,044,000 transfer for the Spunky Creek East Branch Interceptor, $125,822 for Facility Maintenance Real Estate, $26,886 for the Police Forensic Laboratory, and $1,500,000 for Municipal Courts and Lockup.
• Approved the $1,200 travel authorization for Councilor Hall-Harper to attend the FirstRepair National Symposium in Evanston, IL, December 2-4, 2026.

Public Comments & Testimony

• John Hoffines offered prayer-like remarks in support of the appointments and several special event applications, describing the sponsoring organizations in positive terms.
• Jana Davis raised concerns on Mayor's Item 4B, saying judgment and settlement payments appear item by item without a single public running total. She asked the Council to publish a consolidated accounting; Councilor Dr. Wright responded that the claim went through a collision review board, sinking fund reports are available on the city website from 2012 onward, and the case can be found on OSCN.
• On 7A, Jana Davis expressed support for the downtown curfew but asked the Council to make it permanent, extend it beyond downtown, and give police full backing to enforce it. She cited large juvenile gatherings and shootings in multiple Tulsa locations in recent months.
• Councilor Bellis said statistics showed her earlier skepticism about the curfew was not borne out, citing no downtown gun violence incidents over the summer. Councilor Dr. Wright clarified that a citywide youth curfew already exists and the downtown restriction applies Fridays and Saturdays at 9:00 PM; she moved to extend the sunset date to October 22, 2027.
• On 7B, Debbie Tyler strongly supported the Human Remains and Cultural Artifacts ordinance, calling the city's historical treatment of victims atrocious and saying the city has a moral obligation to protect remains, return people to their families, and preserve artifacts.
• On 7B, Jana Davis questioned why a new permanent review panel was being created under an emergency clause without a public hearing, arguing that good policy should be able to survive the normal 30-day public comment process.
• On 8B, Jana Davis was recognized as a speaker but was told no time remained, so no further comment was heard.
• The agenda listed three additional public comment speakers for item 11 - Julian Thomason, Timothy Kok, and Julie Horne - but the transcript contains no remarks from them after the televised portion of the meeting concluded.

Discussion Items

• Item 4A was called, but no representative from the mayor's office addressed the Council.
• 7A - Downtown Curfew Extension: The Council considered an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 25691 to extend, rather than allow to expire, the downtown curfew provisions in Title 27, Chapter 28 of the Tulsa Revised Ordinances. After public comment and discussion, the Council approved the extension to October 22, 2027, with an emergency clause.
• 7B - Human Remains and Cultural Artifacts: The ordinance was pulled from tonight's action after discussion in committee, with consensus to make amendments and bring it back on October 28, 2026. Public comments were accepted before the item was deferred; no vote was taken.
• 4E - Surplus Property: Mayor's Item 4E, declaring the 10-acre parcel at 2020 N. Mingo Rd. no longer necessary for public use, was pulled and not voted on.
• Item 8A - Councilor Archie invited the community to Tulsa Oktoberfest at River West Park in the Eugene Field neighborhood, running from October 21 through the weekend.
• There were no public hearings, no authorities/boards/commissions items, no new business items, and no appeals.

Key Outcomes

• All council votes taken during the meeting were approved unanimously by council members present.
• The downtown curfew will continue through October 22, 2027, rather than expiring on October 22, 2026.
• Ordinance 7B was deferred to October 28, 2026 for amendments.
• Item 4E was pulled and did not advance at this meeting.
• First-reading ordinances were forwarded to the October 28, 2026 meeting.