Tulsa City Council Regular Meeting – October 28, 2026

On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, the Tulsa City Council convened at 5:00 PM in the Council Chamber, 175 E. 2nd St., Tulsa, OK. The meeting included routine approvals, a contested rezoning on South Union Avenue, budget ordinances, and final adoption of a human-remains protection ordinance. Meeting minutes were not available in the source record, and the transcript is incomplete for some agenda items.

Consent Calendar / Routine Approvals

• Minutes of the September 30, 2026 regular meetings (4:00 PM and 5:00 PM) were approved unanimously.
• Appointments and reappointments approved unanimously: Marcia Bruno-Todd to the Human Rights Commission; Eva Pena to the Tulsa Development Authority; Rex Trivedi to the Asian Affairs Commission; and Brandon Jackson to the Infrastructure Development Advisory Board.
• Mayor’s items 4B through 4M were approved unanimously, including the emergency-clause resolution declaring the 10-acre parcel at 2020 N. Mingo Rd. (Air Force Plant 3) surplus; travel donations from Williams Companies, Harlem Children’s Zone, Cities for Action, and Tulsa Police Foundation; a Tulsa Community Foundation donation of $31,575 to the Animal Shelter Project; and special events permits for McNellie’s Pub Run, Dia de los Muertos Arts Festival, Arvest Winterfest, and TTCU Tulsa Run.
• Authorities, boards, and commissions items 5A through 5E were approved unanimously: replacement of the African-American Affairs Commission seat with Blackwood; Planning Commission Resolution No. 3:1 adopting Comprehensive Plan amendments CPA-134; and rezonings Z-7871, Z-7872, and Z-7873.

Public Comments & Testimony

• John Huffines spoke in support of the appointments and of Mayor’s items 4H, 4I, and 4L, offering thanks and prayers for the appointees, police training, animal shelter donation, and Arvest Winterfest.
• Seven residents spoke against the CO-23 rezoning: Janet Davis, George McDonough, Arthur Richie, Philip George, Scott Scrogs, Amanda Scrogs, and Alan D. Breedlove. They cited neighborhood opposition and petitions, traffic and road-capacity concerns, floodplain and high-pressure gas-line risks, FAA height concerns, stormwater and tree-loss concerns, school capacity, and allegations that withdrawal of a protest-petition signature was improper. Amanda Scrogs and Scott Scrogs alleged backroom dealing after Horizon West withdrew its signature.
• On the human-remains ordinance, Matisse Mason, James Alexander Jr., Bernice Alexander, Dr. Alicia Odawale, Christy Williams, and Demaria Monday spoke in support. Dr. Odawale spoke as an archaeologist and descendant, and Williams and Monday spoke as Beyond Apology Commission members. No speakers were recorded as opposing the ordinance.

Discussion Items

• CO-23 Rezoning (Item 5F): Developer Lou Reynolds described the proposed 266-unit project as low-income housing tax credit housing, not Section 8, with one-bedroom rents around $1,200 to $1,300, a 2.5-times-rent income minimum, and a 60% area-median-income cap of about $95,000 for a family of four. He noted existing right-of-way, planned traffic improvements, buffer commitments, and utility coordination. Councilor Archie voiced opposition and raised concerns about roads and school capacity; Councilors Dr. Wright, Lakin, Bush, Bellis, and Dutton emphasized city housing needs, workforce housing, planned infrastructure, and data showing District 2’s 30.5% share of subsidized units was the third lowest in the city. City Attorney Jack Blair said Horizon West LLC’s withdrawal of its protest petition left the petition below the 50% threshold, so the item required only a majority vote.
• Human Remains and Cultural Artifacts Ordinance (Item 7H): The ordinance adds Chapter 3 to Title 7, establishing procedures for protection, consultation, identification, treatment, and reinterment of human remains and cultural materials connected to racial violence or historically marginalized Black communities. Councilors thanked the Beyond Apology Commission and moved approval with amended final language dated October 28, 2026.
• Budget ordinances (Items 7A–7G): The Council approved supplemental appropriations of $999,997 for SAMHSA child mental health; $26,320,000 in 2020 GO Bond Issue 7 funds; $410,000 for Walgreens opioid settlement ART II expansion; $40,000 for traffic engineering; $39,340,000 in 2024 GO Bond Issue 6 funds; and ordinances creating Increment Districts Number 28 and 29. Item 7E was voted on separately before the group was approved.

Key Outcomes

• All routine consent items passed unanimously, with the emergency clause on Item 4B.
• Item 5F was approved 7-1, with Councilor Archie voting no.
• Ordinance 6A, a first-reading $52,878 Sewer Capital Projects fund transfer, was forwarded to the next council meeting for action.
• Items 7A through 7G were approved, with 7E considered and approved separately.
• Item 7H was approved unanimously as amended, with the emergency clause.
• Agenda items 8B (FY 2026-2027 Vision for the Arts Program) and 8C (selecting two councilors for the Vision Arts 8 Independent Review Panel) were not shown as discussed or voted on in the provided transcript. Item 11’s scheduled public comment by Julie Horne on civil asset forfeiture was likewise not present in the supplied transcript; the transcript instead ends with unrelated public-safety text. Minutes were not available for verification.