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“I’m a counselor. Fireworks can cause PTSD symptoms in people, especially some of our veterans…they terrorize a lot of animals,” Ewing said, asking what steps would be needed to pursue a drone show similar to a neighboring community. The item was not on the agenda.

Council members encouraged Ewing to speak with the police chief and offered to put the topic on a future staff agenda for evaluation. “We can engage in a discussion with you, answer some questions, and then bring it back to the city staff,” a council member said, noting Open Meetings Act limits on off‑record discussions.

No formal action or timeline was set; the council suggested the resident collect information and speak with the chief, and staff agreed to look into options and possible next steps if the council wishes to pursue a replacement or alternative to a traditional fireworks display.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025.07.15 Jenks CC / JPWA Meeting 6PM","oneSentenceSummary","A resident urged the council to explore replacing the Fourth of July fireworks show with a drone display, citing PTSD impacts on veterans and harm to animals. Council said staff and the police chief would look into the idea and follow up.","taxTitle","Jenks, Tulsa County, Oklahoma","taxId",68857,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6518011,"Jenks senior group asks council to consider ranch pavilion as new senior center meeting site",214,1139000,1353000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d&start=1139&end=1353","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d/thumbnail_1139000.jpg","/articles/6518011/Jenks/Tulsa-County/Oklahoma/Jenks-senior-group-asks-council-to-consider-ranch-pavilion-as-new-senior-center-meeting-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6518011-43562dd97be702ed03b82f5970a53025/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108034&Signature=S56eBBBJPhGwVr4IcGnZXiEZDYDMRzQmkoqTmR5ZlXTxBSE4z8RKSKUM6t9SW5PO0CeYegBOJ0YwZqtH9KbRMjnAiOArpTxUwr1Z8pZjQhNeEt~PRp-aYE4XPHn2CZOt73CfgYhF3P9rZ4SYxt9VNIMytHgZy1z4H3FXte0gUwW2aBk5-TFT7EDKeikkxYztikh5dHRkcCRABxTb5qLnsh4j3~gPXlciOP43cqoyRChjjExipUUi-mW4armB8IH1-SdhoGf5hb5x5bEJujzgv4v0py6qy8bI5oCvDUdAfh8nutCuQtiEOVIt3UbVcZAIKdlZzgI8toC0eXwYSyUiNw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During public comment at the Jenks City Council meeting a resident identified only as Smith, who said he lives at 812 West Jay Street and serves as vice president of the Jenks Senior Citizens Association, asked the council to consider moving senior center activities to the pavilion at the ranch property.

Smith said the senior group gave the city a piece of property 18 years ago with the expectation the city would provide meeting space and services; he said the east end of the community center where the seniors currently meet is too small and the group is “overflowing.” The resident said the ranch pavilion appears to offer adequate parking and space and that a kitchen could be added later if needed. “I am asking that you all consider the possibility,” Smith told the council.

Smith offered to provide a copy of the original agreement he said was signed by a former official and urged the council to consider the senior group’s long‑standing needs. Council members thanked him and took the comment for consideration; no formal motion or direction to staff was recorded on the record during that agenda item.

The request was made during the public-comment portion of the meeting and not as a formal agenda item. Councilmembers suggested that staff and committee processes are the appropriate next steps if the council wishes to evaluate the request more formally.","A vice president of the Jenks Senior Citizens Association asked the council during public comment to consider using the ranch pavilion as a permanent meeting space because the current community center is too small and membership has outgrown the facility.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6518015,"Jenks officers, plus Jenks Campus officers, recognized after wheelchair-bound resident rescued from burning van",221,251000,472000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d&start=251&end=472","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d/thumbnail_251000.jpg","/articles/6518015/Jenks/Tulsa-County/Oklahoma/Jenks-officers-plus-Jenks-Campus-officers-recognized-after-wheelchair-bound-resident-rescued-from-burning-van","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6518015-d775bba2eb0e51f3c6084c6acc53caf3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108034&Signature=UKqLoD9lTZIG1wEjVn-hyv~~oC5jDWDrpej19ZGzB~v~6DzOTxh-8K42HGJ3dBc8y5lAnImU9q7jTiIvFZSthOhXM~Q93JRxr5uw7NNs04FD~ZHNjQ-nTu0-XSDnLjjTYmRJqKP00YUgoS3NEtGJ9zOMYceJAh3ESCuG6DmQTt7Vo1o0FEH9RV2W76tWsCizA0CNyqe-PE-8sNbu-bOEWS1P5e1dYdnuO3P3IYv0qM~-TUjfATXr8WwiL7HjRoGenL1fc0UPQlWNo5B7-8rYpOKaE3Q5xZS8lKR4~fh1MznUWXPWBxWViWe21hffHQ5-IDGx0r0GKyMHYiIwiGBoVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Mayor Corey Box and city staff formally recognized Jenks Police Department officers and officers from the Jenks Campus Police for rescuing a wheelchair-bound man from a burning handicap-accessible van at Grace Living Center on June 3, 2025.

According to the mayor’s remarks, dispatch received the call at 1:10 a.m.; Jenks Campus Police Chief Stone and officers Munger and Simpson were first on scene and advised a male occupant in the back of the van could not get out. Jenks officers on scene included Lieutenant Simmons, Sergeant Goode, MPO Galloway, MPO Pierce, Officer Foster, Officer Zumwalt, Officer-in-Training Ward and Lieutenant Golladay.

Officers used fire extinguishers to contain flames while others broke a side window and freed the occupant, who was wheelchair-bound and could not use the van’s rear gate release. “That man is, I believe, alive today because of the actions you all took,” Mayor Box said as he recognized the responders. The mayor said the incident drew international attention and said he was proud of the teams’ “brave and quick actions.”

The city presented awards to the officers for performing under hazardous conditions; staff described the award as recognizing “a highly unusual accomplishment under adverse or hazardous conditions involving some degree of risk to their own life and or physical well‑being,” and said the action directly prevented serious injury or death.

The council and mayor also acknowledged the Fire Department’s role in extinguishing the blaze once on scene. No formal policy action or vote accompanied the recognition; it was a ceremonial acknowledgment of the lifesaving response.","The council recognized multiple Jenks Police Department officers and Jenks Campus Police officers for a June 3 rescue at Grace Living Center that freed a wheelchair-bound man from a burning handicap-accessible van. Mayor and staff presented awards and praised the responders.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6518021,"Jenks awarded roughly $1.68 million federal grant for Elwood utility relocation; construction funding could take two years",239,1956000,2195000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d&start=1956&end=2195","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d/thumbnail_1956000.jpg","/articles/6518021/Jenks/Tulsa-County/Oklahoma/Jenks-awarded-roughly-168-million-federal-grant-for-Elwood-utility-relocation-construction-funding-could-take-two-years","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6518021-213328b083ab40e6f9ec93f359f9de3f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108035&Signature=eZfUfjpdygcwtg52P8ft-ZbbPV7HvMiqVSoGdOj5APR6S7~MCIzcfctvKecf3RNdRaSYVLmjkpJhySYyiKsa0~DxYGSizYE-W2mmbqONP6UJWnHyVUniafX8uLW56n1y0Q~m~gWX6agAYm6Mo2kxP-6gWuCI6m8eGb46~Q0bqA~6b1mSuWzz5cgYX9S-HTtZYW9phZIdJmghe4Sv0i5zvvL~EanKJXrgOLLBlFCaRXbaSn0jYup9BctuJ-54E5iBsLvHctwt-vgnajIKo83HVPftSygK6Y-Jk~H4mP8bfAsdBv2dXMrE5D3cD8gYa~ciJDSH7NcrU8d-GV4ESOx8pA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Manager Shroud told the Jenks City Council that the city was awarded roughly $1,680,000 in federal grant funds to cover utility relocation and right-of-way acquisition for the Elwood improvement project, a segment that will straighten a curve near ConocoPhillips tank storage and add a trail.

The award covers relocation work on utilities the city must move to implement the design voters previously approved, Shroud said. The total project cost is $2.1 million and the city is responsible for a 20% local match — about $420,000 — leaving roughly $1.68 million in federal funds for utility relocation.

Robert Carr, who briefed the council on the INCOG application process, said the INCOG region had about $4.5 million available for this funding round and received far more requests: “They got $60,700,000 worth of applications,” Carr said, meaning the region had to select 13 of 21 applications for awards. Jenks’ project was among the 13 selected for funding in this round.

Carr explained a particular relocation issue: Oklahoma Natural Gas (ONG) had lines within its own easement adjacent to Elwood. When the city widened the right-of-way, the ONG lines that sat in ONG easement territory required relocation paid by the city as part of the utility work. Carr said the ONG relocation is the last utility item to be moved along Elwood; once relocated, the project can move to a construction funding request in a future INCOG round.

Council and staff noted the funding program allocated money for two years in this cycle rather than one, which means the city may need to wait up to two years before construction funds are available. Staff said they will apply for construction money during the next INCOG round.

Carr and City Manager Shroud described the award as positive news for the project, which ties into broader improvement plans on Elwood from 120 First to 111th and from Main Street to 90 First Street.

No formal council vote was recorded on the grant announcement; the item was presented as a report in the city manager’s update.","City staff told council the city received about $1.68 million in federal funds—after a 20% local match—to relocate utilities for the Elwood improvement project; staff warned construction funding may not be available until a later INCOG round.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":103,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6518025,"Jenks council authorizes $304,899 payment for 120 First Street trail; consent agenda approved",423,1533000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d&start=1533&end=1956","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5399680-b58e8de4496fac3e0d9af689b63c016d/thumbnail_1533000.jpg","/articles/6518025/Jenks/Tulsa-County/Oklahoma/Jenks-council-authorizes-304899-payment-for-120-First-Street-trail-consent-agenda-approved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6518025-ba48cd6fc85419071ce44181a7616560/orig.mp4?Expires=1771108035&Signature=mF10iDMNc0jO9Oz2m94mdKX~u5nr65HMvfMUYfRublNwpCumMYJX1v~adi8OPsMGUNowHCysA9gvJYeOTTsV7AGPQ8uUv000C-2n4G-0qlfX5PgugQg0SvKRVGcOZjg08CKyPLse0OzvbwIKmlhKUIxDg5EsYco2JXQHn72KLtVpR5Nixgq0zhzChT5G21F9UeYfC0NmM3E4aoSwS8Sp3dwBwsmhmFfylqJ~2JCIyAoUfkVu480dNXrpc9kFM3FRNv0hKt7okcepBJRih4M6byHTk~N9D1wzo577ZEI~u-JV5VROrtqaNYFR9NRh3m6fhbD5so4cWo6sfm6~umSzCA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Jenks City Council on July 2025 authorized payment of $304,899 to cover construction costs for the 120 First Street Trail from Elm Street to Elwood Avenue, an Oklahoma Department of Transportation project (J36450), and approved the meeting consent agenda.

City staff said funding for the invoice will come from the Jenks Public Works Authority (Resolution 2025-06) and the 1¢ capital fund for street maintenance, roads and bridges. “What we’re asking for is approval for authorizing payment for the construction of a 120 First Street Trail… in the amount of $304,899,” said Mr. Wilkins, a public works staff member, describing the packet item and the attached invoice.

Wilkins described the trail as a roughly 10-foot-wide paved bike-and-walking path running along the north side of 120 First Street, terminating at Elwood. He said the surface will be pavement with concrete at road crossings and striping and signs. “It’ll be striped. We’ll have signs,” Wilkins said. He told the council that ODOT would manage the project, with bidding expected in September and the city hoping the trail would be open in October.

Council members asked about lighting, right-of-way and whether a future widening of 120 First Street could make the new trail redundant. One council member pressed for assurance the trail would be set back to accommodate future widening; staff replied the project allows reasonable setbacks to avoid premature removal if the road is widened years from now. Council members also raised the condition of existing striping and the need for clear markings where the trail crosses driveways and intersections.

The council approved the consent agenda and then voted to approve the invoice payment. The roll-call vote on the trail payment registered unanimous approval: Brown, Short, Emmons, Boucher, O’Shea, Abel, Murray and Mayor Corey Box all voted “yes.”

The council meeting record shows the consent agenda motion and the separate motion to approve the trail invoice were moved and seconded before the roll-call votes were taken.

With the payment authorized, staff said ODOT will proceed with bidding and construction steps; long-range road-widening plans for parts of 120 First Street remain a separate, multi‑year process.

Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (items a–h): motion approved on voice/roll call; all voting members recorded “yes.”
- Item 3 — authorize payment of invoice for 120 First Street Trail, ODOT project J36450: motion approved; tally recorded as Brown: Yes; Short: Yes; Emmons: Yes; Boucher: Yes; O’Shea: Yes; Abel: Yes; Murray: Yes; Mayor Corey Box: Yes.

What’s next
ODOT will manage the bid process; staff said they expect bidding in September and the trail to be available to the public in October if the schedule holds. Staff will follow up on striping and consider lighting needs in adjacent neighborhoods.","The Jenks City Council approved payment of $304,899 to cover construction costs for a 10-foot-wide trail on 120 First Street from Elm to Elwood, and adopted the meeting consent agenda. Council and staff discussed timing, maintenance details and future widening concerns.","actionData","errors"]

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