Votes at a glance: council appoints member to senior center board; approves two comprehensive plan amendments

The Broken Arrow City Council made three recorded decisions during the meeting: it appointed a council member to the Broken Arrow Senior Center Board of Directors and approved two amendments to the city comprehensive plan affecting properties slated for future commercial and planned unit development.

Council appointment: The council nominated and approved a council member to serve on the Broken Arrow Senior Center Board of Directors for a term expiring June 30, 2025. The motion to appoint was made, seconded and approved by roll call; the transcript records the appointment of Councilor Green to the board. The meeting record shows staff emphasized the importance of full governing‑body representation on the board and noted the board’s reliance on city partnership and services.

Comp 1761‑2024: Rocky Hinkle, community development director, presented Comp 1761‑2024, a request to change the comprehensive plan designation from level 3 and level 6 to level 3 on approximately 3.46 acres platted as Lot 1, Block 1, Northside Christian Church. The applicant requests the change to enable future rezoning to ON (Office Neighborhood) for commercial development. Hinkle said the item was approved by the Planning Commission on Dec. 19, 2024 by a 4‑0 vote and staff recommended approval. The council moved, seconded and approved the comp plan amendment by roll call. The applicant was present and no opposition speakers were recorded.

Comp 1872‑2024: Rocky Hinkle also presented Comp 1872‑2024, a request to change the comprehensive plan designation from level 3 to level 6 on approximately 1.63 acres (referred to as the Furniture Row lot split). The applicant seeks the change to allow a future rezoning and a PUD; the applicant had not submitted a draft PUD or conceptual plans at the time of the meeting. Planning Commission recommended approval on Dec. 19, 2024 by a 4‑0 vote; staff recommended approval and the council approved the comp plan amendment by roll call.

Each of the three items (the appointment and the two comp amendments) passed on motions with a second; the meeting transcript records roll calls but individual yes/no tallies for those specific votes are not provided in the transcript.

The council and staff noted the senior center board appointment would restore council representation and that the comp plan approvals are preliminary steps pending any rezoning or PUD applications. For the Furniture Row item, staff emphasized the applicant had not yet provided a draft PUD or conceptual plan; the comp plan change permits a future rezoning application but does not itself approve any specific site plan or development details.