Council actions: comp plan change, plats, contracts, ordinances and easement pulled

The Broken Arrow City Council during its Oct. 7 meeting approved a comprehensive plan change for a 7.5-acre site at Kenosha and Oneida, approved a 89-lot conditional plat for the Cottages at Battle Creek East, awarded two construction contracts for city facilities, adopted ordinances on billboards and outdoor warning-system tampering and scheduled an ordinance aligning mobile food truck permitting with state law for adoption. Council took no action on a temporary construction easement after staff asked to follow up with the property owner.

Why it matters: The measures affect land use and near-term city capital work, and they change the city’s regulatory and permitting practices for mobile food vendors and for unauthorized activation of the city outdoor warning system.

Votes at a glance - Comp 23-47 (comprehensive plan change, Southwest corner of Kenosha and Oneida): Motion to approve carried (mover and second recorded; roll call taken). Refer to Actions. - PT 23-89 (conditional plat, Cottages at Battle Creek East, ~20.45 acres, 89 lots): Motion to approve carried; planning commission recommended approval 5-0. - 25-1338 (interior renovation of Streets & Stormwater building): Awarded to Myers Cherry Construction LLC, $2,347,500 (includes alternates described in staff report). Motion approved. - 25-1337 (Parks Maintenance Building interior build-out): Awarded to Builders Unlimited, $308,294 (includes $20,000 contingency). Motion approved. - Appointment: Councilor Ford reappointed as the city council member to the Visit Broken Arrow (VBA) board for a two-year term. Motion approved. - Ordinance 38-84 (permit privately owned billboards on city-owned property): Council adopted the ordinance following planning commission review and approved an emergency clause. - Ordinance 38-88 (making unauthorized activation of outdoor warning system unlawful): Council adopted the ordinance and approved the emergency clause. - Ordinance 38-94 (amend mobile food truck permitting to conform with state law): Previewed and set for adoption at the next meeting; motion to set for adoption approved. - Temporary construction easement for Parcel 16.1 (Omaha Street widening): Staff asked council to take no action so they can re-engage the property owner; no action taken.

All formal motions were taken during roll call votes; specific roll call tallies were not provided in the meeting transcript for each item.