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Votes at a glance: sewer-easement closures and nomination to Metropolitan Area Planning Commission noted for June docket
Summary
The council heard presentations on two sanitary-sewer easement closures and an upcoming nomination to the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission; staff recommended approval but no final votes were recorded during the meeting.
Several brief items on the agenda were presented for council action, including two ordinances to close sanitary-sewer easements and a nomination to the Tulsa Metropolitan Area Planning Commission. Staff recommended approval of the easement closures and indicated a scheduled nomination for a planning commission appointment at a future meeting.
Ordinance: Closure of sanitary-sewer easement (Block 6, Lot 2 / Lot 1) Paul Zakari of Public Works told the council that redevelopment on Lot 2 required relocating the sanitary sewer and that the relocated sewer now runs south. The work associated with IDP 1860642024 is complete; staff said there were no objections and recommended approval of the easement closure as recorded in the plats separate book/page to keep county records clear. No objections were reported at the meeting.
Ordinance: Closure of sanitary-sewer easement (2602 20th Street East / Marin Creek Trust) Public Works described a similar situation for the adjacent lot where sewer alignment changed and was recorded on a different book and page. Staff said the sewer replacement is operational and recommended approval; no objections were reported.
Nomination: Metropolitan Area Planning Commission appointment An appointment item on the agenda noted a nomination scheduled for 06/18/25 at 5:00 p.m. The council heard from the nominee, Matt Zalk, who introduced himself and described his experience managing approximately 1,600 residential properties and his support for reasonable development to meet the city's housing needs. Zalk acknowledged he had attended 45 of 70 meetings for his current commission term that expires Jan. 18, 2028.
What happened at the meeting: Staff recommended approval for both sewer-easement closures; the council did not take a final recorded vote on these ordinances during the session. The nomination to the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission was announced for the June 18 docket rather than voted on at the meeting.
Details for the record: Requesters for the easement closures were listed as Natalie Marra (Keller & Church PC) on behalf of Lynn Marie Balford and Jack Correll Balford Jr. (Block 6/Lot 2 item) and Natalie Marra, Eller & Dietrich, PC on behalf of Frank Murphy III and Camille Diane Murphy, trustees of the Marin Creek Trust (second item).
