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City staff brief council on easement closures, condemnation and surplus-lot requests as right‑of‑way work advances
Summary
City staff presented a package of public‑works land actions — easement closures for existing encroachments, an ordinance request to vacate a limited portion of right of way on North Cheyenne Avenue, a condemnation resolution tied to a widening project, a contractor change order and a surplus‑lot declaration for the Indian Health Center site — and asked the council to approve or receive the items for the closure and disposition process. No formal votes are recorded in the transcript.
City staff presented a series of property and right‑of‑way items to the Tulsa City Council, including requests to close utility easements tied to existing encroachments, an ordinance to vacate a portion of public way on North Cheyenne Avenue, a condemnation resolution for a sliver of land needed for a widening project, a change order tied to a contractor working in District 4, and a request to declare a small city lot surplus to support the Indian Health Center expansion. No final votes or formal outcomes were recorded on these items in the transcript.
Staff member Paul Zachary of the Public Works department said the easement‑closure requests respond to existing encroachments that were not cleared when earlier vacations were processed, creating title and surface conflicts. Zachary described one case as a “17½‑foot easement” where utilities expect to retain rights while the city closes surplus surface rights to…
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