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Council approves multiple mayoral items, plats and budget amendments in unanimous vote
Summary
Tulsa City Council approved a group of mayoral items including plats and a Habitat deed, several first- and second‑reading budget amendments and other routine items by roll call, with council members voting in favor of the grouped motions.
Tulsa City Council on April 2, 2025, approved a package of mayoral and administrative items, several plats and multiple budget amendments by roll call vote.
The council approved items listed under mayor’s items 4B through 4R (which included rezoning and plat approvals and a deed of dedication for a Tulsa Habitat for Humanity parcel), accepted items under authorities and boards (5A–5D), and adopted budget ordinances on second reading (7A–7E). Councilors voted to forward items in section 6 (first reading) to the next meeting for action.
Why it matters: The grouped approvals included land use items and multi‑million‑dollar budget amendments that fund city infrastructure and service programs. The council used omnibus motions to move multiple noncontroversial items at once, a common practice that shortens the agenda for items with little or no public opposition.
Most important outcomes
- Motion to approve items 4B–4R (mayor’s items, including a rezoning application Z7807, fee resolution 2933, final plat for Stone Creek Hollow and a minor plat for Costco North Tulsa): approved by roll call. The motion was moved and seconded on the consent/omnibus portion of the agenda and carried with all councilors present voting in the affirmative.
- Approval of items 5A–5D (authorities, boards and commissions items including a rezoning application and final plats): approved by roll call with affirmative votes from the councilors present.
- Ordinances on second reading (items 7A–7E) — budget amendments approved: • 7A: Budget amendment, $300,000 related to interest earnings to cover arbitrage obligations: approved. • 7B: Budget amendment, $154,189 for fee‑in‑lieu funds for Vinsal Creek: approved. • 7C: Budget amendment, $17,100,000 related to citywide automated meter reading expenses: approved. • 7D: Budget amendment, $19,620,000 for the Northside Wastewater Treatment Plant and area‑wide sewer rehabilitation: approved. • 7E: Budget amendment, $200,000 related to golf course appropriations: approved.
Each of these ordinances was read on second reading and adopted by roll call with all councilors present voting yes.
Supporting details and procedure
Council members used a single omnibus motion to move many routine items together; the chair called for a roll call for each grouped motion and the minutes show unanimous affirmative responses from the councilors present. Items listed for first reading in section 6 were forwarded to the next council meeting for consideration.
What did not happen
No item in the group drew sustained debate at this meeting. Where public comment was present for one or more items on the omnibus list, speakers raised questions rather than opposition; those items were still adopted as part of the grouped motion.
Votes at a glance (formal outcomes)
- Items 1A–1B (receipt and filing of minutes): approved by roll call. - Items 4B–4R (mayor’s items, including deed of dedication to Tulsa Habitat for Humanity Inc., rezoning Z7807, fee resolution 2933, Stone Creek Hollow final plat, Costco North Tulsa minor plat): approved by roll call. - Items 5A–5D (authorities/boards/commissions items): approved by roll call. - Items 7A–7E (budget ordinances on second reading totaling roughly $37.0 million across listed amendments): approved by roll call.
The council did not record any “no” votes on the grouped motions in the meeting transcript; the motions passed with affirmative roll call responses from councilors present.
