Committee considers shared-use parking agreement with Goodwill Industries at Howard Park

City staff at a Tulsa Public Works Committee meeting described a proposed shared-use agreement that would allow Goodwill Industries of Tulsa Inc. to use the Howard Park parking lot adjacent to its facility at 2740 Southwest Boulevard.

A city representative said the agreement functions like a permit or license and is revocable at will if the city needs the parking area for a conflicting use. “So they're asking for permission to for shared use of of that parking facility and parks as agreeable… the agreement is revocable at will by the city if we have a conflicting use or a need for the the parking facility,” the presenter said.

The presenter said the request was drafted with the parks department and that there is no financial exchange in the proposed arrangement. “There's no finances exchange. It's just an agreement that they just use it,” a council member confirmed during questions.

The committee did not record a formal vote; staff asked for committee approval to move the agreement to the council signature block. The committee discussion noted the agreement would be handled under the mayor’s signature authority for many contracts but that this item was presented to the committee because it is roughly equivalent to a permit or license for city property.

The committee did not finalize the agreement at the meeting; no council vote or final approval was recorded there.