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City to accept TAYO-funded corridor assessment for 11th Street; $300,000 grant will fund engineering study
Summary
The committee reviewed an ordinance to appropriate funds from the Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity for a corridor assessment and engineering professional services on 11th Street and adjacent corridors in the Fair Oaks area; Public Works explained the goal is to develop accurate cost estimates to support future federal grant applications.
The Urban and Economic Committee considered a budget amendment to accept and appropriate about $295,000 in revenues from the Tulsa Authority for Economic Opportunity (TAYO) to fund a corridor assessment and related engineering and professional services on a portion of 11th Street and surrounding corridors in the Fair Oaks area.
Public Works presentation: Paul Zakarian of Public Works explained the work will provide a detailed cost estimate and corridor assessment so the city can make stronger federal grant applications and plan an informed capital-improvement project rather than relying on rough, generic per-mile construction figures. Zakarian said TAYO secured a roughly $300,000 grant and would retain $5,000 for administration; the city would perform engineering and professional services and be reimbursed by TAYO under a capital-project agreement.
Scope and local context: Speakers described the project area east of South 129th and south of 21st Street toward the Creek Turnpike interchange, noting existing water lines and a street grid in the Fair Oaks area but also structural issues (a low-water crossing and stormwater challenges) that complicate heavy-truck access. Public Works said a corridor assessment will identify right-of-way, utility, stormwater and bridge needs and produce desktop and construction estimates needed for competitive federal funding applications.
Council questions and next steps: Committee members asked whether the grant related to a private Robson Ranch/Fair Oaks development; staff said the assessment is intended to provide objective cost estimates to support future construction funding and that all expenses were to be reimbursed by TAYO. Public Works asked the committee for approval to proceed with the selection process for consultants.
The transcript reviewed did not record a final committee vote on the ordinance; the presentation and Q&A were the substantive items recorded.
