City manager Michael Spurgeon presented the administration's recommended 2026 general‑obligation bond package — a seven‑proposition, property‑tax‑based program totaling $415,000,000 — and outlined a separate eighth proposition that would ask voters to approve a half‑cent sales tax for five years dedicated to sports facilities.

Spurgeon told the council the package was the result of surveys, citizen committees and months of work with staff and external consultants. He said propositions 1–4 would require a simple majority (50% + 1) while propositions that include work affecting private property would use state‑statute language and require 60% approval. The city manager asked council to receive the presentation, allow the proposal to lay over for public review at the Dec. 16 meeting, and authorize staff to prepare the ordinances and resolution needed to call an April 7 election if the council moves forward.

Engineering staff described how the package would be split by proposition: Proposition 1 (transportation) is the largest share — roughly 49.6% (presented as about $205 million) — covering named road widenings and intersection projects plus unnamed ‘pots’ for residential street rehabs and federal grant matches. Proposition 2 (public safety) included investments in the outdoor warning system, an animal shelter expansion, additional classrooms at the public safety training center, apparatus replacement and a proposed future Fire Station 9. Proposition 3 covers parks and recreation with a named Elam (Elum) Park community center in the presentation (the named portion shown as $30 million) plus splash pads, playground upgrades, pickleball courts and a proposed new dog park in the north part of the city. Proposition 4 addresses public facilities and cultural amenities. Propositions 5 and 6 focus on stormwater and a basin‑by‑basin program that allows private‑property applicants to seek city funding when there is a demonstrated public benefit. Proposition 7 is a $4,000,000 city contribution toward a new South Broken Arrow library in partnership with the Tulsa City‑County Library. Proposition 8 would be presented to voters as a half‑cent sales tax for five years dedicated to sports facilities, which staff estimated could generate roughly $50–56 million over five years depending on retail growth.

On thresholds and fiscal impact, staff said the package would not increase the current property‑tax rate for propositions 1–7 because the debt capacity relies on assessed‑value growth and retiring previous debt. The sales‑tax option would be temporary and statutorily dedicated to sports improvements, staff said, and would automatically sunset after five years.

Councilors pressed staff for clearer public‑facing numbers and for examples of how the sales tax would affect a typical household. Spurgeon emphasized a public‑education campaign and repeated that the Dec. 16 meeting would be a formal opportunity for citizens to see the full recommended package and to sign up to speak.

Next steps: the council took the item under advisement and staff said they would publish materials for public review and return with a shorter summary and, if council directs, the legal documents to place the propositions on the April 7 ballot.