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Broken Arrow council authorizes $17M in bonds, approves drone trial and Rose District plan
Summary
At its Nov. 17 meeting, the Broken Arrow City Council authorized the sale of $17 million in voter-approved bonds for street, stormwater and drainage projects, approved a free one-year police drone trial, selected a preferred Rose District Plaza design and awarded a stormwater contract, officials said.
The Broken Arrow City Council on Nov. 17 authorized the sale of $17 million in general obligation bonds and approved a package of projects and plans, city communications staff said. Aaron McCulloch of the City of Broken Arrow communications team summarized the meeting in a public recap.
The council approved the sale of $17,000,000 in bonds tied to the voter-approved 2018 general obligation bond program. According to the recap, Series 2025a totaled $14,500,000 and will fund street and stormwater infrastructure improvements, while Series 2025b totaled $2,500,000 and is designated for drainage facilities. The city named TD Financial Product LLC as submitting the lowest interest rate on both series.
The council also approved the Broken Arrow Police Department’s participation in a free one-year trial of a drone-as-first-responder program. McCulloch said the recap reports DFRs typically “arrive on scene in 70 seconds and provide advanced situational awareness” and that DFRs are “typically arrive on the scene first about 75% of the time.”
A master plan for the Rose District Plaza in downtown Broken Arrow was presented with two conceptual designs. After discussion, council selected Option 1 — an open lawn facing Main Street with the covered pavilion located along El Paso Street — as the preferred concept. The recap states that option will most likely be included in the public facilities proposition of the city’s proposed 2026 general obligation bond initiative.
Council awarded contracts to Gobi Construction, LLC after that firm submitted the lowest responsible bids to build stormwater improvements along Houston Street between Fort Worth and Lynn Lang. The project is intended to address erosion along the channel and improve stormwater flow.
Visit Broken Arrow’s five-year tourism strategic plan was approved; the plan identifies Broken Arrow as a market for veteran travel, sports tourism and development of film tourism. Finally, council authorized staff to publish the dates, times and locations of regularly scheduled 2026 meetings for the city’s public bodies and directed residents to the city website for agendas and minutes.
McCulloch closed the recap by announcing the next meeting is scheduled for Dec. 2 at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers.
