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Tulsa City Council approves package of routine business, forwards ordinances and amends budget
Summary
The Tulsa City Council approved consent minutes, appointments and a set of ordinances — including a public-way closure near 1520 N. Hartford and a $500,000 budget amendment — and confirmed a staff representative to the Tulsa Housing Impact Fund loan committee.
The Tulsa City Council approved a package of routine and legislative items at its 5:00 p.m. meeting, forwarding several first-reading ordinances, adopting a second-reading closure and rezoning package, and approving a $500,000 amendment to the fiscal year 2025–26 budget.
Council members voted, by roll call, to receive and file prior minutes and to approve appointments and reappointments. The council also approved items 4B–4E, which included a special-event permit for the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. parade scheduled for Jan. 19, 2026, and an update to local flood-plain maps. “Items 4B through 4E are approved,” the chair said after the roll call.
Why it matters: The approvals clear several items for implementation or later action and include a second-reading ordinance to close a portion of a public way at 1520 North Hartford and a budget amendment that recognizes $500,000 from the sales tax fund balance for FY2025–26.
Votes at a glance
- Items 1A–1C (receipt and filing of minutes): Motion moved and seconded; roll-call approval. Recorded affirmative votes included Councilor Bellas, Councilor Gilbert, Councilor Bangor, Councilor Van Gogh, Councilor Doctor Wright, Councilor Lakin, Councilor Busch, Councilor Hal Harper, Councilor Archie and Councilor Dutton.
- Item 2A (reappointment to the Tulsa Performing Arts Center Trust): Approved by roll call following a public comment by John Huffines.
- Items 4B–4E (including MLK parade special event and flood-plain map updates): Approved by roll call after public comment.
- Items 7A–7D (second-reading ordinances, including closure at 1520 N. Hartford and a rezoning/PUD amendment): Approved by roll call.
- Item 8B (confirmation of Sarah Davis as council staff representative on the loan committee for the Tulsa Housing Impact Fund): Approved by roll call; the chair congratulated Davis on the confirmation.
What the ordinances say (as described at council)
- Ordinance closing a portion of a public way at 1520 North Hartford: Presented as a second-reading item; public comment was received raising neighborhood planning concerns. The council approved the ordinance as part of items 7A–7D.
- Ordinance amending FY2025–26 budget: The council recorded an amendment to appropriate $500,000 recognized from the sales tax fund balance into the FY2025–26 budget.
Public comments and context
Residents spoke on several items before votes. John Huffines offered remarks and a prayer in support of the MLK parade permit and thanked council staff and leadership. James Alexander Jr. and Bernice Alexander addressed rezoning/closure items and raised concerns about neighborhood involvement and the role of the Economic Development Corporation in North Tulsa planning.
What happens next
First-reading ordinances on tonight’s agenda (section 6) were forwarded to the next council meeting for action (with item 6B pulled). Second-reading items approved tonight will proceed according to the city’s ordinance-adoption timeline and any required administrative steps.
