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Visit Broken Arrow board approves May minutes and reviews tourism report and upcoming schedule
Summary
The board approved minutes from the May 13 meeting, received the tourism director’s monthly one‑page report showing May collections up year‑over‑year, discussed term expirations and July meeting scheduling, and agreed to circulate focus‑group invites for the strategic plan.
The Visit Broken Arrow board voted to approve the minutes from its May 13, 2025 meeting after a motion and roll‑call confirmation. A motion to approve was made and seconded and several members answered in the affirmative during roll call; staff recorded the minutes as approved.
During the tourism director’s report, staff presented a revised one‑page format and highlighted May hotel/motel tax collections of about $74,035 versus roughly $63,000 in May of the prior year, with year‑to‑date hotel/motel tax receipts of about $7.67 million compared with $7.14 million the previous year. Staff also noted five board members have terms expiring in September and that a council appointment will be required; focus‑group invites for the strategic plan will be sent to board members before the July in‑person engagement.
Board members discussed scheduling for the July meeting while staff noted travel conflicts and a pending rebate application for a wrestling event in December. A board member asked whether Visit Broken Arrow is funded by the city or an independent entity; staff replied, "The visit Bridal Arrow is paid 100% by hotels tax," clarifying the funding source is a dedicated hotel/motel tax fund and the economic development corporation is independent of Visit Broken Arrow.
A motion to adjourn was made later in the agenda, seconded and approved by board members, and the meeting ended after staff collected remaining promotional materials.
