There were more than 50 items on the agendas of the Broken Arrow City Council, Municipal Authority, and Economic Development Authority meetings on Aug. 4, 2025. Here’s a brief recap of the actions taken Monday night.

The City Council awarded the construction contract for the Residential Street Asphalt Repair and Resurfacing College Addition Phase 1 project. The lowest responsible bidder was Cherokee Pride Construction with a bid of $573,292.

The City Council approved two project agreements with Oklahoma Department of Transportation that will enhance pedestrian connectivity by expanding the trail system in Broken Arrow while implementing a cost share to pay for the projects.

• Sidepath along New Orleans Street from 1st Place South to the 9th Street intersection. Federal Carbon Reduction Program (CRP) funds will pay 80 percent of the design and construction of the sidepath with the city funding the remaining 20 percent.
• Shared Use Path along 9th Street from Omaha Street to Albany Street. Federal CRP funds will pay 80 percent of the design and construction of the pedestrian and bike trail, with the city funding the remaining 20 percent.

The City Council authorized Broken Arrow Fire Department to move forward with an automatic aid pilot program with Oak Grove Fire Protection District. The two agencies will work together to provide citizens in their response areas with emergency services for fire and medical situations. Oak Grove Fire Protection District agreed to pay Broken Arrow a flat fee of $10,000 per year for dispatch and technology services.

BAFD received approval to purchase 12 LifePak 35 cardiac monitor/defibrillators at a total cost of $649,010.20. These cardiac monitors represent the newest technology offered by Stryker Medical and will replace the current model BAFD uses and is being phased out by the manufacturer.

The city will host another online public auction for surplus vehicles and equipment in the fall. The items that will be available have reached the end of their usefulness for city services.

The Fiscal Year 2026 Manual of Fees was adopted by Council. The Manual of Fees is the document that is reviewed annually to establish the rates and fees charged by the city for various services. Permits, inspections, rental fees, and special event fees are some of the services included in the Manual of Fees along with utility rates. Four of the six utilities will see a modest rate increase - water, sewer, stormwater, and trash collection. A customer who uses 7,000 gallons of water will see an increase of $12.69 per month on their utility bill. The rate increases of the four utilities are necessary due to the increased costs of operations, additional personnel to maintain the systems, and construction costs. More information can be found here. The new rates will go into effect on Oct. 1, 2025.

Council was also provided updates for the following items:

• Update on the 2026 General Obligation Bond package. City Manager Michael Spurgeon reminded Councilors the public forums for citizens were upcoming on Aug. 28, Sept. 3, and Sept. 25. You may watch the presentation here.
• The results of the Public Safety survey that was open to the public were presented. The results can be found on the Community Surveys page of the city website. You may watch the presentation here.
• The second phase of the Broken Arrow Transit pilot program has been completed. A survey was conducted to explore expanding the service area and service days for Phase III of the pilot program. You may watch the presentation here.
• Rooster Days was hosted on May 15-18, 2025. Event organizers presented a general update on this year’s event and plans for future events. You may watch the presentation here.
• Visit Broken Arrow recently won the Oklahoma Tourism Conference’s Merit award for Outstanding Media Coverage for the “Christmas in Broken Arrow” media campaign and the Merit award for Best Marketing Campaign - Small Budget for the “Bullseye” campaign. You may watch the presentation here.

During the Municipal Authority meeting, the trustees awarded a waterline materials purchase from Fortiline Waterworks at a cost of $352,536.12. The materials will be used by the Utilities Division for the 9th Street Waterline Project, which extends from Waco St. to Florence St.

The trustees also received the reports for the amount of water treated for customer use, the amount of customer wastewater collected, treated, and discharged, and the amount of customer trash and recycling collected during the month of June.

There were many more items considered Monday night. For the full agendas of the City Council, Municipal Authority, and Economic Development Authority meetings can be found by clicking on the appropriate preceding hyperlink.

The next Regular Meetings will be on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m.