There were more than 40 items on the agendas of the Broken Arrow City Council, the Municipal Authority, and the Economic Development Authority.

Below is a recap of Tuesday night's meetings, followed by highlights from key agenda items.

An interlocal agreement between the City of Broken Arrow and Tulsa County was approved for improvements to the intersection of 101st Street and Mingo Road. This intersection is a shared corner, with each section owned by the City of Broken Arrow, Tulsa County, the City of Bixby, and the City of Tulsa.

Tulsa County has agreed to perform the asphalt operations. Broken Arrow will reimburse Tulsa County for 25 percent of the project's cost, not to exceed $40,000. The City of Tulsa and the City of Bixby will make their own similar agreements.

The Council approved enhanced security measures for the city’s outdoor warning sirens. These sirens provide critical alerts to the public regarding severe weather conditions and other public safety emergencies.

With this upgrade, all 58 tornado sirens across the city will be encrypted at a cost of $415,752.98.  The upgrade will be paid for from the Miscellaneous Capital Outlay Fund.

An Automatic Aid agreement was approved by the Council for fire protection, first response, and dispatch with Rolling Hills Fire District and the City of Broken Arrow. With this agreement, the Broken Arrow Fire Department and Rolling Hills Fire District will be working together to give citizens the best possible response, using available resources. The City of Broken Arrow will cover the costs of dispatch and communication services for the Rolling Hills Fire Protection District. Rolling Hills, for its part, will pay Broken Arrow a flat fee of $10,000 per year for dispatch and technology services.  

Also, three agenda items regarding the 2026 General Obligation Bond Package were approved.

First, if voters approve Proposition 8, a half-cent sales tax will fund improvements to the city’s sports facilities. The Council approved Ordinance No. 3904. The ordinance specifies the amount each facility will receive:

• Arrowhead Sports Complex will receive $13,580,000,
• Indian Springs Sports Complex, $8,200,000,
• Indian Springs Sports Complex-Soccer, $8,350,000,
• Indian Springs Sports Complex-Baseball, $10 million,
• Indian Springs Sports Complex-Adult Softball, $1.8 million,
• Challenger Sports Complex, $1,275,000,
• Nienhuis Sports Complex, $3,350,000.

Continuing with the bond package, Resolution No. 1730 was approved. It authorizes a special election on April 7, 2026. Voters will decide whether to approve a sales tax to fund the city’s sports facilities. The measure sets a five-year term for the temporary half-penny sales tax, from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2031.

The Council approved a Special Election Proclamation for Propositions 1-7. These propositions will go on the April 7, 2026, ballot. Voters will decide the following:

• Proposition 1-Transportation
• Proposition 2-Public Safety Projects
• Proposition 3-Quality of Life Projects
• Proposition 4-Public Facilities Projects
• Proposition 5-Stormwater Projects
• Proposition 6-Drainage Projects
• Proposition 7-Library Project

Also, Ordinance 3904 was approved. It defines and classifies hazardous materials as nuisances. It describes the City Manager’s authority during hazardous materials incidents, identifies those responsible, permits cost recovery, and allows a responsible party to request a cost waiver in some cases.

Turning to the Municipal Authority Meeting, the Trustees received reports on the volume of water treated for customer use, the volume of customer wastewater collected, treated, and discharged, and the volume of customer trash and recycling collected in December.

Several additional items were considered on Tuesday night. To review the full agendas of the City Council, Municipal Authority, and the Economic Development Authority meetings, click the corresponding hyperlink.

The next regular meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 6:30 p.m.