City Council highlights May 5, 2026

The Broken Arrow City Council, Municipal Authority, and Economic Development Authority reviewed nearly 50 agenda items on May 5, 2026.

The Council approved two expenditures for the Broken Arrow Police Department. First, they approved a contract with First Responder Support Services, PLLC, for behavioral health services for police department employees in the amount of $63,016.80.

They also approved $82,576.12 to purchase Hanwha 4K License Plate Reader cameras from Orion Security Solutions. The LPRs will be installed at 30 major intersections throughout the city to assist the Real Time Information Center in locating stolen vehicles, missing persons, and suspects involved in serious crimes.

The Council authorized a Professional Consultant Services agreement with R. L. Shears Company, P.C., to provide construction-phase services for the Broken Arrow Creek Trail Phase II for $15,000. Phase II begins at E. Ithica Place and continues along the west side of 1st Place, tying into Arrowhead Park at E. Washington St.

Two service agreements for the design of neighborhood street improvements were approved.

1. Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company will design plans for the Valley Ridge Rosser Phase 2 Subdivision Residential Streets Concrete Panel Replacement Project.

2. WSB LLC will design plans for the Woodstock Subdivision Residential Streets Concrete Panel Replacement Project.

The Youth City Council presented its Big Idea to the Council. Every year, the students are asked to propose a project that benefits the city. This year, their idea is to create an online platform to help people find volunteer opportunities in Broken Arrow. The Council also recognized the graduating seniors for the 2025-2026 school year. This year, nine seniors are graduating from the program: Everett Campbell, Isaac Fowble, Lizzie Grounds - YCC Mayor, Savannah Henry, Stephanie Hill, Autumn McKittrick, Kaylee Morris -YCC Vice Mayor, Hector Ochoa, and Yireh Oh.

Kids to Parks Day will be held on May 16 at Nienhuis Park. Special events, including family relays, yard games, coloring, and water activities, will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

At the Municipal Authority meeting, the Trustees received the March reports on the volume of water treated for customer use, the volume of wastewater collected and treated, and the volume of trash and recycling collected.

The purchase of four trash trucks from the Siddons-Martin Environmental Group was authorized for $1,038,104 from the Broken Arrow Municipal Authority Capital Outlay.

The Trustees approved an agreement under which BAMA would fund a portion of the work to move waterline infrastructure near Omaha Street, between 9th St. (Lynn Lane) and 23rd St. (County Line Road). The current waterline lies within the existing right-of-way and conflicts with the planned widening; it must be relocated

The Municipal Authority will be reinvesting in its water infrastructure through 12 projects, funded by the Clean Water Loan Program and the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program, both administered by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board. The total OWRB Fiscal Year 2027 Loan Program totals $26,354,000.

Several additional items were considered on Tuesday night. To review the full agendas for the City Council,Municipal Authority, and Economic Development Authority meetings, please use the links provided.

The next regular meetings of the governing bodies will be held on May 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.