[0:15] Let's call the order of the board of

[0:16] county commissioners meeting for Monday,

[0:17] December 1st, 2025. Roll call.

[0:20] » Commissioner Ce here.

[0:22] » Commissioner Dunkerley here.

[0:23] Commissioner Sims

[0:25] » Here. Please rise for the pledge of

[0:27] allegiance led by Deputy Kretic.

[0:30] Luke's pledgece

[0:32] to the flag of the United States of

[0:35] America and to the republic for it

[0:37] stands. One nation under God,

[0:40] indivisible, liberty and justice for

[0:43] all.

[0:47] » Thank you, deputy. Next item on agenda

[0:50] is going to be announcements. Alex,

[0:52] having fun out there this morning?

[0:54] » Uh yeah, good morning. Um just a few

[0:56] slick spots, mainly the overpasses. um

[0:59] crews were ready and took care of it. Uh

[1:01] the weather this week is going to be

[1:03] sketchy for paving. Normally for

[1:05] overlays, you need 45 and r 45 and

[1:08] rising. Um and we don't like to pave

[1:10] unless it's 50, otherwise you get cracks

[1:12] and poor compaction, that sort of thing.

[1:15] So, we'll see what we can get done. Um

[1:18] we're down in district 3 right now on

[1:21] 191st Street. So, if we get some good

[1:22] weather, we'll we'll try to get that

[1:24] laid. Um we're working on the

[1:26] reclamator. uh hopefully gets that fixed

[1:29] uh today or tomorrow. That way we can

[1:31] get back to uh the project we have in

[1:32] district one. And we're working on a

[1:35] bridge in district one uh up on 186th

[1:38] Street North. So um let me know if you

[1:41] have any questions.

[1:42] » Thank you, Alex.

[1:43] » Thank you.

[1:44] » Any other announcements?

[1:47] » Matt Parks.

[1:49] » Morning, ladies and gentlemen. Good

[1:50] morning.

[1:51] » Um, our team did uh to Alex's point, we

[1:54] did uh make stop by social services

[1:56] early settlement as well as election

[1:57] board this morning. So everything was

[1:59] good on those fronts. So our team's back

[2:01] in the park um but did stop at those

[2:03] locations. So if there's any challenges

[2:05] there, please let us know. Uh Friday,

[2:08] we've got trivia at Le Fortune. Uh so we

[2:10] got some teams want to try their 90s and

[2:12] 2000s trivia. So we still got some

[2:14] opportunity for there. And then

[2:15] Saturday, boots and bow ties out at

[2:17] South County. Um fatherdaughter dance

[2:19] out there. So, uh, if you have, uh,

[2:21] employees that want to take advantage of

[2:22] that reminder, half off on that. As well

[2:25] as we still have kid hoops open for

[2:27] registration on the basketball side

[2:29] across O'Brien, uh, Chandler and, uh,

[2:32] South County as well. So,

[2:35] » Excellent.

[2:38] » Bill Smiley, any updates?

[2:43] » Good morning.

[2:44] » Good morning.

[2:44] » Um, winter weather's going to continue

[2:46] for sure. It'll be cold, a little icy

[2:48] again tomorrow morning. Um, of course,

[2:51] the biggest thing is probably to follow

[2:52] the road and weather conditions and make

[2:54] sure you give yourself enough time to

[2:55] get to work and not be going 70 miles an

[2:58] hour over the overpass. So, City of

[3:01] Tulsa has done their uh ice melt work on

[3:03] the road, so they they've done pretty

[3:05] well with that. Adam Woodard is the u

[3:07] emergency manager for the city of Tulsa.

[3:10] Um, other than that, that's what we got.

[3:12] We're monitoring and uh I heard this

[3:14] morning that maybe I should have done a

[3:15] one hour delay. I'm sorry. I'll try to

[3:18] do better next time, sir.

[3:19] » Two hours.

[3:20] » Two there.

[3:21] » There we go. So,

[3:23] » Always an after action. Thank you, Alex.

[3:25] I appreciate that.

[3:26] » Sure.

[3:27] » So,

[3:27] » Uh, I did see the forecast when I walked

[3:30] in. They were saying something about

[3:31] afternoon possibly some snow pushing

[3:33] down.

[3:34] » Yeah, snow flurries. You bet.

[3:35] » In the afternoon commute. So, we'll just

[3:37] keep an eye on that.

[3:38] » Yes, sir. We'll do um I expect it to be

[3:41] this way probably this week. The

[3:43] temperature, it's one of those periods

[3:44] where it's real cold in the morning,

[3:46] then it's going to be warmer in the

[3:47] afternoon. So, it'll go back and forth,

[3:48] which will put people in a lull

[3:50] actually. So, preparing for that

[3:52] afternoon, that early morning is

[3:53] probably the key, which we'll continue

[3:54] to do with the text um to the

[3:56] commissioners and deputies to let you

[3:58] know what we're up to. So, appreciate

[4:00] it.

[4:01] » Very good. Thanks, Bill. Great.

[4:02] » Yep. Bill.

[4:03] » Yes, sir.

[4:04] » Question. Yeah. I know you mentioned uh

[4:06] that you stayed in touch or with city of

[4:08] Tulsa crews. How about the county? Have

[4:10] you been in communication with our

[4:11] county work?

[4:12] » I sent Alex an email this morning about

[4:13] it and uh so we're going to huddle with

[4:15] that and um make sure that we're

[4:17] covering all the areas that we've got in

[4:18] the county or if he needs any help. I'm

[4:20] sure he is, but you know, if he needs

[4:22] any help, then be happy to do that as

[4:23] well.

[4:24] » Great. Very good. Thanks, Bill.

[4:28] » Any other announcements?

[4:31] Michael Willis. Well, it's almost the

[4:34] holiday season, which means for our

[4:36] thousands of viewers out there, I'd like

[4:38] for people to know that it's a big

[4:39] season for deed fraud.

[4:42] » I know it's kind of Grinch type talk,

[4:44] but um people can sign up for our record

[4:47] radar product online. It's a recording

[4:50] not notification service, totally free.

[4:53] Go to county clerk.tulsaccounty.org.

[4:56] That's it. Thank you.

[4:58] » Thank you, Commissioner Dunkerley.

[5:00] Travel safe out there. Treasure

[5:03] » Treasurer Figuel.

[5:04] » Uh sorry about my tardiness, but real

[5:06] quick, I just want to let you guys know

[5:08] that we are doing our remote locations.

[5:10] We started them this morning. Uh for

[5:12] this week we're at the Bank of Oklahoma

[5:14] at 61st in Yale, the American Bank of

[5:16] Oklahoma in Collinsville, uh the Tulsa

[5:19] County Clerk Satellite Office in Broken

[5:21] Arrow, um Security Bank at uh 51st and

[5:25] 169, and at Mabberry Bank at uh

[5:28] basically 151st of Memorial. So, uh, we

[5:31] try to get out and spread it around, uh,

[5:33] to be able to allow the citizens, you

[5:35] know, we always talk about the history

[5:38] of of county government and everything

[5:39] is supposed to be a horse ride away. And

[5:42] so, uh, even though we're you can get

[5:43] across Tulsa County about an hour, um,

[5:45] people still don't like to come downtown

[5:47] and and, uh, park the car and come

[5:49] upstairs. So, uh, we we try to get those

[5:51] satellite locations out there to to, uh,

[5:55] allow people to pay their taxes a little

[5:57] easier. So, just want to let everybody

[5:59] know that we're out there. Thanks, John.

[6:01] » Thank you.

[6:04] » Very good, Commissioner.

[6:05] » Oh, just it was a big weekend at Expo

[6:07] Square. BMX was in town for their

[6:10] championship series and so heads and

[6:12] beds, restaurants were full. Just lots

[6:15] lot of people coming in from all over

[6:16] the country for that event. So, it was

[6:18] big. And more more events uh coming up.

[6:21] Uh they'll be gearing up for the uh

[6:23] shootout coming up in a few weeks. And

[6:25] that'll be more hundreds if not

[6:28] thousands of people into into this

[6:30] region staying all over the area. So big

[6:32] time for Expo Square in the next month

[6:34] and a half.

[6:35] » Sure.

[6:36] » Yeah. Thank you.

[6:37] » Very good. Thank you, Commissioner.

[6:38] Well, happy Thanksgiving everybody. Glad

[6:40] to see everybody this morning. I know it

[6:41] was a little sketchy on the travel. Uh

[6:45] nice deer, Director Parker, that I saw

[6:47] out there. Matter of fact, saw a few

[6:49] deers uh around. So, uh, Matt, uh,

[6:53] another nice one. I think John had one

[6:55] or a couple. So, good to see everybody

[6:58] getting out and get a little vacation

[6:59] with family. And welcome back. Uh, next

[7:03] on the agenda is going to be minutes.

[7:04] Board of County Commissioners meeting

[7:05] for November 24th, 2025.

[7:07] » Motion to approve.

[7:09] » Second.

[7:10] » The Lee.

[7:10] » Yes.

[7:10] » Dunker Lee.

[7:11] » Yes.

[7:11] » Sims.

[7:12] » Yes.

[7:13] » Unfinished business. First up, bid

[7:15] awards and recommendations. Looks like

[7:17] we have a request to defer. Move to

[7:20] defer.

[7:21] » Second.

[7:21] » Philly?

[7:22] » Yes.

[7:22] » Dunkerley?

[7:23] » Yes.

[7:23] » Sims?

[7:24] » Yes.

[7:25] » Item B, addendum. This a highway request

[7:28] pavement treatment services. Move to

[7:31] approve the addendum.

[7:32] » Second.

[7:33] » Lee.

[7:34] » Yes.

[7:34] » Dunker Lee.

[7:34] » Yes.

[7:35] » Sims.

[7:35] » Yes. Next up, action items. A. We have a

[7:39] request for approval. Engineers request.

[7:42] Carrington Point HOA.

[7:44] » Move to approve.

[7:46] » Second.

[7:47] » Lee.

[7:47] » Yes.

[7:47] » Dunkerly.

[7:48] » Yes.

[7:48] » Sims. Yes. Item B, inventory

[7:51] resolutions. We have one through three

[7:53] here. Move to approve the resolutions.

[7:56] » Second that.

[7:57] » Ce.

[7:58] » Yes.

[7:58] » Dunkerly.

[7:59] » Yes.

[7:59] » Sims.

[8:00] » Yes. Item C, utility permits, engineers

[8:03] request, one gas.

[8:05] » Move to approve.

[8:06] » Second.

[8:06] » Ce.

[8:07] » Yes.

[8:07] » Dunkerly.

[8:08] » Yes.

[8:08] » Sims.

[8:09] » Yes. Item D, claims.

[8:11] » Move to pay the bills.

[8:12] » Second.

[8:13] » Lee.

[8:13] » Yes.

[8:14] » Dunker Lee.

[8:14] » Yes.

[8:15] » Sims.

[8:15] » Yes. Item E, blanket purchase orders,

[8:18] emergency purchase orders.

[8:19] » Move to approve.

[8:20] » Second the motion.

[8:21] » Si,

[8:21] » Yes.

[8:22] » Bunker Lee,

[8:22] » Yes.

[8:23] » Sims,

[8:23] » Yes. Item F, consideration approval of

[8:26] construction program payments. We have

[8:28] one and two. Vision 2025 vision Tulsa

[8:31] County.

[8:32] » Move to approve the payments one and

[8:33] two.

[8:33] » Second.

[8:34] » Fe.

[8:34] » Yes.

[8:35] » Dunker Lee.

[8:36] » Yes.

[8:36] » Sims.

[8:37] » Yes. Next up, item G. Juvenile detention

[8:40] home update to accept and file for

[8:42] November 19th through the 26th, 2025.

[8:45] Director Parker.

[8:46] » Good morning, commissioners.

[8:47] » Good morning. Morning.

[8:49] » First of all, I'd like to thank uh Bill

[8:51] Smiley for not declaring a a late day

[8:54] for us that u are on call and have to be

[8:57] at work. It makes my people feel a lot

[8:58] better. So, thank you. And I'm sorry

[9:00] everybody else is mad at you. [laughter]

[9:04] Uh

[9:06] last week, uh we had uh interviewed a

[9:09] couple people. Um we we sent one forward

[9:12] for hire, but um two staff that we had

[9:16] uh chose to self-terminate uh based on

[9:19] on uh working with some violent kids.

[9:22] They decided it wasn't for them. That's

[9:24] the challenge we continue to face. And

[9:27] uh we've uh hired a few months ago a a

[9:31] new training officer come from the

[9:32] federal government who's just

[9:33] phenomenal. and he's reaching out to

[9:36] other parts of the country and trying to

[9:39] try to see if there's some way to

[9:41] reinvent the wheel. Um we we've reached

[9:44] out to contacts across the country that

[9:46] I know and and everybody's uh suffering

[9:48] the same scenarios. Uh it's just tough

[9:52] working with uh our juvenile populations

[9:55] uh because some of the restrictions in

[9:56] some of our federal laws and some of our

[9:58] state laws. uh we're continuing to look

[10:01] ways to remedy that whether at the state

[10:03] level or the federal level. And so uh

[10:05] anybody that has any contacts or any

[10:07] input on on ways to improve or or maybe

[10:10] change the way that we do business, we'd

[10:12] love that input. U other than I don't

[10:14] have anything. Thank you.

[10:16] » Thank you, director.

[10:17] » Thank you.

[10:19] » Motion to accept and file.

[10:21] » Second. Lee,

[10:22] » Yes.

[10:22] » Dunkerly,

[10:23] » Yes. Sims,

[10:24] » Yes. Uh, I have a request to defer

[10:26] executive session.

[10:30] » Motion to defer executive session.

[10:32] » Second.

[10:32] » SE.

[10:33] » Yes.

[10:33] » Dunkerly.

[10:34] » Yes.

[10:34] » Sims.

[10:35] » Yes. Uh, seeing no new business,

[10:38] entertain a motion to adjurnn.

[10:39] » So moved.

[10:40] » Second.

[10:40] » SE.

[10:41] » Yes.

[10:41] » Dunker Lee.

[10:42] » Sims.

[10:42] » Yes.

[11:07] » [music]

[11:21] » Nintendo.

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