Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 1-06-2026
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Consideration, discussion, and possible approval of and authorization to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City-County Library Commission of Tulsa County and the City of Broken Arrow to outline their cooperative intent to develop a new 20,000-square-foot public library facility in south Broken Arrow
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Background:
The City of Broken Arrow and the City-County Library Commission of Tulsa County enter into this Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") to outline their cooperative intent to develop a new 20,000-square-foot public library facility in south Broken Arrow at the southeast corner of South Chestnut Avenue and East New Orleans Street.
The Library will finance and construct the Project with an anticipated total construction cost of approximately $10,200,000. The construction cost is for the building and site construction only and does not include any furniture, equipment, books, periodicals, computers, or other unaffixed items. These additional unaffixed items are expected to be an additional $2,800,000.
The Library is expected to include a children's outdoor amphitheater and a minimum of 600 square feet dedicated to a "makerspace" which will contain state of the art equipment available for the community's use.
The City will sponsor a 2026 general obligation bond election to support the Project. If voters approve the issuance of bonds to support the Project, no earlier than January 31, 2030, the City will use the bond proceeds to reimburse the Library up to $4,000,000 (or 40% of verified Construction Costs, whichever is less) upon full completion of the Project and verification of required Project elements.
Cost: $4,000,000 contingent on passage of 2026 GO Bond Proposition 7
Funding Source: Fund TBD
Requested By: Jeremy Moore, Project Manager
Approved By: City Manager's Office
Attachments: Memorandum of Understanding (City of Broken Arrow and TCCL) 12.30.2025
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