§ 100. Declaration of official policy of City and pledge to the citizens.

A.

The City of Tulsa hereby officially and solemnly pledges to the citizens of Tulsa:

1.

That all funds received by the City from extending the temporary sales tax levy of one percent (1%) for the period of time from and including August 1, 2006, to and including June 30, 2014; and levying a temporary increase of the sales tax levy from three percent (3%) to three and two-twelfths percent (3 2/12 %) from and including October 1, 2011, to and including June 30, 2014; which will be voted upon November 4, 2008 ("temporary sales tax") will be spent ONLY for those projects and purposes set forth herein, including the repayment of indebtedness expended for any of such projects or purposes issued by the City or any of its public trusts;

2.

That NONE of such funds shall ever be spent for any other purpose;

3.

That every officer and employee of the City is hereby ordered to give HIGH priority to the completion of such projects at the earliest possible date;

4.

That any attempt to divert any of such funds to other purposes or projects or any failure to give high priority to the completion of such projects shall constitute a breach of the official City policy herein established; shall be a violation of the terms, spirit and purpose of this chapter; and shall constitute sufficient grounds for the removal of such officer or employee from his or her office or position; and

5.

That a Special Temporary Sales Tax Fund 2008 will be created to which all of the sales tax received from such temporary sales tax, and the interest thereon, will be appropriated and deposited on a monthly basis as soon as received by the City; that all expenditures for the projects and purposes herein enumerated shall be made from such Special Temporary Sales Tax Fund 2008; that an accurate record of the status of such fund shall be maintained by the Mayor or the Mayor's designee and shall be available for inspection by any person during normal office hours.

B.

Specific projects and purposes. The only projects and purposes for which expenditures of proceeds from the temporary sales taxes may lawfully be made are as set forth below:

1.

The projects and purposes listed in Title 43-F, which shall be given funding priority over the projects listed in Section 100.B.2 of this Chapter. Provided, however, that any revenue bond funding package may include additional project(s) as listed in Section 100.B.2, so long as the projects listed in Title 43-F have been previously funded for the amounts set forth in Title 43-F, or the projects listed in Title 43-F will be funded by the proposed revenue bond funding package for the amounts set forth in Title 43-F.

2.

New Special Temporary Sales Tax Fund 2008 projects and purposes for which expenditures of proceeds from the temporary sales tax may lawfully be made are as follows:

PROJECTS AND PURPOSES
PROJECTS			ESTIMATED COSTS
STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION
1	ARTERIAL STREETS - MAJOR REHABILITATION		$116,227,140.00
STREETS
a	129TH EAST AVE.	ADMIRAL BLVD. TO PINE ST.
b	21ST ST. S.	PEORIA AVE. TO LEWIS AVE.
c	APACHE ST.	YALE AVE. TO SHERIDAN RD.
d	ADMIRAL BLVD.	MINGO RD. TO GARNETT RD.
e	CINCINNATI AVE./DETROIT AVE.	1 - 244 TO JASPER ST.
f	GARNETT RD.	PINE ST. TO APACHE ST.
g	GARNETT RD.	APACHE ST. TO 36TH ST. N.
h	HARVARD AVE.	61ST ST. S. TO 51ST ST. S.
i	HARVARD AVE.	ADMIRAL BLVD. TO PINE ST.
j	LEWIS AVE.	21ST ST. S. TO 11TH ST. S.
k	LEWIS AVE.	36TH ST. N. TO 46TH ST. N.
l	MEMORIAL DR.	21ST ST. S. TO 11TH ST. S.
m	MEMORIAL DR.	11TH ST. S. TO ADMIRAL BLVD.
n	MINGO RD.	41ST ST. S. TO 31ST ST. S.
o	PINE ST.	YALE AVE. TO SHERIDAN RD.
p	RIVER ROAD	121ST ST. S. to 111TH ST. S.
q	RIVER ROAD	111TH ST. S. to 101ST ST. S.
r	RIVERSIDE DR.	41ST ST. S. TO 31ST ST. S.
s	SHERIDAN RD.	61ST ST. S. TO 51ST ST. S.
t	UNION AVE.	51ST ST. S. TO 41ST ST. S.
u	YALE AVE.	111TH ST. S. to 101ST ST. S.
v	YALE AVE.	31ST ST. S. TO 21ST ST. S.
w	YALE AVE.	11TH ST. S. TO ADMIRAL BLVD.
INTERSECTIONS
x	11TH ST. S.	YALE AVE. INTERSECTION
y	21ST ST. S.	UTICA AVE. INTERSECTION
z	31ST ST. S.	HARVARD AVE. INTERSECTION
aa	36TH ST. N.	LEWIS AVE. INTERSECTION
ab	41ST ST. S.	HARVARD AVE. INTERSECTION
ac	51ST ST. S.	GARNETT RD. INTERSECTION
ad	61ST ST. S.	MEMORIAL DR. INTERSECTION
ae	ADMIRAL BLVD.	MEMORIAL DR. INTERSECTION
af	PINE ST.	YALE AVE. INTERSECTION
ag	PINE ST.	129TH EAST AVE. INTERSECTION
ah	RIVERSIDE DRIVE	RIVERSIDE DRIVE AND OTHER RELATED INFRASTRUCTURE	$5,500,000.00
2	CITYWIDE	ARTERIAL REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION	$ 4,200,000.00
3	CITYWIDE	ARTERIAL SIDEWALK REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION	$ 1,600,000.00
4	CITYWIDE	ARTERIAL ROUTINE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE	$ 15,494,000.00
5	CITYWIDE	NON-ARTERIAL REHABILITATION AND RECONSTRUCTION	$ 1,200,000.00
6	CITYWIDE	NON-ARTERIAL SIDEWALK REPAIR AND CONSTRUCTION	$ 700,000.00
7	CITYWIDE	NON-ARTERIAL ROUTINE AND PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE	$ 25,282,000.00
8	CITYWIDE	GENERAL ENGINEERING/TESTING/INSPECTION	$ 1,834,860.00
9	BRIDGES - SEALING		$ 90,000.00
a	50 SOUTH 33RD WEST AVENUE
b	110 NORTH 115TH EAST AVENUE
STREETS AND TRANSPORTATION TOTAL			$172,128,000.00

 

C.

Cost estimates. While the cost estimates shown above are believed to be accurate, it must be recognized that the exact cost of each project may vary from the estimate shown.

D.

The Mayor and the City Council shall determine project priority on an annual basis through the budget process.

It is the intention of the City of Tulsa and is the official City policy herein established that all such projects shall be completed as funds are made available.

If, on or after June 30, 2014, the Council has determined that all of the projects listed in Subsection B, above, will be completed with existing and projected funds and that excess funds will be available for additional projects, the Council will so advise the Mayor, and such excess funds shall be expended for capital projects. All such additional projects shall be recommended by the Mayor and approved by the Council.

(Ord. No. 21878, § 1, 8-28-2008; Ord. No. 23321, § 1, 6-25-2015 )