Safe Move Tulsa homelessness reporting and funding pace
Summary
The mayor's office reported 449 Tulsans housed through Safe Move Tulsa, with nine encampments decommissioned so far — and councilors pressing for the next camp-closure announcement.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 10
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
Uses proceeds of the existing 2017 temporary sales tax — no new tax, but tens of millions redirected toward homelessness services.
People experiencing homelessness and the neighborhoods around cleared encampments.
Taxpayers could face pressure for new local revenue if federal funds shrink and philanthropy declines to sustain the system long term.
Mentions & discussions (10)
Council Urban & Economic Development Committee - Oct 28, 2026
The working group's new dashboard shows 792 people exited homelessness and only about 5% returned within a year. But members flagged that quarterly $1.5 million allocations may constrain the program as it scales toward a goal of rehousing over 3,000 people annually.
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Council (Regular) - Jul 15, 2026
The mayor's office reported 449 Tulsans housed through Safe Move Tulsa, with nine encampments decommissioned so far — and councilors pressing for the next camp-closure announcement.
Animal Welfare Commission - Jul 13, 2026
Volunteers with the Shelter Support Network and Friends of TAS launched a program July 1 to help owners keep their pets — offering supplies, vet referrals, training tips, and even daycare — instead of animals being surrendered to the shelter. Results will be reviewed after 30 to 60 days.
Council Budget & Special Projects Committee - Jun 17, 2026
The committee settled on quarterly standardized reports with outcome metrics and return-on-investment data for the $6 million homelessness program, using contract change orders rather than repeated amendments so nonprofits aren't burdened. Councilor Bush warned constituents aren't seeing results yet, and Councilor Hall-Harper asked for citizen comment time when reports come to council.
Council Urban & Economic Development Committee - Jun 10, 2026
The city's encampment-closure and housing program has housed 134 people toward a 300-person goal, with all $6 million in city funds and $4 million in private funds encumbered by September 2026. Councilors want line-item spending reports, a housing placement map, and clarity on who pays for YWCA case managers when the $1 million grant sunsets.
Council Budget & Special Projects Committee - Jun 3, 2026
Councilors adjusted the plan for spending the $103 million Vision fund surplus on homelessness: $6.5 million in FY 27 (with $500,000 carved out for low-barrier shelter operations) and $7 million in FY 28, a more conservative pace than the originally proposed $17 million.
Council (Regular) - May 20, 2026
The proposed amendment to the 2017 economic development sales tax expenditure policy would let the city fund Safe Move Tulsa operations and the new low-barrier shelter. Supporters say it builds on six completed encampment decommissionings; the final vote comes June 10 alongside the budget.
Council (Regular) - Apr 22, 2026
Since November the city has housed nearly 120 people and closed encampments; the budget proposes $6.5 million in FY27 as part of a $23.5 million Vision Fund commitment, aiming to house 1,000 people by year's end.
Council Public Works Committee - Feb 25, 2026
Tulsa's plan to eliminate street sleeping by 2028 needs a sustained ~$30 million a year system, with phase-one dollars exhausted by October 2026. Councilors are wrestling with where the money comes from — city funds, private philanthropy, or taxes — and whether the new strategy abandons the city's earlier commitment to 1,200 permanent supportive housing units.
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