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Karen Gilbert

District 5 City Councilor2024-12-02–2026-12-01; start is the swearing-in day per the City of Tulsa press release; month-level end: December 2026 from two-year councilor terms reported in election coverage

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
2

Term ending Dec 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
10
Total speaking time
13:15
Avg per meeting
1:20
Segments
252

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Filtered to Environment

Top issues during term (16)(Environment)

high↓Feb 2026[40]

Updated floodplain maps and resident notification

Owners newly mapped into the floodplain could face mandatory flood insurance costs; notification letters go out next month.

medium→Apr 2026[23]

Household Pollutant Collection facility performance

Adding an operating day would increase staffing and facility costs, not yet quantified.

high↑Apr 2026[21]

1921 Graves investigation

Moves $260,641.88 within an existing grant-funded subfund — no new city money.

high↑May 2026[19]

Illegal dumping activity and enforcement

Cleanup and investigation costs come out of the authority's budget, and unprosecuted dumping shifts cleanup burdens onto taxpayers.

medium↓May 2026[7]

Energy facility diversion problems

medium↓Jun 2026[7]

NAGPRA repatriations from Gilcrease Museum

low↓Jun 2026[7]

Great Tulsa Cleanup growth and recognition

About $1,200 in advertising was spent, plus t-shirts, to drive record participation.

low↓May 2026[6]

Urban and community forestry grant

$19,587.20 in grant funds, no hit to the general fund.

medium↓Sep 2026[6]

Air quality concerns at 1518 E. 5th Ct.

low↓Sep 2026[5]

EPA site readiness grant

$500,000 in federal funding over five years for assessment and site readiness.

high↓Jun 2026[4]

Equity Indicators 2025 report findings

high↓Feb 2026[3]

Floodplain map updates

Adds about $200 million in proposed projects to the city's $2.5 billion stormwater backlog.

medium↓Apr 2026[3]

Refuse-to-energy facility diversions

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Updated Crow Creek floodplain maps adopted

Property owners newly mapped into the floodplain could face mandatory federal flood insurance costs.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Data center cumulative impact request (not reached)

high↓Jan 2026[1]

Stormwater and downstream erosion at 41st and Lynn Lane

Homeowners previously paid ~$500,000 out of pocket for stormwater damage repairs.

Decisions during term (1)

Recorded while Gilbert was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.