Monroe Nichols IV
About
Monroe Nichols' platform emphasizes addressing historical injustices in Tulsa, highlighted by his proposal for a $100 million trust fund to aid descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and repair ongoing community impacts.
Campaign promises (1)
- transparencyPropose a $100 million trust to aid descendants and repair the impact of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 1:28:18
- Avg per meeting
- 8:50
- Segments
- 1002
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Top issues during term (20)
Civilian oversight of public safety
Unresolved; a 2019 version was front-loaded with $500,000.
Online Human Rights Commission complaint form
Likely no additional taxpayer cost — the city is reusing software it already has.
Human remains protection ordinance
Work stoppages and archaeological reviews could add costs and time to development projects in the Greenwood area.
Tulsa Public Schools Challenges
The bond package funds school improvements across four propositions, though bond dollars can't pay for staff — TPS is cutting $7 million from district office positions.
Eviction prevention and legal representation program
Backed by a PY 26 HUD allocation plus private United Way funding through the SEMR Institute partnership since 2023.
Updated floodplain maps and resident notification
Owners newly mapped into the floodplain could face mandatory flood insurance costs; notification letters go out next month.
Florence Park Neighborhood Character Overlay
The owner avoids demolishing a small concrete section that could otherwise be replaced with even more paving.
2026-2027 budget amendments and GO Bond spending
Sets city spending and services for the coming fiscal year.
Rezoning CO-23: 275-unit apartment proposal at 71st & Union
Corridor improvements like the 81st Street diverging diamond interchange are already in the works; costs weren't detailed.
Saint Francis Hospital South expansion
No direct city cost identified; supports private hospital expansion in south Tulsa.
Flock surveillance and privacy policy
Mattress disposal rises to $20 each starting October 1, still well below private landfill costs.
Dreamkeepers Park renovation design
Grant money from the National Park Conservation Fund could cover signage the original park grant didn't.
Philcade building TIF split into Districts J and K
Redirects future tax increment; the Cathedral District alone has roughly $500 million in identified redevelopment needs.
Dissolution of the joint city-county planning commission
Staff said splitting saves resources since the two bodies already operate separately after the city planning office moved three years ago.
Opioid settlement funds for mental health crisis response
About $400,000 in year one from opioid settlement dollars, proposed via a future budget amendment.
New Tulsa Animal Services facility nearing completion
The project has been funded with about $13.8 million from various sources over the years, plus a Bernstein Foundation gift covering two extra kennel pods.
Transparency of judgment and settlement payments
$284,850.45 total, repaid to the Sinking Fund via a three-year property tax levy.
Greenwood Legacy Corporation capacity building and conveyance agreements
Omaha's model drew roughly $500 million in state investment; Tulsa's plan could unlock similar funding and keep more of the $2.15 billion flowing into Black Tulsa households circulating locally.
Z-7871: AG-R rezoning near 101st & 74th East Ave.
Safe Move Tulsa homelessness reporting and funding pace
Uses proceeds of the existing 2017 temporary sales tax — no new tax, but tens of millions redirected toward homelessness services.
Decisions during term (534)
Recorded while IV was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.