The winning design received more than half of the 8,167 votes cast, Wignarajah said Monday.

Some councilors at the time expressed concern that the competition and feedback process was flawed because it was done via social media and did not include a “none of the above” option. Councilors discussed other public engagement options but those never materialized.

Wignarajah said he’s glad to see that the council plans to vote on the issue.

“We should have support from most of the councilors that we need,” he said. “We still believe they made a commitment (to vote on it) when we put the resources into it, and we feel good that they are going to make good on that commitment.”

The winning design is made up of multiple elements, each representing a different aspect of Tulsa and Oklahoma history. The dark blue, cream, red and gold flag includes a shield with a red circle and beige star.

The shield represents the Native American tribes forced to relocate to this region of the country and is also an acknowledgment of a similar design on the Oklahoma state flag.

The red circle represents the blood shed and lives lost in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, and the beige star in the center represents Tulsa’s bright future.