Oklahoma Record
Edmond
MAN

Mark A. Nash

Mayor2025-05-05 – 2027-05-01 (sworn in at a special meeting on May 5, 2025 per Hoodline; month-level end: May 2027 per city council page 'Term Expires: May 2027')

No biography on file yet.

At a glance

News mentions
0

Term ending May 1, 2027.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
25
Total speaking time
8:25:08
Avg per meeting
20:12
Segments
8149

Want every word Nash has said?

The OpenCity MCP for Claude.ai answers questions like “what has Nash said about housing this year” with one prompt — full speaking history, with YouTube timestamps.

Top issues during term (20)

high↑May 2026[82]

Massage therapy business specific use permits

Therapists report $400-$500+ out of pocket each for permits, notices, and signage.

high→Feb 2026[48]

Unified Development Code adoption

Unknown, but a consolidated development code could affect permitting costs and requirements for builders and property owners.

high↑Sep 2026[37]

City Attorney employment status

The city will pay up to $40,000 for the contract legal services.

high↓Jul 2026[37]

Arcadia Lake master plan implementation

No specific funding figures were published with the agenda.

high↑Sep 2026[30]

Community Wildfire Protection

No direct cost from the plan itself — its main financial upside is unlocking state and federal grant funding for wildfire mitigation projects.

high↓May 2026[29]

2nd Street & Broadway Corridors Plan

Estimated $2,130 per person for travel.

medium↑Jul 2026[27]

Tree preservation at Covell Crossing via easement closing

Not specified in the published agenda.

high→Mar 2026[25]

Lake Arcadia access policies

Unauthorized entry means lost user fees for the lake, though the exact dollar impact isn't known.

high→Jul 2026[24]

Update to The Edmond Plan (Comprehensive Plan)

Cost not yet set — a consultant will be hired through an RFQ process.

high↓Apr 2026[21]

Hotel Conference Center litigation

$132,000 in June lodging tax funds tourism programs and city services.

high↓Sep 2026[20]

Brakes Plus site plan near Santa Fe Avenue

Neighbors cite potential erosion of home values along the unbuffered fence line.

high↓Jan 2026[19]

Covell Corridor Long-Range Planning

Asphalt runs $1–1.5M per lane mile versus $1.5–2.5M for concrete; going all-in on Covell would consume nearly all road funds for a decade.

medium↑Sep 2026[15]

Sooner Road rezoning continued

high↓May 2026[15]

Club Car Wash PUD denial on Covell Road

The mayor noted the car wash would generate little municipal sales tax compared to retail.

medium↑Sep 2026[15]

Police ordinance updates

medium↑Aug 2026[15]

Black Oaks II at Iron Horse Ranch subdivision

high↑Sep 2026[15]

Behavioral health mobile crisis funding

$750,000 a year for four years in federal money with no city match.

medium↓Aug 2026[15]

Edmond Legacy Trees program

Division operations reflect ongoing city staffing and maintenance spending on the urban forest; no figures were provided.

high↑May 2026[14]

Possible data center moratorium

No direct cost, but residents warned future data centers could strain water and electric rates and taxpayers.

medium↑Jun 2026[14]

Charles D. Lamb Nature Preserve invasive species work

Roughly $800,000 in grant funds matched to about $1.5 million in local tax collections.

Decisions during term (730)

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

approved4-0Nov 3, 2026

Approval of Consent Agenda (minutes and Jackson Creek 2 final plat)

approved4-0Nov 3, 2026

Community Wildfire Protection Plan — recommendation to City Council

approved4-0Nov 3, 2026

Specific Use Permit for massage therapy business at 1014 N Santa Fe Ave (U26-00027)

approved4-0Nov 3, 2026

Specific Use Permit for massage therapy business at 1413 S Boulevard (U26-00028)

approved4-0Nov 3, 2026

Consideration of Approval of Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes: October 20, 2026.

approved4-0Nov 3, 2026

Adjournment.

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Appointments and reappointments (4.A.1, 4.A.2, 4.B.1)

tabled5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00002 — Cypress Spa specific use permit (5.A)

tabled5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00005 — Anza Magic Medical Massage SUP (5.B)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00010 — Massage 7 SUP (5.C)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00011 — Relaxing Space Massage SUP (5.D)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00016 — Seven Suns Massage SUP (5.E)

tabled5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00019 — Mona Lisa Massage SUP (5.F)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00020 — Crystal Massage SUP (5.G)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case U26-00021 — Medical Massage & Bodywork SUP (5.H)

tabled5-0Oct 26, 2026

Case PR26-00001 — Black Oaks II preliminary plat (5.I)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Ordinance No. 4100 — Sooner Road rezoning (5.J)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Ordinance No. 4107 — Sardinia Court easement closing (5.K)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Ordinance No. 4108 — Covell Crossing easement closing (5.L)

approved5-0Oct 26, 2026

Ordinance No. 4109 — Urban Forestry Commission code fix (5.M)

Voting record (414)

393 yes20 no1 abstained

Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to leave executive session

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to go into executive session for agenda item 2

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

to adjourn the Edmond City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

to adjourn the Edmond City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

to leave executive session

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

to approve agenda item 4

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

to appoint Laura K. McDevitt as Acting City Attorney

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

to go into executive session for agenda item 2

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 10.D.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

adjourn the Edmond City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda items 6.A. through 6.D. under Edmond Public Works Authority General Consent

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

adjourn the Edmond Public Works Authority meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 9.E.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 4.A.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

continue agenda items 4.B., 4.C., 4.D., 4.G., and 4.H. to the October 26, 2026, City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 4.F.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

reconvene the Edmond City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 4.L.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 4.K.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda items 9.A. through 9.T., excluding agenda item 9.E., under City Council General Consent

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve all appointments, reappointments, and removals as listed under agenda item 3

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 4.E.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

recess the Edmond City Council meeting until 7:06PM

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

recess the Edmond City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

continue agenda item 4.J. to the October 26, 2026, City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

continue agenda item 4.I. to the October 26, 2026, City Council meeting

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

approve agenda item 4.M.

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Appointment of Derrek Don Belase to Community Policing Board

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Continuance of massage SUP cases 4.B, 4.C, 4.D, 4.G, 4.H to October 26

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Specific Use Permit for Vitality Massage and Shiatsu (Case U26-00004)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Specific Use Permit for massage therapy at 1801 E 15th Street (Case U26-00017)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Specific Use Permit for Elements Massage (Case U26-00018)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Continuance of Black Oaks II preliminary plat (Case PR26-00001)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Continuance of Sooner Road rezone (Case Z26-00016, Ordinance No. 4100)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Sixty-Six Vines PUD rezone (Case Z26-00014, Ordinance No. 4104)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Rezone 10609 E 33rd Street to R-1 (Case Z26-00017, Ordinance No. 4105)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Ordinance No. 4106 — Community Policing Board amendments

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

USPS maintenance easement for Yellow Ribbon Sculpture (item 9.E, via 10.A)

Voted yesOct 12, 2026

Outside legal counsel for city attorney employment review (item 10.D)

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

to go into executive session for agenda item 2

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

to appoint B. Taylor Clark as Acting City Attorney at pay grade 32, step 4, effective immediately

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

approve agenda item 4.L

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

approve agenda item 4.M

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

to leave executive session

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

to immediately place Madeline Sawyer on administrative leave, with pay and benefits, pending further review

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

approve agenda item 9.I

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

approve agenda item 4.N.1

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

to adjourn the Edmond City Council meeting

Voted yesSep 28, 2026

approve agenda item 4.I

Voted noSep 28, 2026

approve the Site Plan for agenda item 4.A