Phil Fraim
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 23
- Total speaking time
- 2:13:07
- Avg per meeting
- 5:47
- Segments
- 1705
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Top issues during term (20)
Massage therapy business specific use permits
Therapists report $400-$500+ out of pocket each for permits, notices, and signage.
Unified Development Code adoption
Unknown, but a consolidated development code could affect permitting costs and requirements for builders and property owners.
City Attorney employment status
The city will pay up to $40,000 for the contract legal services.
Arcadia Lake master plan implementation
No specific funding figures were published with the agenda.
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.
2nd Street & Broadway Corridors Plan
Estimated $2,130 per person for travel.
Tree preservation at Covell Crossing via easement closing
Not specified in the published agenda.
Lake Arcadia access policies
Unauthorized entry means lost user fees for the lake, though the exact dollar impact isn't known.
Update to The Edmond Plan (Comprehensive Plan)
Cost not yet set — a consultant will be hired through an RFQ process.
Hotel Conference Center litigation
$132,000 in June lodging tax funds tourism programs and city services.
Brakes Plus site plan near Santa Fe Avenue
Neighbors cite potential erosion of home values along the unbuffered fence line.
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.
Sooner Road rezoning continued
Club Car Wash PUD denial on Covell Road
The mayor noted the car wash would generate little municipal sales tax compared to retail.
Police ordinance updates
Black Oaks II at Iron Horse Ranch subdivision
Behavioral health mobile crisis funding
$750,000 a year for four years in federal money with no city match.
Edmond Legacy Trees program
Division operations reflect ongoing city staffing and maintenance spending on the urban forest; no figures were provided.
Possible data center moratorium
No direct cost, but residents warned future data centers could strain water and electric rates and taxpayers.
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 Fraim was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of Consent Agenda (minutes and Jackson Creek 2 final plat)
Community Wildfire Protection Plan — recommendation to City Council
Specific Use Permit for massage therapy business at 1014 N Santa Fe Ave (U26-00027)
Specific Use Permit for massage therapy business at 1413 S Boulevard (U26-00028)
Consideration of Approval of Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes: October 20, 2026.
Adjournment.
Appointments and reappointments (4.A.1, 4.A.2, 4.B.1)
Case U26-00002 — Cypress Spa specific use permit (5.A)
Case U26-00005 — Anza Magic Medical Massage SUP (5.B)
Case U26-00010 — Massage 7 SUP (5.C)
Case U26-00011 — Relaxing Space Massage SUP (5.D)
Case U26-00016 — Seven Suns Massage SUP (5.E)
Case U26-00019 — Mona Lisa Massage SUP (5.F)
Case U26-00020 — Crystal Massage SUP (5.G)
Case U26-00021 — Medical Massage & Bodywork SUP (5.H)
Case PR26-00001 — Black Oaks II preliminary plat (5.I)
Ordinance No. 4100 — Sooner Road rezoning (5.J)
Ordinance No. 4107 — Sardinia Court easement closing (5.K)
Ordinance No. 4108 — Covell Crossing easement closing (5.L)
Ordinance No. 4109 — Urban Forestry Commission code fix (5.M)
Voting record (371)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
to leave executive session
to go into executive session for agenda item 2
to adjourn the Edmond City Council meeting
to adjourn the Edmond City Council meeting
to leave executive session
to go into executive session for agenda item 2
to appoint Laura K. McDevitt as Acting City Attorney
to approve agenda item 4
approve agenda item 10.D.
adjourn the Edmond City Council meeting
approve agenda items 6.A. through 6.D. under Edmond Public Works Authority General Consent
adjourn the Edmond Public Works Authority meeting
approve agenda item 9.E.
approve agenda item 4.A.
continue agenda items 4.B., 4.C., 4.D., 4.G., and 4.H. to the October 26, 2026, City Council meeting
approve agenda item 4.F.
reconvene the Edmond City Council meeting
approve agenda item 4.L.
approve agenda item 4.K.
approve agenda items 9.A. through 9.T., excluding agenda item 9.E., under City Council General Consent
approve all appointments, reappointments, and removals as listed under agenda item 3
approve agenda item 4.E.
recess the Edmond City Council meeting until 7:06PM
continue agenda item 4.I. to the October 26, 2026, City Council meeting
continue agenda item 4.J. to the October 26, 2026, City Council meeting
approve agenda item 4.M.
recess the Edmond City Council meeting
Appointment of Derrek Don Belase to Community Policing Board
Continuance of massage SUP cases 4.B, 4.C, 4.D, 4.G, 4.H to October 26
Specific Use Permit for Vitality Massage and Shiatsu (Case U26-00004)
Specific Use Permit for massage therapy at 1801 E 15th Street (Case U26-00017)
Specific Use Permit for Elements Massage (Case U26-00018)
Continuance of Black Oaks II preliminary plat (Case PR26-00001)
Continuance of Sooner Road rezone (Case Z26-00016, Ordinance No. 4100)
Concerned about repeatedly delaying applicants and lost predictability in the process