Daniel Matthews
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 7
- Total speaking time
- 16:08
- Avg per meeting
- 2:18
- Segments
- 246
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Top issues during term (20)
34th & Beard development (Barrett Drilling plat)
Residents fear the city could end up paying to maintain roads and utilities serving a private development.
Sales tax trends
Good news: $55,400 above budget on sales tax and $234,085 on use tax year-to-date.
Shawnee Forward contract funding and oversight
The city's share of the economic development contract remains unresolved after the county voted it down.
Capital Improvement Plan amendment for FY2027-2031
The specific change and its cost weren't detailed in the provided materials.
Sale of Airport Authority property to Shawnee YMCA
Unknown — the sale price and details weren't presented.
Street paving equipment purchase
About $350,000 cheaper than buying new, funded by a line-item transfer within the CIP.
Short-Term Rental Permit at 3316 N Union Ave
Oakland/Kickapoo rezoning to split two houses into two lots
Could save affected homeowners from costly demolition-and-rebuild requirements after major damage.
Walk audit program and National Walk to School Day
Data centers opposition
Unknown — part of the review is making sure any data center, not ratepayers, bears its infrastructure costs.
Santa Fe Depot legal matter
Unknown — the matter was discussed in closed session.
Downtown homelessness and property impacts near the rescue mission
No direct cost identified, though enforcement and cleanup of encampments carries ongoing city expenses.
Shawnee Twin Lake No. 1, Phase 4 Preliminary Plat
Covered by a $1 million state ARPA grant — no hit to local taxpayers.
Bayly Coffee lease transfer at airport
The lease would bring in about $2,034 a year to the airport authority, with annual rate adjustments.
Interstate Parkway/I-40 traffic study
$596,470 paid from the capital improvement program — under the original budget.
29-Duplex Residential Development at 34th Street & Beard Street
Staff reports no financial impact to the city from this plat approval.
Scam alert targeting permit applicants
At least one applicant has lost $7,000 to the scam.
Lot split and rezoning at 415 W. Oakland / 401 S. Kickapoo
29-duplex development at 34th & Beard
The developer is privately funding roughly $400,000 in sewer and water main infrastructure.
City planner vacancy and department staffing
Decisions during term (154)
Recorded while Matthews was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda approval
White Cane Safety Day proclamation
Appointment to Shawnee Senior Citizens Advisory Board
Deferral of Preliminary Plat hearing — 34th & Beard (PP01-26)
Deferral of Preliminary Plat consideration — 34th & Beard (PP01-26)
Ordinance rezoning 415 W. Oakland / 401 S. Kickapoo (RZ04-26)
Amendment to Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (FY2027-2031)
CIP budget amendments (Funds 301 and 303)
CEC Engineering Agreement — Interstate Parkway Traffic Study
Award of FY27 Unit Rate Paving and Drainage Project (27-0920-04)
Consider approval of Consent Agenda:
Minutes from the September 21, 2026, regular meeting.
Acknowledge the following minutes and reports:
Budget amendments for Fiscal Year 2026 – 2027:
Approval of Minutes from August 5, 2026 Regular Meeting
Rezone 415 W. Oakland St & 401 S. Kickapoo Ave from R-2 to R-1 (Case No. RZ04-26)
Preliminary Plat for 29 Duplexes at 34th St & Beard St (Case No. PP01-26)
Approval of Minutes (August 17 and August 26, 2026)
Resolution of Appreciation for Mark Sehorn
Appointment of Vice Mayor
Voting record (84)
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approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 2(a-g)
approve an Interlocal Agreement with the Pioneer Library System for library improvements
approve a resolution approving and adopting amendments to the minimum standards and requirements for capital development on Airport property, commercial aeronautical services, commercial non-aeronauti
award the Replacement of Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS) at the Shawnee Regional Airport to Mesotech in the amount of One Hundred Forty-Seven Thousand Three Hundred Eighteen Dollars ($147,
approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 1(a-b)
approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 1(a-b)
Consent Agenda Items 2(a-g)
Interlocal Agreement with Pioneer Library System for library improvements
Resolution No. 6795 — Data center moratorium until December 31, 2027
Ordinance No. 2829NS — Rezone 1510 North Beard Avenue from C-1 to R-1
Award of demolition contract — 302 South Beard "The Old Mill"
Executive session — Santa Fe Depot litigation (Item 12)
Executive session — real property matters (Item 13)
Executive Session — Confidential Attorney Communications
approve an executive session in accordance with 25 O.S. §307(B)(4) to discuss confidential communications between a public body and its attorney concerning a pending investigation, claim, or action if
approve a Contract for Design Services for the Farrall Park Project with PDG, LLC
approve an emergency clause as it relates to Agenda Item No. 9 for the protection of the public's health, safety, and welfare, an emergency is declared to exist per Oklahoma State Statute Title 11, Ar
approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 4(a-o)
approve an ordinance amending Article VI of Chapter 20, providing certain prohibitions against certain public conduct contrary to public health and safety, which shall be added to Chapter 20 [Offenses
approve a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow a personal swimming pool at the property addressed as 34102 Lake Road
approve a Revised Final Plat for Adcock Addition, Phase 1
approve the Consent Agenda Nos. 1(a-d)
approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 1(a-b)
approve a resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget for the City of Shawnee, Oklahoma for the period of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027
defer the item to the July 20, 2026, City Commission Meeting
approve a request for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate a Short Term Rental at the property addressed as 1309 North Broadway Street
Consent Agenda Items 2(a-i)
decline to enter into executive session and consider this night's meeting adjourned
approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 2(a-i)
approve the purchase of a security camera system from Tru Technologies, in compliance with the approved Capital Improvement Plan for 2027-2031
approve a resolution adopting the City of Shawnee Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan for Fiscal Years 2027 through 2031
defer the item to the July 20, 2026, City Commission Meeting
Resolution No. 6793 — FY2026-2027 Budget adoption
Resolution No. 6794 — Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan FY2027-2031
Security camera system purchase from Tru Technologies
Deferral of Shawnee Forward contract reconsideration (Item 9)
Did not want to pass the item while Commissioner Fichtner was absent
Deferral of Shawnee Forward contract renewal (Item 10)
CUP01-26 — Short Term Rental at 1309 N Broadway Street
Decline executive session and adjourn (Item 18)
approve Substantial Amendment One to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2020-2024 Consolidated Plan, Amendment One to 2021- Second Year Action Plan, Amendment One to 2022 - Third Year Action
Consent Agenda Items 3(a-i)
Resolution No. 6789 — Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of 2025
Resolution No. 6790 — Opioid Settlement Participation
defer the item to the July 20, 2026, City Commission meeting
approve a resolution of the City of Shawnee adopting, authorizing, and approving the use of the Municipal Code Lien Enforcement Act of 2025
approve Consent Agenda Item Nos. 3(a-i)
approve a resolution of the City of Shawnee to approve participation in settlements with associated Pharmacies, Inc., Jm Smith Corporation, Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Morris And Dickson Co., No
Ordinance amending Article VI of Chapter 20 (public conduct) — deferred to July 20
Wanted to vote on the ordinance at this meeting rather than delay.