Place 6 Council Member· 2018-2027
Biju Mathew
Coppell
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 39
- Total speaking time
- 2:37:00
- Avg per meeting
- 4:02
- Segments
- 3385
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Top issues during term (9)(Development)
Planned Development-214 Revision 11-Commercial (PD-214R11-C)
Commercial development will generate property and sales tax revenue for the city.
Non-Park Facility Naming Policy
No cost — naming costs were deliberately removed from the draft.
FOARD Task Force Meeting Cancellation
Shammy's Car Wash Special Use Permit
Private commercial investment funded by the developer.
Microgrid and Humanoid Technology Research
Financial impacts will depend on future project scope adjustments and technology procurement.
Smart City Infrastructure Development
Financial impacts will depend on future budgetary allocations for proposed technology projects.
Code Enforcement: 631 Stratford Lane
The owners face potential city abatement costs exceeding thousands of dollars, plus $100 daily civil penalties if deadlines are missed.
Indoor Commercial Amusement Use
Verdunity Land-Use Fiscal Analysis
Informs future capital improvement planning and long-term municipal infrastructure sustainability.
Moved or seconded (14)
Motions Mathew personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- moved2026-05-26
Consider approval of a demolition contract with Garrett Demolition for a City initiated demolition of the substandard residential structure at 631 Stratford Lane in accordance with the Building and Standards Commission Order in the amount of $63,760; and authorize the City Manager to sign
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- moved2026-05-26
Consider approval of a demolition contract with Garrett Demolition for a City initiated demolition of the substandard residential structure at 631 Stratford Lane in accordance with the Building and Standards Commission Order in the amount of $63,760; and authorize the City Manager to sign
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 4-22026-04-28
General Obligation Refunding Bonds (Ordinance 2026-1646)
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- moved2026-04-14
to continue the public hearing until May 12, 2026.
- movedpassed2026-04-14
to hold the Public Hearing open and continue it until April 28, 2026.
- secondedpassed2026-04-14
Consent Agenda Items A through L be approved.
- secondedpassed2026-04-14
Consider approval of the Minutes: March 10, 2026. CM 2026-03-10.pdf Attachments
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed2026-04-14
Consent Agenda Items A through L be approved.
- secondedpassed2026-03-10
close the Public Hearing and approve this agenda item subject to the following conditions
- secondedpassed2025-11-11
that this agenda item be approved.
- secondedpassed2025-11-11
to close the Public Hearing and approve this agenda item with the following conditions: 1. Additional comments may be generated upon detailed engineering permit reviews. 2. To appr…
- secondedpassed2025-09-09
A motion was made by Councilmember Mark Hill, seconded by Councilmember Biju Mathew, to approve and accept the agenda item as presented.
- secondedpassed2025-07-08
this Agenda Item be approved
- movedpassed2025-03-11
to approve this agenda item
Decisions during term (4)
Recorded while Mathew was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Planned Development-214 Revision 11-Commercial (PD-214R11-C)
Postponement of Planned Development-214 Revision 11-Commercial Public Hearing
Denial of Planned Development Zoning Change for Sandy Lake Commercial Center (PD-214R10-C)
Consider approval of an ordinance for Planned Development-160 Revision 2-Multifamily-2, Mansions by the Lake Lot 1, Block 1 (Lakeside Apartments), a zoning amendment to allow conversion of 1,254 square feet of the second floor of the…
Voting record (1)(Development)
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