Patricia Matthews
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 3:45:44
- Avg per meeting
- 15:03
- Segments
- 3993
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Top issues during term (20)
Freedom Drive Crosswalk Improvements
Mostly reimbursed; the city's out-of-pocket engineering cost was not specified in the discussion.
Service club park naming and sponsorship program
Keeps roughly $7,500 a year flowing in from the three clubs, with possible buy-out options discussed.
New City Seal and Logo
A $1,000 winner's prize, unbudgeted.
72-Hour Parking Ordinance Final Adoption
No new cost cited; enforcement relies on existing complaint-driven code and patrol staffing.
Restriping Cinnamon Drive (study request)
Unknown — only an estimate was requested.
Proposed Wastewater Rate Increases
Sewer fund spending of $17.4 million in FY 27 drops the fund balance to $2.6 million, potentially triggering a rate increase.
Housing Feasibility Study Near Lemoore College
Up to $16,000 from the Lemoore Housing Authority Fund, not the general fund.
Volunteer Fire Department Ordinance
Audit Prep Consulting Contract (Price Page and Company)
General fund balance now $17.6 million, up $2.4 million.
Tract 939 Final Map - 154 Homes Near Lemoore High School
The city would gain property, sales, and park impact fee revenue — plus CFD assessments to maintain the parks — though the developer notes the expensive circulation road falls on future adjacent developers, not this project.
New city website launch
No cost figure given.
Glendale Lift Station Construction Contract
Contract amount not stated in the discussion; accompanied by a budget amendment.
Cybersecurity Grant Acceptance
Grant-funded; local match not stated.
Meyer Ranch House acquisition proposal
The museum would pay $1 and cover its own renovation costs; the city gives up a property currently used for transitional housing.
Countywide evacuation plan
No direct city cost identified; the plan suggests pursuing federal and state grants for flood mitigation projects.
Small-lot infill housing at 109 Hamlet Street
Homes would target roughly $350,000, aimed at first-time buyers near downtown.
Kings County Commission on Aging seat vacancy
Former Kmart Redevelopment: Ross, Five Below, Anytime Fitness
Measure P Hotel Tax Spending Plan
A 24% drop in hotel tax revenue vs. the same quarter last year.
Cannabis operation expansion and neighborhood impacts
The city is on pace to fall short of its $350,000 cannabis revenue budget, with losses expected from the Base Camp closure.
Decisions during term (70)
Recorded while Matthews was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar (Items 5.1–5.5)
Consent Calendar (Items 5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11)
Final Subdivision Map Tract No. 939 (Phase I)
Budget Amendment - Freedom Crosswalk Project
Kosmont Companies Agreement for Housing Market Assessment Near Lemoore College
Postponement of Item 2.1 - Overview of New City Website
Consent Calendar items 5.2-5.4 (AMI water meters, pump purchase, Glendale Sewer Lift Station engineering)
Approval of September 15, 2026 meeting minutes (5.1)
Peoples cannabis property amendments — items 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8
First Reading — Ordinance 2026-10: 72-hour parking amendment (6.1)
Resolution 2026-32 — Adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (6.2)
Resolution 2026-33 — Neighborhood Traffic Calming Program (7.1)
Approval of agenda as amended
Consent calendar items 4.1–4.5, 4.9, 4.10, 4.12
Second reading of Ordinance 2026-09 — fats, oils and grease management (Item 4.6)
Funding for JR Vilance Construction settlement — Item 4.7
Consent Calendar: Items 4.1, 4.2 and 4.4 approved
Consent Calendar Item 4.3: Public comment agenda language approved with amendments
First reading waived of Ordinance 2026-09 (Fats, Oils, and Grease Management)
League of California Cities conference resolution supported
Voting record (36)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Consent Calendar (Items 5.1–5.5)
Consent Calendar (Items 5.1, 5.3, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.9, 5.10, 5.11)
Final Subdivision Map Tract No. 939 (Phase I)
Budget Amendment - Freedom Crosswalk Project
Approval of September 15, 2026 meeting minutes (5.1)
She had been absent from the September 15 meeting being approved.
Peoples cannabis property amendments — items 5.5, 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8
She has received resident complaints about odors and bird cannons at the cannabis operation.
Resolution 2026-28 — Measure P Spending Declaration
Purchase of 627 West Cinnamon Drive (Oliveira Property) for Future Park
New City Seal — Contest Closed; Consultant to Be Hired
Consent Calendar (Items 4-1 through 4-21)
Public Hearing: LLMD and PFMD Annual Assessments (Res. 2026-25 & 2026-26)
Public Hearing: Master User Fee Schedule (Res. 2026-27)
Appointment of Voting Delegate to League of California Cities Annual Conference
Consent Calendar (Items 4-1 through 4-14)
Ordinance 2026-07 — Volunteer Fire Department Chapter in Municipal Code
Ordinance 2026-08 — Cat Licensing Rejected
She had been against the proposal from the study sessions and stood by that position.