Shawnee Airport Authority approves YMCA land-use agreements after executive session

The Shawnee Airport Authority voted unanimously to approve two non‑aeronautical land‑use agreements with the Young Men’s Christian Association of Shawnee Oklahoma Inc. (YMCA) after an executive session on a related property matter.

The action followed an executive session cited under "25S 307B. 3" to discuss the purchase or appraisal of real property related to a lease to the YMCA. Authority members then reconvened in open session and moved through agenda items related to the YMCA land‑use agreements.

Authority members Madison; O'Neil; Stevens; Fichtner; Hickorn; Rickser; and the Mayor were recorded present during roll call. A motion to move into executive session was made and seconded; the vote to enter executive session carried 7‑0. When the authority reconvened, the agenda item listed as "Consideration of matters discussed in executive session" received no motion and was skipped by the chair.

The authority then considered a commercial non‑aeronautical land‑use agreement for property development for the YMCA (item deferred from the June 16, 2025 meeting). With staff available to answer questions but the presenter Bonnie Wilson absent, the authority approved the item by a 7‑0 vote. The body subsequently approved a community‑purpose non‑aeronautical land‑use agreement with the YMCA by the same 7‑0 tally. The transcript does not record terms, financial amounts, lease length, or other contract details for either agreement.

The meeting record shows brief public proceedings with no further substantive discussion recorded on the agreements; the chair closed the meeting after recording the approvals. The transcript does not specify next steps, effective dates, or implementation responsibilities for the approved agreements.