Kim Buttram

The meeting included several components: a pre-meeting training session, a staff presentation on the North Gus Thomasson Road Corridor Study, and a City Council/Staff Work Session featuring the presentation of 2025 Meritorious Awards to Fire Department employees. The Regular City Council Meeting featured special recognitions and several special announcements regarding community events such as a Vintage Car Show, the Courtyard Concert Series, opportunities to serve on city boards/commissions, a Town Hall Tuesday Meeting, a Neighborhood Meeting, Mesquite Alerts sign-up, and Spring Break Camps. Council also addressed appointments for personal appearances, including a presentation on the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Fill-the-Boot Campaign. The Consent Agenda covered the approval of minutes from the prior meeting, the adoption of 2025-26 Pay Plans, the purchase of a Kubota Tractor package, amendments to a paving and drainage reconstruction project, approval of a Police State Seizure Budget amendment, and First Amendments to Employment Agreements for the City Secretary, City Attorney, and Municipal Court Judge. The Council further held a Notice of Executive Session to discuss pending/contemplated litigation, personnel matters (including the Annual Review of the City Manager), and economic development negotiations concerning a project near I-30 and North Galloway Avenue.

The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting agenda included handling public comments, reviewing consent items, and conducting public hearings on zoning applications. Key discussions centered on Zoning Application No. Z1125-0431 for a zoning change from NGTC District to Planned Development -- Light Commercial to permit office and warehouse operations with outdoor storage for Prosperity Fire Protection, which was postponed from a previous meeting. Another major item was Zoning Application No. Z1025-0422, proposing a Comprehensive Plan Amendment from Park, Open Space, Drainage to Light Industrial, and a zoning change from R-3 to Planned Development -- Industrial for City-owned properties, addressing potential development and removal of screening requirements for adjacent commercial entities. The agenda also included receiving the Director's Report on recent City Council actions concerning other zoning applications and discussing potential training topics for the Commission.

The Planning and Zoning Commission meeting agenda included a review of roll call, public comments, and a consent agenda item for approval of the minutes from the February 9, 2026, meeting. Key public hearings scheduled were for Plat Application No. PL0925-0282 concerning a residential replat of properties on Greenwood Drive, and Zoning Application No. Z1125-0431 for a zoning change to allow office and warehouse operations with outdoor storage on Live Oak Drive, which was noted in a memorandum to be postponed. Another public hearing involved Zoning Application No. Z0126-0434 to amend the Planned Development -- Industrial standards for the East Tract on Long Creek Road to allow for a data center. The agenda also called for a Director's Report on recent City Council actions and a discussion on training topics and options for the Commission.

The meeting included confirmation of a quorum and a review of monthly staff reports. Key discussion points focused on upcoming programs and partnerships, specifically National Take Your Child to the Library Day, a rescheduled Stranger Things Party, and the Kids in the Kitchen program which requires registration and grant support. The board also discussed general library business, including the Library Advisory Board Library Orientation, and concerns were raised regarding exploring a potential agreement with Star Transit for providing free trips to the library.

The proceedings included a City Council/Staff Work Session where financial statements for October 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025, were received. During the regular meeting, special announcements covered the Annual Polar Plunge fundraiser, recruitment for boards and commissions, the launch of the Courtyard Concert Series, a District 3 Neighborhood Meeting, the Mesquite Alerts system, and Black History Month events. The Council also held public hearings concerning zoning applications (one for a Temporary Concrete Batch Plant, one for PD modifications), a resolution for Housing Tax Credits (denied), and a resolution for Non-Competitive Housing Tax Credits (approved). Appointments were made to the Mesquite Quality of Life Corporation Board of Directors. The council entered executive sessions to discuss pending litigation, consultation with the attorney regarding a Meet & Confer process, the purchase of real property on South Ebrite Street, the annual review of the City Attorney, and economic development negotiations related to a project at Scyene Road and Faithon P. Lucas, Sr. Boulevard.