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18 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Contract of Sale for 4545 Gus Thomasson Road

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-10-05
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Contract of Sale for 4545 Gus Thomasson Road”
DA
Daniel Alemán, Jr.
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
JC
Jeff Casper
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
KG
Kenny Green
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
ER
Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AH
Andrew Hubacek
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
BS
B.W. Smith
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
BM
Brandon Murden
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Authorize the City Manager to finalize and execute a Contract of Sale between the City of Mesquite and Palo Verde Partners Development, LLC for the sale of 0.78 acres of City-owned property located at 4545 Gus Thomasson Road, Mesquite, Texas, for a purchase price of $289,000.00, and to execute such other documents necessary to close the transaction.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).