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42 • Regular AgendaCity of Southlake (Tarrant County)

6. Mark Beseda and Whitney Beseda vs. DAR Events, LLC, City of Keller and City of

Presented in: City of Southlake City Council - August 18, 2026 on 2026-08-18
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.2/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion on 6. Mark Beseda and Whitney Beseda vs. DAR Events, LLC, City of Keller and City of”
SM
Shawn McCaskill
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
GF
Gary Fawks
Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)
YES
RR
Randy Robbins
Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)
YES
FS
Frances Scharli
Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)
YES
AR
Austin Reynolds
Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)
YES
CT
Chuck Taggart
Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)
YES
EW
Eric Wang
Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Southlake – Cause No. 048-377965-26 Section 551.072: Deliberation regarding real property. The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. Section 551.073: Deliberation regarding prospective gift or donation. The City Council may conduct a closed meeting to deliberate a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the City. Section 551.074: Deliberation regarding personnel matters. The City Council may deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of public officers, including the City Manager, City Secretary, City Attorney, Municipal Judge and city boards and commission members. A complete list of the city boards and commissions is on file in the City Secretary’s Office. City of Southlake August 18, 2026 City of Southlake values: Integrity ♦ Innovation ♦ Accountability ♦ Commitment to Excellence ♦ Teamwork Section 551.076: Deliberation regarding security devices. The City Council may deliberate (1) the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation , of security personnel or devices; or, (2) a security audit. Section 551.087: Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations. The City Council may discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect that the city seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the city and which the City is conducting economic development negotiations; or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect as described above. Section 551.089: Deliberation regarding security devices or security audits. The City Council may discuss or deliberate regarding security assessments or deployments relating to information resources technology; network security information as described by Section 2059.055(b); the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices; or results of security audits. Section 418.183(f): Texas Disaster Act. The City Council may deliberate information: 1) for purposes of preventing, investigating, or responding to an act of terrorism or related criminal activity and involving emergency response providers, their staffing, contact information and tactical plan s; 2) that relates to the risk or vulnerability of persons or property, including infrastructure, to an act of terrorism; 3) that relates to the assembly of an explosive weapon, the location of a material that may be used in a chemical, biological or radioactive weapon, or unpublished information pertaining to vaccines or devices to detect biological agents or toxins; 4) that relates to details of the encryption codes or security keys for a public communication system; 5) that relates to a terrorism-related report to an agency of the United States; 6) that relates to technical details of particular vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to an

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.2/10). 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).