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K.6 • ResolutionCity of Farmers Branch (Dallas County)

Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-232 authorizing the City Manager to execute an Economic Development Agreement in the amount of $112,500 with Southwest Airlines; and take appropriate action.

Presented in: City of Farmers Branch: City Council Meeting on 2024-12-10
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-232 authorizing the City Manager to execute an Economic Development Agreement in the amount of $112,500 with Southwest Airlines; and take appropriate action.”
TL
YES
LG
Lupe Gonzalez
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TB
Tina Bennett-Burton
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DR
David Reid
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
EV
Elizabeth Villafranca
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RN
Roger Neal
Councilmember, Place 5
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Resolution: Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-232 authorizing the City Manager to execute an Economic Development Agreement in the amount of $112,500 with Southwest Airlines; and take appropriate action.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). 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).