L.1 • GeneralCity of Farmers Branch (Dallas County)

Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 4006 prohibiting the use of and contact with designated groundwater beneath land located in Farmers Branch, Texas, at 1349 - 1399 Valley View Lane and associated City rights-of-way to facilitate certification of a Municipal Setting Designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), establishing a Municipal Setting Desig

Presented in: City of Farmers Branch City Council Meeting on 2026-07-07

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 6.4/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (6 - 0)

“Motion to approve Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 4006 prohibiting the use of and contact with designated groundwater beneath land located in Farmers Branch, Texas, at 1349 - 1399 Valley View Lane and associated City rights-of-way to facilitate certification of a Municipal Setting Designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), establishing a Municipal Setting Desig”

Terry Lynne

Mayor

YES

Lupe Gonzalez

Councilmember, Place 1

YES

Tina Bennett-Burton

Councilmember, Place 2

YES

David Reid

Councilmember, Place 3

YES

Elizabeth Villafranca

Councilmember, Place 4

YES

Roger Neal

Councilmember, Place 5

YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Conduct a public hearing and consider adopting Ordinance No. 4006 prohibiting the use of and contact with designated groundwater beneath land located in Farmers Branch, Texas, at 1349 - 1399 Valley View Lane and associated City rights-of-way to facilitate certification of a Municipal Setting Designation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), establishing a Municipal Setting Designation; and take appropriate action.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 6.4/10). 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).