8 • Agenda ItemCity of Mesquite (Dallas County)

Heartland PID 2026 SAP Update

Presented in: City of Mesquite City Council on 2026-08-17

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 2.2/10 Impact Weight

PASSED (6 - 0)

“Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5263, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, APPROVING AN UPDATE OF THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN (SAP) AND ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR PHASE NO. 1 IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE NO. 2 IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE NO. 2 MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, AND PHASE NO. 2 SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE HEARTLAND TOWN CENTER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (PID) (THE “DISTRICT”); MAKING AND ADOPTING FINDINGS; ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE 2026 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATE AND UPDATED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 372, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5263 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.) ”

Jeff Casper

Councilmember, Place 1 (Place 1)

YES

“Aye”

Kenny Green

Councilmember, Place 2 (Place 2)

YES

“Aye”

Elizabeth Rodriguez-Ross

Councilmember, Place 3 (Place 3)

YES

“Aye”

Andrew Hubacek

Councilmember, Place 4 (Place 4)

YES

“Aye”

B.W. Smith

Councilmember, Place 5 (Place 5)

YES

“Aye”

Brandon Murden

Councilmember, Place 6 (Place 6)

YES

“Aye”

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Approved on the Consent Agenda. Ordinance No. 5263, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MESQUITE, TEXAS, APPROVING AN UPDATE OF THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN (SAP) AND ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR PHASE NO. 1 IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE NO. 2 IMPROVEMENTS, PHASE NO. 2 MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, AND PHASE NO. 2 SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE HEARTLAND TOWN CENTER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (PID) (THE “DISTRICT”); MAKING AND ADOPTING FINDINGS; ACCEPTING AND APPROVING THE 2026 ANNUAL SERVICE PLAN UPDATE AND UPDATED ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE DISTRICT; REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 372, TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, AS AMENDED; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALER CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. (Ordinance No. 5263 recorded in Ordinance Book No. 137.)

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).