Place 3 Council Member· 2026-2029
Byron Fassett
Rowlett
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 26
- Total speaking time
- 1:59:11
- Avg per meeting
- 4:35
- Segments
- 3230
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Top issues during term (20)
FY27 Budget Process and Founders Day
Total proposed budget is $227 million, maintaining the property tax rate at $0.807891 per $100 valuation.
Commercial Oversaturation and Auto Repair Facilities on Lakeview Parkway
Filling the long-vacant bank lot would add sales tax revenue, but staff argued the use limits future diverse commercial development.
Short-Term Rental Regulation
Increased annual permit fees ($2,000) and potential revenue loss for local STR operators.
Summit Wood Estates Subdivision Plat
Generates new residential development and future property tax revenue for the city.
Animal Shelter Location Concerns
The design contract amendment totals $550,000, funded from the animal shelter bond allocation.
Park Safety and Maintenance Concerns
Unknown — resident suggested dirt, sand, and filler work is needed.
The Trails at Cottonwood Creek PID Assessment and Development
The city takes on maintenance of 685 feet of Troy Road frontage, and the developer pays nothing toward it under the agreement.
Public Art and City Aesthetics
The city is not paying extra for the re-design, but the delay impacts the project timeline.
Liberty Grove Road Traffic and Commercial Overdevelopment
Staff's preliminary model estimated only about $268,000 in net fiscal benefit to the city over ten years.
Herfurth Park Concept Design
About $3.8M of the $4.7M budget goes to demolition and infrastructure before any amenities are built.
Lake Bend Estate Screening Wall Rebid
Engineering design services authorized at a cost not to exceed $128,400, with estimated total project costs exceeding $1.4 million.
Data Center Special Use Permit Zoning Amendments
Potential future economic development revenue offset by significant infrastructure and resource demands.
Public Safety Radio System Procurement
About $5.4 million total, financed at roughly $950,000 a year for seven years.
Economic Development Incentive for Project 'Dessert'
Involves an all-in municipal investment not to exceed $6,700, with a projected breakeven period of approximately 3.5 years through local sales tax generation.
Waterview Golf Course Operational Oversight
The facility generates approximately $3.2 million in annual revenue while providing rental income to the city.
Utility Rate Increases
Average residential water and sewer customer will see about an 13% or $18 increase in their monthly bill.
Public Safety Surveillance
Over $218,000 spent to date with ongoing annual maintenance costs.
City Manager Search
Financial impacts depend on severance terms and the interim contract negotiated for the new acting city manager.
Merritt Crossing Townhome Development and Tree Removal
The applicant was required to pay $31,917.50 into the city's tree reforestation fund.
Hereford Park Municipal Complex Proposal
Utilizes previously issued bond funds, with ongoing discussions regarding total project costs and potential real estate acquisition.
Decisions during term (304)
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Approval of October 13, 2026 meeting minutes (consent agenda)
PD amendment for convenience store with gas pumps — 8409 Chisa Road (Item 4A)
PD amendment for oil change facility — 2205 Lakeview Parkway (Item 4B)
Initial SF-40 zoning for annexed tract — 3805 Troy Road (Item 4C)
PD-SF5 rezoning and plan amendments for Trails at Cottonwood Creek Phase Six — 3805 Troy Road (Item 4D)
Approval of Consent Agenda
Purchase of Motorola Portable Radios (Item 4B)
Motorola Platform Migration and System Upgrade (Item 4K)
Bayside PID North Improvement Area Assessment Plan (Item 5A)
Bayside PID South Improvement Area Assessment Plan (Item 5B)
Trails at Cottonwood Creek PID Assessment Plan (Item 5C)
Consider action to approve the minutes.
Consider action to adopt the City's Investment Policy for Fiscal Year 2027.
Consider action to authorize the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement.
Consider action to authorize a Supplemental Task Authorization for additional engineering services associated with Lift Station Abandonment projects.
Consider all matters incident and related to the adoption of a resolution expressing official intent to reimburse costs of projects.
Consider action to approve and ratify the purchase and installation of emergency generators.
Consider action to authorize an Interlocal Cooperation Contract with the North Texas Tollway Authority.
Consider action to authorize an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Dallas County.
Consider action to authorize a list of qualified firms to provide professional engineering and related services for municipal improvements and facilities.
Voting record (6)
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