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Arlington City Council Grades | ||||||||||
Item | Mayor | District1 | District2 | District3 | District4 | District5 | District6 | District7 | District8 | |
Name | Potential Points | Jim Ross | Helen Moise | Raul Gonzalez | Nikkie Hunter | Andrew Piel | Rebecca Boxall | Long Pham | Bowie Hogg | Barbara Odom-Wesley |
Next Election | 2026 | 2024 | 2024 | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2024 | 2024 | 2026 | |
Current Grade | F | F | D | D | F | F | F | F | F | |
Communications | 50 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
General/Other | 50 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Bonus Pts | 0 | 60 | ||||||||
Approve Mojy high-density townhomes | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cancelled Citizen Participatiion | 50 | 0 | ||||||||
Sheraton Tax Rev DeadZ | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PD23-15 226 more m/f units | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lamar Boulevard PID | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
$1 million corporate welfare | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lincoln Square modification | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ZA23-07 900 Marcellus Ct | 0 | 10 | 10 | |||||||
Approve 300+ apts w/Pinstack | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
Approve FY24 Budget | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oak & Main Corporate Welfare | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PD23-12 California & Sprocket | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
adj to 200 N Cooper TASTE lease | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PD23-06 W Arkansas apts | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Parks Mall deal | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
PD23-04 senior living Turner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
PD22-32 91 units/acre | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
PD22-30 small homes | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
PD22-38, 800 W Bardin Rd | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
XFL corporate welfare 8mo | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sutton Frost Cary, again | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First Rate corporate welfare | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arlington Museum of Art | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
grossly limit citizen participation | 100 | -5 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | -3 | -3 |
Amending Dodson deal | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Amending Ann's Grocery deal | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Overpaying for EDC lots | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Removing the Library Board chair | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
PD22-14, apts > 22units.acre | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
grossly overpaying for properties | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
PD22-18 Stonehawk 462 apts | 30 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recind 380 agreement from August | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
abatement/380s policy | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
raising drainage fee | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2nd Reading term length elec | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
call Nov 8 spec elec term len | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Park7 free money again | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
213 W Main free money | 25 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
623 apartments 100 W Arbr | 75 | -5 | 75 | -5 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
200 N Cooper free rent | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
EDC Town North Shop Ctr | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
PD22-3 200 E Turner Warnell | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
PD22-5 2301 Little Rd | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
UDC mod small box disc | 45 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
PD21-32 5304 W Arkansas | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
PD21-36 7116 Zuefeldt | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||||
PD22-1 1606 W. Pioneer | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
ZA21-10 Six Flags Dr | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
PD21-25 7619 S. Cooper St | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | ||
AHEFC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
PD21-5 6900 Matlock | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
PD21-30 8100 S. Collins | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Corporate Welfare downtown | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
PD21-34 1850 ParkSprings | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||
p/h for 100 W. Arbrook | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
4more Resolutions of Support | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Choose New Method for AAC | 40 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 0 | ||
HousingTaxCredit coverup | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Corp Welf Urban Union again | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Corp Welf old Fry's bldg | 50 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
PD21-29 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Resolution for Rosemont | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Call for p/h 7500 New York | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | ||
PD21-10 Reserve Mayfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Viridian Liquor Store | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
PD21-1 small lot homes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
PD20-24 Oden Hughes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
tabled PD21-6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
$500K Corporate Welfare | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
$408K Kestrel on Cooper | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Resolution of no obj | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
$245K corporate welfare | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
$300K corporate welfare | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Arl Commons again | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
TIRZ #7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
PD20-26 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
PD20-25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
replace B.Cotter on P&Z | 0 | -1 | ||||||||
$200K corporate welfare | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
ZA20-8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |||||
Resolution of no obj 446 apts | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
$450K to downtown developer | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
$4.6 million to Texas Rangers | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
$2.66 million to UTA | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | |||||
PD20-20 in swArlington | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Reinvestment Zone #47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
3601 Allen Ave | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Accountability -200 E Abram | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Accountability - E Front St | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Maxwell appointment to TLC | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
create term limit committee | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | ||||||
TIRZ corp welfare | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
term limit committee | 25 | 0 | 0 | 15 | ||||||
grant p/h on 8150 S Collins | 15 | 15 | 0 | |||||||
EDC Sales Tax | 100 | 0 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
Corporate Welfare-ConvCtr | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Another TIRZ extension | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Via Extension | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
331 apts at Debbie Ln | 50 | 35 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2020 budget/tax rate | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Matlock&Bardin Apts | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Public Hearings for Denied | 20 | 18 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
West St Mural | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
SUP19-1 BMG Auto Group | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
TRE $200K | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
TIRZ#5 | 40 | 0 | ||||||||
High-density Townhomes | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
Outside Law Firm | 25 | 0 | ||||||||
VIA Pilot Extended | 50 | 0 | ||||||||
30mph on Cooper | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
no accountability 101 Center waiver | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
TIRZ#1 | 30 | 0 | ||||||||
Suspend the Rules | 40 | 30 | ||||||||
3year terms | 50 | 0 | ||||||||
Cornerstone Drill Site Again | 10 | 0 | ||||||||
Parking Lot R Bridge | 20 | |||||||||
Rangers Golf Club | 50 | |||||||||
Six-story super high density apts | 25 | |||||||||
Ride-share Pilot | 50 | |||||||||
Five-story 848 Mitchell | 30 | |||||||||
Texas Rangers on the ballot-August 2, 2016 voted to put Texas Rangers on the ballot. | 40 | |||||||||
Another Dodson Deal | 30 | |||||||||
Renewable Energy Credits | 20 | |||||||||
Total | 3196 | 58 | 294 | 655 | 538 | 333 | 348 | 31 | 109 | 114 |
Percent | 100.00 | 3.59 | 10.20 | 32.73 | 33.09 | 13.82 | 19.99 | 2.52 | 9.64 | 4.39 |
Grade | F | F | D | D | F | F | F | F | F | |
Base Points | 3196 | 1616 | 2881 | 2001 | 1626 | 2410 | 1741 | 1231 | 1131 | 2596 |
Communication- | subjective score by our staff to evaluate members ability to communicate with citizens by e-mail | |||||||||
General/Other- | subjective score by our staff | |||||||||
Bonus Pts | for over and above duties | |||||||||
Approve Mojy high-density townhomes | 02/27/2024 | council approved Mojy Haddad high-density townhomes after P&Z had denied them | ||||||||
Cancelled Citizen Participatiion | 02/13/2024 | mayor cancels citizen participation so he can have more time to party at Loews. | ||||||||
Sheraton Tax Rev DeadZ | 12/12/2023 | council voted 9-0 to create Sheraton Tax Revenue Dead Zone plus pay $97.5 milion | ||||||||
PD23-15 226 more m/f units | 12/05/2023 | council voted 6-2 to approve 226 multi-family units on dangerous Mansfield Webb Road | ||||||||
Lamar Boulevard PID | 10/24/2023 | council voted 5-4 to create a Lamar Boulevard Public Improvement District. | ||||||||
$1 million corporate welfare | 10/24/2023 | council voted 9-0 giving over $1 million to Sportec Solutions for ten full-time positions. | ||||||||
Lincoln Square modification | 10/24/2023 | council voted 9-0 to extend the deadline on the Lincoln Square agreement. | ||||||||
ZA23-07 900 Marcellus Ct | 10/10/2023 | council voted 5-2 to approve RM-12. If the guy is only planning to build a SFR, why not RS-7.2? | ||||||||
Approve 300+ apts w/Pinstack | 09/26/2023 | council voted 3-5 to approve 300+ move apts w/Pinstack in southeast Arlington | ||||||||
Approve FY24 Budget | 09/12/2023 | council voted 8-0 to approve FY24 Budget with fat CVB spending, 9-0 on 9/5/23 | ||||||||
Oak & Main Corporate Welfare | 08/22/2023 | council voted 9-0 to pay for reimbursement of acquistion and demolition for $3.5 million to good buddy developer Kimbel | ||||||||
PD23-12 California & Sprocket | 08/22/2023 | council voted 9-0 to change RS7.2 to PD RS5 with lots considerably smaller than RS5, almost double density | ||||||||
adj to 200 N Cooper TASTE lease | 08/22/2023 | council voted 9-0 to extend deadline another 8 months, plus now $400,000 for HVAC,roof,separate meters | ||||||||
PD23-06 W Arkansas apts | 08/01/2023 | council voted 8-0 to approve 3-story, low-income apartments on W. Arkansas Lane towing over area | ||||||||
Parks Mall deal | 06/27/2023 | council voted 8-1 to approve the Parks Mall corporate welfare deal. | ||||||||
PD23-04 senior living Turner | 06/13/2023 | council voted 8-1 to add the senior living facility off Matlock and Turner Warnell | ||||||||
PD22-32 91 units/acre | 06/13/2023 | council voted 6-3 for high density apartment with only half the required parking along S. Center Street | ||||||||
PD22-30 small homes | 06/13/2023 | council voted 7-2 for small homes on small lots on Forum Drive | ||||||||
PD22-38, 800 W Bardin Rd | 04/25/2023 | council voted 6-3 to approve PD22-38 with its density, 4-story, gigantic building sharing fence lines with single family | ||||||||
XFL corporate welfare 8mo | 04/25/2023 | council voted 9-0 to approve the $623,246 corporate welfare deal with the XFL to keep them here until eight months | ||||||||
Sutton Frost Cary, again | 04/25/2023 | council voted 9-0 to approve the $122,000 2nd Sutton Grant Cary corporate welfare deal. | ||||||||
First Rate corporate welfare | 04/25/2023 | council voted 9-0 to approve the $1.5 corporate welfare deal with First Rate. | ||||||||
Arlington Museum of Art | 04/11/2023 | council voted 9-0 to subsidize the Arlington Museum of Art move to Esports Stadium, $1.9million now, $2.9M future | ||||||||
grossly limit citizen participation | 03/07/2023 | council voted 5-4 to grossly reduce citizen participation speakers. | ||||||||
Amending Dodson deal | 02/28/2023 | council voted 8-1 to approve over $900K of additional funding for develop Dodson. | ||||||||
Amending Ann's Grocery deal | 02/28/2023 | council voted 9-0 to approve amending Ann's Grocery requirements. | ||||||||
Overpaying for EDC lots | 01/24/2023 | council voted 8-0 to allow the EDC to grossly overpay for properties in N. Center area. | ||||||||
PD22-14, apts > 22units.acre | 01/10/2023 | council voted 6-1 to approve apartments > 22units/acre. 4 years ago they dropped to 22 to get to pass. | ||||||||
grossly overpaying for properties | 12/13/2022 | citizen speaker informs them contract and staff report differ, still approve grossly overprice properites | ||||||||
PD22-18 Stonehawk 462 apt | 12/06/2022 | council voted 6-3 for 462 more apts at 29units/acre at 7500/7501 New York | ||||||||
Recind 380 agre from August | 10/25/2022 | council voted 8-0 on the consent agenda item | ||||||||
abatement/380s policy | 10/11/2022 | afternoon session and evening vote on abatement and Chapter 380s policy | ||||||||
raising drainage fee | 09/06/2022 | council voted 9-0 to raise the drainage fee from $8 to $8.5 – no compassion with recession. | ||||||||
2nd Reading term length elec | 08/16/2022 | council voted 9-0 on the 2nd reading of Nov 8 spec election for 3 year terms. | ||||||||
call Nov 8 spec elec term len | 08/09/2022 | council voted 9-0 to rush to add Nov 8 special election for 3 year term lengths without citizen input | ||||||||
Park7 free money again | 08/02/2022 | council voted 7-2 to pay Park 7 $220,000 more corporate welfare | ||||||||
213 W Main free money | 08/02/2022 | council voted 8-1 to pay $35K of $80K to restaurant competition at 213 W. Main | ||||||||
623 apartments 100 W Arbr | 08/02/2022 | council voted 6-2-1 to approved 623 more apartments at 100 W. Arbrook Boulevard | ||||||||
200 N Cooper free rent | 08/02/2022 | council voted 9-0 to lease for free 200 N. Cooper Street | ||||||||
EDC Town North Shop Ctr | 06/28/2022 | council voted 5-2 to approve EDC deal for $2.4 million for Town North Shopping Center | ||||||||
PD22-3 200 E Turner Warnell | 06/28/2022 | council voted 6-1 to approve 48 townhomes | ||||||||
PD22-5 2301 Little Rd | 06/28/2022 | council voted 7-0 to approve 34 units/acre | ||||||||
UDC mod small box disc | 06/07/2022 | council voted 5-1 on UDC modifications finding the problem after determining their desired act | ||||||||
PD21-32 5304 W Arkansas | 05/10/2022 | council voted 2-7 on the zoning change from RS-7.2 to PD-RM12. Needed super-majority to pass | ||||||||
PD21-36 7116 Zuefeldt | 05/10/2022 | council voted 5-4 to approve tiny zero lot lines small lots. | ||||||||
PD22-1 1606 W. Pioneer | 05/10/2022 | council voted 7-2 for Snap Car Wash | ||||||||
ZA21-10 Six Flags Dr | 04/26/2022 | council voted 6-2-1 to allow residential to commercial at Altman Dr and Road to Six Flags Dr | ||||||||
PD21-25 7619 S. Cooper St | 04/26/2022 | council voted 1-8 failing to approve 228 apartments in 3-story buildings next to residential | ||||||||
AHEFC | 04/20/2022 | I asked questions of the Arlington Higher Education Finance Corporation $120 million bond sale | ||||||||
PD21-5 6900 Matlock | 04/12/2022 | council voted 8-1 to another 192 multi-famil units (2 & 3 bedrooms) | ||||||||
PD21-30 8100 S. Collins | 03/29/2022 | council voted 8-0 to approve PD with 396 units at Collins & Debbie Lane | ||||||||
Corporate Welfare downtown03/08/2022 | council voted 6-1 to approve $1.6 million deal with poor paybacks and no guarantees | |||||||||
PD21-34 1850 ParkSprings | 03/08/2022 | council voted 2-5 to keep Arlington Business | ||||||||
p/h for 100 W. Arbrook | 02/22/2022 | council voted 7-2 to approve a public hearing for zoning case which fail P&Z at 100 W Arbriiij | ||||||||
4more Resolutions of Support | 02/22/2022 | council voted 9-0 for 4more Resolutions of Support for low-income housing | ||||||||
Choose New Method for AAC | 01/11/2022 | council voted 7-2 at afternoon mtg to change ActiveAdultCenter process b/c black contractor did NOT win/evening 1/25 vote to reject was denied 2-7 | ||||||||
HousingTaxCredit coverup | 01/11/2022 | coucil coveredup est $600K-$700K HousTaxCredit Decree – no investigation, no report to public | ||||||||
Corp Welf Urban Union again | 12/14/2021 | council voted 8-0 to approve yet another Dobson/UrbanUnion deal for $400K | ||||||||
Corp Welf old Fry's bldg | 12/14/2021 | council voted 8-0 ti approve corp welfare for old Fry's bldg with $3.4million interest free loan | ||||||||
PD21-29 | 12/07/2021 | council voted 8-1 to approve more townhomes at 4700 W. Eden Road | ||||||||
Resolution for Rosemont | 12/07/2021 | council voted 9-0 for resolution of no objection for Rosemont on Mayfield, financed>50% by city | ||||||||
Call for p/h 7500 New York | 10/26/2021 | council voted 2-7 to call a p/h for 192 apartments (down from 216) after P&Z voted 2-5. | ||||||||
PD21-10 Reserve Mayfield | 09/28/2021 | council voted 9-0 to approve PD21-10, 220 high-desnity senior apartments in 4-story buildings | ||||||||
Viridian Liquor Store | 09/28/2021 | council voted 6-1-2 to approve Viridian Liquor Store | ||||||||
PD21-1 small lot homes | 08/24/2021 | council voted 9-0 to approve PD21-1, small lot homes with only 3 feet separating them. | ||||||||
PD20-24 Oden Hughes | 06/29/2021 | council voted 9-0 for PD20-24 for Oden Hughes Residential, 270 units at 35 units/acre. | ||||||||
tabled PD21-6 | 06/29/2021 | council voted 5-4 to table PD21-6 | ||||||||
$500K Corporate Welfare | 06/15/2021 | council voted 6-0 for $500K corporate welfare for Front and Center | ||||||||
$408K Kestrel on Cooper | 06/08/2021 | council voted 8-0 for $408K more corporate welfare for Kestrel on Cooper | ||||||||
Resolution of no obj | 06/08/2021 | council voted 8-0 to approve resolution of no objection for Bowman Springs | ||||||||
$245K corporate welfare | 05/18/2021 | council voted 8-1 to pay Ann's Grocery $245K to aid a mixed-use developer to move d/t. | ||||||||
$300K corporate welfare | 05/04/2021 | council voted 8-0 to approve empowerment zone because developer struggling needs taxpayes$s | ||||||||
Arl Commons again | 05/04/2021 | council voted 7-0-1 to extend deadlines of Arlington Commons project (no accountability) | ||||||||
TIRZ #7 | 05/04/2021 | council voted 8-0 to create TIRZ #7 | ||||||||
PD20-26 | 04/27/2021 | council voted 4-2-1 to approve tiny houses on tiny lots at 819/825 Mayfield Rd | ||||||||
PD20-25 | 04/27/2021 | council voted 7-0 to approve 649 apartments on commercial land next to Arl Highlands | ||||||||
replace B.Cotter on P&Z | 04/13/2021 | council voted 9-0 to replace Brian Cotter on P&Z. | ||||||||
$200K corporate welfare | 03/30/2021 | council voted 8-1 to approve $200K corporate welfare deal for Legal Draft Beer Company | ||||||||
ZA20-8 | 02/23/2021 | council voted 4-4-1 failing to approve because it was straight zoning and could not ban STRs for.3 of an acre in SE Arl | ||||||||
Resolution of no obj 446 apts | 01/26/2021 | council voted 8-1 to issue three resolution of “no objection” on 446 mostly low-income apts | ||||||||
$450K to downtown developer | 01/12/2021 | council voted 8-0 to approve. This developer already got a zoning waiver 09/08/2020. | ||||||||
$4.6 million to Texas Rangers | 01/12/2021 | council voted 8-0 to approve for small amount of land for Hall of Fame Musium | ||||||||
$2.66 million to UTA | 01/12/2021 | council voted 6-2 to approve a 2nd deal; leaving $2.66 million paid from the general/fund | ||||||||
PD20-20 in swArlington | 12/15/2020 | council voted 7-2 to approve 15units/acre rental townhomes in sw Arlington (KISD opposed) | ||||||||
Reinvestment Zone #47 | 11/17/2020 | council voted 9-0 to generate reinvestment zone #47 | ||||||||
3601 Allen Ave | 10/27/2020 | council voted 9-0 to overpay for flood land & corporate welfare deal | ||||||||
Accountability -200 E Abram | 09/08/2020 | council voted 6-3 to allow waiver of 15% commercial required for mixed-use | ||||||||
Accountability - E Front St | 09/08/2020 | council voted 9-0 to allow 2.5 year extension | ||||||||
Maxwell appointment to TLC | 07/07/2020 | council voted 5-3 to deny Maxwell appointment to the term limit committee | ||||||||
create term limit committee | 06/30/2020 | council voted 7-2 to create the term limit committee | ||||||||
TIRZ corp welfare | 06/23/2020 | council approves two TIRZ corporate welfare deals totaling $2.3 million | ||||||||
term limit committee | 06/09/2020 | council decides to move forward with naming a term limits committee | ||||||||
grant p/h on 8150 S Collins | 02/25/2020 | council voted 5-1-1 to deny a public hearing for 8150 S Collins | ||||||||
EDC Sales Tax | 02/11/2020 | council voted 8-0 to tax to the max the sales tax to fund EDC (8 year limit failed) | ||||||||
Corporate Welfare-ConvCtr | 12/17/2019 | council voted 9-0 for another corporate welfare deal | ||||||||
Another TIRZ extension | 12/17/2019 | council voted 9-0 extending the TIRZ again 3 more years and from 70% to 100%. | ||||||||
Via Extension | 12/03/2019 | council voted 9-0 to approve, Sutton tried to get rate changes | ||||||||
331 apts at Debbie Ln | 09/24/2019 | council voted 8-1 to approve the 331 apartments; 2nd reading 12/3/19, 6-3 | ||||||||
2020 budget/tax rate | 09/10/2019 | council voted 8-0 to approve the budget/tax rate without even questioning Via | ||||||||
Matlock&Bardin Apts | 09/10/2019 | council voted 8-0 to approve the 112 apartments despite traffic nightmare | ||||||||
Public Hearings for Denied | 08/20/2019 | council voted to approve public hearing on 2 of 3 zoning cases that P&Z overwhelmingly denied | ||||||||
West St Mural | 08/06/2019 | council voted 8-1 to award $50K for West St Mural | ||||||||
SUP19-1 BMG Auto Group | 08/06/2019 | council voted 6-3 on second reading to allow BMG Auto Group to move to property he owns. | ||||||||
TRE $200K | 05/21/2019 | council voted 9-0 to pay over $200K for each of the next 2 years | ||||||||
TIRZ#5 | 05/07/2019 | council voted 8-0 to extend the TIRZ another 30 years, now 44 total. 48%, over $200 million is for economic development grants. | ||||||||
High-density Townhomes | 03/26/2019 | council voted 9-0 for 53 townhomes on 2.6 acres for bud Mojy Haddad. | ||||||||
Outside Law Firm | 01/08/2019 | council voted 8-0 to hire overpriced law firm that cost $100K to fight citizens petition, to defend friendly lawsuit of Robert Johnson | ||||||||
VIA Pilot Extended | 12/04/2018 | council voted 7-0 to extend the VIA pilot with $1.8 million contract. | ||||||||
30mph on Cooper | 12/04/2018 | council voted 7-0 to extend 30mph on Cooper from Division to Hwy303 | ||||||||
no accountability 101 Center waiver | 08/21/2018 | continued public hearing, then Sept 4, voted 6-3 to not need to have the commercial development for 5 years. | ||||||||
TIRZ#1 | 08/21/2018 | started the process, Jan 8, 2019 voted to approved extending TIRZ#1, as if 20 years already wasn't enough. | ||||||||
Suspend the Rules | 08/19/2018 | at hastily called Sunday evening mtg, council with their panties in a wad because of citizen term limit petition, called to suspend rules so they could add their own term limit ballot item. | ||||||||
3year terms | 08/14/2018 | council voted for 3 year terms, vs. current 2 years | ||||||||
Cornerstone Drill Site Again | 05/22/2018 | council voted 7-1 for addtl wells after denying if Feb with minor differences. | ||||||||
Parking Lot R Bridge | 03/20/2018 | council approved over $1.7 million for a bridge for Parking Lot R, they already paid over $1.3 million for engineering and paving so the Rangers can pay $10/year (as in less than $1.mo to lease. | ||||||||
Rangers Golf Club | 01/09/2018 | council approved more free Texas Rangers give-aways, giving away the name rights to the new golf course. | ||||||||
Six-story super high density apts | 11/07/2017 | council denied 8-0 super high density apts at se corner of Center & 3rd. | ||||||||
Ride-share Pilot | 11/07/2017 | council approved $922K for extremely limited ride-share. | ||||||||
Five-story 848 Mitchell | 10/10/2017 | council approved more high-density apts at 848 Mitchell | ||||||||
Texas Rangers on the ballot | 08/02/2016 | voted to put Texas Rangers on the ballot. | ||||||||
Another Dodson Deal | 03/22/2016 | council approved another Dodson Corporate Welfare deal for $846K for less than 1 block | ||||||||
Renewable Energy Credits | 12/14/2010 | council approves $70K for worthless paper (renewable energy credits) from a company in Norcross, GA. |