Brent Newsom
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 47:20
- Avg per meeting
- 3:23
- Segments
- 621
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Top issues during term (20)
Accessory Structure Compliance
None to the city.
The Canals at The Reserve Development
Incentives provided will impact municipal economic development funds in exchange for projected capital investment and job creation.
MEDC FY 2026-2027 Budget
Sets property tax bills for residents and funds municipal operations and capital investments for FY 2026-2027.
Roadway Improvements
Funded through previously approved capital improvement budgets.
Paper Source Converting & MFG, Inc. Headquarters Relocation
A $65,000 grant for exterior building improvements supporting a major industrial employer.
Commercial Drone Delivery Regulation
None directly to the city budget.
Historic Preservation Month Events
Specific budget allocations for these educational programs and events were not finalized during the discussion.
Park Facilities Expansion
Funded through approved capital improvement project budgets.
city council meeting recap
While the specific dollar amounts aren't in this quick recap, council decisions always affect your tax dollars and local services.
Board Officer Elections
No direct financial impact; ensures organizational continuity.
Harmon Mansfield Townhome Rezoning & Traffic Impact
Generates over $1 million in estimated annual tax revenue upon completion.
Historic Downtown Redevelopment
The city will provide up to $5.5 million in tax-increment grants, but only after the project is built and paying taxes.
311 Smith Street Multi-Family Mixed-Use Development
Substantial private investment in downtown Mansfield.
Library Programming and Operations
Potential cost for a new part-time position.
America 250 and Decade Days Festival
Potential loss of event funding in the upcoming fiscal year.
Heritage Ranch Baptist Church Zoning Change
Changes land-use potential and property utilization patterns in the corridor.
Downtown Housing Diversity and Plat Approval
Private investment in downtown mixed-use and residential development.
Southpointe Phase 9 Final Plat
Generates private development investment and establishes future public infrastructure maintenance responsibilities.
Industrial-Residential Proximity Standards
The applicant must invest in additional screening and landscaping to meet the board's conditions.
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center Partnership
The project represents a significant long-term investment in local workforce development and healthcare infrastructure.
Moved or seconded (30)
Motions Newsom personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-11
to adjourn the meeting at 7:40 p.m.
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-08
Ordinance - Public Hearing and First Reading on an Ordinance Considering a Request by Winkelmann & Associates, Inc. for a Zoning Change from PD, Planned Development District to PD, Planned Development District for Commercial Uses, Being 18.604 Acres Located Within the B.F
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-08
to adjourn the meeting at 8:06 p.m.
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-26
Resolution - A Resolution of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Declaring the Existence of a Public Necessity and Authorizing the City Attorney, or His Designee, and Other City Officials to Take Such Actions as Are Necessary to Acquire Real Property, Being Various Lots Provided Herein Located Within
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-26
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Of Mansfield, Texas, Declaring the Existence of a Public Necessity and Authorizing the City Attorney, or His Designee, and Other City Officials to Take Such Actions as are Necessary to Acquire Real Property and Easements, Being Located Within Pb George
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-11
Board Appointments: Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Presenters: Susana Marin, City Secretary Page 3 of 108
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-05-11
to adjourn the meeting at 6:48 p.m.
- movedpassed 7-02026-04-13
adjourn the meeting at 7:25 p.m.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
Purchase of 800 Highway 287 N #S
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-02-23
A motion was made by Council Member Newsom to adjourn the meeting at 7:13 p.m.
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
Resolution - A Public Hearing and Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Approving and Endorsing the 2026 (52nd Year) Community Development Block Grant Project for the City of Mansfield, Texas; Finding That the Meeting at Which This Resolution is Passed is Open
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
minutes of the February 9, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting as presented
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
Board Appointments: Keep Mansfield Beautiful Commission Presenters: Susana Marin, City Secretary Attachments: None
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
Resolution - A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Approving Amendments to the Keep Mansfield Beautiful Commission Bylaws; Finding that the Meeting at which this Resolution is Passed is Open to the Public as Required by Law; and Providing an Effective Date
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
Ordinance - An Ordinance of the City of Mansfield, Texas, Amending Title VII (Traffic Code) Chapter 72 (Stopping, Standing, and Parking), Adding Section 72.03 (Parking Recreational Vehicles on Streets and Public Right-of-Way); Providing Regulations for Recreational Vehicles; Providing That This
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
Mathis Road Extension Project Funding
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
minutes of the February 5, 2026 Joint City Council Meeting as presented
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
City Employee Speaker Policy
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 7-02026-02-23
Relocation of Utility Lines Along East and West Broad Street
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- moved2026-02-23
Surplus City Personal Property Disposal Policy
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (411)
Recorded while Newsom was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of August 13, 2026 Meeting Minutes
Election of Officers for FY2025-2026
Resolution No. 26-2811: Park Monument Signage Construction Contract
ADJOURN
Election of Chair
Approval of August 5, 2026 Meeting Minutes
ZBA#26-007 Special Exception for 809 Majestic Oaks Court
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
ADJOURN
Approval of Meeting Minutes
Election of MEDC Board Officers
Adjournment
Approval of meeting minutes 09-01-2026
ADJOURN
Election of Chairperson
Election of Vice-Chairperson
Final Plat - South Pointe Phase 9 (SD#26-011)
Preliminary Plat - 311 Smith Street Multi-Family Addition (SD#26-027)
Specific Use Permit - McDonald's at Costco Addition (SUP26-002)
Zoning Change - Heritage Ranch Baptist Church (ZC#26-006)
Voting record (197)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
approve the approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS, LEVYING THE AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE TAX YEAR 2026 (FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027) AT A RATE OF $0.639000 PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00) ASSESSED VALUATION ON
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS, RATIFYING FEBRUARY 24, 1997, AS THE DATE OF THE CITY'S FIRST APPOINTMENT OF ITS MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES FOR THE MANSFIELD COURT OF RECORD; REPEALING AND RE
A motion was made by Council Member Bounds to approve the recommendations as made in the staff report.
A motion was made by Council Member Bounds to approve the minutes of the August 24, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting as presented.
approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
A motion was made by Council Member Newsom to adjourn the meeting at 10:31 p.m.
A motion was made by Council Member Vaszauskas to authorize the City Manager or his designee to negotiate, execute, and finalize the sale of city-owned property in Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #2,
approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
A motion was made by Council Member Bounds to approve the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS, APPROVING FUNDING FOR FURNITURE, FIXTURES, AND EQUIPME
A motion was made by Council Member Bounds to approve the following resolution: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS, APPROVING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE
A motion was made by Council Member Simmons to approve the following ordinance with the understanding that the ordinance is only applicable to this current user/tenant and a future user/tenant would n
A motion was made by Council Member Fresquez to approve the following ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS, APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMI
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MANSFIELD, TEXAS APPROVING THE 2026 ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN AND ASSESSMENT ROLL FOR THE SOUTH POINTE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT INCLUDING THE COLL
approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
approve the recommendations as made in the staff report
A motion was made by Council Member Fresquez to approve the recommendations as made in the staff report.
A motion was made by Council Member Bounds to approve the recommendations as made in the staff report.
Authorization to Sell City-Owned Property for Downtown Restaurant
Approval of Consent Agenda
Approval of Atmos Energy Rate Review Settlement Ordinance
Expressed concern over the size of the base rate increase across categories.