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Votes at a glance: Northlake council actions on March 13 — consent items, fee waivers, land purchase and developer agreement
Summary
Council approved consent items (including a Fort Worth water main contract), waived impact fees for a new fire station, authorized a roadway impact fee credit for Simpson Properties, and authorized a 1.3‑acre land purchase and a development agreement with Northport Partners; most votes were unanimous.
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At its March 13 meeting the Northlake Town Council took several formal actions summarized below. All recorded votes and motions are drawn from the council proceedings.
- Consent items a & b (minutes; cancellation of the March 27 meeting): approved 7–0 (motion by Sessions; second by Mayor Pro Tem Lawrence). (SEG 436–441) - Consent item c — Fort Worth 24‑inch water main additional capacity contract: pulled for discussion and then approved on the consent agenda; vote 7–0. (SEG 443–483) - Fire station water and sewer impact fees: council voted to waive the town’s impact fees for the new fire station (staff said wholesale water provider fees are pass‑throughs the town cannot waive); vote 7–0. (SEG 1364–1471) - Roadway impact fee credit for Simpson Properties (57 acres): staff said in‑kind contributions (graded gravel and drainage work) approximate the fee; council approved the credit 7–0. (SEG 1474–1536) - Post‑executive session actions: council authorized the town manager to negotiate and execute a development agreement with potential economic development incentives and authorized negotiation and execution to purchase 1.3 acres of property for an elevated storage tank; both authorizations passed unanimously, 7–0. (SEG 1579–1612)
Each voted item will be followed by the staff tasks noted in the minutes, including closing steps for the bond issuance, required public‑notice mailings for street‑name changes, and paperwork to implement waivers and development agreements.
This summary does not alter the official minutes; it is a concise record of motions and outcomes reflected in the council’s public proceedings.
