7/27/26 Regular City Council Meeting, July 27, 2026
Votes on Commercial Drone Delivery Zoning Text Amendment (Chapter 155), 5-0
What happened
This was primarily an FY26-27 budget work session and consent-agenda meeting for the City of Mansfield, TX; the most consequential land-use action was the first reading of ordinance 26-2446 (OA #26-002), a commercial drone delivery zoning text amendment, which council advanced to…
- Jurisdiction
- Mansfield, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- July 27, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, 5-0
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
FY26-27 Budget Work Session and Fee Schedule Presentation
Presentation of a preliminary balanced budget of just over $114 million, with public safety at ~52% of expenditures. Proposed fee changes include Frontier trash rate increase of 2.39% (residential monthly $19.23 to $19.69 plus tax effective October 1st), park/recreation fees, library printing fees, and water/sewer fees. Tarrant County certified value decreased ~1% (~$130M), Ellis County down ~$5M, Johnson County up (reappraisal plan). New construction revenue ~$3.3 million. Same tax rate of 63.9 per 100 used pending final Johnson County roll. No vote taken.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was primarily an FY26-27 budget work session and consent-agenda meeting for the City of Mansfield, TX; the most consequential land-use action was the first reading of ordinance 26-2446 (OA #26-002), a commercial drone delivery zoning text amendment, which council advanced to…
Key Decisions (6)
FY26-27 Budget Work Session and Fee Schedule Presentation
Professional Service Contract for Kingsway Drive and Bishop Drive Reconstruction Design
Construction Award for Hillcrest Street Reconstruction
Property Purchase at 113 North 4th Avenue for Walnut Creek Linear Park Trails
TIRZ Number Two Board Meeting Minutes Approval
Commercial Drone Delivery Zoning Text Amendment (Chapter 155)
Development Activity (6)
Kingsway Drive and Bishop Drive Reconstruction and Drainage Improvements
Infrastructure
Hillcrest Street Reconstruction
Infrastructure
Walnut Creek Linear Park Trails Phase 4
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Infrastructure
The city is proactively raising water/sewer development fees, including new…
Sentiment
Property valuations in Mansfield have flattened or declined this cycle…
Housing Demand
Johnson County is described as 'the area of the city…
Who Spoke (17)
On the record: 3 councilmembers, 7 staff members, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 11 of 12 (92%) forecasts called in this county.
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