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Office of Economic Development

department
223 mentions across 44 events

Also known as: OED

The Office of Economic Development is a City of Dallas department responsible for promoting Dallas as a diverse, equitable, and globally competitive business destination. It administers economic development incentive programs, including business development grants, tax abatements, community development loans, and real estate development incentives.
44 eventsLast active Tracked since $478.2M city spending

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development (162)
tax (152)
policy (114)
governance (98)
public hearing (93)
budget (35)
grant (28)
contract (19)
housing (18)
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Case File 26-2445A

Last: Aug 12, 2026·Site

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1500 Marilla Street, Room 5CS, Dallas, TX 75201·Show on Google Maps ↗
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January 2026

Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes scheduling a public hearing on January 28, 2026 to collect public comments on proposed amendments and updates to the City's Economic Development Incentive Policy.

Authorize a public hearing to be held on January 28, 2026, to receive comments regarding amendments and updates to the City of Dallas Economic Development Incentive Policy - Financing: No cost conside

Consent Agenda
requester

The city seeks to authorize a tax increment financing development agreement with 549 E Jefferson Blvd, LLC for The Jefferson Redevelopment Project at 549 East Jefferson Boulevard, providing up to $10,000,000 in TIF subsidies from the Oak Cliff Gateway TIF District Fund.

Authorize a tax increment financing (“TIF”) development agreement and all other necessary documents (“Agreement”) with 549 E Jefferson Blvd, LLC and/or its affiliates (“Developer”) in an amount not to

$10.0M
Consent Agenda
requester

Authorizes a Food Truck Incubator Program in City Council Districts 1 and 3, funded by ARPA Redevelopment Fund discretionary allocations, to help local small businesses learn to own and operate a food truck. The city reports no direct cost consideration.

Authorize the establishment of a City Council District 1 and City Council District 3 Food Truck Incubator Program in accordance with the Program Statement (Exhibit A) to provide grant funding from dis

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing memorandum from the Office of Economic Development providing an update on the Atlético Dallas grant under the Small Business Development program.

Small Business Development: Atlético Dallas Grant Update [Kevin Spath, Director, Office of Economic Development]

Briefing Memorandum

Establishes a Food Truck Incubator Program for City Council Districts 1 and 3, providing grant funding from the ARPA Redevelopment Fund to help local small businesses own and operate food trucks.

…th the Economic Development Incentive Policy [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.com

Briefing Memorandum

Authorizes a TIF development and Chapter 380 grant agreement with Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for up to $8,000,000 to support the Phase I Plaza Area Project at Halperin Park, funded through the Oak Cliff Gateway TIF District and the 2012 General Obligation Bond Program.

…cordance with the Economic Development Incentive Policy [Kevin Spath, Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.com

$8.0M
Briefing Items

Annual progress briefing on the Dallas Housing Opportunity Fund (DHOF), presented by representatives from LISC Strategic Investments, The Real Estate Council, and the Office of Economic Development.

…Investments; Jamee Jolly, CEO, The Real Estate Council; Kevin Spath, Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.com

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing memorandum informing the council that the Dallas Development Fund has been awarded a New Markets Tax Credit allocation, presented by the Deputy Director of the Office of Economic Development.

Dallas Development Fund Awarded New Markets Tax Credit Allocation [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development]

Briefing Memorandum

Council is asked to authorize a tax increment financing development agreement with 549 E Jefferson Blvd, LLC for up to $10,000,000 from Oak Cliff Gateway TIF District funds to support The Jefferson Redevelopment Project at 549 E. Jefferson Boulevard, consistent with the Economic Development Incentive Policy.

…ith the Economic Development Incentive Policy [Tamara Leak, Assistant Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.com

$10.0M
Briefing Memorandum

Briefing on an upcoming item to authorize a January 28, 2026 public hearing for comments on proposed amendments and updates to the City of Dallas Economic Development Incentive Policy.

…Dallas Economic Development Incentive Policy [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.com