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Heather Lepeska

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21 mentions across 10 events
Heather Lepeska is associated with Dallas economic development initiatives and appears in city proceedings related to development, policy, and economic matters. She has professional recognition through the Aspen Institute.
10 eventsLast active Tracked since $200K city spending

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development (19)
policy (13)
tax (10)
grant (8)
budget (7)
community (3)
governance (3)
contract (2)
public hearing (2)
housing (1)

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June 2026

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing on a proposal to establish a City Council District 5 Exterior Improvement Grant Program offering grants up to $100,000 to small businesses for commercial facade and exterior capital improvements, funded by rescinding the NEZ No. 10 pilot program and reallocating its $950,000.

…to the District 5 Exterior Improvement Grant Program for Commercial Properties [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.…

$100K
Briefing Memorandum

Briefing on an upcoming agenda item to establish a City Council District 3 Exterior Improvement Grant Program for Retail Properties, offering grants of up to $100,000 per eligible small business for facade and exterior capital improvements, backed by a total program allocation of $1,200,000.

…or the District 3 Exterior Improvement Grant Program for Retail Properties [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dalla…

$100K
Briefing Memorandum

Upcoming agenda item to authorize a 10-year business personal property tax abatement agreement with Amarumayu, LLC covering 50% of the increased taxable value from a project at 9078 Van Horn Drive (Council District 8).

…ddressed as 9078 Van Horn Drive, Dallas, Texas 75241 (City Council District 8) [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.…

Briefing Memorandum

Briefing on upcoming agenda items for New Markets Tax Credit transactions supporting three development projects: Forest Theater Redevelopment on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Salvation Army of North Texas Campus on N. Stemmons Freeway, and Pecan Deluxe Manufacturing Expansion on Lone Star Drive.

…mons Freeway, and Pecan Deluxe Manufacturing Expansion at 2575 Lone Star Drive [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.…

Briefing Items

Review and approval of recommended census tracts for nomination to the Texas Governor's Office for potential Opportunity Zone 2.0 designations under the U.S. Department of the Treasury's program.

…(Opportunity Zone 2.0) as administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.…

May 2026

Briefing Items

Briefing on Opportunity Zones 2.0, an economic development incentive program, presented by the Office of Economic Development.

Opportunity Zones 2.0 [Heather Lepeska Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development]

Briefing Memorandum

Upcoming agenda item to authorize a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with Veterans Community Project for the Veterans Community Project Village, including the conveyance of approximately 7.33 acres of city-owned land for development of a transitional housing community with small residential units, a community center, and supportive services for homeless veterans.

…ortive services, in accordance with the Economic Development Incentive Policy [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.…

April 2026

Briefing Items

A briefing on Opportunity Zones 2.0, presented by the Office of Economic Development, covering updates or policy considerations related to the federal Opportunity Zones tax incentive program for investment in designated low-income communities.

Opportunity Zones 2.0 [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development]

March 2026

Briefing Memos

Quarterly briefing on economic development incentives that have been awarded to businesses or projects through administrative action.

Quarterly Update: Economic Development Incentives Awarded via Administrative Action [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development]

January 2026

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.

…ate a food truck, in accordance with the Economic Development Incentive Policy [Heather Lepeska, Deputy Director, Office of Economic Development] jozette.rosa@dallascityhall.…