Economic Development CommitteeMonday, April 7, 2025 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe Fire Station No. 18 relocation deal (item #D) proposes a directed sale of 660 N. Griffin Street — approximately 1.09 acres in the Downtown Connection TIF District — to Tango North RF, LLC, signaling a major land transaction in the downtown core. If the TIF amendment and development agreement advance, the site at Patterson Avenue and San Jacinto Street would become a public facility, affecting adjacent development potential. Separately, proposed code amendments on parking (item #B), City Code Section 51A-8.601(b) (item #F), and missing middle housing density (item #G) are all scheduled for committee review and could alter development standards citywide.

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe Fire Station No. 18 relocation (item #D) involves a directed property sale to Tango North RF, LLC, a $29.4 million TIF subsidy, and a reprogramming of approximately $17.6 million in TIF funds — a layered public-private transaction that raises questions about developer selection, site valuation, and the financial structure. Petition threshold waivers for two new PIDs (item #E) and an executive session on Project Beckett (item #H) are additional threads worth pursuing.

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe four PID actions proposed in item #E — including petition threshold waivers for Far East Dallas and RedBird that require three-quarters City Council approval — set up a compressed timeline with a proposed May 28, 2025 public hearing. Project Beckett (item #H) entered executive session, indicating active incentive deliberations are in progress ahead of a full council ask.

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectA public hearing proposed for May 28, 2025 (item #E) would cover PID renewals affecting Deep Ellum and the Klyde Warren Park/Dallas Arts District, and new PID creation proposals for Far East Dallas and RedBird. If the one- and two-family dwelling code amendment (item #G) advances, residential lots citywide could see up to eight units constructed under that code.