City CouncilWednesday, June 25, 2025 · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, City Hall

#2Authorizes settlement of the lawsuit Mark Anthony Mancha v. City of Dallas (Cause No. DC-23-17580) for not to exceed $180,000, financed by the Liability Reserve Fund.

#3Resolution to amend the Civil Service Board's Code of Rules and Regulations to add an alternative entry-level qualification pathway for Dallas Police Officer Trainee, allowing candidates who are at least 21 years old with a high school diploma or GED and 36 months of consecutive full-time employment experience, at no cost to the city.

#4Authorizes acceptance of a donation of Reality Based Training Village structures valued at $1,033,000 and a cash donation of $631,375 for the Dallas Police Basic Academy, with corresponding deposit and appropriation of the monetary donation in the Police Gifts and Donation Fund.

#5Authorize an interlocal agreement with Richardson Independent School District for the Dallas Police Department to provide police services at Lake Highlands High School and other RISD schools within Dallas city limits, generating an estimated $1.8 million in revenue.

#6A resolution formally naming three lakes in the Dallas Floodway Levee System near Westmoreland Road as the 3 Sisters Lakes—Comanche Nahmi Lake, Wichita ita:iʔh Lake, and Lipan Apache Mbátí Lake—each incorporating the respective tribe's Native word for 'sister,' at no cost to the City.

#7Authorize a professional services contract with APM & Associates, Inc. for engineering evaluation and design of erosion control improvements at three locations, not to exceed $399,143.00, funded by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#8Authorize a professional services contract with Consor Engineers, LLC (dba U.S. Underwater) for engineering and surveying services for erosion control improvements at four locations, not to exceed $287,798.00, funded by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#9Authorize a professional services contract with Halff Associates, Inc. for engineering services for drainage relief improvements in Comprehensive Storm Drainage System Assessment Area 31 - Echo Glen, not to exceed $1,118,600, financed through the Storm Drainage Management Capital Construction Fund.

#10Authorize a professional services contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for engineering services for the West Fork Channel and Culvert Improvements project at Joe's Creek, not to exceed $1,268,836.

#11Authorize a professional services contract with Olsson, Inc. for engineering and surveying services for erosion control improvements at three locations, not to exceed $420,407.00, funded by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#12Authorize professional services contracts with six consulting firms totaling $1,418,153.30 for construction materials testing services supporting water, wastewater, and storm drainage capital improvement projects.

#13Authorize the city's 50% cost-share contribution with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, not to exceed $848,222.70, to conduct an accelerated levee system evaluation for the National Flood Insurance Program.

#14Authorize a construction services contract with A&B Construction, LLC — the lowest of seven bidders — for installation and rehabilitation of water and wastewater mains at 25 locations, not to exceed $17,629,790, financed through bond proceeds and capital improvement funds.

#15Authorize a construction services contract with John Burns Construction Company of Texas, LLC — the lowest of four bidders — for the Large Valve and Meter Vault Project at multiple locations, not to exceed $10,696,793, financed across three capital funds.

#16Authorize a construction services contract with SYB Construction Co., Inc. for water and wastewater main replacements at 18 locations, not to exceed $14,656,533.31, financed through water revenue bonds and a wastewater capital improvement fund.

#17Authorizes the Eighth Amendment to the lease with MLT Development Co. at Dallas Love Field, reducing the leased premises to construct a vehicle access road, adding approximately 2.35 acres with a building, and granting 24 additional months to expend $5,000,000 in capital improvements, with an estimated net revenue of $5,522,556.46 to the Aviation Fund.

#18Authorizes a construction services contract with Post L Group, LLC to renovate the 3rd floor of the Law Enforcement Building at Dallas Love Field, creating office spaces, conference rooms, and workstations for the Airport Communications Center and Airport Emergency Operations Center.

#19Authorization for the City Manager to execute a second three-year renewal of the services contract with the Dallas Convention & Visitors Bureau (VisitDallas) for convention and tourism promotion services from October 2025 through September 2028, and to revise the contract to reflect the updated Hotel Occupancy Tax allocation of 1.232%, not to exceed $46,209,045.

#20Authorization for a Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with HJ Russell - Phillips May - STSW, A Joint Venture for pre-construction and construction services for Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan Component Four, which includes renovation and reconstruction of The Black Academy of Arts and Letters, with a pre-construction fee not to exceed $695,363 and construction management at 3% of the cost of work within a $200 million total project construction budget.

#21Authorizes the conveyance of a 6,293 square-foot water easement to High Point Water Supply Corporation over City-owned land in Kaufman County for the construction, maintenance, and use of water facilities, generating $10,200 in revenue to the General Fund.

#22Ordinance granting a private license to Partners Main Hill, LLC to install and maintain six awnings over approximately 376 square feet of aerial right-of-way space along Main Street near Hill Avenue, generating a $600 one-time fee plus $20 publication fee to the General Fund.

#23An ordinance renewing a private license to Ponte Gadea Compass, LLC for use of approximately 6,215 square feet of Jefferson Boulevard right-of-way to maintain two railroad crossing tracks and three traffic signal poles, generating $3,100 in annual revenue to the city.

#24Authorization to pay outstanding invoices and enter a one-year service contract with CBRE, Inc. for professional real estate consultancy and brokerage services, totaling an estimated $760,715 funded by the General Fund.

#25Authorizes a professional engineering services contract with Arup Texas, Inc. (dba Arup) for the evaluation, design, and installation of backup power generators at five Recreation Centers and a portable generator for the Doran Pump Station, funded through the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery Fund.

#26Authorization for a professional services contract with CBRE, Inc. for real estate consulting services at an estimated cost of $400,000, funded by the General Fund.

#27Authorizes the sale of one Land Bank Program lot from the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation to EHP Enterprises, LLC dba TB Homebuilders with restrictive covenants and a development agreement for construction of one single-family home, at no cost to the City.

#28Authorization for the sale of one Land Bank Program lot to Housing Channel for construction of one single-family home, with no cost to the city.

#29Authorizes the sale of one Land Bank Program lot to Wisehouse Investment Group, LLC with restrictive covenants and a development agreement requiring construction of one single-family home, at no cost to the City.

#30Authorization for the sale of up to five Land Bank Program lots from the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation to Murai Homes, LLC, and execution of a development agreement for construction of up to five single-family homes, with no cost to the city.

#31Authorizes the City Manager to negotiate and execute a development loan agreement up to $5,000,000 with 3606 S Cockrell Hill Rd, Ltd. (an affiliate of Palladium USA International) using HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds for a 120-unit multifamily senior housing complex at 3606 and 3626 South Cockrell Hill Road.

#32Authorization of a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement with Enterprise Training Solutions for a citywide business and technology professional development and learning solution for the Department of Information and Technology Services, not to exceed $432,323.25.

#33Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to decrease the cooperative purchasing agreement with Presidio Networked Solutions Group, LLC for Call Manager redesign and implementation services by $265,192.80 (reducing the total from $618,180.00 to $352,987.20) and extends the contract term to June 30, 2026.

#34Ordinance amending Dallas City Code Chapter 28 to update speed regulations on regular streets, expressways, and freeways, and to designate school traffic zones, with a maximum penalty of $200 for violations.

#35Accepts a $4,000,000 TxDOT grant from the SH 121 Subaccount and authorizes a $1,000,000 local match to fund construction of 10 traffic signals at locations damaged by the 2019 tornado, for a total project cost of $5,000,000.

#36Acceptance of an $8,910,000 federal grant through TxDOT for reconstruction and safety improvements to Harry Hines Boulevard from Medical District Drive to Inwood Road, including roadway, intersection, traffic signals, bike facility, sidewalks, lighting, and landscaping, with a total project cost of $11,951,674 and a local match of $2,362,500.

#37Authorizes a professional services contract with HVJ Associates for construction material testing during the construction of 10th Street from Interstate 35 to Clarendon Drive, not to exceed $116,825.50, financed by 2024B Certificates of Obligation.

#38Amends a prior resolution to accept a federal Surface Transportation Block Grant of $8,270,000 through TxDOT for the West Commerce Street improvement project from Fort Worth Avenue to Riverfront Boulevard, and establishes corresponding city appropriations of $8,187,300.

#39Authorizes an Operations and Maintenance Agreement with TxDOT (Agreement No. CSJ 2374-01-137) for city maintenance of the Skillman Arch Bridge on Interstate Highway 635, with no immediate cost to the city.

#40Authorizes a $652,299 payment to the Texas Department of Transportation for cost overruns under an Advance Funding Agreement for construction of six traffic signals and associated intersection improvements at locations across Dallas.

#41Authorizes an increase of $838,534.75 to a construction services contract with Estrada Concrete Company, LLC for bicycle and pedestrian facilities on Stevens Forest Drive and Mary Cliff Road, bringing the total contract to $94,965,718.25, financed by the Davis Garden TIF District Fund.

#42Authorizes acceptance of a $150,000 grant from Downtown Dallas Inc. Foundation to create a garden and patio space at J. Erik Jonsson Central Library, with corresponding fund deposits and appropriations in the Dallas Public Library Gifts & Donations Fund.

#43Construction services contract with Dyna Ten for removal and replacement of two cooling towers at the Winspear Opera House, not to exceed $1,108,969, funded by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#44Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to increase the professional services contract with Envision Interface for 311 call center services by $222,831, bringing the total contract to $1,114,155.

#45Authorizes the first amendment to a contract with the Texas Department of State Health Services to extend and increase funding for the Texas Lactation Support After-Hours Hotline Program, accepting an additional $400,000 in grant funds for FY2026 and extending the contract through August 31, 2026.

#46Authorizes Amendment No. 6 to the Whole Air Monitoring Program contract with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, accepting an additional $449,333.14 in EPA pass-through grant funds and extending the contract term through May 31, 2026.

#47Ratification to pay outstanding invoices totaling $683,028.70 to Austin Street Center ($476,122.44) and Global Spectrum on behalf of Fair Park First ($206,906.26) for inclement weather sheltering services provided to unhoused individuals.

#48Authorizes a three-year master agreement for the purchase of hot mix asphalt and cold patch materials for the Department of Transportation and Public Works with Texas Materials Group, Inc. and Estrada Concrete Company LLC as lowest responsible bidders, totaling an estimated $15,920,238.

#50Authorizes a three-year service contract with two one-year renewal options for dental and vision insurance plans for city employees, with Delta Dental Insurance Company and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company as vendors; there is no direct cost to the City.

#51Authorization of a three-year service contract (with two one-year renewal options) for health savings accounts, flexible spending accounts, COBRA, and direct billing management for city employees and retirees, awarded to Webster Bank N.A. dba HSA Bank as the most advantageous of seven proposers.

#52Authorizes a three-year service contract with two one-year renewal options with Health Care Service Corporation (dba Blue Cross Blue Shield) for medical and health-related services for all active city employees and retirees, not to exceed $41,837,527, financed by the Employee Health Benefits Fund.

#53Authorizes a three-year service contract with two one-year renewal options for pharmacy benefit management services for city employees with Health Care Service Corporation (dba Blue Cross Blue Shield), not to exceed $2,221,440, funded through the Employee Health Benefits Fund.

#54Authorization of an eight-year service contract with Intelex Technologies, Inc. for an ISO data management system for the Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability, not to exceed $1,143,171.31 funded across the General Fund and Stormwater Drainage Management Fund.

#55The city authorizes a four-year citywide service price agreement for armed and unarmed security guards and associated services with Universal Protection Service LP (dba Allied Universal Security Services), the most advantageous of 32 proposers, for an estimated total of $58,102,492.88 across multiple city funds.

#56Authorization to reject all proposals received for supplemental code enforcement services for the Department of Code Compliance, with no cost to the city.

#57The city authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to exercise the first three-year renewal option of a cooperative purchasing agreement with GTS Technology Solutions, Inc. for firewalls, equipment, managed services, and support for the Dallas Airport System, not to exceed $150,264.04.

#58Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 24 with Tritech Software Systems (a CentralSquare Technologies subsidiary) to extend and increase the Computer Aided Dispatch system maintenance and support contract for the Department of Information and Technology Services through July 2028, adding up to $5,589,604.78 to the existing contract.

#59Authorizes a ten-year beverage services contract with Pepsico Sales Inc. for full-service vending, case sales, and fountain pouring rights at Park and Recreation facilities, establishing $235,009.50 in appropriations and generating an estimated $940,038.86 in revenue to be distributed between the Imp. Maint. Rep. Programs/Sponsorships fund and Park Endowment Fund, with a commission disbursement to The Superlative Group.

#60Authorizes a professional services contract with New Line Skateparks FL, Inc. covering schematic design through construction phases for Westmoreland Skatepark, funded by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#61Authorizes a three-month service contract with Kraftsman LP (dba Kraftsman Commercial Playgrounds & Water Parks) to remove and replace the filtration system at Fair Park Esplanade Fountain, not to exceed $156,407.86, financed through the General Fund via the BuyBoard cooperative agreement.

#62Authorizes a construction services contract with Northstar Construction, LLC to replace playground areas, equipment, shade structures, restrooms, and furnishings at four parks, funded by TPWD Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds.

#63Authorizes a construction services contract with C. Green Scaping, LP to install and replace playground equipment, shade structures, utilities, and site improvements at Blue Bird Park, Park in the Woods Park, and Pecan Grove Park, funded entirely by TPWD coronavirus recovery funds.

#64Authorizes a construction services contract with Northstar Construction, LLC to rehabilitate an athletic field and install a restroom building at Thurgood Marshall Park, financed through TPWD coronavirus recovery funds and 2024 general obligation bond funds.

#65Construction services contract with Playground Solutions of Texas, Inc. via the BuyBoard cooperative for installation of playground equipment and an Independent Safety Audit at Jamestown Park, funded by the 2017 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#66Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 4 with Freese and Nichols, Inc. for engineering design on the Coombs Creek Trail Improvements Project, covering upgrades to the golf course cart path bridge, erosion control, and sanitary sewer protection within Stevens Park, with a contract increase not to exceed $244,000 funded by the Golf Improvement Trust Fund and Wastewater Capital Improvement Fund.

#67Consideration of appointments to city boards and commissions, including evaluation of the duties of board and commission members.

#68Authorization for eminent domain acquisition of approximately 76,181 sq ft of land (fee simple) and a 10,630 sq ft slope easement near University Hills Boulevard and Wheatland Road from James T. and Glinda Henrise for the Wheatland Road Extension Project, not to exceed $209,600 total.

#69A resolution directing the City Manager to review city programs and policies for compliance with federal directives, authorizing temporary operational pauses for compliance, and requiring timely City Council briefings on any paused programs; previously deferred from June 11, 2025.

#70Authorizes a $1,169.36 increase to the joint election agreement and election services contract with Collin County for the May 3, 2025 general election, raising the total from $21,410.77 to $22,580.13, financed through the General Fund.

#71Authorizes a 14-month extension of a lease agreement with Kyndryl, Inc. for approximately 5,909 square feet at 1000 Belleview Street to continue use as a data center from February 2026 through March 2027, with revenue and a nominal fee to be negotiated by the City Manager.

#Z1Public hearing on rezoning approximately 35 acres along Hampton Road and West Clarendon Drive to WMU-3 Walkable Urban Mixed-Use District 3 with a Shopfront Overlay on a portion, and approval of the termination of deed restrictions (D.R. 190810), per City Plan Commission recommendation.

#Z2Public hearing on an application to rezone property from MC-4 Multiple Commercial District to CS Commercial Service District on the southwest corner of Data Drive and Executive Drive, north of East Northwest Highway, with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant; both staff and CPC recommend approval.

#Z3Public hearing on an application to renew Specific Use Permit No. 1954 for commercial amusement (inside) use limited to a Class A dance hall on CR Community Retail District-zoned property at the northwest corner of Singleton Boulevard and Peoria Avenue; staff and CPC both recommend approval for a five-year period subject to amended conditions.

#Z4Public hearing on a zoning application to rezone property on the southeast line of Kimsey Drive (north of Orion Place) from IR Industrial Research District to MF-2(A) Multifamily District, with deed restrictions; both staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval.

#Z5Public hearing on an application for a Specific Use Permit to allow a private school on property within single-family zoning districts near West Northwest Highway, Midway Road, and Cochran Chapel Road; both staff and CPC recommend approval for a five-year period with automatic renewal eligibility, subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.

#Z6Public hearing on an application to rezone property from Planned Development District No. 635 to a CS Commercial Service District on the north side of Royal Lane between Newkirk Street and Goodnight Lane, including a resolution accepting deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant; both staff and CPC recommend approval.

#Z7Public hearing on a rezoning application to change property from R-7.5(A) Single Family District to WMU-5 Walkable Mixed Use District, with applicant-volunteered deed restrictions, on the north line of East Wheatland Road east of University Hills Boulevard.

#Z8Public hearing and zoning case to rezone property on the north line of Canada Drive, west of North Hampton Road from CR Community Retail District to MU-1 Mixed Use District, with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant. Both staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval subject to those deed restrictions.

#Z9Public hearing and zoning case to rezone property on the east line of Darien Street, south of Canada Drive from CR Community Retail District to R-5(A) Single Family District. Both staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval.

#Z10Public hearing and zoning case to amend Planned Development District No. 917 on the northwest line of Manor Way, between Maple Avenue and Denton Drive. Both staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval subject to amended conditions.

#Z11A public hearing on an application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 1447 for a private school use on R-7.5(A) Single Family District zoned property at the northeast corner of Park Lane and Boedeker Street, with both staff and the CPC recommending approval subject to amended conditions.

#Z12A public hearing on an application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 1912 for a late hours establishment within Planned Development District No. 842 (Lower Greenville Avenue Special Provision District) on Greenville Avenue south of Sears Street; both staff and the CPC recommend approval for a five-year period with amended conditions.

#PH1Public hearing on a proposed ordinance to remove Section 51A-4.701(e) 'Postponements' from the Dallas Development Code, eliminating the non-discretionary postponement process for zoning amendments; Staff, ZOAC, and CPC all recommend approval.

#PH2Public hearing to amend the city's Thoroughfare Plan to remove two segments of Forest Lane between Reeder Road and Josey Lane (via Harry Hines Boulevard), followed by adoption of an implementing ordinance.

#PH3Public hearing to amend the City of Dallas Thoroughfare Plan by reclassifying Grady Niblo Road between Mountain Creek Parkway and Merrifield Road from a six-lane principal arterial (107-ft ROW) to a four-lane minor arterial (80-ft ROW), and to approve the designated alignment of the unbuilt portion of that roadway.

#PH4Public hearing to amend the city's Thoroughfare Plan to remove two segments of Wycliff Avenue between Harry Hines Boulevard and IH-35E (via Market Center Boulevard), followed by adoption of an implementing ordinance.

#PH5Public hearing and ordinance to adopt the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan for an area bounded by Haskell Avenue, the Southern Pacific Central Bypass Rail line, Botham Jean Boulevard, and the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Rail line; item was deferred to June 25, 2025.

#PH6Public hearing on a proposed municipal setting designation to prohibit potable groundwater use beneath property owned by 212 South Buckner LLC and Buckner Box LLC near South Buckner Boulevard and C.F. Hawn Freeway, followed by an ordinance authorizing TCEQ to issue the designation to 212 South Buckner LLC.

#PH7Public hearing on a proposed municipal setting designation to prohibit potable groundwater use beneath property owned by LO 1401 West Commerce LLC near West Commerce Street and North Edgefield Avenue, followed by an ordinance authorizing TCEQ to issue the designation.

#PH8Public hearing and ordinance to authorize a municipal setting designation prohibiting groundwater use as potable water beneath city-owned and RP Wentworth, LLC property near South Good Latimer Expressway and Taylor Street, to be issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at no cost to the city.