City CouncilWednesday, January 28, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, City Hall

#2Authorizes the Dallas Police Department to apply for a series of grants from the Texas Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division aimed at reducing crime and improving public safety for fiscal year 2027, with no direct cost to the City.

#3Authorizes a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement with Sigma Surveillance, Inc. (dba STS360) for Verkada's cloud-based video management and analytics platform for the Dallas Police Department, funded through Confiscated Monies-Federal and General Funds.

#4Authorizes a one-year concessions agreement (with one-year renewal option) with Legends Hospitality LLC for food and beverage operations at Fair Park including the Cotton Bowl, and receipt of an estimated $1 million in annual revenue into the Fair Park Fund.

#5Authorizes a maintenance and use agreement with the Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for the operation and maintenance of Halperin Park, at no cost to the City.

#6The city seeks to authorize a construction services contract with SCI Construction, Ltd. for the Forest Audelia Recreation Center Project, not to exceed $4,010,000, funded through the Capital Gifts, Donation & Development Fund.

#7Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to increase the professional services contract with Freese and Nichols, Inc. by $347,500 for engineering design services for the White Rock Lake Dredging Project, raising the total contract from $1,024,950 to $1,372,450, financed through a USACE grant and city park funds.

#8Authorizes a TIF development and Chapter 380 grant agreement with Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for the Phase I Plaza Area Project at Halperin Park, with total funding of up to $8,000,000 drawn from the Oak Cliff Gateway TIF District ($6,964,198) and the 2012 General Obligation Bond Program ($1,035,802).

#9Authorizes an $880,000 increase to the construction services contract with Camino Construction for additional water and wastewater main improvements at 17 locations, raising the total contract from $21,319,817 to $22,199,817.

#10An ordinance amending Dallas City Code Chapter 28 to update speed regulations on city streets and school zones, designate one-way streets in school zones and alleys, and establish a maximum $200 penalty for violations.

#11Authorizes an agreement with TxDOT for FHWA federal-aid reimbursement of $699,491.80 to the city for construction of traffic signals at seven intersections along the S. Great Trinity Forest Way and E. Ledbetter Drive corridors, along with signal retiming, and establishes corresponding appropriations and receipt of funds.

#12Authorizes an agreement with TxDOT for a federal-aid project providing $394,216.90 in reimbursement to the city for construction of traffic signals at four intersections along Buckner Boulevard and South Great Trinity Forest Way, including establishment and receipt of appropriations in the same amount.

#13Authorizes adoption of a revised Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for the Dallas Streetcar System and allows the City Manager to sign it, with no financial cost to the city.

#14The city seeks to authorize a professional engineering services contract with Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. for design work on the Harry Hines Boulevard corridor from Southeast of Medical District Drive to Southeast of Inwood Road, not to exceed $2,999,160.

#15The city seeks to increase an existing construction services contract with HQS Construction, LLC by $319,746.44 to cover additional work required by TxDOT, including 12 months of additional traffic control at the Highland Road and Ferguson Road intersection and remobilization costs for the Streetscape/Urban Design Group 17-7006 project.

#16Authorizes a Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Swinerton Builders for pre-construction and construction services for a new Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center at UNT Dallas, with pre-construction fees not to exceed $150,000 and a total construction budget of $150 million funded by 2024 General Obligation Bonds.

#17Authorizes an extension through September 30, 2026 for CDBG-funded projects that have not met spending requirements, and preliminarily adopts Reprogramming Budget No. 2 to redirect unspent prior-year CDBG and CDBG-CARES Act funds toward public improvement projects and emergency rental/mortgage assistance, with a public hearing set for March 25, 2026.

#18Authorizes a $650,000 zero-interest forgivable loan to Austin Street Center for rehabilitation of their Hickory Street property, which provides emergency shelter and crisis services for people experiencing homelessness, funded through FY 2024-25 CDBG reprogramming.

#19Authorizes conveyance of a ~1,080 sq ft drainage easement to the City of Garland for construction and maintenance of drainage facilities over city-owned land at Lake Ray Hubbard, generating revenue to the General Fund and Dallas Water Utilities Fund.

#20Authorizes the conveyance of an approximately 4,107 sq ft easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric Delivery Company for power line, pole, and transformer infrastructure across city-owned land near East Clarendon Drive and South Marsalis Avenue at no cost to the city.

#21Ordinance abandoning a ~3,126 sq ft portion of Hillbrook Street to abutting owner Dan Patterson via quitclaim, near the intersection of Lake Circle Drive and Meadow Lake Avenue, generating revenue to the General Capital Reserve Fund and General Fund.

#22Ordinance granting 1100 Pearl Street, Inc. a private license to install and maintain an illuminated premise blade sign over approximately 19 sq ft of Jan Pruitt Way right-of-way near Pearl Expressway, at an annual fee of $1,000.

#23Authorizes a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc. through the Sourcewell cooperative for a cloud-based open data portal solution for the Department of Information and Technology Services, not to exceed $821,212.98.

#24Authorizes rejection of bids for Group 7 and a three-year service price agreement for remaining groups (1–6 and 8–10) for solid waste consulting services for the Department of Sanitation Services with six firms, estimated at $3,609,828.00.

#25Authorizes a three-year master agreement (with one two-year renewal option) for citywide employee uniforms and safety shoes for civilian employees across three vendors, totaling an estimated $2,317,367.08 financed primarily through utility and sanitation funds.

#26Authorizes a three-year service contract (with two one-year renewal options) for Family Medical Leave Act administration services for the Department of Human Resources with FMLASource, Inc., not to exceed $663,488.64.

#27Authorizes two multi-vendor contracts for Dallas Water Utilities: a three-year service agreement for butterfly valve actuator maintenance and repair, and a three-year master agreement for purchasing butterfly valves, parts, and actuators — totaling an estimated $2,496,900.

#28Authorizes settlement of a lawsuit filed by Sandy Ghanem against the city (Cause No. DC-24-07641) for an amount not to exceed $205,000, financed from the Liability Reserve Fund.

#29Consideration of appointments to city boards and commissions, with the list of nominees on file with the City Secretary's Office.

#30Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Good Homes Dallas, a mixed-income multifamily development at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway, and enter into a 75-year lease with Good Homes Communities, LLC, with an estimated $16.8 million in foregone General Fund revenue.

#31A resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a funding and development agreement with Fair Park First to raise funds for the design, development, and construction of the Community Park at Fair Park, with no direct cost to the City.

#32Authorizes a $26 million increase to a previously approved State Infrastructure Bank loan application, raising the total loan to $116 million to finance transportation improvements and demolition surrounding the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, in alignment with its master plan.

#Z1Public hearing on an application to establish a new planned development district and a five-year specific use permit for commercial parking on MF-2(A) Multifamily-zoned property at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and North Fitzhugh Avenue; both staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval.

#Z2Public hearing on an application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 1262 for a private school on Planned Development District No. 803 property at the northwest corner of Rosa Road and Midway Road; both staff and the CPC recommend approval subject to a traffic management plan and conditions.

#Z3Public hearing on an application to amend the site plan for Specific Use Permit No. 40 allowing Commercial-1 Uses on R-7.5(A) Single Family District property along Cayuga Drive northeast of Peavy Road; both staff and the CPC recommend approval subject to an amended site plan.

#Z4Public hearing on a new Specific Use Permit application for a monopole cellular communication tower on Regional Retail District property along East Clarendon Drive east of South Beckley Avenue; staff recommends approval for ten years with automatic renewals, while the CPC recommends approval for ten years without automatic renewals.

#Z5Public hearing on an application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2441 to add alcoholic beverage sales to an existing restaurant on Neighborhood Office District property with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay along Bruton Road east of Pleasant Drive; staff recommends approval with amended conditions, and the CPC recommends approval for a ten-year period.

#Z6Public hearing for a new Specific Use Permit to allow a public school on MF-2(A)-zoned property within Planned Development District No. 595 in the South Dallas/Fair Park area, bounded by Malcolm X Boulevard, Park Row Avenue, Jeffries Street, and Al Lipscomb Way; both staff and CPC recommend approval subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.

#Z7Public hearing for rezoning a property at the northwest corner of North Masters Drive and Bruton Road from CR Community Retail to NS(A) Neighborhood Service District; staff recommends approving both the rezoning and deed restriction termination, while CPC recommends approving the rezoning but denying termination of the deed restrictions.

#Z8Public hearing for rezoning property along LBJ Freeway (I-635) between Abrams Road and Greenville Avenue from NO(A) Neighborhood Office to MU-1 Mixed Use District; staff recommends outright approval and CPC recommends approval subject to deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant.

#PH1Public hearing to adopt an updated Economic Development Incentive Policy that adds federal alignment language for the new DRIVE (Developing Regional and Inclusive Vendor Enterprises) program, creates a three-quarters City Council supermajority requirement for non-conforming incentive projects, clarifies administrative responsibility for Proposition H bond funds and the Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus Program, and incorporates general clean-up revisions; no cost to the city.