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 a Verkada cloud-based video management and analytics platform for the Dallas Police Department, not to exceed $4,631,204.78, funded through federal confiscated monies and the General Fund.

#4Authorizes a one-year concessions agreement (with a one-year renewal option) totaling up to $400,000 with Legends Hospitality LLC for food and beverage operations at Fair Park and the Cotton Bowl, and authorizes receipt of an estimated $1,000,000 in annual revenue from the concessionaire into the Fair Park Fund.

#5Authorizes a maintenance and use agreement with Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation for the maintenance, operation, and use of Halperin Park, located between South Marsalis Avenue and South Ewing Avenue, 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 with Freese and Nichols, Inc. to increase their engineering design contract for the White Rock Lake Dredging Project by $347,500, bringing the total contract to $1,372,450, funded by a USACE grant and park capital funds.

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

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

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

#11Authorizes a TxDOT federal-aid agreement (FHWA) for $699,491.80 to reimburse the City for material and labor costs related to traffic signal construction at seven intersections along South Great Trinity Forest Way and East Ledbetter Drive.

#12Authorizes a TxDOT federal-aid agreement (FHWA) for $394,216.90 to reimburse the City for material and labor costs related to traffic signal construction at four intersections along Buckner Boulevard and South Great Trinity Forest Way.

#13Authorizes adoption of a revised Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan for the Dallas Streetcar System and authorizes the City Manager to execute the plan.

#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 management services for a new Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center at the University of North Texas at Dallas campus, with pre-construction services capped at $150,000 and a total construction budget of $150 million.

#17Authorizes an extension of CDBG fund obligation/expenditure deadlines through September 30, 2026 and preliminary adoption of Reprogramming Budget No. 2 to redirect $2,566,661 in unspent CDBG funds to public improvement projects and $450,000 in CDBG CARES Act funds to emergency rental and mortgage assistance, with a public hearing scheduled for March 25, 2026.

#18Authorizes a $650,000 zero-percent interest forgivable loan to Austin Street Center using CDBG funds for rehabilitation of its Emergency Shelter and Crisis Services Program facility for individuals experiencing homelessness at 2929 Hickory Street.

#19The City of Dallas authorizes 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 $12,630 in combined revenue.

#20Authorizes conveyance of an approximately 4,107 square-foot easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC for power lines, poles, and transformer facilities on city-owned land near East Clarendon Drive and South Marsalis Avenue, at no cost to the city.

#21Ordinance abandoning approximately 3,126 sq ft of Hillbrook Street right-of-way to abutting owner Dan Patterson near Lake Circle Drive and Meadow Lake Avenue, including authorization of a quitclaim deed, generating revenue to city reserve and general funds.

#22Ordinance granting 1100 Pearl Street, Inc. a private license to use 19 sq ft of aerial right-of-way space over Jan Pruitt Way near Pearl Expressway for an illuminated premise blade sign, generating $1,000 in annual revenue to the General Fund.

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

#24Authorizes rejection of bids for Group 7 and a three-year service price agreement for solid waste consulting services across remaining groups for the Department of Sanitation Services among six firms, with a total estimated amount of $3,609,828.00.

#25Authorizes a three-year master agreement (with one two-year renewal option) for the purchase of employee uniforms and safety shoes for civilian employees citywide among three vendors, totaling an estimated $2,317,367.08, funded by Dallas Water Utilities, Stormwater Drainage, and Sanitation operation funds.

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

#27Authorizes a three-year service price agreement for maintenance and repair of butterfly valve actuators and a three-year master agreement for purchase of butterfly valves, parts, and actuators for the Dallas Water Utilities Department, totaling an estimated $2,496,900.00.

#28Authorizes settlement of the lawsuit Sandy Ghanem v. City of Dallas (Cause No. DC-24-07641) for not to exceed $205,000.00, funded by the Liability Reserve Fund.

#29Consideration of appointments to city boards and commissions and evaluation of board and commission members' duties, with a list of nominees available in the City Secretary's Office.

#30Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire and develop 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 $16,837,803 in General Fund property tax revenue foregone.

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

#32Authorizes an increase of $26 million to a previously approved State Infrastructure Bank loan application, raising the total loan amount to $116 million to finance transportation improvements and demolition surrounding the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center.

#Z1Public hearing on a new planned development district and specific use permit for commercial parking lot or garage uses on MF-2(A) Multifamily-zoned property at the intersection of Virginia Avenue and North Fitzhugh Avenue; both staff and CPC recommend approval for a five-year period with a site plan and conditions.

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

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

#Z4Public hearing on a new specific use permit for a monopole cellular communications tower on RR Regional Retail District-zoned property on East Clarendon Drive east of South Beckley Avenue; staff recommends a ten-year approval with automatic renewals, while CPC recommends a ten-year approval only.

#Z5Public hearing on an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2441 to add alcoholic beverage sales to an existing restaurant (without drive-in or drive-through service) on NO(A) Neighborhood Office District property with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on Bruton Road east of Pleasant Drive; staff recommends approval with amended conditions, and CPC recommends a ten-year approval.

#Z6Public hearing on a new Specific Use Permit for a non-charter public school on MF-2(A) multifamily-zoned property within Planned Development District No. 595 (South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District), 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 on a zoning change from CR Community Retail District (with deed restrictions) to NS(A) Neighborhood Service District on the northwest corner of North Masters Drive and Bruton Road; staff recommends approving termination of deed restrictions while CPC recommends denial of termination. Item was deferred from the November 12, 2025 City Council hearing.

#Z8Public hearing on a zoning change from NO(A) Neighborhood Office District to MU-1 Mixed Use District with applicant-volunteered deed restrictions, on the northeast line of LBJ Freeway (I-635) between Abrams Road and Greenville Avenue. Item was deferred from the November 12, 2025 City Council hearing.

#PH1Public hearing on amendments to the City of Dallas Economic Development Incentive Policy, including alignment with federal directives, introduction of the new Developing Regional and Inclusive Vendor Enterprises (DRIVE) program, a new provision allowing City Council to approve non-conforming negotiated incentive projects by a three-quarters vote, and administrative clarifications for Proposition H bond funding and the Mixed Income Housing Development Bonus Program.