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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

The Transportation and Infrastructure Committee agenda featured 28 substantive items carrying $76.5M in financial impact, led by a proposed $30M TxDOT RTR grant for the Herbert Street grade-separated roadway in West Dallas and a $20.3M construction contract for Cockrell Hill Road. Briefings on the TPW Quarterly Report, an Open Streets permitting policy, and a TxDOT State Infrastructure Bank loan application for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center were also scheduled.

Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available.

Analysis

Financial Highlights

The agenda included items totaling $76.5M in financial impact: $46.5M in spend across 15 items and a $30M TxDOT RTR grant for Herbert Street.[#K][#L][#M][#N][#O][#Q][#S][#T][#U][#V][#W][#X][#Y][#Z][#AA][#BB]

Infrastructure & Facilities

The agenda featured a three-item cluster for the Cockrell Hill Road corridor covering a new Dallas County partnership agreement, termination of a 2017 agreement, and a construction contract.[#O][#P][#Q][#S][#T][#V][#W][#X][#Y][#Z]

Governance & Oversight

The agenda featured three policy briefings — a TPW Quarterly Report, an Open Streets and Special Events permitting discussion, and a Briefing Forecast — along with five no-cost easement conveyances to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC across Dallas Water Utilities land and a proposed termination of a TxDOT Advance Funding Agreement authorized only four months earlier.[#C][#D][#E][#F][#G][#H][#I][#J][#R]

Environment

The agenda included a Comprehensive Stormwater Assessment Overview briefing by Dallas Water Utilities Director Sarah Standifer and a proposed land acquisition with eminent domain authorization for the Dallas Floodway Extension Project on East 11th Street near Cedar Crest Boulevard.[#A][#K]

Insights by Role

Contractor

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe agenda included eleven active construction and professional services contract items across road construction, sidewalks, bike lanes, pump stations, bridge engineering, and project management. The Cockrell Hill Road construction contract ($20.3M, File 26-654A) listed Urban Infraconstruction, LLC as the lowest responsible bidder of five; if the Herbert Street grade separation grant acceptance (File 26-642A) is upheld, a future construction solicitation for that $37.5M total-cost project would follow with a completion deadline of April 30, 2028.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo agenda items signal infrastructure investment relevant to development planning in West Dallas and the Convention Center district. If the Herbert Street grade separation grant acceptance (File 26-642A) is upheld, a 4-lane roadway with pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure would be constructed under the Union Pacific Railroad Company Line from Broadway Avenue to Commerce Street by April 2028. A briefing on a TxDOT State Infrastructure Bank loan application for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Master Plan (File 26-600A) indicates the City is pursuing external capital financing for that campus at the pre-decisional stage.

Journalist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingTwo financial correction items on the agenda warrant follow-up: a proposed amendment to a 2021 TxDOT AFA that would reduce a stated payment from $880,928 to $17,618 and redirect $863,309 as a general disbursement (File 26-648A), and a proposed termination of a TxDOT AFA authorized only four months earlier in November 2024 with no rationale provided (File 26-646A). The Open Streets briefing (File 26-603A) may introduce new permitting parameters for street festivals and special events.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center TxDOT SIB loan application (File 26-600A) and the Open Streets permitting briefing (File 26-603A) are both at the pre-action briefing stage, creating a window for stakeholder engagement before formal action items are brought to Council. The Briefing Forecast (File 26-604A) provides advance visibility into upcoming committee agenda items.

28 items(10 procedural hidden)

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#ABriefing providing a comprehensive overview of the city's stormwater assessment, presented by Dallas Water Utilities Director Sarah Standifer.

#BBriefing on the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan and a related loan application to the TxDOT State Infrastructure Bank, presented by the Director of Tourism, Conventions, and Events.

#CQuarterly operations and performance report from the Transportation & Public Works department, presented by Director Gus Khankarli.

#DBriefing on the Open Streets program framework for street festivals and special events, jointly presented by the directors of Tourism, Conventions, and Events and Transportation & Public Works.

#EAdministrative forecast of upcoming briefing items scheduled for future committee meetings.

#FDallas Water Utilities Department seeks authorization to convey an 831 square foot easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC for power lines and electric transformer facilities on City-owned land at 12000 Greenville Avenue at no cost to the City.

#GDallas Water Utilities Department seeks authorization to convey a 1,985 square foot easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC for power lines and electric transformer facilities on City-owned land at the intersection of East Wintergreen Road and North Joe Wilson Road in Cedar Hill, Texas at no cost to the City.

#HDallas Water Utilities Department seeks authorization to convey a 2,098 square foot easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC for power lines and electric transformer facilities on City-owned land near the intersection of Bank Street and Herndon Drive at no cost to the City.

#IDallas Water Utilities Department seeks authorization to convey a 2,240 square foot easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC for power lines and electric transformer facilities on City-owned land near the intersection of Mountain Creek Parkway and Clark Road at no cost to the City.

#JDallas Water Utilities Department seeks authorization to convey a 10,429 square foot easement and right-of-way to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC for power lines and electric transformer facilities on City-owned land at the intersection of West Wintergreen Road and U.S. Highway No. 67 in Cedar Hill, Texas at no cost to the City.

#KAuthorizes the acquisition of approximately 1.678 acres on East 11th Street near Cedar Crest Boulevard from Columbia Packing of Texas, Ltd.—including eminent domain if necessary—for the Dallas Floodway Extension Project, for a total not to exceed $411,900.

#LAuthorizes a professional services contract with Stantec for engineering services for a feasibility study of the Main Stem Balancing Reservoir Project, not to exceed $2,949,946, funded by the Water Capital Improvement F Fund.

#MAuthorizes a construction services contract with Big Sky Construction Company, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder among four, for the Hillcrest Road Pump Station House Project, not to exceed $1,779,000.

#NAuthorizes acceptance of a $30M TxDOT Regional Toll Revenue (SH-121) grant and a $7.5M local match for construction of a grade-separated 4-lane roadway with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on Herbert Street from Broadway Avenue to Commerce Street under the Union Pacific Railroad Line, with a total project cost of $37.5M.

#OAuthorizes a Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County designating the City of Dallas as lead agency to administer construction on Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, with receipt and disbursement of County funds not to exceed $4,796,229.40.

#PAuthorization to terminate an existing Project Specific Agreement (MCIP 30226) with Dallas County for transportation improvements on Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion to Singleton Boulevard, originally approved in 2017, with no cost to the City.

#QAuthorization to pay Union Pacific Railroad Company up to $238,632.00 for the right to construct, maintain, and repair a grade-separated public overpass within UPRR right-of-way on Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, financed by the 2024B Certificates of Obligation Fund.

#RAuthorization to execute Amendment No. 1 to terminate an Advance Funding Agreement (CSJ 0918-47-514) with the Texas Department of Transportation, previously approved in November 2024, with no cost to the City.

#SAmendment No. 1 to the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the Ross Avenue and Greenville Construction Project, increasing the total estimated cost by $1,952,816.07 (from $4,037,312.43 to $5,990,128.50) due to increased federal construction funding and the addition of $1,140,000 in Transportation Development Credits in lieu of local match.

#TAmendment to correct the local funds disbursement recorded in the Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the US-75, Greenville Avenue, Lovers Lane, and Mockingbird Lane Project, reducing the amount paid to TxDOT from $880,928.00 to $17,618.56 and designating the $863,309.44 remaining balance for general disbursement, with no cost to the City.

#UAmendment to a previously approved engineering services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for pedestrian improvements in the US 75/Mockingbird Lane area, correcting the disbursement split between the Mockingbird/US-75 Project Grant Fund and the Street and Transportation Fund with no new cost to the city.

#VAuthorization of a professional engineering design contract with Bridgefarmer & Associates, Inc. for the Malcolm X Bridge spanning the DART Central Rail Operating Facility Rail Yard, funded through the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#WAuthorization of a thirty-six-month construction services contract with Aushill Construction, LLC for the 2025 Sidewalk and Barrier Free Ramp Improvements at various city locations, including water and wastewater adjustments, funded through bond, water, and wastewater construction funds.

#XAuthorization of a construction services contract with Gibson & Associates, Inc. for Bike Lane Safety Improvements Project A along West Commerce Street and North Zang Boulevard in West Dallas, funded by the DART Excess Sales Tax Fund.

#YAuthorization of a construction services contract with Alderink Enterprises, Inc. dba CI Pavement for Bike Lane Safety Improvements Project B along South Harwood Street and Commerce Street in downtown Dallas, funded by the DART Excess Sales Tax Fund.

#ZAuthorize a construction services contract with Urban Infraconstruction, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of five, for the construction of Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, not to exceed $20,330,000, financed through multiple city funds including Certificates of Obligation.

#AAAuthorize an increase of $150,240 to an existing construction services contract with Rebcon, LLC for additional water main improvements on Commerce Street from Good Latimer Expressway to Exposition Avenue, raising the total contract from $30,443,508.24 to $30,593,748.24.

#BBAuthorize a professional services contract with Jacobs Project Management Co. for project management and owner's representation services for the Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center at the University of North Texas at Dallas, not to exceed $5,026,000, financed by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

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