City CouncilWednesday, February 25, 2026 · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, City Hall

#2Resolution to authorize and establish the Cultural Organizations Program (COP) and approve its guidelines for FY 2026-27, managed by the Office of Arts and Culture to support cultural services citywide, with no direct cost to the city.

#3Authorization to amend the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog to update multiple housing program statements — including the Homebuyer Assistance Program, Dallas Housing Finance Corporation, Dallas Public Facility Corporation, and Housing Tax Credit Program — and to remove the Title Clearing and Clouded Title Prevention Program, with no cost to the city.

#4Authorizes a Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Linbeck Group, LLC for preconstruction and construction services for the Dallas Zoo Safari Trail Project, with a total not-to-exceed of $90,000 funded by capital gift donations and 2024 general obligation bond funds, and establishes a $60,000 appropriation in the Capital Gifts Match Donations and Development Fund.

#5Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 4 with JE Dunn-Russell joint venture for additional construction services for Part Two of the Cotton Bowl Renovation, Rehabilitation and Addition Project in Fair Park, increasing the contract by $678,963.98 to a new total of $118,865,830.98, financed by Fair Park Revenue Bonds, Series 2023.

#6Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report on the Oak Cliff Gateway TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Three) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#7Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report on the City Center TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Five) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#8Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report on the Farmers Market TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Six) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#9Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for the Sports Arena TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Seven) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to all affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#10Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for the Design District TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Eight) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to all affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#11Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for the Vickery Meadow TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Nine) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to all affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#12Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for the Southwestern Medical TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Ten) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to all affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#13Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report for the Downtown Connection TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Eleven) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to relevant taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#14Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report for the Deep Ellum TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to relevant taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#15Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report for the Grand Park South TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to relevant taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#16Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report for the Skillman Corridor TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Fourteen) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to relevant taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#17Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Fifteen (Fort Worth Avenue TIF District) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#18Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Sixteen (Davis Garden TIF District) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#19Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Seventeen (TOD TIF District) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#20Accepts the FY 2024-2025 Annual Report for Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Eighteen (Maple/Mockingbird TIF District) and authorizes the City Manager to submit it to affected taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#21Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report for the Cypress Waters TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Nineteen) and authorizes the City Manager to submit the report to relevant taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#22Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report for the Mall Area Redevelopment TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty) and authorizes the City Manager to submit the report to relevant taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#23Accepts the FY 2024-2025 annual status report for the University TIF District (Reinvestment Zone Number Twenty-One) and authorizes the City Manager to submit the report to relevant taxing jurisdictions and the State Comptroller as required by state law.

#24Resolution authorizing the City to convey an approximately 831 square foot easement at 12000 Greenville Avenue to Oncor Electric Delivery Company for power lines and transformer facilities, at no cost to the City, in support of the Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program.

#25Authorization to mutually exchange easements with Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC — acquiring one easement from Oncor and conveying approximately 1,985 square feet of city-owned land at East Wintergreen Road and North Joe Wilson Road in Cedar Hill — for construction of power lines and electric transformer facilities, at no cost to the city.

#26The city is conveying an easement and right-of-way totaling approximately 2,098 square feet of city-owned land near Bank Street and Herndon Drive to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC for the construction and maintenance of power lines and electric transformer facilities, at no cost to the city.

#27Authorization to mutually exchange easements with Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC — acquiring one easement from Oncor and conveying approximately 2,240 square feet of city-owned land near Mountain Creek Parkway and Clark Road — for construction of power lines and electric transformer facilities, at no cost to the city.

#28Authorization to mutually exchange easements with Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC — acquiring one easement from Oncor and conveying approximately 10,429 square feet of city-owned land at West Wintergreen Road and U.S. Highway No. 67 in Cedar Hill — for construction of power lines and electric transformer facilities, at no cost to the city.

#29The city is authorized to acquire approximately 1.678 acres of unimproved land on East 11th Street from Columbia Packing of Texas, Ltd. for the Dallas Floodway Extension Project, using eminent domain if necessary, for up to $411,900 funded by the Storm Drainage Management Capital Construction Fund.

#30Authorization of a professional services contract with Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. (dba Stantec) for engineering services for a feasibility study of the Main Stem Balancing Reservoir Project, not to exceed $2,949,946, funded through the Water Capital Improvement F Fund.

#31Authorizes 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, funded by the TxDOT RTR Hillcrest Pump House Fund.

#32The city is authorizing payment to Union Pacific Railroad Company for rights to construct and maintain a grade-separated overpass on Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, pursuant to a 2017 agreement (Resolution No. 17-1165), not to exceed $238,632 financed by the 2024B Certificates of Obligation Fund.

#33Authorizes a professional services contract with Bridgefarmer & Associates, Inc. for the engineering design of the Malcolm X Bridge spanning the DART Central Rail Operating Facility Rail Yard, financed through the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#34The city is authorizing a construction services contract with Aushill Construction, LLC for the 2025 Sidewalk and Barrier Free Ramp Improvements at various citywide locations, including water and wastewater utility adjustments, not to exceed $5,070,785 funded through the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund, Water Construction Fund, and Wastewater Construction Fund.

#35Authorizes a construction services contract with Gibson & Associates, Inc., the lowest of three bidders, for Bike Lane Safety Improvements Project A along West Commerce Street and North Zang Boulevard corridors, funded by the DART Public Transportation System Projects Fund.

#36Authorizes a construction services contract with CI Pavement (Alderink Enterprises, Inc.), the lowest of four bidders, for Bike Lane Safety Improvements Project B along South Harwood Street and Commerce Street corridors, funded by the DART Public Transportation System Projects Fund.

#37Authorizes a $150,240 increase to the construction services contract with Rebcon, LLC for additional water main improvements on Commerce Street from Good Latimer Expressway to Exposition Avenue, bringing the total contract from $30,443,508.24 to $30,593,748.24.

#38Authorizes a 40-month professional services contract with Jacobs Project Management Co. for project management and owner's representation for the Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center at UNT Dallas, including an owner's contingency and an option to extend for the Public Safety Complex, financed by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#39Ordinance abandoning approximately 3,620 sq ft of water easement near Irving Boulevard and Nooner Drive to abutting owner Crown Enterprises, LLC, while requiring dedication of approximately 5,541 sq ft of replacement water easement, generating $11,150 in revenue to the General Fund.

#40Ordinance abandoning a portion of X-Ray Lane to abutting owner C2R Buffalo Speedway, LLC via quitclaim, and dedicating approximately 8,396 square feet for a water and wastewater easement, generating revenue to the General Capital Reserve Fund and General Fund.

#41Ordinance granting Dallas County a revocable license to install and maintain a subsurface electrical conduit within approximately 160 square feet of alley right-of-way between Lancaster and Ewing Avenues near 11th Street, generating $1,000 annually to the General Fund.

#42Authorizes a five-year lease with two five-year renewal options for approximately 275 acres of City-owned land in Dallas and Kaufman Counties to Eugene Bragg Smith, Jr. Trust (dba E-Bar-S Ranch) for agricultural use, generating an estimated $11,512 in revenue to the Dallas Water Utilities Fund.

#43Authorizes a five-year lease with two five-year renewal options for approximately 11.57 acres of City-owned land in Collin County to Johnny Sorrells for agricultural use, generating an estimated $7,252 in revenue to the Dallas Water Utilities Fund.

#44Authorizes a five-year lease (with two five-year renewal options) of approximately 100 acres of city-owned land in Rockwall and Collin Counties to Robert P. Yeager for agricultural use, generating $5,310 in estimated revenue for the Dallas Water Utilities Fund.

#45Authorizes termination of a 99-year ground lease from Retail PropCo Borrower, LLC for approximately 26,666 square feet near Cedar Springs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue, including eminent domain authority if necessary, for the Fire Station No. 11 Project at a total cost not to exceed $79,000, funded by the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund.

#46Authorizes the second one-year renewal option and a $6.25M increase to job order contracting services contracts at City facilities with five vendors, raising the total not-to-exceed from $25M to $31.25M, funded by the Capital Construction Fund.

#47Authorizes a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement with Netsync Network Solutions, Inc. for real-time cybersecurity threat monitoring and response services for all city computers and devices, leveraging the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement at a cost not to exceed $2,392,621.50.

#48Authorizes a one-year sole-source service contract with two renewal options with Workday, Inc. for continued subscription services for the city's enterprise human capital management and payroll platform, with the not-to-exceed amount amended from $15,357,921.00 down to $4,890,277.00.

#49Authorizes the rejection of all proposals received for investment advisory services related to the city's pension plans and directs re-advertisement of a new solicitation, at no cost to the city.

#50Authorizes a five-year concession contract with Metro Route Services, Inc. for the installation, operation, and maintenance of automated teller machines at various city locations, with a minimum revenue guarantee of $62,625.00 over the base term and a total minimum guarantee of $87,675.00 over seven years split between the General Fund and Convention Center Fund.

#51Authorizes a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement for auctioneer services with Lone Star Auctioneers Inc through The Interlocal Purchasing System cooperative agreement at no direct cost to the city.

#52Authorizes two contracts totaling $4,148,887.60 for the Park & Recreation Department: a three-year master agreement for sod purchase with Reginald M. Harris dba Harris Son's Quality Lawn Care ($2,972,887.60) and a three-year service price agreement for sod installation with Raiderpowerlawncare LLC ($1,176,000.00), both financed by the General Fund.

#53Authorizes a three-year master agreement with USF Fabrication, Inc. as the sole bidder for purchasing access hatches for the Dallas Water Utilities Department, at an estimated cost of $2,523,552.00 funded by the Dallas Water Utilities Fund.

#54Authorizes a five-year service contract (with two one-year renewal options) with Central Square Technologies, LLC for processing security alarm permit applications, renewals, and fee collection for the Dallas Police Department, generating an estimated $10,548,855.00 in net revenue to the General Fund.

#55Authorizes a one-year service price agreement with American Process Group LLC, selected as the most advantageous of three proposers, for excavation, removal, and disposal of residual solids from Lagoon No. 1 at Bachman Water Treatment Plant for Dallas Water Utilities at an estimated cost of $4,798,076.97.

#56Authorizes a three-year service price agreement with four vendors for laboratory instruments preventative maintenance services for the Dallas Water Utilities Department, totaling an estimated $1,148,394.03. Agilent Technologies, Thermo Electron, Metrohm USA, and Mantech were the lowest responsible bidders.

#57Authorizes settlement of the lawsuit Jonathan Weidler v. City of Dallas (Cause No. DC-25-01524) for not to exceed $50,000, financed from the Liability Reserve Fund.

#58Authorization to settle a lawsuit brought by Maria Montes Martinez and Aracely Martinez Garza against Francisco Javier Martinez and the City for a total not to exceed $80,000 ($35,000 and $45,000 respectively), funded from the Liability Reserve Fund.

#59Authorizes settlement of a bankruptcy adversary proceeding lawsuit brought by Sharon Stolte as Liquidating Agent of the Continental American Corporation Liquidating Trust against Dallas Water Utilities for not to exceed $70,001.02, financed from the Dallas Water Utilities Fund.

#60Ratification of a meet and confer labor agreement between the City and six public safety unions covering firefighters and police, effective February 25 through September 30, 2026, not to exceed $75,561,221 from the General Fund.

#61Consideration of appointments to city boards and commissions, with the list of nominees on file with the City Secretary's Office.

#62Authorizes a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement for the Verkada cloud-based video management and analytics platform for the Dallas Police Department through Sigma Surveillance, Inc. dba STS360 via the Department of Information Resources cooperative agreement, totaling up to $4,631,204.78 funded by confiscated federal monies and general fund.

#63Authorizes 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 a 75-year lease with Good Homes Communities, LLC, with an estimated general fund revenue foregone of $16,837,803.

#64Ratification of emergency food distribution payments and amendment of the subrecipient contract with Services of Hope Entities, Inc. to increase the total from $900,000 to $1,125,000 and extend the term through May 31, 2026, funded by federal COVID-19 recovery funds.

#65Authorizes a maintenance and use agreement with Southern Gateway Public Green Foundation to maintain, operate, and use Halperin Park between South Marsalis Avenue and South Ewing Avenue, with no direct cost to the City.

#66Closed session to deliberate on the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property at 606 Young Street, and to seek legal advice from the City Attorney regarding ongoing third-party negotiations.

#67Closed session to deliberate on information technology security assessments, network security information, and deployment of security personnel and critical infrastructure devices as authorized under Texas Government Code Section 2059.055(b).

#68Closed session consideration of the appointment of Jose N. Cruhigger to the Municipal Library Board.

#69Authorizes a two-year contract (with two-year renewal options) with BCL of Texas for administration of the Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program, funded through CDBG, HOME, and Equity TIF district funds not to exceed $912,965.

#70Authorizes the City Manager to execute a Funding and Development Agreement with Fair Park First for the fundraising, design, development, and construction of the Community Park at Fair Park.

#71Authorizes an economic development grant agreement up to $57.9M with Dallas Wings Development LLC to construct a sports facility on City-owned park property, amends an existing agreement with Full Court Partners LLC (Dallas Wings), and decreases McKissack and McKissack's project management contract by $1.85M to remove the practice facility from scope.

#72Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 2 with Perkins & Will, Inc. for additional architectural and engineering services for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan Component One expansion west of Lamar, increasing the contract by $3,045,443.45 to a new total of $144,619,808.45, financed by CCT Revenue Bonds.

#73Authorization of Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the CMAR contract with Trinity Alliance Ventures for construction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas expansion (Component 1, Expansion West of Lamar), accepting a Guaranteed Maximum Price of $695,680,181 and establishing appropriations of $717,479,741.40, bringing the cumulative CMAR contract total to $984,394,571.40.

#74Authorizes an increase to the condemnation settlement with Charter DMN Holdings, LP for approximately 36,227 square feet of land near Young and Houston Streets needed for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas expansion, raising the not-to-exceed authorization from $6,553,040 to $11,346,798 funded by the Convention Center Construction Fund.

#75Resolution authorizing the Dallas City Council to appoint a nominating commission and the City Manager to engage an (as yet unnamed) search firm to conduct the process for filling the City Auditor position.

#76Amends the Office of the City Auditor's FY2026 Audit Plan to prioritize and add a Cost Benefit Analysis of the Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) Program Audit, as proposed by the Committee on Government Efficiency. No cost to the City.

#Z1Public hearing on an application to amend Specific Use Permit No. 2480 for the sale of alcoholic beverages on property zoned CR Community Retail District with D-1 Liquor Control Overlay at the northeast corner of Kleberg Road and Carleta Street; CPC recommends approval for an 18-month period.

#Z2Public hearing on an application to rezone property to IM Industrial Manufacturing District and amend Specific Use Permit No. 2003 for a concrete batch plant at the northeast corner of Luna Road and Ryan Road; both staff and CPC recommend approval for a five-year period.

#Z3Public hearing on an application to establish Subdistrict C on property currently zoned Subarea A within Planned Development District No. 134 at the northwest line of Lindsley Avenue and southwest line of South Munger Boulevard; both staff and CPC recommend approval.

#Z4Public hearing for a new Specific Use Permit to allow a public school (non-charter) on R-7.5(A) Single Family District zoned property along Arapaho Road and La Cosa Drive. Both staff and CPC recommend approval subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.

#Z5Public hearing for an amendment to the Light Commercial/Office Area 1 Subdistrict and a new Specific Use Permit for a car wash within Planned Development District No. 631 (West Davis Special Purpose District) at the corner of Tatum Avenue and West Davis Street. Staff recommends denial on both requests; CPC recommends approval of both for a five-year period subject to site plan and conditions.

#Z6Public hearing for a new Planned Development Subdistrict to allow Heavy Commercial uses within Planned Development District No. 193 (Oak Lawn Special Purpose District) at the corner of Maple Avenue and Mahon Street. Both staff and CPC recommend approval, with CPC adding amended conditions.

#Z7Public hearing for a new Specific Use Permit to allow alcoholic beverage sales in conjunction with a restaurant (no drive-in/drive-through) within Planned Development District No. 805 with D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on Lake June Road and North Masters Drive. Staff recommends approval for five years with auto-renewal eligibility; CPC recommends approval for five years without auto-renewal.

#Z8Public hearing on an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2467 to allow a bar, lounge, or tavern and indoor commercial amusement on Elm Street near North Akard Street; both staff and CPC recommend approval, with CPC specifying a five-year period.

#Z9Public hearing on a new Specific Use Permit for commercial motor vehicle parking on South-Central Expressway between Youngblood Road and LBJ Freeway; staff recommends a 10-year term with automatic renewals while CPC recommends a five-year term.

#Z10Public hearing on a new Planned Development District for single-family uses and a new Specific Use Permit for outdoor commercial amusement on Leon Drive at Prairie Creek Road; staff recommends an Agricultural District approach while CPC recommends the PD with a three-year SUP.

#Z11Public hearing on a new Specific Use Permit for outdoor wood and lumber processing on an Industrial Manufacturing-zoned property on Manana Drive east of Spangler Road; both staff and CPC recommend approval for a five-year period.

#Z12Public hearing on an application to establish a new Subarea within Planned Development No. 314 (Preston Center Special Purpose District) on the southeast corner of Berkshire Lane and Lomo Alto Drive; both staff and CPC recommend approval subject to amended conditions.

#Z13Public hearing on an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 2505 to allow alcoholic beverage sales in conjunction with a restaurant within Subarea 2 of Planned Development District No. 366 (Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District); CPC recommends approval for a five-year period with site plan and conditions.

#Z14Public hearing on a new Specific Use Permit for vehicle display, sales, and service on CA-1(A) Central Area District property at the intersection of North Pearl Street, Crockett Street, and San Jacinto Street; both staff and CPC recommend approval subject to a site plan and conditions.

#Z15Public hearing (deferred from December 10, 2025) on a new Specific Use Permit for a public school on R-7.5(A) Single-Family District property bounded by East Ledbetter Drive, Veterans Drive, 52nd Street, and Horizon Drive; both staff and CPC recommend approval subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.

#Z16Public hearing and ordinance for a new Specific Use Permit for a non-charter public school on MF-2(A) zoned property within Planned Development District No. 595, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, bounded by Malcolm X Boulevard, Park Row Avenue, Jeffries Street, and Al Lipscomb Way. Both staff and the CPC recommend approval subject to a site plan, traffic management plan, and conditions.

#PH1Public hearing for a variance to alcohol spacing requirements from Margaret B. Henderson Elementary School to allow a wine and beer retailer's permit for Herby's Burgers, Inc., a restaurant on the west side of Edgefield Avenue south of Newport Avenue, at no cost to the City.

#PH2Public hearing and resolution on a variance application to alcohol spacing requirements near Uplift Pinnacle Preparatory and Academy of Dallas Charter School, to allow a wine and beer retailer's off-premise permit for a Target Corporation store on West Illinois west of South Zang Boulevard.

#PH3Public hearing and approval of the City of Dallas FY 2025-2026 Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program Plan pursuant to Chapter 379C of the Texas Local Government Code, at no cost to the city.

#PH4Public hearing on Cohen-Esrey Development Group's application for 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credits and bond financing through the City of Dallas Housing Finance Corporation for The Henley, a 228-unit affordable multifamily development; Council to authorize a Resolution of No Objection at the hearing's close.