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Economic Development Committee · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

The Economic Development Committee's March 2, 2026 agenda featured 12 substantive items, including a public hearing and discussion on City Hall redevelopment, previews of two upcoming Council actions involving a TIF-linked land acquisition and CDBG loan financing, and briefings on proposed Dallas Development Code amendments addressing form-based zoning and electric vehicle parking requirements.

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

Analysis

Development & Land Use

Two items on the agenda addressed City Hall redevelopment: a public hearing and a companion discussion and feedback session, with Assistant City Manager Robin Bentley scheduled to present on the proposed redevelopment.[#A][#B]

Infrastructure & Facilities

The agenda previewed an upcoming Council item for the acquisition of approximately 36,685 square feet (0.842 acres) of commercially improved land at 2222 Sylvan Avenue to support the relocation and redevelopment of Fire Station No. 45, framed as necessary to implement the Fort Worth Avenue TIF District Project Plan.[#C]

Housing

The agenda previewed an upcoming Council item to authorize use of up to $935,101.50 in CDBG funds as interim loan financing for the city's Section 108 Hotel Project Loan Agreement with HUD, through an amendment to the FY 2025-26 Action Plan, for a hotel project at 1011 South Akard Street.[#D]

Zoning

The agenda included two code amendment briefings: proposed amendments to the Board of Adjustment Rules of Procedure, and a proposal to authorize a public hearing to reclassify tattoo and body piercing from prohibited to permitted personal service uses in form-based zoning districts under Chapter 51A.[#F][#G]

Planning

The agenda featured a briefing on proposed electric vehicle parking requirements, including EV charging space mandates and EV capable space scaling, and a proposed ordinance amending Dallas City Code Chapters 53 and 57 to establish a maximum number of required EV capable spaces.[#H]

Governance & Oversight

The agenda included approval of minutes from two prior committee meetings and a quarterly update on economic development incentives awarded via administrative action.[#2][#E][#1]

12 items(4 procedural hidden)

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#1Approval of the minutes from the November 3, 2025 Economic Development Committee meeting.

#2Approval of the minutes from the January 6, 2026 Economic Development Committee meeting.

BRIEFING ITEMS and ACTION ITEMS

#AA public hearing regarding City Hall.

#BA discussion and feedback session on the proposed redevelopment of City Hall, led by Assistant City Manager Robin Bentley.

BRIEFING MEMOS and ACTION ITEMS

#CBriefing on the upcoming acquisition of approximately 0.842 acres at 2222 Sylvan Avenue to support the Fire Station No. 45 relocation and redevelopment project, in connection with the Fort Worth Avenue TIF District Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan.

#DProposed amendment to the City's FY 2025-26 Action Plan to authorize up to $935,101.50 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds as interim loan financing for a Section 108 Hotel Project loan agreement with HUD, for a hotel located at 1011 South Akard Street.

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#EQuarterly briefing on economic development incentives that have been awarded to businesses or projects through administrative action.

#GAuthorization to hold a public hearing to amend the Dallas Development Code (Chapter 51A, Article XIII) to reclassify tattoo and body piercing services as permitted—rather than prohibited—personal service uses in form-based zoning districts, per a Five-Signature Memorandum by Councilmember West.

#HBriefing on electric vehicle parking space charging requirements and EV-capable space scaling, including a proposed ordinance amending Dallas City Code Chapters 53 and 57 to establish a maximum number of required EV-capable parking spaces.

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