Municue

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · 2:30 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

The agenda featured 22 substantive items for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, led by a proposed six-year Interlocal Agreement with DART to make available up to $211 million in DART sales tax revenues for Dallas transportation projects. Staff also brought forward a $37.5 million TxDOT-funded Herbert Street grade-separation under the Union Pacific Railroad Company Line, a $20.3 million Cockrell Hill Road construction contract, and committee briefings on the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Jefferson Viaduct Study and the DART Strategic Funding Plan.

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

Analysis

Financial Highlights

The agenda addressed upcoming action items with significant financial implications across capital construction, professional services, and transportation funding agreements.[#E][#F][#G][#H][#I][#J][#K][#L][#M][#P][#R][#S][#T][#U][#V]

Transportation

Staff scheduled several major road improvement projects and TxDOT agreement actions for upcoming Council consideration.[#K][#L][#M][#N][#O][#P][#Q][#R][#S][#T]

Infrastructure & Facilities

Drainage, flood management, and utility items scheduled for upcoming Council action included two stormwater engineering contracts, an emergency wastewater pipeline rehabilitation at the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant, a deferred land acquisition for the Dallas Floodway Extension, and a cooperative purchasing agreement for the Aviation Department's flight information display system.[#E][#F][#G][#H][#I][#J][#U]

Charts & Data

22 items(17 procedural hidden)

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#AA briefing on the Jefferson Viaduct Study and Recommendation as part of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan, presented jointly by the Directors of Tourism, Conventions and Events and Transportation & Public Works.

#BA briefing memo summarizing an interlocal agreement with Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) concerning a Strategic Funding Plan.

#DA forecast of upcoming briefing items submitted by the City Manager's Office.

#EAuthorization to acquire drainage easements from St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Parish near Alderson Street and Martel Avenue for the Alderson 3700 Storm Drainage Improvement Project in exchange for engineering design services valued up to $310,628.50, and to enter a Participation and Funding Agreement requiring the parish to fund additional construction improvements.

$311K

#FAuthorizes a professional services contract with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. for engineering services supporting flood management and storm drainage improvements at three locations, not to exceed $880,782.00, financed by the 2025 Certificates of Obligation Fund.

$881K

#GAuthorizes an emergency services contract with Advanced Pipe Repair, Inc. for the rehabilitation of two 48-inch diameter influent pipelines at the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant, not to exceed $434,547.00, financed by the Wastewater Construction Fund.

$435K

#HAuthorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 2 with Terracon Consultants, Inc. for additional engineering and architectural services covering roof and HVAC repairs/replacements and new elevator system assessments at various locations, increasing the contract by $229,000 to a new total of $2,165,480.

$229K

#IAuthorizes a third supplemental agreement increasing the professional services contract with Garver, LLC by up to $585,628.50 for additional engineering services related to flood management and stormwater drainage improvements at two locations, bringing the total contract value to $1,385,358.50, financed by the 2017 General Obligation Bond Fund.

$586K

#JAuthorizes a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement with Carahsoft Technology Corporation, through the Omina Partners cooperative agreement, for maintenance and support of a flight information display system for the Department of Aviation, not to exceed $5,079,018.72 including a five-year renewal option.

$3.0M

#KAuthorizes acceptance of a $30 million TxDOT Regional Toll Revenue grant, with a $7.5 million local match, to fund construction of a 0-to-4-lane grade-separated roadway with sidewalks and bicycle lanes on Herbert Street under the Union Pacific Railroad Line, for a total project cost of $37.5 million.

$30.0M

#LAuthorizes a Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County designating the City of Dallas as lead agency to administer construction of Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, with up to $4,796,229.40 in county reimbursement funds to be received and appropriated.

$4.8M

#MAuthorizes a Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County for $2,000,000 to fund transportation improvements at intersections along Walnut Hill Lane and Skillman Street from Abrams Road to Audelia Road, with $950,000 in new appropriations to receive the county's contribution and $1,000,000 drawn from the 2017 Bond Fund for the city's share.

$2.0M

#NAuthorization to terminate an existing Project Specific Agreement with Dallas County for Cockrell Hill Road (Project No. 30226) and enter a new agreement designating the City as lead agency to administer construction from La Reunion to Singleton Boulevard.

#OAmendment to a TxDOT Advance Funding Agreement for the U.S. Route 75/Greenville/Lovers Lane/Mockingbird Lane Project to correct the local match amount from $880,928.00 to $17,618.56 and authorize disbursement of the $863,309.44 balance after the TxDOT payment is made.

$881K

#PAmendment to a professional engineering services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates for pedestrian improvements in the U.S. 75/Mockingbird/Lovers Lane/Greenville area, correcting funding sources by splitting the $473,578 contract between the Mockingbird/US-75 Project Grant Fund ($264,278.24) and the 2017 GO Bond-funded Street and Transportation Fund ($209,299.76).

$474K

#QAuthorization to execute Amendment No. 1 terminating an Advance Funding Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (Resolution No. 24-1640) for improvements on Harry Hines Boulevard within a one-mile radius of the Southwest Medical District Project, with no cost to the City.

#RAuthorization of Amendment No. 1 to an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside Program, covering construction improvements on Ross Avenue from Greenville Avenue to IH-345, increasing the total estimated project cost by $1,952,816.07 (from $4,037,312.43 to $5,990,128.50) primarily through increased federal participation and Transportation Development Credits in lieu of local match.

$2.0M

#SProfessional services contract with PMG Project Management Group, LLC for construction management, engineering, inspection, and design support services to assist the city in managing approximately 200 active projects under the citywide Traffic Signal Program, not to exceed $1,889,107.

$1.9M

#TConstruction services contract with Urban Infraconstruction, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder among five, for construction of Cockrell Hill Road from La Reunion Parkway to Singleton Boulevard, not to exceed $20,330,000, financed across four city funds including 2024B Certificates of Obligation.

$20.3M

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

$402K

#VAuthorizes a six-year Interlocal Agreement with DART establishing a General Mobility Program that allows the city to receive up to 10% of DART sales tax revenues—up to $211,061,217—for eligible transit and complementary transportation projects within Dallas.

$211.1M

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