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

The agenda featured 33 substantive items spanning water and wastewater capital improvements, pedestrian safety, neighborhood connectivity, eminent domain proceedings, and tunnel system maintenance, with $35.2M in combined financial activity proposed across contracts, grants, and interlocal agreements. Staff recommendations ranged from acceptance of a $9.24M federal pedestrian safety grant to construction and engineering contracts at the Bachman Water Treatment Plant, the Sorcey Pump Station, and the Highland Park water and wastewater main corridor. A procedurally constrained viaduct realignment item and a legislative briefing on Dallas's proposed state and federal transportation priorities rounded out the governance portion of the agenda.
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Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available. Results may appear as the city updates its records.

Analysis

Financial Highlights

The agenda featured $35.2M in combined financial activity, split between $23.1M in proposed spending across 20 items and $12.1M in grant funds across 3 items.[#E][#F][#G][#H][#I][#J][#K][#L][#M][#N][#O][#T][#U][#V][#W][#X][#Y][#Z][#AA][#AB][#AC]

Contracts & Procurement

Two items involving CMC Network Solutions, LLC were scheduled for consideration in sequence: a ratification of $438,930 for tunnel electrical and mechanical services already performed, followed by a new three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for ongoing maintenance of the Woodall Rodgers and Southern Gateway tunnel systems, with a base-period cost of $349,224 and renewal options that could bring the total to $4,613,400.[#F][#I][#J][#L][#M][#N][#O][#V][#W][#X][#Z][#AA][#AB][#AC]

Development & Land Use

Four second-step eminent domain condemnation proceedings for wastewater and access easements were scheduled along the FM01 Five Mile Creek Interceptor corridor, collectively proposing compensation of approximately $158,576 across four private landowners.[#P][#Q][#R][#S]

Planning

The agenda featured multiple master planning items with land use implications, including a $1.0M engineering services contract to connect Halperin Park and the Dallas Zoo to Oak Cliff neighborhoods, a $2.3M Lake Ray Hubbard Master Plan Update contract, and a briefing on proposed viaduct realignments and their interaction with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas expansion master plan.[#A][#I][#Z][#D]

Infrastructure & Facilities

The agenda included a substantial cluster of Dallas Water Utilities capital contracts, with a proposed $8.2M construction contract at Bachman Water Treatment Plant being the largest among them, followed by a proposed $3.9M interlocal agreement with the Town of Highland Park for water and wastewater main installation and a proposed $3.3M engineering contract for the Sorcey Pump Station.[#H][#I][#J][#L][#M][#N]

Transportation

The agenda featured a proposed $9.24M USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to fund pedestrian safety improvements across five High Injury Network corridors, the largest single item on the transportation portion of the agenda.[#T][#U][#V][#W][#X][#Y][#Z][#AA][#AB][#AC][#D]

Environment

The agenda included four second-step eminent domain condemnation proceedings to acquire wastewater easements for the FM01 Five Mile Creek Interceptor Project at properties near South Lancaster Road, Arden Road, River Oaks Drive, and Stag Road, with individual acquisition amounts ranging from approximately $9,100 to $97,700.[#K][#O][#P][#Q][#R][#S]

Community Impact

The agenda featured proposals for pedestrian safety and neighborhood connectivity investments, led by a $9.24M U.S. DOT Safe Streets grant targeting five High Injury Network corridors and a $1.04M engineering services contract for connecting Halperin Park and the Dallas Zoo to Oak Cliff neighborhoods.[#T][#U][#Z]

Governance & Oversight

The agenda included Dallas's proposed transportation and infrastructure legislative priorities for the 90th Texas Legislature and 120th Congress, an interlocal cost-sharing agreement with the Town of Highland Park for water and wastewater infrastructure, and a procedurally constrained viaduct realignment item requiring a reconsideration motion before it could be heard.[#B][#H][#D]

Insights by Role

Contractor

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe agenda's contract and procurement items featured competitive selection across water infrastructure, transportation corridors, citywide services, and tunnel maintenance, with bidder fields ranging from 3 competitors for the $8.2M Bachman WTP construction contract to 17 for citywide painting services. Two sequential items proposed ratifying $438,930 in prior tunnel services performed by CMC Network Solutions, LLC and then awarding the same vendor a new cooperative purchasing agreement through The Interlocal Purchasing System with a potential total of $4,613,400 for ongoing Woodall Rodgers and Southern Gateway tunnel maintenance.

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectA ratification item proposed approving $438,930 for tunnel services already performed by CMC Network Solutions, LLC before formal committee authorization was sought — immediately followed by a new cooperative purchasing agreement with the same vendor worth up to $4,613,400. A Jefferson and Houston Viaduct realignment item carried an explicit procedural condition requiring reconsideration of a May 19, 2026 committee action before it could be heard, with no explanation in the agenda for what prompted the reversal.

Lobbyist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectItem B scheduled a briefing on Dallas's proposed transportation and infrastructure legislative priorities for the 90th Texas Legislature and 120th Congress, presented by Office of Government Affairs Director Eric Dominguez on behalf of the City Manager's Office — the primary window for organizations to align their own advocacy positions with the city's formally stated priorities before the legislative calendar advances.

Developer

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingFour second-step eminent domain condemnation proceedings for the FM01 Five Mile Creek Interceptor Project were scheduled against properties near South Lancaster Road, Arden Road, River Oaks Drive, and Stag Road, with proposed compensation totaling approximately $158,576 across four landowners. A Love Field Expansion Airport Program briefing was also scheduled, with potential implications for developers tracking airport-area land use and access.

Resident

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingOak Cliff residents near Halperin Park (formerly Southern Gateway Park) and the Dallas Zoo were directly addressed by a proposed $1,038,846 engineering services contract with Gresham Smith for master planning and neighborhood connectivity improvements. The Safe Streets and Roads for All pedestrian safety grant (Item T) proposed funding Pedestrian Safety Zones on five High Injury Network corridors over 60 months, though the specific corridors were not named in the agenda.

Charts & Data

33 items(12 procedural hidden)

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#ABriefing on the Love Field Expansion Airport Program (LEAP), providing an update on the airport's expansion initiative, presented by Aviation Director Patrick Carreno.

#BBriefing on the proposed transportation and infrastructure legislative agenda for the 90th Texas Legislature and 120th Congress, presented by the Director of Government Affairs.

#CA briefing on the post go-live status of the DallasGo Payment Platform, presented by Dallas Water Utilities Deputy Director Alexander Land. The update covers the platform's performance and outcomes following its initial deployment.

#DBriefing on proposed realignments of the Jefferson and Houston Viaducts and how their construction interacts with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan for convention center expansion. A motion to reconsider a prior May 19, 2026, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee action is required before this item can be taken up.

No forecast available due to Council Recess

City Council June 24, 2026

Aviation

#EAmends a previously approved resolution to execute an updated grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for $750,000 to plan and develop the Dallas Love Field Entrance Roadway Intersection Project (Alternate Entry), adding additional terms and conditions while keeping the same grant period and amount.

$750K

#FAuthorization of a three-year service price agreement for citywide painting services with JNA Painting & Contracting Company, Inc. and Omega Industries, Inc. as the lowest responsible bidders, totaling $1,124,800 financed across the General, Aviation, and Stormwater Drainage Management funds.

$710K

#GExtension of a service price agreement with Earthtek, Inc. for sand trap, grease trap, interceptors, and septic tank cleaning services citywide through December 12, 2026, at no cost to the city.

#HAuthorization of an Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Highland Park for installation of water and wastewater mains associated with Highland Park's Wycliffe Avenue Project, not to exceed $3,875,000, funded across four city water and wastewater capital funds.

$3.9M

#IAuthorization of a professional services contract with Civitas Engineering Group, Inc. for engineering services related to the Lake Ray Hubbard Master Plan Update, not to exceed $2,295,684, financed through the Water Capital Improvement F Fund.

$2.3M

#JAuthorizes a professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates to perform engineering assessment and preliminary design for improvements at the Sorcey Pump Station and other Dallas Water Utilities water distribution facilities, not to exceed $3,290,060.

$3.3M

#KAuthorizes use of an existing asbestos abatement and demolition services contract to demolish city-owned commercial structures at 3023 and 3049 Morrell Avenue as part of the Dallas Floodway Extension Project, at no cost to the city.

#LAuthorizes a construction services contract with CLW Water Group, LLC, the lowest of three bidders, for the Bachman Water Treatment Plant Liquid Ammonium Sulfate Facilities and Clearwell Mixing Improvements Project, not to exceed $8,244,000, funded by the Water Capital Improvement G Fund.

$8.2M

#MAuthorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 5 to increase Carollo Engineers, Inc.'s professional services contract by up to $490,629 for additional engineering services supporting water quality improvements at the Bachman Water Treatment Plant, raising the contract ceiling from $10,727,425 to $11,218,054.

$491K

#NAuthorizes a $413,779.34 increase to the construction services contract with Talley-Riggins Construction Group, LLC for additional work on the Dallas Water Utilities Service Center at 12000 Greenville Avenue, bringing the total contract to $23,919,094.74, financed through the Wastewater Capital Improvement G Fund.

$414K

#OAuthorizes a $245,846 increase to the construction services contract with TREG Erosion Control Specialists, LLC for additional erosion control work at three locations, raising the total contract value to $4,543,616, financed through the Certificate of Obligations Series 2024A Stormwater Drainage Management Fund.

$246K

#PAuthorizes the second step of eminent domain acquisition of an approximately 20,987 sq ft wastewater easement near River Oaks Drive and South Central Expressway from AMZA Julius Schepps, LLC, for the FM01 Five Mile Creek Interceptor Project, at a total cost not to exceed $37,058.

$37K

#QAuthorization to proceed with condemnation by eminent domain to acquire a wastewater easement (~6,186 sq ft) near Arden Road and South Lancaster Road from Blayne Rush for the FM01 Five Mile Creek Interceptor Project, not to exceed $14,662.

$15K

#RAuthorization to proceed with condemnation by eminent domain to acquire an access easement (~137,523 sq ft) and a wastewater easement (~48,314 sq ft) near Stag Road and Haas Drive from Flowerdale, LLC for the FM01 Five Mile Creek Interceptor Project, not to exceed $97,747.

$98K

#SAuthorizes the second step of eminent domain condemnation to acquire a ~4,443 sq ft wastewater easement from Joseph Jones et al. near South Lancaster Road and Arden Road for the FM01 Five Mile Creek Interceptor Project, at a total cost not to exceed $9,109 from the Wastewater Construction Fund.

$9K

#TAuthorizes acceptance of a $9.24M federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund Pedestrian Safety Zones on 5 High Injury Network corridors, along with related appropriations, city matching funds, a DART contribution, and execution of an interlocal agreement with DART.

$9.2M

#UAmends a prior resolution authorizing an Advance Funding Agreement with TxDOT for a Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside grant for shared-use path and pedestrian safety improvements along Elam Road, correcting the authorized appropriation, receipt, and disbursement amounts from $1,962,980 to $1,784,528 at no cost to the city.

$2.1M

#VAuthorizes a professional engineering services contract with Westwood Professional Services, Inc. to conduct a traffic corridor study along North Beckley Avenue, Second Avenue, and Gaston Avenue, not to exceed $525,000 from the General Fund.

$525K

#WAuthorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 3 with Bridgefarmer & Associates, Inc. for additional engineering services on South Ewing Avenue and East Clarendon Drive, increasing the contract by $282,660 to a new total of $1,743,221.20, funded by 2024B Certificates of Obligation and Water Capital Improvement funds.

$283K

#XAuthorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 4 with Criado & Associates, LLC to complete Plans, Specifications, and Estimates for Phase II of the Ross Avenue Project, increasing the contract by $61,898 to a total of $2,332,662.36, funded across the General Fund, Water, and Wastewater Capital Improvement funds.

$62K

#YAmends Resolution No. 24-1562 to correct funding source amounts for HQS Construction's Elam Road Safe Routes to School pedestrian improvements contract, reducing the SRTS Improvements Fund disbursement by $178,452 and replacing it with an equivalent General Fund appropriation.

$178K

#ZAuthorization of a not-to-exceed $1,038,846 professional engineering services contract with Gresham Smith for master plan and engineering services to connect Halperin Park (formerly Southern Gateway Park) and the Dallas Zoo to Oak Cliff neighborhoods, funded through a federal RAISE grant, general funds, and transportation special project funds.

$1.0M

#AAAuthorization of a not-to-exceed $525,563.18 professional services contract with Simon Engineering & Consulting, Inc. for engineering design of six local streets under Street Reconstruction Group 24-2001, funded through the 2024 General Obligation Bond Fund and water/wastewater capital improvement funds.

$526K

#ABRatification of a payment not to exceed $438,930 to CMC Network Solutions for electrical and mechanical services already performed to support the operation and safety of City-designated tunnel systems.

$439K

#ACAuthorization of a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement with CMC Network Solutions, with two one-year renewal options, for electrical and mechanical maintenance, repair, monitoring, and support services for the Woodall Rodgers Tunnel and Southern Gateway Tunnel systems, for an estimated total of $4,613,400.

$349K

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