City Council · 9:00 AM · Council Chambers, City Hall
This meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2026 and has not occurred yet. The analysis below is a preview based on the published agenda.
Matters
All Zoning cases · Corridor scope
Burk Planned Development District at Royal Lane (Z-26-000007)
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Reconcile Royal Lane planned development amendments
Why now: The City Plan Commission approved the Royal Lane planned development 10–4 on August 6, accepted a friendly amendment, and City Council is set to hold its public hearing September 9, 2026.
What to do: Obtain the August commission motion materials and proposed City Council ordinance, then confirm whether the accepted friendly amendment is carried into the development plan and conditions. The public record confirms conditional approval but does not state the amendment’s substance, so an omitted change could become harder to correct after the hearing.
Act before: After the September 9, 2026 City Council public hearing
Investigate Royal Lane planned development vote discrepancy
Why now: The case was not heard June 25, then carried 10–4 on August 6; the amendment record says it failed 13–2 while its printed against list also includes the two members identified as voting for it.
What to do: Request the August 6 motion sheet, amendment text, and meeting recording to establish what changed in the proposal and why the printed amendment vote list conflicts with the stated tally. Compare that material with the June 25 non-hearing and the upcoming Council record to explain the matter’s three-appearance path.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-25-000229)
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Compare Light Industrial Ordinance Conditions on Cleveland Road
Context: The Commission carried the application 15-0 on July 23 subject to conditions, and the matter remains pending Council consideration.
Recommended: Pull the proposed ordinance and condition language, then compare it with the materials used for the July 23 Commission action to identify use or condition terms that need clarification before Council acts. The supplied record confirms conditional recommendations but does not provide the operative condition text.
Map Light Industrial Conditions on Cleveland Road
Context: Staff and the City Plan Commission recommended approval subject to conditions, while Council consideration was scheduled for September 9 after an August 25 deferral.
Recommended: Obtain the staff and City Plan Commission condition documents and map each requirement against the proposed light-industrial site layout before advancing design. The proposed district remains pending, and conditions attached to both recommendations could affect what is buildable.
Explain Repeated Light Industrial Delays on Cleveland Road
Context: The record shows five appearances, Commission carries of 11-0 on June 11 and 15-0 on July 23, and a Council deferral on August 25 before a September 9 consideration listing.
Recommended: Request agendas, staff memoranda, and meeting materials from the May 7, June 11, July 23, and August 25 actions to determine why the application was carried twice and then deferred despite unanimous Commission votes. Without those records, the public cannot explain the matter’s five appearances or the reason Council did not resolve it at the August hearing.
Regional Retail District at Camp Wisdom Road (Z-26-000073)
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Obtain Camp Wisdom rezoning amendment conditions
Why now: On August 6 the City Plan Commission voted 15-0 for amended conditions, although staff recommended a Regional Retail District; the September 9 Council item retains both alternatives.
What to do: Pull the amended Planned Development District No. 94 conditions and the proposed Council ordinance, then compare their permitted-use and site-specific terms with the application’s Regional Retail District alternative. The record shows different staff and commission recommendations, so counsel needs the actual condition language before Council acts rather than assuming the requested zoning controls.
Act before: 2026-09-09 City Council public hearing
Price Camp Wisdom regional retail rezoning options
Why now: Staff recommended the Regional Retail District, while the City Plan Commission unanimously recommended an amended Planned Development District No. 94, and City Council’s September 9 public hearing presents both alternatives.
What to do: Compare the Regional Retail District development envelope with the City Plan Commission’s amended Planned Development District No. 94 conditions before committing to a site plan. Council is being asked to choose between those paths, so the selected framework could change which commercial concept and project constraints you should price.
Act before: 2026-09-09 City Council public hearing
Investigate Camp Wisdom rezoning recommendation split
Why now: The matter was heard by the City Plan Commission on June 25 and August 6, both carried 15-0, while staff recommended Regional Retail and the later commission recommendation was an amended Planned Development District No. 94.
What to do: Request the June 25 and August 6 commission motions, staff reports, and the amended conditions to determine what changed between the initial Regional Retail recommendation and the later unanimous Planned Development recommendation. Without those records, the public cannot tell why this matter appeared three times while staff and the commission supported different zoning outcomes.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-26-000095)
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Compare C. F. Hawn alcohol permit conditions
Why now: The August 6 City Plan Commission recommendation was for a five-year period, while the September 9 City Council item states staff approval subject to recommended conditions.
What to do: Pull the proposed City Council ordinance and both condition exhibits, and identify whether the five-year term recommended by the City Plan Commission is included alongside staff’s conditions. Raise any discrepancy before the Council hearing, because the public item describes approval subject to staff conditions without stating the commission’s five-year term.
Act before: After the September 9 City Council hearing
Price C. F. Hawn alcohol sales conditions
Why now: Staff recommended approval subject to conditions, while the City Plan Commission recommended approval for five years subject to conditions on August 6, ahead of the September 9 City Council hearing.
What to do: Obtain the staff condition sheet and City Plan Commission condition set, then price required buildout and operating commitments against the commission’s recommended five-year term before City Council acts. Otherwise, the store’s alcohol-sales plan may be budgeted against terms that are not ultimately adopted.
Act before: After the next material record update
Investigate repeated C. F. Hawn alcohol case
Why now: The matter appeared before the City Plan Commission on June 25 and August 6 with separate 15-0 carried results, and the August entry identifies June 25 as its originating date.
What to do: Request the June 25 and August 6 agendas, motions, minutes, and hearing recordings, then ask planning why the alcohol permit was recorded as carried 15-0 on both dates. Establish whether the second appearance was a continuation, correction, or separate commission action before Council considers it.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Zoning Case Under Advisement (Z-26-000054)
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Compare Reagan and Brown rezoning plans
Why now: On July 23, the City Plan Commission approved the amendment 15-0 subject to a development plan and amended conditions, and the September 9 City Council item carries the same qualification.
What to do: Pull the development plan and amended conditions in the City Council packet and compare them with the City Plan Commission version before the September 9 hearing. Approval is expressly tied to those documents, so relying on an earlier site concept could misstate what can be built at the intersection.
Act before: September 9, 2026 City Council hearing
Investigate Oak Lawn rezoning's delayed hearing
Why now: The matter appeared June 25, was continued into a July 23 15-0 approval, and the minutes say it was heard individually after being pulled from the consent docket before returning to City Council on September 9.
What to do: Request the June 25 hearing materials and the July 23 individual-hearing record to establish why the application was continued from June and pulled from consent despite unanimous approval. Without those records, the public cannot tell whether changes to the proposal or an unresolved issue drove the extra review.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Analysis
Financial Highlights
Contracts & Procurement
Development & Land Use
Historic Preservation
Zoning
Public Safety
Transportation
Infrastructure & Facilities
Housing
Community Impact
Governance & Oversight
Key Decisions
Insights by Role
Contractor
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectContractors serving public-safety technology and airport-infrastructure markets should monitor the scheduled action on Freeit’s CAD/RMS supplemental agreement and the Love Field boarding-bridge replacement contract. These proposals could shape near-term subcontracting, integration, and equipment opportunities, but neither is an award yet.
Developer
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectAffordable-housing developers should prepare for Council consideration of the two West Davis Street tax-credit and bond-financing requests, which could affect the feasibility and timing of the proposed senior and family developments. Confirm financing assumptions and the status of the no-objection resolutions before relying on them.
Journalist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectA useful agenda story is the contrast between the $312.0 million bond-planning proposal and Z15’s continued Under Advisement status. Coverage should distinguish proposed financing and procedural status from approvals, and seek clarification on the next scheduled step for Z15.
Lobbyist
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectStakeholders focused on capital policy should engage before Council considers the proposed Bond Implementation Program action. The scheduled item concerns future bond issuance planning rather than an approved expenditure, so advocacy should focus on implementation priorities and safeguards.
Resident
HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectResidents near 4600 West Davis Street should watch the scheduled public hearings on two affordable-housing proposals totaling 280 senior units and 360 family units. The hearings are the relevant opportunity to follow proposed site, affordability, and neighborhood effects before any Council action.
Charts & Data
60 items(72 procedural hidden)
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#2Authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with Freeit Data Solutions, Inc. for interface removal and additions, data migration, and integration maintenance for the vendor-hosted Computer Aided Dispatching and Records Management System.
#25Library
#3Accept a TSLAC grant to expand the Play with Me library program and establish, receive, and deposit grant funds for SFY 2027.
#4Accepts and appropriates HUD Fair Housing Assistance Program grant funding to investigate and conciliate housing discrimination complaints, cover administration, and provide required staff training through September 2031.
#5Authorization for the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation to acquire The Hartford historic office building for affordable-housing development, with estimated foregone General Fund tax revenue over 15 years.
#6Amends the conditional grant agreement for Greenleaf Ventures' Lake June development by reducing total homes from 125 to 95 and increasing the affordable-home set-aside from 20% to 30% for households at or below 80% of area median income.
#7Authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own the 136-unit Trinity West Villas and Trinity West Lofts mixed-income housing project and execute a 75-year lease with Builders of Hope CDC or an affiliate.
#8Authorizes second-year renewals of emergency homeless-shelter service contracts with three providers for October 2026 through September 2027, funded by the Emergency Solutions Grant Fund.
#9Authorizes a four-party agreement for the annual State Fair Classic at the Cotton Bowl Stadium and City payments to Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University through 2029.
#10Authorizes a construction services contract with Oshkosh AeroTech, LLC to replace twenty passenger boarding bridges and twenty ground power units at Dallas Love Field.
#11Authorizes quitclaim disposition of 36 tax-foreclosure properties to qualified bidders and releases applicable City non-tax liens included in the foreclosure judgments. Sale revenue will be determined by the real estate market.
#12Authorizes a five-year, two-month lease with a five-year renewal option for City Store office and warehouse space at 8290 Moberly Lane.
#13Amends a prior land conveyance to Dallas Independent School District by removing the school-use restriction and right of reverter for property near Dennison Street and North Hampton Road.
#14Authorize the public or private sale of tax-foreclosed property at 3046 Morgan Drive, acquired through a Sheriff’s Sale. The property's market value and resulting revenue are to be determined.
#15Authorizes public or private sale of a tax-foreclosed property at 8110 Carbondale Street acquired through a Sheriff's Sale. The property's market value and resulting revenue are to be determined.
#16Authorizes engineering-services contracts for flood management, erosion control, and storm drainage improvements at 13 locations.
#17Authorizes rejection of proposals for the Central Wastewater Treatment Plant Non-Potable Water System Improvements Project and re-advertisement for new proposals. The action has no cost consideration to the City and supports the Water and Wastewater Capital Improvement Program.
#18Authorizes a construction services contract to install and rehabilitate water and wastewater mains at 12 locations.
#19Authorizes a construction contract with Ruby Collins, Inc. to rehabilitate an existing 60-inch wastewater main near the East Branch of the Trinity River and Rochester Stormwater Pump Station.
#20Authorizes a construction contract with Douglas Dailey Construction, LLC for water and wastewater main installation and rehabilitation at 18 locations.
#21Authorizes a one-year cooperative purchasing agreement with GTS Technology Solutions, Inc. for computer hardware, accessories, and related services for the Department of Information and Technology Services.
#22Authorizes a supplemental agreement with AT&T Enterprises to increase and extend for five years the agreement for hardware, software, and managed services upgrading the City's 9-1-1 system.
#23Authorize a $980,000 increase to Estrada Concrete Company, LLC's construction contract for additional accessible ramps and sidewalk improvements along DART bus routes.
#24Approves commercial paper notes to finance improvements at Dallas Love Field under the Love Field Expansion Airport Program.
#25Authorizes planning and potential future issuance costs for 2026 general obligation refunding and improvement bonds and equipment acquisition contractual obligations under the Bond Implementation Program.
#26Reject proposals for the Advancing Economic Empowerment for Survivors of Human Trafficking initiative for the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment, with no cost to the City.
#27Rescinds portions of an aggregate-materials master agreement with Chesshir Stone & Rock Supply and increases Q. Roberts Trucking's agreement to cover those lines for citywide use.
#28Rescinds Innova Solutions' temporary staffing service agreement and increases GTS Technology Solutions' agreement to add technology analyst temporary staffing support for Information and Technology Services. The revised GTS agreement would total $3.72 million.
#29Authorizes settlement of a claim by Energy Resources, Inc. d/b/a ER Dredging, Inc. under Claim No. CONT-23-60828, funded through the Liability Reserve Fund.
#30Authorizes settlement of the lawsuit Andre Mack-Robinson v. City of Dallas, Cause No. DC-25-03678, funded through the Liability Reserve Fund.
#31Approves financing, development, construction, and operation of airport cargo facilities as public facilities and an approved International Air Cargo Project.
#32Approves the purchase of the Hyatt Regency at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as a Public Facility Improvement Corporation project.
#33Resolution to approve the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Board's Fiscal Year 2027 budget, with no cost consideration to the City.
#34Amends the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport rules to establish state-law-consistent fines for airport rule violations, with higher penalties for specified safety, sanitation, and refuse violations.
#35Considers appointments to city boards and commissions, along with evaluation and duties of their members.
#36Authorize amendments to the City Living Wage Policy covering thresholds, applicability, wage-floor methodology, contract terms, and review requirements. The item has no cost consideration to the City and was deferred on August 25, 2026.
#90Attorney Briefings (Sec. 051.071 T.O.M.A.)
#37Closed-session discussion of Save Dallas City Hall Coalition v. City of Dallas and correspondence from the coalition.
#38Closed-session discussion of White Rock Boathouse, Inc. v. City of Dallas.
#39Accepts FAA Airport Improvement Program funding to acquire and install up to 55 Vehicle Movement Area Transmitter units at Dallas Love Field, and authorizes related grant administration.
#40Authorizes an agreement with Oncor to remove electrical vaults and cables and abandon duct banks and manholes at the Convention Center complex as part of Component One of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan.
#Z1Public hearing and proposed ordinance to establish a Planned Development District allowing MF-2(A) uses at 11440 Ferguson Road, currently zoned R-7.5(A). Staff and CPC recommend approval subject to a conceptual plan and conditions.
#Z2Public hearing on an application to rezone 7601 Great Trinity Forest Way from MF-2(A) Multifamily District to MU-1 Mixed Use District. Staff recommends approval, while CPC recommends denial.
#Z3Public hearing and proposed ordinance to create a new Planned Development District at Royal Lane and Preston Road. Staff and the City Plan Commission recommend approval subject to a development plan and conditions.
#Z4Public hearing and ordinance to amend Subdistrict 30 of Planned Development District No. 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, at Reagan and Brown Streets. The amendment is recommended for approval subject to a development plan and amended conditions.
#Z5Public hearing on amending Planned Development District No. 94 or rezoning the site to RR Regional Retail or CS Commercial Service District at 4201 West Camp Wisdom Road.
#Z6Public hearing on amending Planned Development District No. 241 or rezoning the site to CS Commercial Service District at 10600 C.F. Hawn Freeway.
#Z7Public hearing and proposed ordinance to amend Specific Use Permit No. 1851 for alcohol sales at a small general merchandise or food store. The CPC recommends approval for five years subject to conditions.
#Z8Public hearing and proposed ordinance to grant a seven-year Specific Use Permit for a medical or scientific laboratory at 3407 North Westmoreland Road, subject to a site plan and conditions.
#Z9Public hearing and proposed ordinance to establish a new mixed-use subdistrict within Planned Development District No. 462, the Henderson Avenue Special Purpose District, subject to conditions.
#Z10Public hearing and proposed ordinance to grant a new Specific Use Permit for an unlisted utility or government installation on agricultural-zoned property near Blanco Drive and Bonnie View Road. Staff and CPC recommend approval subject to a site plan and conditions.
#Z11Public hearing on granting a Historic Overlay for the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge, with preservation criteria recommended by staff and the City Plan Commission. The proposed ordinance is aligned with ForwardDallas.
#Z12Public hearing and proposed Dallas Development Code amendments to establish a new Downtown Special Provision Sign District subdistrict and reduce the Downtown Perimeter Subdistrict area near Woodall Rogers Freeway and North Harwood Street. Staff, SSDAC, and CPC recommend approval subject to conditions.
#Z13Public hearing and proposed ordinance to grant a one-year Specific Use Permit for a bar, lounge, tavern, and dance hall at 2610 Elm Street in the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District.
#Z14Public hearing on amending and expanding Specific Use Permit No. 2549 for a pedestrian skybridge at 6300 Harry Hines Boulevard. Staff and CPC recommend approval subject to an amended site plan.
#Z15Public hearing on a proposed planned development district allowing LI Light Industrial uses on agricultural-zoned property near Cleveland Road and Lancaster-Hutchins Road. The zoning case was deferred from August 25, 2026, and is recommended for approval subject to conditions.
#PH1Public hearing and ordinance to rename the Houston Street Bridge (Houston Street Viaduct) as the Pettis Norman Bridge.
#PH2Public hearing on a no-objection resolution supporting an application for 2026 low-income housing tax credits and Housing Finance Corporation bonds for the 280-unit West Davis Senior Apartments.
#PH3Public hearing on a no-objection resolution supporting an application for 2026 low-income housing tax credits and Housing Finance Corporation bonds for the 360-unit West Davis Family Apartments, including acknowledgment of nearby tax-credit housing.
#PH4Holds a public hearing and considers re-adopting Chapter 12 of the City Code to continue standards of care for certain city-sponsored youth programs in compliance with state law.
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