Case File 26-2174A
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Authorize the implementation of the recommendation by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 19, 2026, to raise the height of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas back to the original (existing) height to accommodate the Jefferson and Houston Viaduct travel - Estimated Revenue Foregone: Convention and Event Services Fund $271,300,000.00 over a five-year period and Estimated Additional Construction Costs: $597,000,000.00 (see Fiscal Information for Future Cost Consideration) *In alignment with Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Plan.
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Confirm appeal deadline for Convention Center height denial
Context: The denial became final on June 24, 2026, starting any appeal-window clock, while a second denial after redesign triggers a separate two-year prohibition per the case record.
Recommended: Verify the statutory or charter deadline to formally appeal the denial before it lapses — once it closes, redesign becomes the only path forward, and that path carries its own two-year penalty clock if denied a second time, so the two options need to be evaluated against different deadlines now.
Redesign or appeal denied Convention Center height plan
Context: Next step explicitly states the applicant may appeal or redesign, but a second denial triggers a two-year wait, with $597 million in construction costs and $271.3 million in foregone revenue tied to the project.
Recommended: Council denied the height-addition plan outright, so the applicant must choose quickly between filing a formal appeal or submitting a substantially redesigned proposal — a second denial after redesign triggers a mandatory two-year wait before resubmission. With $597 million in construction costs at stake, delaying that decision only extends the exposure.
Request vote breakdown on Convention Center height denial
Context: The matter records $271.3 million in foregone revenue and $597 million in construction costs tied to the denial, but no vote count or staff rationale appears in the case file.
Recommended: Request the roll-call vote and staff recommendation memo behind the denial — the public record shows the outcome but not how individual members voted or whether staff had recommended approval, which matters given the scale of revenue the city just walked away from.
Expect no construction disruption at Convention Center site
Context: Council's June 24, 2026 denial pauses the $597 million height-addition project at the Convention Center, per the case record's note that the applicant may appeal or redesign.
Recommended: Because Council denied the height-addition plan, the $597 million construction project will not proceed as designed for now, so don't expect the associated construction traffic or staging near the Convention Center — that could change if the applicant comes back with a redesigned proposal.
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Authorize the implementation of the recommendation by the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on May 19, 2026, to raise the height of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas back to the original (existing) height to accommodate the Jefferson and Houston Viaduct travel - Estimated Revenue Foregone: Convention and Event Services Fund $271,300,000.00 over a five-year period and Estimated Additional Construction Costs: $597,000,000.00 (see Fiscal Information for Future Cost Consideration) *In alignment with Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Plan.