701 South Lamar Street (File 26-2797A)

Context: The 2026-09-09 council action authorizes a not-to-exceed $544,709.68 agreement with Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC financed by the Convention Center Construction Fund but the record supplied contains no cost-overrun, easement-release, or abandonment-liability terms.

Recommended: Request the executed Discretionary Service Agreement and Work Order No. 31218595 and read them for two things: who absorbs costs above the not-to-exceed figure, and whether abandoned duct bank and manholes left in place under private Memorial Street carry any continuing easement, access, or removal obligation on the underlying property. Ask the City Attorney's office whether the easements associated with the removed vaults are being released of record, since the council item itself states no such terms.

Context: City Council approved a Discretionary Service Agreement on 2026-09-09 not to exceed $544,709.68 for Oncor to remove four vaults and all cables identified as VC643 and vault F and abandon duct bank and manholes on private Memorial Street under Work Order No. 31218595.

Recommended: If your project near 701 South Lamar or the Convention Center block draws power through vaults VC643 or vault F, or through the duct bank under private Memorial Street, contact Oncor about work order 31218595 now to confirm your feed is not affected and to learn what replacement service will cost. Once the vaults, cables, manholes and duct bank are removed or abandoned, re-establishing a feed from that path becomes a new service request at your expense, not part of the City's agreement.

Context: The 2026-09-09 approval commits $544,709.68 from the Convention Center Construction Fund for Component One alone under Work Order No. 31218595, with no cumulative utility-relocation total disclosed in the item.

Recommended: File a records request for all Oncor discretionary service agreements and work orders charged to the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan, plus the Convention Center Construction Fund ledger, to see whether this half-million-dollar vault removal is a one-off or part of a recurring, unbudgeted utility-relocation line. Also ask why Memorial Street is described as private inside the complex and whether a street abandonment or closure was ever recorded.