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FY 2026-27 and 2027-28 Biennial Budget (26-392A)

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FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Biennial Budget Development Process [Budget and Management Services]

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The city is developing its two-year budget for fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28, which will set spending priorities across all city departments and services. This budget development process determines how municipal resources are allocated to core services, programs, and infrastructure that affect residents citywide.
2 eventsFirst seen Jan 26, 2026Last activity Feb 3, 2026File #: 26-392A
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Attorney

Review compliance triggers in Good Homes North Stemmons lease

Why now: The February 3, 2026 briefing quantified foregone revenue at $16,837,803 but the public record does not yet disclose what happens if Good Homes Communities, LLC fails to maintain qualifying tenant incomes over the 75-year term.

What to do: Once the Good Homes Dallas lease is filed, pull the income-restriction compliance terms, cure periods, and recapture provisions — a 75-year tax exemption worth $16.8 million in foregone city revenue should carry enforceable affordability covenants, but the February 3 Committee on Finance briefing memo did not disclose them.

Act before: After lease is filed and publicly available

Source: Committee on Finance — Feb 03, 2026 →
Developer

Assess the Good Homes Public Facility Corporation lease structure

Why now: The February 3, 2026 Committee on Finance briefing is the first public disclosure of the dollar value of this DPFC lease; the budget remains in Draft status, so the structure has not yet been finalized or replicated elsewhere.

What to do: Compare the $16,837,803 in foregone property tax revenue disclosed in the Good Homes Dallas briefing against your own project's tax exposure at comparable mixed-income sites — a 75-year Dallas Public Facility Corporation ground lease at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway eliminated 100% of the tax burden, and quantifying that benefit is the first step to determining whether the same structure is viable for your pipeline.

Act before: After DPFC lease is executed and budget adopted

Source: Committee on Finance — Feb 03, 2026 →
Journalist

Identify Good Homes Communities LLC ownership at North Stemmons

Why now: Two consecutive Committee on Finance briefings on January 26 and February 3, 2026 presented the deal as a draft memorandum with no vote, meaning the financial justification has not yet been tested in public testimony.

What to do: File an open records request for the full Dallas Public Facility Corporation lease, the financial model behind the $16,837,803 foregone-revenue figure, and any DPFC board resolutions approving the Good Homes Dallas deal — the public record names Good Homes Communities, LLC but does not disclose beneficial ownership or how the 75-year tax benefit was calculated.

Act before: After open records response (typically 10 business days)

Source: Committee on Finance — Feb 03, 2026 →
Lobbyist

Submit budget priorities to Finance Committee before biennial draft advances

Why now: The 15-item February 3, 2026 agenda remained entirely in Draft status, confirming the committee has not yet begun voting on budget priorities for the two-year cycle.

What to do: Both the January 26 and February 3 Committee on Finance sessions were briefing-only with no votes, meaning the FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 biennial budget has not consolidated — submit written priorities to Committee on Finance members now, before the draft moves to a vote and the window for shaping allocations closes.

Act before: After Committee on Finance votes on budget priorities

Source: Committee on Finance — Feb 03, 2026 →

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FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Biennial Budget Development Process [Budget and Management Services]

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