Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues and Collections (26-393A)
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Responses to Questions from the Committee on Finance during December 9, 2025 Meeting regarding Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues, Penalties, Interest and Collections [City Controller’s Office]
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Audit affordability terms for Stemmons housing tax deal
Why now: The Committee on Finance held two hearings (Jan 26, Feb 3) on a $16,837,803 revenue-foregone PFC lease without advancing it past Draft status to a vote.
What to do: Pull the Good Homes Dallas affordability schedule and confirm the income-targeting mix satisfies Texas Local Government Code Chapter 303 before a third Finance Committee hearing — two Draft-status appearances with no vote suggest the compliance question may still be open, and a challenge after a vote is far costlier to defend.
Act before: After Finance Committee votes on the PFC lease
Verify city's revenue model for Stemmons housing tax deal
Why now: The Good Homes Dallas 75-year PFC lease was the only item with a disclosed dollar figure on either the Jan 26 or Feb 3 agenda, yet it remains in Draft status after two appearances.
What to do: Request the staff financial model behind the $16,837,803 revenue-foregone estimate from both Finance Committee hearings and check it against your own pro forma for a comparable PFC lease — a mismatch in assessed value, income-targeting share, or lease term is the most common reason these deals stall in committee.
Act before: After Finance Committee votes on the PFC lease
Investigate mislabeled $16.8 million Stemmons housing deal
Why now: The matter has appeared twice in Committee on Finance without a vote, and its sole itemized figure ($16,837,803) describes a PFC housing lease unrelated to hotel tax collections.
What to do: File a Public Information Act request for the staff memo and written committee questions from the January 26 and February 3 hearings, and ask directly why a $16.8 million property tax exemption for housing at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway is filed under "Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues and Collections."
Act before: After records request response (typically 10 business days)
Identify Finance Committee holdouts on Stemmons housing deal
Why now: The Good Homes Dallas PFC lease has appeared on the Finance Committee agenda twice without advancing past Draft status or reaching a vote.
What to do: Determine which Finance Committee members raised concerns at the January 26 or February 3 hearings — on the affordability mix, the 75-year lease term, or the $16,837,803 revenue-foregone figure — and address that objection directly before a third Draft-status appearance signals the deal is stuck.
Act before: After Finance Committee votes on the PFC lease
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Responses to Questions from the Committee on Finance during December 9, 2025 Meeting regarding Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues, Penalties, Interest and Collections [City Controller’s Office]
Responses to Questions from the Committee on Finance during December 9, 2025 Meeting regarding Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenues, Penalties, Interest and Collections [City Controller’s Office]