Dallas Wings Facility at North Cockrell Hill (26-727A)
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Authorize (1) an economic development grant agreement with the Dallas Wings Development, LLC to construct a facility on City-owned park property located at 1200 North Cockrell Hill Road in an amount not to exceed $54,000,000.00, a developer fee not to exceed $3,240,000.00, and a delay reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $653,000.00 - Not to exceed $57,893,000.00 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund; (2) an amendment to the Dallas Memorial Auditorium Resident Use and Incentive Agreement (CCT-2024-00024819 No. 24-0616) with Full Court Partners LLC, d/b/a/ Dallas Wings; and (3) a decrease in project management services contract with McKissack and McKissack for a reduction in scope to eliminate the Dallas Wings Practice Facility in the amount not to exceed ($1,847,485.00), from $13,945,684.00 to $12,098,199.00 - Financing: Convention Center Revenue Bonds Series 2023 Fund; For a total not to exceed $56,045,515.00 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund ($57,893,000.00) and Convention Center Revenue Bonds Series 2023 Fund (-$1,847,485.00) *In alignment with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan.
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Pull Wings facility grant draft for North Cockrell Hill review
Context: The Wings grant was referred to committee rather than finally approved on February 25, 2026 (matter 26-727A), and has not returned to full council, leaving execution terms open for review.
Recommended: Request the current draft of the $56M Dallas Wings grant agreement from the Economic Development committee to identify performance milestones, clawback triggers, and penalty provisions — if terms have been revised during four months of committee review, clients with competing venue or adjacent economic interests need to assess exposure before the agreement is executed and terms are locked.
Verify Wings facility grant bidding rules for North Cockrell Hill
Context: The Wings grant was referred to committee on February 25, 2026 without final approval, meaning any procurement obligations written into the grant language have not yet been finalized.
Recommended: Request the draft $56M Wings grant agreement to determine whether it imposes competitive bidding or prevailing wage requirements on the recipient — if the grant flows directly to the Wings organization with no public procurement obligation, there will be no open bid process at the North Cockrell Hill site and your only path in closes when the Wings organization selects a general contractor.
File records request on stalled North Cockrell Hill Wings grant
Context: Matter 26-727A was committed to committee on February 25, 2026 and has not appeared on any subsequent full council agenda, with no public explanation for the delay.
Recommended: File a public records request for all Economic Development committee communications, revised draft agreements, and meeting minutes on the $56M Wings grant since February 25 — four months in committee with no public return date is anomalous for a straight grant approval, and the item was buried inside a $952.6M package dominated by a $717.5M Convention Center authorization, meaning its current status has received no independent public scrutiny.
Contact committee chair on North Cockrell Hill Wings grant hold
Context: The Wings grant (matter 26-727A) was referred to committee on February 25, 2026 and has not returned to full council in four months, with no public explanation for the stall.
Recommended: Contact the Dallas Economic Development committee chair directly to determine whether the hold on the $56M Wings grant is political or procedural — if political, the committee members controlling timing are now the only people who can accelerate or kill the item before it is returned to the full council agenda, and that leverage window closes once a return date is set.
Request community benefit conditions in North Cockrell Hill Wings grant
Context: The Wings grant was referred to committee on February 25, 2026 without final approval, meaning grant conditions remain open and no return date has been set as of June 2026.
Recommended: Contact your Dallas City Council district representative now to request that community benefit conditions — such as construction hour restrictions, traffic mitigation commitments, and public access provisions — be written into the $56M Wings grant agreement before it returns to full council, because once it is calendared the vote is typically up-or-down with no amendments accepted.
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Authorize (1) an economic development grant agreement with the Dallas Wings Development, LLC to construct a facility on City-owned park property located at 1200 North Cockrell Hill Road in an amount not to exceed $54,000,000.00, a developer fee not to exceed $3,240,000.00, and a delay reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $653,000.00 - Not to exceed $57,893,000.00 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund; (2) an amendment to the Dallas Memorial Auditorium Resident Use and Incentive Agreement (CCT-2024-00024819 No. 24-0616) with Full Court Partners LLC, d/b/a/ Dallas Wings; and (3) a decrease in project management services contract with McKissack and McKissack for a reduction in scope to eliminate the Dallas Wings Practice Facility in the amount not to exceed ($1,847,485.00), from $13,945,684.00 to $12,098,199.00 - Financing: Convention Center Revenue Bonds Series 2023 Fund; For a total not to exceed $56,045,515.00 - Financing: Convention Center Construction Fund ($57,893,000.00) and Convention Center Revenue Bonds Series 2023 Fund (-$1,847,485.00) *In alignment with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan.