Dallas Wings Development Facility at Cockrell Hill (26-884A)
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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) (This item was committed to the next Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention) *In alignment with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan.
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Check Dallas Wings grant agreement for Texas Chapter 380 clawback requirements
Context: The City Council authorized this economic development grant on 2026-03-25; Chapter 380 grants must include specific public benefit and clawback terms to withstand legal challenge.
Recommended: If you advise the city or a counterparty, verify that the agreement includes performance benchmarks and recapture provisions as required under Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code before the contract is executed.
Request Dallas Wings grant agreement to reveal public subsidy terms
Context: City Council took up this grant on 2026-03-25 with only one appearance and no publicly disclosed financial terms; subsidy accountability for a professional sports franchise is a strong story angle.
Recommended: File a public records request for the full economic development grant agreement — including the dollar amount, performance benchmarks, and any clawback provisions — before the contract is executed.
Engage Council members on Dallas Wings grant conditions before agreement is signed
Context: The matter had only one City Council appearance as of 2026-03-25 with no confirmed next procedural step, leaving grant terms open to Council input before execution.
Recommended: If you represent businesses or property owners in the targeted development corridor, the grant performance obligations are still being finalized — this is the window to shape the public benefit conditions attached to the agreement.
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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) (This item was committed to the next Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention) *In alignment with the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan.