October 2026 Report
17 meetings · 36 committees · $1.1B financial · 13 important findings
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Executive Summary
City Summary — October 2026
On October 28, 2026, City Council approved Item 26 (File 26-2941A), Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Construction Manager at Risk contract with Swinerton Builders for the DPD Law Enforcement Training Center, accepting a GMP 2 of not to exceed $158,616,112 with $20,000,000 appropriated and encumbered for Phase I construction. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Financial Highlights
City Council approved Item 26 (File 26-2941A), Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Construction Manager at Risk contract with Swinerton Builders for the DPD Law Enforcement Training Center, accepting a GMP 2 of not to exceed $158,616,112 with $20,000,000 appropriated and encumbered for Phase I construction. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Development & Land Use
Council approved, with status "Corrected; Approved," Item 26 (File 26-2941A), Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Construction Manager at Risk contract with Swinerton Builders for the training center, with GMP 2 at a revised not-to-exceed amount of $158,616,112. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Contracts & Procurement
On October 14, 2026, City Council Item 9 (File 26-2125A), Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to the Black & Veatch Corporation professional services contract, would take the contract value from $32,301,000.00 to $37,856,000.00. [11]City Council — Oct 14
Community Impact
On October 28, 2026, Council approved Item 9 (File 26-3261A), which amends Interlocal Agreement No. 1 to raise RTC Surface Transportation Block Grant funds for the Klyde Warren Park Phase 2 expansion at 2012 Woodall Rodgers Freeway by up to $14,648,437.00, from $30,000,000.00 to $44,648,437.00. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Key Decisions
On October 14, 2026, the City Council approved as an individual item a Black & Veatch Corporation increase of up to $5,555,000 for item #9, bringing the contract to $37,856,000. [11]City Council — Oct 14
Governance & Oversight
On October 14, 2026, Council approved an ordinance (File 26-3045A, Item #30) establishing the City of Dallas General Obligation Extendable Commercial Paper Program, Series A, for short-term obligations not to exceed $350,000,000 outstanding at any one time. [11]City Council — Oct 14
Infrastructure & Facilities
On October 28, 2026, Council approved an ordinance (File 26-3263A) authorizing issuance and sale of Waterworks and Sewer System Revenue Bonds, Series 2026C, in the amount of $34,000,000 to the Texas Water Development Board. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Public Safety
On October 28, 2026, City Council approved Item 26 (File 26-2941A), which authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Construction Manager at Risk contract with Swinerton Builders for the training center on the University of North Texas at Dallas campus, with Guaranteed Maximum Price 2 revised from not to exceed $148,193,088.00 to $158,616,112.00. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Housing
On October 14, 2026, Council approved Item 5 (File 26-2926A), which authorizes the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own the University Hills mixed-income multifamily development at 1910 East Wheatland Road and to enter into a 75-year lease agreement with UH Multifamily Development 1, LLC, with estimated General Fund revenue foregone of $3,657,529.91 for 60 years. [11]City Council — Oct 14
Transportation
On October 28, 2026, Council approved a professional services contract with Halff Associates, Inc. (File 26-3301A, Item 51) for engineering design services for the McKinney Ave/Cole Avenue Two-way Conversion Project, not to exceed $3,552,041.00. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Environment
On October 28, 2026, the City Council approved Item #4 (File 26-2949A), accepting a $1,106,984.00 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the North Central Texas Council of Governments under the North Texas Diesel Emissions Reduction Project 2024 Call for Projects to purchase replacement vehicles and equipment to reduce emissions. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Personnel & Labor
On October 28, 2026, the City Council made the appointment of Baron Eliason as Inspector General for the City of Dallas for a period of two years, financed from the General Fund (File 26-2216A, item 57). [1]City Council — Oct 28
Zoning
On October 28, 2026, City Council approved as amended Z11 (Z-26-000091, File 26-3064A) for 10600 C.F. Hawn Freeway in Planned Development District No. 241, a case where staff recommended a CS Commercial Service District and CPC recommended a PD No. 241 amendment with a conceptual plan and conditions. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Historic Preservation
On October 14, 2026, the City Council approved Item 8 (File 26-3126A), a correction to Section 9.1 of Ordinance No. 33439, Historic Overlay District No. 159, restoring the accurate list of permitted residential rental uses, at no cost to the City. [11]City Council — Oct 14
Insights by Role
Contractor
Contractors should note that the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's October 19, 2026 agenda included Item AG (File 26-3403A), a proposed construction services contract with Ragle, Inc., lowest responsible bidder of three, for the 36-Month Bridge Maintenance, Repair, and Improvement Project for FYs 2027-2029, not to exceed $16,618,890.83. [10]Transportation and Infrastructure Committee — Oct 19
Contractors may want to review that on October 28, 2026, City Council approved Item 39 (File 26-3192A), a five-year master agreement with M A N S Distributors, Inc for janitorial supplies, trash bags, and liners for citywide use, with an estimated amount of $34,239,554.59. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Resident
Residents interested in street naming may want to follow that Council held Item PH2 (File 26-3422A), the ordinance to rename North Harwood Street between Woodall Rodgers Freeway and Harry Hines Boulevard to "Exchange Place", under advisement on October 28, 2026. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Residents may wish to note that on October 28, 2026, Council approved a three-year Interlocal Agreement (File 26-3246A, Item 35) with Dallas County through the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences at Dallas for forensic and related analytical services for the Dallas Police Department, in an amount not to exceed $12,300,000 financed from the General Fund subject to annual appropriations. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Journalist
Reporters may want to examine that on October 28, 2026, City Council approved Item 26 (File 26-2941A), which authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Construction Manager at Risk contract with Swinerton Builders for the training center on the University of North Texas at Dallas campus, with Guaranteed Maximum Price 2 revised from not to exceed $148,193,088.00 to $158,616,112.00. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Reporters could follow that on October 14, 2026, Council approved a settlement of Galena Anyanwu and Donatus Anyanwu v. City of Dallas, Cause No. DC-25-05708 (File 26-3114A, Item #23), at a total not to exceed $140,000 paid from the Liability Reserve Fund. [11]City Council — Oct 14
Developer
Developers may want to note that on October 28, 2026, item #Z9 (File 26-3248A), a request to rezone property at the southwest corner of Seaton Drive and Humphrey Drive from R-10(A) Single Family to D(A) Duplex, ended as Hearing Closed; CPC Recommendation Followed and Denied without Prejudice. [1]City Council — Oct 28
Developers should note that on October 14, 2026, item #Z4 (File 26-3074A), the new subdistrict in PD 605 on Samuell Boulevard, had the result "Hearing Closed; Remanded to the City Plan and Zoning Commission". [11]City Council — Oct 14
Charts & Data
Largest Financial Items
Most Mentioned Entities
| Entity | Type | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Planning and Development | Department | 121 |
| City Manager's Office | Department | 58 |
| Office of Procurement Services | Department | 21 |
| Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW) | Department | 20 |
| Sharmila Shrestha | Person | 19 |
| Dallas Police Department | Department | 19 |
| William Castillo | Person | 18 |
| ForwardDallas | Project | 18 |
| Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization | Department | 14 |
| Vision Zero Plan | Project | 12 |
Meetings by Committee
Source Events(17)
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