Q2 2026 Report

The City Council approved Item #88 (26-2150A), an economic development incentive agreement with Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. covering NEZ No. 24 (1445 Ross Avenue) and NEZ No. 25 (2401/2421/2425 McKinney Avenue, 2507/2515 Fairmount Street), including a Chapter 380 grant not to exceed $18,500,000. [3]City Council — Jun 24 The City Council approved Item #55 (26-1987A), the final adoption of the FY2026-27 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget totaling $30,460,978.92, covering CDBG ($12,758,917), HOME ($5,085,781.92), Emergency Solutions Grant ($1,137,702), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS ($10,778,578), and estimated CDBG/HOME program income ($700,000). [3]City Council — Jun 24 The City Council denied Item #90 (26-2174A), a proposal to raise the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center back to its original height to accommodate Jefferson and Houston Viaduct travel, which carried an estimated $271,300,000 in revenue foregone from the Convention and Event Services Fund over five years plus $597,000,000 in additional construction costs. [3]City Council — Jun 24 At the April 8, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #21 awarded $85.0M to Estrada Concrete Company, LLC LLC for the 2026 Annual Street Resurfacing Contract (File 26-624A). [55]City Council — Apr 8 At the April 8, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #28 authorized a $28.2M sole-source contract with AT&T Enterprises, LLC LLC for 9-1-1 software maintenance (File 26-1040A). [55]City Council — Apr 8 At the April 8, 2026 City Council meeting, Item #37 adopted four supplemental bond ordinances authorizing DFW International Airport to issue up to $3.0B in new joint revenue bond debt from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027, expanding the Series I commercial paper program from $750M to $1.5B and Series II from $600M to $1.0B (File 26-1031A). [55]City Council — Apr 8

The City Council approved File 26-2011A, which amends Dallas Development Code Section 51A-3.102 and Construction Code administrative procedure Sections 207 and 306, requested by the Department of Planning and Development, to allow denial or revocation of a certificate of occupancy when a use operates without a required license, permit, or registration. [3]City Council — Jun 24 The City Council approved the TIF development agreement (file 26-1644A, item #21) as an individual item, authorizing up to $29,000,000 payable from the Maple/Mockingbird TIF District Fund to Mockingbird Owner LP and/or affiliates for the design, engineering, financing, and construction of the Oak Park Mixed-Use and Mixed-Income Project on approximately 5.9 acres at 1545 West Mockingbird Lane. [23]City Council — May 27 The City Council approved the Amarumayu, LLC tax abatement (File 26-1892A), a 10-year business personal property tax abatement covering 50% of the increased taxable value of business personal property for Amarumayu, LLC and/or affiliates at 9078 Van Horn Drive, Dallas, TX 75241, with estimated revenue foregone of $1,380,448 over ten years. [15]City Council — Jun 10 Item 7 (file 26-1226A) was approved as an individual item and authorizes a Chapter 380 agreement with Meadow Sycamore, LP and/or affiliates for up to $13,500,000 in grant consideration for The Meadow Project at 8130 Meadow Road. [43]City Council — Apr 22 Under Item 26 (26-1142A), the City authorized acquisition of approximately 36,685 square feet of land improved with a commercial building near Sylvan Avenue and West Commerce Street from The Arthur Clay Development Group / 2222 Sylvan Ave Project LLC for not to exceed $5,126,000 ($5,100,000 plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $26,000) to support the Fire Station No. 45 Relocation and Redevelopment Project. [55]City Council — Apr 8 Item 17 (file 26-1265A), amending Planned Development Subdistrict 154 within Planned Development District 193, the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District, carried 12-1 with Commissioner Housewright opposed. [54]City Plan Commission — Apr 9

Dallas Water Utilities approved an $8,244,000 construction contract with CLW Water Group, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of three, for the Bachman Water Treatment Plant Liquid Ammonium Sulfate Facilities and Clearwell Mixing Improvements Project (File 26-1479A). [3]City Council — Jun 24 A $1,046,500 professional services contract with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. for architectural, engineering, and construction administration services (26-1512A), previously deferred April 22, 2026, was rejected. [15]City Council — Jun 10 Item #27 (file 26-1378A) authorized a five-year sewer coupling purchasing agreement with Plano Plumbing Supplies Inc. ($300K), Core & Main LP ($35K), and Ferguson US Holdings, Inc Inc. dba Ferguson Enterprises, LLC LLC ($15K), lowest responsible bidders of five, totaling $350K from the Dallas Water Utilities Fund, approved after a correction to the agreement. [33]City Council — May 13

On June 24, 2026, the City Council approved a resolution declaring July as Disability Pride Month and directing the Disability Pride Flag to fly at City Hall Plaza from July 15-31, 2026 and annually thereafter July 1-31 (File 26-1346A, requested by the Office of Housing and Community Empowerment). [3]City Council — Jun 24 The City Council approved the renaming of Woodbine Avenue between Morrell Avenue and Renner Road to 'Dr. David Henderson Jr. Avenue' (File 26-1966A, approved as amended) following a public hearing. [3]City Council — Jun 24 On April 8, 2026, the City Council approved a resolution amending Resolution No. 25-1779 to add April 10 as Dolores Huerta Day on the city calendar at no cost to the city (File 26-1243A, item #43). [55]City Council — Apr 8 At 549 E. Jefferson Blvd. in the Oak Cliff United Methodist Church Historic District, applicant Michael Karnowski filed COA-26-000042 on 2/18/2026 requesting a Certificate of Demolition for a noncontributing north-facing addition connecting the sanctuary and education building. [57]Landmark Commission — Apr 6 Staff recommended approval of COA-26-000042, citing 1952 Sanborn Fire Map documentation confirming the structure was built after 1952, outside the period of significance, satisfying City Code Section 51A-4.501(h)(4)(D) and the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Setting. [57]Landmark Commission — Apr 6 At 300 E. Colorado Blvd. in the Lake Cliff Historic District, applicant Bruktawit Kebede filed COA-26-000076 on 2/19/2026 requesting a Certificate of Appropriateness to install two bilingual interpretive signs at Lake Cliff Park. [57]Landmark Commission — Apr 6

Z-26-000080 (file 26-2197A), a new Specific Use Permit for a community service center on property zoned R-16(A) Single Family District on the north line of LBJ Frwy east of Copenhill Road in Council District 11, carried 15 to 0 with a staff recommendation of approval subject to site plan and conditions. [2]City Plan Commission — Jun 25 Item 3 (File 26-2082A), which sought authorization of a phased city hall repair strategy for 1500 Marilla Street and authorization for the City Manager to implement it, was denied. [16]City Council — Jun 10 The City Council denied item #90 (File 26-2174A), a proposal to restore the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas to its original height for Jefferson and Houston Viaduct clearance at an estimated $271.3 million in foregone revenue over five years plus $597 million in construction costs. [3]City Council — Jun 24 At its April 22, 2026 meeting, the City Council approved Item 7 (File 26-1226A, $13,500,000), a Chapter 380 grant to Meadow Sycamore, LP LP for The Meadow Project at 8130 Meadow Road, as an individual item. [43]City Council — Apr 22 The City Council approved Item 25 (File 26-1180A, $456,940.99) as an individual item on April 22, 2026, covering Dalworth Restoration, LLC LLC emergency water mitigation and content services from the January 2026 freeze, split between the Capital Construction Fund ($391,940.99) and the General Fund ($65,000). [43]City Council — Apr 22 On April 8, 2026, the City Council denied Z4 (File 26-1014A, Z-25-000163), a Specific Use Permit for vehicle display, sales, and service at the northwest corner of South Buckner Boulevard and Carr Street within the Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District, with prejudice, barring refiling for a statutory period. [55]City Council — Apr 8

At its June 24, 2026 meeting, the City Council approved an amendment to the City Plan Commission's Rules of Procedure (File 26-2140A, requester Department of Planning and Development), which updated the process for distributing written communications on subdivision matters and renamed the Comprehensive Land Use Committee to the Plans Advisory Committee. [3]City Council — Jun 24 On June 11, 2026, the City Plan Commission's Item 22, amending Dallas City Code Section 51A-13.306 to list "Tattoo and body piercing" as an example of permitted rather than prohibited personal service uses in form-based zoning districts under dockets DCA256-007 and DCA256-004 (file 26-2033A), was heard out of order and carried 8 to 1 with Carpenter opposed. [14]City Plan Commission — Jun 11 On May 27, 2026, the Office of the Inspector General resolved ethics charge E26-001 (file 26-1538A) against Sam Staggs, former Municipal Library Board Member, approving a final sanction per settlement agreement. [23]City Council — May 27 At the May 6, 2026 briefing, board and commission appointments under File 26-1048A from the City Secretary's Office were approved, with full Council and officer appointments made across multiple boards. [37]Briefing — May 6 At the May 20, 2026 briefing, board and commission appointments under File 26-1679A were finalized, including both individual council member appointments and full council appointments as listed in the City Secretary's Office records. [28]Briefing — May 20 The Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs scheduled File 26-1528A for consideration as a resolution amending Section 7.11, "Deferral of Agenda Items," of the City Council Rules of Procedure to update the timeline to defer or delete an agenda item. [38]Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs — May 5 Individual appointments to boards and commissions were made per the list on file with the City Secretary's Office under File 26-771A. [58]Briefing — Apr 1 A casting of lots resolved bid BD26-00029553 between On Site Fitness Services, LLC and Fit Supply, LLC on Group B, a five-year service price agreement covering purchase, maintenance, and repair of fitness and exercise equipment for various City departments (File 26-1039A, Office of Procurement Services). [58]Briefing — Apr 1 The full City Council, sitting as a Committee of the Whole, received a briefing on FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 biennial budget development covering goals and priorities under File 26-1130A from the City Manager's Office. [58]Briefing — Apr 1

On June 24, 2026, Council authorized a $3,875,000 interlocal agreement with the Town of Highland Park for installation of water and wastewater mains tied to Highland Park's Wycliffe Avenue Project (File 26-1970A), funded across four Wastewater and Water Capital Improvement and Construction funds. [3]City Council — Jun 24 A three-year SCADA system support contract (File 26-1380A) was awarded to PRIME CONTROLS, LP LP as the sole proposer at $17,516,400, split between the Stormwater Drainage Management Fund ($9,941,100) and the Dallas Water Utilities Fund ($7,575,300). [33]City Council — May 13 A&C Construction, Inc. was awarded the $16.1M Trinity Forest Spine Trail Phase II construction contract as the lowest of four bidders (File 26-1455A), extending a 12-foot-wide trail from Samuell Boulevard to Lawnview Park. [23]City Council — May 27

The council authorized both the establishment of appropriations and the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $24,581,327.21 in the NCTCOG FIFA World Cup Grant Program Fund. [15]City Council — Jun 10 The UASI grant amendment (File 26-1215A) was approved, adding Grant No. 5853501 for terrorism preparedness and capacity-building activities, extending the program from August 31 to November 30, 2026, and reallocating $678,352.24 within the existing $5,842,198.40 budget, with $620,635.34 to Grant No. 5853501 and $57,716.90 to Grant No. 2980710. [43]City Council — Apr 22 The $10,382,400 FEMA Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems grant (File 26-1007A, Grant No. 5731701, Award ID EMW-2026-CU-05004) was accepted via the Texas Office of the Governor Homeland Security Grants Division to fund mobile trailers and handheld drone mitigation devices for the C-UAS: City of Dallas FIFA World Cup Protection Project, covering January 1 through September 30, 2026. [55]City Council — Apr 8

On June 24, 2026, the City Council gave final adoption to the FY 2026-27 HUD Consolidated Plan Budget totaling $30,460,978.92, comprising $12,758,917.00 in Community Development Block Grant funds, $5,085,781.92 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds, $1,137,702.00 in Emergency Solutions Grant funds, $10,778,578.00 in Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS funds, and $700,000.00 in estimated CDBG/HOME program income (File 26-1987A). [3]City Council — Jun 24 Item #11 authorized up to $30,000,000.00 in tax-exempt multifamily mortgage revenue bonds through the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation for Huntington Place Senior Living Dallas, LP, an affordable senior complex at 1431 West Camp Wisdom Road, and was approved (File 26-319A). [3]City Council — Jun 24 Item #13 authorized the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own Apperson, a mixed-income development spanning 1431 Apple Street, 1500 and 1526 Caddo Street, and 3910 San Jacinto Street, under a 75-year lease with Slate Properties, LLC with estimated revenue foregone to the General Fund of $5,616,793.05 over 60 years, and was approved as an individual item (File 26-1692A). [3]City Council — Jun 24 On April 8, 2026, the City Council approved as amended File 26-877A, authorizing the Dallas Public Facility Corporation to acquire, develop, and own a mixed-income multifamily project at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway, Dallas 75247, under a 75-year lease with Good Homes Communities, LLC or its affiliate. [55]City Council — Apr 8 The council approved a Resolution of No Objection (File 26-1179A, PH5) for a 2026 4% Non-Competitive Low Income Housing Tax Credit application by Roseland Homes and DHA Housing Solutions for North Texas to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs for a development at 3535 Munger Avenue and 3335 Munger Avenue, Dallas 75204. [55]City Council — Apr 8 The Meadow Project grant (File 26-1226A), funded from the 2024 GO Bond Economic Development (G) Fund subject to annual appropriations, was approved as an individual item. [43]City Council — Apr 22

Council accepted a $9,240,000 federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant (Grant No. 693JJ32640427, Assistance Listing No. 20.939) from USDOT to fund planning, design, and construction of Pedestrian Safety Zones on five High Injury Network corridors over 60 months. [3]City Council — Jun 24 The 2026 Annual Street Resurfacing Contract (File 26-624A, $84,967,630) was awarded to Estrada Concrete Company, LLC LLC as the lowest of three bidders. [55]City Council — Apr 8 The Garland Road multimodal and economic opportunity study (File 26-1210A, $995,000, approved) was awarded to Gresham Smith as the most advantageous of two proposers, funded by FY24 EDI Community Project funds. [43]City Council — Apr 22

The Department of Dallas Animal Services (DAS) received authorization for a one-year cooperative purchasing agreement for continuous spay and neuter services structured through interlocal agreements with the City of Lewisville, City of Mesquite, and City of San Antonio, totaling an estimated $555,540 (File 26-1634A). [3]City Council — Jun 24 Striker Outfitters LLC won a five-year feral hog control and abatement services contract valued at $2.2M as the most advantageous of seven proposers (File 26-1601A). [23]City Council — May 27 The analytical lab testing contract for Dallas Water Utilities (File 26-1004A) terminated the prior three-year agreement with Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc. Inc. dba SPL Inc. and awarded a replacement three-year contract to Eurofins Environment Testing South Central, LLC LLC dba Eurofins Xenco as the next lowest responsible bidder of six at an estimated $6,235,891. [55]City Council — Apr 8

An ordinance (file 26-1691A) appointed 10 full-time municipal judges and 16 associate (part-time) municipal judges to the City of Dallas municipal court of record for a two-year term ending May 31, 2028, designated an administrative municipal judge, and established annual salaries for all tiers, with a status of Approved. [23]City Council — May 27 DART Board of Directors Positions 01 and 02 for the 2026–2028 Board Term (file 26-1823A) were filled with nominees on file in the City Secretary's Office, with the status listed as appointments made to Board. [23]City Council — May 27 Item #15 (26-1696A) authorized settlement of EEOC Charge No. 450-2024-450-05300 filed by Mearion Harris, not to exceed $65,000 from the Liability Reserve Fund. [15]City Council — Jun 10

File 26-2140A, requested by the Department of Planning and Development, was deferred on June 10, 2026 and approved on June 24, 2026 with no cost consideration to the City. [3]City Council — Jun 24 DCA 256-001(MW) (file 26-1631A, PH2), which amended the Dallas City Code to eliminate the 'Commercial Wedding Chapel' land use classification and create regulations for a new 'Reception Facility' use in Sections 51-4.208, 51-4.210, and 51A-4.210, was approved as amended at the May 27, 2026 public hearing. [23]City Council — May 27 Item 25 (26-1062A) approved Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the Gresham Smith professional services contract for the Dallas Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Study, adding Phase I of establishing a Parking Benefit District for a not-to-exceed increase of $123,397.00 and bringing the total contract to $792,906.58. [33]City Council — May 13

The City Plan Commission carried Z-26-000111, establishing a Historic Overlay for the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge, 14 to 0, with staff recommending approval subject to preservation criteria and the Landmark Commission also recommending approval. [2]City Plan Commission — Jun 25 Z18 (File 26-1926A, Z-25-000151), a Specific Use Permit for an open-enrollment charter school on Harry Hines Boulevard, was denied April 8, 2026, and after Council voted to reconsider on May 27, 2026 it was approved for a ten-year period per CPC recommendation on June 24, 2026. [3]City Council — Jun 24 The City Plan Commission carried Item 22 (DCA256-007/DCA256-004, File 26-2033A), which amended Section 51A-13.306 of the Dallas City Code to reclassify "tattoo and body piercing" from a prohibited to a permitted personal service use in form-based zoning districts citywide, by a vote of 8-1 with Carpenter voting against. [14]City Plan Commission — Jun 11 On June 10, 2026, the City Council approved as amended Z1 (Z223-121(JC)/Z-26-000101, File 26-1755A), an amendment to PD 595, the South Dallas/Fair Park Special Purpose District, covering approximately 3,335.8 acres. [15]City Council — Jun 10 The City Council denied without prejudice Z10 (file 26-1809A, case Z-26-000025), the removal of Shop Front Overlay SH-6 on WMU-5 Walkable Mixed Use Subdistrict D property within PD No. 468, Oak Cliff Gateway Special Purpose District, at the west corner of East 8th Street and Lansing Street. [23]City Council — May 27 Z12 (file 26-1515A, case Z-25-000184) is an amendment to SUP No. 2180 for an open-enrollment charter school at the northwest corner of East R.L. Thornton Freeway and Ferguson Road, zoned RR Regional Retail District. [23]City Council — May 27 Z4 (26-1014A, Z-25-000163), a new Specific Use Permit for vehicle display, sales, and service at the northwest corner of South Buckner Boulevard and Carr Street within Planned Development District No. 366 (Buckner Boulevard Special Purpose District) with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay, was denied with prejudice. [55]City Council — Apr 8 Z17 (26-1204A, Z-25-000151), a new Specific Use Permit for an open enrollment charter school on IR Industrial Research District property on the northeast line of Harry Hines Boulevard southeast of Wadley Lane, was denied. [55]City Council — Apr 8 At the City Plan Commission, Item 17, a Planned Development Subdistrict 154 amendment in the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District (file 26-1265A), carried on a 12-1 vote with Commissioner Housewright opposed. [54]City Plan Commission — Apr 9

Item 26 (file 26-1580A, PLAT-26-000068), Kavyan Corporation's request to replat a 0.275-acre (12,000-square-foot) common area in City Block 28/2280 on Knight Street northeast of Harry Hines Boulevard, zoned PD 193 (TH-3), into three 0.092-acre (4,000-square-foot) lots in Council District 2, was carried on a 10-2 vote with Commissioners Sims and Herbert opposed. [36]City Plan Commission — May 7 Planner Sharmila Shrestha recommended denial of the Kavyan Corporation replat request under Item 26 (file 26-1580A, PLAT-26-000068) on Knight Street. [36]City Plan Commission — May 7 PLAT-26-000147 would create a 59-lot Small Lots SB15 development with lots of 3,000 to 4,000 square feet plus 5 common areas on a 7.84-acre tract at Camp Wisdom Road and Firebird Drive, zoned PD 658 (Tract 1), for Zarion, LLC with surveyor CCM Engineering. [2]City Plan Commission — Jun 25

In Case Z-26-000031 (file 26-1153A, item Z15), the City Council granted a historic overlay for El Ranchito Restaurant on property zoned Planned Development District No. 316, Subarea 1, for commercial (restaurant) uses. [43]City Council — Apr 22 Staff recommended approval of both the Certificate of Eligibility and the expenditure amount for William and Suzanne Munck's application at 5020 Swiss Avenue (Swiss Avenue Historic District, CE256-014(CP), file 26-1503A), which listed an estimated $1,228,061 in planned rehabilitation. [22]Landmark Commission — Jun 1 At 722 N. Beacon Street (Junius Heights Historic District, file 26-1860A), Sean Martinez's request for a six-foot wood board-on-board front-yard fence was recommended for denial with a finding of fact that front-yard fences are prohibited in Junius Heights under Section 3.6(a)(1). [22]Landmark Commission — Jun 1