Q3 2026 Report
7 meetings · 15 committees · $20.1M financial · 11 important findings · Updates as new data arrives
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Executive Summary
City Summary — Q3 2026
Economic Development Committee agenda item #D (File 26-2435A) listed a TIF development agreement with Fair Park First in a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000, payable from the Deep Ellum TIF District Fund, in consideration of the Community Park at Fair Park project. [3]Economic Development Committee — Aug 3 At the July 23, 2026 City Plan Commission meeting, Item #9 (file 26-2339A), Item #10 (26-2340A), Item #11 (26-2341A), and Item #12 (26-2342A) were each listed with status Under Advisement. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Financial Highlights
Economic Development Committee agenda item #D (File 26-2435A) listed a TIF development agreement with Fair Park First in a total amount not to exceed $3,000,000, payable from the Deep Ellum TIF District Fund, in consideration of the Community Park at Fair Park project. [3]Economic Development Committee — Aug 3 Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee item G, file 26-2446A, was a proposed $230,715.96 increase to the construction services contract with Rogers-O'Brien Construction Company, LLC for additional work on the Dallas Zoo South Garage at 725 South Ewing Avenue, moving the contract from $14,653,405.99 to $14,884,121.95, with a matching appropriation increase in the Capital Gifts, Donations and Development Fund. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3 Item F, file 26-2444A, was a proposed construction services contract with Henneberger Construction, Inc., identified as lowest responsible bidder of five, not to exceed $755,694.00 total, covering $368,419.00 for playground replacement at Bent Tree Meadow Park (4302 Creekmeadow Drive) and $387,275.00 at Frankford Park (18400 Hillcrest Road), financed by the 2017 Bond Fund Park and Recreation Facilities (B) Fund ($303,530.00) and the 2024 Bond Fund Park and Recreation Facilities (B) Fund ($452,164.00). [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3
Development & Land Use
At the August 3, 2026 Landmark Commission meeting, staff recommended approval of replacing 23 windows on all four elevations and constructing a rear horizontal addition at 3503 Meyers Street in Wheatley Place (COA-26-000360, file 26-2424A, applicant Iris Martinez), conditioned on all-wood windows on the front and right cornerside elevations, aluminum one-over-one windows elsewhere, all-wood horizontal lap siding millwork pattern #117, a pier and beam foundation matching existing height, and cornerside roofline alignment with the original building. [4]Landmark Commission — Aug 3 Z-25-000094 (file 26-2334A) is an application by Therme Dallas LLC, represented by Victoria Morris and Suzan Kedron of Jackson Walker LLP, to amend PD 800 to create and expand subdistricts for specified non-residential uses and to obtain a new SUP for a pedestrian skybridge on the southeast line of Cadiz Street between Riverfront Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad, northwest of Corinth Street. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 At the Economic Development Committee, Item #D (File 26-2435A) proposed a TIF development agreement with Fair Park First for the Community Park at Fair Park, structured under the Economic Development Incentive Policy and funded from the Deep Ellum TIF District Fund rather than general funds. [3]Economic Development Committee — Aug 3
Community Impact
Item E (file 26-2443A) proposed authorizing a public hearing on September 9, 2026 to receive comments on readopting and continuing in effect Chapter 12, "City Youth Program Standards of Care," of the Dallas City Code to re-establish standards of care for certain city youth programs in compliance with state law, with consideration of a readoption ordinance at the close of the hearing. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3 Item H (file 26-2447A) proposed a public hearing under Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code on the use of approximately 106,891 square feet (2.45 acres) of parkland at Joey Georgusis Park, 1200 Stone Mesa Drive, for one Sidewalk Easement, one Water and Wastewater Easement, one Detention Area Easement, one Detention Area Access Easement, one Drainage Easement, and one Water Easement required by the Joey Georgusis Park plat. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3 An application for a new Specific Use Permit for a private recreation center, club, or area on R-7.5(A) single-family zoned property on the northwest line of E. Lake Highlands Drive, between Harter Road and Peavy Road, in Council District 9 is scheduled for consideration, with staff recommending approval for a five-year period subject to a site plan and conditions. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Key Decisions
At the July 23, 2026 City Plan Commission meeting, Item #9 (file 26-2339A, Oak Lawn PD 193 Subdistrict 30 amendment), Item #10 (26-2340A, PD 17 amendment at Alpha/Preston), Item #11 (26-2341A, new LC subdistrict and mini-warehouse SUP at Lemmon/Hedgerow), and Item #12 (26-2342A, new PD for light industrial use on Cleveland Road) were each listed with status Under Advisement. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 Those four cases are scheduled to come back before the Commission for continued consideration rather than final action at the July 23 meeting. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 No dollar amounts are associated with these four cases in the docket data. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Governance & Oversight
The City Secretary's Office requested consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members under File 26-2250A, with the nominee list available in the City Secretary's Office. [1]Briefing — Aug 5 Item B (File 26-2456A) at the Committee on Finance was scheduled for discussion and a recommendation to City Council on appointment of an Interim City Auditor, listed under Chad West, Chair of the Finance Committee. [2]Committee on Finance — Aug 3 A Landmark Commission item proposed the appointment of Lindsey Landman to the Junius Heights Task Force (file 26-2372A), requested by the Department of Planning and Development with Christina Paress listed as the planner. [4]Landmark Commission — Aug 3
Infrastructure & Facilities
Item 4 on the July 23, 2026 City Plan Commission agenda, File 26-2334A, is an application by Therme Dallas LLC for an amendment to Planned Development District No. 800 creating and expanding subdistricts for specified non-residential uses and for a new Specific Use Permit for a pedestrian skybridge on property along Cadiz Street between Riverfront Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad, near Corinth Street, in Council District 2. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 Item 8 is an application by Lets Build it LLC / Huma Al Baroodi for a new Specific Use Permit for commercial motor vehicle parking at 9300 Bonnie View Road in the LI, Light Industrial District, Council District 8, for which staff recommends approval for a ten-year period with eligibility for an additional ten-year automatic renewal, subject to a site plan and conditions. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 Item 13, File 26-2343A, is an application by Kevin McCarthy of CKS Packaging Inc. for an amendment to existing Specific Use Permit No. 2377 for commercial motor vehicle parking at 2850 Dairy Milk Lane in the IR, Industrial Research District, Council District 6. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Housing
A plat application (item 32) before the City Plan Commission would create 122 residential lots ranging from 4,000 to 7,156 square feet plus seven common areas on a 27.5-acre tract on Bonnie View Road, south of Arrow Road, zoned PD 1136. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 A separate application (item 26) by Southwest Region Conference Association of Seventh Day Adventists would create 34 residential lots ranging from 7,500 to 16,600 square feet plus 3 common areas on a 9.224-acre tract between Bonnie View Road and Dalview Avenue, north of Arrow Road, zoned R-7.5(A). [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 For D10 at 2937 Warren Avenue (File 26-2228A, applicant Pascual Mojica), a proposed duplex with a rear detached two-car garage on a vacant corner lot, staff recommended approval conditioned on a pier-and-beam or crawlspace foundation at least 18 inches high, all-aluminum one-over-one windows with four-to-six-inch mullions between paired windows, historic paint colors approved by staff, and brush-finished concrete driveways and walkways. [9]Landmark Commission — Jul 6
Transportation
Item 36, File 26-2366A, proposes reclassifying Grady Niblo Road between a point 3,650 feet east of Mountain Creek Parkway and Merrifield Road from a standard six-lane divided principal arterial in 107 feet of right-of-way (S-6-D) to a minimum four-lane divided minor arterial in 80 feet of right-of-way (M-4-D(A)). [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 Item 37, File 26-2367A, proposes removing Colonial Avenue between Pennsylvania Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (and Kirnwood Drive) from the Thoroughfare Plan. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 Item 38, File 26-2368A, proposes reclassifying Crouch Road (also referenced as Old Ox Road) between Patrol Way and Lancaster Road from a standard two-lane undivided roadway in 56 feet of right-of-way (S-2-U) to a minimum four-lane undivided roadway in 60 feet of right-of-way (M-4-U). [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Environment
The Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee agenda for August 3, 2026 included a Solar Panel Permitting Process Improvements and Performance Annual Update (file 26-2441A) presented by Linda Rivera Velez, Assistant Director, Planning and Development, with Planning and Development managers Albin Kneggs and Volney Willis, and a KBHCCD Sustainability Update (file 26-2440A) featuring Convention and Event Services, Inspire Dallas, and Amplify Dallas representatives. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3 Under item I (file 26-2452A), the proposed EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund authorization would establish appropriations, permit execution of loan agreements and subgrants with future subrecipients for assessment and cleanup of contaminated properties, and procure one or more external qualified firms through a request for proposals or other applicable competitive procurement process for underwriting, loan servicing, and portfolio management. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3 Under item J (file 26-2448A), the proposed TCEQ agreement would fund operation and maintenance of the PM2.5 monitoring network and a continuous air monitoring station in Rockwall County for the period September 1, 2026 through August 31, 2028. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3
Planning
Item #F (File 26-2429A), "Potential Development Code Updates in Response to the 2026 Dallas ISD Bond Program," was scheduled as a briefing memorandum associated with Emily Liu, Director, Planning and Development, at the August 3, 2026 Economic Development Committee. [3]Economic Development Committee — Aug 3 Item #G (File 26-2433A) was scheduled as an overview of EV parking space charging infrastructure requirements, an analysis of peer city EV parking space requirements, and potential amendments to Dallas's EV parking space requirements, requested by Emily Liu, Planning and Development. [3]Economic Development Committee — Aug 3 Dallas ISD is named as the sponsor of the 2026 bond program whose construction pipeline is driving the potential code review described in File 26-2429A. [3]Economic Development Committee — Aug 3
Zoning
Z-26-000054 (file 26-2339A), an amendment to Subdistrict 30 within the Oak Lawn Special Purpose District (PD 193) at Reagan and Brown Streets for applicant Tyler Fan of Aventura Asset Management, LLC LLC, represented by Katherine Durham of Winstead PC, has been under advisement since June 25, 2026, with staff recommending approval subject to a development plan and amended conditions. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 For Bharathi Pinninty's application (BOA-26-000036, file 26-1943A) at 1420 Canada Drive in the CR district, which requests a 5-foot front-yard setback variance along Canada Place, a 15-foot side-yard setback variance, a 10-foot off-street parking setback variance, and two special exceptions to the 20-foot visibility obstruction regulation at the northerly and southerly driveway approaches, Senior Planner Bryant Thompson's staff recommendation is approval for the front-yard, parking, and both visibility-obstruction requests but denial of the side-yard setback variance. [7]Board of Adjustment, Panel B — Jul 15 Jonathan Vinson (BDA245-049, file 26-2236A) seeks reassessment of a special exception to parking regulations at 1201 Oak Lawn Avenue, Block 27/7889 part of Lot 1, zoned PD-621 (Subdistrict 1), where the property would house a restaurant without drive-in/drive-through service, an office use, and an office/showroom use while providing 73 of the 135 required spaces, a 62-space, 45.9% special exception. [8]Board of Adjustment, Panel A — Jul 14
Subdivisions
S234-128R (file 26-2347A) is a preliminary plat revision by MM TR South II, LLC to create 13 residential lots ranging from 6,306 to 11,353 square feet and dedicate right-of-way from a 4.618-acre tract on Lake Ray Hubbard Drive within the Dallas Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 PLAT-26-000156 (file 26-2359A) would create 31 residential lots plus three common areas on a 7.043-acre tract at Forest Lane and Stults Road for applicant/owner County of Dallas. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23 PLAT-26-000157 (file 26-2363A), filed by James Poulin, pairs a replat with a building line reduction along Lakemont Drive varying from 7.8 to 13.6 feet. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Historic Preservation
Staff recommended denial without prejudice for D6 (3401 Commerce Street, Dallas Tent and Awning/Murray Building Historic District, File 26-2224A), finding a proposed aluminum storefront door system visually incompatible with the historic industrial doors it would replace. [9]Landmark Commission — Jul 6 At 5614 Junius Street (COA-26-000334, file 26-2376A, applicant Ramiro Araiza), staff recommended approval of the SW0032 "Needle Point Navy" body, SW7006 "Extra White" trim and SW7069 "Iron Ore" door scheme conditioned on a less saturated body color and creamier trim. [4]Landmark Commission — Aug 3 D14 (File 26-2232A) was a Landmark Commission Authorized Hearing to consider a new historic overlay for 3505 Maple Avenue in Reverchon Park, generally bounded by Maple Avenue, McKinnon Street, the Dallas North Tollway, Welborn Street, and the Katy Trail. [9]Landmark Commission — Jul 6
Insights by Role
Resident
Residents interested in youth program rules should plan to comment at the public hearing proposed for September 9, 2026 under Item E (file 26-2443A) on readopting and continuing in effect Chapter 12, "City Youth Program Standards of Care," of the Dallas City Code, with consideration of a readoption ordinance at the close of the hearing. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3
Neighbors near 1200 Stone Mesa Drive should track Item H (file 26-2447A), which proposed a public hearing under Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code on the use of approximately 106,891 square feet (2.45 acres) of parkland at Joey Georgusis Park for one Sidewalk Easement, one Water and Wastewater Easement, one Detention Area Easement, one Detention Area Access Easement, one Drainage Easement, and one Water Easement required by the Joey Georgusis Park plat. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3
Contractor
Contractors tracking parks work should review Item F, file 26-2444A, a proposed construction services contract with Henneberger Construction, Inc., identified as lowest responsible bidder of five, not to exceed $755,694.00 total for playground replacement at Bent Tree Meadow Park and Frankford Park. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3
Firms following zoo capital work should monitor Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee item G, file 26-2446A, a proposed $230,715.96 increase to the construction services contract with Rogers-O'Brien Construction Company, LLC for additional work on the Dallas Zoo South Garage at 725 South Ewing Avenue, moving the contract from $14,653,405.99 to $14,884,121.95. [5]Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee — Aug 3
Developer
Developers along the Riverfront corridor should follow Z-25-000094 (file 26-2334A), an application by Therme Dallas LLC to amend PD 800 to create and expand subdistricts for specified non-residential uses and to obtain a new SUP for a pedestrian skybridge on the southeast line of Cadiz Street between Riverfront Boulevard and the Union Pacific Railroad, northwest of Corinth Street. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Applicants with pending cases should plan for continued review, since Item #9 (file 26-2339A), Item #10 (26-2340A), Item #11 (26-2341A), and Item #12 (26-2342A) were each listed with status Under Advisement at the July 23, 2026 City Plan Commission meeting. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Lobbyist
Advocates tracking city leadership should engage on Item B (File 26-2456A) at the Committee on Finance, scheduled for discussion and a recommendation to City Council on appointment of an Interim City Auditor and listed under Chad West, Chair of the Finance Committee. [2]Committee on Finance — Aug 3
Clients seeking board seats should consult the City Secretary's Office request for consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members under File 26-2250A, with the nominee list available in the City Secretary's Office. [1]Briefing — Aug 5
Journalist
Reporters covering land use should verify that the four City Plan Commission cases listed Under Advisement are scheduled to come back before the Commission for continued consideration rather than final action at the July 23 meeting. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Journalists should avoid attaching costs to those items because no dollar amounts are associated with these four cases in the docket data. [6]City Plan Commission — Jul 23
Charts & Data
Largest Financial Items
Most Mentioned Entities
| Entity | Type | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Planning and Development | Department | 71 |
| Sharmila Shrestha | Person | 17 |
| Christina Paress | Person | 16 |
| Rhonda Dunn | Person | 11 |
| Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization | Department | 10 |
| Bryant Thompson | Person | 6 |
| Robert Baldwin | Person | 6 |
| City Manager's Office | Department | 6 |
| Baldwin Associates | Organization | 5 |
| Landmark Commission | Organization | 5 |
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