September 2026 Report
18 meetings · 36 committees · $13.5B financial · 26 important findings
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Executive Summary
City Summary — September 2026
On September 23, 2026, City Council approved the FY 2025-26 budget amendment ordinance (Item 41, File 26-2959A) with a total not to exceed $5,967,988,552. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Financial Highlights
City Council approved as an individual item File 26-2959A, an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 33230 (September 17, 2025), as amended by Ordinance No. 33463 (June 24, 2026), for FY 2025-26 transfers and appropriation adjustments not to exceed $5,967,988,552. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Development & Land Use
City Council approved an award of a construction contract to CLW Water Group, LLC, lowest responsible bidder of five, not to exceed $22,442,000 for the East Side Water Treatment Plant Residuals Handling Project, Phase II at 405 Long Creek Road, Sunnyvale, Texas (File 26-2618A, Item 36). [2]City Council — Sep 23
Contracts & Procurement
The Dallas Love Field passenger boarding bridge and ground power unit replacement (Item 10, File 26-2298A) was awarded to Oshkosh AeroTech, LLC as the lowest responsible bidder of two bidders, not to exceed $19,352,966. [11]City Council — Sep 9
Community Impact
On September 23, 2026, City Council approved Item 17 (File 26-2798A), which authorizes Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to the Construction Manager at Risk Agreement with Linbeck Group, LLC for the Dallas Zoo Safari Trail at 650 South R.L. Thornton Freeway, not to exceed $28,008,458. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Key Decisions
On September 23, 2026, the City Council approved item #41 ($6.0B) as an Individual Item, taking it up separately from the consent agenda. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Governance & Oversight
On September 23, 2026, the City Council approved the FY 2025-26 budget amendment (Item 41, File 26-2959A), an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 33230 as amended by Ordinance No. 33463, with a total not to exceed $5,967,988,552. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Infrastructure & Facilities
On September 9, 2026, Council approved Item 20 (File 26-2475A), a construction services contract with Douglas Dailey Construction, LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of six, not to exceed $19,720,451.00 for water and wastewater main installation and rehabilitation improvements at 18 locations. [11]City Council — Sep 9
Public Safety
On September 9, 2026, the City Council approved as an individual item Item 22 (File 26-2678A), which authorized Supplemental Agreement No. 1 increasing the cooperative purchasing agreement with AT&T Enterprises, LLC for the City's 9-1-1 system upgrade by an amount not to exceed $10,351,125.00, raising it from $9,960,327.12 to a revised total of $20,311,452.12, and extended the term from August 10, 2026 to August 10, 2031. [11]City Council — Sep 9
Housing
On September 23, 2026, City Council approved as an individual item the Cadillac Heights Phase II acquisition (Item 26, File 26-2948A) of three single-family dwellings and two vacant lots near McGowan and Nolen Streets, for a total not to exceed $800,500, made up of a $786,000 purchase price and up to $14,500 in closing costs and title expenses. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Transportation
The City Council approved Item 40 (File 26-2420A), the 2026 On-Call Paving Contract with Grey Sky Construction LLC, lowest responsible bidder of two, in an amount not to exceed $42,136,372.00. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Environment
Council approved a three-year Joint Funding Agreement with the United States Geological Survey (File 26-2504A) for stream flow and water quality gauging stations in the Trinity River Basin, covering October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2029, in an amount not to exceed $2,374,050. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Personnel & Labor
On September 23, 2026, City Council approved Item 22 (File 26-2914A), the appointment of nominees Wei Wei Jeang and Brian Bernknopf to the two vacancies on the City of Dallas Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Zoning
On September 23, 2026, City Council approved as amended Z12 (File 26-3063A, Z-25-000229), a new planned development district for LI Light Industrial uses on A(A) Agricultural property on the south line of Cleveland Road, west of Lancaster-Hutchins Road. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Historic Preservation
On September 9, 2026, City Council approved Item 5 (File 26-2600A), authorizing acquisition by the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation of The Hartford, an existing historic office building at 400 North St. Paul Street, for development of affordable housing. [11]City Council — Sep 9
Insights by Role
Contractor
Contractors should note that City Council approved Item 40 (File 26-2420A), a 2026 On-Call Paving Contract with Grey Sky Construction LLC, the lowest responsible bidder of two, not to exceed $42,136,372.00. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Water contractors may want to review that City Council approved an award to CLW Water Group, LLC, lowest responsible bidder of five, not to exceed $22,442,000 for the East Side Water Treatment Plant Residuals Handling Project, Phase II (File 26-2618A, Item 36). [2]City Council — Sep 23
Resident
Residents may want to know that the FY 2026-27 budget item (File 26-2792A), not to exceed $5,971,586,745, was approved as amended on September 2, 2026. [16]Briefing — Sep 2
Residents following tax matters should note that Item 5, File 26-2934A, setting a tax rate of $0.6978 per $100 with an estimated levy of $1,658,739,578, was approved. [6]Briefing — Sep 16
Developer
Developers may want to review that City Council approved as amended Z11 (File 26-2900A, Z-25-000224), a new planned development district for R-5(A) uses on R-16(A) property on Walnut Hill Lane and Betty Jane Lane. [2]City Council — Sep 23
Developers should note that City Council approved a tax increment financing development agreement with TyGra Walnut Hill, LLC and/or its affiliates in an amount not to exceed $1,188,662.00 (File 26-2907A, Item 20). [2]City Council — Sep 23
Charts & Data
Largest Financial Items
Most Mentioned Entities
| Entity | Type | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Planning and Development | Department | 109 |
| City Manager's Office | Department | 46 |
| ForwardDallas | Project | 27 |
| Office of Housing and Community Empowerment | Department | 24 |
| Department of Housing & Neighborhood Revitalization | Department | 17 |
| Dallas Water Utilities Department | Department | 15 |
| Sharmila Shrestha | Person | 15 |
| Budget Management Services | Department | 13 |
| Department of Facilities and Real Estate Management | Department | 12 |
| Dallas Police Department | Department | 12 |
Meetings by Committee
Source Events(18)
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