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DallasTX averageUS Census ACS
Typical home value $305,765 -1.7% yr/yr · +10.8% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
👮 Police incidents (open data)
413,159 incidents · Tue Jul 25, 2023–Tue Sep 1, 2026 · 99% mapped
other255,737
property130,260
violent27,162
The most recent records from the city police department’s own open-data portal — a recent slice, not full history. Full per-incident records with coordinates (mappable, joinable to individual addresses) are in the public dataset. Source: www.dallasopendata.com.
Municipal budget
Total revenue$5.06B (FY2023)
Total spending$4.91B (FY2023)
Taxes$1.95B (FY2023)
Debt outstanding$12.59B (FY2023)
Spending per resident$3,810 (FY2023)
Development activity
Housing units permitted — US Census Building Permits Survey
20256,993 housing units ($1.48B)
🗳️ Election results (16 races)
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City Council , Place 12 2025-05-03
Cara Mendelsohn ✓ 235 · Marc Rossouw 232 · Jose Cavazos 82
City Council , Place 12 2021-05-01
Cara Mendelsohn ✓ 261 · Elva Curl 122
City Council , Place 9
Paula C. Blackmon ✓ 3,096 · Ernest P. Banda 853 · Write-in 26
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Erik Wilson ✓ 1,129 · Lorie Blair 1,058 · Subrina Lynn Brenham 262 · Eugene Ralph 129 · Ruth Steward 61 · Davante D. Peters 43
City Council , Place 7
Adam Bazaldua ✓ 1,499 · Jose Rivas Jr 436 · Cydney Walker 379 · O'Neil Hesson 209 · Lamar 'Yaka' Jefferson 111 · Write-in 11
City Council , Place 6
Laura Cadena ✓ 1,065 · Monica R. Alonzo 535 · Machelle Wells 201 · Linus Spiller 137 · David Blewett 106 · Gabriel Kissinger 23
City Council , Place 5
Jaime Resendez ✓ 1,330 · Elizabeth Matus 257
City Council , Place 4
Maxie Johnson ✓ 2,230 · Kebran W. Alexander 637 · Avis Hardaman 108
City Council , Place 3
Zarin D. Gracey ✓ 1,593 · Jesseca E. Lightbourne 749 · John Sims 585
City Council , Place 2
Jesse Moreno ✓ 2,074 · Sukhbir Kaur 232
City Council , Place 14
Paul E. Ridley ✓ 2,099
City Council , Place 13
Gay Donnell Willis ✓ 4,871 · Diane Benjamin 2,597
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Mon Oct 5, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Landmark Commission
Dallas Landmark Commission to vote on 4105 S. Fitzhugh Ave park and six historic-district requests
The Dallas Landmark Commission meets Monday, October 5, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. in Council Chambers to hold a public hearing and act on Certificates of Appropriateness in historic districts. The most consequential consent item is a revised plan for a new community park at 4105 S. Fitzhugh Avenue in the Fair Park Historic District, reduced to 10.5 acres with fewer buildings and a reoriented entrance. Other consent items cover exterior changes to homes in the Winnetka Heights and Wheatley Place districts, and a courtesy review item for 5714 Swiss Avenue is listed but its text is cut off in the supplied agenda.
- 4105 S. Fitzhugh Avenue (Fair Park Historic District, District 7): Certificate of Appropriateness COA-26-000509 to build a community park on existing surface parking lots, amending CA234-054(RD); park reduced to 10.5 acres, fewer buildings, entrance reoriented toward South Dallas neighborhoods; staff recommends approval conditioned on Texas Historical Commission review
- 300 South Edgefield Avenue (Winnetka Heights, District 1): COA-26-000495 to add an attached pergola and canopy roof to a rear patio; staff recommends approval
- 305 South Edgefield Avenue (Winnetka Heights, District 1): COA-26-000465 to replace the front door; staff recommends approval
- 115 North Montclair Avenue (Winnetka Heights, District 1): COA-26-000484 to remodel porch and porte cochere columns into craftsman style; staff recommends approval
- 114 North Windomere Avenue (Winnetka Heights, District 1): COA-26-000428 to repaint with SW 2851 "Sage Green Light", SW 2821 "Downing Stone", and SW 2846 "Roycroft Bronze Green" and replace a porch ceiling fan; staff recommends approval with condition that no brick or masonry be painted
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October 5, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
(For General Information and Rules of Courtesy, Please See Opposite Side.)
(La Información General Y Reglas De Cortesía Que Deben Observarse
Durante Las Asambleas Del Consejo Municipal Aparecen En El Lado Opuesto, Favor De Leerlas.)
Landmark Commission
9:30 AM
General Information
The Dallas City Council regularly meets on Wednesdays
beginning
at
9:00 a.m.
in
the
Council
Chambers,
6th
floor, City Hall, 1500 Marilla. Council agenda meetings
are broadcast live on bit.ly/cityofdallastv and
on
Time
Warner City Cable Channel 16. Briefing meetings are
held
the
first
and
third
Wednesdays
of
each
month.
Council agenda (voting) meetings are held on the second
and fourth Wednesdays. Anyone wishing to speak at a
meeting should sign up with the City Secretary’s Office by
calling (214) 670-3738 by 5:00 p.m. of the last regular
business day preceding the meeting. Citizens can find
out the name of their representative and their voting
district by calling the City Secretary’s Office.
Sign
interpreters
are
available
upon
request
with
a
48-hour advance notice by calling (214) 670-5208 V/TDD.
The City of Dallas is committed to compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. The Council agenda is
available in alternative formats upon request.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
this
agenda
or
comments or complaints about city services, call 311.
R …
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Mon Oct 5, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Economic Development Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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Mon Oct 5, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee
Dallas committee to review $21M park equipment deal and Fair Park update
The Dallas City Council Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee meets on October 5, 2026, to approve prior minutes and receive briefings on Dallas Park and Recreation's 150th anniversary, Fair Park's year in review, and the Nuisance Abatement Division. The committee will also hear updates on the 2024 Bond CECAP Resolution and its forecast, and may recommend a $21,076,500.00 park equipment master agreement to the City Council. A quorum of the Park and Recreation Board may be present, and a closed executive session may be held under Texas law.
- Upcoming agenda item #26-2737A: three-year master agreement with two one-year renewal options for park and recreation equipment, products, and installation services, with estimated amounts per vendor: Playcore Wisconsin, Inc. dba GameTime $6,287,410.00; Kompan, Inc. $5,000,000.00; Parkscapes Texas, LLC $5,036,508.00; Webuildfun, Inc. $5,778,125.00; Whirlix Design, Inc. $9,012,154.00; total estimated $21,076,500.00
- Briefing: Dallas Park and Recreation - Celebrating 150 Sesquicentennial
- Briefing: Fair Park Year in Review
- Briefing: Nuisance Abatement Division Overview
- Briefing memo: 2024 Bond CECAP Resolution Annual Status Update for 2026
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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October 5, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee
9:00 AM
October 5, 2026
City Council
Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee
This City Council Parks, Trails and the Environment Committee meeting will be held by video
conference and in the Council Chambers, 6th Floor at City Hall.
The public may attend the meeting virtually; however, City Hall is available for those wishing
to
attend the meeting in person.
The Parks, Trails and the Environment Committee will be broadcast live on Spectrum Cable
Channel 16 (English) and 95 (Spanish) and online at bit.ly/cityofdallastv.
The public may also listen to the meeting as an attendee at the following video conference
link:
Call to Order
MINUTES
1.
Approval of the September 1, 2026, Parks, Trails, and the Environment
Committee Meeting Minutes
26-3123A
Minutes
Attachments:
The committee may vote to make recommendations to City Council regarding any of the
following items on this agenda.
BRIEFING ITEMS
A.
Dallas Park and Recreation - Celebrating 150 Sesquicentennial [Ryan
O’Connor, Senior Deputy Director, Dallas Park and Recreation; Robin
Steinshnider, Assistant Director, Dallas Park and Recreation]
26-3119A
Briefing Presentation
Attachments:
B.
Fair Park Year in Review [Ryan O’Connor, Senior Deputy Director, Dallas
Park and Recreation; Brett Wulke, General Manager Fair Park, Dallas
Park and Recreation]
26-3118A
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Tue Oct 6, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Civil Service Board
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 1C SOUTH
Tue Oct 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Dallas Housing Finance Corporation
Dallas Housing Finance Corporation meets; agenda lists only closed-session options
The Dallas Housing Finance Corporation is scheduled to meet on October 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at 1500 Marilla Street. The posted agenda text contains only a notice that a closed executive session may be held, listing the categories of matters allowed under the Texas Open Meetings Act. No specific action items, contracts, or public hearings are described in the supplied text.
- Notice of possible closed executive session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071 through 551.089
- Permitted closed-session topics include litigation advice, real property negotiations, economic development incentives, and security matters
- No public agenda items, dollar amounts, or named projects appear in the supplied text
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ENERGY SQUARE 4925 GREENVILLE AVENUE SUITE 106 DALLAS, TEXAS 75206
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October 6, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Dallas Housing Finance Corporation
12:00 PM
October 6, 2026
City Council
Dallas Housing Finance Corporation
EXECUTIVE SESSION NOTICE
A closed executive session may be held if the discussion of any of the above agenda items
concerns one of the following:
1. seeking the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement
offers, or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts
with the Texas Open Meetings Act. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.071]
2. deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an
open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the city in negotiations
with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.072]
3. deliberating a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the city if
deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the
city in negotiations with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.073]
4. deliberating the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline,
or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an
officer or employee unless the officer or employee who is the subject of the deliberation
or hearing requests a public hearing. [Tex. Govt. Co …
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Tue Oct 6, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Ad Hoc Committee on Administrative Affairs
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Wed Oct 7, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Briefing
Dallas City Council briefing for October 7, 2026 has been canceled
The City of Dallas Council Briefing scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM has been canceled. The agenda contains no substantive items for decision or discussion; the remaining text is standard general information, rules of courtesy, handgun prohibition notices, and a boilerplate executive session notice. No votes, contracts, rezonings, or public hearings are listed.
- Council Briefing for October 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM is canceled
- Meeting location listed as Council Chambers, 6th Floor, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, Texas 75201
- Standard executive session notice citing Texas Government Code sections 551.071 through 551.089 appears but no specific items are listed
- No substantive agenda items, contracts, or public hearings are included
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
CANCELED
(For General Information and Rules of Courtesy, Please See Opposite Side.)
(La Información General Y Reglas De Cortesía Que Deben Observarse
Durante Las Asambleas Del Consejo Municipal Aparecen En El Lado Opuesto, Favor De Leerlas.)
COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA
October 7, 2026
9:00 AM
General Information
The Dallas City Council regularly meets on Wednesdays
beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, 6th floor,
City Hall, 1500 Marilla. Council agenda meetings are
broadcast live on bit.ly/cityofdallastv and on Time Warner
City Cable Channel 16. Briefing meetings are held the
first and third Wednesdays of each month. Council
agenda (voting) meetings are held on the second and
fourth
Wednesdays.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
at
a
meeting should sign up with the City Secretary’s Office by
calling (214) 670-3738 by 5:00 p.m. of the last regular
business day preceding the meeting. Citizens can find out
the name of their representative and their voting district by
calling the City Secretary’s Office.
Sign interpreters are available upon request with a 48-hour
advance notice by calling (214) 670-5208 V/TDD. The
City
of
Dallas
is
committed
to
compliance
with
the
Americans with Disabilities Act. The Council agenda is
available in alternative formats upon request.
If you have any questions about this agenda or comments
or complaints about city services, call 311.
Rul …
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Thu Oct 8, 2026 · 9:00 AM
City Plan Commission
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6TH FLOOR
Thu Oct 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Veteran Affairs Commission
CITY HALL, L1FN AUDITORIUM
Thu Oct 8, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Park and Recreation Board
DALLAS CITY HALL, ROOM 6FN
Mon Oct 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Wed Oct 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM
City Council
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Wed Oct 14, 2026 · 5:30 PM
Environmental Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING, ROOM 6ES
Thu Oct 15, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Citizen Homelessness Commission
L1FN AUDITORIUM
Thu Nov 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Veteran Affairs Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Thu Nov 19, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Citizen Homelessness Commission
L1FN AUDITORIUM
Thu Dec 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Veteran Affairs Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING, ROOM 6ES
Thu Dec 17, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Citizen Homelessness Commission
L1FN AUDITORIUM
Recent meetings
Thu Oct 1, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Community Development Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Thu Oct 1, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Ad Hoc Committee on Legislative Affairs
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Wed Sep 30, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Judicial Nominating Commission
CITY MANAGERS OFFICE 4EN CONFERENCE ROOM
Wed Sep 30, 2026 · 3:00 PM
Reinvestment Zone (RZ20) Twenty Board (Mall Area Redevelopment)
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM 6DN
Tue Sep 29, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Municipal Library Board
VICKERY PARK BRANCH LIBRARY, AUDITORIUM
8333 PARK LANE
DALLAS, TEXAS 75231
Thu Sep 24, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation
Dallas housing board holds briefing; agenda is procedural only
This is a briefing agenda for the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation's regular meeting. The listed items are standard procedural matters: call to order, public speakers, approval of minutes, reports, a public hearing, and adjournment. No specific decisions, proposals, or dollar amounts are detailed in the agenda text.
- Designation Committee Activity Update report
- Public hearing with consent, courtesy review, and discussion items
- Possible closed executive session on legal, real estate, personnel, or security matters
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Briefing Agenda
Briefing Agenda
REGULAR MEETING
MONDAY
ORDER OF BUSINESS
The may be briefed on any item on the agenda.
The City of Dallas will make “Reasonable Accommodations” to programs and/or other related
activities to ensure all residents have access to services and resources to ensure an equitable
and inclusive meeting. Anyone requiring auxiliary aid, service, and/or translation to fully
participate in the meeting should notify the Board Coordinator by calling (214) 670-4206 or TTY
(800) 735-2989, at least seventy-two (72) hours (3 days) in advance of the scheduled meeting. A
video stream of the meeting will be available two business days after adjournment by visiting
https://dallascityhall.com/government/Pages/Live.aspx.
La Ciudad de Dallas llevará a cabo "Adaptaciones Razonables" a los programas y/u otras
actividades relacionadas para garantizar que todos y cada uno de los residentes tengan The
Landmark Commission may be briefed on any item on the agenda. The City of Dallas will make
“Reasonable Accommodations” to programs and/or other related activities to ensure all
residents have access to services and resources to ensure an equitable and inclusive meeting .
Anyone requiring auxiliary aid, service, and/or translation to fully participate in the meeting should
notify the Board Coordinator by calling (214) 670-4206 or TTY (800) 735-2989, at least
seventy-two (72) hours (3 days) in advance of the scheduled
meeting. A video stream of the meeting will be a …
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Thu Sep 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Citizen Homelessness Commission
6ES Briefing Room
Wed Sep 23, 2026 · 9:00 AM
City Council
Council to vote on police grants, jail payments, homeless shelter funding
The Dallas City Council is meeting to vote on a consent agenda of routine items, including police grants, jail payments, and homeless services contracts. The agenda is mostly procedural, with no major policy decisions or public hearings listed beyond standard approvals.
- Authorize $1,128,369 grant for catalytic converter theft prevention, with $227,026 local match
- Authorize $870,196 grant for selective traffic enforcement, with $153,622 local match
- Authorize $9,363,602 payment to Dallas County for prisoner processing at Lew Sterrett
- Authorize $5,147,500 for Bridge homeless shelter facility management, up from $4,519,000
- Authorize $15,000,000 grant application for Texas Trees Foundation Park Project
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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watching the meeting of the Dallas City Council with Mayor Eric L. Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem Jaime Resendez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Maxi Johnson, the council members Chad West, Jesse Moreno, Zarin D. Gracie, Laura Kadena, Adam Basildua, Lori Blair, Paula Blackman, Kathy Stewart, William Roth, Kara Mendelson, Gay Danell Willis, Paul E. Ridley, City Manager Kimberly Beiser Tolbert, City Secretary Billy Ray Johnson, and Interim City Attorney Burt Vandenberg. - All right, good morning. We have a quorum. Today's Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026. The time's 9:23 a.m. And I call this meeting of the Dallas City Council to order . And we have this morning, Chairman Zarin Gracie's gonna give us our invocation, and then we'll have our Pledge of Allegiance. Chairman Gracie, the floor is yours. - Thank you and good morning. Let us pray. Gracious and almighty God, we come before you this morning grateful for the gift of another day, and for the privilege of serving the people of this great city. Lord, your words say, may these words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight. Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Today, we pray that verse over all of Dallas. Lord, we pray over the words of our mouths. Let the words spoken be honest and seasoned with grace. Where we disagree, let us disagree with respect. Where we debate, let us listen as carefully as we speak. And let every word shared build up rather than tear down. Lord, we pray over the meditations of our hearts. Search us, …
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City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
(For General Information and Rules of Courtesy, Please See Opposite Side.)
(La Información General Y Reglas De Cortesía Que Deben Observarse
Durante Las Asambleas Del Consejo Municipal Aparecen En El Lado Opuesto, Favor De Leerlas.)
COUNCIL AGENDA
September 23, 2026
9:00 AM
General Information
The Dallas City Council regularly meets on Wednesdays
beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, 6th floor,
City Hall, 1500 Marilla. Council agenda meetings are
broadcast live on bit.ly/cityofdallastv and on Time Warner
City Cable Channel 16. Briefing meetings are held the
first and third Wednesdays of each month. Council
agenda (voting) meetings are held on the second and
fourth
Wednesdays.
Anyone
wishing
to
speak
at
a
meeting should sign up with the City Secretary’s Office by
calling (214) 670-3738 by 5:00 p.m. of the last regular
business day preceding the meeting. Citizens can find out
the name of their representative and their voting district by
calling the City Secretary’s Office.
Sign interpreters are available upon request with a 48-hour
advance notice by calling (214) 670-5208 V/TDD. The
City
of
Dallas
is
committed
to
compliance
with
the
Americans with Disabilities Act. The Council agenda is
available in alternative formats upon request.
If you have any questions about this agenda or comments
or complaints about city services, call 311.
Rules of Courtesy …
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Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Commission on Disabilities
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee
Committee reviews Dallas is Home housing plan and homeless response programs
The Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee will consider approving the August 24, 2026 meeting minutes and receive briefings on the Dallas is Home housing initiative and the Dallas Street Response and City Action Strike Team. The committee may vote to make recommendations to the full City Council on these and other items.
- Briefing on Dallas is Home housing initiative
- Briefing on Dallas Street Response and City Action Strike Team
- Upcoming contract renewals for homeless diversion services totaling $255,000
- Upcoming contract renewal for senior homeless supportive services up to $250,000
- Upcoming renewal of The Bridge facility management contract up to $5,147,500
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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Well, good morning, everybody. Welcome to the Housing and Homeless Solutions Committee. We do have a quorum, and we're going to get started. It is 9.09 a.m. And the first item of business is our meeting minutes from the August 24th, 2026 meeting. Do I have a motion? Move through. Thank you. I have a motion and a second, and we're ready to go. Before we get started, any discussion items? All in favor? Great. Any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you, guys. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to start this committee. I do have a few things I would like to say. Ask how I would like to move this committee forward. I wrote them all out. I can't find them. So I'm going to have to go from my heart. I came from corporate America where I did things a different way. I came from IT project management where I did things a project management way. With that being said, I always look to solve a problem. So with this committee, we'll be doing this looking to see what is the problem, how large is the problem, the problem is the scope. How large is the problem? What are the teams we need to resolve the problem? What are the risks inherent of solving the problem and/or not solving the problem? What are the measured outcomes we're looking to come up with? Will it mean that there needs to be a policy change, a policy reaffirmation, or will there be a process change that we'll have to undergo? If that happens to be that, we will move those items to council for full briefing, and then we will mo …
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September 22, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street,
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee
9:00 AM
September 22, 2026
City Council
Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee
This City Council Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee meeting will be held by video
conference and in the Council Chambers, 6th Floor at City Hall.
The public may attend the meeting virtually; however, City Hall is available for those wishing to
attend the meeting in person.
The Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee will be broadcast live on Spectrum Cable
Channel 16 (English) and 95 (Spanish) and online at bit.ly/cityofdallastv.
The public may also listen to the meeting as an attendee at the following video conference link:
Call to Order
MINUTES
1.
Approval of the August 24, 2026, Housing and Homelessness Solutions
Committee Meeting Minutes
26-3059A
Minutes
Attachments:
The committee may vote to make recommendations to City Council regarding any of the
following items on this agenda.
BRIEFING ITEMS
A.
Update on Dallas is Home [Thor Erickson, Director, Office of Housing and
Community Empowerment; James Armstrong III, Deputy Director, Office of
Housing and Community Empowerment]
26-2992A
Briefing Presentation
Attachments:
B.
Dallas Street Response and City Action Strike Team Overview [Kevin
Oden, Director, Emergency Management and Crisis Response]
26-2995A
Briefing Presentation
Attachments:
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City of Dallas
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Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Committee on Finance
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Tue Sep 22, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Dallas Public Facility Corporation
Dallas Public Finance Corporation to meet Sept. 22, 2026
This is a notice for a meeting of the Dallas Public Finance Corporation, a city body, scheduled for September 22, 2026. The agenda contains only a standard executive session notice listing potential closed-session topics under Texas law; no specific action items are listed. The meeting appears to be procedural, with no public agenda items detailed.
- Meeting scheduled for September 22, 2026, at 12:00 PM in Council Chambers, 1500 Marilla Street, Dallas, TX
- Executive session may be held for attorney advice on litigation (Tex. Govt. Code § 551.071)
- Possible closed deliberation on real property purchase, exchange, lease, or value (Tex. Govt. Code § 551.072)
- Possible closed deliberation on economic development negotiations or incentives (Tex. Govt. Code § 551.087)
- Possible closed deliberation on personnel matters (Tex. Govt. Code § 551.074)
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September 22, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Dallas Public Finance Corporation
12:00 PM
September 22, 2026
City Council
Dallas Public Finance Corporation
EXECUTIVE SESSION NOTICE
A closed executive session may be held if the discussion of any of the above agenda items
concerns one of the following:
1. seeking the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement
offers, or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts
with the Texas Open Meetings Act. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.071]
2. deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an
open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the city in negotiations
with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.072]
3. deliberating a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the city if
deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the
city in negotiations with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.073]
4. deliberating the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline,
or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an
officer or employee unless the officer or employee who is the subject of the deliberation
or hearing requests a public hearing. [Tex. Govt …
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Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM
City Auditor Nominating Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Mon Sep 21, 2026 · 6:30 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center Board
MLK COMMUNITY CENTER, ACTIVITY ROOM A
2922 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD.
DALLAS, TX 75215
Thu Sep 17, 2026 · 4:30 PM
Arts and Culture Advisory Commission
DALLAS CITY HALL, 6FN
Thu Sep 17, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Park and Recreation Board
DALLAS CITY HALL, ROOM 6FN
Thu Sep 17, 2026 · 10:30 AM
City Plan Commission
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6TH FLOOR
Wed Sep 16, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Board of Adjustment, Panel B
6ES
Wed Sep 16, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Briefing
Dallas Council to adopt FY 2026-27 budget and $0.6978 tax rate
The Dallas City Council is holding a budget workshop briefing to consider and adopt the FY 2026-27 budget, including a property tax rate of $0.6978 per $100 assessed valuation. The council will vote on the appropriation ordinance, tax rate ordinance, and related fee changes. A public hearing on the tax rate will be held before the vote.
- Public hearing and vote on property tax rate of $0.6978 per $100 assessed valuation for FY 2026-27
- Adoption of FY 2026-27 appropriation ordinance not to exceed $5,972,586,745
- Ordinance amending fees for stormwater, ambulance, sanitation, water, and other services
- Approval of 2027 employee health benefits plan, discontinuing Blue Choice Copay PPO for Texas-based active employees and pre-65 retirees
- Closed session to discuss legal issues related to the 2018 Fair Park First management contract
budgettax-ratefeespublic-hearingemployee-benefitsfair-park
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
📹 From the video · 10h 26m
Auto-transcribed from the official meeting video (speech-to-text — may contain errors).
You're watching the meeting of the Dallas City Council. This webinar is being transcribed and summarized. Gay Danelle Willis, Paul E. Ridley, City Manager Kimberly Beiser Tolbert, City Secretary Billy Ray Johnson, and Interim City Attorney Burt Vanden berg. All right, we have a quorum. Good morning. Today is Wednesday, September 16th, my mother's 80th birthday. Well, yeah, 26th, and the time is 9:35 a.m. And I now call this meeting of the Dallas City Council to order. Happy birthday, Mom. I love you so much. Gosh. Today's invocation speaker is going to be our Deputy Mayor Pro Tem. There he is. Pastor Maxie Johnson, who represents District 4. He's the pastor at the New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in West Dallas, and I'll turn over to him for our invocation and our Pledges of Alleg iance to the United States and Texas flags. Pastor? Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Let us all stand, please. Let's bow our heads. Father in heaven, we thank you this morning. We thank you, God, because you let us see another day that wasn't promised to us. You woke us up this morning, closing our right mind with the activities of our limbs. And for that, we're grateful. God, we thank you for so many people that are here today to celebrate and bring awareness to breast cancer. Thank you for the lives that you have saved through your grace and through your mercy. God, we pray for the families, those that have lost loved ones, to breast cancer. God, we give you glory because even in our sadness, you s …
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📄 From the agenda
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September 16, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
BUDGET WORKSHOP
(For General Information and Rules of Courtesy, Please See Opposite Side.)
(La Información General Y Reglas De Cortesía Que Deben Observarse
Durante Las Asambleas Del Consejo Municipal Aparecen En El Lado Opuesto, Favor De Leerlas.)
COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA
9:00 AM
General Information
The Dallas City Council regularly meets on Wednesdays
beginning
at
9:00 a.m.
in
the
Council
Chambers,
6th
floor, City Hall, 1500 Marilla. Council agenda meetings
are broadcast live on bit.ly/cityofdallastv and
on
Time
Warner City Cable Channel 16. Briefing meetings are
held
the
first
and
third
Wednesdays
of
each
month.
Council agenda (voting) meetings are held on the second
and fourth Wednesdays. Anyone wishing to speak at a
meeting should sign up with the City Secretary’s Office by
calling (214) 670-3738 by 5:00 p.m. of the last regular
business day preceding the meeting. Citizens can find
out the name of their representative and their voting
district by calling the City Secretary’s Office.
Sign
interpreters
are
available
upon
request
with
a
48-hour advance notice by calling (214) 670-5208 V/TDD.
The City of Dallas is committed to compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act. The Council agenda is
available in alternative formats upon request.
If
you
have
any
questions
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Wed Sep 16, 2026 · 10:00 AM
City Auditor Nominating Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Tue Sep 15, 2026 · 5:30 PM
Community Police Oversight Board
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Tue Sep 15, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Board of Adjustment, Panel A
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6TH FLOOR
Tue Sep 15, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Building Inspection Advisory Examining Appeals Boards
OCMC RM.300
Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Senior Affairs Commission
CITY HALL, L1FN AUDITORIUM
Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Board of Adjustment, Panel C
6ES
Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Reinvestment Zone (RZ08) Eight Board (Design District)
CITY HALL ROOM 6DN
Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Youth Commission
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Mon Sep 14, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 404 on record. See the yearly meeting archives below for the full history.
🏗️ Building permits (latest 25)
Recent records pulled from the city's own open-data portal. Beta — dates/values as published by the source.
| Issued | Address | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5118 N HALL ST | Building (BU) Single Family Alteration | $4,838 | |
| 7638 LA MANGA DR | Electrical (EL) Single Family Alteratio | $5,134 | |
| 7955 BRIARIDGE RD | Plumbing (PL) Single Family Alteration | $27,497 | |
| 9102 SUGARBERRY RD | Mechanical (ME) Single Family Alteratio | $4,200 | |
| 10116 BRENTRIDGE CT | Plumbing (PL) Single Family Alteration | $1,560 | |
| 3209 SUNNYVALE ST | Electrical (EL) Single Family Alteratio | $3,667 | |
| 1631 SYLVAN AVE | Plumbing (PL) Single Family Alteration | $2,500 | |
| 3232 LOVE FIELD DR | Plumbing (PL) Commercial Alteration | $2,400 | |
| 2001 BRYAN ST Ste:4000 | Plumbing (PL) Commercial Alteration | $2,400 | |
| 4117 THROCKMORTON ST | Mechanical (ME) Single Family Alteratio | $12,860 | |
| 11352 LIPPITT AVE | Plumbing (PL) Single Family Alteration | $1,400 | |
| 4652 MALDEN LN | Plumbing (PL) Single Family Alteration | $500 | |
| 7810 KILBRIDE LN | Electrical (EL) Single Family Alteratio | $13,973 | |
| 8757 ALDWICK DR | Mechanical (ME) Single Family Alteratio | $12,500 | |
| 2540 WALNUT HILL LN | Plumbing (PL) Commercial Alteration | $27,613 | |
| 2618 ELECTRONIC LN | Plumbing (PL) Commercial Alteration | $26,260 | |
| 3569 AINSWORTH DR | Lawn Sprinkler (LS) Single Family New C | $1,200 | |
| 5414 CEDAR SPRINGS RD | Mechanical (ME) Multi Family Alteration | $5,000 | |
| 5414 CEDAR SPRINGS RD | Mechanical (ME) Multi Family Alteration | $5,000 | |
| 7040 HILLWOOD LN | Fence (FE) Single Family Renovation | ||
| 2600 ARROYO AVE | Electrical (EL) Multi Family Alteration | $750 | |
| 25 WIMBERLEY CT | Fence (FE) Single Family Alteration | ||
| 2323 N HOUSTON ST | Building (BU) Multi Family Renovation | $25,000 | |
| 10110 BETTY JANE LN | Fence (FE) Single Family Alteration | ||
| 4539 SAN GABRIEL DR | Swimming Pool (SW) Single Family Altera |
Source: Building permits
💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $271.0M | JACOBS PROJECT MANAGEMENT CO. Department of the Interior · SAN JUAN LATERAL WATER TREATMENT PLANT |
| $221.1M | HCBECK, LTD. Department of Health and Human Services · CHAMBLEE CAMPUS BLDG 108 PHASE II |
| $175.6M | LIFE SCIENCE LOGISTICS LLC General Services Administration · MANAGED SERVICES FOR THE STORAGE OF PHARMACEUTICALS AND MEDICAL SUPPLI |
| $139.3M | CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS CORP Department of Defense · SPARES, IN-PLANT ENGINEERING, KITS, TECHNICAL SERVICES, SUPPORT EQUIPM |
| $111.8M | B & O JOINT VENTURE LLC Department of Homeland Security · IGF::CT::IGF DORM MANAGEMENT SERVICES CONTRACT, GLYNCO, GA |
| $109.3M | LIFE SCIENCE LOGISTICS LLC General Services Administration · MANAGED SERVICES FOR THE STORAGE OF PHARMACEUTICLES |
| $96.1M | LIFE SCIENCE LOGISTICS LLC General Services Administration · MANAGED SERVICES SUPPORT FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED PHARMACEUTICAL, MEDICAL |
| $95.8M | BALFOUR BEATTY CONSTRUCTION, LLC Department of Defense · X002 P-315 DBB MACC TO RECRUIT MESS HALL REPLACEMENT MCRD, CA - |
| $89.8M | SELENE FINANCE LP Department of Housing and Urban Developm · SINGLE FAMILY MASTER SUBSERVICER SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF GINNIE MAE'S M |
| $86.6M | SPECTRAL MD, INC. Department of Health and Human Services · DEVELOPMENT OF A BURN WOUND IMAGING TECHNOLOGY DEVICE |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context (Dallas County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Unemployment rate4.2% (labor force 1,438,825 · 2026)
Net migration-29,269 people (-$1.30B net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)7 ({"Hurricane": 8, "Severe Storm": 6, "Flood": 4, "Fire": 4, " · last Fri May 17, 2024)
Traffic fatalities227 (76 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments71,182 (1,648,702 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$1,884/mo (15,670 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy33.3% (low numeracy 45% · 2017)
Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC
City profile
Everything below is drawn from this city’s own public record and primary-source government data. AI-written summaries are a finding aid, not a citable quote.
$5.06B
Annual budget
$12.59B
Debt outstanding
78,984
Health inspections
6,993
Permitted housing units
The money — in
source: Census gov-finance & state comptrollerBudget
Revenue$5.06B
Spending$4.91B
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.
Debt load HIGH
Outstanding debt$12.59B
Debt-to-revenue2.49×
Debt-load index71 / 100
A debt-load indicator (national percentile of debt, deficit & aid-reliance) — not a solvency verdict. Cross-checked against official state fiscal-stress scores where they exist.
Services & conditions
source: city open dataFood & health inspections
On record78,984
Search any establishment’s inspection history.
Service requests — top categories
Code Concern - CCS132,195
Parking - Report a Violation - TPW49,140
Sanitation Roll Cart Maintenance/Delivery - SAN40,513
Water/Wastewater Line Locate - 31121,442
Outcomes — economic mobility
source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research useFor kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:
Research-only layer, shown here for context — not included in the CC BY 4.0 bulk download.
Where it’s happening
geocoded land-use decisions🗺 Interactive map
Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.