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DallasTX averageUS Census ACS
Median home value
$295,300 Typical home value $309,590 -2.1% yr/yr · +11.1% 5-yr
👮 Police incidents (open data)
400,398 incidents · Tue Jul 25, 2023–Thu Jul 30, 2026 · 99% mapped
other247,831
property126,298
violent26,269
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
20256,993 housing units ($1.48B)
🗳️ Election results (16 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
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
City Council , Place 8
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
Upcoming
Thu Aug 20, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Park and Recreation Board
DALLAS CITY HALL, ROOM 6FN
Thu Aug 20, 2026 · 10:30 AM
City Plan Commission
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6TH FLOOR
Thu Aug 20, 2026 · 4:30 PM
Arts and Culture Advisory Commission
DALLAS CITY HALL, 6FN
Thu Aug 20, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Citizen Homelessness Commission
L1FN AUDITORIUM
Fri Aug 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Trinity River Corridor Local Government Corporation
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Fri Aug 21, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Animal Advisory Commission
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 1:30 PM
Reinvestment Zone (RZ14) Fourteen Board (Skillman Corridor)
CITY HALL ROOM 6DN AND VIDEOCONFERENCE
Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 6:00 PM
College Advisory Commission
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Mon Aug 24, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Committee on Finance
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Tue Aug 25, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Dallas Public Facility Corporation
Dallas Public Finance Corporation meeting may include closed executive session
This is the agenda for the Dallas Public Finance Corporation meeting on August 25, 2026. The agenda contains only a notice that a closed executive session may be held to discuss items such as litigation, real property, personnel, security, or economic development incentives. No specific action items are listed.
- Notice of possible executive session under Texas Government Code sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 551.089, and 551.0761
executive-sessionpublic-financemeeting-notice
CITY HALL, L1 AUDITORIUM
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August 25, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Dallas Public Finance Corporation
12:00 PM
August 25, 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. Code …
Tue Aug 25, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Municipal Library Board
PLEASANT GROVE BRANCH LIBRARY
CLASSROOM A & B
7310 LAKE JUNE ROAD
DALLAS, TEXAS 75217
Tue Aug 25, 2026 · 2:00 PM
Commission on Disabilities
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Tue Aug 25, 2026 · 9:00 AM
City Council
Dallas City Council to vote on $3.2M police records system, grants, and contracts
The Dallas City Council is meeting to vote on a consent agenda of routine items, including a $3.2 million contract for a police records system, several grants for arts and homeless services, and a $13.7 million trail construction project. The agenda also includes items for individual consideration, zoning cases, and public hearings.
- Authorize $3,204,612.78 contract with LeadsOnline for police pawn records system
- Accept $889,048 grant from TDHCA for homeless housing and services
- Authorize $1.3 million interlocal agreement with Dallas County for Bridge Homeless Recovery Center
- Authorize $13,684,762 for Trinity Forest Spine Trail Phase V construction
- Authorize $1,575,000 concession contract for Wi-Fi at Dallas Love Field Airport
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
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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
August 25, 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
Cit …
Thu Aug 27, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation
Dallas housing board to hear designation committee update and public comments
The Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation is holding a regular meeting with a briefing agenda. The board will hear public speakers, approve minutes, receive a report on Designation Committee activity, and may hold public hearings on consent, courtesy review, and discussion items. The agenda is largely procedural, with no specific action items listed.
- Public Speakers
- Approval of Minutes
- Designation Committee Activity Update
- Public Hearing: Consent Items
- Public Hearing: Courtesy Review Items
housingpublic-hearingminutesdesignation-committee
DALLAS CITY HALL, L1FN AUDITORIUM
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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 …
Thu Sep 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Veteran Affairs Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Thu Oct 8, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Veteran Affairs Commission
CITY HALL, L1FN AUDITORIUM
Mon Oct 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Thu Nov 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Veteran Affairs Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Thu Dec 10, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Veteran Affairs Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING, ROOM 6ES
Recent meetings
Wed Aug 19, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Board of Adjustment, Panel B
6ES
Wed Aug 19, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Briefing
Dallas Council to review employee health benefits and public safety response times
The Dallas City Council is holding a briefing meeting to discuss employee health benefits for 2027 and Dallas Police and Fire-Rescue response times and overtime. The council will also consider appointing an interim city auditor and other board appointments. The agenda is largely procedural, with briefings and a closed session for personnel matters.
- Review of Employee Health Benefits for Plan Year 2027
- DPD and Dallas Fire-Rescue response times and departmental overtime
- Resolution to appoint Interim City Auditor (amount not specified)
- Closed session to deliberate Interim City Auditor appointment
- Approval of minutes from August 3, 2026 meeting
health-benefitspublic-safetypolicefire-rescuecity-auditorappointmentsbriefing
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
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August 19, 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.)
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
about
this
agenda
or
comments or complaints about city services, call 31 …
Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Ad Hoc Committee on General Investigating and Ethics
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Board of Adjustment, Panel A
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6TH FLOOR
Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Building Inspection Advisory Examining Appeals Boards
OCMC RM.300
Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Senior Affairs Commission
CITY HALL, L1FN AUDITORIUM
Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 10:30 AM
Board of Adjustment, Panel C
Board of Adjustment Panel C hears 6 variance and appeal cases
The Board of Adjustment, Panel C will hold a public hearing on six cases involving requests for variances, special exceptions, and an appeal of a conservation district denial. Staff recommends approval for two cases, denial for two, and gives no recommendation for two. The meeting also includes approval of minutes and a designation committee update.
- Variance for 11-foot-7-inch front yard setback reduction at 2146 Custer Drive (staff recommends approval)
- Four variances at 5418 Melrose Avenue including 18-foot front yard setback and 8% lot coverage increase (staff recommends denial)
- Variance for 309.55 sq ft accessory structure floor area at 5014 Abrams Road (staff recommends denial)
- 20-foot front yard setback variance at 5005 Denton Drive (staff recommends approval)
- Appeal of denial of Conservation District Work Certificate CON-DIST-WR-26-000196 at 5443 Ridgedale Avenue
zoningvarianceboard-of-adjustmentpublic-hearingsetbackconservation-district
6ES
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August 17, 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.)
Board of Adjustment, Panel C
10:30 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, c …
Mon Aug 17, 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
Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Fri Aug 14, 2026 · 8:30 AM
Urban Design Peer Review Panel (UDPRP)
DALLAS CITY HALL, ROOM 5ES
Thu Aug 13, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Veteran Affairs Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Wed Aug 12, 2026 · 5:30 PM
Environmental Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING, ROOM 6ES
Wed Aug 12, 2026 · 9:00 AM
City Council
Dallas City Council to vote on $24M Love Field grant, housing projects
The Dallas City Council is meeting to vote on a consent agenda of routine items, including grants, contracts, and ordinances, plus individual items and zoning cases. Key items include accepting a $24 million FAA grant for Dallas Love Field improvements, authorizing two affordable housing projects, and approving playground replacement contracts.
- $24,000,000 FAA grant for passenger boarding bridges at Dallas Love Field
- Rivulet Apartments: 240-unit mixed-income development at 6400 University Hills Blvd
- DNT Housing: 350-unit workforce housing at 18438/18470 Dallas Parkway
- $755,694 playground replacement at Bent Tree Meadow and Frankford Parks
- Ordinance repealing amusement center license requirement and other code changes
grantshousingairportparksordinancepublic-safety
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
📹 From the video · 11h 8m
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You're watching the meeting of the Dallas City Council with Mayor Eric L. Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem Jaime Resendez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Maxie Johnson, and Council Members Chad West, Zarin D. Gracie, Jesse Moreno, Gay Danelle Willis, Laura Kadena, Adam Basil Dua, Lori Blair, Paula Blackman, Kathy Stewart, William Roth, Kara Mendelsohn, Paul E. Rid ley, City Manager Kimberly Visor Tolbert, City Secretary Billy Ray Johnson, and Interim City Attorney Burt Vanden berg. All right. Good morning. We have a quorum. Today is Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the time is 9, 27 a.m. Council, to order our invocation speaker this morning is none other than our colleague, Chairman Zarin Gracie. I'm going to turn it over to Chairman Gracie for our inv ocation, then we'll have our pledges of allegiance to the United States flag and the Texas flag. Chairman Gracie. Good morning, Mr. Mayor. Thank you. Let us pray. Gracious and Almighty God, we come before you this day with grateful hearts, thankful for the privilege of serving this city and its people. God, we ask that you would be present with us in this chamber, guiding our words, our decisions, and our hearts toward what is good and just. Lord, we lift up the city of Dallas and all who call it home, in every neighborhood, in every district. Lord, we lift up our residents. Watch over them. Lord, comfort those who struggle, who are struggling. Strengthen those who are weary and give hope to those who feel forgotten. Bless our families and our children …
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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
August 12, 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
City Council meeting …
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 9:00 AM
City Council
Council to review proposed biennial budget for FY 2026-27 and 2027-28
The Dallas City Council holds a budget workshop briefing to discuss the City Manager's recommended biennial budget for fiscal years 2026-27 and 2027-28. The proposed budget and a taxpayer impact statement for the median-valued homestead are posted online. No votes are scheduled; this is a briefing session.
- City Manager's Recommended Biennial Budget for FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28
- Taxpayer Impact Statement for median-valued homestead posted online
budgetcity-councildallasfiscal-year-2026-27fiscal-year-2027-28taxpayer-impact
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
📹 From the video · 5h 19m
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You're watching the meeting of the Dallas City Council with Mayor Eric L. Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem, Jaime Resendez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Maxie Johnson, the Council Members Chad West, Zarin D. Gracie, Jesse Moreno, Gay Danell Willis , Laura Cadena, Adam Basildua, Lori Blair, Paula Blackman, Kathy Stewart, William Roth, Kara Mendelson, Paul E. Ridley, City Manager Kimberly Beiser Tolbert, City Secretary Billy Ray Johnson, and Interim City Attorney Bert Vandenberg. All right, we have a quorum. Good morning. Today is Tuesday , August 11, 2026, the Times, 930 a.m., and I now call this meeting of the Dallas City Council to order. Our invocation is going to be given by our colleague , I'm Chairman Zarin Gracie, who represents District 3. I'll turn it over to Chairman Gracie now for our invocation, and then we'll have our Pledge of Allegiance. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Good morning, everyone. Let us pray. Gracious and internal God, we come before you this day as stewards of this city, of its people, and the trust placed in our hands. Lord, we ask your blessings on the Council, on the work before us, on every decision that will be made in this chamber today. Your word tells us in Galatians 6 and 9, let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Lord, we ask that you would apply that promise first to the budget of this city. The work of building a budget is slow, often thankless work , line by line, department by department, priori …
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August 11, 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 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 about this agenda or
comments or complaints about city services, call 311.
Rules of Courtesy
Cit …
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 5:30 PM
Community Police Oversight Board
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 6EN
Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 12:00 PM
Dallas Housing Finance Corporation
No specific agenda items listed for the August 11, 2026 meeting
The provided document contains an executive session notice and meeting logistics but does not list any specific business items or actions to be decided. The record is currently limited to procedural information regarding potential closed sessions.
procedural
Energy Square Dallas
4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 106
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August 11, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Dallas Housing Finance Corporation
12:00 PM
August 11, 2026City 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. Code …
Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Public Safety Committee
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Committee on Government Efficiency
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Youth Commission
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
Fri Aug 7, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Citizen Homelessness Commission
MARRIOTT SUITES MEDICAL / MARKET CENTER
Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM
Community Development Commission
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM, 6ES
Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Park and Recreation Board
DALLAS CITY HALL, ROOM 6FN
Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 10:30 AM
City Plan Commission
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 6TH FLOOR
📹 From the video · 6h 54m
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All right, good morning everyone. It is Thursday, August 6, 2026 and it is 10:34 a.m. and this is the briefing of the Dallas City Plan Commission . Can we start off with a roll call please? Good morning Commissioners. District 1, Commissioner Sims. District 2, Commissioner Hampton. District 3, Vice Chair Herbert. District 4, Commissioner Gilbert Smith. Present. District 5, Commissioner Serrato. Present. District 6, Commissioner Carpenter. Present. District 7, Commissioner William Reagan. District 8, Commissioner Franklin. Present. District 9, Commissioner Coons. Here. District 10, Commissioner Housewright. Present. District 11, Commissioner Cox. Present. District 12, Commissioner Coffman. Here. District 13, Commissioner Hall. Here. District 14, Commissioner Kingston. Here. And place 15, Chair Rubin. I'm here. You have quorum, sir. All right. Good morning everyone and thank you so much for joining us. Just a bit of housekeeping up front. This is the briefing portion of the city plan commission meeting, which means this is the opportunity for staff to brief the commission on cases and for commissioners to ask questions of staff. The public comments that I'm sure many of you all are here to provide will take place in the afternoon. And that's also when commissioners are able to opine on cases. We're not opining on cases this morning. We're just asking questions of staff. One thing to note for our order of business today in the public hearing this afternoon is that the Preston Ro …
Wed Aug 5, 2026 · 9:00 AM
Briefing
Dallas City Council to discuss November 2026 bond election
The City Council will discuss a proposed November 2026 bond election and its impact on the 2024 bond program. The body will also consider board appointments and resolve a tie bid for laboratory equipment.
- Casting of lots to select a vendor between MANTECH (USA) Inc. and HD Supply, Inc. for laboratory equipment (bid BL 26-00029558)
- Policy discussion on assessing city-owned property in Public Improvement Districts (PIDs)
- Closed session regarding a loan agreement for property at 1011 South Akard Street
- Closed session to deliberate real property at 4830 Village Fair Drive
- Closed session regarding real property for the relocation of 911 and emergency operations
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📹 From the video · 6h 23m
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You're watching the meeting of the Dallas City Council with Mayor Eric L. Johnson, Mayor Pro Tem Jaime Resendez, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Maxie Johnson, the Council Members Chad West, Zarin D. Gracie, Jesse Moreno, Gay Danelle Will is, Laura Kadena, Adam Basildua, Lori Blair, Paula Blackman, Kathy Stewart, William Roth, Kara Mendelson, Paul E. Ridley , City Manager Kimberly Beiser Tolbert, City Secretary Billy Ray Johnson, and Interim City Attorney Burt Vandenberg. All right, thank you so much. Good morning. We have a qu orum. Today's Wednesday, August the 5th, 2026. The time's 930 a.m. and I call the meeting of the Dallas City Council to order. This morning, our invocation is going to be given by our colleague. If he could start to make his way towards the podium, it's a death mayor pro tem Maxie Johnson. He represents District 4 and he's also the pastor at the New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in West Dallas. So I'll turn it over to Chairman, Deputy Mayor Pro Tem, Pastor Maxie Johnson for our invocation. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Will we all please stand? Let's bow heads. Father, we thank you this morning for another day that wasn't promised to us. We thank you, God, because we realized that someone laid down last night that didn't get up this morning, but you blessed us to be here one more time. And so for that, God, we say thank you. God, we give you praise and we give you glory because you blessed us with so many things, our jobs, our homes, our neighborhoods, our commu …
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August 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.)
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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 .
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Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Civil Service Board
CIVIL SERVICE BOARD ROOM, 1C SOUTH
Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 1:00 PM
Economic Development Committee
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Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 10:00 AM
Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee
Committee to vote on $755K playground replacements and $1.25M EPA grant
The Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee will meet to discuss sustainability updates, funding opportunities, and several construction and grant authorizations. The committee may recommend actions to City Council, including playground replacements, contract increases, and parkland use changes.
- Approve $368,419 playground replacement at Bent Tree Meadow Park (4302 Creekmeadow Drive) and $387,275 at Frankford Park (18400 Hillcrest Road) — total $755,694
- Authorize $230,716 increase to Dallas Zoo South Garage construction contract (725 S Ewing Avenue)
- Vote on public hearing for Chapter 12 youth program standards re-adoption (no city cost)
- Consider $1.25M EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund grant for contaminated property cleanup
- Discuss $203,086 EPA grant for Dallas-Rockwall PM2.5 air monitoring
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📄 From the agenda
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August 3, 2026
City of Dallas
1500 Marilla Street
Council Chambers, 6th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75201
Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee
10:00 AM
August 3, 2026City 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 May 4, 2026, Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee
Meeting Minutes
26-2439A
MinutesAttachments:
The committee may vote to make recommendations to City Council regarding any of the
following items on this agenda.
BRIEFING ITEMS
A. Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas (KBHCCD) Sustainability
Update [Rosa Fleming, Director, Convention and Event Services; Carlos
Aguilar, CEO, Inspire Dallas; Mary Dickinson, Regional Director of
Regenerative Design, Amplify Dallas]
26-2440A
Briefing PresentationAttachments:
B. Advertising Signage Revenue Opportunity [Ryan O’Connor, Senior Deputy
Director, Dallas Park and Recreation]
26-2442A
Briefing PresentationAttachments:
BRIEF …
Notable items
- Construction services contract for playground replacement at Bent Tree Meadow Park and Frankford Park
4302 Creekmeadow Drive and 18400 Hillcrest Road · $755,694
- Increase in construction services contract for Dallas Zoo South Garage
725 South Ewing Avenue · $230,716
- Proposed use of parkland at Joey Georgusis Park for easements
1200 Stone Mesa Drive · 2.45 ac
- EPA Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund Program administration and supplemental funding
$1.2M
Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 9:30 AM
Landmark Commission
Mon Aug 3, 2026 · 8:00 AM
Committee on Finance
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Showing the 30 most recent meetings of 339 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.
| $270.1M | 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 |
| $97.5M | 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.
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 - CCS120,245
Parking - Report a Violation - TPW77,158
Sanitation Roll Cart Maintenance/Delivery - SAN37,002
Water/Wastewater Line Locate - 31119,448
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:
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Where it’s happening
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Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the
research explorer.
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