Authorize (1) an increase in the contract with Sedalco/MetalMan Design/Build Corporation, A Joint Venture, to provide for signage; fire suppression system, fire lines, fire alarm systems, and emergency lighting at the covered arenas; communications conduits; switchgear for kitchen equipment; and revised domestic water lines at the Texas Horse Park, in the amount of $581,700; (2) the receipt and deposit of funds from the Texas Horse Park Fund of The Dallas Foundation in the amount of $350,000; and (3) the establishment of appropriations in the Texas Horse Park Fund of The Dallas Foundation in the amount of $350,000 - Total not to exceed $581,700, from $10,683,100 to $11,264,800 - Financing: General Obligation Commercial Paper Funds ($481,700) and the Dallas Foundation Grant Funds ($100,000)
Authorize the acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program for the period October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014 - Not to exceed $214,711 - Financing: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant Funds
Authorize a contract with Gilbert May Inc. dba Phillips/May Corp., best value proposer of three, for the construction of interior improvements to C Lobby and Prefunction, Lower C Meeting Rooms, C Ballroom, and C/D/E associated restrooms at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas - Not to exceed $11,879,291 - Financing: 2009 Convention Center Revenue Bonds
Authorize a moving and related expenses-nonresidential payment for Tip Top Big Dog Inc. dba Tini Bar, who has been displaced as a direct result of real property acquisition of the property at 2224 Elm Street, to be used in conjunction with the Central Expressway from Commerce to Live Oak Realignment Project - Not to exceed $77,021 - Financing: 2003 Bond Funds
Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office)
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting the renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 1863 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store use 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned a CR-D-1 Community Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the north side of Scyene Road, west of Jim Miller Road Recommendation of Staff and CPC: Approval for a two-year period with eligibility for automatic renewal for additional five-year periods, subject to staff conditions Z123-282(JH) Note: This item was considered by the City Council at a public hearing on September 25, 2013, and was taken under advisement until October 8, 2013, with the public hearing open
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting the renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 1896 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned an RR-D-1 Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the south of Lake June Road, east of Temple Cliff Drive Recommendation of Staff and CPC: Approval for a five-year period with eligibility for automatic renewal for additional five-year periods, subject to a site plan and conditions Z123-288(WE) Note: This item was considered by the City Council at a public hearing on September 25, 2013, and was taken under advisement until October 8, 2013, with the public hearing open
A public hearing to receive comments on a proposed municipal setting designation to prohibit the use of groundwater as potable water beneath properties owned by the City of Dallas and Darling International, Inc. located southwest of the Trinity River, north of Cedar Crest Boulevard and extending southeast to just north of East Overton Road; and an ordinance authorizing support of the issuance of a municipal setting designation to the City of Dallas by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and prohibiting the use of groundwater beneath the designated properties as potable water - Financing: No cost consideration to the City Recommendation of Staff: Approval
A public hearing to receive comments on a proposed municipal setting designation to prohibit the use of groundwater as potable water beneath property owned by CCH Lamar Partners I, L.P. located near the intersection of South Lamar Street and Memorial Drive, and an ordinance authorizing support of the issuance of a municipal setting designation to CCH Lamar Partners I, L.P. by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and prohibiting the use of groundwater beneath the designated property as potable water - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A public hearing on an application for and a resolution granting a variance to the alcohol spacing requirements from the Sam Houston Elementary School required by Section 6- 4 of the Dallas City Code to allow a restaurant with a mixed beverage permit pursuant to Chapter 28 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code with a food and beverage certificate [Ai Sushi Grill] on property fronting the southwest line of Cedar Springs Road, and the northwest line of Knight Street - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize (1) an increase in the contract with Sedalco/MetalMan Design/Build Corporation, A Joint Venture, to provide for signage; fire suppression system, fire lines, fire alarm systems, and emergency lighting at the covered arenas; communications conduits; switchgear for kitchen equipment; and revised domestic water lines at the Texas Horse Park, in the amount of $581,700; (2) the receipt and deposit of funds from the Texas Horse Park Fund of The Dallas Foundation in the amount of $350,000; and (3) the establishment of appropriations in the Texas Horse Park Fund of The Dallas Foundation in the amount of $350,000 - Total not to exceed $581,700, from $10,683,100 to $11,264,800 - Financing: General Obligation Commercial Paper Funds ($481,700) and the Dallas Foundation Grant Funds ($100,000)
Authorize the acceptance of a grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Emergency Management Performance Grant Program for the period October 1, 2012 through March 31, 2014 - Not to exceed $214,711 - Financing: U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant Funds
Authorize a contract with Gilbert May Inc. dba Phillips/May Corp., best value proposer of three, for the construction of interior improvements to C Lobby and Prefunction, Lower C Meeting Rooms, C Ballroom, and C/D/E associated restrooms at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas - Not to exceed $11,879,291 - Financing: 2009 Convention Center Revenue Bonds
Authorize a moving and related expenses-nonresidential payment for Tip Top Big Dog Inc. dba Tini Bar, who has been displaced as a direct result of real property acquisition of the property at 2224 Elm Street, to be used in conjunction with the Central Expressway from Commerce to Live Oak Realignment Project - Not to exceed $77,021 - Financing: 2003 Bond Funds
Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office)
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting the renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 1863 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store use 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned a CR-D-1 Community Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the north side of Scyene Road, west of Jim Miller Road Recommendation of Staff and CPC: Approval for a two-year period with eligibility for automatic renewal for additional five-year periods, subject to staff conditions Z123-282(JH) Note: This item was considered by the City Council at a public hearing on September 25, 2013, and was taken under advisement until October 8, 2013, with the public hearing open
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting the renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 1896 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store 3,500 square feet or less on property zoned an RR-D-1 Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the south of Lake June Road, east of Temple Cliff Drive Recommendation of Staff and CPC: Approval for a five-year period with eligibility for automatic renewal for additional five-year periods, subject to a site plan and conditions Z123-288(WE) Note: This item was considered by the City Council at a public hearing on September 25, 2013, and was taken under advisement until October 8, 2013, with the public hearing open
A public hearing to receive comments on a proposed municipal setting designation to prohibit the use of groundwater as potable water beneath properties owned by the City of Dallas and Darling International, Inc. located southwest of the Trinity River, north of Cedar Crest Boulevard and extending southeast to just north of East Overton Road; and an ordinance authorizing support of the issuance of a municipal setting designation to the City of Dallas by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and prohibiting the use of groundwater beneath the designated properties as potable water - Financing: No cost consideration to the City Recommendation of Staff: Approval
A public hearing to receive comments on a proposed municipal setting designation to prohibit the use of groundwater as potable water beneath property owned by CCH Lamar Partners I, L.P. located near the intersection of South Lamar Street and Memorial Drive, and an ordinance authorizing support of the issuance of a municipal setting designation to CCH Lamar Partners I, L.P. by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and prohibiting the use of groundwater beneath the designated property as potable water - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A public hearing on an application for and a resolution granting a variance to the alcohol spacing requirements from the Sam Houston Elementary School required by Section 6- 4 of the Dallas City Code to allow a restaurant with a mixed beverage permit pursuant to Chapter 28 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code with a food and beverage certificate [Ai Sushi Grill] on property fronting the southwest line of Cedar Springs Road, and the northwest line of Knight Street - Financing: No cost consideration to the City