Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.7970 per $100 valuation which includes $0.5646 for the general fund and $0.2324 for the debt service fund, and levying ad valorem taxes for the City of Dallas, Texas for FY 2015-16 - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.7970 per $100 valuation which includes $0.5646 for the general fund and $0.2324 for the debt service fund, and levying ad valorem taxes for the City of Dallas, Texas for FY 2015-16 - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Ratify the increase in property tax revenues, resulting from increased property valuations with the same property tax rate as in the prior fiscal year, reflected in the FY 2015-16 budget - Revenue: $57,230,390
56. * An ordinance amending Chapters 5A, 7, 15D, 16, 18, 27, 43A, 49, and 50 of the Dallas City Code to: (1) remove the registration fee and registration requirement for used car lots; (2) adjust registration fees for facilities that emit or have the potential to emit air contaminants; (3) adjust fees for redeeming an impounded animal from a city animal shelter; (4) adjust the intact animal permit fee; (5) adjust the fee for a temporary regulated animal permit; (6) adjust emergency ambulance transport fees; (7) adjust permit fees overseen by the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department; (8) adjust building reinspection fees; (9) adjust inspection charges for high risk buildings and occupancies; (10) adjust plan review fees for fire apparatus access roads and for limited access gates that obstruct such roads; (11) adjust installation acceptance retest fees; (12) authorize sanitation services to collect recycling from commercial establishments and establish a fee for such collection; (13) authorize more than once-a-week collection of garbage and recycling from certain commercial establishments; (14) adjust fees for sanitation collection service; (15) adjust fees for tire business licenses and mobile tire repair unit permits; (16) adjust fee for a certificate of registration for a multi-tenant property; (17) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (18) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (19) adjust the annual fee for a certificate of registration for non-owner occupied rental property; (20) adjust the reinspection fee for non-owner occupied rental property; (21) adjust the public swimming pool permit fee; (22) adjust the swimming pool manager training course fee; (23) adjust the vacant building registration fee; (24) adjust rates and charges for treated water service, wastewater service, wholesale water and wastewater service to governmental entities, untreated water service, service connections, and fire hydrant usage (fee list attached); (25) adjust the wood vendor license fee; (26) adjust the electronic repair license fee; (27) adjust the motor vehicle repair license fee; (28) adjust the home repair license fee; and (29) adjust the credit access business registration fee - Estimated Revenue: $35,044,355 (Water Utilities Revenue: $26,735,244, Sanitation Revenue: $3,628,973, General Fund Revenue: $4,680,138) 57. * An ordinance amending Section 44-35 of Chapter 44, "TAXATION," of the Dallas City Code, as amended; providing for the reallocation of the seven percent hotel occupancy tax to designated purposes, to be applied to revenues from the tax collected by a hotel on or after October 1, 2015; providing a saving clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City 58. * An ordinance amending Chapters 2 and 18 of the Dallas City Code to clarify that the city’s solid waste collection and disposal system is a utility - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City 59. * An ordinance amending Chapters 2, 43, and 51A of the Dallas City Code (1) to change the name of the department of planning and neighborhood vitality to the department of planning and urban design; and (2) to add to the duties of the Chief Planning Officer, supervision of the Thoroughfare Plan amendment process and supervision of the implementation of the Dallas Bike Plan - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City 60. * An ordinance amending Chapter 34, “Personnel Rules,” of the Dallas City Code by amending Sections 34-9, 34-22, 34-23, and 34-32 to: (1) amend provisions of the personnel rules relating to employee benefits to comply with federal law; and (2) eliminate the requirement that certain employees take sick leave or vacation leave in increments of six hours, one-tenth hour, or one-hour - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 61. * Authorize (1) position changes; (2) approval of Civilian salary schedules for fiscal year 2015-16; (3) Police and Fire Uniform Executive salary schedules; and (4) Police and Fire Uniform salary schedules in accordance with the 2013 Meet and Confer Agreement - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Ratify the increase in property tax revenues, resulting from increased property valuations with the same property tax rate as in the prior fiscal year, reflected in the FY 2015-16 budget - Revenue: $57,230,390
An ordinance amending Chapters 5A, 7, 15D, 16, 18, 27, 43A, 49, and 50 of the Dallas City Code to: (1) remove the registration fee and registration requirement for used car lots; (2) adjust registration fees for facilities that emit or have the potential to emit air contaminants; (3) adjust fees for redeeming an impounded animal from a city animal shelter; (4) adjust the intact animal permit fee; (5) adjust the fee for a temporary regulated animal permit; (6) adjust emergency ambulance transport fees; (7) adjust permit fees overseen by the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department; (8) adjust building reinspection fees; (9) adjust inspection charges for high risk buildings and occupancies; (10) adjust plan review fees for fire apparatus access roads and for limited access gates that obstruct such roads; (11) adjust installation acceptance retest fees; (12) authorize sanitation services to collect recycling from commercial establishments and establish a fee for such collection; (13) authorize more than once-a-week collection of garbage and recycling from certain commercial establishments; (14) adjust fees for sanitation collection service; (15) adjust fees for tire business licenses and mobile tire repair unit permits; (16) adjust fee for a certificate of registration for a multi-tenant property; (17) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (18) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (19) adjust the annual fee for a certificate of registration for non-owner occupied rental property; (20) adjust the reinspection fee for non-owner occupied rental property; (21) adjust the public swimming pool permit fee; (22) adjust the swimming pool manager training course fee; (23) adjust the vacant building registration fee; (24) adjust rates and charges for treated water service, wastewater service, wholesale water and wastewater service to governmental entities, untreated water service, service connections, and fire hydrant usage (fee list attached); (25) adjust the wood vendor license fee; (26) adjust the electronic repair license fee; (27) adjust the motor vehicle repair license fee; (28) adjust the home repair license fee; and (29) adjust the credit access business registration fee - Estimated Revenue: $35,044,355 (Water Utilities Revenue: $26,735,244, Sanitation Revenue: $3,628,973, General Fund Revenue: $4,680,138)
An ordinance amending Section 44-35 of Chapter 44, "TAXATION," of the Dallas City Code, as amended; providing for the reallocation of the seven percent hotel occupancy tax to designated purposes, to be applied to revenues from the tax collected by a hotel on or after October 1, 2015; providing a saving clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance amending Chapters 2 and 18 of the Dallas City Code to clarify that the city’s solid waste collection and disposal system is a utility - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance amending Chapters 2, 43, and 51A of the Dallas City Code (1) to change the name of the department of planning and neighborhood vitality to the department of planning and urban design; and (2) to add to the duties of the Chief Planning Officer, supervision of the Thoroughfare Plan amendment process and supervision of the implementation of the Dallas Bike Plan - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance amending Chapter 34, “Personnel Rules,” of the Dallas City Code by amending Sections 34-9, 34-22, 34-23, and 34-32 to: (1) amend provisions of the personnel rules relating to employee benefits to comply with federal law; and (2) eliminate the requirement that certain employees take sick leave or vacation leave in increments of six hours, one-tenth hour, or one-hour - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize (1) position changes; (2) approval of Civilian salary schedules for fiscal year 2015-16; (3) Police and Fire Uniform Executive salary schedules; and (4) Police and Fire Uniform salary schedules in accordance with the 2013 Meet and Confer Agreement - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize (1) the first five-year renewal option to the Management Services Contract, Phase II (MSC), with Bridge Steps for the continued operation, programming, and management of The Bridge for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2020; (2) funding for the first year of the five-year renewal term of the MSC with General Funds in an amount not to exceed $3,800,000 for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; (3) an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County to accept $1,000,000, to assist in providing homeless assistance services at The Bridge through the City’s contractor, Bridge Steps for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; (4) an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County to accept 2015-16 Emergency Solutions Grant Funds for shelter operations at The Bridge in the amount of $113,357 for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and (5) use of 2015-16 Emergency Solutions Grant Funds for shelter operations at The Bridge from the Homeless Assistance Center - Operations line item in the amount of $378,279 - Not to exceed $5,291,636 - Financing: Current Funds ($3,800,000) (subject to appropriations), Intergovernmental Revenue - Dallas County ($1,113,357), and 2015-16 Emergency Solutions Grant Funds ($378,279)
Authorize (1) acceptance of the 2014 100 Resilient Cities Grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to provide funding for economic resilience and preparedness for the rapid growth of natural and man-made disasters and the employment of a Chief Resilience Officer for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2017; and (2) execution of the grant agreement - Not to exceed $464,000 - Financing: The Rockefeller Foundation Grant Funds
Authorize payment to Dallas County for processing and housing prisoners at the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center, pursuant to Amendment No. 4 to the Criminal Justice Center Memorandum of Agreement with Dallas County, previously approved on June 11, 1997, by Resolution No. 97-1995, for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 - Not to exceed $7,557,391 - Financing: Current Funds
Authorize a housing development grant in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation for construction of ten single family homes on land bank properties - Not to exceed $1,500,000 - Financing: FY 2014-15 HOME Program Income #1
Authorize a one-year service contract to administer a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program for low to moderate income families or individuals citywide - Foundation Communities, Inc., only proposer - Not to exceed $200,000 - Financing: Current Funds
Authorize a three-year subscription agreement, with two one-year renewal options, for a centralized risk claims management system - Origami Risk, LLC, most advantageous proposer of four - Not to exceed $409,434 - Financing: Current Funds (subject to annual appropriations)
16. Authorize a public hearing to be held on October 14, 2015 to receive comments to consider the establishment of a Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) program for the City of Dallas pursuant to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act (“PACE Act”), as amended (Texas Local Government Code Chapter 399) - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 17. Authorize a resolution of intent to establish a PACE Program for the City of Dallas pursuant to the PACE Act - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize Supplemental Agreement No.1 to the contract with Southern Dallas Development Corporation (SDDC) to: (1) extend the term of the fourth and final renewal option from October 1, 2015 through March 30, 2016; and (2) continue administration and loan servicing of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded Business Revolving Loan Program - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize an Interlocal Cooperation Contract for the Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program with Dallas County, Dallas Independent School District, Dallas County Hospital District, Dallas County School Equalization Fund, Dallas County Education District and Dallas County Community College District to facilitate the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation’s (Land Bank) acquisition of unimproved tax foreclosed properties for sale to qualified developers for the development of affordable housing - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Dallas and Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA) to provide homeless continuum of care operations and planning services for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 - Not to exceed $150,000 - Financing: Current Funds (subject to appropriations)
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)
63. Authorize acquisition, including the exercise of the right of eminent domain, if such becomes necessary, from First National Bank, of a tract of land containing approximately 16,022 square feet and approximately 14,167 square feet of land for a temporary working space easement, located in Dallas County for the Southwest 120/96- inch Water Transmission Pipeline Project - Not to exceed $148,177 ($145,177, plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $3,000) - Financing: Water Utilities Capital Improvement Funds 64. Authorize acquisition, including the exercise of the right of eminent domain, if such becomes necessary, from Southport Properties, LP, of a tract of land containing approximately 326,340 square feet located near the intersection of Langdon and JJ Lemmon Roads for the Southwest 120/96-inch Water Transmission Pipeline Project - Not to exceed $626,850 ($614,850, plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $12,000) - Financing: Water Utilities Capital Construction Funds
Authorize the first renewal option for eight Business Assistance Centers (BACs) for a twelve-month service contract, with one additional twelve-month renewal option, subject to funding availability with the eight Business Assistance Center (BAC) contractors to provide technical assistance, incubator space and other support services to low-to-moderate income persons owning or starting microenterprises listed herein for each contract as follows: (1) Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce located at 4622 Maple Avenue, Suite 207 (BAC #1) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (2) The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce located at 2838 Martin Luther King Boulevard (BAC #2), in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (3) CEN-TEX Certified Development Corporation dba Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas to be located at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library at 1515 Young Street, Sammons Small Business Center (BAC #3) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (4) CENT-TEX Certified Development Corporation doing business as Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas located at 4907 Spring Avenue (BAC #4) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (5) Business Assistance Center, Inc. located at 1201 West Camp Wisdom Road, Suite 224 (BAC #5) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (6) Organization of Hispanic Contractors Association dba Regional Hispanic Contractors Association to be located at 3918 N Hampton Rd (BAC #6), in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (7) Organization of Hispanic Contractors Association dba Regional Hispanic Contractors Association located at 2210 West Illinois Avenue (BAC #7) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (8) CENT-TEX Certified Development Corporation doing business as Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas located at 1322 Record Crossing (BAC #8) in an amount not to exceed $80,000 - Not to exceed $640,000 - Financing: 2015-16 Community Development Block Grant Funds
Authorize an amendment to the contract with the World Affairs Council of Dallas / Fort Worth for economic development and protocol services to: (1) extend the existing grant agreement from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015; and (2) increase funding by $62,500 for the additional services for 3 months - Not to exceed $62,500 - Financing: Public/Private Partnership Funds (subject to appropriations)
Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 15-0780, previously approved on April 22, 2015, to: (1) clarify the terms of the loan which will allow forgiveness to the nonprofit developer, Southfair Community Development Corporation; and (2) the eligibility of developer fees for construction of four affordable single family homes located at 2825 South Boulevard - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A resolution designating absences by Councilmember Scott Griggs and Councilmember Carolyn K. Arnold as being for "Official City Business" - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a microbrewery, microdistillery, or winery on property zoned Tract A in Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northwest corner of Canton Street and South Malcolm X Boulevard
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for IR Industrial Research District and general merchandise or food store greater than 3,500 square feet uses on property zoned an IR Industrial Research District at the south corner of Regal Row and John W. Carpenter Service Road
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a vehicle display, sales and service on property zoned Planned Development District No. 629, on the northeast corner of Bonner Drive and North Central Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a tattoo studio on property zoned Tract A in Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District on the south line of Elm Street, east of North Good Latimer Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a mini-warehouse use on property zoned an MU-3 Mixed Use District on the north side of Banner Drive, between Park Central Drive and Merit Drive
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Permit No. 2048 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store 100,000 square feet or more on property zoned an RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the south line of East R.L. Thornton Freeway and west of South Buckner Boulevard
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for CR Community Retail District and D Duplex District uses on property zoned a CR Community Retail District and Tract III of Planned Development District No. 67 on the northwest corner of West Mockingbird Lane and Roper Street
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a tattoo studio on property zoned Tract A in Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District on the south line of Elm Street, east of North Good Latimer Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a CR Community Retail District and a resolution accepting deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned an R-5(A) Single Family District on the north line of Simpson Stuart Road, west of Tracy Road Recommendation of Staff: Denial Recommendation of CPC: Approval with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant Z145-227(WE)
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for a Planned Development District for LO-1 uses and a mortuary, funeral home, or commercial wedding chapel use on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District and an LO-1 Limited Office District with a D Overlay, on the northeast line of Webb Chapel Road and on the west line of Larga Drive, east of Webb Chapel Extension Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a development plan, landscape plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Denial without prejudice Z145-264(SM)
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a WR-5 Walkable Urban Residential District with a Height Map Overlay on property zoned Planned Development District No. 466 and an MF-2(A) Multifamily District on the east corner of Hall Street and Munger Avenue Recommendation of Staff and CPC: Approval, subject to a revised height map overlay Z145-272(WE)
An ordinance granting a Planned Development District for certain CS Commercial Service District Uses and a Mini-warehouse use and a resolution granting the termination of deed restrictions on property zoned a CS Commercial Service District on the north line of East University Boulevard, east of North Central Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding consideration of and an ordinance granting amendments to Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas Development Code to: (1) require a landscape buffer and establish maximum stacking heights for open storage and outside storage uses; (2) require screening for open storage and outside storage uses in the I-2, I-3, and IM Industrial Manufacturing districts; (3) provide new screening regulations for the organic compost recycling facility use, petroleum product storage and wholesale use, and sand, gravel or earth sales and storage use in IM Industrial Manufacturing districts; and (4) require a Specific Use Permit for outside storage as a main use in the CA-1 and CA-2 districts
A public hearing to receive comments regarding consideration of and an ordinance granting amendments to Chapters 51 and 51A, Dallas Development Code, Divisions 51-4.500 and 51A-4.500 to create a historic building demolition delay overlay
A public hearing to receive comments on the proposed use of subsurface portions of Crockett Park, Fair Park, and Juanita J. Craft Park totaling approximately 430,503 square feet (9.88 acres) for the Mill Creek/Peaks Branch/State Thomas Drainage Relief Tunnel Project - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A public hearing to receive comments on the proposed sale of six unimproved properties acquired by the taxing authorities from the Sheriff to Dallas Neighborhood Alliance for Habitat, Inc., a qualified non-profit organization; and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize the City Manager to: (1) convey by Deed without Warranty six unimproved properties to Dallas Neighborhood Alliance for Habitat, Inc. under the HB110 process of the City’s Land Transfer Program; and (2) release the City’s non-tax liens included in the foreclosure judgment and post-judgment non-tax liens, if any (list attached) - Revenue: $6,000
public hearing on an application for and a resolution granting a variance to the alcohol spacing requirements from a public school, Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy as required by Section 6-4 of the Dallas City Code to allow a wine and beer retailer’s off-premise permit pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code for a general merchandise or food store with 10,000 square feet or more floor area [L&B Depp Inwood Village, dba CVS Pharmacy #7412] on the southeast corner of West Lovers Lane and Inwood Road, north of Boaz Street - AV145-004 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.7970 per $100 valuation which includes $0.5646 for the general fund and $0.2324 for the debt service fund, and levying ad valorem taxes for the City of Dallas, Texas for FY 2015-16 - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance setting the tax rate at $0.7970 per $100 valuation which includes $0.5646 for the general fund and $0.2324 for the debt service fund, and levying ad valorem taxes for the City of Dallas, Texas for FY 2015-16 - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Ratify the increase in property tax revenues, resulting from increased property valuations with the same property tax rate as in the prior fiscal year, reflected in the FY 2015-16 budget - Revenue: $57,230,390
56. * An ordinance amending Chapters 5A, 7, 15D, 16, 18, 27, 43A, 49, and 50 of the Dallas City Code to: (1) remove the registration fee and registration requirement for used car lots; (2) adjust registration fees for facilities that emit or have the potential to emit air contaminants; (3) adjust fees for redeeming an impounded animal from a city animal shelter; (4) adjust the intact animal permit fee; (5) adjust the fee for a temporary regulated animal permit; (6) adjust emergency ambulance transport fees; (7) adjust permit fees overseen by the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department; (8) adjust building reinspection fees; (9) adjust inspection charges for high risk buildings and occupancies; (10) adjust plan review fees for fire apparatus access roads and for limited access gates that obstruct such roads; (11) adjust installation acceptance retest fees; (12) authorize sanitation services to collect recycling from commercial establishments and establish a fee for such collection; (13) authorize more than once-a-week collection of garbage and recycling from certain commercial establishments; (14) adjust fees for sanitation collection service; (15) adjust fees for tire business licenses and mobile tire repair unit permits; (16) adjust fee for a certificate of registration for a multi-tenant property; (17) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (18) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (19) adjust the annual fee for a certificate of registration for non-owner occupied rental property; (20) adjust the reinspection fee for non-owner occupied rental property; (21) adjust the public swimming pool permit fee; (22) adjust the swimming pool manager training course fee; (23) adjust the vacant building registration fee; (24) adjust rates and charges for treated water service, wastewater service, wholesale water and wastewater service to governmental entities, untreated water service, service connections, and fire hydrant usage (fee list attached); (25) adjust the wood vendor license fee; (26) adjust the electronic repair license fee; (27) adjust the motor vehicle repair license fee; (28) adjust the home repair license fee; and (29) adjust the credit access business registration fee - Estimated Revenue: $35,044,355 (Water Utilities Revenue: $26,735,244, Sanitation Revenue: $3,628,973, General Fund Revenue: $4,680,138) 57. * An ordinance amending Section 44-35 of Chapter 44, "TAXATION," of the Dallas City Code, as amended; providing for the reallocation of the seven percent hotel occupancy tax to designated purposes, to be applied to revenues from the tax collected by a hotel on or after October 1, 2015; providing a saving clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City 58. * An ordinance amending Chapters 2 and 18 of the Dallas City Code to clarify that the city’s solid waste collection and disposal system is a utility - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City 59. * An ordinance amending Chapters 2, 43, and 51A of the Dallas City Code (1) to change the name of the department of planning and neighborhood vitality to the department of planning and urban design; and (2) to add to the duties of the Chief Planning Officer, supervision of the Thoroughfare Plan amendment process and supervision of the implementation of the Dallas Bike Plan - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City 60. * An ordinance amending Chapter 34, “Personnel Rules,” of the Dallas City Code by amending Sections 34-9, 34-22, 34-23, and 34-32 to: (1) amend provisions of the personnel rules relating to employee benefits to comply with federal law; and (2) eliminate the requirement that certain employees take sick leave or vacation leave in increments of six hours, one-tenth hour, or one-hour - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 61. * Authorize (1) position changes; (2) approval of Civilian salary schedules for fiscal year 2015-16; (3) Police and Fire Uniform Executive salary schedules; and (4) Police and Fire Uniform salary schedules in accordance with the 2013 Meet and Confer Agreement - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Final reading and adoption of appropriation ordinances for the proposed FY 2015-16 City of Dallas Operating, Grants/Trusts, and Capital Budgets - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
Ratify the increase in property tax revenues, resulting from increased property valuations with the same property tax rate as in the prior fiscal year, reflected in the FY 2015-16 budget - Revenue: $57,230,390
An ordinance amending Chapters 5A, 7, 15D, 16, 18, 27, 43A, 49, and 50 of the Dallas City Code to: (1) remove the registration fee and registration requirement for used car lots; (2) adjust registration fees for facilities that emit or have the potential to emit air contaminants; (3) adjust fees for redeeming an impounded animal from a city animal shelter; (4) adjust the intact animal permit fee; (5) adjust the fee for a temporary regulated animal permit; (6) adjust emergency ambulance transport fees; (7) adjust permit fees overseen by the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department; (8) adjust building reinspection fees; (9) adjust inspection charges for high risk buildings and occupancies; (10) adjust plan review fees for fire apparatus access roads and for limited access gates that obstruct such roads; (11) adjust installation acceptance retest fees; (12) authorize sanitation services to collect recycling from commercial establishments and establish a fee for such collection; (13) authorize more than once-a-week collection of garbage and recycling from certain commercial establishments; (14) adjust fees for sanitation collection service; (15) adjust fees for tire business licenses and mobile tire repair unit permits; (16) adjust fee for a certificate of registration for a multi-tenant property; (17) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (18) adjust fees for multi-tenant property inspections; (19) adjust the annual fee for a certificate of registration for non-owner occupied rental property; (20) adjust the reinspection fee for non-owner occupied rental property; (21) adjust the public swimming pool permit fee; (22) adjust the swimming pool manager training course fee; (23) adjust the vacant building registration fee; (24) adjust rates and charges for treated water service, wastewater service, wholesale water and wastewater service to governmental entities, untreated water service, service connections, and fire hydrant usage (fee list attached); (25) adjust the wood vendor license fee; (26) adjust the electronic repair license fee; (27) adjust the motor vehicle repair license fee; (28) adjust the home repair license fee; and (29) adjust the credit access business registration fee - Estimated Revenue: $35,044,355 (Water Utilities Revenue: $26,735,244, Sanitation Revenue: $3,628,973, General Fund Revenue: $4,680,138)
An ordinance amending Section 44-35 of Chapter 44, "TAXATION," of the Dallas City Code, as amended; providing for the reallocation of the seven percent hotel occupancy tax to designated purposes, to be applied to revenues from the tax collected by a hotel on or after October 1, 2015; providing a saving clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance amending Chapters 2 and 18 of the Dallas City Code to clarify that the city’s solid waste collection and disposal system is a utility - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance amending Chapters 2, 43, and 51A of the Dallas City Code (1) to change the name of the department of planning and neighborhood vitality to the department of planning and urban design; and (2) to add to the duties of the Chief Planning Officer, supervision of the Thoroughfare Plan amendment process and supervision of the implementation of the Dallas Bike Plan - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City
An ordinance amending Chapter 34, “Personnel Rules,” of the Dallas City Code by amending Sections 34-9, 34-22, 34-23, and 34-32 to: (1) amend provisions of the personnel rules relating to employee benefits to comply with federal law; and (2) eliminate the requirement that certain employees take sick leave or vacation leave in increments of six hours, one-tenth hour, or one-hour - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize (1) position changes; (2) approval of Civilian salary schedules for fiscal year 2015-16; (3) Police and Fire Uniform Executive salary schedules; and (4) Police and Fire Uniform salary schedules in accordance with the 2013 Meet and Confer Agreement - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize (1) the first five-year renewal option to the Management Services Contract, Phase II (MSC), with Bridge Steps for the continued operation, programming, and management of The Bridge for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2020; (2) funding for the first year of the five-year renewal term of the MSC with General Funds in an amount not to exceed $3,800,000 for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; (3) an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County to accept $1,000,000, to assist in providing homeless assistance services at The Bridge through the City’s contractor, Bridge Steps for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; (4) an Interlocal Agreement with Dallas County to accept 2015-16 Emergency Solutions Grant Funds for shelter operations at The Bridge in the amount of $113,357 for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016; and (5) use of 2015-16 Emergency Solutions Grant Funds for shelter operations at The Bridge from the Homeless Assistance Center - Operations line item in the amount of $378,279 - Not to exceed $5,291,636 - Financing: Current Funds ($3,800,000) (subject to appropriations), Intergovernmental Revenue - Dallas County ($1,113,357), and 2015-16 Emergency Solutions Grant Funds ($378,279)
Authorize (1) acceptance of the 2014 100 Resilient Cities Grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to provide funding for economic resilience and preparedness for the rapid growth of natural and man-made disasters and the employment of a Chief Resilience Officer for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2017; and (2) execution of the grant agreement - Not to exceed $464,000 - Financing: The Rockefeller Foundation Grant Funds
Authorize payment to Dallas County for processing and housing prisoners at the Lew Sterrett Criminal Justice Center, pursuant to Amendment No. 4 to the Criminal Justice Center Memorandum of Agreement with Dallas County, previously approved on June 11, 1997, by Resolution No. 97-1995, for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 - Not to exceed $7,557,391 - Financing: Current Funds
Authorize a housing development grant in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 to the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation for construction of ten single family homes on land bank properties - Not to exceed $1,500,000 - Financing: FY 2014-15 HOME Program Income #1
Authorize a one-year service contract to administer a Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program for low to moderate income families or individuals citywide - Foundation Communities, Inc., only proposer - Not to exceed $200,000 - Financing: Current Funds
Authorize a three-year subscription agreement, with two one-year renewal options, for a centralized risk claims management system - Origami Risk, LLC, most advantageous proposer of four - Not to exceed $409,434 - Financing: Current Funds (subject to annual appropriations)
16. Authorize a public hearing to be held on October 14, 2015 to receive comments to consider the establishment of a Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) program for the City of Dallas pursuant to the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act (“PACE Act”), as amended (Texas Local Government Code Chapter 399) - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 17. Authorize a resolution of intent to establish a PACE Program for the City of Dallas pursuant to the PACE Act - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize Supplemental Agreement No.1 to the contract with Southern Dallas Development Corporation (SDDC) to: (1) extend the term of the fourth and final renewal option from October 1, 2015 through March 30, 2016; and (2) continue administration and loan servicing of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funded Business Revolving Loan Program - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize an Interlocal Cooperation Contract for the Urban Land Bank Demonstration Program with Dallas County, Dallas Independent School District, Dallas County Hospital District, Dallas County School Equalization Fund, Dallas County Education District and Dallas County Community College District to facilitate the Dallas Housing Acquisition and Development Corporation’s (Land Bank) acquisition of unimproved tax foreclosed properties for sale to qualified developers for the development of affordable housing - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
Authorize a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Dallas and Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance (MDHA) to provide homeless continuum of care operations and planning services for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 - Not to exceed $150,000 - Financing: Current Funds (subject to appropriations)
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)
63. Authorize acquisition, including the exercise of the right of eminent domain, if such becomes necessary, from First National Bank, of a tract of land containing approximately 16,022 square feet and approximately 14,167 square feet of land for a temporary working space easement, located in Dallas County for the Southwest 120/96- inch Water Transmission Pipeline Project - Not to exceed $148,177 ($145,177, plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $3,000) - Financing: Water Utilities Capital Improvement Funds 64. Authorize acquisition, including the exercise of the right of eminent domain, if such becomes necessary, from Southport Properties, LP, of a tract of land containing approximately 326,340 square feet located near the intersection of Langdon and JJ Lemmon Roads for the Southwest 120/96-inch Water Transmission Pipeline Project - Not to exceed $626,850 ($614,850, plus closing costs and title expenses not to exceed $12,000) - Financing: Water Utilities Capital Construction Funds
Authorize the first renewal option for eight Business Assistance Centers (BACs) for a twelve-month service contract, with one additional twelve-month renewal option, subject to funding availability with the eight Business Assistance Center (BAC) contractors to provide technical assistance, incubator space and other support services to low-to-moderate income persons owning or starting microenterprises listed herein for each contract as follows: (1) Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce located at 4622 Maple Avenue, Suite 207 (BAC #1) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (2) The Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce located at 2838 Martin Luther King Boulevard (BAC #2), in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (3) CEN-TEX Certified Development Corporation dba Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas to be located at the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library at 1515 Young Street, Sammons Small Business Center (BAC #3) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (4) CENT-TEX Certified Development Corporation doing business as Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas located at 4907 Spring Avenue (BAC #4) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (5) Business Assistance Center, Inc. located at 1201 West Camp Wisdom Road, Suite 224 (BAC #5) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (6) Organization of Hispanic Contractors Association dba Regional Hispanic Contractors Association to be located at 3918 N Hampton Rd (BAC #6), in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (7) Organization of Hispanic Contractors Association dba Regional Hispanic Contractors Association located at 2210 West Illinois Avenue (BAC #7) in an amount not to exceed $80,000; (8) CENT-TEX Certified Development Corporation doing business as Business & Community Lenders (BCL) of Texas located at 1322 Record Crossing (BAC #8) in an amount not to exceed $80,000 - Not to exceed $640,000 - Financing: 2015-16 Community Development Block Grant Funds
Authorize an amendment to the contract with the World Affairs Council of Dallas / Fort Worth for economic development and protocol services to: (1) extend the existing grant agreement from October 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015; and (2) increase funding by $62,500 for the additional services for 3 months - Not to exceed $62,500 - Financing: Public/Private Partnership Funds (subject to appropriations)
Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 15-0780, previously approved on April 22, 2015, to: (1) clarify the terms of the loan which will allow forgiveness to the nonprofit developer, Southfair Community Development Corporation; and (2) the eligibility of developer fees for construction of four affordable single family homes located at 2825 South Boulevard - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A resolution designating absences by Councilmember Scott Griggs and Councilmember Carolyn K. Arnold as being for "Official City Business" - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a microbrewery, microdistillery, or winery on property zoned Tract A in Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District, on the northwest corner of Canton Street and South Malcolm X Boulevard
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for IR Industrial Research District and general merchandise or food store greater than 3,500 square feet uses on property zoned an IR Industrial Research District at the south corner of Regal Row and John W. Carpenter Service Road
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a vehicle display, sales and service on property zoned Planned Development District No. 629, on the northeast corner of Bonner Drive and North Central Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a tattoo studio on property zoned Tract A in Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District on the south line of Elm Street, east of North Good Latimer Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a mini-warehouse use on property zoned an MU-3 Mixed Use District on the north side of Banner Drive, between Park Central Drive and Merit Drive
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting an amendment to Specific Permit No. 2048 for the sale of alcoholic beverages in conjunction with a general merchandise or food store 100,000 square feet or more on property zoned an RR Regional Retail District with a D-1 Liquor Control Overlay on the south line of East R.L. Thornton Freeway and west of South Buckner Boulevard
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Planned Development District for CR Community Retail District and D Duplex District uses on property zoned a CR Community Retail District and Tract III of Planned Development District No. 67 on the northwest corner of West Mockingbird Lane and Roper Street
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a Specific Use Permit for a tattoo studio on property zoned Tract A in Planned Development District No. 269, the Deep Ellum/Near East Side District on the south line of Elm Street, east of North Good Latimer Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a CR Community Retail District and a resolution accepting deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant on property zoned an R-5(A) Single Family District on the north line of Simpson Stuart Road, west of Tracy Road Recommendation of Staff: Denial Recommendation of CPC: Approval with deed restrictions volunteered by the applicant Z145-227(WE)
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for a Planned Development District for LO-1 uses and a mortuary, funeral home, or commercial wedding chapel use on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District and an LO-1 Limited Office District with a D Overlay, on the northeast line of Webb Chapel Road and on the west line of Larga Drive, east of Webb Chapel Extension Recommendation of Staff: Approval, subject to a development plan, landscape plan and conditions Recommendation of CPC: Denial without prejudice Z145-264(SM)
A public hearing to receive comments regarding an application for and an ordinance granting a WR-5 Walkable Urban Residential District with a Height Map Overlay on property zoned Planned Development District No. 466 and an MF-2(A) Multifamily District on the east corner of Hall Street and Munger Avenue Recommendation of Staff and CPC: Approval, subject to a revised height map overlay Z145-272(WE)
An ordinance granting a Planned Development District for certain CS Commercial Service District Uses and a Mini-warehouse use and a resolution granting the termination of deed restrictions on property zoned a CS Commercial Service District on the north line of East University Boulevard, east of North Central Expressway
A public hearing to receive comments regarding consideration of and an ordinance granting amendments to Chapters 51 and 51A of the Dallas Development Code to: (1) require a landscape buffer and establish maximum stacking heights for open storage and outside storage uses; (2) require screening for open storage and outside storage uses in the I-2, I-3, and IM Industrial Manufacturing districts; (3) provide new screening regulations for the organic compost recycling facility use, petroleum product storage and wholesale use, and sand, gravel or earth sales and storage use in IM Industrial Manufacturing districts; and (4) require a Specific Use Permit for outside storage as a main use in the CA-1 and CA-2 districts
A public hearing to receive comments regarding consideration of and an ordinance granting amendments to Chapters 51 and 51A, Dallas Development Code, Divisions 51-4.500 and 51A-4.500 to create a historic building demolition delay overlay
A public hearing to receive comments on the proposed use of subsurface portions of Crockett Park, Fair Park, and Juanita J. Craft Park totaling approximately 430,503 square feet (9.88 acres) for the Mill Creek/Peaks Branch/State Thomas Drainage Relief Tunnel Project - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
A public hearing to receive comments on the proposed sale of six unimproved properties acquired by the taxing authorities from the Sheriff to Dallas Neighborhood Alliance for Habitat, Inc., a qualified non-profit organization; and, at the close of the public hearing, authorize the City Manager to: (1) convey by Deed without Warranty six unimproved properties to Dallas Neighborhood Alliance for Habitat, Inc. under the HB110 process of the City’s Land Transfer Program; and (2) release the City’s non-tax liens included in the foreclosure judgment and post-judgment non-tax liens, if any (list attached) - Revenue: $6,000
public hearing on an application for and a resolution granting a variance to the alcohol spacing requirements from a public school, Henry W. Longfellow Career Exploration Academy as required by Section 6-4 of the Dallas City Code to allow a wine and beer retailer’s off-premise permit pursuant to Chapter 26 of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code for a general merchandise or food store with 10,000 square feet or more floor area [L&B Depp Inwood Village, dba CVS Pharmacy #7412] on the southeast corner of West Lovers Lane and Inwood Road, north of Boaz Street - AV145-004 - Financing: No cost consideration to the City