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Call to Order

MINUTES

1. 26-2817A Approval of the August 3, 2026, Special Called Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee Meeting Minutes

BRIEFING ITEMS

A. 26-2794A Community Park at Fair Park Quarterly Update [Alyssa Sifferman, Executive Director, Fair Park First; Norman Alston, Project Manager, Fair Park First; Heather Stevens, Philanthropy and Strategy Officer, Fair Park First; Ryan O’Connor, Senior Deputy Director, Dallas Park and Recreation]

B. 26-2795A Climate Resilience: Addressing Extreme Heat with Data Heat Intervention Guidebook [Angela Hodges Gott, Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability; Oppong Hemeng, Manager (I), Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability]

BRIEFING MEMOS

C. 26-2796A Proposed Legislative Agenda for the 90th Texas Legislature and the 120th Congress Update [Eric Dominguez, Director, Office of Government Affairs]

D. 26-2818A Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee Forecast

UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS

Dallas Park and Recreation

F. 26-2813A Upcoming Dallas City Council Agenda Item #26-2305A: Authorize the City to (1) enter into a four (4) party agreement for a term of four (4) years with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University and the State Fair of Texas, which authorizes both universities to continue playing the annual State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium located at Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas; (2) authorize the City to pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in the amount of $175,000.000 each for the 2025 State Fair Classic football game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair; and (3) pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in the amount of $250,000,00 to each school for the State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair of Texas, beginning 2026 through 2029 in an amount not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Financing: Fair Park Fund

Sep 01, 2026 Parks, Trails & Environment Committee

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Call to Order

MINUTES

1. 26-2817A Approval of the August 3, 2026, Special Called Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee Meeting Minutes

BRIEFING ITEMS

A. 26-2794A Community Park at Fair Park Quarterly Update [Alyssa Sifferman, Executive Director, Fair Park First; Norman Alston, Project Manager, Fair Park First; Heather Stevens, Philanthropy and Strategy Officer, Fair Park First; Ryan O’Connor, Senior Deputy Director, Dallas Park and Recreation]

B. 26-2795A Climate Resilience: Addressing Extreme Heat with Data Heat Intervention Guidebook [Angela Hodges Gott, Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability; Oppong Hemeng, Manager (I), Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability]

BRIEFING MEMOS

C. 26-2796A Proposed Legislative Agenda for the 90th Texas Legislature and the 120th Congress Update [Eric Dominguez, Director, Office of Government Affairs]

D. 26-2818A Parks, Trails, and the Environment Committee Forecast

UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS

Dallas Park and Recreation

F. 26-2813A Upcoming Dallas City Council Agenda Item #26-2305A: Authorize the City to (1) enter into a four (4) party agreement for a term of four (4) years with Grambling State University, Prairie View A&M University and the State Fair of Texas, which authorizes both universities to continue playing the annual State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium located at Fair Park during the State Fair of Texas; (2) authorize the City to pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in the amount of $175,000.000 each for the 2025 State Fair Classic football game at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair; and (3) pay Prairie View A&M University and Grambling State University in the amount of $250,000,00 to each school for the State Fair Classic football game held annually at the Cotton Bowl Stadium during the State Fair of Texas, beginning 2026 through 2029 in an amount not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Not to exceed $2,350,000.00 - Financing: Fair Park Fund

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