PILLAR: Growing
AGENDA DATE: January 14, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 1, 3
DEPARTMENT: Office of Economic Development
PRIORITY: Targeted Economic Growth
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Authorize the establishment of a City Council District 1 and City Council District 3 Food Truck Incubator Program in accordance with the Program Statement (Exhibit A) to provide grant funding from discretionary allocation from the ARPA Redevelopment Fund to vendors selected pursuant to solicitation BAZ25-00027745, for food truck incubator programs within City Council District 1 and City Council District 3 to support the preparation of local small businesses to own and operate a food truck, in accordance with the Economic Development Incentive Policy - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
*In alignment with Economic Development Incentive Policy.
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas Economic Development Incentive Policy adopted by City Council on January 25, 2023, by Resolution No. 23-0220, and amended by Resolution No. 25-0162 on January 22, 2025, authorizes the establishment of City Council District-specific Small Business Programs (Section 3.2). This section of the Incentive Policy enables City Council Members to create targeted small business programs to enhance small business opportunities in a specific part or the entirety of one or more City Council Districts, provided they have identified discretionary funds to support such a program. Upon City Council approval of a program statement, the program becomes part of the City's Economic Development Incentive Policy.
City Councilmember Zarin Gracey (Council District 3) has identified $250,000.00 in discretionary funds from the City Council District 3 allocation of the ARPA Redevelopment Fund to be used to support the creation and implementation of a Food Truck Incubator Program ("Food Truck Program") specifically for City Counc...
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