STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Vibrant
AGENDA DATE: August 13, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Environmental Quality & Sustainability
EXECUTIVE: M. Elizabeth Cedillo-Pereira
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the (1) Amendment No. 6 to the contract agreement with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for the Whole Air Monitoring Program (Contract No. 582-21-22370, Assistance Listing No. 97.091) to (a) accept additional grant funds in the amount of $449,333.14 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency passed through the TCEQ; and (b) extend the term of the contract agreement for the period June 1, 2025 through May 31, 2026; (2) increase of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $449,333.14 in the TCEQ FY23-24 Whole Air Monitoring Program Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of additional funds in an amount not to exceed $449,333.14 in the TCEQ FY23-24 Whole Air Monitoring Program Fund; and (4) execution of the contract agreement with TCEQ and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $449,333.14, from $1,799,771.04 to $2,249,104.18 - Financing: TCEQ FY 23-24 Whole Air Monitoring Program Fund
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BACKGROUND
Since 1967, the City of Dallas has worked with the TCEQ and its predecessor agencies to support clean air monitoring and enforcement of air quality regulations through a set of renewing contracts for services. There are currently three contracts under which TCEQ funds the City's Ambient Air Monitoring Group to monitor local air quality and to purchase and maintain necessary equipment.
This action addresses Contract No. 582-21-22370, which ensures the monitoring of biological contaminants that could be associated with a bioterrorist attack within Dallas County. The TCEQ supports the Department of Homeland Security National Whole Air Monitoring Network, which was started in Texas during February of 2003. The TCEQ contracts with the C...
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