STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Economic and Neighborhood Vitality
AGENDA DATE: October 13, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):|910|DEPARTMENT: Office of Economic Development
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Eric A. Johnson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize (1) the transfer of $500,000.00 from the Grand Park South TIF District Fund to the Transportation Special Projects Fund to implement a public street lighting improvement project in Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Thirteen (Grand Park South TIF District); (2) an increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 in the Transportation Special Projects Fund; and (3) the disbursement of funds in an amount not to exceed $500,000.00 from the Transportation Special Projects Fund - Not to exceed $500,000.00 - Financing: Grand Park South TIF District Fund
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BACKGROUND
In 2019, the Mayor's Task Force on Safe Communities released a report detailing recommended strategies aimed at reducing violent crime in Dallas. One of the report's recommended strategies was improving public safety by increasing outdoor lighting of public areas.
Beginning in fiscal year 2020-2021, the City began to align public street lighting efforts across multiple departments including the Department of Transportation, Department of Public Works, Office of Data Analytics and Business Intelligence, Police Department, and the newly created Office of Integrated Public Safety Solutions (OIPSS). These coordinated efforts also aim to optimize and leverage funding from a variety of sources including City general obligation bond funds, City general funds, City TIF funds, County MCIP funds, and federal CARES Act funds. A geospatial analysis tool was developed to identify areas called Priority Improvement Zones with the most immediate public street lighting needs. These zones were developed using several factors which align the economic, equity, and safety focus areas of multiple departments. Prior...
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