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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 11/16/2026 9:00 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
Attachments: November 16, 2026 Agenda Packet
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26-3589A 11. MINUTESApproval of the October 19, 2026, Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee Meeting Minutes.  
26-3590A 1A. BRIEFING ITEMSUpdate on Youth Programs and Youth Strategic Plan [Thor Erickson, Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment; Lakeshia Randle, Assistant Director - Dallas Park and Recreation Department; Melissa Dease, Assistant Director - Dallas Public Library; Danny Young, Manager - Dallas Police Department; Glenn Ayers, Assistant Director - Office of Arts and Culture; Honorable Judge Tonya Goffney, Municipal Judge - Dallas Municipal Court Judiciary]  
26-3591A 1B. BRIEFING MEMORANDUMDallas Public Library Strategic Plan - Year Two Report and Year Three Objectives [Manya Shorr, Director - Dallas Public Library]  
26-3592A 1C. BRIEFING MEMORANDUMProposed Amendments to Chapter 17 “Food Establishments” of the Dallas City Code [Chris Christian, Director - Code Compliance Services]  
26-3593A 1D. BRIEFING MEMORANDUMDr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Week 2027 Planning Update [Thor Erickson, Director - Office of Housing & Community Empowerment]  
26-3594A 1E. BRIEFING MEMORANDUMCode Compliance Citywide Approach to Vacant and Abandoned Properties [Chris Christian, Director - Code Compliance Services]  
26-3608A 1F. BRIEFING MEMORANDUMUpcoming Council Agenda Item #26-2705A: Acceptance of Financial Empowerment Center Legacy Planning Grant [Thor Erickson, Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]  
26-3622A 1G. BRIEFING ITEMSQuality of Life, Arts, and Culture (QOLAC) Committee forecast: briefing items to be placed on the QOLAC agenda for December 2026.