City of Dallas  
1500 Marilla Street  
Council Chambers, 6th Floor  
Dallas, Texas 75201  
COUNCIL BRIEFING AGENDA  
April 1, 2026  
9:00 AM  
(For General Information and Rules of Courtesy, Please See Opposite Side.)  
(La Información General Y Reglas De Cortesía Que Deben Observarse  
Durante Las Asambleas Del Consejo Municipal Aparecen En El Lado Opuesto, Favor De Leerlas.)  
General Information  
Información General  
The Dallas City Council regularly meets on Wednesdays  
beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers, 6th  
El Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de Dallas se reúne  
regularmente  
Ayuntamiento en el sexto piso de la Alcaldía, 1500 Marilla,  
las 9 de la mañana. Las reuniones informativas se  
los  
miércoles  
en  
la  
Cámara  
del  
floor, City Hall, 1500 Marilla.  
are broadcast live on bit.ly/cityofdallastv and on Time  
Warner City Cable Channel 16. Briefing meetings are  
Council agenda meetings  
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llevan a cabo el primer y tercer miércoles del mes. Estas  
audiencias se transmiten en vivo por la bit.ly/cityofdallastv y  
por cablevisión en la estación Time Warner City Cable  
held the first and third Wednesdays of each month.  
Council agenda (voting) meetings are held on the second  
and fourth Wednesdays.  
Anyone wishing to speak at  
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Canal 16.  
El Ayuntamiento Municipal se reúne en el  
y cuarto miércoles del mes para tratar asuntos  
meeting should sign up with the City Secretary’s Office by  
calling (214) 670-3738 by 5:00 p.m. of the last regular  
segundo  
presentados de manera oficial en la agenda para su  
aprobación. Toda persona que desee hablar durante la  
asamblea del Ayuntamiento, debe inscribirse llamando  
la Secretaría Municipal al teléfono (214) 670-3738, antes  
de las 5:00 pm del último día hábil anterior la reunión.  
Para enterarse del nombre de su representante en el  
Ayuntamiento Municipal el distrito donde usted puede  
business day preceding the meeting.  
Citizens can find  
out the name of their representative and their voting  
district by calling the City Secretary’s Office.  
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Sign interpreters are available upon request with  
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48-hour advance notice by calling (214) 670-5208 V/TDD.  
The City of Dallas is committed to compliance with the  
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votar, favor de llamar a la Secretaría Municipal.  
Americans with Disabilities Act.  
The Council agenda is  
available in alternative formats upon request.  
Intérpretes para personas con impedimentos auditivos  
están  
disponibles  
si  
lo  
solicita  
con  
48 horas  
de  
If you have any questions about this agenda or  
comments or complaints about city services, call 311.  
anticipación llamando al (214) 670-5208 (aparato auditivo  
V/TDD). La Ciudad de Dallas se esfuerza por cumplir con  
el decreto que protege  
a
las personas con impedimentos,  
Act. La agenda del  
Americans with Disabilities  
Ayuntamiento está disponible en formatos alternos si lo  
solicita.  
Si tiene preguntas sobre esta agenda,  
o
si desea hacer  
servicios  
comentarios presentar quejas con respecto  
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de la Ciudad, llame al 311.  
Reglas de Cortesía  
Rules of Courtesy  
Las asambleas del Ayuntamiento Municipal reúnen  
ciudadanos de diversos intereses ideologías.  
asegurar la imparcialidad el orden durante  
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City Council meetings bring together citizens of many  
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varied interests and ideas.  
To insure fairness and  
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orderly meetings, the Council has adopted rules of  
courtesy which apply to all members of the Council,  
administrative staff, news media, citizens and visitors.  
These procedures provide:  
asambleas, el Ayuntamiento ha adoptado ciertas reglas de  
cortesía que aplican todos los miembros del  
Ayuntamiento, al personal administrativo, personal de los  
medios de comunicación, los ciudadanos, visitantes.  
Estos reglamentos establecen lo siguiente:  
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That no one shall delay or interrupt the proceedings,  
or refuse to obey the orders of the presiding officer.  
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Ninguna  
persona  
retrasara  
o
interrumpirá  
los  
procedimientos,  
o
se negara a obedecer las órdenes  
All persons should refrain from private conversation,  
eating, drinking and smoking while in the Council  
Chamber.  
del oficial que preside la asamblea.  
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Todas las personas deben abstenerse de entablar  
conversaciones, comer, beber  
cámara del Ayuntamiento.  
y
fumar dentro de la  
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Posters or placards must remain outside the Council  
Chamber.  
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Anuncios y pancartas deben permanecer fuera de la  
No cellular phones or audible beepers allowed in  
Council Chamber while City Council is in session.  
cámara del Ayuntamiento.  
No se permite usar teléfonos celulares  
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enlaces  
“Citizens and other visitors attending City Council  
meetings shall observe the same rules of propriety,  
decorum and good conduct applicable to members of the  
electrónicos (pagers) audibles en la cámara del  
Ayuntamiento durante audiencias del Ayuntamiento  
Municipal  
City Council.  
profane or  
boisterous while addressing the City Council or while  
Any person making personal, impertinent,  
slanderous remarks or who becomes  
“Los  
ciudadanos  
del  
y
visitantes  
presentes  
Municipal  
durante  
deben  
las  
de  
asambleas  
Ayuntamiento  
attending the City Council meeting shall be removed from  
the room if the sergeant-at-arms is so directed by the  
presiding officer, and the person shall be barred from  
further audience before the City Council during that  
session of the City Council. If the presiding officer fails to  
act, any member of the City Council may move to require  
obedecer las mismas reglas de comportamiento, decoro  
buena conducta que se aplican los miembros del  
Ayuntamiento Municipal. Cualquier persona que haga  
comentarios impertinentes, utilice vocabulario obsceno  
difamatorio, que al dirigirse al Ayuntamiento lo haga en  
forma escandalosa, si causa disturbio durante la  
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enforcement of the rules, and the affirmative vote of  
a
asamblea del Ayuntamiento Municipal, será expulsada de  
la cámara si el oficial que este presidiendo la asamblea  
majority of the City Council shall require the presiding  
officer to act.” Section 3.3(c) of the City Council Rules of  
Procedure.  
así lo ordena.  
Además, se le prohibirá continuar  
audiencia ante el Ayuntamiento  
Si el oficial que preside la asamblea no toma  
participando  
Municipal.  
en  
la  
acción, cualquier otro miembro del Ayuntamiento Municipal  
puede tomar medidas para hacer cumplir las reglas  
establecidas,  
Ayuntamiento Municipal precisara al oficial que este  
presidiendo la sesión tomar acción.” Según la sección  
3.3 (c) de las reglas de procedimientos del Ayuntamiento.  
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el voto afirmativo de la mayoría del  
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Handgun Prohibition Notice for Meetings  
of Governmental Entities  
"Pursuant to Section 30.06, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with a  
concealed handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,  
Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a  
concealed handgun."  
"De acuerdo con la sección 30.06 del código penal (ingreso sin autorización  
de un titular de una licencia con una pistol oculta), una persona con licencia  
según el subcapítulo h, capítulo 411, código del gobierno (ley sobre  
licencias para portar pistolas), no puede ingresar a esta propiedad con una  
pistola oculta."  
"Pursuant to Section 30.07, Penal Code (trespass by license holder with an  
openly carried handgun), a person licensed under Subchapter H, Chapter 411,  
Government Code (handgun licensing law), may not enter this property with a  
handgun that is carried openly."  
"De acuerdo con la sección 30.07 del código penal (ingreso sin autorización  
de un titular de una licencia con una pistola a la vista), una persona con  
licencia según el subcapítulo h, capítulo 411, código del gobierno (ley sobre  
licencias para portar pistolas), no puede ingresar a esta propiedad con una  
pistola a la vista."  
"Pursuant to Section 46.03, Penal Code (places weapons prohibited), a person  
may not carry a firearm or other weapon into any open meeting on this  
property."  
"De conformidad con la Sección 46.03, Código Penal (coloca armas  
prohibidas), una persona no puede llevar un arma de fuego u otra arma a  
ninguna reunión abierta en esta propriedad."  
The City Council Briefing meeting will be held by videoconference and in the Council Chambers,  
6th Floor at City Hall. Individuals who wish to speak in accordance with the City Council Rules of  
Procedure must sign up with the City Secretary’s Office.  
The public may to attend the meeting virtually; however, City Hall is available for those wishing to  
attend the meeting in person.  
The following videoconference link is available to the public to listen to the meeting and Office of  
Communications & Customer Experience/311 will also stream the City Council meeting on  
Spectrum Cable Channel 16 and  
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Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
Special Presentations  
Open Microphone Speakers  
VOTING AGENDA  
Approval of Minutes of the March 4, 2026 City Council Meeting  
1.  
2.  
26-770A  
26-771A  
Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the  
evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees  
is available in the City Secretary's Office)  
CASTING OF LOTS  
Casting of lots to identify the recommended vendor resulting from tie bids  
between On Site Fitness Services, LLC and Fit Supply, LLC. on Group B, in  
response to bid BD26-00029553 for a five-year service price agreement for  
the purchase of fitness and exercise equipment, as well as providing the  
maintenance and repair service of fitness and exercise equipment for  
various City departments  
3.  
26-1039A  
BRIEFINGS  
State of Housing - Dallas, Texas  
A.  
26-1128A  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
Proposed Code Amendment to Chapters 17 and 50 Regarding the Service  
and Distribution of Food or Drinks Free of Charge  
B.  
26-1129A  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
FY 2026-27 and FY 2027-28 Biennial Budget Development: Discussion of  
C.  
26-1130A  
Goals and Priorities  
*For budget purposes, the City Council will be sitting as a Committee of the  
Whole  
Attachments:  
Presentation  
Adjournment  
The above schedule represents an estimate of the order for the indicated briefings and is subject  
to change at any time. Current agenda information may be obtained by calling (214) 670-3100  
during working hours.  
Note: An expression of preference or a preliminary vote may be taken by the Council on any of  
the briefing items.  
EXECUTIVE SESSION NOTICE  
A closed executive session may be held if the discussion of any of the above agenda items  
concerns one of the following:  
1. seeking the advice of its attorney about pending or contemplated litigation, settlement  
offers, or any matter in which the duty of the attorney to the City Council under the Texas  
Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts  
with the Texas Open Meetings Act. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.071]  
2. deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property if deliberation in an  
open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the city in negotiations  
with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.072]  
3. deliberating a negotiated contract for a prospective gift or donation to the city if  
deliberation in an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the position of the  
city in negotiations with a third person. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.073]  
4. deliberating the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline,  
or dismissal of a public officer or employee; or to hear a complaint or charge against an  
officer or employee unless the officer or employee who is the subject of the deliberation  
or hearing requests a public hearing. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.074]  
5. deliberating the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security  
personnel or devices. [Tex. Govt. Code § 551.076]  
6. discussing or deliberating commercial or financial information that the city has received  
from a business prospect that the city seeks to have locate, stay or expand in or near the  
city and with which the city is conducting economic development negotiations; or  
deliberating the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect. [Tex Govt.  
Code § 551.087]  
7. deliberating security assessments or deployments relating to information resources  
technology, network security information, or the deployment or specific occasions for  
implementations of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices. [Tex  
Govt. Code § 551.089]  
8. deliberating cybersecurity measures, policies, or contracts solely intended to protect a  
critical infrastructure facility. [Tex. Gov’t Code § 551.0761]