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Authorize a three-year service price agreement for citywide heating, ventilation, and air conditioning parts, labor, repair services, equipment rental, and water treatment facilities - Metco…
Authorize Amendment No. 1 to the Advance Funding Agreement (Agreement No. CSJ 0918-47-374, Assistance Listing No. 20.205) between the City of Dallas and the Texas Department of Transportatio…
Historic and Cultural Preservation Strategy - Introduction to the Draft [Andrea Gilles, Assistant Director, Department of Planning and Urban Design; Arturo del Castillo, Chief Planner, Depar…
Authorize a thirty-year Interlocal Agreement with the Dallas Independent School District for the use, construction, operation, and maintenance at Moore Park Baseball Field located at 1900 Ea…
Prohibit city council candidates from soliciting campaign contributions except during the 180 days prior to the election date. [Amendment 53]
A public hearing to receive comments on the adoption of the City of Dallas Historic and Cultural Preservation Strategy; and, at the close of the public hearing, consideration of a resolution…
Add a required pension contribution to the Charter. [Amendment 41]
Broaden the city’s notification process to include other media options in addition to newspaper publication in Chapters III §19, IV §13, XI §3, XV §4(3), XVIII §7 and §15, and XXII §2(a). [A…
Change wording in the charter to be more inclusive, using “resident” or “people” in place of citizen. [Amendment 1]
Establish a Community Bond Commission. [Amendment 40]
Require appointees to boards and commissions to reside in the council district of the nominating councilmember, while allowing for a 2/3 vote non-district exception. [Amendment 124]
Delete Chapter III §15 prohibiting city council from interfering with appointments or subordinates of city manager. [Amendment 9]
Clarify that city council’s appointments to boards and commissions are at-will. [Amendment 13]
Establish an Office of Ombudsman within the function of the city auditor. [Amendment 37]
Amend the vote requirement for council to modify the redistricting commission’s recommended districting plan from a 3/4 majority vote to a 2/3 majority vote in Chapter IV §5(b)(6). [Amendmen…
Authorize the mayor to exercise veto power over city council action calling a special election for the purpose of authorizing general obligation bonds, with a city council override of a two-…
Require that the Office of Community Police Oversight and the Community Police Oversight Board report directly to the city council, rather than the city manager. [Amendment 101]
Establish the Office of Inspector General in the city charter with the Inspector General being appointed by city council. [Amendment 83]
Appointments of the chiefs of the police department and the fire-rescue department. Possible options based on submitted proposals: · Require that the city manager’s appointments of the chief…
Require that the mayor receive two councilmember co-sponsors for board and commission chair appointments. [Amendment 96]
Amend Chapter III §13(b) to allow each council committee to elect their own chairs and vice chairs. [Amendment 122]
Require the city manager to seek and obtain the city council’s policy priorities before submitting the city manager’s annual budget and require the city manager’s annual budget to reflect th…
Amend the ways in which the Parks and Recreation Department is overseen. Possible options based on submitted proposals: · Require the Parks and Recreation Department to report to the city ma…
Grant city council the authority to confirm the hiring of all department directors and require a public hearing for each position. [Amendment 113]
Provide members of the city plan commission with an annual salary of $25,000. [Amendment 14]
Amend Chapter III §4 to clarify that, in addition to annual salaries, mayor and councilmembers also receive benefits for elected officials as permitted by law. [Amendment 109]
Amend the annual salary for members of the City Council. Possible options based on submitted proposals: · Mayor’s salary raised to 135 percent and councilmembers’ salaries raised to 100 perc…
Add a provision triggering the implementation of ranked choice voting in municipal elections once the state law is amended to allow for ranked choice voting. [Amendment 2]
Approval of the February 20, 2024, Charter Review Commission Meeting Minutes
Authorize an amendment to Resolution No. 21-0362, previously approved on February 24, 2021, for an Interlocal Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to modify the City’s estim…
Authorize a construction services contract for the installation of storm drainage improvements and water and wastewater main replacements at seven locations (list attached to the Agenda Info…
A City Plan Commission authorized hearing to determine the appropriate zoning for the area to include but not limited to uses, development standards, and other appropriate regulations in an …
An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1982 for a bar, lounge, or tavern and an inside commercial amusement limited to a Class A dance hall on property zoned Tract A with…
An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1532 for convalescent and nursing homes, hospice care, and related institutions on property zoned a CC Community Commercial Subdist…
An application for an amendment to Specific Use Permit No. 1495 for an alcoholic beverage establishment limited to a bar, lounge, or tavern and a commercial amusement (inside) limited to a C…
An application for an MU-2 Mixed Use District on property zoned an RR Regional Retail District, on the west line of Upton Street, between East Clarendon Drive and Viola Street. Staff Recomme…
An application for an MU-1 Mixed Use District on property zoned a CR Community Retail District, on the west corner of South Lancaster Road and Marfa Avenue. Staff Recommendation: Approval. A…
An application for an amendment to Planned Development District No. 514, on the east line of Hillcrest Road, between La Bolsa Drive and Arapaho Road. Staff Recommendation: Approval subject t…
An application for a Specific Use Permit for an auto service center and vehicle display, sales, and service on property zoned Subarea 2 within Planned Development District No. 366, the Buckn…
An application for a Specific Use Permit for a public school other than an open-enrollment charter school on property zoned an R-7.5(A) Single Family District bounded by Millmar Drive, Shilo…
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