Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee
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Agenda — 19 items
- 1 This City Council Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee meeting will be held by video conference and in the Council Chambers, 6th Floor at City Hall. The public may attend the meeting virtually; however, City Hall is available for those wishing to attend the meeting in person. The Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee will be broadcast live on Spectrum Cable Channel 16 (English) and 95 (Spanish) and online at bit.ly/cityofdallastv. The public may also listen to the meeting as an attendee at the following video conference link:
- 2 Call to Order
- 3 MINUTES
- 1. Approval of the October 20, 2025, Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee Meeting Minutes
- 5 BRIEFING ITEMS AND ACTION ITEMS
- A Drivers of Opportunity Update [Thor Erickson, Director - Housing and Community Empowerment; Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]
- B Senior Services Strategic Plan [Thor Erickson, Director - Housing and Community Empowerment; Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]
- C Youth Strategic Plan [Thor Erickson, Director - Housing and Community Empowerment; Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]
- D Aligning Dallas City Code Chapter 17 with Senate Bill 1008 and the Texas Food Establishment Rules [Christopher Christian, Director - Code Compliance Services; Cedric Secoundiata, Assistant Director - Code Compliance Services]
- 10 BRIEFING MEMOS
- E Update on Alley-to-Curb Transition [Clifton Gillespie, Director - Sanitation Services]
- F Vickery Park Library Public Art Project Artist Recommendation [Martine Philippe, Director - Office of Arts and Culture; Lynn Rushton, Public Arts Manager - Office of Arts and Culture]
- G Plan for 2026 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Week Events, Parade and Gala [Thor Erickson, Director - Housing and Community Empowerment; Jessica Galleshaw, Deputy Director - Office of Housing and Community Empowerment]
- H Public Art Donation: CD12 Always in Gear by George Tobolowsky for Fire Station 13 [Martine Philippe, Director - Office of Arts and Culture]
- I Petco Love Foundation Grant [Paul Ramon, Director - Dallas Animal Services]
- J Upcoming Agenda Item: AI-Powered Camera Technology Contract [Clifton Gilespie, Director- Sanitation Services; Christopher Christian- Director of Code Compliance]
- 17 FORECAST
- K Quality of Life, Arts and Culture (QOLAC) Committee Forecast: briefing items to be placed on the QOLAC agenda for January 2026.
- 19 ADJOURNMENT