Economic Development Committee
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Agenda — 14 items
- 1 The City Council Economic Development Committee meeting will be held by videoconference 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 following videoconference link is available to the public to listen to the meeting and Public Affairs and Outreach will also stream the Economic Development Committee on Spectrum Cable Channel 95 and bit.ly/cityofdallastv: https://dallascityhall.webex.com/dallascityhall/j.php?MTID=m33c00b61b4cd7159d91a0a1b7bc32976 Call to Order
- 2 MINUTES
- 1 Approval of March 3, 2025 Economic Development Committee Meeting Minutes.
- 4 BRIEFINGS/POTENTIAL ACTION ITEMS
- A. Update the committee on DallasNow, a land management system software that is used for managing land use and permitting [Jason Pool, Assistant Director, Planning & Development Department].
- B. Off-Street Parking & Loading Development Code Amendment [Emily Liu, Director, Planning & Development Department]
- C. Proposed Amendments to Chapter 52, to simplify permitting fees [Emily Liu Director, M. Samuell Eskander, Deputy Director/Building Official, Vernon Young, Deputy Director, Catherine Lee, Assistant Director, Planning and Development]
- 8 BRIEFING MEMOS
- D. Upcoming Agenda Items: Authorize (A) proposed amendment of the Downtown Connection TIF District (“TIF District”) Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan (“Plan”) to: (1) add a provision for a directed sale of an approximately 1.09 acre property addressed as 660 N. Griffin Street (and the current location of City of Dallas Fire Station No. 18) in the Downtown Connection Sub-district of the Downtown Connection TIF District; and (2) reprogram $6,980,602 in 2006 NPV dollars (approximately $17,561,516 in total dollars) from the Redevelopment of Vacant/Underutilized Downtown Buildings, Underdeveloped Parcels, Surface Parking Lots line item to the Public Safety Building (replace Fire Station No. 18) line item in the Downtown Connection Sub-district’s budget to support the relocation and development of a new Fire Station No. 18, and (B) proposed development agreement with Tango North RF, LLC, a Texas limited liability company and/or its affiliates or assigns (collectively, the “Developer”) in an amount not to exceed $29,399,487 (“TIF Subsidy”), payable from existing and future TIF District funds, for the Fire Station No. 18 Relocation Project (“Project”) including: (a) City’s acquisition from Developer of three properties addressed as 1205 Patterson Avenue, 1212 San Jacinto Street, and 1214 San Jacinto Street totaling approximately 0.967 acres (the property on which the future Fire Station No. 18 will be located); (b) City’s directed sale to Developer of an approximately 1.09 acre property addressed as 660 N. Griffin Street (the property on which the existing Fire Station No. 18 is located); and (c) reimbursement of development costs associated with Developer’s design, engineering, financing, construction, and conveyance to the City of a new Fire Station No. 18 facility (and associated infrastructure and streetscape improvements) [Tamara Leak, Assistant Director (I), Office of Economic Development]
- E. Upcoming Agenda Items (Public Improvement Districts): Call for Public Hearing to be held on May 28, 2025 to (1) renew the Deep Ellum Public Improvement District, (2) renew the Klyde Warren Park/Dallas Arts District Public Improvement District, (3) create the Far East Dallas Public Improvement District, and (4) create the RedBird Public Improvement District; and in tandem, (5) resolutions authorizing a waiver to the minimum public improvement district (PID) petition approval thresholds outlined in the City’s PID Policy, subject to approval by three-quarters of the City Council, for purposes of deeming petitions requesting the creation of the Far East Dallas Public Improvement District and RedBird Public Improvement District as sufficient. [Maria Smith, Assistant Director, Office of Economic Development]
- F. Proposed Amendments to City Code Section 51A-8.601(b) [Emily Liu, Director, Planning and Development Department]
- G. Proposed amendments to the Dallas One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code to allow construction of up to eight dwelling units under the code [Emily Liu, Director, Planning and Development Department]
- 13 EXECUTIVE SESSION
- H. Deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect (“Project Beckett”) that the City seeks to locate within the City and with which the City is conducting economic development negotiations and/or seek advice of its attorney related to Project Beckett (Sec. 551.087 T.O.M.A and Sec. 551.071 T.O.M.A) [Heather Lepeska, Assistant Director, Office of Economic Development]