Dallas City Council approves major housing, safety, and infrastructure actions
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The council approved a wide mix of resident-impacting actions, including a revised homebuyer assistance program, a new contract to run that program, a settlement tied to the convention center expansion, and multiple water, street, sidewalk, bike lane, and public safety projects.
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The meeting produced approvals that affect housing help, roads, sidewalks, utilities, public safety, and major city projects. Council also moved forward with the Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program and selected Business and Community Lenders of Texas to administer it. Several large infrastructure contracts were approved, including work on water supply, pump stations, sidewalk and barrier-free ramp improvements, bike lane safety, and police technology. The council also advanced major convention center financing and construction steps, while deferring or narrowing some housing and zoning items for later review.
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- Approved the February 11, 2026 council meeting minutes.
- Approved the Cultural Organizations Program guidelines for fiscal year 2026-27.
- Amended the Dallas Housing Resource Catalog to update the Homebuyer Assistance Program and defer other housing catalog changes for committee review.
- Approved a two-year agreement with Business and Community Lenders of Texas to administer the Dallas Homebuyer Assistance Program, with total funding not to exceed $912,965.
- Deferred a land acquisition for the Dallas Floodway Extension Project to the March 25, 2026 voting meeting.
- Approved multiple infrastructure and utility contracts, including the Main Stem Balancing Reservoir feasibility study and Hillcrest Road Pump Station House Project.
- Approved sidewalk, bike lane, water main, and water utility work at several locations.
- Approved a police technology contract for real-time threat monitoring and response for city computers and devices, with added funding language limiting general fund use unless confiscated funds are exhausted.
- Rejected and re-advertised proposals for city pension investment advisory services.
- Deferred a mixed-income housing project for Good Homes Dallas to April 18, 2026.
- Approved an agreement for the Community Park at Fair Park.
- Committed the Dallas Wings practice facility-related item to the next Ad Hoc Committee on Professional Sports Recruitment and Retention.
- Approved a large convention center construction agreement and related settlement for land needed for the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas expansion.
- Appointed members to boards and commissions and named a city auditor nominating commission.
- Adopted multiple zoning and alcohol variance actions, with some zoning cases deferred, denied, or approved with added conditions.
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