City Hall relocation planning advances
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Dallas City Council approved, as amended, up to $3 million in ARPA funds to study up to four possible sites for relocating city hall staff, 911, and emergency operations from 1500 Marilla Street.
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What this means
The council authorized the city manager to negotiate pre-acquisition agreements for due diligence on up to four sites. The work is meant to assess whether city hall staff, 911, and emergency operations could move from 1500 Marilla Street. The council also shifted up to $3 million total from an existing ARPA repair line item to pay for this review. The city manager must bring the findings back to council for review.
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- Approved as amended a resolution to study relocation options for city hall staff and functions from 1500 Marilla Street.
- Approved as amended a resolution to study relocation options for 911 and emergency operations staff and functions from 1500 Marilla Street.
- Transferred up to $2,000,000 for city hall site due diligence from the ARPA City Hall Generation and Electrical Repair line-item to a new ARPA City Hall Pre-Acquisition line-item.
- Transferred up to $1,000,000 for 911 and emergency operations site due diligence from the ARPA City Hall Generation and Electrical Repair line-item to a new ARPA City Hall Pre-Acquisition line-item.
- Directed the City Manager to return the due diligence results to City Council for consideration.
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