Dallas City Council District 13

09/15/2026

Dallas City Council Meeting — Wednesday, Sept 16, 2026, 9:00 AM
City Hall Council Chambers (6th Floor) + livestream

🔗 Watch live: bit.ly/cityofdallastv or Spectrum Channel 16

This is a BUDGET WORKSHOP meeting. Key items:

🏛️ FY 2026-27 Budget

Public hearing + Council vote on the property tax rate: $0.6978 per $100 valuation
Final adoption of the city's operating, capital & grant budget — up to $5.97 billion
Council to consider a resolution on the property tax revenue increase

💰 Fees & Rates

Proposed changes to fees covering stormwater, animal services, ambulance service, fire permits, sanitation, water/wastewater rates, and more

👥 City Staff

New pay schedules for civilian, Fire, and Police employees for FY 2026-27
2027 employee health benefits plan changes, including phasing out one PPO plan option

🏢 City Organization

Renaming the Dept. of Facilities & Real Estate Management and creating a new Office of Real Estate

🔒 Closed Session

Legal briefing on the city's 2018 Fair Park First management contract

🗣️ Want to speak? Sign up with the City Secretary's Office by 5 PM the business day before the meeting: (214) 670-3738

VIEW ARCHIVED MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS LIVE SCHEDULE The cablecast of City Council Meetings and other programming can be viewed on these television providers: Spectrum  — DallasCh. 16 – City Council/Government AccessCh. 95 – Ciudad de Dallas (Spanish-Language)Ch, 96 – Citizen Board & Commission...

09/11/2026

Today, we remember and honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001, and the heroes who stepped forward in service to others.

We will never forget.

09/11/2026

Wishing all who celebrate a sweet, healthy, and joyful New Year.

09/09/2026

Get your bikes and helmets a safety check up and enjoy free ice cream while you wait! Coming up this weekend on Northaven Trail! Four locations.

09/09/2026

Dallas City Council meets TODAY, September 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Tune in live: Spectrum Cable Channel 16 or bit.ly/cityofdallastv

On the agenda:

• Housing & Community: Grants for fair housing enforcement, affordable housing projects at The Hartford & Trinity West, and homeless shelter service contracts

• Public Safety: Upgrades to the 911 dispatch system and computer-aided dispatching

• Airport: $19.3M contract for new passenger boarding bridges at Love Field; DFW Airport cargo facility & Hyatt Regency purchase resolutions

• Water & Infrastructure: Multiple contracts for water/wastewater main repairs (~$50M combined) and flood/storm drainage engineering

• Parks: 4-year agreement to keep the State Fair Classic football game at the Cotton Bowl

• Zoning (15 cases): New developments, rezonings, and a Historic Overlay for the Mountain Creek Interurban Bridge

• Public Hearings (after 1:00 PM): Renaming the Houston Street Bridge to "Pettis Norman Bridge," plus affordable housing tax credit applications for West Davis developments

VIEW ARCHIVED MEETINGS & BRIEFINGS LIVE SCHEDULE The cablecast of City Council Meetings and other programming can be viewed on these television providers: Spectrum  — DallasCh. 16 – City Council/Government AccessCh. 95 – Ciudad de Dallas (Spanish-Language)Ch, 96 – Citizen Board & Commission...

09/03/2026

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09/02/2026

City Council Budget Workshop – September 2
The Dallas City Council will meet TODAY, September 2, for a Budget Workshop and Council Briefing.

During the meeting, Council will review and discuss:
• Living Wage Policy Review & Proposed Amendments
• FY 2026-27 & FY 2027-28 Budget Discussion and Amendments
• The proposed FY 2026-27 City of Dallas Operating, Capital, and Grant & Trust Budgets
• Consideration of the appropriation ordinance for the proposed FY 2026-27 budget, totaling $5.97 billion
• Board and commission appointments and related duties and evaluations
• Approval of recent City Council and Budget Workshop meeting minutes
The meeting will be held Wednesday, September 2, in the Council Chambers at City Hall and virtually by videoconference.

Residents are welcome to tune in and follow the discussion.

Watch live: https://dallastx.new.swagit.com/views/113/city-council

The meeting will also be streamed on Spectrum Cable Channel 16 and bit.ly/cityofdallastv.

*Please note: The agenda is subject to change.

09/01/2026

08/26/2026

From Councilmember Willis:

I am so sorry that several residents who came to the City Council meeting yesterday were not able to speak on the zoning case. I know it was inconvenient to wait for hours as council went into closed session to discuss two critical legal issues. When the meeting resumed, there were still items on the regular Council agenda that had to be heard before the zoning agenda could begin. We’ve had prior complaints about speaker wait times. The council agendas can be “fluid” causing agenda items to move and public speakers are asked to wait. Those postponements are frustrating, and I’m sure those feelings were exacerbated when you were waiting in a very cold council chamber.

Very importantly, however, there is some good news to report. I deferred the zoning case until September 23rd because the developer is preparing some important revisions to the plan. In fact, I believe the changes will be welcomed by the neighborhood. I’ve been promised that you will be able to review these changes very soon.

Again, I am very sorry for the inconvenience some of you experienced yesterday. You are welcome to share your comments with me at [email protected] and to speak at the meeting on September 23rd or at any other Council meeting. Thank you for your interest in neighborhood issues. I am hopeful there will be a resolution in this case that is acceptable to you and your neighbors.

Information on the case is available here:
Z-25-000224
https://aca-prod.accela.com/DALLASTX/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=Planning&TabName=Planning&capID1=REC25&capID2=00000&capID3=0205L&agencyCode=DALLASTX&IsToShowInspection=

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