City Council, April 8, 2026
Votes on MF-2A Multifamily Rezoning near North Boulevard Terrace and Plymouth Road (Z16), passed
How this board votes
The City Council approved 82% of 219 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Zarin Gracey (37 of 65 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The Dallas City Council took up several major items on 2026-04-08. The Council approved a $90 million supplemental agreement with Archer Western Construction for the Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant improvements on a 10-5 vote after an initial 6-8 failure and a motion to reconsider…
- Jurisdiction
- Dallas, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 8, 2026
- Decisions
- 28 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, passed
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsSUP 1730 for Private Club Bar
ApprovedFree sample: decision 1 of 28
FEMA Counter-UAS Grant for FIFA World Cup Protection
Authorized acceptance of a $10,382,400 FEMA counter-unmanned aircraft systems grant through Texas HSGD for portable drone mitigation assets for the FIFA World Cup, Jan 1 2026 - Sep 30 2026.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Dallas City Council took up several major items on 2026-04-08. The Council approved a $90 million supplemental agreement with Archer Western Construction for the Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant improvements on a 10-5 vote after an initial 6-8 failure and a motion to reconsider…
Key Decisions (28)
FEMA Counter-UAS Grant for FIFA World Cup Protection
Freese and Nichols On-Call Planning and Zoning Review Contract Renewal
Elm Fork Water Treatment Plant Improvements - Archer Western GMP
TxDOT Grant for Arapaho Road at Dallas Parkway Intersection Improvements
Convention Center Bridge Loan Extension Ordinance
911 Software Maintenance and Network Support Contract
Dallas Fire Rescue Inventory Management Solution
Good Homes Dallas PFC Mixed-Income Housing (original) at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway
Good Homes Dallas PFC Mixed-Income Housing (amended) at 6950 North Stemmons Freeway
Dallas Zoo Safari Trail Project CMAR Agreement
Cybersecurity Professional Services Agreement
Resolution Recognizing Dolores Huerta Day
Ordinance Removing Cesar E. Chavez Day from City Holidays
SUP for Bar/Lounge at South Buckner Boulevard (Z19)
New PD for CR Community Retail Uses at Goodwin and Greenville (Z1)
SUP for D-1 Liquor Overlay/Alcohol Sales on Swiss Avenue (Z3)
SUP for Vehicle Display Sales at 4001 South Buckner Boulevard (Z4)
Amendment to SUP 1730 for Private Club Bar at South Buckner and Kipling (Z14)
MF-2A Multifamily Rezoning near North Boulevard Terrace and Plymouth Road (Z16)
SUP for Open Enrollment Charter School at 8802 Harry Hines Boulevard (Z17)
Renewal of SUP 2175 for Flea Market at 1103 South Harwood Street (Z18)
R-7.5A Single Family Rezoning on North Carroll Avenue (Z20)
New PD for MF-2A Multifamily at Worth and North Peak (Z21)
Thoroughfare Plan Amendment for Wheatland Road (PH1)
Thoroughfare Plan Amendment to Remove Old Ox Road (PH2)
Reprogramming of CDBG Funds Including Lorenzo Hotel Section 108 Debt (PH3)
FY2026-27 Operating, Capital, and Grant/Trust Budgets Public Hearing (PH4)
Resolution of No Objection for Roseland Homes LIHTC (PH5)
Zoning Changes (4)
Development Activity (7)
Good Homes Dallas
Residential
Winfrey Academy Charter School
Other
Used Vehicle Sales at 4001 South Buckner Boulevard
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Multiple speakers and council members cited a severe housing shortage…
Commercial Demand
The medical district around 6950 North Stemmons has strong employment…
Infrastructure
The Coombs Creek corridor near North Boulevard Terrace is environmentally…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the mayor, 9 councilmembers, 3 staff members, the clerk, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteWorth Street site plan
Swiss Avenue conditional use permit
Buckner Boulevard conditional use permit
Harry Hines Boulevard conditional use permit
Ferguson Road conditional use permit
Brentfield Drive site plan
Lawnview Avenue conditional use permit
More land-use items (11)
11 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Meadow Road conditional use permitCase 26-1016ANo vote recorded
- Main Street conditional use permitCase 26-1017ANo vote recorded
- Botham Jean Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1018ANo vote recorded
- Walnut Hill Lane conditional use permitCase 26-1019ANo vote recorded
- Kidwell Street conditional use permitCase 26-1020ANo vote recorded
- Buckner Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1021ANo vote recorded
- Riverfront Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1022ANo vote recorded
- North Crowdus Street conditional use permitCase 26-1023ANo vote recorded
- Buckner Boulevard conditional use permitCase 26-1024ANo vote recorded
- Greenville Avenue conditional use permitCase 26-1025ANo vote recorded
- South Harwood Street conditional use permitCase 26-1203ANo vote recorded
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