AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL BRIEFING MEETING

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010

CITY HALL

1500 MARILLA

DALLAS, TEXAS 75201

9:00 A.M.

 

 

9:00 am          Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance [10-1910]                                     6ES

 

                        Special Presentations [10-1911]

 

Open Microphone Speakers [10-1912]

 

VOTING AGENDA                                                                                                               6ES

 

1.         Approval of Minutes of the June 16, 2010 City Council Meeting [10-1913; APPROVED]

           

2.         Consideration of appointments to boards and commissions and the evaluation and duties of board and commission members (List of nominees is available in the City Secretary's Office) [10-1914 AND 10-1915; INDIVIDUAL AND FULL COUNCIL; APPOINTMENTS MADE TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS]

 

Briefings                                                                                                                                6ES

 

A.        2010 Census Final Report - City of Dallas & Dallas Mayor's Complete Count Committee Efforts and Activities [10-1916; BRIEFED]

 

B.        Redistricting 2010/11 Proposed Work Plan and Budget [10-1917; BRIEFED]

 

Lunch

 

C         Meet and Confer [10-1918; BRIEFED]

 

D.        City of Dallas' Regional Super Bowl XLV Participation - Update [10-1919; BRIEFED]

 

ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION

 

Convention and Event Services

 

3.         A resolution authorizing (1) execution of the Trust Fund Agreement with the North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation (LOC) for the period August 4, 2010 through December 31, 2011; (2) execution of related agreements including mutual aid agreements; (3) acceptance and deposit of $1,465,000 from the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau to be included in the City's deposit to the Major Events Trust Fund; and (4) a reimbursable deposit to be made by the City with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts to initiate the Major Events Trust Fund in the amount of $1,237,000 - Total not to exceed $2,702,000 - Financing:  Current Funds (subject to appropriations) [10-1920; APPROVED]

Sustainable Development and Construction

 

4.         Authorize (1) the acceptance of a grant from the North Central Texas Council of Governments, functioning as agent for the Texas Department of Transportation, in the amount of $10,000,000 for the development of a modern streetcar system that will operate in and around the Central Business District; (2) an Interlocal Agreement with the North Central Texas Council of Governments and Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) to detail project roles and responsibilities related to technical engineering, environmental analysis and public involvement of the TIGER Grant streetcar proposal; (3) an Interlocal Agreement with DART to outline project roles and responsibilities related to the development of the Streetcar System Plan and Financial Feasibility Analysis for an amount not to exceed $3,000,000; and (4) an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement with DART to establish a cooperative purchasing program for goods and services - Not to exceed $10,000,000 - Financing: North Central Texas Council of Governments Regional Transportation Council CDA Funding Initiative [10-1921; APPROVED]

 

Closed Session [10-1922; HELD]                                                                                                6ES

 

Attorney Briefings (Sec. 551.071 T.O.M.A.)

 

-           Benito Gomez Lares and Gaudencio Martinez v. City of Dallas,

            Cause No. 09-06371-C

-           Alvin Nathaniel High, Jr. v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 09-07276-E

-           Jack Jones v. City of Dallas, Cause No. 09-14436-B

-           Leanne Siri v. The City of Dallas, Civil Action No. 3:10-CV-0036-M

-           City of Dallas v. Rene Dominguez, Cause No. 09-09288-D

-           Leroy White et al. v. City of Dallas, Civil Action No. 3:09-CV-2395-F

 

 

Open Microphone Speakers [10-1912]                                                                           6ES

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Dallas City Council meeting minutes are prepared under the authority of the City Secretary, Deborah A. Watkins

Updated: August 3, 2010
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