The Dallas City Council approved $170,639,732.38 in spending costs during Wednesday’s city council meeting, with the majority of these costs coming from a single expenditure on software and hardware.
Due to a cancellation of the scheduled meeting on October 4, this was the first time the city council has met since September 27.
During that meeting, the council approved $376 million in costs to the taxpayer, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
Of the approved costs, $908,740.65 will come from the state of Texas, with the rest being paid for by the Dallas taxpayer.
The most expensive item that was authorized cost $146,855,764.27. These funds will be used to pay for a 10-year contract for the purchase of software licenses and equipment for the Dallas Police Department, Code Compliance, Dallas Fire Rescue, Dallas Animal Services, Dallas Marshal’s Office, and Dallas Municipal Court.
The second largest expenditure was $12,490,707 for an increase in a service contract with the Johnson Bros. Corporation that will increase funding for the 2023 Annual Street Resurfacing Contract.
Other expenses approved on Wednesday by the city council are the following:
- $2,882,559 — providing specialized municipal-related services to Forrester Research Inc.
- $1,992,678 — increase in the construction services contract with Archer Western Construction LLC for the emergency repair of a 60-inch diameter wastewater pipe.
- $1,562,521 — contract for roof maintenance and emergency on-call repair service at all Water Department buildings located citywide and at Lake Ray Hubbard, Lake Fork, and Lake Tawakoni.
- $630,000 — renewal of the contract with Dallas College for instructional services for police academy training.
- $519,900 — an Interlocal Agreement between the University of North Texas at Dallas and the Dallas Police Department through the Caruth Police Institute at UNT Dallas to provide training specific for supervisors, managers, and executives of DPD as well as Basic Academy Recruit-Phase III Courses.
- $399,500 — contract for the construction of the Kiowa Parkway Trail and Bridge Project located at 15200 Woodbriar Dr.
- $393,020 — increase in the contract with RoeschCo Construction LLC for the construction of the Lake Highlands Trail Phase 2A/2B, Northern Extension.
- $364,840 — three-year master agreement for the purchase of street de-icing products for the Department of Public Works.
- $353,040 — contract with JBI Partners Inc. for design development, construction documents, and construction observation phases.
- $345,170 — contract with Urban Engineers Group Inc. for design development, construction documents, and construction observation phases.
- $336,000 — two-year contract with CapitalEdge Strategies LLC to provide federal legislative services to the City.
- $296,890 — three-year service price agreement with Frank Schweighart for farrier services for the Police Department.
- $268,571 — increase in the contract with Joel Brown & Co. LLC, dba J.B. & Co. LLC for additional construction services at the Fair Park Centennial Building Improvements Project.
- $262,840 — contract with SWA Group for surveying and platting services for Cedars Park, near the intersection of South St. Paul Street and Beaumont Street; and site assessment and analysis of the Old City Park site located at 1515 South Harwood St.
- $252,000 — two-year contract with Randy C. Cain, attorney at law, for state legislative and information services.
- $240,000 — two-year contract with Kwame Walker & Associates for state legislative and information services.
- $186,000 — two-year contract with Campos Consulting Group for state legislative and information services.
- $185,250 — one-time renewal extending lease agreement with Ricchi Towers LLC by five years.
- $170,000 — two-year contract with Thorn Run Partners LLC for federal legislative services.
- $127,000 — payment of annual membership fees to the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition, North Texas Commission, TEX-21, the Texas Association of Black City Councilmembers, and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials.
- $122,700 — contract with LJA Engineering Inc. for design development, construction documents, and construction observation phases.
- $120,000 — two-year contract with Burklund Consulting LLC for state legislative and information services.
- $106,247 — paying outstanding invoices due to Austin Asphalt Inc.
- $87,830 — acceptance of two grants from the Institute of Museum and Library Service through the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
- $54,903 — deposit of the amount awarded by the special commissioners in the condemnation proceedings styled the City of Dallas v. Wilburn Alexander Jr.
- $2,481 — acquisition of land containing approximately 1,654 square feet on Brookhaven Drive from the Estate of Luther Yost.
