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Committee members advanced a zoning hearing policy update to the full City Council and reviewed several economic development items, including a proposed $13.5 million grant for The Meadow Project, public improvement district renewals and expansion, Opportunity Zones 2.0 planning, and a consultant step for two nonconforming industrial uses.
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The committee moved one policy item forward: an Authorized Zoning Hearing Policy update was unanimously forwarded to the full City Council. Members also received briefings on Opportunity Zones 2.0 and on changes to the city’s process for authorized hearings, which staff said already includes a real-time tracking website and a public timeline. The committee discussed a proposed $13.5 million city grant for The Meadow Project, a planned 75-unit mixed-income housing project at 8130 Meadow Road with supportive services for tenants. It also reviewed plans to renew the South Side and Uptown public improvement districts, create the Halperin Park Public Improvement District, and expand the Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District to add four hotels. Another item would direct staff to hire a consultant to calculate an amount related to the uses at 2600 Singleton Boulevard and 7910 South Central Expressway, then brief the committee and return the issue to City Council. The meeting materials did not show final action on the briefing-only items.
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