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Donzel Gibson of the City Manager's Office reviewed a phased approach staff will use to evaluate about 1,000 city properties and highlighted several high-priority parcels that are the focus of near-term due diligence: 1000 Bellevue (property-condition assessment by CBRE in progress), 4150 Independence (fire-department due diligence to evaluate potential new station), and 2929 Southampton (market study completed by CBRE). Gibson told the committee other properties remain on a phase-2 list while staff concentrate resources on the priority group.

CBRE's representative (Peter) presented the firm's assessment of 2929 Southampton and described what a market participant would need to know before deciding whether to operate the site or repurpose it. Peter told the committee, \"there's a significant amount of deferred maintenance that's obvious to anybody who walks or tours the facility,\" and warned that \"getting up to a CO could be quite cost prohibitive.\" He added that capital-market conditions have changed since 2021'22 and \"equity investors today need much higher returns on their capital than they did just 24 or 36 months ago,\" which affects what product types are financeable.

CBRE's high-level conclusion for 2929 Southampton: given the facility condition and current capital-market requirements, the most financeable near-term development strategy would be production of single-family product (for sale or rent) rather than immediate rehabilitation of the existing hospital building. CBRE advised the city to obtain actionable, market-tested proposals (offers from developers/operators) and perform standard technical due diligence (facility condition assessment, environmental site assessment, utility and entitlement reviews) before final decisions.

Why it matters: the parcel was acquired with public-interest purposes in mind; committee members and staff noted the need to reconcile acquisition intent with market reality and community needs (including homelessness and permanent supportive housing). Several council members urged that any market test or sale pathway be coordinated with district representatives and with sufficient community and housing-policy analysis.

Other inventory notes and near-term steps

- 1000 Bellevue: staff said a CBRE property-condition assessment is underway to inform sale or repurposing decisions.
- 4150 Independence: the fire department requested due diligence to evaluate the site for a potential new fire station; staff said that effort is exploratory and would not by itself declare the property surplus.
- 7800 Stemmons and other larger assets: staff said it will recommend surplus declarations where appropriate, but emphasized additional due diligence is required for complex sites (for example, Dallas Executive Airport non-aviation parcels are subject to federal grant-assurance rules).
- Bullington Truck Terminal: negotiations with a potential operator were described as near conclusion; staff expects future briefings and executive-session discussion.

Committee direction and next steps

Committee members pressed staff to coordinate closely with the council member representing the affected district, to present baseline checklists and internal due-diligence guardrails before additional acquisitions, and to bring expert-reviewed procurement specifications for the larger strategic real-estate plan. Gibson said staff is preparing procurement specifications for a third-party real-estate strategic plan and has engaged peers and potential partners to QC the scope; staff aims to solicit third-party quality-control input this summer.

Ending

Staff will return with the CBRE-driven technical assessments as due diligence completes, with recommended next steps (market test, disposition or redevelopment) and with the larger strategic real-estate procurement timeline.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Dallas - Council Government Performance & Financial Management Committee - Apr 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff and outside advisors briefed the Government Performance and Financial Management Committee on April 22 on a prioritized inventory of city real estate and a CBRE market study for 2929 Southampton that recommended testing market interest and technical due diligence before any redevelopment or sale.","taxTitle","Dallas, Dallas County, Texas","taxId",2781,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6575623,"City outlines 311 and communications rebrand; launches hiring campaign and news hub beta",200,4108000,4308000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3085813-dea6eace8a05e6b3363ed5df236dfb4d&start=4108&end=4308","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3085813-dea6eace8a05e6b3363ed5df236dfb4d/thumbnail_4108000.jpg","/articles/6575623/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/City-outlines-311-and-communications-rebrand-launches-hiring-campaign-and-news-hub-beta","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575623-86c662f244b7d898e4f560b044db7537/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890110&Signature=UBgNDs70LVwgn~4JBvbvrK-xVxvnu08lMZ4eGj12phKJNa4U5XGtZh7b93ipqVWioCfwMTIq8FYq9pjNMMo8Kb43FeXWmiru4mAhtTbHxeC2L-Wgp-Z-sJzJEaYYeHJtjut4IC9DbKr1I5TIT8Tf8JQoA-YhqzDmJ-pgyn9DWxOCMt867MJHSQ88gxonXThBHidjWic6y3EKfRwBSdtvSYSD5hpbLHuMOBhd4drR2Fe8u6iCN0u0lR0fvKeNNsFIiGD6RyNX2wpRIxnLBw0FL7N0FYZzERrjqz9CwoaX8jcLrNoRv15NPPb~ZBlc-X2esU-eNmKg0xwXaLislSuhLA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City communications staff briefed the Government Performance and Financial Management Committee on April 22 about a citywide communications realignment, plans to refresh visual branding, a recruitment-and-retention advertising strategy and near-term 311 improvements.

Elizabeth Saab, chief of strategy, engagement and alignment and director of Communications and Customer Experience (CCX) told the committee the office is rebranding communications for a unified look and launched a proposal to use targeted digital placements for recruitment. Saab said the department is leveraging a relationship that the Dallas Police Department established with Cumulus Digital Media and will extend placements and updated visuals across city recruitment needs, under a citywide \"We Are Dallas\" theme.

Saab said the office is beta testing a news hub intended to serve as a single place for press releases, a calendar and videos and hopes to launch the hub in May. She also said a change to the 311 service-request workflow will allow guest users (not only account owners) to see updates on service requests; that change is scheduled to roll out in May.

Daisy (staff), presenting with Saab, described other initiatives: uniform brand signatures across city channels, digital monitors in city facilities for internal communications, refreshed social-media voice and a citywide volunteer campaign called \"Let's Keep Dallas Beautiful Together\" slated to launch May 15.

Why it matters: the changes aim to centralize city messaging, improve resident access to service-request status and support recruitment for hard-to-fill and uniformed positions by targeting media placements to audiences identified by department hiring teams.

Metrics, procurement and next steps

Staff said they added a metrics slide at council request; the office will collect baseline measures (impressions, session counts and more meaningful conversion metrics such as application starts/completions for recruitment advertising) and return with standardized metrics. The presentation also proposed an RFI this spring to collect vendor best practices and cost estimates to inform a later formal procurement for marketing and potential 311-system options.

Several council members urged staff to provide baseline analytics in writing (current traffic and engagement numbers) before the initiative scales, to clarify opt-in and notification choices for residents, and to publish a quarterly rollout of performance metrics. Staff said they would circulate the baseline data in a Friday memo and that training and integration support for council offices would follow.

Staff noted the city already leverages pro bono billboard inventory from Clear Channel for outreach and said the plan is to use those placements where they match recruitment and public-awareness goals rather than buying additional billboard space.

Ending

Committee members offered mixed feedback on visual design and priorities (some urged focus on core resident needs such as public safety and street repair rather than people-focused profile pieces). Staff accepted that feedback and will refine designs and metric baselines before broader rollout.","City communications staff presented a realignment of the Communications and Customer Experience (CCX) and an integrated recruitment and public-awareness plan, including a \"We Are Dallas\" recruitment campaign, a beta news hub and planned 311 visibility improvements for guest users.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6575628,"External audit issues clean opinion; committee hears debt and fund-balance trends",3299,2469000,5768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3085813-dea6eace8a05e6b3363ed5df236dfb4d&start=2469&end=5768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3085813-dea6eace8a05e6b3363ed5df236dfb4d/thumbnail_2469000.jpg","/articles/6575628/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/External-audit-issues-clean-opinion-committee-hears-debt-and-fund-balance-trends","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575628-62f344048425a893587dcaa47aae7c6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890110&Signature=GXvZNaJieSLzOgeuW7-hkK8uaMHsaQQS4J0l6ds8W1bHdfu~u0uYj5m5uJIsfWAF85UQQl-1Zys6-FV1xL4WBYjTpPerlSQ1Bz0AXERd9C6zNFJCnBF9yyvTUmBpOCLuk6ErxbTLoCJVFix4Ua2hzAdfL5OwRCwbUI5sNJT2VUTnaRB2oGAGtDBqtQPrnumU4wFSY70v0nwfAnupRA2QXoOYf3p6aU98JjwVYakINqOXrSbDs63VC~EB7IDsxnJrO35G-fLUIh-vU9gDOraC~isNVqhxiJqOg79hMxoWk73WM1LMj2lObWjC9223Ed18arqH958uUwpOYnuF8lk2PQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Government Performance and Financial Management Committee on April 22 heard Weaver auditors and city finance staff present the city's 2024 annual comprehensive financial report and related audit results, including an unmodified opinion on the financial statements.

Weaver audit partner Sarah Dempsey told the committee, \"You have an unmodified opinion over your financial statements,\" and summarized other key audit findings: no material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, no significant deficiencies and no audit adjustments. Dempsey said the audit team completed the city's ACFR and other deliverables, while single-audit work for federal and state awards remains due later this year.

The audit team highlighted areas of heightened testing and judgment, including management override of controls, revenue recognition across enterprise and grant funds, capital assets, pension and OPEB liabilities, incurred-but-not-reported claims, landfill closure liability and IT controls. Dempsey said the firm used data analytics for high-volume areas such as procurement, payroll and disbursements.

Why it matters: the unmodified opinion indicates the auditors found the city's fiscal reporting reliable for 2024, while the other trends the auditors and staff discussed have implications for budgeting and long-term fiscal strategy.

Key financial trends presented

- Fund balance and reserves: The general fund's total fund balance increased in 2024 (the presentation reported an increase of about $5.5 million). Unassigned general fund balance rose by roughly $11.6 million and was presented as about 26% of general fund expenditures in 2024. Staff noted the Financial Management Performance Committee (FMPC) expresses unassigned fund balance targets in days (50'70 days required by FMPC). Jack Ireland, the city's chief financial officer, told the committee the city would convert and present the FMPC days target into a comparable percentage on request.

- Debt and tax rate: Auditors showed the debt-service portion of the tax rate declining in recent years; the debt-service component was reported at 27.7% in 2024 when compared with peer Texas cities. The presentation showed the city carries more tax-supported debt than many peers, which drives a higher debt-service share. Committee members pressed staff on the financial trade-offs between issuing bonds and paying with cash; staff noted state law limits on property-tax revenue growth (Senate Bill 2) constrain some options for shifting tax-rate components.

- Enterprise and capital: Capital assets continued to increase in 2024. The stormwater activity was reclassified and presented this year as an enterprise fund for the first time. For enterprise funds, the presentation noted variable bond coverage trends across Dallas Water Utilities, the convention center and the airport.

- Pension and OPEB: The presentation showed an overall decrease in net pension liability in 2024 and a slight increase in the city's OPEB liability. Auditors said those estimates required significant audit attention.

Committee questions and next steps

Committee members asked for more detail on capital-asset monetization, the city's debt targets, and how Dallas compares with peer cities. Dempsey and city staff explained how capital assets are largely infrastructure (streets, facilities, runways, treatment plants) and therefore not easily monetized. On debt ratios, staff recommended monitoring the debt-service percentage and noted the figure increased in 2024 primarily because of debt issued that year.

Staff committed to provide follow-up figures requested by members (including conversions between FMPC days and percent of expenditures) and to continue reporting on single-audit status and other outstanding audit deadlines.

Ending

Committee members thanked the audit team for completing the ACFR amid a system conversion year; Chair and members directed staff to return with the requested metric conversions and follow-up materials for budget and policy discussion.","City auditors issued an unmodified (clean) opinion on the city's 2024 financial statements and reported several trends: rising capital assets, a stormwater fund reclassification, decreased pension liability, modest OPEB increases, and continued attention to debt-service ratios and fund balances.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6575615,"Votes at a glance: minutes approved; city auditor nominated for reappointment",6265,976000,7241000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3085813-dea6eace8a05e6b3363ed5df236dfb4d&start=976&end=7241","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3085813-dea6eace8a05e6b3363ed5df236dfb4d/thumbnail_976000.jpg","/articles/6575615/Dallas/Dallas-County/Texas/Votes-at-a-glance-minutes-approved-city-auditor-nominated-for-reappointment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575615-abd51491e74fabc79fc4cb8801dd2fab/orig.mp4?Expires=1770890110&Signature=cgpC8gOL-Qa0S4gbunMI1Q6SIgd5nwIEut6GSRy7KZTwuphIYVHnaGYMomkEaM2KgeaI0Wwb9Bva9IxqvOKpJDjsoemA5XMnksOkzbrQWrUDxeHVI5YWh9~-dc7NH9nmTMLfUeUbeFkgcJWn1-R8b7SLa~nWZdA0h0CAhHhl4gbGOmrdk5qo7CKUOT9ziODCHy5rgj6WZP0f0kYLmaznJ32AVHW1khd2SXxfl3OSbBPco0Nc6SDHfhprWT4vmGG1pP6RQ45BtVVi6ktKCvEy1zAZYgpA5JqpesBKY2~U5eKFjwGzzqqAKRZ7XrKxaiqFhgreTahRF0-G7N9DTG~MYg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At its April 22 meeting the Government Performance and Financial Management Committee recorded two formal actions recorded on the transcript.

- Approval of minutes: The committee moved to approve the March minutes; a motion was seconded and the chair called the vote. The chair recorded the motion as carried.

- City auditor nomination: A committee member moved \"to nominate the incumbent Mark Swan for reappointment for 2 years as the city auditor by the city council.\" The motion was seconded and the committee voted in favor; the chair announced the motion carried.

No roll-call vote with individual member votes was recorded in the transcript for either item. The motions were recorded on the committee record as passed at the April 22 meeting.","The committee approved the March minutes and moved to nominate incumbent Mark Swan for reappointment as city auditor; both motions carried.","actionData","errors"]

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External audit issues clean opinion; committee hears debt and fund-balance trends

Votes at a glance: minutes approved; city auditor nominated for reappointment