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Staff recommends police-station bond measure; council directs staff to prepare referral
Summary
City staff recommended referring a bond measure to voters to fund a new police station and to remove the ladder truck from the package; council signaled consensus to bring a referral resolution to the Feb. 3 meeting.
City staff recommended at the Jan. 25 Dallas City Council meeting that the council refer a bond measure to fund construction of a new police station and that the previously considered fire ladder truck be removed from staff’s recommendation.
"We're looking for kind of a consensus tonight to direct staff to prepare the resolution to refer to the voters of Dallas a bond measure to fund the construction of a police station," a staff member told the council. The staff member said work with bond counsel had already begun on the assumption the council would direct preparation of a resolution to place the police-station measure on the ballot.
Council members indicated assent with a head nod and a verbal "Yes"; staff said it would bring a formal resolution back to the Feb. 3 meeting for a formal vote to refer the measure to the voters. Staff also said polling and earlier discussion suggested removing the fire truck from staff's recommendation and presenting only the police station as the proposed bond measure.
Why it matters: If the council later adopts a referral resolution and voters approve the bond, the city would receive authority to issue bonds for a police station project; staff will return with a formal resolution and bond-counsel materials for the council's decision.
