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Euless approves lease extension with Dallas Stars, pledges up to $1.6 million for Star Center upgrades
Summary
The Euless City Council approved an amendment to extend the lease for the Children’s Health Star Center with DSC Hockey Central LP (Dallas Stars) through August 2040 and authorized more than $3.2 million in facility upgrades, with the city contributing up to $1.6 million.
The Euless City Council approved an amendment to the city’s purchase and lease agreement with DSC Hockey Central LP, the Dallas Stars’ operator, that extends the facility lease through August 2040 and approves a multi-million-dollar renovation package for the Children’s Health Star Center.
City staff told the council the total investment in upgrades will exceed $3,200,000 and that the city will contribute up to $1,600,000 toward those renovations. The amendment revises rent terms and calls for the Dallas Stars to assume management of concessions and retail operations beginning September 2025; the city will retain ownership of the facility and protections preserving public use.
Why it matters: The lease extension and upgrades aim to stabilize operations at a high-use community facility and shift day-to-day concessions management to the Stars while preserving municipal ownership and public-access safeguards.
City staff described the scope of work as including a complete ice-plant replacement, new HVAC systems, upgraded player boards and glass, restroom renovations, elevator repairs and other interior and exterior improvements; the presentation also cited updates to concessions and retail areas. Staff said the adjusted base rent beginning September 2025 will be $19,245 per month, reflecting reimbursement for capital improvements and remaining concession payment values over the extended term.
Council action: Councilmember Bynum moved approval; Councilmember Eads seconded. The motion passed without recorded opposition.
Implementation details and limits: Staff said the city will pay up to $1.6 million toward the capital program but will remain the property owner, and the protections that preserve the facility’s public use will remain in place. The agreement also shifts operational responsibility for concessions and retail to the Dallas Stars beginning in September 2025. Representatives of the Dallas Stars attended the meeting but did not make remarks on the record.
Councilmembers did not request further conditions beyond those in the presented amendment. The council voted to approve the amendment at the same meeting where the presentation was delivered.
