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2026-05-19 - City Council

Summary

Built from the official minutes. No video is posted. An afternoon session was also held: 2026-05-19 - City Council (Afternoon).

  • Regular meeting, 6:30 to 7:11 p.m.; all nine members present.
  • Appointed Tom Ware (Place 2, term to 6/30/2030) and Brittney Garcia-Dumas (Place 3, term to 6/30/2027) to the Arlington Housing Finance Corporation, 9-0 (Resolutions 26-160 and 26-161).
  • Approved four Division Street sidewalk land settlements, 9-0 (Resolutions 26-162 to 26-165).
  • Approved the minutes of the May 5, 2026 afternoon and evening meetings, 9-0.
  • Approved the consent agenda 9-0 except item 8.7; item 8.7, the Harmony Court rezoning, passed 8-1 with Hunter opposed.
  • Authorized grant applications totaling more than $37 million, plus FIFA World Cup transit funding and agreements.

Ceremonial items

  • Jay Warren presented the 150th Bookmark Competition winners; former Councilmember Sheri Capehart presented the Animal Essay Contest winners; Mayor Ross proclaimed May 2026 Building Safety Month, accepted by Gincy Thoppil.

Appointments

  • Gonzalez moved, Pham seconded; 9-0.

Division Street Sidewalk Land Acquisition

  • Galante moved all executive session items, Odom-Wesley seconded; 9-0. Settlements with Walid M. Joulani (278 sq ft), EIDCO Real Estate LLC (627 sq ft), Sandra G. Knapp, et al. (614 sq ft) and Collins Division LLC (1,350 sq ft).

Harmony Court Zoning Amendment

  • PD21-28R1, 800 Debbie Lane: final reading, Ordinance 26-028. Odom-Wesley moved, Pham seconded; 8 ayes, Hunter nay.
  • Minute orders: environmental consulting with Terracon, up to $100,000; Milestone video management system support with Electripro dba Integrated Technologies and Design, up to $750,000; architectural services for redesign of the City Secretary's Office with Elements of Architecture, up to $123,550; engineering for demolition of the Parks Administration Building with Simon Engineering and Consulting, up to $153,000; buyout of leased computers from Dell Financial Services, up to $512,905; audio-visual equipment for the North Police Substation, up to $345,872 (see North Police Substation Equipment).
  • Resolution 26-166: five mobile medical triage modules for the Fire Department from Event Modules, LLC, up to $838,250.
  • Arlington Commons Tax Abatement Assignment: Resolution 26-167.
  • Grant Applications 2026: HUD housing policy research (up to $1.5 million), Safe Streets and Roads for All (up to $25 million), Cotton Bowl Foundation K-9 grant (up to $72,000), Railroad Crossing Elimination (up to $10 million), and FTA Section 5310 funding ($311,000).
  • Youth Gang Prevention Grant Applications: up to $500,000 and $300,000 over three years.
  • FIFA World Cup Operations: FTA funding ($350,000), Via amendment (up to $350,000), George Stevens Park mini-pitch donation, Texan Golden Boot sculpture agreement.

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