Convention Center Management Contract

At a glance

• What: The Second Amendment to the management agreement with Global Spectrum, LP, extending the term five months beyond September 30, 2026 to 11:59 p.m. on February 26, 2027. Staff and operations not to exceed $2,529,646 plus a management fee not to exceed $145,833, total $2,675,479, from the Convention and Event Services Fund.
• Where it stands: Adopted September 23, 2026, 8 to 6, with Bazaldua absent.
• Vote: Yes Mayor Johnson, West, Moreno, Gracey, Blair, Blackmon, Stewart, Willis. No Resendez, Johnson, Cadena, Roth, Mendelsohn, Ridley.
• Related: On September 9 Council unanimously approved a $544,709.68 service agreement with Oncor to remove four electrical vaults and abandon a duct bank within the convention center complex, for Component One of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas Master Plan.

Detail

• Moreno moved and West seconded. At West's request a Visit Dallas representative addressed the Council. Mendelsohn requested the record vote.

Sources

• Council minutes, September 23, 2026 (Item 53): https://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/CC2026/092326Min.pdf
• Council minutes, September 9, 2026 (Item 40): https://citysecretary2.dallascityhall.com/pdf/CC2026/090926Min.pdf

Log

2026-09-23 - City Council

Management agreement extended five months, 8 to 6.

2026-09-09 - City Council

Oncor vault removal agreement for the master plan approved unanimously.