The committee reviewed several upcoming council items including significant change orders on transportation and water projects and sought additional detail before the items reach full council.

Matt Pink, introduced as deputy director (Dallas Fire Utilities in the record), explained that the Katy's and Riverfront Boulevard project carried roughly a 14% change order due to complex utility sequencing in a constrained corridor, deep wastewater mains and the need for an expensive bypass pipeline to maintain service. “The sequential effort required a significant amount of demobilization by the contractor and remobilization,” Pink said.

Pink said the Bachman Dam and Spillway project change order is about 2.4% on a project exceeding $40 million and includes additional concrete, downstream channel repairs and slope fortification identified during construction. Pink said some repairs were taken to protect existing treatment plant pipelines discovered when vegetation was cleared.

Council members asked whether the city tracks change orders and reasons by vendor; Pink said the city tracks change orders, supplemental agreements and categories (betterment, omission, unforeseen site conditions) to identify patterns.

Streetcar subsidy and council items: Committee members flagged a proposed council payment for streetcar operation and maintenance. Council Member Roth asked for ridership and revenue data; members noted prior subsidy levels and questioned per‑ride subsidy. Staff said they would provide ridership and revenue figures for the committee meeting and that one duplicated agenda item (R and S) will be corrected on the agenda to avoid showing a duplicate authorization.

Ending: Staff agreed to provide council members with more detailed backup on change‑order drivers, vendor patterns and streetcar ridership and fare revenue before the council vote.