City of Dallas economic development staff briefed the committee on a one‑time, $200,000 allocation of council discretionary ARPA funds to support management and program delivery for the newly established Redbird Public Improvement District (PID). The memorandum presented to the committee would fund a 13‑month management contract to supplement the PID’s limited operating budget for its first year.

What staff described: Kevin Spath introduced Maria Smith, assistant director overseeing PID program management and budget compliance. Staff told the committee the Redbird PID’s base annual PID budget is approximately $280,000, which primarily covers patrol services; the proposed $200,000 ARPA allocation would be a one‑time supplemental grant to the PID management entity for a set of first‑year deliverables. Staff listed intended uses: install surveillance cameras across the district, establish a command center and security plan, design and fabricate wayfinding signage, commission public art, develop a beautification strategy, and prepare a marketing and communications package (logo, website, collateral) and a strategic plan. Maria Smith described the contract as a single 13‑month agreement that would lapse Dec. 31, 2026, and be funded solely with the discretionary ARPA allocation; the longer 10‑year PID management agreement referenced in the briefing is funded through PID revenues and is separate.

Committee comments: Committee members thanked staff for work to stand up the PID and cited the use of ARPA funds to seed the district’s first‑year implementation activities. No formal committee vote on the ARPA allocation was recorded in the meeting transcript provided; staff said the ARPA funds are discretionary council‑designated funds and described the management contract terms and deliverables.

Notes and limitations: The briefing referenced a prior council approval of a 10‑year management agreement funded by PID revenue; the ARPA allocation described at this meeting is a separate, limited supplemental contract for specific first‑year deliverables. The transcript does not show a recorded committee action to approve or deny the ARPA contract during this meeting.