Dallas City Council takes first steps towards leaving Dallas City Hall

Dallas leaders have taken the first step towards leaving the current Dallas City Hall building after a vote on Wednesday.On Wednesday, Dallas City Council voted nine to five to authorize spending $3 million dollars towards a search for a new location for Dallas City Hall.One city council member was absent for today's vote.City Manager Kim Tolbert will bring back four locations that the city could lease or buy to use for a new Dallas City Hall location, as well as additional properties for a 911 call center, in August.City Council member Cara Mendelsohn brought forth motions to ensure a new City Hall building would not be in a building older than the current one, and that the new building have public space adjacent to the building.All motions raised failed by the same nine to five margin that the original vote passed with.In a statement after the vote, Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said the city council made the right move, citing relocation as more cost-efficient for the city than renovati