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[Public Safety on June 10, 2024.]
IT IS 1:09 AND I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING I WANT TO WELCOME CHIEF ARTIS, WHO IS NOT WEARING A UNIFORM BECAUSE HE'S SERVING IN A NEW ROLE.AND WE ARE SO GLAD TO HAVE HIM.
AND WELCOME TO SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO US.
SO, THE FIRST ITEM ARE THE MINUTES, AND I'M LOOKING FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE MAY 13TH MINUTES.
SO MOVED. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES.
HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL, PLEASE SAY AYE.
AYE. ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
WOULD YOU BELIEVE THE CYCLING TEAM WENT FROM VIRGINIA TO DC ON A THREE-DAY RIDE? AND I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THE OVER 200-MILEA TREK.
JUST A SHORT BIT ABOUT WHAT IT IS, WHY YOU DO IT.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SERGEANT DELAHOUSSAYE.
I FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR INVITING US CYCLING TEAM HERE TODAY TO HONOR OUR COMMITMENT.
WHAT WE DID THIS PAST MAY GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE CYCLING TEAM.
WE WENT TO POLICE WEEK BACK IN MAY.
WE RAISED MONEY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND TWO DIFFERENT CYCLING EVENTS THAT WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THAT ALLOWED US TO TAKE TWO SURVIVORS ALONG WITH US.
BECAUSE FOR EACH OF US, WE HAVE TO RAISE $2,000.
AND FOR THIS, THE SURVIVORS WENT AS VOLUNTEERS.
THEY DID NOT RIDE. THEY ALSO HAVE TO RAISE $2,000.
SO, CYCLING TEAM RAISED MONEY TO COVER THEIR FEES.
AND THAT WAS VALERIE ZAMPERLA, THE MOTHER OF OFFICER ZAMPERLA, WHO WAS KILLED ON JULY 7TH, 2016, AND ALSO JOANNE JACKSON, THE WIDOW OF BRIAN JACKSON, WHO WAS KILLED IN 2005.
WE COVERED 100 MILES ON DAY ONE, ABOUT 3700FT OF CLIMBING, AND THEN RIDE TO THE NEXT HOTEL.
AFTER RIDING FOR 50 MILES, WE WERE INVOLVED IN CHAPTER FOUR.
AND I WOULD SAY THERE'S MANY MORE THAN THAT.
SUPPORTERS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT ARE AT THE WALL LINING THE STREET FOR BLOCKS, CHEERING EVERYBODY AS THEY COME IN A THOUSAND OF THE DOLLARS, $1,000 FROM EVERYONE THAT RAISES THE MONEY GOES TOWARDS THE WALL FOR FUNDING FOR MAINTENANCE.
AND WE'RE JUST VERY HONORED WE WERE ABLE TO BRING TWO SURVIVORS ALONG WITH US.
THERE WERE FOUR OF US, FOUR OF DALLAS OFFICERS THAT WENT AND ONE RETIREE.
AND AGAIN, I'M JUST VERY THANKFUL FOR YOU TO HONORING US TODAY AND INVITING US HERE.
WELL, THANK YOU. COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM? I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR REPRESENTING DALLAS SO WELL.
AND WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HIGHLIGHT THEM, I THINK WE SHOULD.
SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF IT AND SHARING THAT STORY WITH US TODAY.
OKAY. MOVING ON FOR BRIEFING ITEM A, WE HAVE OUR PUBLIC SAFETY RECRUITING AND RETENTION UPDATE.
AND POLICE AND FIRE Y'ALL BOTH COME ON DOWN.
YOU ARE THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRWOMAN MENDELSOHN AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON MAJOR POLLY ASHFORD.
AND IF YOU COULD SPEAK RIGHT INTO THE MICROPHONE.
AND THIS IS CHIEF ISRAEL HERRERA, WHERE COMMANDERS OVER THE PERSONNEL DIVISION.
AND I'LL BE DISCUSSING SOME OF DPD'S RECRUITING AND RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
I WANTED TO FIRST START OFF WITH THE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM AND GIVEN A BRIEF ROLLOUT UPDATE.
OUR ROLLOUT WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON TWO APPLICATION CONFIGURATIONS.
WE'RE WAITING ON CIVIL SERVICE.
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NEXT, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT SOMETHING NEW THAT THE RECRUITING TEAM IS DOING.RECRUITERS ARE HOLDING A Q&A, A MONTHLY Q&A VIRTUAL FOR ANYONE WHO'S INTERESTED IN JOINING DPD AMONG THOSE TOPICS ARE THE HIRING PROCESS, SALARY AND BENEFITS REQUIREMENTS, PT EXAM EXPECTATIONS HOUSING OPTIONS, RELOCATION INCENTIVES, AND POLICE ACADEMY EXPECTATIONS AS WELL.
THEY REALLY LIKE THAT PROCESS.
SO, WE WERE ASKED TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW OF DPD'S HIRING PROCESS.
FIRST, OF COURSE, CIVIL SERVICE.
IT ALL STARTS WITH THE CIVIL SERVICE APPLICATION.
THEY COMPLETE THE APPLICATION PASS THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.
AFTER THEY PASS THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM, THEY COME TO DPD AND BEGIN THE FIRST PHASE WITH US.
MARRIAGE LICENSE, DIVORCE DECREE, THINGS SUCH AS THAT.
THEY DO A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION THAT INCLUDES CONTACTING FAMILY MEMBERS.
THEY DO A BACKGROUND CHECK ON EDUCATION, ARRESTS, CITATIONS.
ONCE THE DETECTIVE IS FINISHED, THEY WILL BASICALLY DO A COMPILE A SUMMARY FOR THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
AND IF THEY PASS ALL OF THAT, THEY ACTUALLY ENTER AN ACADEMY CLASS.
IF YOU CAN GO BACK. ONE SLIDE.
JUST CONTINUE. HE'LL CATCH UP.
BUT WE WANTED TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS AND SEE WHAT EXACTLY WE COULD DO TO MAKE IT MORE EFFICIENT.
SO, WE REACHED OUT TO THE CITY'S CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT SPECIALIST, TONY RADER, AND STEPHEN TUSKEN.
AFTERWARDS, THEY MADE SEVERAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BOTH CIVIL SERVICE AND DPD.
NEXT RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THEM TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME ALLOWED TO TAKE THE EXAM.
FINAL RECOMMENDATION IS TO FORWARD CANDIDATES TO DPD MORE FREQUENTLY.
WITH DPD, THERE WERE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR US TO IMPROVE OUR PROCESS.
ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS.
WE ARE NOW ALLOWING FOR THE ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF TRANSCRIPTS.
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WE NOW ARE CONTACTING THE APPLICANTS ONCE WE RECEIVE CONFIRMATION FROM CIVIL SERVICE, AND WE ARE SCHEDULING THEM FOR THEIR ONSITE TESTING IMMEDIATELY.THIRD RECOMMENDATION IS TO PROVIDE A WEB-BASED TEST PLATFORM FOR THEIR PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATIONS.
THESE EVALUATIONS CURRENTLY ARE SCANTRON PROCESS.
AND FOURTH RECOMMENDATION IS TO DIGITIZE THE ENTIRE BACKGROUND PROCESS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH CIVIL SERVICE TO SEE IF WORKDAY CAN ACCOMMODATE THIS RECOMMENDATION OR IF POSSIBLE, REQUEST TO PURCHASE SOFTWARE THAT WILL ACCOMMODATE IT. AND IF WE CAN GO TO SLIDE EIGHT.
YEAH. SO, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, POLICE APPLICANTS THAT WERE REFERRED FROM CIVIL SERVICE WERE 112.
DURING THE MONTH OF MAY, WE HAD 65 APPLICANTS EITHER PASS OR ENTER THE BACKGROUND PROCESS.
OUR NEXT ACADEMY CLASS IS SLATED TO BEGIN JULY 17TH, AND WE ARE PROJECTING 50 PLUS IN THERE.
I JUST WANT AN UPDATE TO THIS NUMBER.
WE HAVE 16 CURRENTLY SLATED FOR JULY 17TH.
SO, WE'RE VERY, VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT.
I WANTED TO GIVE A BREAKDOWN OF 911 AND POLICE DISPATCHER NUMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 QUARTER TWO.
JUST TO GIVE AN IDEA OF WHERE WE'RE LOSING APPLICANTS FOR 911 AND POLICE DISPATCHERS.
TOTAL OF 227 APPLICANTS FOR 911 CALL TAKER FOR QUARTER TWO.
OUT OF THOSE, ONLY 178 MET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND OUT OF THAT, ONLY 70 TOOK THE EXAM.
SO, 40 OUT OF 227 911 CALL TAKERS.
FOR POLICE DISPATCHER 177 APPLICANTS WERE REFERRED.
139 MET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS 66 PAST 66 TOOK THE TEST AND ONLY 46 PASSED.
SO, FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, WE HAD OUR RECRUITERS ATTENDED 24 EVENTS WHICH ARE LISTED HERE.
WE HAD 55 APPLICANTS SHOW UP AT HEADQUARTERS FOR THE INITIAL ON-SITE TESTING PHASE.
THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF WHERE THEY HEARD FROM WHERE THEY HEARD ABOUT US.
11 WERE FROM DPD OFFICERS, 20 FROM DALLASPOLICE.NET, 13 FROM SOCIAL MEDIA AND 11 FROM CAREER FAIRS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR CALLING OUT THAT.
YOUR MOST RECENT CLASS, CLASS 400, HAD 50 RECRUITS.
AND I KNOW, MAJOR, YOU SAID, CHIEF HERRERA, YOU HAVE SAID 50 IS YOUR GOAL FOR EVERYONE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT HAPPEN.
WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
WELL, THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION, AND I APPRECIATE THE DETAIL THAT YOU'RE GIVING US SO WE CAN KIND OF UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS MORE AND FINDING THOSE GAPS WHERE YOU COULD GET THE INFORMATION MORE QUICKLY AND MORE FREQUENTLY.
I THINK SHOULD MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFICIENT.
BUT I'M, YOU KNOW, I'M GETTING USED TO SEEING THESE NUMBERS AND THE I'M LOOKING ON SLIDE 10 OR 7. I'M NOT SURE WHICH IT IS.
I'M SORRY. IT'S PAGE MAYBE PAGE TEN OF THE OF THE DOCUMENT.
BUT WHEN YOU SAY THE 785 APPLICANTS WERE REFERRED BY CIVIL SERVICE, WHICH MEANS THEY PASSED THE TEST AND THEN 133 ENTER THE ACADEMY.
THAT'S JUST A, WE LOST A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THERE.
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TWO OR PHASE THREE.SO WHERE DO WE SEE THE BIGGEST DROP? THEY'RE NOT MEETING THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, A MAJORITY OF THEM.
YES. IF THEY'VE BEEN REFERRED, IF THEY'VE BEEN REFERRED TO US, THEY HAVE PASSED THE TEST.
SO, WE'VE GOT 785 WHO WERE REFERRED AND WHO PASSED THE TEST, BUT ONLY 133 ENTERED.
MEDICAL PSYCH AND BACKGROUND POLYGRAPH, THE PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST.
YEAH, BUT I CAN SEE THAT WOULD BE A BIG ISSUE.
OKAY. I THINK THAT'S JUST WHAT I'M TRYING TO BECAUSE IT'S FAIRLY CONSISTENT.
WE GET, LIKE, 100 AND SOMETHING FROM CIVIL SERVICE THAT IMMEDIATELY GETS CUT IN HALF, IT SEEMS LIKE.
SO, I DON'T WANT TO I'M NOT TRYING TO I MEAN, THAT'S A CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU ALL, BUT MY MIND IS STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHERE DO WE LOSE SO MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE IN THAT? AND WE'RE DOING THE SAME THING. WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND APPLYING THOSE WHERE WE CAN, AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE A, YOU KNOW, FIND AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE PEOPLE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT OUR PROCESS.
OKAY. SOUNDS GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
IT'S BEEN SURPRISING, I THINK, OVER THE YEARS TO LEARN HOW EASY IT IS TO GET KICKED OUT.
AND SO, WE'LL HAVE SOME INTERESTING THINGS TO TALK ABOUT IN THE FUTURE.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT THAT WORK IS COMING, AND THAT BRIEFING IS COMING TO US SOON.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER WILLIS.
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU BREAKING DOWN THE HIRING PROCESS, BECAUSE I WAS TELLING MY STAFF ONE DAY I FELT LIKE WE NEEDED TO DESIGN A QUIZ THAT RESIDENTS COULD TAKE TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THE COMPONENTS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO GET SOMEONE FROM INTERESTED APPLICANT ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO A GRADUATION CEREMONY.
AND SO, I MAY MAKE A QUIZ OUT OF EVERYTHING YOU'VE PROVIDED, AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE IT WITH COLLEAGUES, JUST SO OUR RESIDENTS HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT TAKES TO SERVE. MY OTHER QUESTION WAS JUST I WANTED TO.
SINCE YOU'RE USING THE POINT OF ENTRY FOR SOME PER PAGE EIGHT DALLAS POLICE NET, JUST TO BE SURE THAT THIS PAGE IS DOING EVERYTHING YOU THINK IT SHOULD BE FOR US.
I JUST DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE, OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE THIS NEEDS A REFRESH? YES, MA'AM. WE'RE WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON THAT AND TRYING TO GIVE IT A JUST A REFRESH SO THAT IT LOOKS MORE APPEALING.
WE ARE GETTING A LOT, OF A LOT MORE INTEREST.
AND AS THE MAJOR ALLUDED TO IN THE BEGINNING, WE'RE DOING KIND OF AN ONLINE MEET TEAMS MEETING WHERE PEOPLE CAN CHIME IN AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT DPD BEFORE THEY COME OUT. THIS PAST WEEK, WE DID THAT FOR THE SECOND TIME.
WE HAD 18 PEOPLE LOG IN, ASK QUESTIONS, AND ALL 18 SHOWED UP THE NEXT DAY FOR THE ONSITE.
SO, IT'S GETTING A LOT OF TRACTION.
OKAY. I MEAN, THIS THIS COULD BE A BIG BAIT ON THE HOOK.
AND SO I JUST WANT TO BE SURE WE'RE OPTIMIZING IT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO. WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE'RE READY FOR VFR AND GREAT JOB.
GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I'M INTERIM ASSISTANT CHIEF SCOTT PANKOW.
I AM NOT ASSISTANT CHIEF DELRIDGE WILLIAMS. HE GOT PULLED AWAY LAST MINUTE, SO I'LL BE FILLING IN FOR HIM.
SO, THIS WILL GO OVER OUR RECRUITING AND RETENTION STRATEGIES.
THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES OUR RECRUITING AND RETENTION STRATEGIES.
WE USE RECRUITING TOOLS, ENGAGING DATA ANALYTICS AND TARGETED MARKETING.
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WE PURSUE ALTERNATIVE HIRING AVENUES USING SINGLE FUNCTION METRICS.THIS SLIDE WILL HIGHLIGHT OUR ALTERNATIVE HIRING AVENUES.
OUR LATERAL HIRES. WE HAVE FOUR NEW HIRES.
CPAT IS THE NEXT STEP, SO WE EXPECT THEM TO BE OUT IN THE TRAINING PIPELINE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
OUR SKILLS BRIDGE PROGRAM THE APPROVAL PROCESS IS COMPLETE.
WE ARE WRITING PROCEDURES NOW AND IT IS LIVE ON THE DOD WEBSITE, THE ISD AND COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR AT THAT POINT.
NOW THIS SLIDE, IT HAS AN ERROR AT THE VERY TOP.
SO, WITH MAY 1ST THROUGH MAY 31ST, FIRE APPLICANTS TO CIVIL SERVICE WAS 245 REFERRED TO, CIVIL SERVICE WAS 38 AND PROCESS IS 92 ONBOARDED.
WE HAVE TRAINEE FIRE RESCUE OFFICER AT ZERO AND SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDIC AT NINE.
AS I MENTIONED, OUR SINGLE FUNCTION WILL BE HIRED.
WERE HIRED MAY 8TH AND WILL BE READY BY 717.
FROM OCTOBER 1ST, 2023, THROUGH APRIL 23RD, 2024.
OUR SWORN APPLICATIONS FOR APPLICANTS TO CIVIL SERVICE 2334.
REFERRED BY CIVIL SERVICE AS 892 AND PROCESS IS 206.
ONBOARDED TO THIS POINT IS TRAINEE FIRE RESCUE OFFICER 180 AND SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDICS AT 24.
THE NEXT CLASS, SCHEDULED FOR JULY OF THIS YEAR, IS PROJECTED TO HIRE 60 MORE AT THAT POINT.
IN THIS SLIDE, WE FOCUS MORE ON THE METROPLEX AREAS OF INTEREST.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
GREAT COMMITTEE. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER WILSON.
YOU'VE GOT GOOD INFORMATION HERE, BUT IT MAY BE A LITTLE ANTISEPTIC ON SOME THINGS.
SO, YOU MIGHT ADD A LITTLE SIZZLE TO IT.
AND YOUR NUMBER IS ABOUT 17% OF THE PEOPLE THAT GET REFERRED END UP STARTING IN ACADEMY CLASS, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY ONLY 8% FOR BFR, AND THIS IS A PERCENTAGE, I THINK THAT WOULD SURPRISE MOST PEOPLE BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A DEMANDING JOB BOTH WAYS.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, PHYSICALLY THE BFR JOBS ARE JUST REALLY, REALLY ROUGH.
AND I KNOW WHEN I'VE WATCHED IT, THE ACADEMY, WHAT THEY'RE DOING, I'M THINKING THAT NUMBER ONE, I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU DO THAT, BUT ANYHOW, I JUST THINK THAT THAT PERCENTAGE IS LOW.
SO, WE HAVE TO ALWAYS BE RECRUITING.
BUT WE REALLY ARE HIRING THE BEST OF THE BEST.
AND I THINK IT SHOWS IN WHAT HAPPENS IN BOTH DEPARTMENTS.
SO, THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE UPDATE, MA'AM.
THANK YOU. OKAY, Y'ALL READY TO MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, ITEM B, OUR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN.
WELL. COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN, AT YOUR REQUEST, WE SHALL GET STARTED.
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GOOD AFTERNOON.COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
WELCOME. OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS IS DOWN JUST OVER 17%.
NORMALLY I HIGHLIGHT AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AS BEING A LARGE DRIVING FORCE, BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HOMICIDE OUT BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG DEAL FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR. AND THESE NUMBERS, AGAIN, ARE THROUGH THE END OF MAY.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ASSAULTS HAVE DECREASED 22.24% AND HOMICIDES ALMOST 27%.
I MEAN, THAT'S AWESOME IN OUR EYES RIGHT NOW.
IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR PERIOD 16 GRIDS, WE LAUNCHED THOSE ON JUNE 1ST.
OUR OFFICERS ARE WORKING A TOTAL OF 62 GRIDS, AND THAT'S KEEPING WITH OUR AVERAGE.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY WE'RE AIMING FOR SOMETHING IN AUGUST, I BELIEVE.
AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE TO PASS IT OVER TO OUR PARTNER, MR. KEVIN, DIRECTOR KEVIN ODEN.
THANK YOU, MAJOR IN CHIEF AND HONORABLE MEMBERS AND MR. CITY MANAGER KEVIN ODEN WITH INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND THEN UNDERLYING KIND OF SOME OF THE WHY THAT NUMBER MOVES THE WAY IT IS ARE SOME OF THE FOCUSES ON PLACES AND THE, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT UTILIZE THOSE PLACES. AND SO, FOR US, THE FOCUS AREAS FROM THE RESTRAIN MODEL, AS WELL AS VICTIMS OF GUN CRIME CITYWIDE IN THE HIGH-RISK AREAS, ARE INVESTMENTS MADE TO STREET LIGHTING AND A DROP IN VIOLENT CRIME VICTIMS' YEAR TO DATE WHERE LIGHTING HAS BEEN MADE ARE INTERVENTIONS AT PLACES THROUGH THE CRIME PREVENTION UNIT AND THEN FINALLY THROUGH OUR DIVERSION PROGRAMS, BOTH RIGHT CARE AND CRISIS INTERVENTION.
AND I THANK THE COUNCIL FOR TIME AND HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE OPEN UP THE QUESTIONS.
I JUST WANTED TO CLOSE THIS OUT. I MEAN, YES, WE'RE DEFINITELY MOVING IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION.
YOU KNOW, BUT IT'S ON THE BACKS OF THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT ARE DOING A TREMENDOUS JOB.
AND I SAY THIS NOT A TIME FOR CELEBRATION.
I LIKE THAT WE'RE GOING ON THE RIGHT DIRECTION, BUT WE HAVE TO DOUBLE DOWN OUR EFFORTS.
PARTICULARLY NOW, WE'VE BEEN A VICTIM OF OUR OWN SUCCESS IN THESE SUMMERS THAT WE'VE HAD.
AND IT'S NOT IT'S NOT EASY FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN.
PLEASE COME EVERY TIME SAYING THAT YOU HAVE DECREASED THESE NUMBERS LIKE THIS.
THANK YOU. WHO'S GOT ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT REPORT.
MOVING ON TO ITEM C FIRST RESPONDERS STREET CHOPPER UPDATE.
MAJOR WILLIAMS. GOOD AFTERNOON. PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE FIRST RESPONDERS.
MAJOR WILLIAMS, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU.
COULD YOU MOVE THAT MICROPHONE? ACTUALLY, THERE YOU GO. THERE YOU GO.
THEN CLOSER TO YOU, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A QUICK UPDATE ON THE FIRST RESPONDERS STREET TOPPERS.
WE'LL BE ACTUALLY PRETTY QUICK BECAUSE SOME OF THIS IS FROM A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION THAT WE'VE PROVIDED TO THIS COMMITTEE BACK ON MAY 5TH AND ON DECEMBER 11TH, 2023. NEXT SLIDE.
NEXT SLIDE. ONCE AGAIN, THIS IS JUST A BACKGROUND HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT.
OF THE 78 FIREFIGHTERS AND THE 94 POLICE OFFICERS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
FROM EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND THE BREAKDOWN ON THE COUNCIL DISTRICT.
FROM EACH OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS.
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AND THEN IN THAT APPLICATION WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING.INFORMATION REGARDING THE MEMBERS NAME, SERVICE, TIME AND DEATH IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
AND THEN A MAP IS SHOWING THE PROPOSED LOCATION OF THE MEMORIAL STREET TOPPER.
NEXT SLIDE. ONCE APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER, A NOTIFICATION WILL BE MADE TO THE COUNCILPERSON REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE TOPIC WILL BE PLACED, AND THEN THE APPLICATION WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW.
EACH OF THE STREET TOPPERS WILL INCLUDE THE MEMBER'S NAME, RANK, AND END OF WATCH DATE.
NEXT SLIDE. THESE ARE THE TWO DRAFTS FOR EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS OF WHAT THOSE STREET TOPICS WILL LOOK LIKE ONCE THEY'RE PLACED ON THE HONORING THE EMPLOYEES NEXT SLIDE.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY.
DPD AND DFA HAVE FINALLY PROVIDED WITH WORKING WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FINALIZED THE WORDING ON THE NEW ORDINANCE WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE APPENDIX FOR EACH OF YOU TO REVIEW.
NEXT SLIDE. WE'VE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH DFA AND DPD.
WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE FIRST FOUR.
IT'S GOING TO BE IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT ONCE THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN APPROVED BY COUNCIL, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE GOING IN AUGUST WE LOOK TO MOVE FORWARD AND DO A SEPTEMBER 6TH AS THE TENTATIVE DATE FOR THAT THERE WILL BE TWO FROM FIRE AND TWO FROM POLICE WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE ALONG MAIN AND COMMERCE AND CROWDUS AND PRYOR.
PRYOR IS GOING TO BE WHERE THESE LOCATIONS ARE GOING TO BE FOR THESE FIRST FOUR EMPLOYEES.
THE REMAINDER WILL BE UNVEILED AT THAT SAME TIME.
SO, AS WE UNVEIL THOSE FOR THE REMAINING 23 WILL BE UNVEILED SIMULTANEOUSLY.
SO THAT INITIAL DAY ON SEPTEMBER 6TH, WE ARE GOING TO UNVEIL 25 SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CEREMONY FOR THOSE FIRST FOUR.
WE'LL START AT ONE LOCATION FOR POLICE, AND THEN WE'LL WALK TO THE NEXT LOCATION FOR FIRE, SINCE IT'S JUST WITHIN A BLOCK BASICALLY AN OPENING CEREMONY AND A CLOSING CEREMONY FOR THOSE THEN SUBSEQUENTLY AFTER THAT, MOVING INTO THE NEXT QUARTER WE'LL WORK TO DO THEM IN BATCHES AND ROLL THEM OUT THROUGHOUT EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS IN QUARTER, QUARTER INCREMENTS BASED ON HOW FAST WE CAN GET THEM.
AND THEN WORKING WITH THE FAMILY AND AS WE APPROACH CLOSER AS WE GET TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE MORE RECENT, WE WILL FALL IN LINE WITH THEIR LINE OF DUTY DEATH DATE.
SO, TO HONOR THOSE, THOSE EMPLOYEES NEXT SLIDE.
AND THAT BRINGS US TO THE END FOR ANY QUESTIONS, JUST SO YOU HAVE FOR US, LET ME KNOW.
THANK YOU. I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.
I THINK THIS IS I'M GLAD THIS HAS MOVED THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE.
BUT MY QUESTION IS ABOUT WHETHER WE START AT THE MOST RECENT SO THAT FAMILIES CAN RECEIVE THIS RECOGNITION AND KNOW THAT THAT WE APPRECIATE THE SERVICE OF THEIR LOVED ONE.
YEAH, THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE LOOKED AT AND CONSIDERED, AND WE CAN ALWAYS CONSIDER THAT.
AND TO GIVE MORE RESPECT TO THEM, WE WANTED TO MAKE THOSE INDIVIDUAL ONE ON ONE.
AND BECAUSE OF THE LENGTH OF HOW MANY WE HAVE TO DO IN TRYING TO GET THEM DONE SO QUICKLY, THE GOAL WAS TO START WITH THE OLDEST FIRST, JUST BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE MAY NOT HAVE EXISTING FAMILY MEMBERS, OR SO WE CAN.
WE CAN PROCESS THOSE AND GET THEM SENT OUT AND DEPLOYED, WHEREAS THE ONES THAT ARE MORE RECENT, IT'S MORE SPECIFIC TO THE DATE AND TO REALLY BE PAYING HOMAGE AND RESPECT TO THE EMPLOYEE FOR THEIR LINE OF DUTY DEATH.
IT'S MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE DO IT ACTUALLY ON THEIR LINE OF DUTY DEATH DATE.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT, THEY WOULD TAKE US A LITTLE LONGER IF WE WERE DOING THAT.
SO, THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH THOSE A LITTLE FURTHER OUT.
THE GOAL IS TO HAVE THEM ALL DONE BY 2025.
BUT WE CAN CONSIDER LOOKING AT OTHER THINGS AS WELL.
OKAY. THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THAT NOW.
AND THEN ON PAGE SIX, JUST I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO NOTIFY THE COUNCIL PERSON.
IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE SOME RECOGNITION.
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WHAT OUR OFFICERS DO FOR US EVERY SINGLE DAY.SO, WE'RE GOING TO GET A 30 DAYS' NOTICE ADVANCE BECAUSE WE WANT TO GIVE IT IN ADVANCE SO THAT ONCE THE CITY MANAGER APPROVES IT, IT WOULD THEN GO TO THAT NEXT COMMITTEE'S BRIEFING ITEM AS A BRIEFING MEMO TO PROVIDE AWARENESS FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AND THEN WE WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ACTUAL GOING FORWARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO? CHAIR, THANKS FOR PRIORITIZING THIS.
ON PAGE ON PAGES, YOU TALK ABOUT PREFAB.
SEEING SOME OF THESE AHEAD OF TIME IN MY QUESTION IS, YOU KNOW, IN THE EVENT THAT THE RECENT STORMS, WE HAD A LOT OF SIGNAGE THAT WERE KNOCKED DOWN, WHAT'S THE GOAL IF ONE OF THESE SIGNS BECOMES DAMAGED OR MISSING ON REPLACING THAT, HOW DO WE FOLLOW THAT SCHEDULE WITH TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT? YEAH. SO, ONCE WE'VE IDENTIFIED THAT IN THE ORDINANCE WHERE YOU SEE THE VERY LAST SECTION OF THAT DRAFT ORDINANCE IS THAT IF IT'S BASED ON VANDALISM DAMAGE BASICALLY TRANSPORTATION WILL WORK WITH THEM.
DPD WILL SUBMIT THE FUNDING TO MAKE THAT REPLACEMENT.
AND THEN THE SIGN WILL BE FABRICATED.
BUT EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS WILL TAKE THAT COST ON.
THANK YOU. I SHOULD MENTION THE COST FOR THE SIGNS IS VERY MINIMAL.
OKAY. WELL, YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE HEADED TO COMPLETION AT SOME POINT, SO THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
OKAY. LET'S MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
ITEM D, OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTION DASHBOARD DEMONSTRATION.
AND BRETT, I SEE YOU'RE COMING UP AS WELL.
THANK YOU. SO, BEFORE WE JUMP IN BRETT ANDERSON, CHIEF DATA OFFICER, CITY OF DALLAS, WE HAVE ON THE CITY'S WEBSITE UNDER DATA ANALYTICS AND BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, A HOME PAGE WHERE YOU CAN REVIEW ALL OF OUR PUBLIC FACING PRODUCTS.
ALL RIGHT, HONORABLE MEMBERS, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US BACK.
I'M HONORED TO BE SITTING ALONGSIDE THE FABULOUS TEAM FROM DBE.
AND SO, THERE'S A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT THIS DASHBOARD IS AS YOU WALK THROUGH, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE AS I AM ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS, THAT'S THE DEMAND FOR OUR RIGHT CARE PROGRAM. DEMAND ON OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS WHEN IT RELATES TO 911 CALLS FOR SERVICE, OUR STREETLIGHT ENHANCEMENTS, AND HOW THOSE HAVE AN IMPACT ON OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME.
AND SO, I'M HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO THE TEAM.
SO, OUR OBJECTIVE JUST TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT, WE WANTED TO CONDENSE MULTIPLE SOURCES OF DATA THAT WERE COMING FROM FOUR DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, THREE DIFFERENT SOURCE SYSTEMS, AND A CUSTOMIZED TOOL THAT WE HAD TO BUILD TO COLLECT DATA INTO ONE SUCCINCT AND USEFUL TOOL.
WE WANTED TO TRANSPARENTLY DISPLAY TRENDS TOWARDS OUR STRATEGIC PUBLIC SAFETY GOALS AND IDENTIFY THE EFFICACY OF DIFFERENT PILOT PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SUCH AS MEDIC ONE. SO, THIS DASHBOARD IS GOING TO BE UPDATED AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH.
WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK, AND ANY QUESTIONS COMMENTS YOU HAVE.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ASK MR. NICHOLAS CHAMPAGNE TO WALK THROUGH THE DASHBOARD.
THIS IS THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DASHBOARD.
AS A RESULT, THE NUMBERS WILL REFLECT THAT UNLESS I MENTION OTHERWISE.
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STARTING FROM THE TOP LEFT CARDS, THE NUMBER OF RIGHT CARE CALLS FOR SERVICE IS SHOWN HERE.THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF CALLS.
THE RIGHT CARE TEAM RESPONDS TO INITIAL CONTACT AND OUTREACH CALLS.
IN ADDITION TO SHOWING LAST MONTH'S RECORDS, EACH CARD WILL SHOW LAST YEAR TO DATE, YEAR TO DATE, AND THEIR PERCENTAGE DIFFERENT BREAKDOWNS TO THE MONTH THAT IS SELECTED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE NEXT CARD SHOWN IS THE RIGHT CARE RESPONSE TO MENTAL HEALTH CALLS FOR SERVICE.
IN ADDITION TO THE TABLE, THERE IS ALSO A LINE GRAPH SHOWCASING THE TREND OVER TIME.
THE NEXT CARD SHOWN IS THE VICTIMS OF GUN CRIME.
THIS IS ALSO BROKEN DOWN BY WHETHER THE CRIME HAPPENED DURING NIGHTTIME.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS ALSO A GRAPH SHOWCASING THE TREND OVER TIME.
THE NEXT CARD SHOWN IS INTERVENTIONS PROVIDED BY THE CRIME PREVENTION UNIT.
THIS DIVISION DOES NOT HAVE DATA BEFORE 2023, SO THE TABLE CURRENTLY OMITS THAT YEAR.
THE NEXT CARD SHOWN IS THE PERCENTAGE OF STREETLIGHTS UTILIZING LED.
IN ADDITION, THERE IS A GRAPH SHOWCASING THE TREND OVER TIME.
THE NEXT CARD SHOWN IS THE CRISIS INTERVENTION CALLS FOR SERVICE.
THIS SHOWS THE TOTAL CALLS FOR SERVICE ANSWERED BY THE CRISIS INTERVENTION DIVISION, WHICH IS COMPRISED OF TWO TEAMS THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, WHICH RESPONDS TO POLICE CODED CALLS FOR SERVICE, AND MEDIC ONE, WHICH IS THE TEAM RESPONSIBLE FOR ANSWERING WELFARE CHECKS WHERE MEDICAL ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED.
THAT COVERS THE TOP PORTION OF THE DASHBOARD.
MOVING ON TO THE BOTTOM PORTION, I'LL CONTINUE ON TO THE SELECTION AND LEGEND CARD.
THE FIRST SELECTION IS THE MONTH SELECTION, WHICH SHOWS EVERY MONTH.
CURRENTLY, ONLY MONTHS BEFORE JULY WILL SHOW ANY DATA.
THIS CHANGES THE REGION SHOWN IN THE DASHBOARD TO NEXT SHOWCASE THE MAP BETTER.
THE SELECTION WILL CHANGE TO THE NORTH CENTRAL SERVICE DIVISION.
THIS WILL ZOOM THE MAP TO SHOW HIGH RISK AREAS IN THE NORTH CENTRAL DIVISION.
MOVING ON TO THE MAP, IT IS PRIMARILY COMPOSED OF TWO ELEMENTS HIGH RISK AREAS AND EVENTS.
THERE ARE THREE BAR GRAPHS WHICH CONTAIN THE PRIMARY METRICS FOR EACH DIVISION WITHIN IPS.
THESE WILL SHOW A 1313 ROTATING MONTH TREND BASED OFF THE MONTH AND YEAR SELECTION.
FINALLY, IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OFFICE OF INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS, CLICKING ON THE WHITE INFORMATION ICON AT THE TOP RIGHT OF THE DASHBOARD WILL BRING UP THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LISTENING, AND I'D LIKE TO SEND IT BACK TO DIRECTOR ANDREW JACK.
THANK YOU, NICHOLAS. GREAT JOB.
THANK YOU. WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS? OH, COUNCILMEMBER STEWART, YES, I'M GOING TO BE VERY HONEST WITH YOU AND TELL YOU THAT THIS MAP CREATES ANXIETY FOR ME.
IF YOU LOOK IN THE NORTHWEST NORTHEAST, I CAN'T QUITE TELL WHAT MY DISTRICT, THE DISTRICT LINES ARE NOT THERE, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RED TRIANGLES, AND THAT'S A VICTIM OF GUN CRIME.
AND SO, TO BE VERY HONEST, IF THIS IS, YOU KNOW, OUT THERE FOR THE PUBLIC, I THINK THE CRIME STATS THAT WE SHOW DON'T NECESSARILY AREN'T NECESSARILY LINING UP WITH THIS.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND YOUR COMMENT ABOUT ANXIETY AND LOTS OF RED TRIANGLES.
WHAT WHAT ARE YOU REFERRING TO IN TERMS OF LINING UP WITH CRIME STATS? WELL, THIS IS THIS IS IN THE LAST MONTH.
SO, THIS WOULD BE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
I MEAN, THAT WOULD SHOW UP AS A AS AN ASSAULT.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. HOW WOULD HOW WOULD A RED TRIANGLE SHOW UP IN A CRIME STAT?
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YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO WALK ME THROUGH THIS.OKAY. AND TO ADD TO CLARIFICATION, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS JUST WITHIN THE HIGH-RISK AREAS.
THIS IS A FOCUS ON THOSE AREAS.
AND SO, WHAT AREA ARE WE FOCUSING ON THEN? I DON'T KNOW THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT.
SO, I THINK I COULD HAVE ANYONE IN DISTRICT TEN SAY, WHERE THE HECK ARE THE OR IS THIS CRIME HAPPENING? I JUST DON'T THINK YOU YOUR MAP IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE MORE CROSS STREETS.
I THINK WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY DOVETAILS WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
THE ICON ITSELF IS VERY LARGE ON THE MAP, AND SO IT MAKES IT FEEL LIKE THE ENTIRE MAP IS FULL WHEN IF THEY WERE SIZED DIFFERENTLY AND IT WAS MORE PINPOINT OF WHERE SOMETHING WAS, IT WOULD PROBABLY BETTER REFLECT.
THAT'S NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO, I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION.
AND I CAN TELL YOU DISTRICT 12; I DIDN'T GET THIS MANY NOTIFICATIONS IN THE PAST MONTH.
SO, MY QUESTION IS, PERHAPS INSTEAD OF IT IN THE LEGEND IT SAYS VICTIM OF GUN CRIME, I COULD BELIEVE THAT PERHAPS SOMEBODY WAS ARRESTED AND HAD AN ILLEGAL FIREARM.
SO THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO MATCH.
SORRY I HEAR YOU ON THE ICON BEING TOO LARGE.
BUT AT THE ZOOMED-OUT LEVEL IT CAN CREATE SOME VISUAL CONFUSION.
BUT AGAIN, JUST LOOKING AT DISTRICT 11 AND 12, AND I ONLY SAY THAT BECAUSE I DRIVE BOTH OF THOSE SO OFTEN, THERE'S NO WAY THAT WHOLE AREA THAT'S COLORED IN YELLOW IS LED.
SO AGAIN, IT MIGHT BE ABOUT THE SIZE OF THE ICON.
AND THAT MIGHT TAKE CARE OF A LOT OF THESE QUESTIONS.
AND IT MIGHT BE JUST AT THIS LEVEL.
RIGHT. LIKE IF WE ZOOMED IN IT MIGHT BE EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE THINKING OF.
BUT I WILL SAY YOU LOOK AT THIS AND YOU GO LIKE WHAT? ABSOLUTELY. WE APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK.
I MEAN, I NEED TO PROCESS THE INFORMATION.
I NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT MY MAY STATS AND TRY TO LINE THAT UP WITH WHAT I'M SEEING.
BUT I JUST THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A LITTLE MORE INPUT FROM THE USERS BECAUSE I'LL USE THIS.
I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND IT'S AN AWESOME TOOL.
I SHOULD HAVE LED WITH THAT, BUT I JUST HIT THE PANIC BUTTON FIRST.
SO, IT COULD BE A VERY, VERY USEFUL TOOL.
IT'S JUST IT JUST I JUST THINK WE NEED SOME, SOME TWEAKS TO MAKE IT MORE ACCURATE.
SPECIFICALLY WITH RESPECT TO LOCATION, I THINK.
ABSOLUTELY. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE.
THANK YOU. MAYBE A LITTLE LESS JONATHAN PAWLAK GOING ON THIS MAP.
I'M INTERESTED TO SEE HOW THIS OVERLAPS WITH OUR 311 UNSHELTERED CALLS WHEN IT COMES TO RIGHT CARE AND TO SEE IF THERE IS A CORRELATION THERE. YEAH.
WE'D BE WE'D BE HAPPY TO RUN AN ANALYSIS OF THAT.
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SPOTS ON UNSHELTERED ENCAMPMENTS.AND IF I CAN VERY QUICKLY GIVE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT TO COUNCILWOMAN STEWART'S POINT, THE FOCUS AREAS THAT WE IDENTIFIED WHEN WE DID THE ORIGINAL MODELING OF THESE AREAS, THESE SMALL NINE AREAS ACCOUNTED FOR ALMOST 40% OF THE MURDERS IN THE CITY OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD.
SO, TO SEE GUN VIOLENCE REDUCED YEAR OVER YEAR OF 14%, THAT'S ALMOST BIGGER TO ME THAN ANY OTHER NUMBER THAT WE TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE THESE ARE VERY TRYING AREAS THAT HAVE GONE ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS, AND THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE MAKE, WE STILL NEED TO TEND.
YOU TO MAKE MORE. AND WE STILL NEED TO CONTINUE TO PUSH.
BUT YOU CAN START TO SEE THAT THOSE INVESTMENTS ARE TURNING THE TIDE IN THESE AREAS.
SO, MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, BECAUSE I'M SORRY, I JUST JUMPED IN BECAUSE I WAS HAVING THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT YOU WERE COUNCIL MEMBER STUART IS THE ON THE LEGEND, THE HIGH-RISK CATCHMENT AREA THAT YOU HAVE IN A BLACK SQUARE.
ARE THERE ANY BLACK SQUARES THAT ARE ON THIS MAP? PERHAPS I'M JUST NOT ABLE TO SEE ON MY PRINTOUT.
YOU WOULD. YOU WOULD ZOOM IN TO START TO SEE BOTH THE HIGH-RISK AREAS AS WELL AS THE CATCHMENT AREAS, AND THOSE WOULD CONCENTRATE IN THIS VIEW AROUND WHERE YOU SEE THE INTERVENTIONS TAKING PLACE, BECAUSE THOSE INTERVENTIONS ARE TAKING PLACE WITHIN A HIGH-RISK AREA.
OKAY. IS THE MAP LIVE RIGHT NOW? NO. OKAY, SO PERHAPS WE COULD GET A LINK TO LOOK AT IT.
WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO SEND IT TO THE COMMITTEE? THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
OKAY. AS YOU SAID, NUMBER ONE, IT'D BE A GREAT IDEA THAT YOU CAME TO THE COMMITTEE.
IT'S KIND OF YOU KIND OF HELP OF US, AND WE'RE TRYING TO LEARN.
WE'RE TRYING TO CATCH UP AND WE KNOW THAT YOU DID.
DO YOU HAVE A FOCUS GROUP? DO YOU HAVE AN INTERACT WITH ANYONE WHO'S SITTING ON THE COMMITTEE TO LOOK AT THE MAP BEFORE YOU BROUGHT IT TO US TODAY? SO, IF SO, WHO WAS ON THE FOCUS GROUP? SO, WE WORKED WITH OUR PARTNERS BOTH INTERNAL THE CITY EXTERNAL.
THOSE ALL HELP CONTRIBUTE TO OUR ANALYSIS AND THE BASELINE OF WHAT WE'VE DONE.
BUT ALL OF THE DATA THAT'S PUMPING INTO THIS DASHBOARD IS REAL LIVE DATA THAT WE USE, WHETHER IT'S FROM CAD SORRY, THE DISPATCHING SOFTWARE OR RATHER, IT IS FROM ACTIVITY SURVEYS THAT OUR TEAM ARE USING DAY IN AND DAY OUT AS THEY'RE CONDUCTING INTERVENTIONS.
THERE'S NO HUMAN INTERVENTION BEHIND ANY OF THESE NUMBERS.
WHAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT I ACCESS THIS DASHBOARD TODAY BEHIND A FIREWALL.
I JUST UNDERSTAND THE OUTCOME.
AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE OR TAKE ANY FEEDBACK ON THE DASHBOARD.
WHAT IS SHOW BY DISTRICT, BY HOTSPOTS OR WHATEVER? IT JUST, I MEAN, COULD YOU KIND OF WALK IT THROUGH? CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH HOW TO DO A SHOW IF I WANT TO LOOK AT CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOODS, A CERTAIN HOTSPOT, OR BY DISTRICT OR LOCATION? HOW TO DO THE INTERNET? YES, SIR. CORRECT. WE COULD DO THAT.
AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO SHOW YOU AND WALK YOU THROUGH WHAT THOSE DISTRICTS LOOK LIKE.
WE MAY BE ABLE TO SCROLL TO THEM RIGHT NOW.
AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THE OUTCOMES ARE IN THAT AREA, AS WELL AS SOME OF THE INTERVENTIONS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE THERE, WHETHER IT'S LIGHTING, CRIME PREVENTION ASSESSMENTS OR OTHERWISE.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. CHIEF ARTIS.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO GIVE US SOME FEEDBACK, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE UNDERSTANDING EXACTLY WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW AND WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE BEFORE TAKING THIS THING AND MAKING IT FORWARD FACING.
SO, GIVE US A LITTLE TIME TO KIND OF GET TOGETHER, AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU GUYS, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT WE GIVE THE FULL COUNCIL THE ABILITY TO SEE THE LINK, AND THEN MAKE SOME SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN MAKE IT BETTER.
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COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS.YOU'RE SAYING THIS IS ANYTHING THAT INVOLVED A GUN? CORRECT. SO, IT DOESN'T A VIOLENT OFFENSE INVOLVING A GUN.
YES. OKAY. SO, VICTIM WOULD BE THE RIGHT WORD THEN.
BUT I LOOK AT D.13 AND I'M LIKE, I DON'T REALLY THINK OF THIS DISTRICT AS A HIGH-RISK AREA.
BUT THAT'S WHAT THE FIRST READ WOULD BE THAT YOU GET.
SO, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING THROUGH THIS ANYWAY.
THANK YOU. SO, TO CLARIFY ON THE ON THAT GUN VIOLENCE IF WE HAVE A ROBBERY INVOLVING A GUN, ARE YOU PUTTING THAT AS A TRIANGLE? YES, WE'RE NODDING THAT THAT WOULD BE AN INCIDENT OR AN OFFENSE INVOLVING A FIREARM.
YES. OKAY. SO, I THINK THAT'S WHERE THERE'S PROBABLY THIS DISPARITY BECAUSE THE NOTIFICATIONS WE GET IS WHEN THERE'S SOMEBODY INJURED, NOT AS IN I WAS ROBBED, BUT AS IN I WAS SHOT OR STABBED OR CHOKED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO, I THINK THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR THAT.
SO, ON THE SECOND CARD THERE OR THE THIRD CARD THERE, I'M SORRY.
THAT'S THE REDUCTION IN GUN CRIMES YEAR OVER YEAR, I BELIEVE, CITYWIDE.
YOU SEE ON THAT CARD THE SPECIFIC OFFENSE TYPES THAT ARE INCLUDED.
SO THAT THAT MIGHT ANSWER COUNCILMEMBER WILLIS'S QUESTION FURTHER.
WELL. GREAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
AND I GUESS WE WERE THE FOCUS GROUP.
I DON'T KNOW IF ALL THE GROUPS CAN COME UP AT ONCE, BUT WHY DON'T WE AT LEAST START WITH DPD.
LET ME SEE IF I HAVE THEM IN MY BOOK.
WE'RE GOING TO BE FLEXIBLE ON HOW WHAT ORDER YOU GUYS WANT TO PRESENT THEM IN.
SO, YOU TELL US WHICH WAY YOU WANT TO DO IT.
WE'VE GOT DPD WE'VE GOT COURTS, WE'VE GOT CITY MARSHAL.
WE'VE GOT ALSO COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT.
AND I'LL POINT OUT THAT WE HAVE INTERIM CHIEF PAUL PRESENTING FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH THAT TITLE.
WELCOME. MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE YOU GO FIRST.
YEAH. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY ARTISTS AND THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
AND I'M CHIEF JUSTIN BOLT, INTERIM FIRE CHIEF.
AND I'M HAPPY TO INTRODUCE ALEX RODRIGUEZ ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
AND HE'LL BE PRESENTING THE PLANNED BUDGET.
AND CHIEF TIMOTHY BERRY AND MYSELF WILL BE HERE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INSIGHT, IF NEED BE.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, CHIEF BALL.
SO, TODAY'S BRIEFING IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT OVERVIEW OF THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE.
OR HIGHLIGHT SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES AND OUR SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
JUST A NOTE THAT I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY KNEW IS THE REVENUE AND EXPENDITURES ASSUMPTIONS WILL CHANGE PRIOR TO THE CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION ON AUGUST 13TH. SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO, THESE ARE OUR ROLES, AND OUR FACT SHEET IS OUR MISSION.
BEFORE WE DID THE MISSION WE WORKED ON CORE VALUES.
WE DID THIS UNDER CHIEF ATA'S LEADERSHIP.
WE DID CORE VALUES AND VISION STATEMENTS.
SO NOW THE VISION STATE MISSION.
IF YOU ARE IN AGREEMENT, THIS IS GOING TO BECOME PART OF THE WEBSITE.
SO THAT'S OUR MISSION STATEMENT AND OUR GOALS THAT WE HAVE SUBMITTED.
THESE GOALS WERE SET AFTER THE CITY COUNCIL SET THEIR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
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THEY'RE ALL INTENDED TO HELP US.EXCUSE ME. IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC SERVICE.
AND OUR SERVICE NOW AS OUR CITY MANAGER HAS NOW STATED FOR US THAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON THAT.
WE WANT TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT AND THEN WE WANT WE'RE WORKING ON IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS AT THE FACILITIES AND THEN WORKING ON IMPROVING OUR PREVENTION, INVESTIGATION AND EDUCATION AND INSPECTIONS.
AND THEN LASTLY, AND NOT LEAST, BUT WE WANT TO IMPROVE OUR PUBLIC RELATIONS.
THIS IS OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
IT'S BROKEN DOWN IN TWO MAIN BRANCHES THE ADMINISTRATIVE SIDE AND THE OPERATIONS SIDE.
EACH OF THOSE IS OVERSEEN BY AN EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF.
AND NOW THE OPERATIONS SIDE IS BEING SEEN BY OVERSEEN BY FIRE EXECUTIVE FIRE CHIEF DANIEL SALAZAR.
THIS IS OUR BUDGET GENERAL FUND FOR 23-24.
AND THEN PLAN FOR 2425 FOR 413 MILLION THIS YEAR.
NEXT YEAR, WE'RE LOOKING AT 418 MILLION.
AND AS FAR AS THERE'S NO GRANTS IN OUR BUDGET.
I GOT TWO OF THESE. OH, THESE ARE OUR POSITIONS.
EXCUSE ME. SO, WE HAVE GENERAL FUND, AND THIS INCLUDES OUR 124 CIVILIAN POSITIONS.
THERE'RE 2548 POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT ARE TOTAL POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT.
THIS IS OUR BUDGET, OUR ACTUAL FROM LAST YEAR.
AND WE'RE PROJECTED TO BE ON TARGET.
THIS IS AS OF FEBRUARY'S FORECAST.
SO, WE'VE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK MOSTLY BECAUSE OF EXPENDITURES AND CONTRACTUAL SERVICES AND ALSO THE PRODUCTS THE PRICES OF PRODUCTS HAVE GONE UP FOR, FOR EXAMPLE, EMS SUPPLIES AND THOSE TYPE OF SUPPLIES.
SO, OF THE 49 MILLION THAT WE BRING IN IN REVENUE, 45 MILLION CAN BE ACCOUNTED FOR AS FOLLOWS.
YOU HAVE THE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE, WHICH IS ABOUT 34.5 MILLION.
AMBULANCE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM OF 9.3 MILLION.
AND THEN THE LAST COST OF FEES.
STUDY. EXCUSE ME? STUDY WAS CONDUCTED AND COMPLETED IN 2023.
THESE ARE PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
SO, OUR FIRST COMPANY RESPONSE TO STRUCTURED FIRES WITHIN FIVE MINUTES 20S.
THIS YEAR TO DATE SO FAR HAS BEEN 89.4%, AGAIN WITH A TARGET OF 90%.
THIS WILL NEXT PART OF OUR PRESENTATION IS THE SUMMARY OF OUR SERVICES PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
OF FIRE AMOUNTED TO 45,000 OF THOSE CALLS AND EMS 254,000 OF THOSE CALLS.
SO ROUGHLY ABOUT 84% ARE IN EMS. AND THEN WE HAVE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS WHICH ARE LIKE THE SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDIC, RIGHT? CARE, THE CITY DETENTION CENTER, AND THE OPIOID RESPONSE TEAM.
WE ALSO HAVE A BLOCKER PROGRAM THAT'S DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTS OR EXCUSE ME, FURTHER DAMAGE TO OUR FIRE APPARATUS AND OUR PERSONNEL OUT WHEN THEY'RE INVOLVED ATTENDING TO PATIENTS AT VEHICLE ACCIDENTS.
AS FAR AS RECRUITING AND RETENTION.
OUR GOAL THIS THIS YEAR HAS BEEN TO HIRE 280, 240 OF THOSE WERE TO THE FOR THE FROZE AND THEN 40 WERE GOING TO BE LATERAL HIRES OR LATERAL HIRES AND OR DIRECT APPOINTMENTS.
ACTUAL YEAR TO DATE IT WAS 198 WITH 180 OF THOSE BEING THE FRUITS.
AS FAR AS RETENTION AS FAR AS ATTRITION HAS GONE, WE'VE LOST 40.
YEAR TO DATE. AND WITH THE ANNUAL PROJECTION OF LOSING 140 FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR.
AND THEN AS FAR AS FLEET MAINTENANCE, WE HAVE 58 FRONT LINE FIRE ENGINES, 23 TRUCKS AND 54 RESCUES.
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25 RESCUES.THE RESCUES ARE A PART OF THE ARPA FUNDED INITIATIVE.
WE COVERED THIS A LITTLE BIT ALREADY.
THIS IS THE SAME THING, SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDIC PROGRAM THAT WE HAVE.
AND SO THAT HAS BROUGHT THAT IT'S RIGHT AT 35%.
WE TALKED ABOUT BLOCKER PROGRAM.
WE TALKED ABOUT ATTRITION BY YEARS OF SERVICE.
I'LL COVER A LITTLE BIT MORE OF THAT IN THE NEXT SLIDE AS THEY ASK US TO DO.
AND WE DO HAVE A REPLACEMENT PLAN FOR OUR VEHICLES.
AND THEN WE'RE WORKING WITH BUILDING SERVICES TO IMPROVE OUR BUILDING MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE FIREFIGHTERS THAT THAT LIVE OUT ON AT THE STATIONS.
THIS IS IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO SEE AND I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.
WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE THE ATTRITION NUMBERS.
AND SO, THIS IS TO HIGHLIGHT THIS, THIS IS THE NUMBERS THAT WE LOST.
134 IN, EXCUSE ME, 125 UNIFORM PERSONNEL.
A MAJORITY OF THOSE CAME FROM WITH LESS THAN FIVE YEARS.
AND SO, WE'VE BEEN WORKING TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHY THAT IS HAPPENING.
AND THEN IN 23, WE HAD VERY SIMILAR RESULTS A LITTLE BIT.
SO, THERE WAS AN INCREASE OF FOUR OF THOSE.
AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON OUR BUDGET INITIATIVES.
AND SO, THE ADOPTED GOAL WAS 280 NEW RECRUITS.
THOSE AS I MENTIONED, THOSE ARE 240 NEW FIRE RESCUE OFFICER RECRUITS AND 40 UP TO 40 LATERAL HIRES.
AND AS OF MARCH OF 2024, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 198 ONBOARDED.
TRAINEES ARE SCHEDULED TO START IN JULY.
AND SO FAR THIS YEAR, WE WERE GOING TO TAKE IT FROM SIX UNITS TO EIGHT UNITS TO BE DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT THE CITY TO HELP IMPROVE RESPONSE TIMES AND REDUCE THE YOU OF THE FRONT LINE RESCUES.
NEXT SUBJECT TO YOUR QUESTIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES THIS PORTION OF OUR PRESENTATION.
WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS BUDGET.
ON YOUR STATEMENT ON PAGE NINE, REVENUE OVERVIEW ON THE AMBULANCE REIMBURSEMENT. WHAT IS THE TOTAL OUTSTANDING REVENUE THAT WE HAVE NOT COLLECTED, YOU KNOW, FROM THIRD PARTIES? I'LL HAVE TO GET THAT TO YOU.
FOR YOU, SIR. AND I, YOU KNOW, I'LL ASK THAT EVERY YEAR.
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT, YOU KNOW, IT'S A BIG NUMBER.
YES, SIR. SO, CAN YOU MAKE SURE WE GET THAT NUMBER BECAUSE IT'S NOT ANY.
IT SHOULD BE IN HERE BECAUSE I DO OFFSET THE BUDGET.
YES, SIR. YEAH, WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET THAT TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SHOCKED.
JUST SO YOU KNOW ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS? OKAY. THE ONLY OTHER THING I WOULD MENTION IS THAT THE STAFFING NUMBERS ON SLIDE SEVEN, WHERE THE NUMBERS ARE 2548 AND THEY'RE STAYING UNCHANGED AS THE PLAN NUMBER.
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NOW, RIGHT? WE'RE MORE THAN 250 OFFICERS SHY OF THIS.THEY ARE THEY ARE POSITIONS, PM NUMBERS, BUT THEY'RE NOT ALL FUNDED POSITIONS LIKE WE HAVE SOMETHING CALLED JV NUMBERS.
TEMPORARY NUMBERS FOR WHEN, WHEN WE HAVE FOLKS IN, IN ACADEMY AND WHATEVER.
THE, THE AMOUNT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT IS 21, 87 AND THEN, I BELIEVE 100 AND OVER 147 IN CIVILIAN.
SO, IT'S NOT THE 2548 AND IT WON'T BE.
RIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, I WENT BACK, AND I LOOKED AT YOUR DASHBOARD AND ADDED IN YOUR ACADEMY NUMBER AND ALL OF THAT, BUT YOU'RE STILL ABOUT 250 PLUS VACANT. AND I THINK THAT YOU NEED THOSE VACANCIES BECAUSE YOU NEED IT ACTUALLY FOR OVERTIME.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE THAT DOLLAR THAT WE PUT IN PLACE BECAUSE WE WANT YOU TO HIRE THEM.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO YOU'RE NOT GOING TO MEET THAT GOAL, AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO HAVE OVERTIME, AND YOU'RE GOING TO END UP SHIFTING THAT MONEY. AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
AND WHILE YOU MAY HATE THE BEATING THAT COMES AROUND CITY COUNCIL AND WE SAY, WOW, THERE'S SO MUCH OVERTIME AND IT'S SO EXPENSIVE, LET'S JUST BE HONEST ABOUT BUDGETING FOR WHAT WE ACTUALLY NEED AND REALISTICALLY BUDGETING FOR POSITIONS SO THAT YOU CAN MEET YOUR GOAL AND REALISTICALLY BUDGETING FOR OVERTIME, EVEN IF IT'S A VERY HIGH NUMBER.
AND I WOULD LIKE US TO TO JUST BE MORE REALISTIC IN THAT YOU HAVE TO I MEAN, YOUR STATE MANDATED ON YOUR STAFFING LEVELS AND AND OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE TO HAVE PEOPLE SHOW UP WHEN THEY CALL.
WE WANT YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS.
YEAH. BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT WE'RE JUST NOT REALLY BEING GENUINE ABOUT WHERE THE DOLLARS OUGHT TO BE, BECAUSE POLITICALLY, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SHOW THAT KIND OF OVERTIME USAGE.
BUT IT'S THE REALITY AND IT'S THE EXPERIENCE WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE BUDGET YEAR.
AND ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS LOOK AT A YEAREND NUMBER TO KNOW THAT IS WHAT WE REALLY SPEND.
SO, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU, YOU KNOW, SINCE YOU'VE BEEN IN THIS ROLE FOR A WHOLE WEEK TO SAY LET'S, LET'S JUST BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT IT AND PUT THE NUMBER IN THE OVERTIME BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE IT SHOULD BE.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE REALISTICALLY CAN HIRE, EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE WORKING SO HARD.
AND I KNOW YOU ARE, AND WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOU IN EVERY EFFORT TO HIRE EVERYONE YOU CAN, BUT GIVEN THE CONSTRAINTS THAT ARE THERE, LET'S PUT THE DOLLARS WHERE THEY THE BUCKET THEY REALLY BELONG IN IS MY INPUT.
YEAH. AND I CAN ADDRESS THAT A LITTLE BIT.
IT'S IT IS CONFUSING, BUT THE VACANCIES ARE NOT THAT HIGH.
MEMBERS ARE ON PROBATION, BUT THEY ARE SUFFICING TO THE MANDATORY MINIMUM STAFFING IN THE FIELD.
BUT THEY ARE NOT ACTUALLY PLACED INTO THE VACANCY.
RIGHT. SO, IF, FOR INSTANCE, WE IF WE HAVE 60 OF THOSE, THAT'S EFFECTIVELY 60 VACANCIES THAT ARE FILLED STAFFING WISE EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE NOT IN THE SEAT.
ALSO, WE I BELIEVE WE HAVE 200 AND SOME IN STILL TRANSITIONING IN ROOKIE SCHOOL.
SO THAT PLAYS INTO THE NUMBERS TOO.
IT TAKES 14 MONTHS TO GET THEM OUT.
AND IN THE PLAN, IT ADDRESSES TO FILL EVERY VACANCY AND MORE, WHICH SHOULD REDUCE THE OVERTIME.
IT JUST TAKES A BIT OF TIME TO EXECUTE THE PLAN BECAUSE THE ACADEMY IS SO LONG.
OKAY. I DON'T HEAR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
WHO'S UP NEXT? I SEE JUDGE ROBINSON COMING FORWARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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I'M HERE TO PROVIDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT AND HIGHLIGHT THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRAM, SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES AS WELL.NEXT SLIDE. DEPARTMENT GOALS ARE SET OUT FOR US HERE.
INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE COURT DISPOSITION CASE DISPOSITION.
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF QUALITY-OF-LIFE OFFENSES.
DECREASED NUMBER OF CIVIL VIOLATIONS ISSUED BY THAT.
EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF HOW NOT TO RECEIVE THOSE SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO ISSUE THEM.
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF POTENTIAL THREATS IN THE COURTROOMS. THE WAY WE DO THAT IS WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH CITY SECURITY, THE BAILIFFS AND ALSO THE MARSHALS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THOSE ISSUES IN THE COURTROOM AND ALSO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COPIOUS WARRANTS SIGNED.
I TELL MY TEAM ALL THE TIME THAT I THINK THAT WE'RE CREATING THE CHAOS.
IF YOU DON'T HAVE THAT CONVERSATION, STATE LAW REQUIRES US TO HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH THE PERSON BEFORE THEY LEAVE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT'S THE AMOUNT THAT THEY CAN MEET OR NOT MEET. AND IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.
EACH ONE LAYS OUT WHAT EACH COURT DOES THE CIVIL ADJUDICATION COURT, COMMUNITY COURT, SECURITY, MUNICIPAL JUDGES, MAGISTRATE DUTIES. WE PUT THE MAGISTRATE DUTIES ON THERE BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF TIMES IT'S OVERLOOKED THAT ALTHOUGH WE DO SIT AS MUNICIPAL JUDGES, WE ALSO SIT AS MAGISTRATES FOR THE COUNTY. SO, WHEN DPD COMES AND NEEDS A SEARCH WARRANT, WHEN CODE COMES AND NEEDS A SEARCH WARRANT TO GO INTO A PROPERTY OR A HEAVY CLEAN A PROPERTY, THAT'S WHERE THEY'RE GETTING THAT DONE FROM. THEY'RE COMING TO THE COURTS TO GET IT DONE.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
THE MUNICIPAL JUDGES, CHIEF BAILIFF, OFFICE MANAGER, ASSOCIATE MUNICIPAL JUDGES, HEARING OFFICER, AND ALSO THE ASSOCIATE HEARING OFFICERS THAT SIT IN THE ABSENCE OF THE HEARING OFFICER.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS SLIDE LAYS OUT THE BUDGET GENERAL FUNDS.
WE DO NOT HAVE ANY GRANT FUNDS.
AND THE ONLY OTHER FUND ON THAT COMES IN IS A $5 FEE FROM EVERY CASE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
AND SO THAT GOES INTO THE JUVENILE CASE MANAGER FUND.
AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF HIRING A JUVENILE CASE MANAGER.
NOW TYPICALLY DPD IS STAFFED THAT ROLE.
SO, I HAD THAT MEETING WITH BUDGET EARLIER TODAY TO WORK TO HIRE A CASE MANAGER FOR THAT.
THIS SLIDE LAYS OUT THE POSITIONS.
THAT ONE IS THE ASSOCIATE HEARING OFFICERS.
THIS ONE LAYS OUT THE BUDGET SUMMARY BY SERVICE, CIVIL ADJUDICATION, COURT, COMMUNITY COURT, COURT, SECURITY, MUNICIPAL JUDGES OF THE CASES DOCKETED AND ALSO LISTS EXPENSE TOTAL.
THIS SLIDE LAYS OUT THE OPERATING EXPENSE AND REVENUE.
NO CAPITAL OUTLAY, NO REIMBURSEMENTS.
TOTAL. OUR PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE SET OUT IN TERMS OF WHAT WE'D LIKE TO ACCOMPLISH HERE.
PERCENTAGE OF ALIAS WARRANTS PER CASES FILED.
WITH THAT, WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF ALIAS WARRANTS SIGNED.
WE WORK WITH COURT SERVICES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAILING OUT.
NOTICES SO THAT WHEN PEOPLE RECEIVE CITATIONS, THEY NOT ONLY KNOW WHERE TO COME, THEY ALSO KNOW WHAT SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AND WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO DO WHEN THEY COME DOWN TO THE COURTHOUSE, WHICH ALLEVIATES A LITTLE STRESS FOR THEM, THINKING THAT THEY MAY HAVE AN OBLIGATION THAT THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO MEET.
PERCENTAGE OF CAPIAS WARRANTS SIGNED PER YEAR.
PERCENTAGE OF CASE DISPOSITIONS PER NEW CASES FILED.
PERCENTAGE OF CASES DISPOSED WITHIN 60 DAYS.
NUMBER OF CASES. DOCKETED AND NUMBER OF JURY TRIALS HAD.
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NEXT SLIDE.NEXT SLIDE. SUMMARY OF SERVICES, PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.
IT LISTS WHAT IT IS THAT WE DO AT THE COURT AND HOW WE SERVE DIFFERENT LEVELS.
IN THE EVENT THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO REACH A FAVORABLE OUTCOME.
THE WALK-IN DOCKET ALLOWS PEOPLE TO NOT HAVE TO WALK INTO A COURT AND HAVE A TRIAL.
SO THOSE WALK-IN DOCTORS TYPICALLY USE FOR ABLE TO SHOW COMPLIANCE, DEFERRED DISPOSITION, OR IF THEY WANT TO TALK TO A JUDGE ABOUT A REDUCTION OR COMMUNITY SERVICE. THE ALTERNATIVE TO PAYMENTS OR COMMUNITY SERVICE OR A WAIVER ARE OUR COURT PARTNERS WITH THE COMMUNITY COURTS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS OF CITY OF DALLAS RECEIVES BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TEAM.
COURT ALLOWS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THOSE THAT ARE 13 TO 16 OTHER THAN JUST PAYING A FINE.
JUDGE PRESIDES OVER VARIOUS COMMUNITY COURT DOCKETS AS WELL, AND JUDGES PRESIDE OVER THE SPECIALTY DOCKETS, VETERANS DOCKET, DRUG COURT TO WALK WITH CITIZENS AS THEY BECOME WHOLE AND PROVIDE GUIDANCE ALONG THE WAY.
THE POP-UP COURTS ARE ONE OF THE ISSUES THAT I'VE TALKED TO YOU ABOUT BEFORE.
IT'S WHAT WE DO TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS EQUAL ACCESS TO JUSTICE.
AND ALSO, IF PEOPLE ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO COME TO COURT FIVE DAYS A WEEK, WE DO IT ONCE A YEAR.
WILL WE GET OUT AND HAVE COURT ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TO MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR ALL THE PERSONS? MUNICIPAL COURT WEEK IS WHAT WE UTILIZE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WORK THAT'S DONE OF THE ATTORNEYS, JUDGES, CLERKS AND BAILIFFS AND THE TEEN DRIVER SAFETY FAIR THAT WE DO ONCE A YEAR IS TO ENSURE THAT WE REDUCE THE NUMBER OF TEEN FATALITIES AND TEEN ACCIDENTS.
AND I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS? THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO GO BACK TO PAGE NINE, WHERE YOU'VE GOT FORECAST NUMBERS AND THEN THE 20 2425 PLANNED BUDGET.
THERE'RE JUST SOME SWINGS IN THERE BETWEEN LIKE ON CIVIL ADJUDICATION, COURT AND COURT SECURITY.
I THINK WHEN YOU WENT PAST THIS, I CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHY THOSE NUMBERS ARE SO DIFFERENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR? IT'S DIFFERENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR, BECAUSE IT'S GOING TO DEPEND ON THE NUMBER OF CITATIONS THAT ARE FILED.
BUT THEN YOU GO TO 20, 22-23 AND THE ACTUAL WAS $226,000.
WE CAN ESTIMATE IN TERMS OF WHAT WE BELIEVE WE'RE GOING TO COLLECT.
OKAY. AND THEN ON THE SECURITY NUMBER, WHY IS THAT SO MUCH HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR'S FORECAST? IT LOOKS LIKE THE FORECAST FROM LAST YEAR WAS $325,000.
AND THEN YOU'RE PLANNING IN THE BUDGET 837,000 FOR 2425.
SO STAFFING, WE'VE INCREASED OUR STAFFING IN THAT AREA.
AND SO THAT'S THE ONLY REASON I CAN THINK THAT THAT NUMBER WOULD BE HIGHER.
I MEAN, THAT'S A THAT'S A BIG INCREASE.
SO, I'D LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU CAN SEND US WHAT THAT'S ABOUT, I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS.
I'M JUST GOING TO ASK ABOUT SLIDE 11 ON PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
I'M NOT SURE IF THESE ARE THE RIGHT PERFORMANCE MEASURES, BUT IT ALSO SEEMS TO BE SOME WILD SWINGS.
AND MAYBE THIS IS THE SAME SORT OF ANSWER THAT IT JUST DEPENDS.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT LIKE PERCENTAGE OF CASES DISPOSED WITHIN 60 DAYS OF CITATION AND THE TARGETS 90% FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR AND YOUR FORECASTING 37%, LIKE, WHY WOULD THAT BE SO DIFFERENT? AND THEN LIKE THE NUMBER OF CASES DOCKETED THE TARGET WAS 175,000 AND YOU'RE AT 64,000.
THE CASES THAT ARE DOCKETED ARE BASED ON WHEN CITIZENS ACTUALLY COME IN AND SET THEIR CASES.
SO, WE DON'T NECESSARILY CONTROL THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT ARE DOCKETED.
BUT THESE NUMBERS ARE ALSO BASED ON REALISTICALLY, THE TRENDS THAT WE SEE HAPPENING.
YEAH. SO IF LAST YEAR'S ACTUAL WAS 80,000 DOCKETED, I'M JUST NOT SURE WHY THE GOAL WAS 175,000.
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I MEAN, TO HAVE MORE THAN DOUBLE THE PRIOR YEAR SEEMS KIND OF STRANGE.AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU'RE NOT EVEN HITTING THE NUMBER THAT WAS THE PRIOR YEAR.
SO, I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK FOR DIFFERENT NUMBERS FOR THE PERFORMANCE MEASURES, IF THE SAME PERFORMANCE MEASURES ARE GOING TO BE USED, AND IF YOU FEEL LIKE THERE'S PERFORMANCE MEASURES THAT WOULD MORE ACCURATELY SHOW THE KIND OF WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, PLEASE PROPOSE THOSE.
BUT I'M JUST NOT SURE THAT WE HAD THE RIGHT TARGETS IN.
AND SO, I DON'T WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE YOU'RE UNDERPERFORMING WHEN I KNOW HOW HARD Y'ALL ARE WORKING.
AND I THINK YOU'RE DOING GREAT WORK.
SO, I JUST MIGHT ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THESE PERFORMANCE MEASURES AND AT LEAST SPEAK UP FOR WHAT THE TARGET OUGHT TO BE FOR THE COMING YEAR IF YOU KEEP THE SAME ONES, BECAUSE I HAVE A FEELING, THEY SHOULD BE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
CITY MARSHAL. WE'LL JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.
ON SLIDE THREE, WE'LL TALK ABOUT THE MISSION OF THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
THAT'S TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY, SUPPORT OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS BY PROVIDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SUPPORT, PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VULNERABLE POPULATION THROUGH THE CITY DETENTION CENTER AND THE SOBERING CENTER.
NEXT SLIDE. SLIDE FOUR ARE OUR OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AT THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
WE HAVE A WHOLE UNIT THAT IS ASSIGNED TO PATROL THE DALLAS CITY PARKS, TRAILS, AND REC CENTERS.
WE PATROL DALLAS WATER UTILITY PROPERTIES.
AND WE TRANSPORT THEM HERE TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE CHARGES.
WE RUN THE CITY DETENTION CENTER, THE SOBERING CENTER.
WE HAVE A WARRANT CONFIRMATION DESK FOR THE REGION, AND WE PROVIDE SECURITY AT ALL CITY FACILITIES.
NEXT SLIDE IS JUST THE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
VERY HIGH-LEVEL ORGANIZATIONAL CHART FOR THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
WE'LL GET INTO MORE DETAIL ON THAT IN A BIT.
NEXT SLIDE JUST TALKS ABOUT FOUR ADDITIONAL POSITIONS THAT ARE GOING TO BE FUNDED BY PARKS TO CONTINUE TO INCREASE THE PARK PATROLS AND THE PARKS DIVISION WITHIN THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING AN OVERNIGHT SHIFT.
RIGHT NOW. THE MARSHALS STOP WORK AT 11 P.M., AND WE'RE CREATING A WHOLE NOTHER UNIT THAT WILL WORK OVERNIGHTS FROM 11 TO 7 WITHIN THE PARKS. SLIDE EIGHT JUST BREAKS DOWN THE BUDGET FROM THE ACTUAL ADOPTED, FORECASTED AND PLANNED FROM 2223 ALL THE WAY THROUGH 24-25.
WE'LL GET INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE IN DEPTH ON THIS NEXT SLIDE.
AS YOU CAN SEE AS YOU LOOK THROUGH SLIDE NUMBER NINE FOR THE 24-25 PLAN BUDGET, THAT THE BUDGET IS ALMOST ENTIRELY MADE UP OF PERSONNEL COSTS AND THEN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD CONTRACT, THE SECURITY CONTRACT AND THE LEW STERRETT CONTRACT, IT MAKES UP REALLY THE GREATEST PERCENTAGE OF THE BUDGET FOR THE DALLAS MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
NEXT SLIDE. THERE'RE SOME PERFORMANCE MEASURES RELATED TO PRISONER PROCESSING, ILLEGAL DUMPING, RESPONSE TIMES, THINGS LIKE THAT. OKAY.
ON SLIDE 13, WE'RE GOING TO BREAK DOWN THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE AND GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO EACH ONE OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS, THEIR BUDGET, OPERATIONS AND STAFFING.
WE'RE STARTING WITH THE CITY DETENTION CENTER, WHICH IS 24-HOUR FACILITY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
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THEY PROVIDE HOUSING FOR PERSONS ARRESTED FOR ALL CLASS C OFFENSES.THEY'RE CURRENTLY AUTHORIZED 27 POSITIONS.
AND WE HAVE FOUR VACANCIES AT THIS TIME.
ON SLIDE 14, WE TALK ABOUT THE DEPUTY MARSHALS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.
WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT ALREADY WITH REGARDS TO THE FUNCTIONS THAT THEY PERFORM.
AND IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR PATROLS THAT THEY DO AS IT RELATES TO PARKS AND DWU PROPERTIES, THE DALLAS MARSHALS OFFICE DO NOT HAVE RANDOM PATROLS.
THEY ARE ALL SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED.
SO, IF WE, AS WE OFTEN ARE CALLED UPON TO ASSIST, WE HAVE TO ACTUALLY PULL SOMEBODY FROM THE WARRANT TEAM THAT DAY AND PUT THEM ON AN OPERATION OR A SPECIFIC FUNCTION THAT'S HAPPENING WITHIN THE CITY.
THERE'RE CURRENTLY 75 AUTHORIZED POSITIONS WITH 28 VACANCIES.
SLIDE 15 TALKS ABOUT THE HEART TEAM, WHICH HAS BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL, AND DEALING WITH ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION, BRINGING TOGETHER MULTIPLE DEPARTMENTS.
THE DEPUTY MARSHALS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THOSE PROVIDE SAFETY AND SECURITY FOR ALL OF THE CITY PERSONNEL THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THAT, THE PRIVATE CONTRACTORS AND THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE AT THE ENCAMPMENT THEMSELVES.
SLIDE 16 IS THE LEW STERRETT JAIL CONTRACT THAT.
THAT'S A LARGE CONTRACT THAT WE PAY FOR THE COUNTY TO HOUSE PRISONERS THAT ARE ARRESTED BY THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, DALLAS FIRE RESCUE, ARSON, AND THE DALLAS MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
JUST TO GIVE YOU KIND OF A FRAME OF REFERENCE, THERE WERE ALMOST 20,000 PEOPLE ARRESTED BY THOSE AGENCIES AND MAJORITY, OF COURSE BY DPD AND TRANSPORTED TO THE TO.
TO ILLUSTRATE, THE PROPOSED ANNUAL AMOUNT IS 8,594,000 FOR THE 24-25 YEAR. THAT CONTRACT WAS LAST RENEGOTIATED IN FISCAL YEAR 22-23.
NEXT SLIDE IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE SECURITY SERVICES.
AS YOU KNOW, SECURITY OFFICERS NOT ONLY PATROL AND KEEP THIS BUILDING SAFE, BUT MULTIPLE OTHER 22 DIFFERENT CITY FACILITIES IN WHICH WE HAVE SECURITY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED AT TO ENSURE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING AND VISITING CITY FACILITIES. THERE'S 60, CURRENTLY 64 AUTHORIZED SECURITY OFFICER POSITIONS WITHIN THE CITY.
WE HAVE SEVEN VACANCIES RIGHT NOW.
THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO ALL CITY MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
THAT THAT WAS JUST RENEGOTIATED LAST YEAR.
THAT CONTRACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425, IT'S $8,438,000.
WE HAD TALKED PREVIOUSLY ABOUT THE NECESSITY OF THE CITY TO MAINTAIN THIS SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM, AND IT'S OUTLINED IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 343 THAT STATES A MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION OF OVER $1.3 MILLION, THE EMPLOYMENT, THE TRAINING ARE 1.3 MILLION PEOPLE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES AT APPROXIMATELY 170 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, EIGHT DIFFERENT INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS, EIGHT PRIVATE AND CHARTER SCHOOLS.
WE'RE PROVIDING COVERAGE AT 500 OR 318 INTERSECTIONS, STAFFED WITH 514 CROSSING GUARDS.
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IF WE COULD JUMP TO SLIDE 20.THIS IS WHERE I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT.
WE WOULD GET INTO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER.
THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO COLLECT IN AN EFFORT TO HELP SUPPORT US IN OUR FINANCING OF THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD PROGRAM, CHILD SAFETY, VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS COURT COST, JUROR PAY DONATIONS, PARKING VIOLATIONS.
AND WE'RE AVERAGING AROUND $2 MILLION.
THAT COMES BACK TO THE CITY WHEN THESE ARE COLLECTED TO HELP OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS THAT WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN FOR THOSE PROGRAMS. THE SOBERING CENTER.
IT'S IT'S BEEN A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY.
IT CONTINUES TO BE A GOOD THING FOR THE CITY.
AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO EXPAND THAT PROGRAMING AND MAKE IT MAKE IT BETTER AS WE GO.
THE NEXT SLIDE 22 JUST TALKS ABOUT SOME STATISTICAL INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO PARK ENFORCEMENT.
ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES UNIT ON SLIDE 23, TALKS ABOUT THE TYPES OF INVESTIGATIONS THAT THEY DO, NOT ONLY JUST ILLEGAL DUMPING, BUT HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE VIOLATIONS, WATER CODE, CITY ORDINANCES, AND STATE AND FEDERAL STATUTES RELATED TO ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES.
THERE'S JUST ON SLIDE 25, SOME BUDGET INITIATIVES THAT WERE INCLUDED WITH REGARDS TO SOME ARPA FUNDING. AND THAT'S AN ONGOING PROCESS AS WE CONTINUE TO UTILIZE ARPA MONEY TO ADD SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND ACCESS SYSTEMS WITHIN VARIOUS CITY FACILITIES.
THE PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACT DIDN'T DELVE INTO A WHOLE LOT.
BUT. THEY ASSIST US AT 13 FACILITIES WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
AND WHEN A DEPARTMENT REQUESTS A PARTICULAR AN INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED AND THEY NEED SECURITY, AND WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO SEND A SECURITY OFFICER, WE CAN TAP INTO THAT CONTRACT AND UTILIZE PRIVATE SECURITY AND GET THEM OUT QUICKLY AT WHATEVER FACILITY WE NEED TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION.
THERE'S FOR 24-25, IT'S $6.8 MILLION.
IT'S 72 PRIVATE SECURITY OFFICERS AT 13 DIFFERENT FACILITIES.
AND THE TOTAL PLANNED BUDGET FOR THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IN 2425 IS JUST OVER $31 MILLION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU. WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF PUGHES? COUNCILMEMBER WILLIS.
THANK YOU. SO, ON PAGE EIGHT, I NOTICE ON THE SOBERING CENTER, THE NUMBER IS COMING DOWN FROM THE FORECAST IN 20 23-24.
OH, ACTUALLY, I GUESS YOU'VE INCREASED THE BUDGET IN 24-25.
THERE ARE SOME SUCCESSES, AND IT'S ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHING MORE THAN WE THOUGHT ORIGINALLY.
SO, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THIS NUMBER? ARE WE APPROPRIATELY OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE WE'RE LOOKING AHEAD THE WAY WE SHOULD BE AROUND WHAT THIS CAN DO FOR US? YEAH, I THINK SO.
I FEEL GOOD ABOUT WHERE WE'RE CURRENTLY AT AND WHAT WE'RE ABLE TO ACHIEVE.
BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND OUR OUTREACH.
AND WE HAD SOMEBODY CALL THE OTHER DAY THAT'S NEVER EVEN BEEN TO THE SOBERING CENTER, BUT THROUGH WORD OF MOUTH HAD RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT I GUESS A FRIEND OF HERS HAD BEEN TO THE SOBERING CENTER AND HAD GOTTEN SOME HELP.
SO, THIS YOU KNOW, WE GIVE THEM THE CONTACT INFORMATION WHEN THEY'RE RELEASED.
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AND SO, IT'S THOSE KINDS OF THINGS THAT I THINK AS WE PROCEED TO EXPAND THE DIFFERENT CHARGES THAT WE'RE DOING, FOLLOW UP ON WITH REGARDS TO THE SOBERING CENTER AND THAT LATER ON DOWN THE ROAD, WE MAY HAVE TO EXPAND THE BUDGET A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE IT WILL REQUIRE ADDITIONAL PERSONNEL.AND SO, WE'VE GOT A GOOD PLAN IN PLACE NOW THAT I THINK IS MAKING THAT AN EFFECTIVE BUDGET NUMBER.
ON PAGE 14, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT ASSIGNMENTS TO SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS IS THAT WORKING? IS THAT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE OPERATIONALLY? IT IS. IT'S WORKING.
I WOULD TELL YOU, I WOULD LOVE NOTHING MORE THAN TO HAVE A TEAM OF INDIVIDUALS THAT COULD HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY TO, TO MOVE AROUND, SUPPORT DPD IN PARTICULAR AREAS. AT ONE TIME THEY DID SERVE A FUNCTION LIKE THAT.
AND THEY WOULD HELP WITH THE STREET RACING TASK FORCE AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
BACK WHEN THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE WAS FULLY STAFFED AND WE AND WE WEREN'T AS SPECIALIZED AS IT IS NOW, BUT SO DOWN THE ROAD, THAT'S DEFINITELY A PLAN THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN TO WHERE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT SACRIFICING ONE DEPARTMENT WITHIN THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE TO TAKE CARE OF SOMETHING BECAUSE WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO BE PULLED. WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLED TO TO ASSIST WITH SHELTERING OPERATIONS.
WE'RE GOING TO BE PULLED TO ASSIST, YOU KNOW, WHEN UNEXPECTED INCIDENT OCCURS AND DPD HAS TO PUT TOGETHER AN OPERATIONAL PLAN, AND WE'VE GOT TO DO PADDY WAGON TRANSPORTS FOR THEM IN SUPPORT OF THAT OPERATION.
BUT DOWN THE ROAD I ABSOLUTELY WANT TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE TEAM OF DEPUTY MARSHALS THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED, AND WE CAN USE THEM FOR GREATER SUPPORT IN THESE OTHER AREAS.
AND SO, YOU CITE THAT THERE WERE 468 CITATIONS ISSUED LAST YEAR, I ASSUME, IN PARKS.
WHAT KIND OF CITATIONS WOULD YOU ANTICIPATE HAVING ISSUED IN THIS NEW OVERNIGHT SHIFT? IS THIS SLEEPING IN A PARK OR JUST NOT LAWFULLY? I MEAN, PARKS CLOSED AT 11 P.M., SO IS IT JUST CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OR.
YEAH, IT'S GOING TO BE CRIMINAL ACTIVITY, PROBABLY AROUND ALCOHOL VIOLATIONS, DRUG PARAPHERNALIA, THOSE TYPE OF THINGS OVERNIGHT AFTER THE PARKS CLOSED, IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER VIOLATION. OKAY.
AND ADDING THIS SHIFT IS REFLECTED IN THE NUMBERS THAT YOU PRESENTED.
WE HAVE WE HAVE ALLOCATED THE POSITIONS.
PARK IS PAYING FOR THOSE POSITIONS, AND WE HAVE ALLOCATED THEM.
AND WE HAVE WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS ON TRAINING, BUT THEY HAVE NOT MOVED TO THAT OVERNIGHT SHIFT YET.
I'M GOING TO WORK BACKWARDS HERE IN A SLIDE DECK ON PAGE 25.
YOU TALK ABOUT THE, FIRST, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
IT REALLY GAVE A WIDE SCOPE OF EVERYTHING THAT YOU ALL ARE ENGAGED WITH.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
IS THIS A PROACTIVE MEASURE OR ARE WE HAVING CONCERNS WITH OUR LIBRARY AND SECURITY ISSUES? NO, THIS WAS PART OF A SECURITY ASSESSMENT THAT WAS DONE A FEW YEARS BACK AND TALKED ABOUT SECURITY ENHANCEMENT AT CITY FACILITIES, INCLUDING LIBRARIES.
AND SO, ARPA MONEY WAS ALLOCATED TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
WE, WE GOT INTO SOME CONTRACTUAL ISSUES WITH ONE OF THE VENDORS.
AND SO, IT'S KIND OF SLOWED THINGS DOWN.
BUT ALL THAT HAS BEEN ON THE PLAN FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW TO INCREASE ALL OF THAT.
JUST AS A GENERAL, WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING, YOU KNOW, A SAFE ENVIRONMENT AT THE LIBRARIES SPECIFICALLY, BUT OTHER FACILITIES ALSO THAT HAVE SOME OF THE SAME TYPE OF ENHANCEMENTS IN LINE THAT THE LIBRARIES DO.
OKAY. SO, IF THERE IS A CONCERN OR AN ISSUE AT A LIBRARY, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE IS SOMEONE WHO IS LOITERING, SOMEONE WHO HAS BROKEN A WINDOW, OR THEY ARE LIBRARY STAFF CALLING YOU GUYS, WERE THEY CALLING DPD? THEY'RE CALLING 911.
SO, 99% OF THE TIME IT'S GOING TO END UP A DPD RESPONSE.
BUT MOST OF THE TIME IT'S GOING TO BE A911 CALL WITH A DPD RESPONSE.
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OKAY. AND SO HOW IS YOUR OFFICE FOR LET'S SAY THAT WE'RE HAVING CONTINUOUS ISSUES AT A PARTICULAR BRANCH.AND YOU'RE DOING THESE ASSESSMENTS, ARE YOU GETTING THAT INFORMATION RELATED TO YOUR OFFICE THOUGH TO UNDERSTAND WHETHER THERE MIGHT BE A LACK OF LIGHTING OR A NEED FOR INCREASED SECURITY? HOW ARE YOU? HOW IS YOUR OFFICE GETTING THE INFORMATION ABOUT INCIDENTS HAPPENING? THIS WAS DONE BY A PRIVATE SECURITY CONSULTANT.
AND SO, OUR OFFICE WAS NOT PART OF DETERMINING WHAT EXACTLY WAS NEEDED.
SO, WHEN THAT THAT CONSULTANT SAID THESE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, BASED ON ADVICE FROM THE LIBRARY PERSONNEL THEMSELVES.
AND WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH JOE AND SEAN TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT THAT THEY SEE ON A DAILY BASIS THAT THEY BELIEVE WOULD HELP WE, WE GO AHEAD AND DO TRY TO TRY TO DO THE INSTALLATION.
OUR PART IS FROM THE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY STANDPOINT UNIT WITHIN THE DALLAS SECURITY DIVISION TO WHERE THEY GO IN AND THEY INSTALL THOSE CAMERAS AND CARD READERS AND ALL OF THAT, BUT THEY'RE NOT DOING THE ACTUAL ON-SITE PHYSICAL ASSESSMENTS.
IS IT OR ARE THEY PAYING YOU GUYS DIRECTLY? IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT.
OKAY. AND SO, ARE WE SEEING THAT THE SAME RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DALLAS PUBLIC LIBRARY, WITH THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS, WITH DWU, WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT, THE ONLY ONE THAT IS SUBSIDIZING PARKS SUBSIDIZES, DWU SUBSIDIZES AND OES, DO YOU HAVE THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS FOR, FOR THOSE? I THINK ONE OF THE SLIDES SHOWED SOME DOLLAR AMOUNTS ON IT, BUT IT WAS THE OVERALL ANNUAL.
WHAT ARE THE OFFENSES? WHAT ARE THE CITATIONS THAT ARE BEING ISSUED CURRENTLY? DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF THAT? IT'S A IT'S A MYRIAD OF ISSUES FROM SMOKING, DRINKING AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA WOULD BE WHAT I WOULD SAY WERE THE TOP THREE.
THANK YOU. ON PAGE 25, I WANT TO KIND OF TAKE UP FROM CHAIRMAN MORENO ON LIBRARIES AND ONE PARTICULAR LIBRARY, KLIEBERT RILEY.
AND THEY HAVE ASKED FOR CAMERAS REPLACEMENT.
AND YOU SAID THAT THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURE WITH CAMERAS IN YOUR DEPARTMENT.
ARE YOU COORDINATING THAT DIRECTLY TO THE LIBRARIES OR HOW YOU COORDINATE THAT INFORMATION? YEAH. IF THEY IF THEY WERE, IF THEY'RE ON THE ARPA LIST FOR, LET'S SAY A CAMERA REPLACEMENT AT KLEBERG RILEY, THEN THEN WE WILL FACILITATE AND OVERSEE.
BUT WE WOULD ALSO WORK WITH THEM TO ENSURE THAT WORKING WITH THE VENDOR TO GET THE CAMERAS INSTALLED DO YOU KNOW, ARE THEY ON THE LIST OR NOT? I DO NOT, I KNOW THEY'VE BEEN COMPLAINING.
I'M TRYING TO FIND WHO THEY COMPLAIN TO.
SO, I'M TRYING TO FIND THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT.
OKAY. WITH THAT ON PAGE 11 THE CHAIRMAN KIND OF POINT OUT A NUMBER OF ILLEGAL DUMPING TIRES.
IT LOOKED LIKE THE FORECAST TARGET WITH 2000, THEN 2023, YOU HAD 288.
IS THAT A MS NUMBER THAT YOU PUT IN THERE? IT DON'T LOOK RIGHT.
NO. WE HAD THEY HAD SET A TARGET OF, OF 2000 BECAUSE THEY WERE DOING SOME OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTHERN AREA TO WHERE IT WAS A COORDINATED EFFORT OF THESE TIRE SHOPS WERE HIRING INDIVIDUALS TO DISPOSE OF THE TIRES, AND THE INDIVIDUALS WOULD LOAD TRAILERS, SEMI-TRUCKS FULL OF TIRES AND TAKE THE MONEY FROM THE TIRE SHOP AND THEN GO DUMP THEM SOMEWHERE.
AND SO, THEY HAD RAN SEVERAL OF THESE OPERATIONS AND WERE RECOVERING THAT THAT MANY
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TIRES OUT IN THE, THE SOUTHERN AREA THAT HAS KIND OF DRIED UP THAT THAT'S WE'RE NOT SEEING THAT AS OFTEN NOW SO THAT WE'RE NOT COLLECTING AS MANY TIRES AS WE ONCE WERE.OH, WELL, I KNOW THE NUMBER DOWN.
I KNOW ESPECIALLY IN PLEASANT GROVE, CLEVELAND RILEY.
OR ABOUT THE GOLF COURSE, THERE ARE NUMEROUS TIRES.
I KNOW OVER THERE, CLOSE TO THE HIGHEST POINT CLOSE TO PEMBERTON HILL ON THE OTHER SIDE OF 20, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, TIRES ARE THERE DUMPING.
I JUST LOOKED AT A FORECAST TO 288.
I'M JUST TRYING TO HIDE THE. YOU DERIVED FROM THAT NUMBER.
NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT SANITATION CODE, OTHERS PICK UP TIRES.
WE'VE FILED CRIMINAL CASES BASED ON THE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF THESE TIRES.
WE DON'T ACTUALLY GO OUT AND PHYSICALLY PICK UP THE TIRES OURSELVES.
SO, WE'RE LOOKING MORE TO TRY TO MAKE A CRIMINAL CASE ON THESE ON THESE ILLEGAL DUMPING OF TIRES.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER STEWART.
SURE. JUST TO ADD A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMATION ON THE LATE-NIGHT SHIFT.
I'M THRILLED THAT THERE WILL BE A LATE-NIGHT SHIFT FOR MARSHALS FOR PARKS.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS AND I SHARE FAIR OAKS PARK, AND THAT'S BEEN A REOCCURRING ISSUE FOR NEIGHBORS ON THE EAST SIDE BECAUSE OF GUNSHOTS FIRED AND ILLEGAL ACTIVITY HAPPENING ALONG MERRIMAN PARKWAY.
SO, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.
SO NOW TO KNOW THAT YOU'LL HAVE THIS, THIS OTHER TEAM TO DO THOSE LATE-NIGHT HOURS.
THAT'S AN ANSWER THAT THAT WILL BE VERY WELCOMED FOR DISTRICT TEN.
AND SO, WE NEED TO BE THERE WHEN THOSE THINGS ARE HAPPENING.
CHIEF. ARE THE HIRING STANDARDS FOR THE MARSHALS DIFFERENT THAN FOR DPD? THEY ARE DIFFERENT.
THE FOR THE MARSHALS, YOU HAVE TO ALREADY BE A LICENSED POLICE OFFICER TO BE ABLE TO EVEN APPLY, OR YOU HAVE TO BE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF TAKING YOUR LICENSING EXAM IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE AND GET ON THE CIVIL SERVICE LIST TO EVEN MAKE IT ONTO THE HIRING LIST. AND SO, IT IS DIFFERENT.
AND WE, WE DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE SAME REQUIREMENTS THAT DPD HAS.
THEY HAVE STRICTER REQUIREMENTS TO GET ON WITH DPD.
WE DO HAVE DIFFICULTY IN HIRING BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE'VE GOT TO TAKE SOMEBODY THAT'S USUALLY ALREADY WORKING FOR ANOTHER AGENCY AND BRING THEM OVER TO US. WE HAVE DONE SOME RECRUITING HERE RECENTLY THAT'S BEEN EFFECTIVE WHERE WE'RE GOING OUT TO DALLAS COLLEGE AND THOSE ACADEMIES AND PULLING THOSE FOLKS AND BRINGING THEM OVER TO THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE UPON THEIR GRADUATION.
AND SO THAT'S BEEN THAT'S BEEN HELPING US.
IT'S DIFFERENT BECAUSE THIS IS A STATIC PROGRAM.
IT'S NOT SEMESTER WITH GRADES AND THAT KIND OF THING.
SO, IT'S JUST A LICENSING PROGRAM.
BUT THAT'S WHERE I GUESS WE'RE KIND OF HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE DIFFICULTY IN HIRING BECAUSE FOR THE MOST PART, THEY HAVE TO ALREADY BE A LICENSED PEACE OFFICER FOR US TO GET THEM.
AND WHAT IF THEY WENT THROUGH THE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS POLICE TRAINING PROGRAM AND BECAME TCOL THAT THEY COULD DO THAT? YES. YEAH. MOST OF THOSE FOLKS ARE SPONSORED BY AN AGENCY THAT ARE AT COG.
AND SO THAT THAT MAKES IT BAD.
AND HOW DOES YOUR PAY SCALE COMPARE WITH OTHER WITH DPD? IT'S IT'S IT'S LOWER THAN DPD, BUT, YOU KNOW, DPD IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT JOB.
AND BECAUSE WE HAVE WHAT WE HAD TALKED ABOUT WITH THE SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS AND WE'RE NOT ALWAYS RESPONDING TO 911 CALLS LIKE DPD OFFICERS ARE, WHICH IS A STRESSFUL SITUATION TO BE GOING FROM CALL TO CALL AND NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DEAL WITH NEXT.
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AND, AND WE HAVE THESE, THESE ASSIGNMENTS IT IT IS A DIFFERENT JOB.SO WE TRY TO KIND OF SELL THAT AND SAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE YOU'RE STILL A POLICE OFFICER AND, AND YOU'RE STILL ARRESTING PEOPLE, AND, BUT YOU'RE ALSO DOING THESE OTHER THINGS THAT MANY MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO DO.
AND YOU CAN FOCUS ON ON THOSE TYPE OF THINGS AND SELL IT FROM THAT PERSPECTIVE BECAUSE YOU KNOW, AS WE KNOW THAT BEING A POLICE OFFICER IS NOT THE MOST APPEALING THING AS IT USED TO BE. AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO JUST SELL IT DIFFERENTLY IN THE MARSHALS OFFICE TO ATTRACT SOME OF THESE FOLKS.
AND FOR THE SALARIES, ARE YOU HOW ARE HOW ARE YOU DOING SALARY ADJUSTMENTS? I MEAN, I WAS INVOLVED IN A WHOLE MARSHAL'S SALARY ADJUSTMENT BEFORE YOU TOOK YOUR POSITION.
AND IT WAS, YOU KNOW, OUTSIDE THE NORMAL CHANNELS.
SO HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT AS LAW ENFORCEMENT SALARIES ARE ESCALATING, WHICH THEY ARE VERY RAPIDLY, THAT YOURS IS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED? WELL I HOPE THAT'S JUST AN AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS AND WE SEE YOU KNOW, WHAT'S HAPPENING BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE'RE DOING THE, THE STUDIES TO, TO SEE WHAT OTHER AGENCIES ARE PAYING SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT DPD IS PAID ADEQUATELY.
SO THAT'LL GIVE US AN IDEA OF, OF WHERE WE NEED TO BE WITH REGARDS TO THE MARSHALS OFFICE.
YOU KNOW, WE WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE AT NOW COMPARED TO DPD.
SO AS DPD CHANGES, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SEE INCREMENTALLY THE MARSHALS NOT BE LEFT BEHIND AND INCREMENTALLY THAT THEIR, THEIR PAY IS ADJUSTED TO SO THAT WE CAN BE COMPETITIVE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I THINK EVERYONE'S SEEN IT.
THE MORE MARSHALS THAT WE CAN GET OUT THERE TO SUPPORT THESE OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND THE FUNCTIONS THAT THEY'RE DOING AND AND BE ABLE TO SUPPORT DPD AND FREE SOME OF THEIR GUYS UP TO DO SOME OF THE EMERGENCY CALL RESPONSE THAT THEY NEED TO DO, IT BENEFITS EVERYONE.
SO THE MORE THAT WE CAN HAVE THE BETTER OFF WE'RE, WE'RE ALL GOING TO BE.
SO I DO THINK WE DID GET THEY DID REALLY GOOD ADJUSTMENTS IN PHASE ONE OF THE COMPENSATION STUDY THAT THAT BOOSTED THE STARTING RATE FOR THE THE MARSHALS, WHICH DID, I THINK ATTRACT SOME ADDITIONAL FOLKS.
AND IT MADE IT A LOT EASIER FOR US WHEN WE ARE GOING OUT AND RECRUITING TO WHERE IT IS A LITTLE BIT MORE APPEALING OF A SALARY THAN IT IT WAS BEFORE THAT COMPENSATION STUDY.
SO YOU KNOW, I THINK AS WE CONTINUE, WE JUST NEED TO BE ALWAYS AWARE THAT THE MARSHALS ARE OUT THERE AND THAT THAT IT'S AN ASSET TO THIS CITY.
AND AS LONG AS WE CONTINUE TO NOT LEAVE THEM BEHIND, THAT'S WHAT HAD HAPPENED IN THE PAST.
THE MARSHALS HAD KIND OF BEEN THE FORGOTTEN ENTITY.
AND SO AS AS WE KEEP THEM IN THE FOREFRONT AND MAKE SURE THAT THAT THEY'RE LOOKED AT ALSO AS WE LOOK AT SALARIES ACROSS THE CITY THEN I THINK WE'LL BE FINE.
OKAY. WELL, WE MIGHT WANT TO ASK THAT THEY BE INCLUDED.
IT'S A DIFFICULT THING FOR US BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO COMPARE BECAUSE OUR DEPUTY MARSHALS PERFORM A FUNCTION UNLIKE DEPUTY MARSHALS AT ANY OTHER CITY.
IT'S IT'S PREDOMINANTLY A JAILER POSITION AND TRANSFER POSITION VERY, VERY RARELY, I THINK I THINK FORT WORTH HAS ONE THAT DOES SOME PARK AND LAKE ENFORCEMENT.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THEY'RE NOT DOING POLICING.
FOR THE MOST PART, THEY'RE THEY'RE JUST REALLY TIED UP INTO THE PRISONER ASPECT OF IT.
SO I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO BE AWARE THAT WE ASK MORE OF OUR MARSHALS THAN MOST OTHER CITIES DO IN THESE SUPPORTIVE ROLES, AND JUST KEEP THAT IN MIND AS WE LOOK AT COMPENSATION. I AGREE.
I WONDER IF THERE ISN'T SOME PARITY THOUGH, WITH SOME OF THE COUNTY POSITIONS.
AND THEN I AGREE THAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO GO OUT TO THE HOMELESS.
WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO A LOT, OF LOT OF CHALLENGING THINGS THAT OTHERS MAY BE AREN'T DOING.
I WANT TO POINT OUT ON PAGE SIX, THERE'S CLEARLY SOME SORT OF TYPO ON THE TOTAL.
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ON PAGE 11, FOR THE AVERAGE PRISONER PROCESSING TIME IT SAYS NINE MINUTES ALL THE WAY ACROSS.BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IS A MUCH LOWER NUMBER THAN IT HAD BEEN THE YEAR BEFORE.
SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT IT'S STAYING THAT LOW.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE POUNDS OF IMPROPERLY DUMPED DEBRIS AND WASTE ABATED, YOU HAD AN ACTUAL IN FISCAL YEAR 23 OF 805,000, YOUR FORECASTING AN ACTUAL OF ABOUT 84,000.
AND IF WE'RE NO LONGER DOING A TARGETED OPERATION, THAT MIGHT NOT BE AN APPROPRIATE NUMBER.
AND AGAIN, IT MIGHT NOT BE THE THING THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK YOU'RE DOING.
YEAH. AND WHEN WE DID THAT, WHEN WE REPORTED THAT AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT IN HERE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE REPORTED IN 22, 23, THEY BEGAN UTILIZING SOME OF THE NUMBERS FROM THE CLEANUPS ON THE HART TEAMS, WHICH WAS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DEBRIS AND WASTE.
BUT I DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THAT WAS REALLY SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD BE REPORTING.
I THINK IT'S REPORTED THROUGH OHS AND CODE ALSO.
AND I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, SO WE STOPPED AFTER I SAW THAT.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT HOMELESS RESPONSE.
SO ANYHOW, I APPRECIATE THAT, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO THE CITY MANAGER THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THESE TO SOME OTHER MEASURES THAT ARE ALREADY BEING TRACKED.
AND THEN THAT WAS THE LAST QUESTION I HAD.
SO I THINK THAT IS ALL OF OUR BUDGET OVERVIEWS.
OH, OFFICER. COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT.
THANK YOU. SEE WHAT A GREAT JOB HE'S DOING ALREADY ON IT.
OKAY. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. SO YOU GOT TO TURN ON AND THEN BRING THAT WHOLE UNIT CLOSER TO YOU.
GOOD. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE.
I AM ELAINE CHANDLER, THE INTERIM DIRECTOR OF OCPO.
AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS OVERVIEW IS TO REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT OF OFFICE AND POLICE OVERSIGHT AND THE 2024 2025 PLAN BUDGET AS DEVELOPED IN 2023.
THE ROLE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND FACTS.
THE MISSION OF THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AND POLICE OVERSIGHT IS TO ENSURE CIVILIAN COMPLAINTS ARE REVIEWED, AND PARTIALLY TO ENHANCE THE TRANSPARENCY AND TRUST BETWEEN THE CITY OF DALLAS, THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE COMMUNITY.
SO SOME OF OUR GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR ARE TO BUILD MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN RESIDENTS, TO INCREASE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS, AND CONTINUE TO THE WORK OF COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS.
A LOT OF THIS IS PLANNED THROUGH OUR SENIOR OUTREACH SPECIALIST AND THE EFFORTS OF THE OFFICE.
THIS IS A REVIEW OF OUR ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
SO THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT CURRENTLY THE DIRECTOR POSITION IS VACANT AND THE OFFICE IS WORKING TO RECRUIT FOR THAT POSITION BY USING AN OUTSOURCED RECRUITMENT AGENCY.
THE ANTICIPATED PLAN TO HAVE THAT POSITION FILLED WILL BE AROUND THE END OF AUGUST OF THIS YEAR.
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WE ALSO HAVE A SENIOR OUTREACH SPECIALIST POSITION THAT CURRENTLY REPORTS UP TO THE MEDIATION MANAGER, AS WELL AS THE COMPLAINT INTAKE SPECIALIST.THAT POSITION IS VACANT AS WELL AND WILL BE FILLED UPON THE DIRECTOR POSITION BEING FILLED.
SO THIS SLIDE REVIEWS THE FUNDS ALLOCATED FOR 2023, 2024, AS WELL AS THE PLANNED BUDGET FOR 2425.
AND THAT INCREASE IS A RESULT OF A PLANNED ADDITION IN A POSITION.
THAT POSITION IS FOR A ADDITIONAL SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR.
THIS SLIDE JUST SHOWS THE NUMBER OF POSITIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN THE OFFICE, WHICH IS SIX AND PLANNED FOR THE COMING YEAR. WE ARE PLANNING FOR SEVEN, AND THAT INCLUDES THE ADDITIONAL SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR POSITION THAT I MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.
NEXT SLIDE. AND SO THIS BASICALLY SHOWS THE YEAR OVER YEAR BUDGET.
AS YOU WILL SEE, THE 2022 TO 2023 AND MOVING FORWARD, THE BUDGET HAS INCREASED, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF LAST YEAR, WHERE THERE WAS A SLIGHT REDUCTION DUE TO THE LOSS OF ONE POSITION.
THAT POSITION WAS FOR THE EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT.
SO OPERATING EXPENSES AND REVENUES.
MOST OF THE BUDGET FOR OCPO IS DEDICATED TO SALARIES.
WE DO HAVE BUDGET FOR SUPPLIES AND OTHER SERVICES.
THERE IS A SLIGHT INCREASE FOR THE PLAN, BUDGET OR OFFICE SUPPLIES AS WELL AS SALARIES, PERSONNEL SERVICES AND CONTRACTUAL OTHER SERVICES.
THE OFFICE HAS MET THEIR PERFORMANCE MEASURES OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
IN 2023, 2024, THERE WAS A COMPLETION RATE OF 84.6% AND 2024 2025.
THE TARGET IS GOING TO BE 70%, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS YEARS.
SO THE SUMMARY OF SERVICES AND PROGRAMS. OUR SERVICES INCLUDE OUR INTAKE PROCESS, OUR MONITORING OF COMPLAINTS RECEIVED AND THE REVIEW OF THOSE COMPLAINTS. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
THE OFFICE ALSO CONDUCTS INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS AND PARTICIPATES BY BEING PRESENT FOR CRITICAL INCIDENCES AND RESPONSES.
PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE WITHIN THE OFFICE INCLUDE POLICY.
A MEDIATION PROGRAM WHICH WE HAVE DEVELOPED BUT HAS NOT BEEN PUT INTO PROCESS YET.
BUT WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH DPD AS WELL AS EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS WHO ARE ALL INVESTED IN SEEING THIS THROUGH.
OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
INCLUDING PARADES, PARK EVENTS.
WE PARTICIPATE WITH LIBRARY AND ALSO PARKS.
THE OFFICE IS ALSO DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING THE BOARD AND THEIR EFFORTS.
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THANK YOU.COMMITTEE. WHO HAS ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY. WELL, YOU HAD A COMPLETE AND PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD PRESENTATION.
OKAY, WELL, WITH THAT, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST BRIEFING BY MEMO, WHICH IS LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES.
OUR COMMITTEE HAS ALREADY CONSIDERED LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES, ACTUALLY MORE THAN ONCE, TWICE.
AND WE HAVE IN THIS MEMO THE NINE BULLETS THAT WE VOTED TO MOVE FORWARD TO THE LEGISLATIVE AD HOC.
SO THOSE REMAIN UNCHANGED AT THIS MOMENT.
SO THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.
THE COUNCIL HAS NOT CONSIDERED THAT DPD HAS ITS OWN LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
AND IN AN EFFORT TO BE TRANSPARENT, I ASKED THEM TO PRESENT IT AT THE LEGISLATIVE AD HOC.
AND IT DID IT DID BRING UP SOME CONVERSATIONS.
SO THE QUESTION FOR EVERYONE IS TO FIRST UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE TEN ITEMS THAT DPD HAS ON THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY LIST, WHICH IS SHOWING ON THE SCREEN NOW AND THEN? THE MEMO HAS OUR NINE.
WHAT YOU'LL SEE IS THE FOURTH AND FIFTH BULLET THAT THEY HAVE, WHICH IS REQUEST FUNDING FOR A WEED AND SEED PROGRAM AND REQUEST FUNDING FOR A CHILD CARE CENTER. THOSE REALLY COULD BE COVERED BY OUR FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS PURSUE REVENUE STREAMS THAT COULD SUPPORT FUTURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND PENSION OBLIGATIONS.
SO IF WE DECIDED THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE THOSE TWO, WE CAN SEE PROGRAM AND CHILD CARE CENTER.
WE COULD TAKE OUT THE WORD FUTURE.
SO PURSUE REVENUE STREAMS THAT COULD SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND PENSION OBLIGATIONS AND JUST ADD IN PUBLIC SAFETY AND PENSION OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING WEED AND SEED PROGRAM AND CHILD CARE CENTER.
SO WE COULD JUST ENUMERATE THOSE TWO AND IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THAT IF WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT.
AND ALSO THE SEVENTH BULLET THAT DPD HAS, WHICH IS CREATE A DEFINITION FOR LESS THAN LETHAL DEVICES IN THE TEXAS PENAL CODE TO ENSURE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES MAY UTILIZE THE LATEST AND GREATEST LIFE SAVING TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE.
AND THERE'S ALREADY QUITE A BIT OF DISCUSSION AND WORK HAPPENING ON THAT AT THE LEDGE, SO THAT ONE SEEMS TO BE MOVING ALONG QUITE WELL, BUT THE OTHERS ARE NOT CONSIDERED AND WE'VE NOT DISCUSSED.
AND SO THIS IS REALLY YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
CLIFFORD WOULD WERE YOU GOING TO PRESENT THEIR LIST OR CHIEF, WERE YOU GOING TO PRESENT THE LIST? JULIO. SO LAST PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING.
CHIEF GARCIA WENT THROUGH AND JUST QUICKLY MAYBE GAVE A SENTENCE OR TWO.
SO TO GO OVER DBHDS LEGISLATIVE, WILL YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF? I'M SORRY, COULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF, PLEASE? JULIO GONZALEZ, I OVERSEE THE LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS PROGRAM FOR THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
STARTING OFF OUR FIRST LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY IS TO AUTHORIZE MUNICIPALITIES TO INSTALL AUTOMATED SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS TO REDUCE MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. WE WOULD LIKE TO AUTHORIZE LOCAL LAW.
LET'S JUST PAUSE WITH THAT ONE.
AND SO THIS, OF COURSE FITS IN WITH OUR VISION ZERO PLAN.
THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT.
IS THIS AN ITEM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT? IS THIS AN ITEM YOU'D LIKE TO ADD TO OUR LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM FOR THE COMMITTEE? WHERE ARE YOU AT ON THAT? COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS, WHEN IT COMES TO AUTOMATED SPEED SAFETY CAMERAS, I THINK WE HAVE TO DO THIS.
I MEAN, WE ARE ALL SUFFERING, OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENT COMPLAINTS THAT I HEAR FROM RESIDENTS.
AND SO I SUPPORT IT WHOLEHEARTEDLY, AND I HOPE YOU ALL DO TOO.
I AGREE, I WON'T BELABOR THE POINT.
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I JUST DON'T KNOW FROM EXPERIENCE, SINCE I DON'T HAVE THAT EXPERIENCE, DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO HAVE IT ON BOTH OF OUR PRIORITIES LISTS, OR DOES THAT GIVE US SOME EXTRA SUPPORT OR FOCUS OR HIGHLIGHT? WHAT IT WOULD DO IS IT WOULD ALLOW US TO FIRST MAKE SURE WE HAVE A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT FROM THE COUNCIL THAT WILL GO DOWN AND SPEAK AND TESTIFY, AND WOULD FOCUS OUR EFFORTS ON ADVOCATING FOR THIS WITH OUR STATE LEGISLATORS.YEAH. SO NO, LET'S LET'S GO AHEAD AND PUT IT ON OUR LIST.
I'LL JUST BE IN SUPPORT OF IT AS WELL.
GREAT. OKAY, WELL, SO YOU'VE GOT UNANIMOUS SUPPORT FOR ONE.
LET'S GO TO NUMBER TWO REAL QUICK.
I JUST WANT TO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, THIS ISSUE, IN ADDITION TO THE REST OF THE ISSUES AS WELL, IS WE'VE GOT A PRETTY STRONG COALITION THROUGHOUT THE STATE WITH ASSOCIATIONS AND OTHERS THAT ARE ALSO USING THIS TEMPLATE.
BUT I THINK IF YOU COULD ADD ON THAT, JUST TO ADD ON TO WHAT CHIEF IS OR WAS SAYING, WE HAVE ALREADY MET WITH THE TEXAS POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION AND GONE THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES WITH THEM, AND THEY INTEND TO USE THIS AS A TEMPLATE FOR THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.
SO ALSO IN THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO BE HOSTING THE TEXAS MAJOR CITY CHIEFS PUBLIC SAFETY LEGISLATION LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT WHERE WE INTEND ON HAVING A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH THE CHIEFS, HEADS OF AGENCIES OF THE LARGEST AGENCIES IN TEXAS AND DISCUSSING THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES AS WELL AS OUR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO FURTHER GARNER THAT SUPPORT. NEXT, WE HAVE AUTHORIZED LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO CONDUCT DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED CHECKPOINTS TO COMBAT THE PREVALENCE OF DRUNK DRIVING, MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS, AND FATALITIES.
COUNCIL MEMBER. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM? COUNCILOR STEWART? I THINK THERE'S SOME HISTORY ON THIS.
IS THAT CORRECT? I'M THINKING BACK TO MY LAW SCHOOL DAYS, WHICH IS A REALLY LONG TIME AGO.
SO CAN YOU KIND OF REFRESH MY MEMORY OR OUR MEMORY? COLLECTIVE MEMORY ON WHAT THAT IS? ABSOLUTELY. SO BACK IN 1991, THE THE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS WERE TAKEN TO THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS WHICH RULED THAT THERE WERE INSUFFICIENT PROCEDURES, GUIDELINES AND PROTOCOLS SURROUNDING THE ENFORCEMENT OF SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS.
AND SO SINCE THEN SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS HAVE NOT BEEN CONDUCTED IN TEXAS.
WE'VE DONE OUR RESEARCH, AND THERE ARE MANY OTHER STATES THAT HAVE SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS.
WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE EFFECTIVE, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED HERE TO MAKE OUR STREETS SAFER.
IF IT COMES FOR FEDERAL ISSUES, AS AN EXAMPLE, COMING FROM CALIFORNIA.
DUI CHECKPOINTS ARE VERY COMMONPLACE.
AND THERE IS THERE'S A SYSTEM IN PLACE.
I MEAN, YOU DO HAVE TO ANNOUNCE PRIOR THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO ONE.
WE COULD PROBABLY FIGURE IT OUT AS WELL.
COUNCILMEMBER REYNOLDS. THANK YOU.
I FULLY SUPPORT THIS. I'M JUST TRYING TO GO BACK TO HOLIDAYS.
I KNOW THAT WE DO SOME SORT OF PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
JUST, I GUESS ALERTING DRIVERS THAT, WELL, OBVIOUSLY NOT TO DRINK AND DRIVE, BUT.
SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT'S THE ENFORCEMENT LOOK LIKE? IT'S ONLY PROACTIVE.
PROACTIVE? THE ENFORCEMENT IS IS PROACTIVE.
YOU KNOW, IN ADDITION TO, YOU KNOW, CITY STREETS.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, IT'S YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE INCUMBENT ON OFFICERS, YOU KNOW, DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAYS AND MAKING PROACTIVE VEHICLE STOPS IF THEY SEE, YOU KNOW, ERRATIC DRIVING AND AND GOING FROM THERE.
AND THAT'S HOW YOU GET THAT'S HOW THAT IS.
I THINK AN ADDITIONAL TOOL THAT IT WAS PROVIDE US.
AND YOU KNOW, WE WE QUITE FRANKLY WE NEED TO BE MORE PRESENT ON OUR, ON OUR HIGHWAYS AND FREEWAYS.
AND WE'VE SEEN THE ACCIDENTS THAT HAPPEN, THE FATALITIES THAT HAPPEN.
AND, I MEAN, I THINK ALLOWING CITIES TO TAKE PART IN THESE WOULD, WOULD FORCE MULTIPLY THE PERCEPTION THAT PEOPLE THAT WE'RE PAYING MORE ATTENTION ON OUR FREEWAYS. YEAH.
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COOL. THANK YOU. AND THEN I'LL JUST POINT OUT THAT ITEM NUMBER FIVE FOR OUR COMMITTEE PRIORITIES IS CONSIDER ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS THE PRIMARY FIRST RESPONDER ON STATE HIGHWAYS, WHICH SORT OF DOVETAILS INTO THIS DISCUSSION JUST A LITTLE BIT.SO IS THERE THE WILL OF THE COMMITTEE TO INCLUDE THE CHECKPOINTS? YES. OKAY.
AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS.
WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SMOOTHER AND MORE EXPEDITED PROCESS TO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT PEACE OFFICERS THAT ARE ALREADY LICENSED IN OTHER STATES TO COME TO TEXAS OR TO COME TO DALLAS AND TO HIRE ON WITH US.
AND SO IS THE IDEA THAT SOMEBODY LICENSED FROM ANOTHER STATE WOULD BE VALID FOR A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THEY TOOK A T CALL TEST? YES. OKAY.
AND WHAT ARE WHAT IS THE LEGISLATION YOU'RE PROPOSING? SO THE LEGISLATION THAT WE ARE PROPOSING WOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF MECHANISM THAT WOULD HONOR OR RECOGNIZE THAT OUT OF STATE PEACE OFFICERS, AT LEAST EVEN FOR A PROVISIONAL OR TEMPORARY PERIOD.
IS THAT LIKE A YEAR OR TWO YEARS? TO BE DETERMINED? OKAY. NOW LET'S SEE WHAT THE YOU KNOW FEEDBACK IS FROM THE LEGISLATURE ON THAT GREAT COUNCILMEMBER WILLIS.
I MEAN, IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE THAT WOULD BE A BIG ISSUE, BUT ARE WE SEEING VERY BIG DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN WHAT OTHER STATES DO AND WHAT TEXAS DOES? I MEAN, SO WHERE THIS COULD PRESENT A PROBLEM WHERE SOMEONE DIDN'T HAVE THE TRAINING OR, YOU KNOW, WASN'T CLOSE ENOUGH TO WHAT WE WOULD REQUIRE.
SO RIGHT NOW THERE IS A REQUIREMENT THAT HAS TO KIND OF BE THE ARBITRATOR OR THE JUDGE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE TRAINING IS SUFFICIENT FROM THE APPLICANT'S BACKGROUND.
FLORIDA JUST RECENTLY PASSED YOU KNOW, BONUSES FOR TO RECRUIT OUT OF STATE APPLICANTS.
AND SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT TEXAS HAS TO BE ABLE TO DO IN ORDER TO REMAIN COMPETITIVE.
WELL, IF TICOLL IS COMING IN AND TAKING A LOOK AT IT, THEN I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT THEN.
SO THIS ONE SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
AND COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO AND STUART, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THAT ONE AS WELL? YES. OKAY, GREAT.
SO, JULIO, IF YOU CAN TAKE NUMBER FOUR AND FIVE TOGETHER SINCE THEY'RE BOTH FUNDING REQUESTS.
OKAY. SO OUR TWO FUNDING REQUESTS ARE GOING TO BE FOR TO BRING BACK A WEED AND SEED PROGRAM TO THE CITY OF DALLAS AND THEN TO SUPPORT THE DALLAS POLICE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION AS THEY SOLICIT APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE LEGISLATURE TO BUILD A CHILDCARE TRAINING FACILITY.
I'M SORRY, A CHILDCARE FACILITY FOR THE CHILDREN OF DALLAS POLICE OFFICERS.
I CAN EXPAND ON WEED AND SEED IF YOU'D LIKE.
BUT WEED AND SEED IS THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BACK IN THE 90S.
AND WHAT IT DID IS THAT IT HAD TWO COMPONENTS, THE WEEDING COMPONENT, WHICH WAS THE TARGETING OF THE MOST VIOLENT INDIVIDUALS IN A PARTICULAR NEIGHBORHOOD, AS WELL AS THE SEEDING COMPONENT, WHICH WAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD REVITALIZATION AND THE REINVESTMENT OF RESOURCES BACK INTO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD TO BUILD THAT BACK UP.
OKAY. WELL, I DO THINK WE WANT TO GROW OUR OWN, BUT I'M NOT SURE WE'RE STARTING AT CHILD CARE.
SO FOR THESE TWO, IF PEOPLE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, IF NOT ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH INCORPORATING THAT WITH NUMBER ONE AND JUST SORT OF REWORDING NUMBER ONE TO BE INCLUSIVE? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
YEAH. I'LL JUST ADD, I THINK WHEN WE'RE ABLE TO COMBINE SOME OF THESE PRIORITIES WE SHOULD DO THAT.
BUT IN, IN AN APPENDIX OR IN THE BACKGROUND, MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE DETAILING WHAT SOME OF THOSE SPECIFICS ARE, I THINK THE INTENT WOULD BE TO SAY THE WORDS WEED AND SEED PROGRAM AND CHILD CARE CENTER IN NUMBER ONE, BUT JUST SORT OF REWORD NUMBER ONE TO BE INCLUSIVE OF THAT.
WHO HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ITEM? COUNCILMEMBER WILLIS. YEAH, I WANTED TO ASK WHAT THE CURRENT MINIMUM SENTENCE IS.
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AND SO THAT'S CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE WOULD WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MINIMUM.AND HOW DO WE LAND ON TEN YEARS.
IF AT RIGHT NOW IT'S AT 2 TO 20.
SO YOU KNOW, THEY, FOR EXAMPLE, ON HUMAN SMUGGLING THIS PAST SESSION THEY HAD A 20 YEAR MINIMUM SENTENCE FOR THE BORDER OFFENSES.
AND SO WE FELT THAT AT LEAST A TEN YEAR MINIMUM SENTENCE WAS WAS AN APPROPRIATE FIGURE.
THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
OKAY, SO IT CAN'T JUST BE LIKE A SIMPLE SALT.
IT HAS TO BE AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, CORRECT? YES. WE'RE TALKING SERIOUS BODILY INJURY.
WE'RE TALKING OFFICERS BEING HOSPITALIZED.
THIS IS NOT CREATING A SCRATCH.
THIS IS NOT THESE ARE SERIOUS INJURIES THAT OUR OFFICERS ARE FACING.
AND A TEN YEAR MINIMUM SENTENCE JUST WOULD FEEL OUT OF WHACK COMPARED TO THE TO THE OFFENSE.
BUT I, I TOTALLY AGREE AND SEE THE POINT IN TRYING TO PUT IN THE MINIMUM SO THAT WE DO PROVIDE.
HOPEFULLY IT PROVIDES A DETERRENCE TO THAT TYPE OF ACTIVITY.
SO I. YEAH, I THINK I'M COMFORTABLE WITH THAT.
HOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE COMMITTEE? WERE YOU UP? YEAH. COUNCILOR WILSON.
THANK YOU. OKAY, JUST TO NUMBER JUST.
I JUST WANT TO JUST SAY ONE THING.
SO WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT.
WELL, IT'S DIFFICULT TO WATCH THE VIDEOS ONLINE OF POLICE OFFICERS BEING ASSAULTED.
THANK YOU. SO I THINK WE CAN SKIP THE LESSON.
LETHAL SINCE WE'VE ALREADY GOT THAT ONE INCLUDED.
AND IF YOU WANT TO GO TO NUMBER EIGHT ABOUT THE CASH BAIL, ADOPT A STATEWIDE MINIMUM CASH BAIL SCHEDULE FOR ELIGIBLE VIOLENT OFFENSES, AND MANDATE THE REVOCATION OF BAIL OF DEFENDANTS ARRESTED FOR ANY VIOLENT FELONY WHILE THE DEFENDANT IS AWAITING TRIAL ON A PREVIOUSLY CHARGED VIOLENT FELONY.
AND WE TOOK OR WE MODELED THIS LEGISLATION FROM A RECENT BILL THAT WAS PASSED IN DELAWARE AND DELAWARE WAS ABLE TO ESTABLISH FOR THEIR MOST VIOLENT OFFENSES A STATEWIDE MINIMUM CASH BAIL THAT ALL JUDGES ARE TO ADHERE TO ACROSS THE STATE.
AND IT'S SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN A REDUCTION IN VIOLENT CRIME IN DELAWARE.
AND SO WE WANT TO BRING THAT HERE TO TEXAS.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS. DO YOU HAVE INPUT ON THIS ITEM? EVERYBODY FEELS COMFORTABLE ADDING IT.
OKAY. NUMBER NINE, FOCUSED DETERRENCE MANDATE THE JUDGE'S ORDER, PARTICIPATION FROM HIGH RISK VIOLENT OFFENDERS AND FOCUSED DETERRENCE PROGRAMS AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION OR PAROLE. AND THIS WOULD BE A BILL THAT WE BRACKET OFF TO THOSE CITIES OR THAT DO HAVE A FOCUS.
IT'S THE ONES THAT WOULD MEET THE CRITERIA THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN OUR SYSTEM, IN OUR PROGRAM.
AND, YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN THE BENEFITS OF OUR FOCUS DETERRENCE PROGRAM HERE.
AND WE CERTAINLY WANT TO GIVE JUDGES AND EMPOWER EMPOWER OR EMPOWER THE JUDGES OR WHAT HAVE YOU TO IF A CITY HAS A PROGRAM SUCH AS OURS, THAT AND YOU'RE COMING BACK TO DALLAS AND YOU ARE YOU YOU ARE ELIGIBLE, PER OUR SELECTION PROCESS.
THAT IT IS AS A FORM OF A CONDITION.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS INPUT ON THIS ONE.
SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE THINGS THAT THEY'RE TAPPING INTO.
AND I'M SURE THAT PROBATION OFFICERS AND OTHERS, YOU KNOW, GIVE SOME KIND OF COUNSEL AND GUIDANCE.
BUT THIS HAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT ELEMENT TO IT.
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AND WE TALK ABOUT OUR OFFICE OF COMMUNITY POLICE OVERSIGHT AND THE NEED TO BUILD TRUST AND COMMUNITIES.YET UNFORTUNATELY, IT'S AFTER AN INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED, BUT THAT THIS IS A WAY TO RESET THAT AND BUILD THAT TRUST, BECAUSE I KNOW PART OF IT THAT'S CRITICAL IS THAT YOU'RE SAYING WE WANT TO SUPPORT YOU AND WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED.
AND SO I'M ANYTHING AROUND FOCUSED DETERRENCE LIKE THIS I'M A BIG PROPONENT OF I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ON THIS ONE, WHICH IS, DO YOU THINK THAT JUDGES CURRENTLY ARE AWARE OF OUR PROGRAM, THAT THEY COULD ADD THIS AS A CONDITION? OR DO YOU THINK IT'S HIT AND MISS THAT? SOME KNOW, SOME DON'T.
I DO I THINK YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, IT COULD BE VERY ARDUOUS TO GET ALL JUDGES ON THE SAME PAGE WITH REGARDS TO MANDATING THESE PROGRAMS. BUT CERTAINLY WE FEEL THAT THAT GETTING GETTING COLLECTIVE BUY IN BECAUSE THIS IS ALL ABOUT VIOLENT CRIME.
THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN PART OF THE VIOLENT CRIME PLAN.
THIS IS ABOUT TRYING TO REBUILD LIVES AND GIVE THEM HOPE.
AND WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF GREAT BENEFITS FROM OURS.
AND SO GETTING EVERYONE ON THE SAME PAGE WILL BE VERY, VERY HELPFUL.
AND FINALLY WE WANT TO AMEND THE TEXAS OPEN RECORDS ACT TO EXEMPT THE PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS DERIVED FROM EARLY WARNING SOFTWARE PLATFORMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PROACTIVE EMPLOYEE INTERVENTION.
IT REALLY CREATES A BARRIER FOR US TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION IN THESE PROACTIVE PROGRAMS. AND SO THE OFFICER IS NOT IN TROUBLE.
SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT POSITIVE INTERVENTION.
WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE THAT SALVAGING OF THE EMPLOYEES CAREER.
AND I SHOULD SAY THAT THIS IS MORE IN LINE WITH A STANDARDIZED AND UNIFORM APPROACH TO HOW THESE EARLY WARNING NOTIFICATIONS ARE HANDLED STATEWIDE. SO AGENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE UNDER CHAPTER 143 DO NOT RELEASE THESE NOTIFICATIONS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SUSTAINED ALLEGATIONS OF OFFICER MISCONDUCT.
AND SO THIS WOULD JUST HOMOGENIZE THAT POLICY OR THAT THAT PROCEDURE ACROSS THE STATE.
WELL, THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO SAY ON THIS ONE, I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT WE SUPPORT THIS.
I'VE MET WITH VENDORS WHO DO THIS TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LEGAL CHALLENGES ARE, AS WELL AS HOW THIS PROGRAM CAN REALLY HELP US AND HELP OFFICERS AS THINGS MIGHT.
START TO LOOK LIKE THEY'RE TRENDING IN A CERTAIN DIRECTION AND SORT OF COURSE, CORRECT.
AND I NOW SEE THE BENEFIT, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW IT CAN BE USED WITHOUT THIS KIND OF PROTECTION.
SO COMMITTEE, I'D LOVE TO HEAR ANY THOUGHTS YOU HAVE ON THIS ONE.
I DO HAVE ONE GLOBAL QUESTION, THOUGH.
AND I THINK IT'S GREAT THAT WE SEEM TO HAVE ALIGNMENT ON THESE, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET THE BACKGROUND.
I DON'T KNOW THAT OUR ENTIRE BODY WILL AGREE, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I WOULD JUST SAY GOING FORWARD, WE MAY NEED TO EXAMINE THIS PRACTICE OF HAVING THINGS COME AT US SEPARATELY.
WELL, ACTUALLY WE'VE NEVER HAD ON PUBLIC SAFETY DPD PRESENT THEIR LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, ALTHOUGH THIS HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING PRACTICE THAT WHETHER YOU WANT TO SAY IT'S DPD OR YOU WANT TO SAY IT'S THE ASSOCIATIONS, I THINK THERE'S A BLURRING OF THE LINES.
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE AT THE CAPITOL, THERE'S NO THERE'S NO TURNING AWAY FROM THE FACT THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN UNIFORM DOWN THERE AND THEY ARE MAKING LEGISLATIVE CHANGES. AND SO WITH THIS, AGAIN, JUST IN AN EFFORT TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE I WAS AWARE OF WHAT THEIRS WAS, I'M LIKE,
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WHY DON'T YOU COME PRESENT IT? AND, YOU KNOW WE CAN DECIDE TO ADOPT YOUR ITEMS INTO OUR PROGRAM.AND THEN WE WOULD HAVE THAT ALIGNMENT, OR WE CAN DECIDE THAT WE DIFFER ON THIS.
THE CITY IS GOING TO FOCUS ON THESE ITEMS. WE CAN'T CONTROL WHAT THE ASSOCIATIONS DO.
AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT DPD ALONE.
SO IF WE CAN HELP THEM ON THINGS WE AGREE WITH, I THINK WE SHOULD.
IT ONLY BENEFITS US IF THERE'S THINGS WE DON'T AGREE WITH.
THEY ARE FREE TO DO THEIR OWN THING AND WE'RE FREE TO DO OUR OWN.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE THE COMMITTEE SUPPORTS ACTUALLY ALL OF THE ITEMS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN IS WE WILL ADD THEM INTO THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FROM THIS COMMITTEE.
MOVING TO THE FULL COUNCIL FOR THE FULL COUNCIL BRIEFING.
AND WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A DEBATE ON THAT AND WE CAN EXPRESS OUR OPINION.
I'M SURE THE CHIEF AND JULIO WILL BE THERE TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING THAT THEY MAYBE HAVEN'T HEARD THAT MAY PERHAPS SWAY THEM, BUT IN THE END, THERE'LL BE A VOTE ON EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE LEGISLATIVE ITEMS. AS A PACKAGE.
I GUARANTEE YOU THERE ARE THINGS THAT WILL BE IN THERE THAT I PERSONALLY WILL NOT SUPPORT.
BUT IF THERE'S EIGHT VOTES, THAT'S OUR PACKAGE.
SO, WE ARE FOUR OF THE VOTES RIGHT NOW.
OKAY, WELL, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS. SO, I THINK THAT PUTS US AT 19 LEGISLATIVE ITEMS JUST FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
I GUESS THAT ECHOES THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR GOING THROUGH THOSE WITH US.
IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS.
AND LET'S GO TO ITEM G, WHICH IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY DASHBOARDS.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE ON THOSE TWO.
I JUST HAD A NURSE, COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS.
SO, ON THIS IS THE DPD DASHBOARD.
AND I HOPE THAT THESE SORTS OF STATISTICS ARE SHARED WITH THAT, THAT BOARD.
ANYWAY, I THINK THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHT.
I HOPE SOMEONE'S LISTENING TO THAT.
PERHAPS YOU COULD SHARE THAT WITH THEM THAT THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD NUMBER TO SHARE.
OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR911 MUNICIPAL COURTS.
EVERYTHING'S LOOKING AS EXPECTED.
GREAT. OKAY, THE NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS ITEM H, WHICH IS THE CFR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
YOU'LL NOTICE THAT LIST IS DOWN TO JUST TWO.
ANY ITEMS ON THAT? NO. THIS IS THE FLEET MAINTENANCE UPDATE.
I HAVE ASKED CHIEF ARDIS ABOUT THE NUMBER OF REPAIRS FOR THE EQUIPMENT.
HE'S TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES.
WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS OPENLY A NUMBER OF TIMES ABOUT OLDER PARTS FOR OLDER EQUIPMENT.
THE NEXT TWO ITEMS, J AND K J IS ACCEPTING A GRANT THAT'S COMING.
AND K IS A PROCUREMENT OF ROAD FLARES.
OKAY. I AM GOING TO ASK CHIEF ARDIS TO HELP US ON WE SHOULD SUPPORT THE ROAD FLARES.
I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, BUT I DO WANT TO GO BACK AS A PROCUREMENT EXERCISE AND REALLY LOOK AT HOW WE DID THIS AND WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WE DID THE PROCUREMENT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENTLY, WHICH IS TO SAY, WHAT IF WE USED ANY OF OUR PARTNERS THAT ALREADY HAVE A PROGRAM IN PLACE AND THEN HOW LONG THIS TOOK, AND WOULD IT HAVE COST MORE IF WE HAD USED ONE OF THE COLLABORATIVE PROCUREMENT METHODS WE COULD HAVE HOW MUCH TIME WOULD WE HAVE SAVED? SO, I JUST THINK THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF AN ITEM THAT EVERYBODY'S BUYING FLARES.
IT'S A PRETTY STANDARD KIND OF FLARE.
AND LET'S JUST SEE WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
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IT IS 3:49 AND THE MEETING'S ADJOURNED.