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TODAY IS AUGUST 27TH. IT'S 9:07.[Public Safety on August 27, 2024.]
I'M CALL TO ORDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING.OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE JUNE 10TH MEETING.
>> THERE'S A MOTION IN A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL, PLEASE SAY AYE?
>> ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED ON OUR ITEMS, WE'RE JUST GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT THE INCREDIBLE LIFESAVING ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE RECENTLY HAPPENED IN DFR.
I'D LIKE TO ASK DOCTOR MARSHALL ISAACS TO COME JOIN US UP FRONT AND HELP US IN RECOGNIZING TWO RIGHT CARE TEAMS THAT DO THE EVERYDAY WORK OF SAVING LIVES.
BUT IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, I THINK FOR US TO PAUSE AND RECOGNIZE BOTH THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAPPEN IN DFR AND DPD, EVERY DAY THAT MAKE PEOPLE SAY THESE ARE OUR HEROES.
DOCTOR ISAACS, CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THESE TWO TEAMS.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, CHIEF ARTISTS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING TIME OUT OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TODAY TO RECOGNIZE THE EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE OF TWO OF THE CITY'S RIGHT CARE UNITS.
AS YOU KNOW, THESE ARE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE UNITS THAT ARE MADE UP OF DALLAS FIRE RESCUE PARAMEDICS, DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS, AS WELL AS PARKLANDS HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS.
TODAY, WE ARE SO EXCITED TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS AND LIFESAVING ACTIONS OF TWO OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS, TWO OF OUR RIGHT CARE UNITS, AS WELL AS DFR MEDIC 1 RESPONSE TEAMS. THEY'RE SWIFT AND DECISIVE ACTIONS IN TWO CRITICAL INCIDENTS, NOT ONLY SAVED LIVES, BUT EXEMPLIFY THE VERY BEST OF PUBLIC SERVICE THAT I KNOW YOU SUPPORT HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
FIRST, WE WANT TO COMMEND RIGHT CARE UNIT 124 SOUTHWEST TEAM, POLICE OFFICER JOSCELYN JENKINS, PARAMEDIC ANTONIO WILSON, PARKLAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIAN JORDAN WAINWRIGHT, AND MEDIC 1 TEAM, PARAMEDIC ROBERT COBER, AND MOBILE CRISIS COORDINATOR KATARINA SANTIAGO.
FOR THEIR INCREDIBLE TEAMWORK IN SAVING THE LIFE OF A 49-YEAR-OLD OLD UNHOUSED NEIGHBOR.
THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS FOUND MOTIONLESS IN A DITCH AND WAS INITIALLY RESISTANT TO ACCEPTING ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT.
HOWEVER, DUE TO THE TEAM'S PERSISTENCE AND DILIGENCE, THEY PERFORMED A SKILLFUL ASSESSMENT AND DETERMINED THAT HE REQUIRED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORT TO PARKLAND HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.
AT THE HOSPITAL, HE WAS FOUND TO BE CRITICALLY ILL.
WITHOUT THE INTERVENTION AND COORDINATION OF BOTH OF THESE TEAMS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT THIS GENTLEMAN WOULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED.
THE ACTIONS OF BOTH TEAMS ARE NOTHING SHORT OF HEROIC AND WE OWE THEM OUR DEEPEST GRATITUDE.
WE ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCEPTIONAL WORK OF RIGHT CARE UNIT 121, THE CENTRAL TEAM, POLICE OFFICER JESUS SALERO, PARAMEDIC CAMERON NEWELL AND SOCIAL WORKER LIZ SHERMAN.
THEY RESPONDED TO A CRITICAL INCIDENT INVOLVING A WOMAN WHO WAS AT HIGH RISK OF SUICIDE.
WHEN THE TEAM ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THEY FOUND THAT THE DOORS WERE LOCKED, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THEIR INTERVENTIONS, AND TRUSTING THEIR INSTINCTS, THE TEAM MADE THE CRUCIAL DECISION TO CALL FOR A FORCIBLE ENTRY.
UPON ENTRY, THEY FOUND A WOMAN IN A BATHTUB COVERED WITH FENTANYL PATCHES WHO WAS NO LONGER BREATHING.
SHE WAS AT THE BRINK OF DEATH AND THANKS TO THEIR TEAMS QUICK ACTIONS, INCLUDING THE ADMINISTRATION OF NARCAN AND OTHER LIFESAVING CARE, THAT WOMAN'S LIFE WAS SAVED.
TODAY SHE'S FULLY RECOVERED RECEIVING FOLLOW UP CARE AND IS DOING WELL, THANKS TO THE COURAGE, PROFESSIONALISM, INSTINCTS, AND AMAZING WORK OF THIS TEAM.
THESE TWO INCIDENTS HIGHLIGHT THE DEDICATION, COMPASSION, AND EXPERTISE OF THESE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE UNITS, AS WELL AS THE TREMENDOUS WORK BEING DONE EACH AND EVERY DAY BY THE OTHER RIGHT CARE UNITS IN THE CITY, ALL OF OUR DFR PARAMEDICS, OUR DPD OFFICERS, AND PARKLAND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICIANS.
THEIR WORK MAKES A PROFOUND DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS OUR HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THEIR SERVICE TODAY.
PLEASE LET US EXTEND OUR HEARTFELT THANKS TO THESE MEMBERS AND OFFICERS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [APPLAUSE]
>> ON BEHALF OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING THAT HERO AND BEING THERE FOR FOLKS.
WE HAVE CERTIFICATES THAT ARE FRAMED FOR YOU.
IF YOU WANT TO PICK THAT UP, AND THEN COME HERE WE'LL TAKE A PHOTO ALTOGETHER.
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AND I THINK THAT WE MAY HAVE SOME OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING CHAIR ATKINS.I JUST WANT TO SAY ONE THING THAT THIS RIGHT CARE TEAM WE STARTED BACK IN SOUTH CENTRAL IN UNITED CITYWIDE.
THIS WAS THE BEST THING THEY EVER HAPPENED TO THE CITY OF DALLAS.
EVERYONE THOUGHT, HEY, IS IT GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM PUBLIC SAFETY, IS IT GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT SAVED A QUARTER OF LIFE OF THE CITY.
I'M GLAD THAT IS CITYWIDE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IF IT WAS JUST IN ONE PART OF THE CITY, TODAY WE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO SAVE THOSE VICTIM LIVES.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR THE RIGHT CARE TEAM.
ANYTHING I CAN DO ON 125% FOR YOU.
>> [NOISE] EVERYBODY SMILING, HAPPY.
>> AS COUNCILWOMAN STEWART JUST SAID TO ME, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE FOR.
OUR FIRST BRIEFING TODAY IS PUBLIC SAFETY RECRUITING AND RETENTION UPDATE.
>> GOOD MORNING, CHAIRWOMAN, MEMBERS COUNCILS AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE I'M MAJOR POLLYANNA ASHFORD, ALONG WITH DEPUTY CHIEF IRA HERRERA.
WE'RE THE PERSONNEL AND DIVISION COMMANDERS, AND WE'LL BE DISCUSSING SOME OF DPDS RECRUITING AND RETENTION STRATEGIES FOR THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY. NEXT SLIDE.
WE CONTINUE TO HAVE FULL PAGE RECRUITING ADS IN SOME OF OUR MAJOR NORTH TEXAS SPORTS TEAMS YEARBOOKS, INCLUDING THE MAVERICKS, THE COWBOYS, THE RANGERS, AND THE ALL-STARS.
WE'VE ALSO BEGAN INCORPORATING VIRTUAL Q&A SESSIONS TO ACCOMPANY OUR BIMONTHLY ONSITE HIRING EVENTS.
OUR RECRUITING TEAM HOSTS THESE Q&A SESSIONS ON TUESDAYS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND CLEAR UP ANY CONCERNS THAT PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE HIRING PROCESS, SUCH AS THE PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST, THE POLYGRAPH, OR THEIR APPLICANT INTERVIEW BOARDS.
ALSO UPON YOUR REQUEST, MADAM CHAIR, DPD AND DFR HAVE COLLABORATED ON A DUAL RECRUITING AD THAT'S BEING PLACED ON FIRE STATIONS AROUND THE CITY.
BUT WE WANTED YOU TO SEE IT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL SO WE BROUGHT ONE SO THAT YOU COULD SEE IT.
SEE WHAT WE'RE PUTTING UP ON THESE FIRE STATIONS.
[BACKGROUND] THANK YOU. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
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HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE FIRE STATIONS WHERE THE BANNERS HAVE BEEN PLACED.THEY'VE ALSO BEEN PLACED AT THE FOLLOWING FIRE STATIONS, 5600 EAST GRAND AVENUE AT STATION NUMBER 19, 2540 SOUTH VERNON AT STATION NUMBER 33, AND 3333 MOCKING B STATION NUMBER 42.
NEXT SLIDE. AS FAR AS OUR RETENTION STRATEGIES, WE HAVE A FEW THAT WE'RE STILL FINALIZING.
ONE OF THEM IS THE SICK LEAVE EXCHANGE PROGRAM, WHICH WILL ALLOW OFFICERS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCHANGE UNUSED SICK LEAVE HOURS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT THEY HAVE ACCRUED.
FOR EXAMPLE, OFFICERS WOULD BE ABLE TO EXCHANGE UP TO 40 HOURS IF THEY'VE ACCRUED 192 HOURS OF SICK TIME.
THEY COULD EXCHANGE 50 IF THEIR BALANCE IS 456, OR THEY COULD EXCHANGE UP TO 60 HOURS IF THEY HAVE ACCRUED 720 HOURS OF SICK TIME.
THE PROGRAM RUN AS A PILOT FOR FISCAL YEAR 25 AND FISCAL YEAR 26 IF APPROVED. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE'RE WORKING TO FINALIZE IS THE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM WITH A MAX FISCAL YEAR 25 BUDGET OF $100,000, REFERRAL DISBURSEMENTS ARE BEING LIMITED TO $1,000, WHICH MEANS THAT THE FIRST 100 REFERRALS WILL HAVE A PAYOUT.
THERE ARE STILL ONGOING DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHEN THE $1,000 DISBURSEMENT WILL OCCUR.
REFERRING OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR $1,000 BONUS AT ONE OF THREE JUNCTURES, EITHER WHEN THE APPLICANT ENTERS THE ACADEMY, WHEN THE APPLICANT PASSES TCOLE, OR WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM THE ACADEMY.
NEXT SLIDE. ANOTHER ATTENTION STRATEGY.
THE RECEPTION OF THE UPDATED TATTOO AND BEARD POLICY HAS BEEN GREATLY RECEIVED.
MANY OFFICERS ARE CHOOSING TO EXHIBIT THEIR TATTOOS, AND SO FAR WE'VE HAD 234 BEEN APPROVED TO DO SO.
THEY ARE EXHIBITING THOSE TATTOOS, AND THEY'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE UPDATE TO THE POLICY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THIS SLIDE INCLUDES OUR NUMBERS FOR JUNE AND JULY.
THERE WERE 296 POLICE APPLICANTS THAT WERE REFERRED BY CIVIL SERVICE AND CONTACT BY DPD.
OUR NEXT ACADEMY CLASS IS GOING TO BE NUMBER 402.
IT'S GOING TO BE SEPTEMBER 25TH, AND WE ARE PROJECTING UPWARDS OF 60 APPLICANTS IN THAT CLASS OR RECRUITS IN THAT CLASS.
FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, WE PROCESSED 142 FOR JUNE AND JULY, 80 OF THOSE ENTERED THE BACKGROUND, AND WE'VE HAD 25 TO BE ON BOARDED IN THE MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. FOR FISCAL YEAR 24, WE HAD 1081 POLICE APPLICANTS REFERRED BY CIVIL SERVICE, 622 OF THEM WERE PROCESSED OR ARE BEING PROCESSED CURRENTLY.
SEVENTY-NINE OF THOSE FELLED BACKGROUND, 187 OF THOSE HAVE ENTERED THE ACADEMY.
FOR OUR 911 CALL TAKER TRAINEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 QUARTER 2, WE HAVE HAD 593 OF THOSE COME THROUGH, 490 OF THOSE MET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, 212 COMPLETED THE EXAM, 128 PASSED, AND THERE WERE 278 NO SHOWS.
FOR THE POLICE DISPATCHER, FISCAL YEAR 24 QUARTER TWO, WE HAD 467 APPLICANTS, 361 OF THOSE MET THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, 159 COMPLETED THE EXAM, AND 94 PASSED, AND WE HAD 202 NO SHOWS.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS FOR JUNE AND JULY.
WE HAD 18 EVENTS DURING THIS TIME FRAME.
OUR NUMBERS ARE DOWN BECAUSE OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES WERE ON BREAK FOR THE SUMMER.
WE ALSO HAD 163 APPLICANTS COME THROUGH OUR SITES.
HERE'S A DEPICTION OF HOW THEY HEARD ABOUT US.
FIFTY OF THOSE WAS THROUGH DALLASPOLICE.NET, CLOSE SECOND WERE 43 FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, 31 HEARD FROM US THROUGH JOB FAIRS, AND 28 THROUGH OTHER DPD OFFICERS.
THIS CONCLUDES MY BRIEFING AND WE'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> COMMITTEE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?
ON PAGE 5, CAN YOU TALK TO ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PROJECTED BUDGET FOR THE EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM AT $100,000.
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THAT'S NOT THE NUMBER THAT I RECALL THAT THIS COMMITTEE ADVISED ON, AND SO YOU CAN JUST TELL ME HOW WE ARRIVED TO THAT NUMBER.>> THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER. THIS WAS THE BUDGET THAT WE WERE GIVEN TO WORK WITH, AND SO THIS IS THE AMOUNT THAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR OUR PROGRAM.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE TOTAL NUMBER, WHAT WAS THE RECOMMENDED NUMBER FOR BONUSES? THIS IS CALLING FOR $1,000 PER REFERRAL.
WHAT WAS THE NUMBER THAT CAME OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE?
>> I'LL HAVE TO GO BACK BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS 5,000 OR 6,000.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, THAT WAS WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED FROM THE COMMITTEE.
>> SURE. I WAS GOING TO LOOK OR ASK SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT PAGE 8.
THIS IS ABOUT THE PROCESS ON SWORN AND JUST LOOKING AT THIS FISCAL YEAR.
JUST TO GIVE THE PUBLIC JUST HOW THE FUNNEL WORKS.
BECAUSE THIS IS A PROCESS, AND THIS ISN'T JUST ANY JOB.
IT'S GRUELING, IT'S DEMANDING, IT'S A COMMITMENT BEYOND JUST ABOUT ANY OTHER.
I SEE THAT YOU'VE GOT POLICE APPLICANTS REFERRED BY CIVIL SERVICE AT 1081.
THIS IS JUST A BASELINE INTEREST CIVIL SERVICE GOES THROUGH SOME STEPS.
WHAT MOVES SOMEONE FROM A CIVIL SERVICE REFERENCE TO A PROCESSED APPLICANT?
>> THANK YOU. BASICALLY THOSE 1,081 THAT WERE REFERRED ARE ONES THAT ACTUALLY PASSED A CIVIL SERVICE TEST. THAT'S WHAT THAT WAS.
THEN AFTER THEY PASSED A CIVIL SERVICE TEST IS UP TO THEM OR BASICALLY WE CALL, TEXT, EMAIL, EVERY LAST ONE OF THE APPLICANTS THAT ARE REFERRED FROM CIVIL SERVICE.
WE SCHEDULE THEM FOR ON-SITES, AND IT'S UP TO THEM TO SHOW UP AND CONTINUE WITH THE PROCESS.
>> THE OTHER MORE RIGOROUS, THE PSYCHOLOGICAL, ALL OF THE PART ABOUT BACKGROUND, ETC DOESN'T REALLY BEGIN UNTIL YOU ARE A PROCESSED APPLICANT?
>> THE FUNNEL GOES, IT'S ALMOST CUT IN HALF THERE FROM 1,081 FROM THOSE WHO JUST PASSED THE BASELINE TEST TO BECOMING AN ACTUAL PROCESSED APPLICANT IS AT 622.
THAT BECOMES OUR UNIVERSE OF WHAT'S POSSIBLE.
YOU'VE GOT ABOUT 13 PERCENT OF THOSE THAT SHAKE OUT BECAUSE THEY FAIL A BACKGROUND CHECK.
WOULD YOU SAY THAT THIS PAST YEAR IS ANY DIFFERENT STATISTICALLY THAN PREVIOUS YEARS OR IS ABOUT 13 PERCENT WHAT YOU KICK OUT DUE TO BACKGROUND CHECK?
>> YOU LOSE ABOUT 13 PERCENT THERE AND THEN THOSE THAT ACTUALLY ENTER THE ACADEMY IS 187 OUT OF THAT 622.
ROUGHLY, STARTING WITH THIS FUNNEL, YOU GET DOWN TO ABOUT 30 PERCENT THAT GO INTO THE ACADEMY.
ANY OTHER THOUGHTS AROUND WHY THAT IS, WHY THAT NUMBER STARTS OF BIG AND THEN SHAKES OUT TO THIS 30 PERCENT OF THAT NUMBER?
>> WELL AS YOU KNOW, THERE'S A HUGE MARKET FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
IT'S A VERY COMPETITIVE MARKET, SO WE ARE DEALING WITH OTHER AGENCIES, NOT JUST IN OUR AREA, BUT AROUND THE COUNTRY.
THAT IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE CONTEND WITH.
THE OTHER IS, SOME OF THEM JUST HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART, CHANGE OF CAREER MINDSET, AND THOSE ARE CERTAINLY SOME OF THE AREAS WHERE WE SEE PEOPLE FALL OUT.
>> SURE. IT'S NOT FOR EVERYBODY AND IT IS HIGHLY COMPETITIVE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR ADDING DEPTH TO THAT.
>> THANK YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON SOME OF COUNCILMEMBER WILLIS'S QUESTIONS.
OF THE 187 THAT ENTERED THE ACADEMY, DO WE KNOW HOW MANY ACTUALLY GRADUATED?
>> I'LL HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT NUMBER.
IT'S NOT TOO MUCH LOWER THAN THAT.
WE USUALLY HAVE ONE THAT EITHER DROP OUT, FAIL DUE TO ACADEMICS OR THE PHYSICAL TRAINING.
THOSE THAT DON'T MAYBE HAVE INJURIES, THEY'LL JUST BE RECYCLED INTO THE NEXT CLASS, BUT THAT NUMBER IS PRETTY SMALL.
>> I'M JUST REALLY GOING TO FOCUS, FOR THE NEXT YEAR, ON OUR GOAL OF 250 BECAUSE WE'RE REALLY PUTTING THAT OUT THERE THAT MAYBE WE ALWAYS HAVE, BUT IT'S CLICKED FOR ME ALL OF A SUDDEN.
THE 250 IS WHAT WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO GRADUATE EACH YEAR AND GET OUT THERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, IT LOOKS LIKE WE NEED 63 MORE GRADUATES.
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I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR, BUT MAYBE WE CAN COUNT THAT AS 2024 IF THEY START IN 2024, WHICH I BELIEVE THAT'S CLASS 402, AND YOU'RE PROJECTING 60.>> WE'RE CLOSE, I GUESS IS WHERE I'M HEADED WITH THIS.
MAYBE WE WON'T BE AT 250, BUT MAYBE WE'LL GET TO 240 OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.
I WOULD LOVE TO JUST MONITOR THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR AND SEE HOW CLOSE TO WE GET TO OUR 250.
FOR THOSE OF YOU ARE OUT THERE WHO ARE COUNTING AND I KNOW THERE ARE, I UNDERSTAND THAT'S OFFSET BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO RETAIN BECAUSE OF RETIREMENT OR WHATEVER.
BUT I JUST WANT TO SHOW THE PUBLIC THAT WE ARE TRULY GETTING CLOSE TO THIS 250.
PERHAPS WE'VE BEEN THERE, AS I SAID, AND I'M JUST NOT AWARE OF THAT, BUT WE ARE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO ACTUALLY GRADUATING THAT NUMBER AND GETTING THEM TO OUR DIFFERENT STEP STATIONS. THANK YOU.
>> YES, MA'AM. OUR GOAL IS GOING TO BE 250 OR MORE.
>> CHIEF AND MAJOR [INAUDIBLE], YOU HAVE NOT BEEN IN THIS ROLE VERY LONG, BUT HAVE YOU STARTED TRACKING WHO GETS HIRED AND WHO ACTUALLY MAKES IT THROUGH ACADEMY AND FTO FIELD TRAINING?
>> YOUR STRONGEST CANDIDATES, MEANING YOU GET THEM FROM TRIPS, YOU GET THEM FROM REFERRALS, YOU GET THEM FROM THE MAVERICK GAMES, WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM?
>> I'LL GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. THIS LAST ON SITE, WE HAD 36 PEOPLE SHOW UP.
TWO OF THEM FAILED OUT OR DISQUALIFIED, SO 34 WENT THROUGH OUR PROCESS.
I WOULD SAY 26 OF THOSE WERE LOCAL, WE HAD TWO FROM GEORGIA, AND ONE FROM HUNTINGTON, CALIFORNIA.
>> WHAT ABOUT THE ACTUAL SOURCE? MEANING THEY SAW AN AD ONLINE, THEY WERE REFERRED BY AN EMPLOYEE.
>> YES, MA'AM. WE KEEP TRACK OF SOCIAL MEDIA HITS.
WHEN ALL OF OUR FOLKS COME IN AND DO THE ONSITE, WE ASK THEM, WHERE DID YOU HEAR ABOUT US? A VAST MAJORITY OF THEM ARE SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> CAN YOU DO AN ANALYSIS FOR US OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN FROM SOCIAL MEDIA, WHAT PERCENT ARE MAKING IT THROUGH GRADUATION AND THEN MAKING IT THROUGH FIELD TRAINING, WHAT PERCENT THAT ARE COMING IN FROM REFERRALS, SAME THING, AND ANY OTHER SOURCE THAT YOU'RE TRACKING?
>> SO THAT WE SEE THAT OUTCOME.
I KNOW THAT WHEN I WAS IN THE HR BUSINESS, OUR EMPLOYEE REFERRALS WERE ALWAYS OUR STRONGEST CANDIDATES BECAUSE THEY GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT THE JOB WAS AND THE ENVIRONMENT BETTER THAN SOMEBODY WHO JUST SAW AN AD IN THE PAPER.
THAT'S OLD I AM. THAT'S WHAT WE USED TO DO IT.
THIS MORNING, I GOT SOME DATA FROM THE CHIEF.
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO COME UP AND CAN I ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? WHAT I HAD REQUESTED WAS THE LAST 30 GRADUATE CLASSES, SO CLASS 367-397, WHICH WOULD COINCIDE WITH THE CLASS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE MAYOR THAT WERE ALL ELECTED AT THE SAME TIME THAT I WAS.
THE NUMBERS THAT YOU SHARED WITH ME WERE THAT THERE WERE 994 OFFICERS THAT STARTED DAY 1 IN THE ACADEMY, SO JUST UNDER 1,000.
THEN YOU SHARED THAT 803 OF THEM ACTUALLY GRADUATED FROM THE ACADEMY, SO THAT'S 80 PERCENT.
THEN YOU SHARED WITH ME, 594 COMPLETED FIELD TRAINING OFFICER.
BUT THERE'S STILL FOUR CLASSES THAT ARE GOING THROUGH FTO.
IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE ONES THAT HAVE COMPLETED FTO SO FAR, IT'S UNDER 60 PERCENT.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR GOAL OF HIRING 250 OFFICERS, WHAT WE REALLY END UP WITH AFTER FIELD TRAINING IS 150.
THIS IDEA THAT WE'RE EVER GOING TO CATCH UP IS NONSENSE AT 250 BECAUSE WE'RE NOT EVEN HIRING AND TRAINING AND GETTING THEM TO BE INDEPENDENT AT A NUMBER THAT EXCEEDS ATTRITION.
WE HAVE TO HAVE A HIGHER NUMBER, WE HAVE TO RECRUIT MORE PEOPLE THAT CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT IT'S PHYSICALLY DIFFICULT TO GO THROUGH THE ACADEMY.
I BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE, BUT ACADEMICALLY, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT.
AGAIN, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE STATISTICS ON HOW MANY ARE LEAVING THE ACADEMY DUE TO, THIS JOB IS NOT FOR ME.
I THINK THAT THEY DO GET A SENSE OF WHAT THE JOB IS.
BUT ALSO, HOW MANY ARE FAILING OUT ACADEMICALLY.
I THINK IT'S A PRETTY HIGH NUMBER VERSUS HOW MANY CAN'T DO THE RANGE,
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CAN'T DO THE RUNNING, ALL OF THAT.WE NEED TO LOOK AT THAT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHAT WE KNOW IS WE ARE NOT HIRING ENOUGH PEOPLE.
WHEN WE GO THROUGH OUR DASHBOARD AND WE LOOK AT RESPONSE TIMES, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE THAT.
EVERY TIME I'VE GONE ON A RIDE ALONG, THE OFFICERS ARE VERY CONCERNED TO GO KNOCK ON THE DOOR OF SOMEBODY, AND IT'S NINE HOURS LATER FROM THAT 911 CALL.
THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET YELLED AT, BUT THEY SHOWED UP TO DO IT.
THEY'RE DOING THE BEST THEY CAN, BUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS.
THIS GOAL OF 250 AND THEN UNDERFUNDING A PROGRAM THAT WE UNANIMOUSLY SAID, $6,000 FOR THIS RECRUITING AND RETENTION PROGRAM.
RECRUITING WHEN THEY BUTTON THE CHAIR FOR THE ACADEMY, WHEN THEY GRADUATE, WHEN THEY FINISH FIELD TRAINING, AND THEN TWO YEARS LATER, $3,000.
THAT WILL MAKE THE OFFICERS INVESTED IN THEIR SUCCESS, HELP THEM STAY, HELP THEM THROUGH THE ACADEMICS.
IT'S A RETENTION PROGRAM AS WELL, BUT IT ALSO WILL ACTUALLY MOTIVATE THE OFFICERS TO GO OUT AND FIND PEOPLE TO HELP JOIN THE FORCE.
A THOUSAND DOLLARS IS ABSOLUTELY SETTING THIS UP FOR A COMPLETE FAILURE.
WITH THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING, CHIEF GARCIA?
>> I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, COUNCILMEMBER.
AGAIN, OUR RECRUITING UNIT IS DOING THE BEST THEY CAN TO BRING INDIVIDUALS IN.
I'LL SAY IF YOU LOOK AT THE ACADEMY NUMBERS WHEN YOU GRADUATE THE ACADEMY AND AS YOU MADE MENTIONED, I THINK 80 PERCENT GRADUATE THE ACADEMY, THE ACADEMICS, SAYING IT'S DAY AND NIGHT BETWEEN BEING IN A CLASSROOM SETTING AND BEING ON THE STREET, I DON'T THINK DAY AND NIGHT EVEN DOES THAT JUSTICE.
IT'S MORE THAN ACADEMICS, IT'S MORE THAN PHYSICAL, IT'S OFFICER SAFETY, IT'S STREET LEVEL COMMON SENSE.
AS YOU'VE HEARD ME SAY AND YOU'VE BEEN TO EVERY SINGLE GRADUATION, THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN HARD, IT IS HARD, AND IT SHOULD ALWAYS BE DIFFICULT TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.
I'LL BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF YOU LOOK AROUND THE COUNTRY, THERE ARE SOME DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE LOWERING THEIR STANDARD.
TO YOUR POINT, WE DO NEED A BIGGER APPLICANT POOL.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, NOT FOR A LACK OF EFFORT FROM WHAT OUR PEOPLE ARE DOING. I KNOW THAT'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT, LET ME JUST CALL THEM WASHOUT RATES AS AN EXAMPLE, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT EITHER DECIDE IT'S NOT FOR THEM OR THAT THEIR FIELD TRAINING OFFICERS SEE SOME LEGITIMATE ISSUES THAT WHEN IN THE FTO PROGRAM, WHEN THEY DON'T MAKE IT, AND I'LL SPEAK ANECDOTALLY, NOT JUST FROM HERE, BUT IN OVER 32 YEARS OF BEING A POLICE OFFICER, IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO GET THEMSELVES OR THEIR PARTNER HURT.
THAT'S THE BIGGEST REASON WHY THAT I HAVE SEEN IN MY CAREER THAT THAT OCCURS.
A BIGGER APPLICANT POOL WILL THEN GIVE US MORE INDIVIDUALS.
THERE'S NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, BUT THE PROCESS IS HARD.
ASIDE FROM GOING TO CONTEMPORARY STANDARD AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING, WE OBVIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO SEND A MESSAGE OUT TO, AGAIN, I'M NOT SAYING THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, BUT WHEN THEY'RE GETTING TRAINED OUT IN THE FIELD, THERE IS A STANDARD THAT WE NEED AND THAT STANDARD IS THERE SO THAT THE INDIVIDUALS IF THEY WANT TO DO SOMETHING ELSE, THEY DO SO WITHOUT GETTING HURT, AND SO THAT THEY ALSO THEY DON'T HURT THEIR PARTNERS.
AGAIN, IT IS A DIFFICULT PROCESS.
I'M GLAD YOU ASKED THE QUESTION AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS NOT EASY TO WEAR THIS UNIFORM.
I INTEND TO MAKE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO THE FULL COUNCIL SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY FUND THIS PROPERLY AND TRACK THE DATA.
IF WE TOOK THE $100,000 AND SAID, WE'RE GOING TO PUT 6,000 TO IT, WE'D ONLY BE TALKING ABOUT 16 OFFICERS.
IT'S NOT A LARGE ENOUGH POOL TO ACTUALLY ASSESS IF THE PROGRAM WOULD BE SUCCESSFUL.
I INTEND TO DO THAT ON BEHALF OF THE COMMITTEE, ASSUMING THE COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH THAT PROGRAM.
THEN I GUESS WE'LL SEE HOW SERIOUS WE ARE ABOUT WANTING TO RECRUIT.
OUR RESIDENTS ARE VERY CLEARLY TELLING US, WE WANT MORE POLICE OFFICERS.
THEY'VE TOLD US THAT BY PETITION, THEY'VE TOLD US THAT SURVEY AFTER SURVEY, AND AT SOME POINT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BUDGET LIKE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING.
I ACTUALLY THINK YOU ALL ARE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
WE'VE NOT HAD CLASSES THIS LARGE SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL.
I THINK YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF INNOVATIVE THINGS.
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CHIEF, DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR UPCOMING IDEA? I THINK THIS IS THE MONTH.>> I'D RATHER HOLD IT FOR THE NEXT MONTH.
>> I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A BIGGER BANG IF WE WAIT FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. OKAY.
>> WELL, THERE'S SOMETHING BIG COMING.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT DFR.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF DELRIDGE WILLIAMS FOR DALLAS FIRE RESCUE, AND WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER OUR RECRUITING AND RETENTION UPDATE.
>> WILL YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE UP CLOSER TO YOU?
>> SLIDE 2, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF OUR RECRUITING RETENTION STRATEGIES WITH SOME OF THE TOOLS THAT WE'RE USING, AS WELL AS THE SUCCESS RATES OF OUR ALTERNATIVE HIRING, AVENUES AND POOLS, AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO IMPROVE OUR MORALE AND ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR EMPLOYEES.
NEXT SLIDE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS REALLY START DIGGING INTO THE DATA ANALYTICS OF WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET PEOPLE AND WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO KEEP THEM? SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING IS WE HAVE CREATED A NEW RECRUITING SURVEY.
THIS IS FOR THE NEW RECRUITS AND IT ASK QUESTIONS SUCH AS, HOW DID YOU FIRST FIND OUT ABOUT US? WHERE ELSE HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT US? ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR ENGAGEMENT WITH OUR RECRUITERS.
WE JUST STARTED THAT AND WE'VE GOT 206 RESPONSES SO FAR AND THESE ARE GOING TO BE ADDED TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS GOING FURTHER SO THAT WE HAVE A LARGER SAMPLE SIZE.
SOME OF THE DATA THAT WE'VE GOTTEN SO FAR, WE'VE FOUND THAT ABOUT 30 PERCENT HAVE FOUND OUT ABOUT OUR JOB FROM INTERNET SEARCHES, 30 PERCENT OR SO FROM OUR REFERRALS BY DFR AND ABOUT 14 PERCENT THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THAT DATA IS WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE WE'RE BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE.
THE THINGS THAT AREN'T WORKING, WE'RE GOING TO FUND THEM LESS OR NOT AT ALL AND MOVE THAT TO WHERE WE GET MORE BANG FOR OUR BUCK.
FOR INSTANCE, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE NOTICED IS THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE RADIO ADS, VERY FEW OF OUR APPLICANTS SAID THAT THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT US THROUGH RADIO ADS.
WE ALSO THINK THAT THERE IS A BIGGER POTENTIAL MARKET IN THE SOCIAL MEDIA, SO GOING FORWARD, WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING SOME OF THOSE FUNDS FROM THE RADIO ADS AND INTO EXPANDING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND PROFILE.
WE ALSO HAVE A NEW EXIT SURVEY FOR OUR MEMBERS.
IT CAPTURES A LOT OF DATA NOT ONLY ABOUT WHY DID YOU LEAVE, BUT IT ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT MORALE AND EVEN SOME ABOUT LEADERSHIP.
WE'RE HOPING TO CAPTURE BETTER DATA OF WHY ARE YOU LEAVING AS WELL AS WHY DID YOU STAY, WHICH GOES TO OUR ACADEMY GRADUATES.
WE'RE ASKING THEM, YOU CAME IN, WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? WE'RE HOPING THAT FROM THAT DATA, WE CAN GLEAN, WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO NOT ONLY KEEP AND FIND, BUT ALSO TO RETAIN? NEXT SLIDE. FROM OUR CURRENT MARKETING, WE DO HAVE SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE ARE AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, WE'RE HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS, HBCUS, PARAMEDIC SCHOOLS, WE'RE AT JOB FAIRS, WE'RE ON JOB BOARDS.
LIKE I SAID, WE DO HAVE RADIO ADS, BUT THOSE ARE NOT AS SUCCESSFUL AS I WOULD LIKE THEM TO BE, SO WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT HOW WE'RE GOING TO REALLOCATE THOSE FUNDS.
WE'RE TRACING OUR EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH SURVEYS.
WE'RE LOOKING AT FIRST CONTACT AND OTHER AREAS THAT WE'VE FOUND THEM.
ANOTHER THING WE'RE LOOKING AT IS OUR TIMING BECAUSE WHAT MAY BE GOOD AT ONE SEASON MAY NOT BE AS EFFECTIVE AT OTHER SEASON.
SOME OF THE DATA WE'RE LOOKING AT IS NOT ONLY HOW SUCCESSFUL THIS AVENUE FOR RECRUITMENT IS, BUT IS IT BETTER TO DO IT IN THE FALL OR DURING THE SPRING? ARE THERE SUMMER MONTHS OFF, SO WE NEED TO MOVE THINGS HERE? WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT, AND WE'RE GOING TO DO A QUARTERLY REVIEW OF WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WE'LL BE UPDATING OUR RECRUITING PLAN REGULARLY.
>> LIKE FOR ONE INSTANCE, I KNOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS WE'RE REALLY GOING TO GET INTO TO HIGH SCHOOLS, AND I'LL TALK ABOUT WHY HERE IN A MINUTE. NEXT SLIDE.
SOME OF THE UPDATES OVER OUR ALTERNATIVE HIRING AVENUES.
WE DID HAVE THE CIVIL SERVICE REVISION THAT WAS PASSED BY COUNCIL.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT DID WAS IT GAVE A WAIVER FOR THE 45 COLLEGE HOURS
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FOR APPLICANTS WHO PASSED THE TEXAS SUCCESS INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT.WHAT THAT MEANS IS NOW YOU HAVE THREE AVENUES TO GET ON THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU CAN HAVE THE 45 COLLEGE HOURS, YOU CAN HAVE 36 HOURS IN THE MILITARY OR YOU CAN PASS THE TSI ASSESSMENT.
THAT OPENS UP THE DOOR TO A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COMING OUT THAT CAN PASS THE ASSESSMENT THAT MAKES THEM ELIGIBLE TO COME ON THE DEPARTMENT.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WHEN WE WERE DOING THAT IS THAT WE STARTED LOOKING AT, DOES THE AMOUNT OF COLLEGE HOURS THAT THEY HAVE EQUATE TO SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PASSING RATES THROUGH PARAMEDIC SCHOOL? SINCE WE DID NOT FIND A CORRELATION BETWEEN THAT BUT WE DO FIND A CORRELATION FOR THEIR ABILITY BECAUSE WE DO TEST THEM ON THE READING SKILLS WHEN THEY COME ON.
WE DID FIND A HIGHER CORRELATION BETWEEN THEIR READING SKILLS AND THEIR ABILITY TO PASS PARAMEDIC SCHOOL.
THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE PUSH FORWARD THE CHANGE.
WE ARE CURRENTLY LIVE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WEBSITE FOR THE SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE AN INTEREST LIST OF 40 SERVICE MEMBERS FOR THE MILITARY SKILLBRIDGE PROGRAM.
WE'VE ALSO FINALLY INKED THE CONTRACT FOR OUR DISD DALLAS COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP WITH ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL, WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO GRADUATE WITH BOTH A FIREFIGHTER CERT AND A EMT BASIC.
THE FIRST CLASS ENTERED THIS FALL, AND WE HAVE 20 FRESHMEN WHO SIGNED UP FOR THAT PROGRAM SO FAR.
NEXT SLIDE. FOR OUR JUNE AND JULY NUMBERS, WE'VE GOTTEN IN ABOUT 433 APPLICANTS AND WE HAVE 149 OF THEM THAT ARE BEING PROCESSED.
WE HAVE 60 THAT WE ON BOARDED.
WE HAD A CLASS JULY 17TH. NEXT SLIDE.
FOR A YEAR TO DATE, A LITTLE OVER 2,700 APPLICANTS, WE HAVE AND 1,241 OF THOSE HAVE BEEN REFERRED, LIKE THE MAJOR SAID, THOSE ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ACTUALLY PASSED THE CIVIL SERVICE EXAM.
WE'VE ON BOARDED 245 FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
WE ASKED FOR 240, WE GAVE YOU 245, AS WELL AS 23 SINGLE FUNCTIONS.
OUR NEXT CLASS IS SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER, AND OUR NEXT LATERAL AND SINGLE FUNCTION CLASSES ARE SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER. NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS A LIST OF OUR RECRUITING ACTIVITIES FROM JUNE UP THROUGH AUGUST 10TH.
JULY IS A SLOW MONTH FOR US BECAUSE THE KIDS ARE OFF ON BREAK, SO IT'S A LITTLE DIFFICULT.
AND WE ALSO WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF PROCESSING TO GET OUR JULY CLASS OUT. NEXT SLIDE.
SEEING THAT I LIKE PICTURES, HERE'S A VISUAL OF WHERE WE'RE GETTING OUR RECRUITS FROM.
IF YOU LOOK, THE VAST MAJORITY OF OURS ARE COMING FROM THE NORTH TEXAS AREA.
OUR OTHER HOT SPOTS ARE 149 COMING FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS ABOUT 145 COMING FROM SOUTH TEXAS.
NEXT SLIDE. WITHIN NORTH TEXAS, THE VAST MAJORITY COME FROM EITHER DALLAS OR DALLAS COUNTY.
WE DO HAVE SOME SIZABLE NUMBER COMING FROM TARRANT COUNTY, DENTON COUNTY AS WELL, BUT THE VAST MAJORITY ARE COMING FROM DALLAS COUNTY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE FOR ME.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF WILLIAMS. EVERYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT TWO FOR YOU.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE BANNER IS GREAT.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE BANNER IS ONLY BEING PLACED IN THREE LOCATIONS SO FAR.
HOW MANY LOCATIONS ARE YOU INTENDING TO PUT THE BANNER?
>> THERE IS AN UPDATE BECAUSE WE PUT SOME UP YESTERDAY.
WE HAVE THEM NOW AT EIGHT LOCATIONS.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT IS IT HAS TO BE A STATION THAT'S FRONT FACING WHERE IT FACES THE STREET, AND THERE'S A HIGH LEVEL OF TRAFFIC THAT'S GOING BY.
WE'RE ASSUMING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN PROBABLY 40 AND 50 STATIONS.
WE BOUGHT ENOUGH FOR EVERY STATION, BUT YOU MAY SEE THEM ELSEWHERE.
FOR INSTANCE, LIKE WE COULDN'T PUT ONE AT THE AIRPORT BECAUSE IT'S A SECURED LOCATION.
THEN WE'VE GOT SOME OTHERS THAT ARE OFF OF THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE.
EACH COUNCILMEMBER SHOULD SEE SOME.
>> BUT THE STATION YOU HAVE AT BANFIELD THAT FACES MOCKINGBIRD WOULD PROBABLY BE EXCELLENT.
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>> YES. WE WILL HAVE ONE THERE.
I BELIEVE WE ALREADY HAVE ONE AT 42S.
>> THEN HOW ABOUT AT THE POLICE SUBSTATIONS?
>> YES, MA'AM. WE'LL GET THEM UP AT ALL THE POLICE SUBSTATIONS.
>> GREAT. MY SECOND QUESTION IS GOING TO BE ON SLIDE 6, YOU OUTLINE JUNE AND JULY'S ACTIVITIES, IT'S INTERESTING IN THAT TOTAL COLUMN OF TOTAL APPLICANTS, YOU HAVE 433, BUT 109 OF THEM WERE REFERRALS FROM EMPLOYEES.
ALMOST A QUARTER OF THEM CAME FROM REFERRALS.
WHAT I'D LOVE YOU TO DO IF YOU CAN SEND A MEMO BY THE END OF THE WEEK.
IF YOU'LL GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE 60 THAT WERE ONBOARD OF THOSE 60, HOW MANY OF THOSE CAME FROM REFERRAL VERSUS OTHER SOURCES? CAN YOU JUST BREAK THOSE 60 DOWN?
>> THEN SEND A MEMO FOR THE WHOLE COMMITTEE.
>> YES, I WILL. OVERALL, WE'RE ABOUT 30% FOR THE YEAR FOR EMPLOYEE REFERRALS.
>> I'M JUST GOING TO MAINTAIN THAT I THINK THIS IS OUR STRONGEST MOST CONSISTENT RECRUITING SOURCE OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE PROGRAM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF? NO. WELL, LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
NEXT UP IS VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN.
MORE GOOD NEWS. I THINK THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST MONTH WE'VE GOT CHIEF WILLIAMS.
>> CHAIR, BEFORE WE START, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK BEFORE I GET LOST IN THE PRESENTATION.
WE'RE LOSING A VALUABLE MEMBER OF OUR DEPARTMENT.
I THINK THIS IS HER LAST OFFICIAL MEETING.
IT'S KRISTIN LOWMAN WHO HANDLED OUR COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
SHE CAME IN AT AN UNBELIEVABLE CRITICAL TIME.
I CAN'T THANK HER ENOUGH FOR WHAT SHE'S DONE FOR THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, FROM A COMMUNICATIONS PERSPECTIVE, FROM THE INTERNAL MESSAGING.
ANYWAY, SHE'S GOING TO HAVE BIG SHOES TO FILL, AND I JUST REALLY WANTED TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK HER FOR HER SERVICE AND THE BEST OF LUCK IN HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
>> THANK YOU. WE WILL MISS YOU, KRISTIN.
I THINK YOU HAVE DONE A FANTASTIC JOB.
REALLY REPRESENTED THE DEPARTMENT IN A VERY PROFESSIONAL WAY.
I THINK YOU'RE ALSO LOSING SOMEBODY ELSE SPECIAL TODAY, WHICH WOULD BE SHARISE HADNOT.
>> THAT'S GOING TO THE CEREMONY RIGHT AFTER THIS.
>> GOOD MORNING, COMMITTEE MEMBERS. GLAD TO BE HERE.
AS YOU KNOW THIS IS MY FIRST TIME NOW.
DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAMS, PRESENTING NOW FOR [OVERLAPPING]
>> CAN YOU MOVE YOUR MICROPHONE CLOSER?
>> THERE WE GO. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? REAL QUICK, I DID WANT TO INTRODUCE MAJOR NATHAN SWYERS.
HE IS NOW THE MAJOR OVER THE CRIME PLAN DIVISION, SO WE'LL BE NOW REPORTING OUT WITH YOU EVERY MONTH REGARDING THE CRIME PLAN.
REAL QUICK, JUST GOING TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY OF JULY.
OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN, -13.3%.
TWO BIG HUGE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ARE AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS HAVE DECREASED -17.99, AND THEN HOMICIDES HAVE DECREASED 21.29.
SHOULD BE NOTED THAT ON AUGUST 1ST, WE STARTED PHASE 17 GRIDS.
WE'RE ABOUT HALFWAY THROUGH THOSE FIRST 60 DAYS COMING UP ON THAT DAY 30 OF THE 60.
THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE FOCUS DETERRENCE, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT, TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE BEST DATE FOR THAT NEXT CALL IN SESSION AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE FOR OUR CLIENTS AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN THE CONTINUANCE OF THE FOCUS DETERRENCE.
I DO WANT TO MOVE REAL QUICK JUST TO SHOW THE HIGHLIGHT SLIDE 6.
JUST TO REITERATE, AS WE SEE THAT CRIME TREND LINE IS STILL CONTINUING TO TREND DOWN FROM WE STARTED THIS BACK IN 2021, ALL THE WAY TO 2024.
THE VICTIM COUNT IS STILL TRENDING DOWN.
THERE ARE SOME SPIKES HERE AND THERE, BUT THEY ARE CONSISTENTLY MOVING DOWNWARD, SHOWING A REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS THAT ARE OCCURRING.
IN ADDITION TO THAT SLIDE 7, SAME SIMILAR TREND IS STILL MOVING DOWN THOSE INCIDENTS.
THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT INCIDENTS THAT OCCURRING WITHIN THE CITY ARE ALSO STILL TRENDING DOWN AND REDUCING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
SLIDE 8, JUST TO REITERATE, AS AGAIN, THE MURDERS AS OF JULY 31ST, DOWN -21.29.
I DO WANT TO ADDRESS ON SLIDE 10, JUST FOR YOUR AWARENESS.
AS WE TALK ABOUT ROBBERIES, OVERALL ROBBERIES ARE DOWN -3.93.
BUT WHEN WE TALK ABOUT BUSINESS ROBBERIES, THEY ARE TRENDING UP A LITTLE.
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BUT TO NOTE OUT OF THOSE ROBBERIES, 37% OF THE BUSINESS ROBBERIES THAT OCCURRING ARE SHOP LIFTS GONE BAD.THAT'S WHERE THOSE SHOP LIFTS THEN ESCALATE INTO THAT AND I KNOW WE'VE ADDRESSED THAT BEFORE, BUT JUST SO AS WE LOOK AT THOSE ROBBERY NUMBERS, BUSINESS ROBBERIES, 37% OF THOSE ARE SHOP LIFTS GONE BAD AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO WORK.
I KNOW THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IS GOING TO BE HAVING A BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM TO CONTINUE EDUCATE WITH THOSE MEMBERS REGARDING THE BUSINESSES AND HOW THOSE ROBBERIES ARE OCCURRING.
SLIDE 11, ONCE AGAIN, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND NON-FAMILY VIOLENCE ARE CONTINUING TO REDUCE THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE ONE LAST THING, I'D LIKE TO TALK REAL QUICK AND JUST HIGHLIGHT OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS SITTING IN THIS ROLE, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT ARRESTS THAT OCCURRED WITH OUR PNI AND PSN TEAM.
OVER OFF AT 9727 WHITEHURST, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT ARREST THAT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO AN INDIVIDUAL, TWO COUNTS OF MANUFACTURE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE.
WE SEIZED APPROXIMATELY 800 GRAMS OF METHAMPHETAMINE, 648 GRAMS OF COCAINE, AND IT SUSPECTED 318 GRAMS OF HEROIN.
IN ADDITION, APPROXIMATELY $169,000 OF CASH INSIDE OF THIS APARTMENT, IN ADDITION TO NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF PACKING MATERIAL WHICH LED TO US KNOW THAT THAT IS AN ENTERPRISE WHERE HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR IS OCCURRING IN THAT COMMUNITY AND CAUSING PROBLEMS. WITH THAT BEING SAID, REAL QUICK, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO CHIEF GARCIA TO GIVE YOU MORE OF AN UPDATE AS WE'RE AT AND TURN IT OVER TO HIM.
>> LET'S JUST GO TO KEVIN REAL QUICK AND I'LL CLOSE IT OF.
>> I'LL BE QUICK, CHIEF. HONORABLE CHAIR, MEMBERS AND CHIEF.
THE SLIDES FOR INTEGRATED PUBLIC SAFETY ARE INCLUDED SLIDES 13 THROUGH 15.
I WILL JUST QUICKLY HIGHLIGHT THAT THE TOP LINE RESULT AS BRIEFED BY CHIEF WILLIAMS IS ULTIMATELY THE HEADLINES, BUT THE INDICATORS THAT WE REPORT ON THAT SHOW SOME OF THE ASSISTANCE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE TO THAT TOP LINE NUMBER ARE INCLUDED IN OUR SLIDES AND EVERYTHING THAT WE REPORT CONTINUES TO BUILD TOWARDS THE RESULT THAT YOU ALL, THE RESIDENTS, AND THE CHIEF IS BUILDING TOWARDS IN THE VIOLENT CRIME PLAN.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE A PARTNER AND TO SERVE.
>> THANKS, KEVIN. IN CLOSING, I KNOW THESE STATISTICS CAME OUT JULY 31ST, BUT AS WE LOOK AT WHERE WE STAND TODAY, AS WE NORMALLY LOOK AT AUGUST IS THE END OF A VERY LONG SUMMER AND PEOPLE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL, KIDS GOING BACK TO SCHOOL AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT WHERE WE'RE AT AS A CITY, AGAIN, VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN IN OUR CITY, CONTINUES TO GO DOWN, OF NOTE, WHEN WE LOOK AT MURDER, MURDER CONTINUES TO TREND DOWN.
WE'RE ALMOST 23% DOWN, ON MURDER, THERE'S 38 LESS VICTIMS AT THIS POINT THAN THEY WERE LAST YEAR.
AGAIN, ONE LIFE IS TOO MANY, BUT IT IS AN ABSOLUTE TESTAMENT, ONCE AGAIN, I KNOW I SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD, BUT I HAVE TO SAY EVERY TIME, IT'S A TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT THE MEN AND WOMEN ARE DOING IN THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AGAIN, KEEPING OUR FOOT ON THE GAS DURING THE SUMMER.
OFTENTIMES WE'VE HEARD ABOUT NATIONAL TRENDS AND THIS AND THAT AND THE OTHER, BUT I WILL TELL YOU IF THERE IS A TOP 10 MAJOR CITY THAT'S HAD A FOUR YEAR TREND, I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT.
IT IS AGAIN A TESTAMENT TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, VERY PROUD OF THEIR WORK, KNOWING THE CHALLENGES AND THE SUPPORT YOU ALL GIVE US.
WITH THAT, WE'LL OPEN UP THE QUESTIONS.
>> COMMITTEE, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILMAN MORENO.
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR SERVICE.
KEVIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I KNOW THAT COMMUNITY MEMBERS APPRECIATE WHAT THE CRIME PROVISION UNIT DOES AND IPS AS WELL.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT HOW YOUR DEPARTMENT MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT AFTER THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IN IPS GOING UNDER CODE AND NOT BEING I GUESS THROUGH DPD.
>> I GUESS YOU'RE SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING OF THE CODE OFFICERS THAT CURRENTLY REPORT THROUGH THE IPS STRUCTURE.
YES, SIR. THE PROPOSED ITEM IN THE CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET IS FOR THOSE POSITIONS TO BE RETURNED UNDER THE CODE STRUCTURE.
NOW, THE REAL TOP LINE ISSUE IS THAT AS THE CITY MANAGER HAS PROPOSED THE CREATION AND THE OPERATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE, ONE OF THE BIG TASKS THAT WE HAVE AND RESPONSIBILITIES IS THAT COORDINATION ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE THE RIGHT INTERVENTIONS IN THE RIGHT PLACES,
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WHETHER THAT'S THROUGH HABITUAL PROPERTIES OF SERVICE REQUEST, OF CRIME, OF POTENTIAL NARCOTICS OR HOMELESSNESS, DIFFERENT CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE.WE CERTAINLY EXPECT TO UTILIZE INDIVIDUALS, CERTAINLY THE ONES THAT WE'VE TRAINED OVER TIME AND THAT THEY'RE PUMPING OUT THESE SEPTADS.
I THINK OUR CITY IS BETTER FOR THAT SERVICE, AND CERTAINLY DIRECTOR CHRISTIAN OVER CODE AND I HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE AND HOW WE'LL CONTINUE TO UTILIZE STAFF TO ACHIEVE THIS MISSION BECAUSE ULTIMATELY IT DOES BUILD UPON WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR RESULT TO BE IN LOWERING VIOLENT CRIME.
I HOPE THAT ANSWERS AND [OVERLAPPING]
>> DO THOSE PARTICULAR TRANSFERS HAVE ANY SPECIAL TRAINING OR ANYTHING THAT MAKES THEM UNIQUE OR DIFFERENT FROM JUST GENERIC CODE?
>> YES. THEY ARE ALL CERTIFIED BY THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AS CRIME PREVENTION SPECIALISTS.
THEY'VE RECEIVED ADDITIONAL TRAINING AND TESTING TO HAVE THAT CERTIFICATION.
I KNOW MANY OF OUR OFFICERS HAVE THAT, BUT AGAIN, THE DIFFERENCE, I GUESS IS, THEY HAVE THE BACKGROUND OF THE CODE INSPECTOR, BUT THEN WE'VE BUILT UPON THAT WITH THIS NEW CERTIFICATION.
>> ONE, I THINK, YOU'RE ALREADY DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS MOVE DOES NOT HINDER OR DOES NOT TAKE AWAY FROM WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND THE WORK THAT DOING DAY TO DAY.
ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, WANT TO TAKE SOME TIME TO GO A LITTLE BIT DEEPER WITH THIS PARTICULAR TOPIC WITH THE TWO OF ALL, TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M UNDERSTANDING IT ACCURATELY BECAUSE I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE A DETRIMENTAL EFFECT FROM THE GREAT WORK THAT YOU ALL ARE CURRENTLY DOING. THANK YOU.
>> DOMINIC [INAUDIBLE] CHIEF OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
WE ARE DEFINITELY ON BOARD WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, COUNCILMAN.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT AS WE LOOKED AT HOW WE PUT THESE TEAMS TOGETHER, THAT WE HAVE THE CONTINUITY FOR THEM TO CONTINUE WITH THE GREAT WORK THEY'RE DOING, BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT WITH YOU.
>> 9727 WHITEHURST, I WILL NEVER FORGET.
TEN YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST BECAME A PI DIRECTOR, WE HAD A NEW PROPERTY OWNER AND THE PROPERTY MANAGER COULDN'T GO ON THE PROPERTY WITHOUT AN NPO ESCORT BECAUSE IT WAS SO BAD.
I THOUGHT WE WERE DOING BETTER THERE, BUT APPARENTLY, IT'S MAYBE NOT SO GOOD.
I WOULD LOVE SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT 9727.
I WANT TO ALSO LEARN THAT DPD OFFICERS DON'T REFER TO PROPERTIES BY THE NAME OF THE COMPLEX, BUT ONLY BY THE ADDRESS, AND SO I NEEDED TO START MEMORIZING THE ADDRESSES.
BUT I WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT.
ALSO, JUST TO SAY, D10 HAD THREE MURDERS IN THE MONTH OF JULY.
I WAS HOLDING MY BREATH, IT WASN'T GOING TO BE FOUR, POSSIBLY FIVE.
I DON'T BELIEVE ON WHITEHURST.
I THINK THEY WERE ROYAL ABRAMS, ADELIA, AND PLANO ROAD.
THAT CONCERNS ME. THAT'S A HIGHER NUMBER PER MONTH THAN WE HAVE HAD.
I JUST WANT TO GET THAT ON THE RECORD.
THAT I KNOW WE'RE MAKING TREMENDOUS PROGRESS ON VIOLENT CRIME AND MADE SURE THAT THAT WAS NOTED IN THE BROCHURE WE'RE WORKING ON FOR THE NEW CITY MANAGER.
I WANT THAT INFORMATION OUT THERE.
BUT I'M ALSO JUST DEALING WITH SOME OF THE ACTUAL REALITY OF MY DISTRICT AND IT WAS A CHALLENGING JULY.
I'LL JUST SAY THAT. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ON PAGE 10, WHEN WE SAID BUSINESS ROBBERIES, IS THAT MORE OF CONVENIENT? CAN YOU TELL ME IS UP 20%, WHAT TYPE OF ROBBERY? WHAT TYPE OF CONVENIENCE STORES, SHOPPING CENTER? WHAT TYPE OF ROBBERS ARE THOSE OR CATEGORY?
>> I'LL HAVE TO GET YOU THE EXACT BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE BUSINESSES ARE, BUT PREDOMINANTLY, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THOSE CELL PHONE STORES, THE MULTI AND THE CONVENIENCE SHOPPING STRIP STORES.
BUT I CAN GIVE YOU A MORE DETAILED BREAKDOWN OF WHAT THOSE ARE. I CAN FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THAT.
>> PLEASE GIVE ME A BREAKDOWN. I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
ALSO GIVEN A BREAKDOWN BY THE CITY, WHAT PART OF TOWN AND WHAT DO THE TRENDS ARE? THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? WELL, GREAT JOB.
SOMETIMES WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S THE HEADLINE HERE.
I THINK THE HEADLINE IS FOR SURE, FOUR YEARS OF REDUCTION, AND HERE WE ARE DOWN ANOTHER 13%, WHICH IS OF COURSE YEAR OVER YEAR,
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WHICH I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING IT.I KNOW IT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK, AND IT'S A LOT OF DATA, BUT WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU.
I THINK WE'RE READY FOR OUR NEXT ITEM.
THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE REPORT IN THE PACKET.
IF YOU CAN GO THROUGH THE PRESENTATION YOU HAVE, WHICH IS SORT OF THE HIGHLIGHTS, WHICH I THINK IS REALLY INTERESTING, BUT ALLOW US TO HAVE READ THE REPORT SEPARATELY. THANK YOU.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. INTERIM FIRE CHIEF JUSTIN BORN.
I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE CAPTAIN ROB BOSSES WHO'S GOING TO GO OVER OUR 2023 ANNUAL REPORT, AND WE INTEND TO DO THIS FROM NOW ON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR REPORT AND ON THE PREVIOUS YEAR. HERE WE GO.
>> THANK YOU CHIEF AND THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU THIS MORNING.
AS CHIEF BALL STATED, HERE'S THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW.
WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING.
HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE TYPICAL ANNUAL REPORT CONTENTS.
WE WILL DISCUSS SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENTS.
OUR DEPARTMENT LOOKS A LITTLE DIFFERENT NOW THAN IT DID IN 2023.
WE'LL GO OVER SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF 2023, AND AS CHAIRPERSON MENDELSON MENTIONED, I INCLUDED AS AN INDEX THE 23 REPORT THAT WAS PUBLISHED EARLIER THIS YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE. DALLAS FIRE RESCUE, OUR EFFORTS ARE IN LINE WITH INDUSTRY OF BEST PRACTICES AND TO ENCOURAGE AND IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AND TRANSPARENCY.
WE WILL BE PRODUCING AN ANNUAL REPORT THAT WE PUBLISHED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF EACH YEAR THAT WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
INFORMATION COVERED WILL TYPICALLY BE THINGS OF ORGANIZATION, OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THAT YEAR AND OUR GOALS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
NEXT SLIDE. SPECIFICALLY, OUR REPORT WILL ALWAYS INCLUDE IN ADDITION TO SOME OTHER HIGHLIGHTS, WE WILL ALWAYS INCLUDE THE CURRENT ORG CHART, WE WILL HIGHLIGHT THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF EACH BUREAU AND DIVISION, WE WILL GO OVER OUR GOALS MISSION AND VALUES, WE'LL COVER THINGS LIKE OUR FLEET AND SOME HIGHLIGHT FACTS SUCH AS BUDGET AND OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIVITIES, AND THEN WE'LL ALWAYS INCLUDE AN INDEX IN THAT ANNUAL REPORT FOR SOME IN-DEPTH STATISTICAL INFORMATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. MOVING ON TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS, I'VE INCLUDED THE CURRENT ORG CHART AS IT STANDS NOW.
YOU CAN SEE HOW WE LOOK DIFFERENT THOUGH SOME PEOPLE MOVED AROUND FROM LAST YEAR. NEXT SLIDE.
WE'VE ALSO UPDATED OUR NEW MISSION STATEMENT, AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ON THIS SLIDE.
THAT'S A NEW ONE THAT WE REWROTE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEARS.
NEXT SLIDE. WE ALSO UPDATED OUR CORE VALUES.
AS YOU CAN SEE NOW IT'S INTEGRITY PRIDE, RESPECT, LOYALTY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. NEXT SLIDE.
WE ALSO UPDATED OUR VISION STATEMENT FOR 2024, AS YOU CAN READ ON THAT SLIDE.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE IN 2023, JUST TO HIGHLIGHT, CHIEF ARTIST CELEBRATED HIS FIFTH YEAR AS THE FIRE CHIEF OF DALLAS FIRE RESCUE.
WE ALSO HAD LISTED THERE FOR YOUR PERUSAL, SOME OF THE NEW AND EXPANDED PROGRAMS, WHICH I BELIEVE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE YOU HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON PREVIOUSLY, BUT JUST WANTED TO MENTION THOSE AND THEY ARE COVERED MORE IN DEPTH IN THE ATTACHED 2023 ANNUAL REPORT.
NEXT SLIDE. SOME OF THE CONTINUING THE 2023 HIGHLIGHTS, SOME OF THE STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS.
WE ARE NOW THE EIGHTH LARGEST FIRE DEPARTMENT IN THE COUNTRY, OVER 300,000 INCIDENTS WE RESPOND TO.
THEN YOU HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE INSPECTIONS EDUCATIONAL AND PREVENTION ACTIVITIES, WHICH ARE SIGNIFICANT YEAR ROUND.
THEN OBVIOUSLY OUR CURRENT RESOURCES IN THE FORM OF STATIONS IN OUR FRONTLINE APPARATUS.
I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT ALSO THAT NOW AND 2024, IN ADDITION, THOSE ARE 47 FRONTLINE RESCUES.
YOU ALL ARE WELL AWARE AND HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON OUR NEW SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDIC PROGRAM, WHICH HAS TAKEN OVER OUR PEAK DEMANDS AND WE ARE NOW UP TO EIGHT.
WE HAVE 55 RESCUES IN SERVICE EVERY DAY TO SERVE OUR RESIDENTS.
NEXT SLIDE. THAT CONCLUDES THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ANNUAL REPORT AND LOOK TO HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHERE WE'RE GOING AND WE ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
>> WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS? CAN YOU JUST TELL
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US HOW YOU CAME TO DEVELOP A NEW MISSION STATEMENT?>> WE MET AND WE SOLICITED OUR MEMBERS AND THROUGH OUR BUREAUS, AND THIS IS JUST WHAT WE CAME UP WITH. THAT'S WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.
>> THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE? GOOD WORK.
>> OUR NEXT ITEM IS AN OVERVIEW OF THE VIOLENT CRIME CLEARANCE RATES.
WE HAD REQUESTED THIS BRIEFING, IN LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS ON OUR DASHBOARD, AND I'LL TELL YOU THAT I HAD READ A REPORT ABOUT NATIONAL CLEARANCE RATES, AND IT STRUCK ME THAT, WE'RE AN OUTLIER.
IF YOU COULD RUN THROUGH THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES AND WHERE WE'RE AT, THAT'D BE GREAT.
>> YES, MA'AM. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRWOMAN MELSON IN PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
I'M DEPUTY CHIEF WILLIAM GRIFFITH, COMMANDER OF THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS GROUP.
I'M HERE THIS MORNING TO DISCUSS THE DEPARTMENT'S VIOLENT CRIME CLEARANCE RATE.
ALSO, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE MAJOR MONICA IGO.
SHE RECENTLY TOOK OVER THE SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT AS WELL.
NEXT SLIDE. THIS MORNING, I WILL REVIEW WITH YOU THE CLEARANCE RATES FOR MURDER, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
ALSO, I'LL REVIEW WITH YOU WHAT STEPS THE DEPARTMENT IS DOING TO INCREASE THOSE CLEARANCE RATES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PRESENTATION IS TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS INFORMATION ON CLEARANCE RATES OF VIOLENT CRIME AND STEPS BEING TAKEN BY THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO INVESTIGATE THESE CASES AND INCREASED IN CLEARANCE RATES.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES YOU WITH THE DEFINITIONS OF MURDER, ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES YOU WITH THE FBI'S RULES ON HOW LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY MAY CLEAR A CASE.
IT'S BY ARREST OR EXCEPTIONAL MEANS.
WITH REGARDS TO EXCEPTIONAL MEANS, IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS, ELEMENTS BEYOND THE LAW ENFORCEMENT'S CONTROL PREVENT THE AGENCY FROM ARRESTING AND FORMALLY CHARGING THE OFFENDER.
WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE AGENCY CAN CLEAR THE OFFENSE EXCEPTIONALLY.
THE FOLLOWING ARE FOUR CONDITIONS THAT MUST BE MET.
ONE, IDENTIFY THE DEFENDER, TWO GATHER ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT AN ARREST, IDENTIFY THE OFFENDER'S EXACT LOCATION, SO THE SUSPECT COULD BE TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY, AND ENCOUNTERED A CIRCUMSTANCE OUTSIDE THE CONTROL OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY THAT PROHIBITS THE AGENCY FROM ARRESTING, CHARGING, AND PROSECUTING THE OFFENDER.
EXAMPLES OF EXCEPTIONAL CLEARANCE WOULD INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DEATH OF THE OFFENDER, THE VICTIM'S REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH THE PROSECUTION AFTER THE OFFENDER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED OR THE DENIAL OF EXTRADITION OF THE OFFENDER.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES YOU WITH THE LATEST NATIONAL CLEARANCE RATES FOR VIOLENT CRIME FROM 2022.
FOR MURDER, IT'S 49.39%, ROBBERY, 24.07%, ASSAULT, 41.7%, AND SEX OFFENSES AT 21.96%.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SIDE SHOWS THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CLEARANCE FOR MURDER.
THE CLEARANCE RATE IN 2022 WAS 73.91% IN 2023 OF 74.15%, AND CURRENTLY THE CLEARANCE RATE YEAR TO DATE IS 72.13%.
THE SECTION BELOW SHOWS YOU THE NUMBER OF ACTUAL VICTIMS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS.
THE DEPARTMENT REPORTS CRIME NUMBERS BY INCIDENT.
IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING YEARS, WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF MURDER INCIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE VICTIMS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN 2022, WE HAD SIX INCIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE VICTIMS, IN 2023, WE HAD FIVE INCIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE VICTIMS, AND IN 2024, WE'VE HAD FOUR INCIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE VICTIMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE CLEARANCE RATES FOR ROBBERY, IN 2022 IS 26.57, IN 2023 IS 25.99, AND YEAR TO DATE SO FAR IN 2024, IT'S 26.25.
YOU SEE WE'VE BROKEN DOWN BOTH BUSINESS ROBBERIES AND INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES THIS YEAR.
KEEP IN MIND, AS CHIEF WILLIAMS HAS SAID THAT 30% OF BUSINESS ROBBERIES ARE STARTING WITH A SIMPLE SHOP LIFT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE PROVIDES YOU WITH THE CLEARANCE RATES FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
IN 2022, CLEARANCE RATE WAS 43.96%,
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IN 2023, THERE WAS 46.84%, AND YEAR TO DATE IN 2024, IT'S 45.85%, AND WE HAVE AT THE BOTTOM, SHOWN YOU THE NUMBERS BY YEAR BROKEN DOWN BY FAMILY VIOLENCE AND NON FAMILY VIOLENCE.ALSO, WE HAVE FOUND WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND NON FAMILY VIOLENCE INCIDENTS WITH MULTIPLE VICTIMS RESULTS IN USUALLY THE CASE BEING SUSPENDED BECAUSE VICTIMS SEEM CHOOSE NOT TO WANT TO PROSECUTE ON THOSE CASES.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS YOU THE CLEARANCE RATES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT.
IN 2022, 65.13% CLEARANCE RATE, 2023, 55.39%, AND IN 2024 YEAR TO DATE SO FAR IS 54.39%, AND WE'VE BROKEN DOWN THE NUMBER OF OFFENSES BY FAMILY VIOLENCE AND NON FAMILY VIOLENCE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. INVESTIGATIVE STEPS WE'RE DOING TO INCREASE CLEARANCE RATES.
THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS TAKEN NUMEROUS STEPS TO INCREASE SOLVABILITY IN VIOLENT CRIME, WHICH WILL IN TURN INCREASE THOSE CLEARANCE RATES.
ON PERSONNEL, WE HAVE HIRED INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALIST.
THE PROFESSIONAL STEP POSITIONS ASSIST THE DETECTIVE IN FILING THOSE CASES, DOING ALL THE BACK WORK TO GET THOSE CASES TO THE DA OFFICE SO THOSE DETECTIVES CAN CONCENTRATE ON THE INVESTIGATION PORT OF CASE.
THE SECOND ONE IS DETENTION OFFICER POSITIONS FOR ETHOPS.
THIS ALLOWS THE DETENTION OFFICERS TO TAKE CARE OF THE JUVENILE PROCESSING OFFICE AT HEADQUARTERS, WHILE THE DETECTIVES CAN AGAIN WORK SPECIFICALLY ON INVESTIGATING THEIR CASES.
EVIDENCE TESTING, WE DO PRIORITIZE OUR CASES THAT HAVE LEADS.
WE UTILIZE OUTSIDE LABORATORIES FOR QUICKER RESULTS OR SPECIALIZED TESTING, AND THEN WE USE OUR NYMAN LEADS, AND WE USE OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS TO ASSIST US WITH THOSE AS WELL.
TECHNOLOGY. WE USE AXON FLOCK.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING OUR OWN DIGITAL FORENSIC LAB AS WELL, BUT ALSO WE DO USE THE FBI'S LAB ALSO.
THEN THE INVESTIGATIVE DIGITAL PLATFORMS, WHICH INCLUDE NIGHTHAWK, CELL BRIGHT, AND CELL HAWK, AND THEN OUR FACIAL RECOGNITION THAT JUST WENT INTO EFFECT RECENTLY.
ALSO, WE CONTINUED OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE ON VIOLENT AND IMPACT OFFENDERS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
ALSO, WE USE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND AWARENESS AS WELL.
AS YOU WERE TOLD EARLIER THAT APPROXIMATELY 35% OF BUSINESS ROBBERIES BEGIN WITH SIMPLE SHOPLIFTS.
ON SEPTEMBER 3 AT FAIR PARK, THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS IS HAVING A BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM TO BRING BUSINESS TOGETHER TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT ATTEMPTING TO STOP SHOPLIFTERS FOR JUST PROPERTY.
WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET HURT. IT'S JUST PROPERTY.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING AND DISCUSSING THAT ASPECT OF IT AS WELL.
I THINK THAT WILL HELP BUSINESS UNDERSTAND WHAT THE LAW IS AND HELP THEM NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP THESE SHOPLIFTERS THAT END UP TURNING INTO ROBBERIES.
THEN THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOLLOW UP WITH THE BUSINESSES AND FOLLOW UP ALL ROBBERY OFFENSES.
ALSO, JUST TO KEEP IN MIND ON THE BUSINESS ROBBERIES, THE COMMAND STAFF HAS A WEEKLY BUSINESS ROBBERY MEETING ON WEDNESDAYS TO DISCUSS THE TRENDS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE BUSINESS ROBBERIES AND WHAT IS BEING DONE TO TAKE CARE OF THOSE.
WITH THE PATROL COMMANDERS AND THE INVESTIGATIVE EVENTS, WE TALK ABOUT THOSE AND IN COLLABORATION WITH EACH OTHER.
DATA DRIVEN OPERATIONS FOR MULTI-FAMILY LOCATIONS THAT TREND HIGHER ON FAMILY VIOLENCE AND NON FAMILY VIOLENCE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS.
RECENTLY, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THE TOP FIVE FAMILY VIOLENCE MULTIFAMILY LOCATIONS, AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WITH PATROL TO DO OPERATIONS AND OUTREACH AT THOSE APARTMENT COMPLEXES.
THEN PATROL FOLLOW UP, AGAIN, LIKE I SPOKE BEFORE, WEEKLY BUSINESS ROBE MEETING WITH PATROL, INVESTIGATIONS AND COMMUNICATE ENGAGEMENT TO TALK ABOUT NON OFFENDER RESEARCH, RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT, AND TREND IDENTIFICATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> THE NEXT STEPS. THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO EXPLORE PROGRESSIVE METHODS TO SOLVE VIOLENT CRIME AND INCREASE THOSE CLEARANCE RATES.
THE FOLLOWING STEPS ARE IN THE PLANNING PHASE OF INFORMATION PERSONNEL.
CONTINUE TO HIRE THOSE INVESTIGATIVE SUPPORT SPECIALISTS.
WE HAVE FOUND THAT THOSE ARE VERY HELPFUL WITH THE DETECTIVES,
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HAVING TO FILE THE CASE THEMSELVES AND PUTTING ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE DA'S OFFICE THAT THEY NEED, HAVING THEM DO THAT WHILE THE DETECTIVES CAN REMAIN WORKING ON THEIR CASES.AGAIN, THE DETENTION OFFICER POSITIONS IN YOUTH, DIGITAL FORENSIC LAB PROFESSIONAL STAFF, WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND THAT DIGITAL LAB DEPARTMENT WIDE, SO THEY'RE IN A PROCESS OF HIRING THOSE PROFESSIONAL STAFF POSITIONS, SO THEY CAN HELP WITH THAT PROCESS AS WELL.
THEN TECHNOLOGY, INCREASE THE FLOCK CAMERAS, INCREASE LICENSING AND INVESTIGATIVE DIGITAL PLATFORMS, PEREGRINE, AND INVESTIGATIVE GENETIC GENEALOGY.
BEFORE I END MY PRESENTATION THIS MORNING, I WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD THE DETECTIVES IN THE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS ARE ON THEIR WORK AND BEING COMMITTED TO BRINGING CRIMINALS TO JUSTICE.
I'VE BEEN SO IMPRESSED SINCE TAKING OVER, HOW THE DETECTIVES CAN GO FROM A CASE WITH NO LEADS, AND THEN HOURS LATER, THEY'VE IDENTIFIED AND GETTING A WARRANT FOR THEIR ARREST.
THE MEN AND WOMEN IN THE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS ARE JUST DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB OF CLEARING THESE CASES AND WORKING TO BRING THESE PEOPLE TO JUSTICE.
SO I'M SO PROUD OF THEM. I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF GRIFFITH. COMMITTEE, WHO HAS QUESTIONS? COUNCILWOMAN WILLIS.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BRINGING THIS ON THE AGENDA.
THIS IS VERY INTERESTING TO SEE WHERE WE ARE FROM YEAR TO YEAR ON THIS.
ONE, ON PAGE 5, THIS IS GETTING INTO THE EXCEPTIONAL MEANS ON OFFENSES CLEARED, AND CLARIFYING THE VICTIM'S REFUSAL TO COOPERATE WITH THE PROSECUTION AFTER THE OFFENDER HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED.
IT SAYS THAT THIS IS OUTSIDE THE CONTROL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.
BUT I THOUGHT THAT WHETHER A VICTIM PARTICIPATED OR NOT, THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS STILL ABLE TO PURSUE IF THERE'S SOMEONE WHO'S COMMITTED A CRIME THAT'S OUT THERE, POTENTIALLY A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC.
TELL ME A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
>> WELL, SOMETIMES IT'S THE EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE, AND SOMETIMES YOU MAY NEED THE COMPLAINING WITNESS TO TESTIFY IN COURT, AND SOMETIMES THE COMPLAINING WITNESS CHOOSES NOT TO DO SO FOR WHATEVER THE REASONS PERSONALLY THEY MAY HAVE.
IT'S NOT NECESSARILY WE'VE IDENTIFIED THE OFFENDER AND WE HAVE ENOUGH TO ARREST, BUT MOVING FORWARD THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS, SOMETIMES, WE NEED THE WITNESS TO TESTIFY IN COURT OR NEED THEIR PART OF THE COOPERATION IN INVESTIGATIONS, AND SOMETIMES FOR THEIR OWN PERSONAL REASONS, THEY CHOOSE NOT TO, SO THAT'S THE REASONING I'M SEEING.
>> IT'S PURSUED UNTIL IT FALLS APART BECAUSE IT'S NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE, IS THAT? BECAUSE OF THE VICTIM NOT PARTICIPATING.
>> SOMETIMES THAT IS THE REASON, AND SO A LOT OF OUR CASES THAT WE SEE IS ON OFFENSES WITH THE LOW CLEARANCE RATES IS SOMETIMES THE VICTIM AFTER THE INCIDENT OCCURS, CHOOSES NOT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROSECUTION.
SOMETIMES THEY HAVE THEIR OWN PERSONAL REASONS WHY THEY DO THAT, AND A LOT OF TIMES, SOME OF THESE OFFENSES OCCUR IN AREAS WHERE THEY MAY NOT BEEN PART OF WHAT WAS GOING ON, BUT WERE ASSAULTED IN SOME WAY, AND THEY JUST CHOOSE NOT TO MOVE FORWARD, AND WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THEIR COOPERATION SOMETIMES, AND SO THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
>> THANK YOU. ON PAGE 12, I'D LIKE TO LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM BECAUSE I THINK ON THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN EVERY SINGLE MONTH, LOVE SEEING THESE NUMBERS DROP AND ARE ACCOMPLISHING FANTASTIC THINGS.
THANK YOU, DPD. THAT BUSINESS ROBBERY IS JUST SOMETHING THAT ALWAYS GO IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, AND SO I LOVE TO SEE THAT YOU'RE REACHING OUT TO BUSINESSES TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR ROLE IS IN THIS AND THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
WE'LL JUST COVER THE SECURITY AND METHODS AND OTHER THINGS THEY CAN DO TO JUST PROTECT THEM AGAINST EVEN HAVING CRIME, SOMEONE TARGET THEM IN THE FIRST PLACE.
>> I THINK IT INVOLVES ALL, CPTED DOING EVALUATIONS OF THE PROPERTY TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE IN THAT, SO THEY DON'T BRING THE ENVIRONMENT INTO THEIR BUSINESS.
HAVING THEM UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S PROPERTY AND PROPERTY IS NOT AS IMPORTANT AS SOMEONE'S LIFE.
SOME OF THOSE THINGS THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, ALSO HOW THE LAW IS, [INAUDIBLE] JUST HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE THAT PROPERTY IS NOT IMPORTANT.
YOUR LIFE AND YOUR FAMILY IS MORE IMPORTANT, SO WE WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
I THINK THIS IS THE MAIN THING.
USUALLY, WHAT HAPPENS IS SOMEONE STEALING A CAN OF COKE, AND THEY TRY TO STOP THEM.
ALSO, WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT WORKING WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO HELP OUT AS WELL WITH SOME OF THEIR NEEDS.
IT'S GOING TO BE A COMMUNICATION BACK AND FORTH.
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HOW CAN WE HELP YOU TO REDUCE YOUR BUSINESS BEING ROBBED?>> WELL, I'VE ASKED MY OFFICE TO GET A FLYER OR SOMETHING, SO I WANT TO HELP YOU PROMOTE THIS.
I REALLY WANT BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CITY TO BE AWARE OF THIS SO THEY CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAMMING.
THEN THE LAST THING IS ANOTHER THING THAT JUST REALLY GETS AT ME EVERY SINGLE MONTH IS THE MULTIFAMILY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, WELL AGG ASSAULT IN GENERAL.
WORKING WITH THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION TO HELP BUILD AWARENESS AROUND THE RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.
I'M GLAD YOU'RE DEFINING THE TOP FIVE LOCATIONS.
I'D LOVE TO KNOW MORE DEPTH AROUND THAT AND MAYBE EVEN GO FARTHER THAN THAT SO WE CAN HAVE A TARGETED CAMPAIGN SO THAT THE RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RESOURCES ARE.
I'LL WORK WITH YOU, MAJOR IGO ON STAYING INFORMED ON THAT.
WE IDENTIFIED THE TOP FIVE LOCATIONS FOR ALL SEVEN PATROL DIVISIONS.
WE DISCUSSED THAT DURING THE COMMANDERS MEETING ON FRIDAY.
ALL THE COMMANDERS THAT OVERSEE THESE DIVISIONS ARE AWARE WHAT THE TOP FIVE LOCATIONS ARE, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UNIT TO ENSURE THAT WE REACH OUT TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS AS WELL AS THE PROPERTY MANAGERS TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD TO EDUCATE THEM, AND THE GOAL IS TO PREVENT FURTHER FAMILY VIOLENCE INCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING AT THESE LOCATIONS, SINCE THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST COUNT OF AGG ASSAULTS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMAN MORENO.
>> THANK YOU. WHEN WE'RE ENGAGING WITH OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, ARE WE EDUCATING THEM ON THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CTAS, CRIMINAL TRESPASSING AFFIDAVITS? THEN ENSURING THAT THAT BUSINESS OWNER OR PROPERTY MANAGER KNOWS THE PROCESS.
I SEE A BIG BREAKDOWN BETWEEN DPD IN OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITIES, EVEN RESIDENTIAL LOT OWNERS THAT THERE'S A BREAKDOWN ON IF THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS TO BE ON SITE.
IF A WARNING HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED, WHO THAT OFFICER ISSUED THAT WARNING TO, AND IF A DIFFERENT OFFICER COMES BACK A WEEK LATER AND GIVES THAT SAME WARNING TO THAT INDIVIDUAL THAT HAS A CTA.
I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO INCLUDE JUST HOW THAT PROCESS WORKS FOR CTAS.
>> YES. WHEN WE HAVE OUR WEEKLY BUSINESS ROBBERY MEETINGS, THE COMMUNITY AFFAIRS GOES OUT AND THEY TALK TO THE BUSINESSES ABOUT ALL THAT.
ABOUT CTAS, ABOUT INDIVIDUALS BEING ON THE PROPERTY, ABOUT CPTED OPPORTUNITIES, AND THEY TALK OR GIVE DETAILS ABOUT EACH BUSINESS ROBBERY THAT OCCURRED THAT WEEK ON WHAT THEY WENT OUT AND DID THAT WEEK.
ASSISTANT CHIEF JESSE REYES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, THAT IS ALSO PART OF THE COMMUNICATION WE'LL HAVE AT THE BUSINESS ROBBERIES SYMPOSIUM. I APPRECIATE THAT QUESTION.
>> COULD YOU GIVE ME A DEFINITION OF A CTPA?
>> YEAH, I THINK THE C [INAUDIBLE]
>> OF A CRIMINAL TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT?
>> A CRIMINAL TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT MEANS THAT WHAT IT HAPPENS IS IT'S GIVEN THE POWER OF THE POLICE TO ISSUE THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS ON BEHALF OF THE BUSINESS, SO THAT THEY SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, GIVING THE PERMISSION TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENT THAT THESE PEOPLE AFTER BUSINESS HOURS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE PROPERTY, SO WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR A BUSINESS OWNER TO COME THERE TO ISSUE THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS WARNING.
>> IF THE BUSINESS IS OPEN, AND IF A PERSON GO INTO THE STORE AND BUY SOMETHING FROM THE STORE, HE'S NOT TRESPASSING, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> GOOD MORNING, SIR. HE'S TRESPASSING IF MANAGEMENT AT THE PROPERTY DOES NOT WANT THEM THERE, AND SO THE GOAL FOR THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS WARNING IS WITH ALL BUSINESS ROBBERIES, THE NPOS FOLLOW UP THE VERY FOLLOWING DAY, THE NEXT DAY.
THEY WILL GO OVER A SAFETY PLAN, PREVENTION TIPS, ACCEPTED SURVEY, AND THEY WILL PRETTY MUCH PROVIDE SECURITY MEASURES TO TRY TO PREVENT FURTHER ROBBERIES FROM OCCURRING.
OUR CTAS ARE VERY VALUABLE BECAUSE WHEN THESE BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED, IT ALLOWS THE OFFICERS TO BE ABLE TO MAKE AN ARREST WITHOUT SOMEBODY BEING ON SITE.
WE MAINTAIN OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH OUR BUSINESS OWNERS, ESPECIALLY OUR CONVENIENCE STORES, OUR BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE A CTA ON FILE, AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT REALLY ENCOURAGES OUR BUSINESS OWNERS TO HAVE.
>> THIS IS AFTER BUSINESS HOURS, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> NO, SIR. THE CTA IS AVAILABLE 24/7.
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WHEN OUR BUSINESSES ARE CLOSED FOR THE DAY, SINCE THEY'RE NOT ALL OPERATIONAL 24/7, FOR THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE CURRENTLY OPEN, AND A 911 CALL IS MADE, POLICE WILL RESPOND AND THEN ADDRESS THE OFFENDER ON THE PROPERTY, WHETHER IT'S THROUGH A CTA WARNING OR A CTA ARREST.IF THE BUSINESS IS CLOSED AND THE BUSINESS OWNER CONTACTS 911 BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT ON SITE, THAT THERE IS SOMEONE TRESPASSING ON THE PROPERTY, WE DO NOT NEED THEM TO BE AT THE LOCATION AFTER HOURS TO BE ABLE TO ENFORCE IT.
>> I'M TRYING TO BE IN LAYMAN TURN, IF SOMEONE GO INTO THE STORE AND PURCHASE SOMETHING AND HAVE A RECEIPT THAT IF STILL ON THE PROPERTY, HE CANNOT BE REMOVED, IS THAT FAIR?
>> SIR, THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT APPLIES WHETHER THE STORE IS OPEN OR CLOSED.
THE INDIVIDUAL AT THAT POINT IS NOT WELCOME THERE.
THE ONLY WAY TO OVERRIDE THAT AFFIDAVIT, WHETHER THEY HAVE A RECEIPT OR NOT, IF THE BUSINESS OWNER THAT ORIGINALLY GAVE THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THEIR MIND DECIDES TO GET RID OF THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS AND THEN ALLOW THAT INDIVIDUAL TO COME BACK IN AND MAKE A PURCHASE.
OTHERWISE, THAT CRIMINAL TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT IS APPLICABLE WHETHER THE STORE IS OPEN OR CLOSED.
AS MAJOR IGO SAID, THE CORRECT, I GUESS, FORMAT WOULD BE TO MAKE A 911 CALL SO THAT WE CAN COME OUT TO ADDRESS THAT INDIVIDUAL THAT'S THERE DURING THE OPEN BUSINESS HOURS.
>> I WAS JUST TRYING TO MAKE CLEAR THAT I'M GETTING CONFUSED SOMETIME THAT THE TRESPASSER MIGHT GO IN THE STORE AND PURCHASE SOMETHING, THEN HE GET BACK ON A PROPERTY AND WHEN OFFICERS COME AND OFFICE SAY, HEY, HE GOT A RECEIPT, THEY LET HIM BACK IN THE STORE, SO HE NOT TRESPASSING?
>> I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A CLARIFICATION.
>> THE CLARIFICATION, IS THE AFFIDAVIT IS IN EFFECT UNLESS THE BUSINESS OWNER OVERRULES THE AFFIDAVIT AND DECIDES TO LET THAT INDIVIDUAL INTO THE STORE.
>> DO THEY HAVE TO BE THE BUSINESS OWNER OR THE MANAGER OR THE OPERATOR?
>> OF THE STORE. IF IT'S OPEN, WHOEVER IS IN CHARGE OF THE STORE AT THAT TIME.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I'M SORRY, GUYS.
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A FEW MORE QUESTIONS, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION OF THE MMO.
HOW MANY ACTIVE AND CURRENT CTAS DO WE HAVE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS? HOW MANY CITATIONS AND WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED? YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THIS ONE RIGHT NOW.
WHAT TYPE OF CITATION IS A CTA?
>> WE'LL HAVE TO GET BACK TO YOU ON THE ACTIVE CTAS.
I KNOW THAT EVERY YEAR IN JANUARY, THE NPOS ARE TASKED WITH FOLLOWING UP WITH ALL THE BUSINESSES TO ENCOURAGE THAT THEY HAVE AN ACTIVE CTA ON FILE.
WHEN AN OFFENSE OCCURS AT A BUSINESS LOCATION AND THE FOLLOW UP THAT IS CONDUCTED BY THE NPOS, THEY DETERMINE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A CTA ON FILE, THEY WILL PERSONALLY GO OUT, MEET WITH EITHER MANAGEMENT OWNER OR EMPLOYEE AT THAT LOCATION AND GET THAT FILLED OUT SO THAT WE CAN THEN SHARE THAT AND UPLOAD THAT SO THAT WHEN AN OFFICER RESPONDS TO THE LOCATION, THEY WILL ALREADY KNOW WHILE EN ROUTE THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE CTA.
WITH REGARDS TO A CTA, THE FIRST PROCESS IS A WARNING TO THE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS ON PROPERTY.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE WHEN A PICTURE OF THE OFFENDER IS TAKEN, WHICH IN MOST INSTANCES WE DO, AND ONCE THAT PICTURE IS TAKEN, THEN IT MAKES THE CRIMINAL TRESPASS WARNING ACTIVE FOR 160 DAYS.
ONCE THAT IS ACTIVE, IF THE OFFENDER RETURNS TO THE PROPERTY, AND THE EMPLOYEE AT THE LOCATION DOES NOT WANT THEM THERE, THEY WILL DIAL 911, AND UPON OUR ARRIVAL, THEY WILL BE PLACED UNDER ARREST.
MADAM CHAIR, I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S APPROPRIATE IF MAYBE HAVING A FULL BRIEFING ON CTAS OR JUST WORKING.
>> CLEARLY THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT CTAS, AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO PUT THAT AS A SEPARATE ITEM IF YOU DON'T MIND, AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH SPECIFICALLY WHAT INFORMATION WE'D LIKE TO GET BACK.
GOING BACK TO THE BRIEFING, IF I MAY, YOU HAVE ON SLIDE 6, THE NATIONAL CLEARANCE RATES, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, THE MAJOR CATEGORIES.
FOR MURDER CLEARANCE RATES, THE NATIONAL CLEARANCE IS 49.9%, BUT DPD IS AT 72%.
FOR ROBBERY, THE NATIONAL CLEARANCE RATE IS 24% AND DPD IS AT 26.25%.
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FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, THE NATIONAL FIGURE IS 42% FOR CLEARANCE, AND DPD IS AT 45.85%.FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT, THE NATIONAL CLEARANCE RATE IS 22%, AND DPD IS AT 54%.
I JUST REALLY WANT TO TAKE THAT MINUTE TO SAY, HERE I HAVE THIS WHOLE LONG SPEECH ABOUT HOW YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH OFFICERS, AND I THINK EVERYONE AROUND THIS HORSESHOE KNOWS THAT, BUT YET SOMEHOW YOU'RE MANAGING THESE REALLY EXCEPTIONAL CLEARANCE RATES.
AGAIN, DON'T KNOW HOW YOU'RE DOING THAT, BUT CLEARLY SOMETHING'S WORKING RIGHT AND YOU'RE WORKING VERY HARD.
BUT I JUST THINK THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVEN WITH A REALLY REDUCED STAFFING LEVEL, YOU ALL ARE JUST DOING EXCEPTIONAL WORK.
>> ABSOLUTELY. I'VE ONLY BEEN OVER HERE SINCE FEBRUARY, AND I WAS JUST SURPRISED HOW I'LL GET NOTIFIED OF A VIOLENT CRIME DURING THE NIGHT, AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING, THEY'VE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE SUSPECT.
IT'S JUST THE OUTSTANDING DEDICATION THAT THESE DETECTIVES HAVE ON CLEARING THESE CASES, EVERY ONE OF THE INVESTIGATIVE UNITS, AND SO I THINK IT'S TO THEIR DEDICATION AND THEIR ABILITY TO WANT TO DO THIS JOB AND THE SUPPORT OF YOU ALL AS WELL, GIVING US THE TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO HELP THAT, BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY DOES TAKE A PART IN THOSE CLEARANCE RATES AS WELL.
BUT I JUST THINK IT'S THESE DETECTIVES I'VE SEEN WANT TO WAIT, DON'T WANT TO GO HOME UNTIL THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO CLEAR, SO I'VE JUST BEEN GREATLY IMPRESSED AND IT'S ALL TO THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE INVESTIGATING.
THAT'S WHY I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT I MENTIONED IN A PUBLIC FORUM LIKE THIS HOW PROUD I AM OF THOSE DETECTIVES IN THE JOB THEY'RE DOING.
>> WELL, I THINK WE ALL ARE AND I APPRECIATE YOU SHARING THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I THINK WE'RE READY TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE, WHICH IS OUR OVERDOSE PROGRAM UPDATE, AND I KNOW WE HAVE SOME SPECIAL GUESTS WITH US TODAY.
I THINK I SEE DR. WONG UP THERE. COME ON DOWN.
KEITH BROWN IS ALSO HERE, I BELIEVE.
THEN, OF COURSE, CHIEF [INAUDIBLE]
>> CHIEF LUNA COULDN'T BE HERE TODAY, BUT I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE SECTION CHIEF OF EMS, CHIEF CHRIS CHIARA AND HE'S GOING TO GO OVER OUR OPIOID PROGRAM. THANK YOU.
GOOD MORNING, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
AGAIN, I'M SECTION CHIEF CHRIS CHIARA, EMS WITH DALLAS FIRE DEPARTMENT.
A VERY SHORT OVERVIEW OF A VERY SHORT PRESENTATION, BUT THIS MORNING WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE OPIOID CRISIS AS A WHOLE.
THE STATE RESPONSE TO THE OPIOID CRISIS, SOME OF THE FEATURES OF OD MAP, WHICH IS THE STATE REPOSITORY FOR TRACKING OPIOID OVERDOSES.
THE SOURCES OF WHERE THAT DATA IS COMING FROM, AND HOW OD MAP IS UTILIZED HERE LOCALLY AND ON A NATIONAL LEVEL.
I KNOW WE'VE REVIEWED THE OPIOID CRISIS SEVERAL TIMES.
BUT JUST TO REVIEW NATIONWIDE IN 2021, OVER 8,000 PEOPLE IN THE US DIED FROM AN OPIOID-INVOLVED OVERDOSE.
IN 2023, WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 110,000 DEATHS RELATED TO AN OPIOID OVERDOSE.
TO BRING THAT INTO PERSPECTIVE, THAT'S ABOUT ONE PERSON EVERY FIVE MINUTES SOMEWHERE IN THE US DIES OF AN OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSE.
HERE LOCALLY, DFR RESPONDS TO ABOUT 4,000 OVERDOSES OR REPORTED OVERDOSES PER YEAR, AND THAT'S BEEN THE STANDARD SINCE 2017.
LOCALLY IN 2023, IT'S REPORTED THAT THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 260 PEOPLE IN DALLAS COUNTY THAT DIED OF OPIOID-RELATED OVERDOSES.
JUST FOR REFERENCE, THAT IS HIGHER THAN THE MURDER RATE HERE IN DALLAS.
THE STATE OF TEXAS RESPONDED TO THE OPIOID CRISIS IN THE FORM OF STATE HOUSE BILL 1319, WHICH TOOK EFFECT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST OF 2023.
AMONG MAKING SOME DEFINITIONS AND SETTING CLARITY ON RESPONSIBILITY, IT ESTABLISHED REPORTING DATA POINTS THAT ALL LOCAL MUNICIPALITIES ARE REQUIRED BY THE STATE BILL TO UPLOAD INTO THE OD MAP PROGRAM.
THOSE DATA POINTS INCLUDE THE DATE AND TIME OF THE OCCURRENCE, THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION, WHETHER NARCAN OR NALOXONE WAS ADMINISTERED ON SCENE,
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AND WAS THIS A FATAL OR NON-FATAL INCIDENT.AGAIN, OD MAP IS THE REPOSITORY SET UP BY THE DEA THROUGH THE HIGH-INTENSITY DRUG TRAFFICKING AREA PROGRAM, AND IT IS AS I SAID, THE REPOSITORY FOR ALL THIS INFORMATION.
IT IS MULTI-AGENCY, MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL, SO THERE ARE NO LINES.
IT GIVES A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE.
LOCALLY, WE CAN DRILL DOWN AND GET SOME MORE DETAILED INFORMATION, AND IT'S AS CLOSE TO REAL-TIME AS POSSIBLE AS IT'S UPDATED DAILY.
WHERE DOES THE DATA COME FROM? AGAIN, IT COMES FROM US AT ADFR.
IT COMES FROM OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS, AND IT ALSO COMES FROM OUR PARTNERS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITY IN OUR CASE, DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
AGAIN, WE DO OUR UPLOADS DAILY.
THE INFORMATION IS COMING FROM OUR EMS CHARTING SOFTWARE.
IF ANY INCIDENT MATCHES TRIGGERS THAT WE HAVE SET FORTH THAT MATCH THE DATA SETS ESTABLISHED BY HOUSE BILL 1319, THOSE REPORTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY PULLED INTO THE OD MAPPING SOFTWARE.
OUR CRITERIA INCLUDE ANY PATIENT THAT RECEIVES NARCAN, THE INCIDENT WILL BE FLAGGED AND UPLOADED.
A CALL THAT IS LABELED AN OVERDOSE BY THE RESPONDING PARAMEDIC OR GIVEN A PRIMARY IMPRESSION OF AN OVERDOSE IS ALSO LOGGED.
THEN LASTLY, ANY CARDIAC ARREST WITH A SUSPECTED OVERDOSE UNDERLYING CAUSE IS ALSO FLAGGED.
ON THE LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE INFORMATION THAT IS PUT INTO OD MAP IS USED TO IDENTIFY HOT SPOTS AND SPIKES IN OPIOID USE.
THAT ASSISTS LAW ENFORCEMENT IN IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL HOTBEDS, POSSIBLE SUPPLY HOUSES, AND IT CAN ALSO HELP THEM DEPLOY LIMITED RESOURCES, WHETHER THAT BE WITHIN THE NARCOTICS TASK FORCE OR JUST STEPPING UP REGULAR PATROLS.
ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH SIDE, THE INFORMATION IS USED TO PROMOTE EARLY INTERVENTION AND IDENTIFY AREA NEEDS.
I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE SEEN THE BILLBOARDS AND ADS FOR AWARENESS.
IT ALSO CAN ASSIST IN WHERE TO DEPLOY EDUCATIONAL FEATURES INSIDE OF SCHOOLS OR IN OTHER PLACES.
A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN DFR, THE CITY OF DALLAS, AND DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES IS GETTING SELF-ADMINISTERED NARCAN IN PUBLIC PLACES WHERE IT CAN BE USED.
THIS INFORMATION HELPS US TAILOR-MAKE OR IDENTIFY THE AREAS THAT'S GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THAT BECAUSE IT IS A LIMITED RESOURCE.
SIMPLY STATED OD MAP IS OUR NAVIGATIONAL TOOL THAT ALL FIRE AGENCIES, EMS AGENCIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AND PUBLIC HEALTH USE TO DEPLOY OUR LIMITED RESOURCES, CURTAIL OPIOID USE AND ULTIMATELY SAVE LIVES.
AS MORE DATA BECOMES AVAILABLE, THE LONGER WE USE OD MAPPING, WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT IT EMPOWERS US AND OUR PARTNER AGENCIES TO DECREASE THE FREQUENCY AND PREVALENCE OF OPIOID OVERDOSES HERE AND ON A NATIONAL SCALE.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> THANK YOU. DR. WONG, DO YOU WANT TO SHARE ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT YOU'VE OBSERVED WITH EITHER THE OD MAPPING OR JUST IN GENERAL, THE OPIOID ISSUE LOCALLY?
>> NOT A LOT TO ADD TO WHAT CHIEF CHIARA SAID.
IT'S A GREAT PARTNERSHIP, AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR SOME TIME EVEN BEFORE THE LEGISLATION PASSED.
ONE THING I WOULD MENTION, CURRENTLY, IT'S A MANUAL PROCESS THAT DAILY WE'RE DOWNLOADING AND THINGS.
I KNOW WE'RE WORKING ON TRYING TO MAKE THAT AUTOMATED, SO ANY SUPPORT TO GET THAT COMPUTER UPGRADES AND THINGS FOR THE API THAT WE CAN DECREASE SOME OF THE MANUAL LABOR BECAUSE IT IS DAILY.
BUT AGAIN, IT'S A USEFUL TOOL AND EXAMPLE OF THAT GREAT PARTNERSHIP TO ADDRESS THIS IMPORTANT PROBLEM.
>> WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITY OF DALLAS ON OD MAP, WHICH IS NOT PUBLIC FACING, CORRECT? ARE THERE ANY INSIGHTS THAT YOU HAVE FOR US ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU BELIEVE THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW?
>> WELL, I THINK, AND WE ACTUALLY JUST PRODUCED THIS COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT WITH THE RECOVERY RESOURCE COUNCIL ALSO THAT HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE NEEDS, AND OD MAP IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THE PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THAT, BUT AS WAS MENTIONED, ALSO THE ACUTE RESPONSES,
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THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE HOT SPOTS AND WHERE WE NEED TO TARGET SOME OF THE ACTIVITIES.>> COMMITTEE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNSEL WILLIS.
>> THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY TO SEE US AND SHARE MORE ABOUT THIS TODAY AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I REMEMBER SOME OF THE DIFFICULTY WE HAD A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN GETTING THIS INFORMATION SHARED.
WHEN YOU START TO SEE THE SHAPE IT TAKES IN THE REPORT THAT YOU'VE GENERATED, ALL OF THIS DATA HAS TO JUST HELP, I WOULD THINK.
ON PAGE 8, I'M INTERESTED IN HOW THIS IS COMMUNICATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT ABOUT IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL SUPPLY LOCATIONS BECAUSE THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VERY CRITICAL PARTNERSHIP.
YOU'RE DEALING WITH THE AFTERMATH, BUT THEN YOU'RE THE BEFORE AND SO IS THAT WORKING WELL? HOW FREQUENTLY ARE YOU ALL COMMUNICATING THIS OR WHAT STARTS TO MAKE SOMETHING BUBBLE UP AS A LOCATION THAT NEEDS TO BE TARGETED?
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
WE ARE DEFINITELY WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT MAP IS VERY BENEFICIAL FOR US ON THE NARCOTIC SIDE.
WE ALSO HAVE TO MANUALLY INPUT THAT, BUT WHAT THAT DOES IN THOSE HOT SPOTS IT IDENTIFIES POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION AREAS THAT WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE IN BECAUSE AS WE KNOW, PEOPLE WHO ARE BUYING THESE THINGS AREN'T WAITING HOURS AND HOURS TO INGEST THE SUBSTANCE, AND SO WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS WHEN THEY'RE BUYING IT, THEN THEY POTENTIALLY HAVE THAT OVERDOSE THAT ALLOWS OUR SITE ON THE NARCOTICS, WHETHER IT'S AN OVER OR COVERT CAPACITY TO WORK THOSE AREAS.
ALSO FOR THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SIDE, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE HOT SPOTS, THEY'RE ABLE TO PUT TOGETHER LIKE LITTLE COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND STUFF AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC WHERE WE'RE SEEING THESE SPIKES AND THESE HOT SPOTS AND GIVING THEM LIKE A FENTANYL PACKET, JUST A PENTEL CAMPAIGN, DOING THINGS ON THE RADIO.
REALLY THE BIGGEST THING IS EDUCATION ON WHAT THIS PENTYL DOES TO OUR CHILDREN AS WELL AS OUR ADULTS.
>> BY HAVING THIS DATA, YOU'VE GOT THIS TARGET THAT NOW HELPS YOU CREATE A BULL'S EYE OF WHERE YOU CAN DIRECT THESE RESOURCES.
I THINK THAT'S EXACTLY HOW WE WOULD WANT TO SEE THIS DATA BEING USED. THANKS.
>> COUNCILOR BAZALDUA, YOU'VE JOINED US? DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION?
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK Y'ALL FOR Y'ALL'S WORK WITH THIS, AND I DO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR DA BECAUSE HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN GETTING THIS LEGISLATION PASSED FOR US TO HAVE THIS VALUABLE TOOL.
THROUGH OUR OPIOID STRIKE FORCE, WE'VE SEEN THAT THIS OVERDOSE MAPPING CAN ONLY BE AS EFFECTIVE AS IT IS.
I THINK THAT THERE'S MARGIN OF ERROR, IF YOU WILL, OF THOSE THAT DON'T GET DOCUMENTED.
HAVE YOU ALL STARTED THE PROCESS YET WITH OUR NEIGHBORING AGENCIES, DART, EVEN CONTINUUM OF CARE PARTNERS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE SO THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY GETTING AN ACCURATE ACCOUNT OF THE OVERDOSE AND NOT JUST THOSE THAT WE HAVE RESPONDED TO?
>> FORTUNATELY, FOR US, ON THE REPORTING END, ANY CALL THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OUT IN THE FIELD IN THE CITY OF DALLAS IS GOING TO COME TO DFR.
IF DART SELF-USES THE NARCAN THAT THEY CARRY TO ADMINISTER TO A POTENTIAL PATIENT, THEIR STANDING ORDERS IS THEY'RE CONTACTING US RIGHT AWAY SO, WE'RE STILL CAPTURING THOSE PATIENTS ON THAT END.
ON THE END WHERE EMS ISN'T SUMMONED.
I BELIEVE PARKLAND OR ANY HOSPITAL HAS THE ABILITY TO FLAG THOSE AS AN OVERDOSE AND THEN HAVE THEM UPLOADED ON THEIR END.
IT JUST WON'T COME FROM THE EMS SIDE AND THEN THAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR US IF WE CAN PULL IN THAT INFORMATION AND THEN VIEW RUNS THAT WE DIDN'T NECESSARILY RUN ON, BUT SEE WHERE THEIR ORIGIN IS AND THAT WAY WE CAN STILL TAILOR MAKE OUR RESPONSES. YES, MA'AM.
>> MAY I ADD TO THAT? IN THE CASES WHERE DFR DOESN'T DO THE RUN, WE HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ME'S OFFICE, AND THEY WILL CONTACT OUR SERGEANT OVER THE OVERDOSE SQUAD AND ADVISE THEM THAT DURING THE COURSE OF THE AUTOPSY OR WHATNOT, THERE WAS POTENTIAL NARCOTICS IN THERE AND THEN OUR SERGEANT CAN GO IN THERE AND MANUALLY INPUT IT INTO THE OD MAPPING.
>> THANK YOU. I KNOW THE OVERDOSE RESPONSE TEAM HAS BEEN VERY EFFECTIVE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT TOOL AS WELL.
I THINK IT PROVIDES A LOT OF RESOURCES BEYOND THAT INDIVIDUAL WHO IS IMPACTED.
BUT IN THE CASE OF AN UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUAL OR EVEN A CONCENTRATION, I KNOW THAT WE'VE SEEN SOME OF THIS DATA SHOW IMMEDIATE CONCENTRATION SURROUNDING A DART STATION, FOR INSTANCE.
HOW DO WE REACT TO THAT DATA? WHAT RESOURCES ARE WE PROVIDING WHERE WE'VE SEEN A CONCENTRATION BEYOND LOOKING AND HONING IN ON A POSSIBLE DISTRIBUTION? HOW ARE WE PROVIDING MORE RESOURCES WHERE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ALREADY
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A CONCENTRATION ON THE STREET IN OPEN AIR?>> THE STREET LEVEL CAN BE DIFFICULT BECAUSE IT'S NOT NECESSARILY THE SOURCE LEVEL IS AS IT WAS MENTIONED BEFORE, WHEN PEOPLE GET A HOLD OF THIS STUFF, THEY'RE NOT WAITING VERY LONG TO TAKE IT.
THEY DON'T TAKE IT BACK HOME AND USE IT.
THEY USE IT IN THE AREA THAT THEY PURCHASE IT IN.
AS FAR AS THE RESPONSE TO THAT THROUGH THE OVERDOSE RESPONSE TEAM, WE ARE MAKING FOLLOW-UPS WITH THOSE PATIENTS WHERE THEY RESIDE OR THEIR REPORTED ADDRESS TO PREVENT THE REOCCURRENCE OF A SECONDARY OVERDOSE.
THAT'S OUR FIRST EFFORT AT PREVENTING THE OVERDOSE IN WHATEVER LOCATION IS REACHING OUT TO THEM IN THE LOCATION IN WHICH THEY RESIDE.
AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO RESPOND TO THE ACTUAL LOCATION.
THAT'S WHERE WE RELY ON LAW ENFORCEMENT A LITTLE BIT MORE TO STEP UP ENFORCEMENT IN THOSE AREAS.
OBVIOUSLY, IF THERE'S A BIG SHIFT, WE CAN REACH OUT TO OUR PARTNERS IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES FLYERS, BANNERS, DO THE EDUCATION PIECE.
AS FAR AS DFRS RESPONSE, IF WE SEE A SPIKE IN A CERTAIN AREA, WE CAN MAKE OUR CREWS AWARE OF IT.
AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE THAT I'M AWARE OF SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THIS POSITION, WE EVEN FORWARD STAGED EXTRA DOSES OF NARCAN OVER A LONG WEEKEND SO THAT IF WE RAN OUT TO POTENTIALLY RESPOND TO A HOTBED AREA, WE HAD SOME EASY ACCESS, WE WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE CENTRALIZED SUPPLY HOUSE ON A WEEKEND AND HAVE SOMEONE OPEN IT UP.
SOME OF THE LESSONS WE'RE LEARNING JUST OVER THE SHORT YEAR THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS.
>> THANK YOU. WITH JUST A YEAR AND A HALF, I GUESS, INTO HAVING THIS TOOL, IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU COULD TELL THE COUNCIL THAT Y'ALL NEED TO HAVE THIS BE A MORE SUCCESSFUL VENTURE, OR IS THERE MORE LEGISLATION THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE PURSUED THAT WOULD ALSO ASSIST IN THESE EFFORTS?
>> AGAIN, I'D JUST REITERATE IF WE COULD MAKE IT MORE AUTOMATED, SO IT'S NOT A MANUAL PROCESS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL.
I THINK THE PROCESS IS UNDERWAY, BUT IT'S BEEN TAKING A LONG TIME TO GET SOME OF THOSE CONNECTIONS.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU ALL.
Y'ALL ROSE TO THE OCCASION VERY QUICKLY, AND I'VE SEEN THE IMPACT THAT Y'ALL HAVE MADE WITH WHAT Y'ALL HAVE IMPLEMENTED.
THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> DR. JUAN WHILE WE'VE GOT YOU HERE.
WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS SPOKEN WITH US ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ABOUT MARIJUANA, THERE'S AN INTERSECTION WITH OTHER DRUGS OFTENTIMES THAT THEY'VE TOLD US ABOUT AS WELL AS WEAPONS AND OTHER THINGS.
SINCE WE HAVE YOU HERE IN LOOKING AT FENTANYL AND OPIOIDS, IS THERE ANY INTERSECTION WITH MARIJUANA THAT WE NEED TO BE AWARE OF AS WE CONSIDER BIGGER PICTURES?
>> I DO RECALL THERE WAS SOME SESSION MAYBE IN THE LAST WEEK, THAT I GUESS SOME PROPOSED ORDINANCE REGARDING MARIJUANA, THAT QUESTION ABOUT THE HEALTH EFFECTS OF THAT, AND JUST THE QUESTION THAT HAD BEEN POSED TO ME.
I DO THINK SOME OF THE POLICIES HAVE BEEN RAISED, NOT NECESSARILY SOME OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH ASPECTS OF IT HAVE BEEN FULLY TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
>> AROUND FENTANYL AND OTHERS, THERE'S NO FURTHER INTERSECTION THAT YOU SEE OR THAT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT.
THIS IS THE MOMENT WHERE WE'RE.
>> I DON'T KNOW IN TERMS OF, GATEWAY DRUG, THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT THERE IS INFORMATION OUT THERE AND HISTORICAL INFORMATION REGARDING THAT, BUT NOTHING SPECIFIC THAT WE HAVE ANY DATA ON.
>> I'M WONDERING, BECKY TENNEY, I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE HERE TODAY.
IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN AND JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND SAY WHAT YOU DO, I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO GET YOU ON THE RECORD.
IF YOU HAVE JUST A MINUTE TO SHARE ANY THOUGHTS YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS TOPIC, THAT'D BE GREAT.
>> SURE. GOOD MORNING, CHAIRWOMAN, COUNSEL.
THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING ME SITTING UP THERE.
JUST TO ECHO WHAT DR. WONG AND CHIEF CARA HAVE SAID, RECOVERY RESOURCE COUNCIL HAS BEEN RIGHT HERE MOVING ALONGSIDE ALL OF THESE INITIATIVES, OVERDOSE MAPPING, AND, OF COURSE, THE OVERDOSE RESPONSE TEAM.
WE'RE JUST VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE CITY AND OF THIS COMMITTEE.
I THINK FROM A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE, THE INTERVENTION PERSPECTIVE THAT I THINK I CAN OFFER.
I THINK ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED HERE AS FAR AS HOW WE CAN BETTER UTILIZE THIS DATA ARE ALL ABSOLUTELY TRUE.
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BUT I THINK WE ALSO HAVE TO RECOGNIZE TO COUNCILMAN BAZALDUA'S POINT THAT THERE'S A POPULATION OF PEOPLE HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS THAT ARE BEING VERY HIGHLY IMPACTED BY THESE OVERDOSE RATES AND IT'S OUR UNSHELTERED POPULATIONS.THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENT INITIATIVES THAT I THINK WE COULD BE TAKING TO TARGET THOSE COMMUNITIES.
>> I THINK RECOVERY RESOURCE COUNCIL SITS IN A MIDDLE GROUND AS FAR AS AGENCIES LIKE OURS ARE CONCERNED.
THERE ARE AGENCIES AND GROUPS SMALLER THAN OURS, VERY MUCH GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON VERY GRASSROOTS LEVEL OUTREACH WITH THAT POPULATION.
WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVEN US AS AN AGENCY REPRESENTING THE TREATMENT SECTOR IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SECTOR, BUT CERTAINLY LARGER AGENCIES LIKE DFR AND DPD AND DALLAS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, THESE SMALLER GROUPS AND ORGANIZATIONS HAVE BUILT A TRUST WITH THIS POPULATION THAT NONE OF US SITTING HERE AT THIS TABLE WILL EVER BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE.
I THINK ONE THING THAT WE COULD DO A BETTER JOB OF IS UTILIZING THIS DATA AND UTILIZING THE IDENTIFICATION OF THESE HOTSPOTS TO MAYBE BRING SOME OF THOSE MORE GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS INTO THE CONVERSATION AND ALLOW THEM TO DO THE WORK THAT THEY DO SO WELL, WHICH IS TARGETING THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND USING THE RAPPORT AND THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT THEY'VE BUILT WITH THEM TO DO A MORE BLANKETED OUTREACH, BECAUSE AGAIN, I THINK WE ARE SEEING HIGH RATES OF THIS IMPACTING OUR UNSHELTERED NEIGHBORS, AND THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH THAT ANY OF US REPRESENTING THE AGENCIES WE REPRESENT CAN DO TO REACH THOSE PEOPLE.
>> THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH.
WE ACTUALLY STARTED OUR MEETING RECOGNIZING A RIGHT CARE TEAM THAT SAVED SOMEBODY [OVERLAPPING] FROM AN OVERDOSE THAT WAS UNSHELTERED.
WITH THAT, I JUST WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU MAYBE TO WRITE US AN EMAIL ABOUT MAYBE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU HAVE.
LIKE, YOUR BOOT'S ON THE GROUND, WE WOULD REALLY LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR ADDING TO THIS CONVERSATION. APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU.
>> MADAM CHAIR, I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION IF YOU DON'T MIND.
>> BRING A MILLION SIDES ON ME.
>> I DID SWITCH SIDES. I KNOW THAT THERE WAS A SPIKE HERE RECENTLY, I THINK, MAYBE ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN AUSTIN. THAT WASN'T AN ANOMALY.
WE'VE SEEN WHERE WE HAVE HAD CONCENTRATION SPIKE UP IN REGIONS OR NEIGHBORING CITIES.
HOW ARE WE UTILIZING THIS DATA, AND TALKING ACROSS MUNICIPALITIES OR JURISDICTIONS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY MOVEMENT FROM WHERE THERE'S OBVIOUS CONCENTRATIONS? BECAUSE WHEN THERE WERE THOSE MULTIPLE OVERDOSE CASES IN ONE EVENING IN AUSTIN, DID WE FIND THAT THERE WAS ANY CORRELATION UP OR DOWN 35? WHAT IS BEING UTILIZED TO TRACK THEM AND GET AHEAD?
>> OBVIOUSLY, OD MAPPING WITH ITS MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL MULTI-AGENCY FEATURES ALLOWS US TO DO THAT TRACKING.
INTERNALLY, TO IDENTIFY THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, THE OD MAPPING IS A LITTLE BIT OF A READER'S DIGEST VERSION OF WHAT'S GOING ON JUST BECAUSE OF HIPAA COMPLIANCE AND THE THINGS WE CAN'T UPLOAD TO IT.
WHEN WE SEE THOSE ALERTS IN OD MAPPING THAT TRIGGER A RESPONSE IN US, WE TURN TO OUR INTERNAL DATA THAT HAS ALL THE DATA CRITERIA, ALL THE PHI POINTS, AND THEN WE CAN LOOK DOWN INTO THOSE MAPS, AND REALLY DRILL DOWN INTO TARGET AREAS AND SEE IF WE SEE A SPIKE.
THEN AFTER THE INCIDENT THAT YOU'RE REFERRING TO IN AUSTIN, WE ACTUALLY HAVE AN AUTOMATED TRIGGER PROGRAMMED INTO OUR CHARTING SOFTWARE THAT IF WE GET OVER 12 NARCAN ADMINISTRATIONS WITHIN A 24-HOUR PERIOD, WE'RE GETTING AN ALERT TO OUR PHONES.
IT'S TRIGGERING US TO GO DIG A LITTLE DEEPER, LOOK WHERE THOSE ARE TAKING PLACE.
IS THERE SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO RELAY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT RIGHT AWAY SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT DAILY UPLOAD AND MANUAL ENTRY THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, SO WE CAN DO IT IN MORE REAL TIME LOCALLY.
>> WELL, WE HAVE 14 MORE AGENDA ITEMS, AND WE'RE ALREADY AT 11 O'CLOCK.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE, AND PLEASE CHECK IN WITH DATA ANALYTICS WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU AUTOMATE THAT.
OUR NEXT ITEM IS, WE'RE STARTING ON OUR BRIEFING MEMOS AND PUBLIC SAFETY DASHBOARDS.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DASHBOARDS? I'D JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE POLICE DASHBOARD, WHAT YOU'LL SEE ARE THE RESPONSE TIMES FOR PRIORITY 1 AND PRIORITY 2.
OVER THE YEARS, THIS NUMBER HAS GROWN PRETTY SIGNIFICANTLY, MORE THAN TWO MINUTES FOR PRIORITY 1, MORE THAN 20 MINUTES FOR PRIORITY 2.
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AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE FOR DISPATCH CALLS AND RESPONSE TIMES, THE NUMBERS, AND IT'S QUITE LARGE.THIS GOES BACK TO WHAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER WITH THE RECRUITING OR RETENTION EFFORTS.
YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT IT IS FOR A POLICE OFFICER TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR 238 MINUTES AFTER THAT CALL HAS BEEN DISPATCHED AND THE RESPONSE THAT THEY GET.
THIS IS WHY IT'S SO IMPERATIVE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SUPPORT GROWING THE FORCE SO THAT THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO RESPOND IN THE TIMELY WAY THAT WE EXPECT.
ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR A DASHBOARD? NEXT ITEM IS VERY INTERESTING.
IT'S THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT 2023 RACIAL PROFILING REPORT. IT'S GOOD NEWS.
THANK YOU FOR NOT RACIALLY PROFILING.
GOOD JOB. WHO HAS QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS REPORT? WELL, AS YOU SAW, IT'S VERY GOOD NEWS, AND I HIGHLY RECOMMEND PEOPLE READ THAT.
NEXT ITEM IS EACH FLOCK PURCHASE ADDITIONAL CAMERAS.
WHO HAS QUESTIONS ON THIS? [OVERLAPPING]
>> IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION, BUT RECENTLY JUST SOUTH AT WALNUT HILL IN 75, WHEN WE SAW THE POLICE OFFICERS WHO WERE HIT BY A VEHICLE TRYING TO ESCAPE A PARKING LOT, AND ONE ESCAPED AND WAS LATER CAUGHT, AND THAT WAS A MURDER SUSPECT AND THE FLOCK CAMERA IS WHAT HELPED DPD CATCH THAT SUSPECT.
I APPRECIATE THE MEMO ON THIS, THE REALLOCATION, ETC.
I MEAN, I'M FULLY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.
JUST SEEING IT SO RECENTLY REALLY PROBABLY SAVE LIVES.
WHO KNOWS WHERE THIS PERSON WOULD HAVE GONE AND WHAT THEY WOULD HAVE DONE? THIS IS A GOOD EXAMPLE FOR THE PUBLIC TO SEE THAT THIS IS MONEY WELL SPENT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER? NO. YES. I AGREE.
THIS IS WHERE TECHNOLOGY AND POLICING HAVE REALLY ADVANCED AND ARE SO IMPORTANT.
OUR NEXT ITEM. I CAN ALREADY SEE COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO IS REACHING FOR HIS BUTTON THERE.
THIS IS THE MARSHALS HOMELESS ACTION RESPONSE TEAM ACTIVITY REPORT.
>> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR HAVING THIS ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
I HOPE THAT WE SEE THIS MONTHLY MOVING FORWARD.
NUMBER OF ENCAMPMENTS WORKED 117 FOR THE MONTH OF JULY.
IS THAT FOR THE MONTH OF JULY ONLY? [BACKGROUND]
YES, THAT IS FOR THE MONTH OF JULY ONLY.
>> DO YOU HAVE A BREAKDOWN OF LOCATION AND NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN EACH ENCAMPMENT?
>> I DON'T HAVE THAT. I THINK THAT WE COULD GET THAT FROM OHS.
THEY PROBABLY DO THAT TYPE OF TRACKING.
THE MARSHALS RESPONSIBILITY AT THE ENCAMPMENTS IS JUST TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND SECURITY.
THEY DON'T GET THAT IN DEPTH WITH ENGAGEMENTS AND COUNTING, AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
>> HOW MANY MARSHALS DO WE HAVE DEDICATED TO THIS? I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A DEDICATED UNIT FOR OUR PARKS, BUT DO WE HAVE A DEDICATED UNIT FOR THE EFFORTS THAT ARE DOING? WAS THAT JUST ANY CITY MARSHAL THAT'S AVAILABLE?
>> IT'S TWO-FOLD. WE HAVE THE MARSHALS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO THE OUR TEAMS. THERE'S THREE OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT THAT'S A FULL-TIME RESPONSIBILITY.
THEN WE ASSIST OHS WITH OTHER ENCAMPMENTS AND CLEAN-UPS WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY ASSIGNED THAT FUNCTION, BUT WE SUPPORT THOSE FUNCTIONS AND ASSIGN THEM AS WE GET NOTIFICATIONS OF THE NEED AND THE SCOPE THAN WE SUPPLY MARSHALS TO PROVIDE THAT SAFETY AND SECURITY.
>> IT LEADS ME TO MY NEXT QUESTION, WHAT'S THE NEED FOR MARSHALS TO BE GOING OUT WITH THE OFFICE OF HOMELESS SOLUTIONS? [OVERLAPPING] WAS THAT A REQUEST OR?
>> IT'S A REQUEST AND A STRATEGY.
IT'S IMPORTANT, I THINK, FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.
ANYTIME THAT YOU'RE IN THAT ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU'RE JUST ENGAGING OR
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ADVISING PEOPLE THAT ULTIMATELY THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A CLOSURE OF THIS ENCAMPMENT AT SOME POINT, YOU SEE SOME PEOPLE THAT DON'T LOOK UPON THAT KINDLY, AND HAVE A TENDENCY TO JUST SOMETIMES CREATE PROBLEMS. YOU HAVE PEOPLE IN ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS.JUST A WIDE VARIETY OF THINGS, THAT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS IN THE BACKGROUND PROVIDING SECURITY FOR NOT ONLY THE CITY WORKERS FROM VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS, NOT JUST OHS, BUT THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF DEPARTMENTS.
THEN WE'VE ALSO HAD TO INTERVENE AND PROTECT INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE IN THE ENCAMPMENTS THEMSELVES.
OFTENTIMES, DISTURBANCES ARISE BETWEEN THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STAYING IN THE ENCAMPMENTS.
>> THAT'S RIGHT. I JUST KNOW THAT A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE HAD A HOMELESS ON HOMELESS SHOOTING IN ONE OF OUR ENCAMPMENTS, AND SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING TO KEEPING BOTH OUR HOUSE [INAUDIBLE] SAFE. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER WILLIS.
>> JUST TO DROP DOWN TO THE NEXT ITEM IN THE REPORT FOR JULY, INVESTIGATION OF SLEEPING/ENCAMPMENT IN PARK IS EIGHT, AND THAT JUST SEEMS LIGHT.
IS THAT BASED ON CALLS, REPORTS OR? I MEAN, I WOULD THINK THAT NUMBER MIGHT BE HIGHER.
>> IT'S JUST SPECIFIC TO MARSHAL ENGAGEMENT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PURPOSE.
YOU'LL HAVE ENGAGEMENTS FROM PARK RANGERS, PARK PERSONNEL, OHS, BUT THESE ARE SPECIFIC TO MARSHALS ASSIGNED TO THE PARKS UNIT THAT CAME ACROSS AN ENCAMPMENT OR AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS SLEEPING IN THE PARK AND ADDRESSED IT THROUGH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
>> THANK YOU. CHIEF PIUS, CAN YOU SHARE WITH US HOW MANY MARSHALS WE HAVE THAT ARE APPROVED AS POSITIONS, AND THEN HOW MANY OF THOSE YOU HAVE THAT ARE FILLED?
>> I WANT TO SAY I DON'T HAVE THE MOST UP-TO-DATE NUMBERS.
WE'VE BEEN DOING BETTER WITH HAVING CONSTANTLY PEOPLE IN THE POOL RIGHT NOW.
BUT I THINK THAT RIGHT NOW WE'VE GOT ABOUT 56 APPROVED POSITIONS, SOMEWHERE AROUND 20 VACANCIES, AND PROBABLY, AND I'M JUST BALLPARKING FROM THE LAST UPDATE I RECEIVED, EIGHT PEOPLE IN THE HIRING PROCESS NOW.
>> I'M SORRY, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT LAST NUMBER?
>> EIGHT PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
>> YOU HAVE 56 APPROVED, 28 ARE VACANCIES, AND YOU'VE GOT EIGHT GOING THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS?
>> YOU HAVE 28 GOING THROUGH THE HIRING PROCESS?
>> THAT'S OKAY. I THINK I JUMBLED UP THERE.
ABOUT 20 VACANCIES, EIGHT CURRENTLY IN THE HIRING PROCESS, SOMEWHERE WITHIN THAT PROCESS.
>> GOT IT. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS WITH HIRING?
>> THERE'S TWO THINGS THAT CREATE A PROBLEM FOR US.
THE SECOND IS, WE ONLY HIRE PEOPLE THAT ARE ALREADY TCO CERTIFIED IN THE STATE, SO WE GET PEOPLE THAT ARE EITHER GRADUATING FROM A LOCAL ACADEMY OR THAT ARE LEAVING AN AGENCY AND WANTING TO COME TO THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
OUR APPLICANT POOL IS SMALLER, JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO HIRE THEM, PUT THEM THROUGH A POLICE ACADEMY, AND THEN HAVE THEM JOIN THE MARSHALS AT THAT POINT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT STRATEGIES IN ORDER TO TRY TO CHANGE THAT DYNAMIC SO THAT WE WILL HAVE A BIGGER APPLICANT POOL, BUT WE'VE SEEN TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IN WORKING WITH DALLAS COLLEGE AND WORKING WITH THE CADETS THAT ARE IN THEIR LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY.
AS THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THE ACADEMY, WE SEND MARSHALS OUT THERE TO WORK WITH THEM.
WE WEREN'T DOING THAT PREVIOUSLY, AND THAT'S PROBABLY BEEN THE MOST SUCCESSFUL THING THAT WE'VE DONE SINCE I'VE BEEN OVER AT THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE IN OUR ABILITY TO RECRUIT PEOPLE OVER TO THE DEPARTMENT.
>> YOUR ANSWERS WERE SALARY, AND THEN NUMBER TWO IS YOUR APPLICANT POOL BASED ON THE CRITERIA.
BUT THE CRITERIA TO BECOME A MARSHAL, WHICH YOU HAVE TO RDBT CALL, WHICH DPD DOES NOT, WE HELP THEM PASS THAT TEST.
>> BUT YOU HAVE A PERHAPS LOWER THRESHOLD FOR BACKGROUND AND SOME OF THOSE OTHER ITEMS, IS THAT TRUE?
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>> I THINK THAT THE BACKGROUND IS THE SAME WITH REGARDS TO WHAT WOULD ELIMINATE YOU OUTSIDE OF EDUCATION IS DIFFERENT BETWEEN DPD AND THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THE DISQUALIFIERS ARE THE SAME.
>> YOUR STARTING PAY IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT THAN DPD, IS THAT TRUE?
>> THAT'S TRUE. I WILL SAY THE JOB IS LESS DEMANDING AT THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, SO WE ARE LOOKING FOR FOLKS THAT MAYBE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE DEMANDS OF 911 CALL RESPONSE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IS SUCH A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY THAT DPD HAS THAT THE MARSHALS DON'T HAVE.
IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT THAT'S DONE THROUGH THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE, AND WE'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT PEOPLE SAYING, HEY, IF YOU WANT TO BE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT MAYBE YOU'RE NOT READY TO DO THE TYPES OF THINGS THAT DPD OFFICERS HAVE TO DO, WE HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE WHERE YOU CAN STILL BE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, BUT YOU'RE HERE AT THE MARSHAL'S OFFICE.
JUST ADVERTISING THE DIFFERENCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THAT MAY BE MORE APPEALING TO OTHERS.
>> THE MARSHALS ARE CLEARLY VERY IMPORTANT TO OUR CITY.
I THINK IN RECENT YEARS, THEY'VE TAKEN ON EVEN MORE RESPONSIBILITY.
BESIDES SECURING CITY HALL AND OTHER CITY FACILITIES AND ACTING AS BAILIFFS FOR OUR MUNICIPAL COURTS, THEY ARE GOING INTO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS AND PUTTING THEMSELVES AT RISK AND DOING THAT WORK.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SALARY ISSUE FOR MARSHALS, AND I'M NOT SURE IT'S WHERE IT SHOULD BE, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
THAT WILL BE ANOTHER BUDGET AMENDMENT I WILL MAKE TO TRY TO INCREASE THAT SALARY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK WE'RE READY FOR THE NEXT ITEM.
WE HAVE THE DFR CONSTRUCTION UPDATE ON J.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR J? K IS DFR FLEET MAINTENANCE UPDATE? NO. THEN WE HAVE OUR UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS, AND WE'VE GOT EIGHT OF THEM LISTED HERE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THESE UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS? NO. WELL, THEN WE ARE AT THE END OF OUR AGENDA.
THANK YOU ALL VERY. IT IS 11:10, AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.