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>> GOOD MORNING. TODAY IS MARCH 25.
[Special Called Public Safety on March 25, 2025.]
IT'S 9:06, AND I CALL THE MEETING OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE TO ORDER.BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO JUST SHARE THIS OPENING STATEMENT WITH YOU.
WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE RECENT AND HEARTBREAKING LOSS OF TWO ACTIVE UNIFORMED MEMBERS OF THE CITY OF DALLAS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNITY.
THE FIRST ONE FROM DALLAS FIRE RESCUE.
WE EXPERIENCED A PROFOUND LOSS WITH THE PASSING OF ONE OF OUR OWN OFFICERS.
OFFICER BRETT SHIP, WHO HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR OVER 14 YEARS PASSED AWAY WHILE OFF DUTY ON MONDAY, MARCH 24, HE HAD RECENTLY SERVED AT STATION 48 IN NORTHEAST DALLAS ON THE SEA SHIFT.
HIS SUDDEN LOSS IS A SHOCK TO BOTH HIS FAMILY AND DFR.
WE ALSO JOINED THE DALLAS MARSHALS OFFICE AND MORNING THE PASSING OF DEPUTY MARSHAL DAVID SALAZAR, WHO LOST HIS BATTLE TO CANCER ON SUNDAY, MARCH 23RD.
HE FIRST JOINED THE CITY OF DALLAS IN 1985, AND WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AFTER SERVING IN OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, HE RETURNED TO DALLAS IN 2011, WHERE HE SERVED WITH HONOR AND PRIDE IN THE CITY MARSHAL'S OFFICE FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS.
HIS SERVICE DEDICATION IMPACT ON THE CITY WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN.
TO ALL THE FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND COLLEAGUES IN BOTH OF THESE DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVANTS.
WE SHARE IN YOUR GRIEF, WE MOURN THEIR MEMORY, AND WE THANK THEM FOR THEIR SELFLESS COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY AND WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY.
NOW LET'S TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE IN THEIR HONOR.
THANK YOU. THE FIRST AGENDA ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE FEBRUARY 10TH MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? THERE'S A MOTION OR A SECOND.
ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR CHANGES TO THE MINUTES? HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
JUST TO PUBLICLY SHARE THAT WE'RE GOING TO DEFER ITEM, WHICH IS THE CIVIL SERVICE ITEM, ITEM C. THIS NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME FOR A THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION, AND WE HAVE A VERY FULL AGENDA.
AS ALWAYS, WE'RE GOING TO START WITH OUR RECRUITING AND RETENTION FOR POLICE AND FIRE.
I'M MAJOR POLLYANNA ASHFORD, ALONG WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF ANGELA FERRERA.
WE'LL BE DISCUSSING DPD RECRUITING AND RETENTION EFFORTS.
>> MAJOR ASHFORD, WE CANNOT HEAR YOU.
I THINK YOU HAVE TO MOVE THEM REALLY SO CLOSE.
>> THAT'S REALLY GOOD. THANKS.
>> WE'LL BE DISCUSSING DPDS' RECRUITING AND RETENTION EFFORTS FOR FEBRUARY.
SLIDE 2, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE SHOWS A MONTHLY AND FISCAL YEAR-TO-DATE ATTRITION AND HIRING.
WE LOST 16 OFFICERS AND HIRED FIVE IN FEBRUARY.
YEAR TO DATE, WE'VE LOST 64 AND HIRED 100. SLIDE 3.
HERE'S A BREAKDOWN OF FEBRUARY'S ATTRITION.
FIVE LEFT DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS, TWO HAD A CAREER CHANGE, ONE WAS DISCHARGED, TWO LEFT FOR ANOTHER PUBLIC SERVICE POSITION, AND SIX RETIRED.
SLIDE 4. HERE'S A FISCAL YEAR-TO-DATE BREAKDOWN FOR ATTRITION AND HIRING, AND OUR CURRENT TOTAL SWORN IS 3,158 AT THE END OF FEBRUARY.
SLIDE 5. THIS IS OUR SWORN HIRING DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 132 APPLICANTS WERE REFERRED TO US BY CIVIL SERVICE, AND WE PLACED 87 APPLICANTS IN THE BACKGROUND PHASE.
OUR LAST ACADEMY CLASS, WHICH WAS 405, STARTED ON MARCH 12, AND IT HAD 54 RECRUITS. SLIDE 6.
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THE SLIDE SHOWS OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF HIRING DATA.WE PROCESSED 36 APPLICANTS, 18 ENTERED BACKGROUND, AND 17 WERE ONBOARDED.
NEXT SLIDE. HERE'S OUR RECRUITING ACTIVITY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WHICH CONSISTED MOSTLY OF UNIVERSITY CAREER FAIRS AND MILITARY HIRING EVENTS.
SLIDE 8. IN FEBRUARY, WE HAD TWO ON-SITE HIRING EVENTS, WHICH RESULTED IN 87 APPLICANTS.
HERE'S A BREAKDOWN TO INCLUDE A MONTH-TO-MONTH COMPARISON OF HOW OUR APPLICANTS ARE HEARING ABOUT US.
APPLICANTS ARE CONSISTENTLY TELLING US THAT THEY'RE HEARING ABOUT US THROUGH ONLINE FORMAT, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OUR OWN DALLASPOLICE.NET WEBSITE.
BECAUSE OF THIS, WE'RE WORKING WITH A COMPANY THAT WILL ASSIST US IN REACHING AS MANY APPLICANTS OR CANDIDATES AS POSSIBLE THROUGH DIGITAL MARKING.
THAT WAS OUR PRESENTATION, AND WE'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YOU JUST MENTIONED ON THAT LAST POINT THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH AN AGENCY OR SOMEONE TO HELP WITH DIGITAL MARKING, SO THAT WE'RE BEING VERY TARGETED.
BUT WHAT IS THE MESSAGE? WE'VE GOT INSIGHT, AND I THINK PRIMARILY IT'S THAT THESE ARE FOLKS WHO ARE CALLED TO SERVE AND WHO WANT TO HELP PEOPLE AND THERE WAS A SECONDARY POINT AS WELL.
I DON'T RECALL EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS.
DOES THE MESSAGE WE'RE SENDING THROUGH THIS TARGETED WAY, IS THE CREATIVE MESSAGE ALSO DELIVERING AS IT SHOULD?
>> YES, MA'AM. WE WANTED TO BASICALLY PARTNER UP WITH A MARKING FIRM BECAUSE, OF COURSE, WE DON'T HAVE DEGREES IN MARKING HERE AT PD, BUT WE WANT TO PARTNER UP WITH SOMEONE WHO COULD ASSIST US IN WHAT WE ARE SEEING ARE THE MAIN AVENUES AS TO HOW APPLICANTS ARE TELLING US THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY HEARING ABOUT US.
THE MAJORITY OF THEM ARE HEARING ABOUT US THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS.
WE WANTED TO AGAIN PARTNER WITH SOMEONE WHO COULD ACTUALLY HELP US TO REACH OUT TO DIFFERENT AVENUES SUCH AS THAT.
>> IF I CAN EXPAND ON THAT, THE PARTNER THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH HAS IDENTIFIED THAT THERE ARE THE PROFESSION OF TEACHING.
TEACHERS ARE SEEKING A SECONDARY PROFESSION, AND SO WE'RE CREATING SOME CONTENT RIGHT NOW THAT'S RELATIVE TO THOSE TEACHERS WHO MAY BE ON THE FENCE ABOUT CONTINUING WITH TEACHING AND MAYBE WANTING A SECONDARY CAREER.
THAT IS ONE OF THE PROJECTS WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS CREATING A PIECE FOR THEM THAT'S GOING TO BE ATTRACTIVE, THAT MAKES THEM WANT TO COME TO DPD.
THE OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA FOOTPRINT THAT WE'RE WORKING ON RIGHT NOW IS WITH MARCH MADNESS GOING ON, WE HAVE PARTNERED WITH ESPN THROUGH THE DIGITAL FORMAT.
IF YOU'RE WATCHING A GAME ON YOUR PHONE, WHICH SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE DOING TODAY, THEN WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS DALLAS PD HIRING RECRUITING.
ONE OF THE OTHER AVENUES THAT WE'RE USING IS GETTING A LOT OF POSITIVE TRACTION.
I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT WITH TEACHERS, BUT THAT'S ALSO A CALLING TO SERVE.
>> RELATABILITY. ALL I'M GETTING AT IS THERE'S THE MEDIA PORTION, BUT THERE'S THE CREATIVE PORTION.
CREATIVE IS THE EMOTIONAL INSIGHT, WHICH WE HAVE THE EMOTIONAL INSIGHT, WHICH IS I'M CALLED TO SERVE.
I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THAT THAT MESSAGE, EVEN THOUGH IT'S BRIEF ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IS THE HOOK THAT WE'LL TAKE THEM FARTHER AND MAKE OUR MARKING DOLLARS GO FARTHER, BUT I'M THRILLED THAT YOU'RE GETTING THE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE ON THIS BECAUSE IT IS AN ART AND A SCIENCE.
>> YES. WHO IS THE MARKING FIRM WHO'S HEAD OF THIS PROGRAM?
>> CUM MEDIA. HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN ASSIGNED THIS PROJECT?
>> WE JUST BROUGHT THEM ON BOARD WITH US.
>> LAST MONTH. THEY HAVE HAD OPPORTUNITY TO WORK AND PUT IT OUT IN THE PUBLIC, YET, IS THAT CORRECT?
>> IS IT A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF CHAIR YOU CAN BRING THEM TO US? I'M CURIOUS WHO IS THE MARKING COMPANY HOW ARE THEY DOING IT AND IS THIS ADMINISTRATION ACTION, THIS IS WHAT, LESS THAN $100,000?
THIS>> WAS A DEPARTMENT ACTIONS, NOT IT WASN'T A PROCUREMENT THAT WENT THROUGH CITY COUNCIL.
>> I WOULD BELIEVE THE CONTRACT AMOUNT WOULD NOT HAVE RISEN TO THE AMOUNT THAT COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE?
>> YES. I HAD ENOUGH MONEY TO HAVE AN ADEQUATE MARKING PROGRAM, LESS THAN $100,000.
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IF YOU LOOK AT MARKING, WHOEVER YOU GO TO MARKET DEPENDS ON WHO IS HAVE THE QUALIFICATION TO MAKE SURE YOU REACH OUT.I HATE TO UNDERSPEND TO MARKET IF I RECRUIT.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A BEST ACTOR.
I WANT TO AT LEAST HAVE A BRIEFING ON WHO IS THE MARKING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING.
WE HAVE AN IDEA. I DO HAVE A GREAT MARKING BACKGROUND, AND I DO UNDERSTAND MARKING.
ONE THING IS NUMBER ONE, IT'S JUST LIKE FOR A MOTOR COMPANY WHICH I USED TO WORK FOR.
THE SET OF THE CAR IS JUST WALKING FORWARD, THE REPAIR SHOT. THAT'S WHO MAKING MONEY.
THEREFORE, I'M VERY CURIOUS AND WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN WE GO OUT AND TRY TO SELL THE POLICE AND THE FIRE, WE GET THE BEST OF THE BEST BECAUSE WE WANT THE BEST OF THE BEST.
THEREFORE, I'M 100% BEHIND IT TO MAKE SURE I STILL WANT TO KNOW WHO IS THE MARKING AND WHAT IS THE CRITERIA, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
>> HAPPY TO ADD IT AS AN AGENDA FOR THE FUTURE.
>> LOOKING AT THE ATTRITION NUMBER ON SLIDE, I DON'T KNOW THAT IT'S NUMBERED.
BUT THE PIE CHART WHERE IT'S ATTRITION, I GUESS, THROUGH END OF FEBRUARY, IS THAT RIGHT? WAS 48.
DO WE KNOW WHERE WE WERE THIS TIME LAST YEAR? I LOOKED AT MATERIALS FROM LAST YEAR AND COULDN'T.
I WAS JUST CURIOUS WHERE WE ARE, HOW WE'RE DOING ON THAT NUMBER.
>> WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. I DON'T HAVE IT.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR INCLUDING THE ACADEMY CLASSES SINCE 2005.
I THINK THIS IS FASCINATING INFORMATION.
I HOPE YOU DID TOO. WHAT YOU'VE PROVIDED IS A CHART THAT'S GOT ALL OF THE CLASS NUMBERS, THE DATE THAT CLASS STARTED, THE BEGINNING CLASS SIZE, HOW MANY PEOPLE LEFT DURING JUST ACADEMY, MEANING BEFORE GRADUATION, HOW MANY ARE STILL ACTIVE AS OF THE MARCH 11 DATE, AND THEN EOS, I'M ASSUMING MEANS END OF SERVICE, IS THAT CORRECT? GOOD. I ASSUME.
YOU CAN GO THROUGH AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED.
WHAT I DID, AND I'D LIKE TO DO IT FOR EVERY YEAR, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TIME.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I DID IS FOR 2010, I TOOK ALL OF THOSE CLASSES, WHICH IS CLASS 321 THROUGH CLASS 325, AND WHAT HAPPENED IN 2010 IS WE HIRED 234 OFFICERS.
DURING THE ACADEMY, WE LOST 40 OF THOSE OFFICERS, WHICH WAS 17%.
TODAY, 15 YEARS ON, WE HAVE 48% OF THOSE OFFICERS STILL, 52% HAVING LEFT.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO DO IT IN FIVE-YEAR INCREMENTS.
AGAIN, CLASS 344 THROUGH 349, WE HIRED 187 OFFICERS FOR THE ENTIRE YEAR, 28 OF THEM DIDN'T MAKE IT TO GRADUATION, SO THAT'S ONLY A 15% ATTRITION THERE.
OF THOSE, 50% ARE STILL ON THE JOB 10 YEARS LATER.
THEN YOU LOOK AT 2020, WHICH IS CLASSES 371 THROUGH 376, WE HIRED 206 OFFICERS, 21 LEFT BEFORE GRADUATION, THAT'S 10%.
THAT'S A PRETTY LOW NUMBER FOR US.
OF THOSE, 67% ARE STILL ACTIVE FIVE YEARS ON, 67%, 33% LOST.
MAYBE FIVE YEARS. IN FACT, LESS THAN FIVE YEARS, FOUR-AND-A-HALF FOR SOME.
I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH AND DO IT YEAR BY YEAR.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO JUST RECOGNIZE WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THE CLASSES.
HOW MANY ARE MAKING IT TO GRADUATION, AND HOW LONG ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY STAYING? WE WANT YOU TO HIRE AS MANY AS YOU CAN, BUT WE ALSO NEED THEM TO STAY.
JUST HAVING THEM TO SAY, OKAY, WE HIRED THEM, WE GOT THEM EVEN ACADEMY, BUT THEY LEAVE TWO YEARS LATER.
THAT'S REALLY TOUGH AND IT'S REALLY EXPENSIVE.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE REALLY DOING QUALITY HIRES AND HOW HARD YOU'RE WORKING, AND FRANKLY, WE CAN SEE THE NUMBERS, AND THE NUMBERS ARE REALLY SO MUCH BETTER THAN THEY'VE BEEN.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY, VERY HARD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
YOU PROACTIVELY ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT HOW MANY ARE IN CLASS 405. THANK YOU.
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>> [LAUGHTER] WELL, MA'AM, IF I COULD ALSO JUST COMMENT ON THAT IS, THERE'S ALSO A TRANSFORMATION THAT'S HAPPENED THROUGHOUT THE PAST FEW YEARS.
WE HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A COUNCIL, A MAYOR, CITY MANAGER WHO'S COMMITTED TO PUTTING PUBLIC SAFETY FIRST, AND SO THAT KEEPING THE PAY COMPETITIVE IS GOING TO KEEP QUALITY FOLKS HERE WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE THAT TREND.
>> WELL, CHIEF, I'M GLAD YOU SAID THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE STARTING MEET AND CONFER, WHICH WILL HELP SET A NEW SALARY SCHEDULE FOR POLICE AND FIRE.
TODAY, THAT INCLUDES LOOKING AT THE SALARIES OF CITIES THAT ARE VERY FAR AWAY AND REALLY NOT RELEVANT TO OUR MARKET.
I'M JUST GOING TO TELL YOU THAT WHILE WE WANT TO SAY WE'RE PAYING COMPETITIVELY, I KEEP SEEING THE DOLLARS THAT WE'RE HIRING FOR SURROUNDING CITIES, AND WE'RE NOT.
I THINK EVEN OUR RESIDENTS KNEW THAT WHEN THEY PASSED DPD.
WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COMPETITIVE BECAUSE WE DO NEED THE BEST.
WE NEED TO STAY THE BEST. THANK YOU.
>> JUST WANTED TO ADD ONE MORE THING AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CHIEF GARCIA HAD SHARED.
SURE. PAY IS OBVIOUSLY VERY IMPORTANT, THIS IS A HIGH STRESS JOB. IT'S VERY DEMANDING.
I CAN SEE HOW AT A CERTAIN POINT, A CAREER CHANGE MIGHT BE SOMETHING ON SOMEONE'S MIND BECAUSE THEY'RE ENDURING A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF STRESS THAN, MAYBE IN THE TYPICAL WORKPLACE.
BUT I THINK DPD DOES A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF MESSAGING THAT THE SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL EXIST AND THAT WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE MOVING ONE DIRECTION.
BUT THERE'S STILL MESSAGES IN THE MARKETPLACE THAT CHIEF GARCIA HAD SHARED, WHEN PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THAT THE CITY DOESN'T SUPPORT OUR POLICE.
JUST SOME OF THOSE MESSAGES OUT THERE WHEN THEY TALK ABOUT THE PENSION, WHICH THERE'S A FUNDING SOUNDNESS RESTORATION PLAN FOR.
SOMETIMES THOSE MESSAGES, I THINK COULD CHIP AWAY AT MORALE.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT NOT ONLY THOSE WHO ARE IN THIS ROOM, WHO ARE ALREADY DOING THAT, I'M ALWAYS PLEASED WHEN I SEE A COMMUNITY MEETINGS, EVEN AN NPO, TALKING ABOUT THE SUPPORT THAT IS ENJOYED FROM THE MAYOR, THE COUNCIL, AND RESIDENTS, THAT I THINK RESIDENTS AND OTHERS, MAYBE MEDIA, OTHERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN MESSAGING.
THERE'S A ROLE HERE FOR EVERYONE TO BE FACTUAL ABOUT THE FACT THAT DALLAS SUPPORTS OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT ROBUSTLY, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT BECAUSE I THINK THAT IS PART OF THE EQUATION ON RETENTION.
THANK YOU. LET ME TO SHARE THAT.
>> THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS PEOPLE SHOULD CHOOSE DPD.
I'LL SAY THAT WHEN I MEET OFFICERS OVERWHELMINGLY, IT'S ABOUT ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE DIFFERENT UNITS AND DIFFERENT SKILLS.
YOU CAN HAVE AN ENTIRE CAREER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT DOING LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE AGENCY. YOU DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE.
I LOVE WHEN I HEAR SOMEBODY WHO SAID, WELL, I STARTED IN PATROL, BUT THEN I WENT TO MOUNTED, THEN I ENDED UP OVER HERE, INVESTIGATIONS FOR, I DON'T KNOW HOMICIDE OR, THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE THIS DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCES INTERACTING WITH ALL PEOPLE IN OUR CITY IN LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS THAT ARE CHALLENGING FOR THEM, BUT SERVING THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S WHAT I HEAR THEM GET EXCITED ABOUT.
IS THAT, WELL, I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT I COULD DO THIS, I GOT THAT CHANCE HERE BECAUSE A LOT OF DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE POSSIBLY PAYING MORE DON'T HAVE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES.
YOU'RE GOING TO STUCK IN A PATROL CAR FOREVER.
THERE'S ALSO LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADVANCEMENT THAT LOTS OF PLACES DON'T HAVE.
WE HAVE EXCELLENT IN-SERVICE TRAINING THAT WE ALL WANT TO BE THE BEST THAT WE CAN BE.
I THINK THAT YOU DO PROVIDE ALL OF THOSE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOLKS.
WE'VE DONE OUR OWN SALES PITCH TODAY.
[LAUGHTER] I HOPE THAT HELPS YOU.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU/ LET'S GO TO FIRE.
>> GOOD MORNING. I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF, DELRIDGE WILLIAMS. WE'RE ABOUT TO COVER OUR RECRUITING AND RETENTION UPDATE FOR FIRE FOR FEBRUARY OF 2025, SLIDE 2, PLEASE.
SLIDE 2 SHOWS US THAT FOR FEBRUARY, WE WERE PLUS 25 WITH OUR HIRING OVER ATTRITION, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025, WE ARE PLUS 75.
SLIDE 3, PLEASE. SLIDE 3 GIVES OUR HIRING VERSUS OUR ATTRITION.
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THE MAJORITY OF OUR ATTRITION WAS FOR PERSONAL REASONS.WHEN WE DELVED INTO THAT, ONLY FOUR OF THOSE ACTUALLY SAID THEY LEFT DALLAS TO GO TO ANOTHER AGENCY.
SOME OF THE BIG THINGS WERE SCHEDULING AND FAMILY ISSUES. SLIDE 4.
SLIDE 4 GIVES US THE HIRING DATA FOR FEBRUARY.
THE IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT WE DID ON BOARD 31 IN FEBRUARY, WE STILL HAVE 748 IN THE PROCESS.
A LOT OF THOSE ARE AWAITING OUR PHYSICAL AGILITY TEST, WHICH WE'RE NOW THAT THE WEATHER IS BETTER.
WE'RE KNOCKING OUT QUITE A FEW OF THOSE THIS MONTH. NEXT SLIDE.
WE LOOKED AT INFORMATION FOR MOTIVATION AND AS WELL AS WHERE OUR MEMBERS HEARD ABOUT THE JOB.
THE MAJORITY OF OUR MEMBERS EITHER HEARD OF IT FROM WORD OF MOUTH OR ON OUR WEBSITE.
THEN WHEN WE ASKED WHAT ACTUALLY MOTIVATED US, 93% SAID THEY WERE MOTIVATED BY THE DESIRE TO SERVE, THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY BENEFITS, WHICH HALF OF THEM ALSO LISTED BENEFITS AND SECONDARY WERE SALARY AND THE SCHEDULE.
SLIDE 6. FOR OUR JANUARY RECRUITING ACTIVITIES, WE REALLY HIT THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
WE WENT TO THREE HIGH SCHOOLS AND FIVE UNIVERSITIES.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AND I'M WELCOMING FOR ANY QUESTION THAT YOU MAY HAVE OF US.
>> COUNCIL STEWART HAS A QUESTION.
>> SAME QUESTION ABOUT ATTRITION.
DO YOU HAVE WHERE WE WERE IN TERMS OF ATTRITION FOR LAST YEAR? OR CAN YOU JUST GET THAT?
>> I CAN GET IT, BUT I CAN TELL YOU THAT OUR ATTRITION HAS TRENDED DOWN.
BUT I WILL GET THE EXACT FIGURES FOR YOU.
>> IT SEEMS THAT QUITE A BIT OF ATTRITION PREVIOUSLY SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ABOUT STUDYING IN THE MEDICAL AND PASSING PARAMEDIC AND I THINK FOR BOTH FIELDS, PEOPLE UNDERESTIMATE HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT THE LAW AND HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO LEARN ABOUT THE MEDICAL FIELD.
ARE YOU FINDING THAT THAT IS CONTINUING, OR IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT HAS WANED A LITTLE BIT.
>> YES, MA'AM. WELL, WE'VE DONE SEVERAL THINGS TO ACTUALLY ASSIST THEM WITH THAT.
IN ADDITION TO ASSIGNING MENTORS WITH THEM THAT ARE FOLLOW THROUGH THEIR ENTIRE TRAINING PROCESS.
WE'VE ALSO STARTED PROVIDING REGULAR SCHEDULED TUTORING FOR THEM.
WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED BECAUSE OUR TRAINING GOES THROUGH DALLAS COLLEGE.
WE'VE ALSO ENGAGED THE COLLEGE TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO TRY TO HELP THEM GET THROUGH.
WE ARE SEEING SOME BENEFIT OF THAT.
>> EXCELLENT. WELL, THANK YOU. GOOD JOB.
LET'S MOVE ON FOR OUR NEXT SLIDE THEN.
THAT WOULD BE OUR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN.
>> GOOD MORNING. MAJOR NATHAN SWYERS OF VIOLENT CRIME DIVISION.
I'M JOINED BY DEPUTY CHIEF STEPHEN WILLIAMS, AND INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE, MICHAEL IGO.
BEFORE WE GET STARTED, I WANTED TO NOTATE THAT WE'VE GIVEN YOU AN UPDATED POWERPOINT.
WE NOTICED THAT THERE WERE SOME NUMBERS THAT NEED TO BE FIXED ON THAT.
WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE MOST ACCURATE NUMBERS FOR THE END OF FEBRUARY.
THAT'S THE BEHIND THAT. ON PAGE 2, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME NUMBERS.
WE ARE DOWN 16.82% AS OF FEBRUARY OF 2025.
WE'RE LOOKING AT A 17.54% DECREASE IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS AND A 50% DECREASE IN MURDERS FOR THE YEAR.
WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND GO TO PAGE 4, WHICH IS A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF OUR VIOLENT CRIME MOVEMENT FOR THE YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE ARE STILL SLIGHTLY UP AS OF FEBRUARY IN BUSINESS ROBBERY.
WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO BRING THAT NUMBER DOWN, AND WE HAVE BROUGHT IT DOWN YET.
PAGE 5, THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CRIME IN JUST OUR GRIDS.
WE'VE REDUCED ALL THE CRIMES FOR 2025 AS COMPARED TO 2024.
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NEXT PAGE. YOU'RE LOOKING AT OUR INCIDENT TREND LINE.LAST MONTH, YOU MADE A POINT OF THIS ONE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT IN JANUARY OF 2021.
AS OF FEBRUARY OF 2025, YOU WERE LOOKING AT 431 INCIDENTS, WHICH IS A DRAFTED DECREASE.
NEXT PAGE. FOR THE VICTIM TREND LINE, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS 948 IN JANUARY OF 2021, AND 520 IN FEBRUARY OF 2025.
NEXT PAGE. THIS IS OUR MURDER NUMBER FOR 2025, OUR TREND YEAR TO DATE.
THAT 50% DECREASE, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 18 FEWER VICTIMS FOR THOSE BEING FAMILY VIOLENCE.
AS A SIDE NOTE THROUGH TODAY, WE HAVE A CLEARANCE RATE OF 53.7%, WHICH IS ABOUT 10% HIGHER THAN LAST YEAR, WHERE WE WERE AT 43.7% ON THE CLEAR INSURE.
WE'LL SKIP TO PAGE 10, WHICH IS GOING TO BE OUR ROBBERY TREND.
WE'RE DOWN 12.78% OVERALL, WHICH IS A 46% DECREASE IN THE BUSINESS ROBBERIES, AS OF FEBRUARY, THE END OF FEBRUARY, WE WERE ONLY AT THREE BUSINESS ROBBERIES.
WE ATTRIBUTE THAT TO A FEW THINGS.
OUR CAPERS DIVISION STARTED A SERIAL ROBBERY SQUAD.
THAT WHEN WE START SEEING THESE TRENDS WHERE WE HAVE MULTIPLE ONE PERSON OR A GROUP COMMITTING MULTIPLE CRIMES.
THEY'RE ABLE TO GET ON IT QUICKER SO THAT WE'RE NOT SEEING HUGE NUMBERS.
WE CAN GET IT AFTER IT'S BEEN TWO, MAYBE THREE, AND THAT'S HELPED US TO BRING IT DOWN.
WE'VE ALSO INCREASED OUR COMMUNICATION BOTH INTERNALLY, MAKING SURE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE CREWS ARE GETTING OUT TO OUR OFFICERS ON THE STREET SO THEY CAN GET ON IT QUICKER AND IDENTIFY THESE INDIVIDUALS.
WE'VE ALSO INCREASED OUR EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION, MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING OUT TO OUR BUSINESS PARTNERS WHO THESE SUSPECTS ARE SO THEY CAN BE ON THE LOOKOUT FORM.
WITH THE BUSINESS ASPECT, WE ALSO HAVE SCHEDULED OUR NEXT ROBBERY SYMPOSIUM.
IT IS GOING TO BE MAY 13TH AT THE LAKE HIGHLANDS REC CENTER.
THEN FOR INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES, WE ARE DOWN 49 INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES FOR THE YEAR.
FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, YOU'RE LOOKING AT OVERALL 157 FEWER VICTIMS, 12 FEWER VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE ASSAULTS AND 145 FEWER VICTIMS OF NON-FAMILY VIOLENCE.
WE HELD ANOTHER OUTREACH ON THE 22ND AS WELL AS THIS PAST WEEKEND, MARCH 22ND.
WE'VE UPDATED SOME OF THE THINGS WE DO ON IT.
SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING ON IT IS WE ARE CALLING THESE PEOPLE IN ADVANCE SO THAT WE CAN SET UP MEETINGS AND THAT'S BEEN A LITTLE MORE SUCCESSFUL FOR US, SO WE'RE GETTING MORE OUTREACH THROUGH THAT.
NEXT PAGE. WE ARE GOING TO START PERIOD 21 GRIDS ON APRIL 1ST, LIKE PERIOD 20, THOSE ARE ALSO TO BE 60 GRIDS.
>> [INAUDIBLE] WORK BY OUR TEAM, INCLUDING CHIEF WILLIAMS, MAJOR SWYERS, OUR PATROL OFFICERS, OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS, WHICH I BELIEVE HAVE A DIRECT CORRELATION TO THESE DECREASED RESULTS.
WE WERE UP LAST MONTH IN BUSINESS ROBBERIES, AS OF TODAY.
WE'RE ACTUALLY DOWN 4%, THE WORK IS PAYING OFF NOT ONLY BETWEEN OUR CAPERS, BUT ACROSS THE PATROL DIVISIONS AND WELL TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THESE BUSINESS ROBBERIES.
IT'S GOT TO CONTINUE, BUT I THINK WITH THIS COLLABORATION, WE CAN SEE FURTHER EFFORTS ON REDUCTIONS IN VIOLENT CRIME. THANK YOU.
>> WELL, IT'S A FABULOUS REPORT.
GUYS ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB.
THERE'S ALMOST NOTHING ELSE TO SAY EXCEPT KEEP GOING.
>> [INAUDIBLE], I JUST WANTED TO GO INTO THAT WHAT YOU RAN THROUGH QUICKLY.
YOU'RE SAYING THAT, WELL, TELL ME JUST GO BACK AND REVIEW THAT MAYBE WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE DEPTH REGARDING BUSINESS ROBBERIES, BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH IT AFFECTS THE BUSINESSES, WHEN RESIDENTS ARE AWARE OF SOMETHING GOING ON, IT AFFECTS THE PATRONAGE OF A BUSINESS SOMETIMES AND IT JUST MAKES THEM FEEL UNSETTLED. GO AHEAD.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE IDENTIFYING A TREND IS WE'RE GETTING WITH THE BUSINESSES AND WE'RE TELLING THEM, THIS IS THE SUSPECT YOU NEED TO LOOK OUT FOR.
IF YOU SEE ANYBODY MATCHING THIS INDIVIDUAL, GO AHEAD AND CALL BEFORE THEY EVEN ENTER THE STORE BECAUSE THAT GIVES US MORE TIME TO GET THERE TO BE ABLE TO CAPTURE THAT INDIVIDUAL.
>> I WOULD IMAGINE THERE ARE A LOT OF POTENTIAL SUSPECTS OUT THERE.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A VOLUME OF INFORMATION TO COMMUNICATE TO, YOU'RE JUST TELLING THEM IF THEY KNOW OF SOMEONE WHO HAS CREATED PROBLEMS IN THE PAST TO GO ON AND MAKE THAT CALL PROACTIVELY?
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>> THAT IS PART OF IT, BUT WE ALSO WHEN WE IDENTIFY A TREND, WE WILL HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC DESCRIPTION OF A SUSPECT AND WE MAY HAVE PHOTOS OF THAT SUSPECT AND WE WILL GET THOSE PHOTOS OUT TO THEM AND SAY THIS INDIVIDUAL WE KNOW HAS COMMITTED MULTIPLE OFFENSES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, TARGETING SPECIFIC TYPES OF BUSINESSES.
IF YOU SEE THIS PERSON ENTERING YOUR BUSINESS, PLEASE JUST CALL US BEFORE THEY EVEN GET IN.
>> HOW DO YOU GET THAT OUT TO ALL THESE BUSINESS OWNERS? WHAT'S THE METHOD?
>> WE WILL HAVE OUR NPOS GO OUT.
WE'LL CREATE BULLETINS THAT ARE FOR PUBLIC RELEASE AND HAVE THOSE BULLETINS GIVEN TO THEM SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEM IN THE STORE AND ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PICTURES FOR THE COOPS THERE.
>> IS THERE A GO TO PLACE THAT BUSINESSES CAN GO TO TO BE PROACTIVELY MONITORING THIS?
>> OUR SOCIAL MEDIA, WE WILL PUT A LOT OF STUFF OUT ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SUSPECT DESCRIPTIONS AS WELL.
>> I'M SORRY, JUST A FEW CLARIFICATIONS.
ON PAGE 2 VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN BY 16.82%.
THAT'S DOWN FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR, OR ARE WE GOING BACK TO 21?
>> THAT'S JUST FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
>> THAT'S AWESOME. WHAT IS A ROBBERY SYMPOSIUM? BECAUSE IT'S IN MY DISTRICT, AND I HEARD ABOUT IT FROM CHIEF SHAW RECENTLY, AND IT SOUNDS GREAT, BUT WHAT IS THAT ABOUT? HOW DOES THAT WORK?
>> WE WILL HAVE OUR BUSINESS CHIEF.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE MORE?
>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE I GET IT OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CORRECTLY.
>> GOOD MORNING. THE OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS WILL HOST THE BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM FOR ROBBERIES.
DURING THE EVENT, CITY STAFF EDUCATES BUSINESSES AND MANAGERS ON WAYS TO PREVENT CRIMES SUCH AS ROBBERIES AND THEFTS AT THEIR BUSINESSES.
REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR ROBBERY UNIT, OUR CRIME SCENE DIVISION, THE REAL TIME CRIME CENTER, CITY COTE COMPLIANCE, CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, AND THE DALLAS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, ALONG WITH FLOCK SAFETY, COME OUT AND PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THEM.
IT'S A WAY FOR THEM TO PROTECT THEIR BUSINESS BETTER AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT SOME OF THE OFFENSE FROM OCCURRING BEFORE.
WE WILL GET THAT WORDED OUT FOR SURE.
ON INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES, I KNOW WE HAVE A PARTICULAR PAIR WHO HAVE, I THINK BEEN IN AND AROUND DISTRICT 10.
WE'VE HAD SOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ROBBED AT BUS STOP.
ARE WE DOING ANY WORK IN THAT AREA AS WELL?
>> YES. THEY ARE DOING WORK IN THAT AREA.
OUR SERIAL ROBBERY SQUAD IS WORKING ON THAT PARTNERING WITH THE NORTHEAST DIVISION, THE CRTS, AND THE PSN GROUP STRATA KITCHENS [INAUDIBLE]
>> KISHA, WE COULD GET THE FLYER SENT TO ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL HAPPY TO SHARE THAT.
>> WONDERFUL. THEN AS A ONE-TIME ASK, MEANING NOT FOR YOU TO DO THIS EVERY MONTH.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE NEXT MONTH.
PERHAPS YOU'D RATHER BE MAY. I'M OPEN TO THAT.
BUT MAYBE WE CAN LOOK AT SINCE WE STARTED THE VIOLENT CRIME, WHAT THESE EXACT NUMBERS ARE FROM THE START, MAYBE JUST EVEN IN A PARENTHESE, IF WE SAY OVERALL VIOLENT CRIME, AND WE LOOK FROM WHERE WE WERE IN 21 TO WHERE WE ARE NOW.
I THINK THESE ARE KIND OF SHOCKING NUMBERS BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST THE REDUCTION OF ONE YEAR, IT'S ON TOP OF EVERY YEAR BEFORE IT.
WHEN YOU START LOOKING AT THE REDUCTION, THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS, THE NUMBER OF INCIDENCES, WE CLEARLY STILL HAVE CRIME.
BUT IT IS MUCH LOWER THAN IT HAD BEEN, ESPECIALLY ON THE VIOLENT CRIME SIDE.
WE HAVE TO AT LEAST CELEBRATE THAT.
I THINK WE HAD A TOUGH WEEKEND AND A LOT OF MEDIA SURROUNDING SOME VERY TRAGIC INCIDENCES, BUT THIS IS EXCELLENT WORK, AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I THINK WE SHOULD LOOK AT IT IN TOTALITY AS WELL.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE MORE WORK, A LITTLE BIT EXTRA MATH THERE.
BUT AT SOME POINT, LET'S DO THAT.
AGAIN, IF IT CAN BE NEXT MONTH, GREAT, IF NOT, THE MONTH AFTER, WORST CASE JUNE.
BUT LET'S DO A REAL LOOK BACK AND SEE THE IMPACT THAT JUST HAVING THIS VIOLENT CRIME PLAN HAS MADE, IT'S NOT THE PLAN.
IT'S REALLY THE IMPLEMENTATION.
IT'S THE OFFICERS WHO HAVE DONE THIS WORK, IT'S YOUR LEADERSHIP THAT HAS MADE IT HAPPEN.
>> I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT.
I THINK THE CUMULATIVE NUMBER WILL BE AMAZING.
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I THINK LOOKING AT THAT, THAT'LL BE VERY INSIGHTFUL.>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER ITEMS FOR THIS? NO. LET'S GO TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
WE'RE SKIPPING OVER C. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE D, WHICH IS THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN.
TRAVIS, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, WILL YOU?
>> PERFECT. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE.
TRAVIS HOUSTON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE.
WE'LL GO AND JUMP RIGHT INTO IT.
WE'LL MOVE PAST THE PRESENTATION OVERVIEW AND JUST GET INTO THE PRESENTATION.
TODAY, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANS.
JUST A LITTLE BIT BY WAY OF BACKGROUND AND HISTORY.
THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF A CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN OR COOP PLAN, AS YOU'LL HEAR ME REFER TO IT AS IS TO ESTABLISH A FRAMEWORK THAT GUIDES HOW WE PRIORITIZE RESOURCES TO RE-ESTABLISH ESSENTIAL SERVICES AFTER SOME DISRUPTION.
WE HAVE A FEW ACTIVATION SCENARIOS THAT WE CONSIDER WHEN DEVELOPING THESE PLANS, WHICH ARE REALLY THE THREE THAT YOU SEE UP THERE, WHETHER IT IS A FACILITIES UNAVAILABLE TO BE USED, IF YOU'VE LOST STAFF FOR SOME REASON, OR IF THERE'S BEEN SOME DISRUPTION TO YOUR TECHNOLOGY.
BUT THE PLANS ARE REALLY MEANT TO BE ALL HAZARDS AND REALLY NOT MEANT TO FOCUS ON ANY ONE PARTICULAR THING HAPPENING, BUT THE IDEA OF IF YOU LOSE THE CAPABILITY TO DO THIS, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO BRING IT BACK ONLINE? THE COOP PROGRAM IS GOVERNED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE 2-56.
THE ORIGINAL COOP PLANS WERE DEVELOPED IN 2012, AND THEN IN 2018, WE DEVELOPED AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTION TO SOLIDIFY THE CITY'S APPROACH TO COOP PLANNING AND OPERATIONS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. A FEW NOTABLE COOP ACTIVATIONS, WE HAVE HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO TEST AND UTILIZE THESE PLANS OVER THE YEARS, BUT A COUPLE I WANTED TO POINT OUT IS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THEN THE ROYAL RANSOMWARE ATTACK.
NO PLAN SURVIVES CONTACT WITH THE FIRST ENEMY IS A QUOTE THAT YOU HEAR A LOT IN OUR BUSINESS.
BASICALLY, WHAT THAT MEANS IS, YOU DEVELOP A PLAN, BUT YOU HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT.
THAT'S YOUR BEST SHOT AT PLANNING FOR WHAT YOU THINK COULD HAPPEN BASED ON WHAT YOU KNOW, AND THAT YOUR PLAN NEEDS TO BE FLEXIBLE ENOUGH TO ADAPT TO THE SITUATION THAT YOU'RE IN.
OTHERWISE, IT'S NOT A VERY GOOD PLAN.
IN EVERY ONE OF THESE SCENARIOS, WE HAVE LEARNED A TON ABOUT WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T WORK.
AFTER EACH OF THESE, PLANS END UP BEING UPDATED.
COVID 19 REVEALED THAT THE WEAKEST ELEMENTS OF OUR PLANS WERE BOTH IN THE LOSS OF STAFF, JUST THE SCALE OF THE LOSS OF STAFF, BUT ALSO A KEY PLANNING ASSUMPTION THAT LOSS OF FACILITY MEANT THAT THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE OR SOME REASON YOU COULDN'T ACCESS THAT FACILITY AS OPPOSED TO COVID 19, WHICH LOSS OF FACILITY WAS REALLY A POLICY DECISION.
IT WAS WE DECIDED WE WEREN'T GOING TO ALL USE THOSE BUILDINGS ANYMORE.
WE HAD TO FIND DIFFERENT WAYS ON A VERY LONG TERM BASIS AS OPPOSED TO WHAT WE USUALLY THINK OF AS A SHORT-TERM LOSS OF FACILITY TO RE-ESTABLISH AND CONTINUE THOSE SERVICES.
IT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THAT THERE'S A NATURAL TENDENCY TO PLAN BASED ON RISK.
WHILE THERE'S SOME WISDOM IN THAT, YOU MUST KEEP AN ALL-HAZARDS FOCUS OR YOU'RE GOING TO BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD.
THEN THE ROYAL RANSOMWARE ATTACK HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE PACE AT WHICH WE ADOPT TECHNOLOGY AND THE COMPLEXITY OF THE SYSTEMS AND HOW THEY INTERRELATE, REQUIRE THAT EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND IT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES, WE HAVE TO BE CLOSELY COORDINATING ON THESE PLANS TO ENSURE THAT OUR PRIORITIES AND GOALS AREN'T CONFLICTING WITH ONE ANOTHER.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF WHAT A CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN LOOKS LIKE.
WE HAVE THE FRAMEWORK THAT ESTABLISHES OUR OVERALL APPROACH, WHAT THE GENERAL WAY THAT WE ACTIVATE THE PLANS, WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THEN EACH DEPARTMENT HAS A DEPARTMENTAL COOP ANNEX, AND THAT'S REALLY THEIR INDIVIDUAL COOP PLAN.
WHAT THAT DOES IS IT IDENTIFIES THE MISSION ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS THAT THEIR DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR, IDENTIFIES THE RECONSTITUTION ACTIONS AND WHO'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
THE PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS, WHAT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED, THE SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT SUPPORT THOSE MISSION-ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.
THEN ONE VERY IMPORTANT THING THAT IT DOES IS ESTABLISHES LINES OF SUCCESSION AND LINES OF AUTHORITY SO THAT IF SOMEBODY IS MISSING OR IF SOMEONE'S BEEN TAKING OUT OF THAT LINE OF AUTHORITY, WE DON'T JUST STOP THAT THERE'S SOMEONE CLEARLY IDENTIFIED WHO'S MEANT TO ASSUME THAT ROLE.
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NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT ECR DOES IS PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.EACH DEPARTMENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MANAGING AND UPDATING THEIR COOP ANNEX, BUT WE WORK WITH ALL THE DEPARTMENTS TO HELP THEM GET THERE.
WE'RE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERALL MANAGEMENT OF THE PROGRAM AND MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING TRACK OF THESE PLANS WHEN THEY WERE LAST UPDATED, ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
THEY'RE REQUIRED TO BE UPDATED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
OFTENTIMES, THAT'S PRETTY SIMPLE; SOMETIMES, ESPECIALLY AFTER A BIG EVENT, SOME MAJOR CHANGES MIGHT BE MADE TO THE PLAN.
OF COURSE, THIS YEAR, THERE WERE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE REORGANIZED, COMBINED, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT REQUIRED SOME CAREFUL CHANGES TO THE PLANS.
THE 2025 REVIEW BEGAN THIS MONTH IN MARCH AND INCLUDED UPDATED GUIDANCE BASED ON A THIRD-PARTY REVIEW THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT MOMENTARILY.
FINALLY, AT THE VERY END, WE'LL DO A FINAL REVIEW WITH ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL THE ELEMENTS THAT WE REQUIRE IN THOSE PLANS PER THE AD ARE IN THERE.
THEN WE PROVIDE A ANNUAL UPDATE TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF THE OVERALL PROGRAM.
WE'LL ALSO DELIVER TABLETOP EXERCISES AND OTHER TRAINING FOR DEPARTMENTS UPON REQUEST.
THERE ARE SEVERAL THAT WE WORK WITH. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT. ON APRIL 10TH, 2024, CITY COUNCIL APPROVED A CONTRACT BY EM.
WE FOUND THAT QUITE A BIT OF TIME HAD ELAPSED AND MANY PLAN REVIEWS HAD OCCURRED AS WELL AS REAL-WORLD ACTIVATIONS SINCE WE LAST HAD A THIRD PARTY LOOK AT OUR PLANS.
WE HIRED IEM AS A EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM A CRITICAL REVIEW OF OUR PROGRAM AND PROVIDE US WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW TO ENHANCE IT.
THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING A FULL PROGRAMMATIC REVIEW, IDENTIFY WHERE WE MIGHT HAVE GAPS BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH OTHER CITIES, GENERAL AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT.
WE ALSO WANTED TO KNOW WHAT THEY THOUGHT WE WERE DOING WELL.
ANOTHER COUPLE OF VERY IMPORTANT THINGS THAT THEY DID THAT WE DIDN'T REALLY HAVE BEFORE, IS THEY HELPED US DEVELOP TRAINING MATERIALS FOR DEPARTMENTS SO THAT THEY CAN TRAIN THEIR STAFF AND ALSO A LIBRARY OF OFF THE SHELF EXERCISES THAT WE CAN HAND FOLKS AND SAY, HEY, IF YOU WANT TO DO AN EXERCISE WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT, HERE'S A GREAT PLACE TO START.
YOU CAN ADAPT IT HOW YOU NEED TO FOR YOUR TEAM AND GO FORTH AND DO AN EXERCISE.
THEY DELIVERED ALL OF THEM, THEY RETURNED ALL THE DELIVERABLES TO US IN FEBRUARY 25, AND THEN WE GAVE ALL THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS BACK OUT TO DEPARTMENTS ONCE WE GOT THEM.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. KEY FINDINGS, OVERALL, WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE COOP PROGRAM, AND WE FEEL THAT WE'VE HAD BROAD SUCCESS IN WORKING WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THEY KEEP THEIR PLANS UP TO DATE.
OUR BIGGEST TAKEAWAY IS THAT WE'VE GOT TO HAVE A MORE ROBUST TRAINING AND EXERCISE PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO THESE PLANS.
LIKE I MENTIONED, WE'VE HAD LOTS OF OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THESE PLANS IN REAL-WORLD EVENTS.
AFTER EACH OF THOSE, WE INCORPORATE WHAT WE LEARNED, BUT THERE'S PROBABLY OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE'RE MISSING JUST IN EXERCISES TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THOSE THINGS IN ADVANCE.
THEN ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK WE FOUND IS THAT PEOPLE REALLY NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR ROLE IS.
WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF TURNOVER, THEY MIGHT BE IN THAT LINE OF SUCCESSION OR MIGHT HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY SOMEWHERE.
IF YOU'RE NAMED AS A RESPONSIBLE PERSON IN THAT PLAN, YOU REALLY NEED TO BE TRAINED AND UNDERSTAND WHAT YOUR ROLE IS GOING TO BE.
THEN FINALLY, ALMOST EVERYTHING WE DO REQUIRES, LIKE I MENTIONED, SOME TYPE OF IT SYSTEM.
THERE'S VERY FEW THINGS IN ANYONE'S PLAN THAT ISN'T TIED BACK TO THAT SOMEHOW.
THE COORDINATION WITH ITS AND THEIR BUSINESS IMPACT ANALYSIS PROCESS AND WHAT THEY DO HAS TO BE A CONSTANT ONGOING PROCESS BECAUSE THE PACE OF TECHNOLOGY CHANGING IS OFTEN FASTER THAN OUR ANNUAL REVIEWS.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS GO, SO WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF ALL THE COOP COORDINATORS; EACH DEPARTMENT IS REQUIRED TO HAVE ONE THAT'S REVIEWING ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE GIVEN TO US BY THE VENDOR AND MAKING SOME DETERMINATIONS ABOUT HOW WE BEST INTEGRATE THOSE INTO OUR OVERALL MODEL.
WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO REVISIT THE ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE AND OUR FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE THAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE INCLUDED.
THEN WHILE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN CONDUCTING INTERNAL EXERCISES, WE WORK WITH SEVERAL OF THEM, IT'S BEEN SOME TIME SINCE WE'VE CONDUCTED A CITY-WIDE EXERCISE OF THE CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLAN.
WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN THAT PROCESS IN TANDEM WITH THE UPDATES THAT WE'RE MAKING TO THE PROGRAM SO THAT WHEN WE'VE INCORPORATED ALL THOSE UPDATES, WE CAN MOVE RIGHT INTO A TEST OF THOSE AND EVALUATE HOW WE THINK THAT THEY'RE DOING, MAKE ANY CHANGES IS NECESSARY.
WITH THAT, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
>> DO YOU HAVE A TARGET DATE FOR DOING THE CITYWIDE?
>> AUGUST WOULD BE OUR TARGET FOR FINISHING THE ANNUAL UPDATE PROCESS,
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WHERE WE'RE INCORPORATING ALL OF THESE.WE'LL PROBABLY TARGET SOMETIME IN SEPTEMBER OR OCTOBER FOR DOING THE EXERCISE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT PROBABLY A TABLETOP EXERCISE.
IS THE EASIEST WAY TO GET ALL THE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED SO THAT WE CAN CREATE INJECTS FOR EACH OF THEM AND EACH DEPARTMENT GETS IN A CONFERENCE ROOM WITH THEIR CORE TEAM OF COOP FOLKS AND WE'RE HAVING A SIMULATION CELL SO IN THE EOC TO SIMULATE A DISRUPTION.
>> WELL, IT'S ESSENTIAL AND, OF COURSE, ALWAYS UNPLANNED WHEN WE HAVE THESE SITUATIONS.
I KNOW I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ORGANIZATION THAT DID THIS AGENCY-WIDE EXERCISE, AND THEY DID NOT TELL US IN ADVANCE WHEN IT WOULD BE BECAUSE THAT'S REAL LIFE.
IT WAS VERY DISRUPTIVE TO WHAT WE HAD PLANNED.
BUT AGAIN, REAL LIFE, EVERYTHING ELSE GETS PUT ASIDE, AND YOU DEAL WITH THE EMERGENCY.
WE'VE SEEN ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY TORNADOES AND FIRES, AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS, STORMS HAPPENING, FLOODING THAT HAVE NEEDED THIS HUGE RESPONSE.
WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS VERY IMPORTANT AND LESS IMPORTANT TODAY, BUT ESSENTIAL ON THE DAY WE NEED IT, WHICH WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS UPDATE. VERY IMPORTANT.
ON THE FINDINGS, DID IEM RECOMMEND BULLET 2 UNDER AREAS FOR IMPROVEMENT TO INCLUDE THIS TRAINING? IT SAYS IN ONBOARD AND ONBOARDING AND ORIENTATION BECAUSE IT SEEMS LIKE THAT'S AN OVERWHELMING TIME TO BE GETTING A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY AND THAT THING.
ANYWAY, I'M JUST CURIOUS ABOUT WHETHER THAT WAS THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
>> THEY DID INCLUDE ORIENTATION.
I'M NOT SURE THAT THEY FULLY KNEW.
LIKE YOU SAID, HOW OVERWHELMING THE CITY'S ORIENTATION MIGHT BE, I THINK THE POINT THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO MAKE IS THAT SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE LISTED IN THE LINES OF SUCCESSION, AND OFTEN THAT'S THE UPPER MANAGEMENT AND EXECUTIVE LEVEL OF THE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS THOSE RESPONSIBILITIES.
SOMETIMES THERE ARE BIG SWEEPING CHANGES AND THE PEOPLE THAT COME IN, IT MIGHT BE UNTIL THE NEXT ANNUAL REVIEW THAT THEY REALLY FULLY GRASP WHAT THEIR ROLE IS.
I THINK THE POINT THERE BEING THAT, IF YOU HAVE A DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE GROUP PLAN FOR RE ESTABLISHING A MISSION ESSENTIAL FUNCTION OF YOUR DEPARTMENT, YOU NEED TO KNOW THAT VERY EARLY ON.
>> THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A FIT FOR SOMEONE'S ORIENTATION ANYWAY, BUT I JUST DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE DEPTH OF IT, HOW MUCH YOU GO INTO.
>> I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE KNOW WHERE TO ACCESS THE PLAN THAT THEY'RE TOLD, HEY, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU GO AND REVIEW YOUR DEPARTMENTAL COUP.
IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE A MAJOR SECTION OF THE ONBOARDING PROCESS, AND THEN AS THEY MOVE INTO THEIR ROLE, THEY NEED TO DEFINITELY KNOW.
>> SURE. I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY THAT I'M RELIEVED TO KNOW THAT WE HAVE THIS IN PLACE.
ESPECIALLY RELIEVED THAT YOU'RE MAKING SURE THE PERSON WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS KNOWS THAT THEY'RE NEXT IN LINE OR SECOND IN LINE OR THEY UNDERSTAND THAT BECAUSE I THINK WHEN THERE'S A CRISIS, CLARITY IS VERY IMPORTANT AND EVERYBODY BE THEY JUST STEP INTO BECAUSE THEY KNOW WHAT THEIR ROLE IS.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING ON THIS.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I SAW RENEE JOHNSON THERE WE GO.
THIS IS ABOUT OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'RE GOING TO WAIT TIL SHE GET THE PRESENTATION LOADED.
GOOD MORNING, MEMBERS OF THE COME.
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READY. I'M RENEE JASON, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR PARK AND RECREATION.I ALSO HAVE KEVIN MONDI HERE, WHO SUPERINTENDENT AND JEREMY MCMAN, WHO IS THE MANAGER WITH PARK RANGERS AND WORKS WITH THE MARSHAL.
WE ALSO HAVE OUR PARTNERS HERE.
SO IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS AFTERWARDS, THE MARSHALS AND DPD ARE HERE WITH US.
TODAY, WE'D LIKE TO TELL YOU ABOUT OUR UPDATE WITH THE STRATEGIC PLAN, OUR PARK SAFETY STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE'LL TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR FOCUS AREAS, ACTION PLANS, AND THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING AS IT RELATES TO OUR STRATEGIES AND THESE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE. NEXT SLIDE.
WE'RE GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT KEY MILESTONES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE'RE GOING. NEXT SLIDE.
JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE ABOUT THE PILLARS OF THIS PROGRAM.
WE HAVE PILLARS THAT WE WORK WITH, OUR INTERAGENCY INITIATIVES, AND THOSE ARE ALL OUR GROUPS THAT WE WORK WITH AND PARTNERS.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS A BIG PIECE TO PARK SAFETY.
OF COURSE, BEING WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT ENGAGEMENT IS OUR BUSINESS.
THE EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE INVENTORY THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER IS REALLY HELPING US CREATE A SAFE PARK SYSTEM AND THEN OUR STRATEGY GUIDELINES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JUST TO TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR INTERAGENCY INITIATIVES.
WE WORK WITH DPD ON SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS.
WHEN WE HAVE CHALLENGES AND ISSUES.
WE ASSIGN DPD OFF DUTY OFFICERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
WE ALSO HAVE MONTHLY MEETINGS WITH THE REGIONAL OFFICES TO TALK ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND OUR RECREATION CENTERS.
WE DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO DEAL WITH THOSE ISSUES AND CHALLENGES, AND IT'S REALLY BEEN A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THEM.
WHEN WE'RE HAVING UNATTENDED VEHICLES WITHIN PARKING LOTS, WE DO PARKING ENFORCEMENT WITH THIS GROUP, AND WE BELIEVE IN THE, I GUESS THE BROKEN WINDOW THEORY AND JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE KEEPING THE PARK SAFE AND CLEAN.
WE WORK WITH KEEP DALLAS BEAUTIFUL WITH CODE.
WE LEVERAGE LITTER AND DEBRIS PICKUPS AT MAJOR PARKS IN OUR SYSTEM WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING IN, WORKING WITH CODE AND DEFINITELY GETTING EVERYTHING DUMPED OUT OF THEIR HOUSE AS WELL AS GETTING THE PARKS CLEAN.
NEXT SLIDE. OUR INNER AGENCY, NO, OF COURSE, WE STILL WORK WITH OHS ON A DAILY BASIS.
THE UNSHELTERED IN THE PARK SYSTEM IS JUST PART OF THE NATURE OF BUSINESS THAT WE DO.
WORKING WITH TRAINING TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO DE ESCALATE CHALLENGES IN THE PARK, WORK WITH OHS TO WORK AT OUR DECOMMISSIONED SITES, AND AN OUTREACH.
WE DEFINITELY PROVIDE OUTREACH TO OHS IN OUR PARK SYSTEM. NEXT SLIDE.
WORKING WITH TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS WITH OUR TOWING OF VEHICLES THAT ARE IN OUR PARK SYSTEMS. WE HAD A ACTION PLAN FOR TROY KATIE, TECK KATIE, JACKSON, AND WILLIAM BLAIR.
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, IT HAS BEEN AMAZING AS TO WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPROVE OVER AT WILLIAM BLAIR PARK.
INITIALLY, WE HAD JUST A MAJOR LITTER ISSUE OVER THERE A CHRONIC CHALLENGES, BUT WITH THE MARSHALS AND WORKING WITH DPD AND JUST COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITH THE BLAIR FAMILY, WE'VE DONE EVENTS OUT THERE AND WE'VE SEEN MAJOR IMPROVEMENT AT THAT PARTICULAR PARK AND OTHERS.
NEXT SLIDE. VOLUNTEERS IN PATROL.
WE HAVE SO MANY VOLUNTEERS WITHIN THE PARK SYSTEM.
WE ARE DEARLY LOVED, OUR PARKS ARE DEARLY LOVED.
WE WORKED WITH A SPECIAL INITIATIVE WITH SWISS AVENUE WHERE THOSE MEMBERS OF THAT COMMITTEE WERE TRAINED WITH DPD WITH THE VIP PROGRAM, VOLUNTEERS AND PATROL, JUST LEARNING HOW TO SEE AND HEAR AND KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARK SYSTEM, WORKING WITH THEIR BOULEVARD.
WE WORKED WITH DAVID DEAN OVER THERE AND IT'S JUST BEEN A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM THERE AND WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH THE VIP PROGRAM.
WORKING WITH OUR NPO OFFICERS.
OF COURSE, WE'VE HAD 40 PLUS MEETINGS AND THESE MEETINGS ARE CONSISTENT AND WE'RE LEARNING WHO OUR MPO OFFICES ARE, OUR REC CENTER MANAGERS ARE LEARNING WHO THEY ARE. THEY KNOW WHO TO CALL.
WE CAN HAVE THOSE DIRECT CONNECTS TO HELP US KEEP THIS PARK SYSTEM SAFE.
NEXT SLIDE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
IT'S HUGE FOR US, AND OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTORS, OF COURSE, THEY WORK WITH ALL YOUR OFFICES WITH RIBBON CUTTINGS AND GROUNDBREAKING.
WE HAVE TARGETED EVENTS IN AREAS THAT MAYBE WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES AT SOME OF THOSE PARTICULAR PARKS.
WE'RE WORKING WITH THOSE COMMUNITIES, TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE COMMUNITIES ARE MORE ENGAGED WITH THEIR PARK.
WHEN PEOPLE ARE AT THE PARK, IT'S A SAFER PLACE. THAT'S WHAT WE KNOW.
PARK RANGERS. THEY'VE DONE A REALLY GOOD JOB ON THE ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS,
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WORKING WITH THE SUMMER CAMPS, WORKING WITH OUTREACH ADMITS TO THE COMMUNITIES, AND SO THEY CREATE A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR THE SYSTEM.THEN JUST THE TOUCH POINTS OF THE PARK RANGERS, PUTTING THEIR HANDS ON THE CITIZENS AS FAR AS CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT AND SO YOU CAN SEE IN FY25, WE'VE ALREADY HAD 21,000 TOUCH POINT, AND OF COURSE, LAST 67,000.
THAT MEANS A RANGER WAS ON THE SITE AND SPOKE TO, ENGAGED WITH A COMMUNITY MEMBER, AND THAT'S A MAJOR THING FOR THEM TO KNOW THAT WE'RE OUT THERE AND THAT WE CARE.
NEXT SLIDE. OUR ACTION PLANS, OF COURSE, THINGS DO HAPPEN IN THE PARK SYSTEM, AND WHAT DO WE DO IN ORDER TO TRY TO CREATE SYSTEMS OF STRUCTURES TO RESPOND TO THOSE CHALLENGES.
IT'S A HOLISTIC APPROACH WITH MANY GROUPS.
KATIE JACKSON, OF COURSE, WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES THERE WITH OVERNIGHT, THINGS GOING ON AT THE PARK THAT WE DID NOT WANT TO SEE.
WE WORKED WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
A MEMBERS OFFICE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT MAKING SURE THAT THE PRESENCE, WE HAD MORE PRESENCE THERE, PUTTING IN SECURITY CAMERAS, MORE LIGHTING, TOWED CARS THAT NEED TO BE TOWED.
THEN THOSE ACTION PLANS COMES OUTCOMES AS FAR AS GIVING PARKING CITATIONS AND REMOVING VEHICLES AND THAT THING.
WE WERE ABLE TO REALLY WORK WITH DPD AND THE MARSHALS TO REALLY MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS IN THAT AREA. NEXT SLIDE.
THIS IS JUST ANOTHER EXAMPLE AT VALLEY VIEW, AND THE COMMUNITY REALLY CAME TOGETHER BECAUSE, OF COURSE, THIS SITE HAD A LOT OF VEGETATION, A LOT OF PRIVY, A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON OUT IN THAT PARK, WHEREAS THERE'S A LOT OF UNSHELTERED, NOT HAVING SIGHTLINES WHERE PEOPLE CAN WALK THROUGH.
THE DISTRICT 6 AND MAINTENANCE CENTER, THEY CAME IN, THEY REALLY CLEARED SOME AREAS AND MOVED THAT VEGETATION OUT, GOT WITH THE COMMUNITY, CREATED A FRIENDS GROUP AND HAD A MAJOR EVENT OUT THERE.
WE GOT A LOT OF PUBLICITY WITH THE MEDIA AND THAT THING.
IT WAS A GREAT DAY WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO COME OUT AND CELEBRATE THE USE OF THIS PARK AND HAVE GOTTEN A LOT OF COMPLIMENTS SINCE.
YOU CAN SEE THOSE OUTCOMES AS TO WHEN WE RESPONDED, WHAT'S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED AS FAR AS CLEANING UP THE AREA AND MAKING SURE THAT THE AREA REMAINS SAFE.
NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. OF COURSE, I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED BLAIR AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO DO, BUT THAT IS THE PICTURE OF OUR EVENT THAT WE HAD LAST SUMMER.
IT'S JUST BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE OUT AT BLAIR'S BEAUTIFUL PARK AND WORKING WITH THAT COMMUNITY AND WORKING WITH DPD AND THE MARSHALS.
WE'VE HAD SOME GREAT THINGS COME OUT OF THAT. NEXT SLIDE.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE, OLD EAST DALLAS, WE WORKED WITH NANCY LIEBERMAN PUTTING A BASKETBALL COURT.
WE WERE HAVING CHALLENGES AT THAT PARK AND THAT TRAIL.
WE WORKED WITH NANCY LIEBERMAN, WE INSTALLED A COURT, A SPLASH PAD IS COMING.
WE PUT SOME AMENITIES IN THAT PARK WHERE WE'RE GETTING MORE USED AND MORE KIDS OUT, MORE FAMILIES USING THAT SITE.
IT WAS JUST A GREAT DAY WHERE NANCY LIEBERMAN WAS THERE AND ALL THE KIDS ARE COMING OUT AND IT WAS JUST A GREAT TIME.
IT'S REALLY GOOD WHEN THE COMMUNITIES COMES TOGETHER WITH DPD, WITH THE MARSHALS, WITH THE PARK DEPARTMENT, ALL THAT WANT TO SAY, THIS IS OUR PARK AND THIS IS HOW WE'RE GOING TO UTILIZE IT. NEXT SLIDE.
OF COURSE, THE DOWNTOWN CHALLENGES THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE, BUT WE WORKING WITH KEVIN ODEN GROUP, WITH DDI, WITH THE POLICE, WITH THE MARSHALS, WITH OUR BIKE GROUP.
CIVIC GARDEN, WE WERE HAVING A LOT OF UNSHELTERED CHALLENGES THERE.
WORKING WITH DOWNTOWN PARKS CONSERVANCY.
WE ALL PUT TOGETHER A PLAN AS TO HOW WE'RE GOING TO RESPOND AND WORKING WITH THE METROPOLITAN, THE HIGH RISE THAT'S NEXT TO THE PARK.
WE'VE HAD PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR MEETINGS.
WE MEET WITH THEM ABOUT EVERY 90 DAYS, AND SO WE'VE BEEN RESPONDING TO THEIR CONCERNS.
THEY ARE VERY PLEASED WITH SOME OF THE THINGS AND ACTIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED.
OF COURSE, THE UNSHELTERED POPULATION.
IT'S NOT AS IF I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IT'S NOT OUR GOAL TO REMOVE PEOPLE FROM THE PARK.
EVERYONE HAS A PLACE IN THE PARK.
WE JUST HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE NO VIOLATIONS, NO SLEEPING, NO SMOKING, NO STRUCTURES AND THAT THING.
WE'VE WORKED WITH DDI AND NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CONSERVANCY AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN MODIFY SOME OF THE AREAS OF THE PARKS THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT SOME THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON THAT YOU DEFINITELY WOULD HEAR MORE ABOUT.
NEXT SLIDE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNSEL THAT YOU ALL KNOW HOW APPRECIATIVE WE ARE OF ALL THE INVESTMENTS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN TO US AND WE'VE USED THOSE INVESTMENTS TO REALLY LEVERAGE WHAT WE CAN DO IN OUR PARK SYSTEM.
OUR HEART TEAM, WE ARE SO PLEASED WITH OUR HEART TEAM.
THIS IS A GROUP THAT IS DEDICATED TO THE PARK SYSTEM, AND SO THEY GO AROUND TO ALL OF OUR SITES.
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WE HAVE CHRONIC SITES THAT HAVE MORE UNSHELTERED AND THEY MAKE SURE WE DO THE OUTREACH, WE MAKE SURE THOSE PARKS ARE CLEAN, WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STRUCTURES ARE NOT THERE.THAT ENHANCEMENT THAT WAS GIVEN TO US A COUPLE YEARS AGO HAS REALLY SHOWN TO BE A VERY GOOD SERVICE FOR US.
WITH THE AREA OF THIS CITY AND EVEN THOUGH OUR DISTRICTS ARE RESPONSIBLE TOO TO MAKE SURE THE PARK IS CLEAN, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE THAT DEDICATED TEAM THAT CAN GO AND GO TO CHRONIC PLACES THAT, OF COURSE, IT MIGHT BE SOME PAVILION THAT WE SEE UNSHELTERED AND THEY'RE DOING SOME THINGS IN THE PARK SYSTEM, AND WE CAN RESPOND TO IT QUICKLY, WHICH MOVES THAT IN ANOTHER DIRECTION.
WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THOSE INVESTMENTS. NEXT SLIDE.
JUST CONTINUING MORE ON THESE INVESTMENTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE PROVIDED US, IT HAS REALLY ALLOWED US TO WORK ON OUR EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE WERE IT MAKES A SMARTER SYSTEM AS TO HOW WE CAN RESPOND.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT YOU ALL HAVE INVESTED IN THIS SYSTEM AND CREATED SO WE HAVE SURVEILLANCE.
YOU CAN SEE A TOTAL OF 4.4 MILLION DOLLAR IF WE HAVE THIS INFORMATION BROKEN DOWN BETWEEN PER GENERAL FUND AND THOSE THINGS.
BUT WE JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WITH THOSE DOLLARS THAT YOU ALL HAVE INVESTED. NEXT SLIDE.
SEE. AS YOU SEE THE PER FUNDING, THE PROJECT SCOPE, 2.58 MILLION THAT GOES TO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.
HEY, THAT'S GOTTEN US THROUGH 58 LOCATIONS AND IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT'S BEEN COMPLETED AS FAR AS 43 LOCATIONS COMPLETE.
WE'RE STILL MOVING FORWARD AND IT TELLS YOU EXACTLY WHAT NEEDS POWER, 11 LOCATIONS.
WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A REALLY GOOD PICTURE OF WHAT'S GETTING ACCOMPLISHED IN OUR SYSTEM. NEXT SLIDE.
AS YOU SEE ON THIS LIST, YOU CAN TELL EVERY PARK, WHAT THAT INVESTMENT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS THE DOLLAR AMOUNT AND WHAT'S BEEN INVESTED THROUGH THESE DOLLARS.
AND SO 13 COMPLETED SECURITY LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND THEN 24 ARPA COMPLETED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS AT THESE PARTICULAR LOCATIONS. NEXT SLIDE.
AS THIS CONTINUES THE BID ENHANCEMENT AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT'S BEEN INVESTED AT THE PARTICULAR PARKS WITH SOLAR LIGHTS AND SECURITY LIGHTING, AND THEN THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE CAMERA TRAILERS, THE EQUIPMENT, THE MOUNTAIN BIKES, ALL THOSE THINGS LISTED IN OF DOLLARS AMOUNT THAT HAD BEEN INVESTED. NEXT SLIDE.
>> THE MOUNTAIN BIKES, THE CAMERA TRAILERS, THE DRONES, AND UTV HAS REALLY HELPED US WORKING WITH THE MARSHALS, ESPECIALLY IN WORKING WITH OUR RANGERS, BEING ABLE TO MOVE THROUGH THE TRAIL SYSTEM WITH THESE BIKES.
WE ARE REALLY PLEASED WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH, ALL OUR RANGERS ARE CERTIFIED TO RIDE BIKES. NEXT SLIDE.
WITH THIS COMES STRATEGIES AND WE WORK WITH DPD, WE WORK WITH THE MARSHALS TO CREATE STRATEGIES AS TO HOW SHOULD WE BE USING THESE RESOURCES AND IN WHAT WAY? TRAIL SAFETY, OF COURSE, PEOPLE RIDING FAST ON THE TRAILS, SO WE GO OUT THERE AND WE DO CHECKPOINTS TO TRY TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN.
THAT'S ONE OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW AND TRYING TO CONSISTENTLY AS WE GOING TO SPRING, WE'LL BE DOING MORE CHECKPOINTS, TRAIL SAFETY PSAS, JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY, THAT THE RIDERS, THEY ALL KNOW, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE ON THESE TRAIL SYSTEMS. NEXT SLIDE. YOU CAN SEE THOSE DOLLAR AMOUNTS THAT HAVE BEEN INVESTED AS FAR AS THE REIMBURSEMENT.
OF COURSE, THE MARSHALS, WE DO A REIMBURSEMENT BACK TO THE MARSHALS AS THEY WORK FOR US WITH THEM IN DPD.
WHEN WE GO INTO THAT SUMMER SEASON, IT'S ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL.
WITH ALL OUR AQUATIC CENTERS BEING OPEN, WE CAN GET DPD ON THOSE SITES, WORKING WITH OUR REC CENTERS.
IT REALLY STARTS OFF A REALLY SAFE SUMMER SO PEOPLE KNOW THERE IS A PRESENCE THERE AND THIS IS EXPECTATION AS TO HOW YOU SHOULD CONDUCT YOURSELF WHEN YOU'RE IN OUR PARK SYSTEM.
NEXT SLIDE. WE WANTED JUST TO REMIND THE COMMITTEE AS TO WHERE WE'VE BEEN.
THIS IS STILL A RELATIVELY YOUNG PROGRAM, AND SO WE'VE BEEN BUILDING THIS SAFE PARK SYSTEM.
YOU CAN SEE WE STARTED OFF IN 2017 WITH ONLY SEVEN RANGERS AND NOW HAVING ACCESS TO MARSHALS THAT ARE DEDICATED TO OUR SITE.
WE'RE REALLY PLEASED WITH THESE INVESTMENTS AND WHAT THE COUNCIL HAS PROVIDED TO US TO HELP US KEEP OUR PARK SYSTEM SAFE. NEXT SLIDE.
AS FAR AS INFRASTRUCTURE AND TREE INVENTORY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY CONCENTRATING ON, ESPECIALLY THIS YEAR'S VEGETATION MANAGEMENT.
BUT THIS 180 MILES OF TRAIL, OF COURSE, VEGETATION IS A CHALLENGE AT SOME POINTS.
THAT TRAIL TEAM THAT WE HAVE THE DEDICATED TO CREATING SITE LINES.
OF COURSE, WE'RE ALSO WORKING WITH THE LOOP NOW,
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WHO IS WORKING WITH VEGETATION MANAGEMENT AND SO WE JUST KNOW THAT OUR URBAN FOREST SYSTEM AND OUR FORESTRY GROUP MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN LIFT THOSE TREES AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE CAN SEE THROUGH THE PARK AS THEY RIDE AND ENJOY THE PARK SYSTEM.NEXT SLIDE. FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS.
WE KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROCESS.
WE ARE, LIKE I SAID, SO APPRECIATIVE OF THE INVESTMENTS THAT WE HAVE RECEIVED.
BUT THESE ARE JUST THINGS THAT WE KNOW WILL HELP US EVEN DO BETTER.
JUST MORE CAMERA SYSTEMS, MORE CAMERA TRAILERS, EVEN OUR MESSAGING BOARDS, JUST TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE PARK SYSTEM.
THIS COMING YEAR, WE REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH DPD AS FAR AS THE FUSION CENTER AND OUR CAMERAS REALLY BEING MONITORED.
WE HAVE SOME MONITORING NOW WITH OUR PARK DEPARTMENT, WITH SOME OF OUR MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM, BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR CAMERAS ARE PROFESSIONALLY MONITORED.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT AND REALLY WANT TO GET SOME POSITIONS THAT ARE DEDICATED IN THE FUSION CENTER FOR THE MONITORING OF PARKS AND THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THESE CAMERAS THAT WE HAVE OUT IN OUR SYSTEM, THAT WE CAN USE THEM AT A MORE EFFECTIVE LEVEL.
WE JUST WANT TO GET SMARTER, BETTER, MORE EFFICIENT AND USE TECHNOLOGY TO REALLY IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM. NEXT SLIDE.
WE CONTINUE TO WORK WITH OUR SAFETY AD HOC COMMITTEE, AND PARK BOARD MEMBERS AND WORKING WITH STRATEGY, WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO EXECUTE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN, PROVIDE BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR FUTURE INVESTMENTS.
OF COURSE, WE WANT TO COME BACK TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO OUR PARK BOARD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PROVIDING ALL THE UPDATES THAT YOU NEED AND GETTING FEEDBACK AS TO WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE.
WITH THAT, THAT IS ALL OF OUR PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY AND WE'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, AND WE HAVE ALL OUR PARTNERS HERE TO HELP WITH THAT.
>> WELL, I THINK IT WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU'VE BEEN EXTREMELY RESPONSIVE TO THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'VE HAD IN DISTRICT 12.
I WOULD ASSUME THAT HAS BEEN CITYWIDE.
I DO LOVE THAT YOU DO HAVE THE PARTNERS HERE AND HOW YOU'VE UTILIZED THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS.
I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THE MARSHALS WERE USING DRONES.
WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT AS PART OF OUR DRONE PRESENTATION LAST MONTH OR TWO MONTHS AGO.
>> WE ACTUALLY HAVE A DRONE THAT PARKS HAS PURCHASED FOR US.
WE DON'T HAVE CERTIFIED PILOTS RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON THAT ACTUALLY CAME TO THE MARSHALS AND WAS ALREADY A CERTIFIED PILOT, BUT WE'RE PUTTING THE OTHERS THROUGH TRAINING NOW, SO WE NEED A CONTINGENT OF 4-5 PILOTS.
>> I LOVE THAT YOU'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION ALSO AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO ASSIST, ESPECIALLY AS WE HAVE SUCH FORESTED AREAS THAT ARE HARD TO HAVE DIRECT EYES ON, BUT YOU CAN KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE DRONES.
THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE WAY YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS.
WHETHER IT'S THE ENCAMPMENTS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THAT AT LEAST IN DISTRICT 12 HAVE REDUCED GREATLY IN OUR PARKS, NOT NECESSARILY EVERYWHERE ELSE AND SOME OF THE SAFETY ISSUES, SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUES THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS.
IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OVERNIGHT AND I THINK YOU ALL HAVE BEEN VERY CONSISTENT IN MAKING PROGRESS AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU.
>> DIRECTOR JOHNSON, THIS IS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
YOU BROUGHT IT TO PTE AND IT'S GOOD TO HEAR IT AGAIN.
CAN YOU REFRESH MY MEMORY ON THE ROLES OF PARK RANGERS, MARSHALS, AND DPD? I KNOW WE HAD SOME DISCUSSION OF THAT IN THE OTHER COMMITTEE MEETING AND IT WAS INSIGHTFUL TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE ROLE OF THE PARK RANGER IS VERSUS THE MARSHAL VERSUS BRINGING IN THE DPD.
>> I'M GOING TO ASK THE SUPERINTENDENT TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.
>> THANK YOU. OUR PARK RANGERS ARE ESSENTIALLY OUR DAY-TO-DAY EDUCATORS INTO OUR PARK SYSTEM.
THEY ARE THERE TO EDUCATE PATRONS ON RULES OR INFRACTIONS THAT THEY MAY SEE.
HOWEVER, IF THERE ARE PATRONS WHO MAYBE REFUSE TO COME INTO VOLUNTEERING COMPLIANCE IS SOMETHING THAT WE SEEK, THEN WE CAN ALSO CALL ONE OF OUR MARSHALS FOR THAT ASSISTANCE.
ALSO, OUR MARSHALS PATROL IN THREE SHIFTS, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THROUGHOUT OUR PARK SYSTEM.
WE UTILIZE DPD FOR MAYBE SPECIAL INITIATIVES OR ASSIGNMENTS IN SOME OF OUR TARGET AREAS, WHERE WE NEED THOSE EXTRA PATROLS AND THAT EXTRA LAYER OF SURVEILLANCE AND SECURITY INSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY.
>> THANK YOU. THE MARSHALS, WE HAD HOPED TO GET A LATE NIGHT SHIFT,
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BUT WE DO WE HAVE THAT FUNDED? WE DO HAVE THAT FUNDED, I THINK.WE CURRENTLY HAVE A SUPERVISOR AND THREE DEPUTIES WORKING THE OVERNIGHT SHIFT FOR ALL THE PARKS.
>> THAT'S GOOD NEWS. THEN I KNOW LIKE IN DISTRICT 10, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAILS LIKE THE COTTONWOOD TRAIL, AND WE HAD A MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK AND THOSE ARE DPD OFFICERS ON THE UTV WHO WERE BASICALLY MONITORING AND AND PATROLLING THE TRAILS.
IS THAT CORRECT? THEY'RE NOT MARSHALS, THEY'RE THEY'RE COMING OUT OF NORTHEAST.
>> YES, WE DO KNOW THAT DPD, THEY DO HAVE UNITS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
NOT ALL THE TIME WE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY ARE, BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THEY DO HAVE UNITS OUT IN THE PARK SYSTEM.
>> MAYBE WE NEED TO HAVE A LITTLE MEETING ABOUT THAT BECAUSE A LOT OF THEIR WORK IS ENGAGING WITH OUR HOMELESS POPULATION.
I THINK IT WAS INSIGHTFUL TO ME TO HEAR THAT WE WERE AT A MEETING AT TI AND DISCUSSING IT.
I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL, MAYBE JUST TO LOOP YOU GUYS IN AND WE NEED TO LOOP YOU GUYS INTO THIS GROUP THAT WE HAVE WORKING ON FOREST LANE.
THAT WOULD BE GREAT. YES, SIR.
>> I WILL COME IN. I WAS OUT LAST WEDNESDAY WITH OHS, DPD WAS THERE.
WE ALSO HAD DART POLICE THERE AT THE PLATFORM STATION RIGHT AT FOREST LANE, AS WELL AS OUR H.A.R.T.
TEAM, WHERE THEY'RE ALL WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER TO TRY TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE EGREGIOUS THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN BETWEEN FOREST LANE ALONG NORTHAVEN TRAIL.
TOMORROW, WE'LL BE BACK OUT AGAIN AT ANOTHER SECTION OF THE TRAIL AGAIN, TRYING TO MITIGATE AND REDUCE WHAT WE'RE SEEING OUT IN THAT AREA.
>> THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, ANDY. NO OTHER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER WILLIS. THANK YOU.
>> CHIEF HUGHES, YOU MENTIONED OVERNIGHT SHIFT.
>> 7:00 AM. TECHNICALLY, MOSTLY THE TIMES WHEN PARKS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC TO CHECK ON THAT?
>> THEN WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CAMERAS AND THAT THEY WERE MONITORED OR PARTIALLY MONITORED BY PARK STAFF.
>> WE HAVE SOME SUPERVISORS AND RANGERS AND THEY PUT TOGETHER A SCHEDULE AND IT'S MINIMUM AT THIS POINT, BUT WE DO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CHECKING ON THOSE CAMERAS, MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE OPERABLE AND THAT THING.
THAT'S WHY WE WOULDN'T WANT TO TURN THAT SERVICE OVER TO THE POLICE AND WORK WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE PROFESSIONALS AT THAT.
>> RIGHT NOW, BUT IS IT CAPTURING SOMETHING SO YOU CAN GO BACK AND LOOK AND HELP WITH AN INVESTIGATION?
>> PULL THE INFORMATION AND PROVIDED TO DPD OR THE MARSHALS.
>> I SAW IN HERE THAT YOU HAD THREE.
IS THAT THREE ALL THAT PARK AND REC HAS RIGHT NOW?
>> NO. ACTUALLY JUST LAST WEEK, WE RECEIVED THREE MORE CAMERA TRAILERS THAT WE HAVE NOW DEPLOYED THROUGHOUT OUR PARK SYSTEM.
WE CALL IT A PROACTIVE APPROACH IF THERE'S A HOT SPOT AREA WHERE WE MAY HAVE SOME BLIND SPOTS THAT WE CAN DEPLOY A CAMERA TRAILER OUT TO AN AREA AND PUT IT IN ROTATION WITH THE OTHER CAMERA TRAILERS JUST TO SEE IF THE INCIDENTS DECREASE.
ITS PRESENCE ALONE WILL MITIGATE SOME OF THE SITUATIONS AND MOVE IT AROUND, DEPLOY IT TO ANOTHER AREA [OVERLAPPING].
>> SURE. WELL, HOW MANY DO WE HAVE TOTAL?
>> WE'VE GOT 400 PARKS GIVE OR TAKE.
BECAUSE I'VE SEEN THIS AT THE PENSIVE TRAILHEAD. IT HELPS.
WHEN YOU PUT THAT CAMERA OUT THERE, THE CALLS CEASE, AND THEN WHEN WE MOVE IT, IT TAKES TIME.
BUT OVER TIME, SOME ACTIVITY MAY BEGIN AGAIN.
SIX IN THE WHOLE SCOPE OF THINGS, WOULD THAT STILL BE SOMETHING YOU'D WANT TO ADD?
WE DO WANT TO ADD MORE CAMERA TRAILERS.
OF COURSE, IT TAKE TIME TO DEPLOY THEM AND THAT THING, BUT THAT IS SOMETHING THAT AS FAR AS OUR SECURITY INFORMATION THAT WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER FOR BUDGET, WE WILL HAVE THAT REQUEST IN THERE.
>> NOW, SWITCHING OVER TO THE DRONE.
YOU'VE GOT THE DRONE, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS LICENSED TO OPERATE IT OR IS THAT WHAT YOU HAD SAID?
>> YEAH. IT'S PRETTY EXTENSIVE TRAINING AND THEN WE HAVE TO GET OUR TRAINING FROM DPD BECAUSE IT'S LAW ENFORCEMENT-CENTRIC TRAINING AS IT RELATES TO THE FLYING OF THE DRONES AND THERE'S CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS THAT YOU HAVE AS RELATED TO EVIDENCE COLLECTION FROM A LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSPECTIVE.
WE RELY ON THEM AND WE'RE GOING TO PUT OUR FOLKS THROUGH THAT ADVANCED LAW ENFORCEMENT DRONE TRAINING.
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>> ONE THING I DIDN'T SEE MENTIONED HERE THAT I THOUGHT A DRONE MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP WITH, AND IT'S CERTAINLY A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND MAYBE I'M COMING BACK TO MY FORMER LIFE, BUT IS OFF-LEASH DOGS.
BECAUSE I REMEMBER EXPERIENCING A LOT OF THAT AT PARKS AND WHEN YOU ROLL UP IN YOUR VEHICLE AND PEOPLE SEE YOU, EVERYBODY GETS THEIR LEASH BACK ON, BUT SEE A DOG HAS KILLED ANOTHER DOG ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION.
THEY'VE BITTEN CHILDREN, THEY'VE BITTEN PEOPLE, THEY'VE CHASED PEOPLE ON THEIR BIKES.
THAT SEEMS LIKE IT MIGHT BE A WAY THAT IF YOU'RE HAVING A RECURRING PROBLEM, YOU MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOMEBODY WHO'S AN OFFENDER ON THAT AND GET THEM TO CHANGE THAT BEHAVIOR OR CITE THEM.
I HAVE SOME ISSUES AROUND THIS WHERE SENIORS CAN'T ACCESS THE PROGRAMS THEY REALLY WANT TO GO TO BECAUSE THE PARKING LOT IS FULL AND IT'S FROM AN ADJACENT APARTMENT COMPLEX.
IS THIS BEING HANDLED IN A ONE-OFF WAY OR DO WE HAVE A STRATEGY FOR WHAT WE DO OR WHAT WE ENACT WHEN YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM? BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE WE GO OUT, WE GIVE SOME NOTICES, AND IT STOPS FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT STARTS AGAIN.
I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THE PLAN IS SO THAT MAYBE WE CAN GET AHEAD OF THIS.
>> THOSE ISSUES DO COME WITH OUR ACTION PLAN AND IT CHANGES.
SAY FOR INSTANCE, AT ONE OF OUR SITES THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GET CLEANED UP BECAUSE WE DID DO THE ACTION PLAN, WE DID DO THE PARKING ENFORCEMENT, THEN WE ACTUALLY INSTALL THE GATES AND SO THEN THE PARKING LOT WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT A CERTAIN TIME.
THAT'S BEEN QUITE HELPFUL WHEN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT IN THOSE PARTICULAR INSTANCES.
NOT EVERY TIME CAN WE DO THAT, BUT USUALLY WHAT HAPPENED IS WE WILL RETURN TO ANY SITE THAT WE'VE HAD CHALLENGES WITH.
BUT IT IS ACTION PLAN THAT WE PUT TOGETHER AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT OR CHALLENGING TO HAVE AS FAR AS A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS, BUT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO RESPOND PRETTY CONSISTENTLY.
>> THEN ON PAGE 26, YOU REFERENCED A STRATEGIC PLAN.
WAS THE LAST ONE IN 2017 OR WHICH STRATEGIC PLAN ARE YOU REFERENCING?
>> THE PARK DEPARTMENT WITH THE AD HOC SAFETY COMMITTEE FROM THE PARK BOARD, WE PUT TOGETHER A STRATEGIC PLAN, THIS IS WITHIN THE LAST TWO YEARS.
AS FAR AS WHEN I WENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION, WE SAW THE PILLARS, THOSE ARE ALL THE FOCUS AREAS OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN.
BUT I CAN PROVIDE THE FULL STRATEGIC PLAN.
WE CAME TO YOU, I THINK LAST YEAR TO PRESENT IT TO YOU.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE COST IS FOR THE CAMERA TRAILERS?
>> YES. THOSE CAMERA TRAILERS RIGHT ROUGHLY ABOUT $40,000.
>> IF YOU WERE GIVEN MORE DOLLARS FOR CAMERA TRAILERS, WOULD YOU HAVE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES THAT GO ALONG WITH THAT?
>> RIGHT NOW WE USE OUR MARSHALS TO DEPLOY OUR CAMERA TRAILER, SO THE OPERATIONAL EXPENSES THAT WOULD ACCOMPANY THAT IS DEPENDENT ON THEIR ABILITY TO HELP US DEPLOY.
BUT WE WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN TRAINING OUR OWN IN HOUSE STAFF TO HELP US DEPLOY.
WE REQUIRE MAYBE SOME ADDITIONAL TRUCK IN OUR FLEET TRUCKS AND OUR FLEET AND JUST TRAINING OUR CAR RANGER STAFF ON HOW TO PROPERLY DEPLOY THEM AND SET THEM UP.
>> CHIEF PIUS IF THEY MAGICALLY GOT 10 MORE CAMERA TRAILERS, WOULD YOU HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DEPLOY THEM AND MONITOR THEM?
>> WE HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DEPLOY THEM.
WE DON'T MONITOR THEM EXCEPT FOR IF SOMETHING HAPPENS AND WE NEED TO GO PULL SD CARS AND GET EVIDENCE, BUT NOT ACTIVE MONITORING.
BUT GOING BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT THE ASSOCIATED COST WITH DEPLOYMENT, I THINK YOU LOOK AT THE ASSOCIATED SAVINGS OF HAVING THAT OUT THERE, IT'S WELL WORTH THE COST OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE TRAILER.
WE WOULD DEFINITELY CONTINUE TO DO THE DEPLOYMENT REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY WE CAN ULTIMATELY GET.
>> I TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU THAT THERE IS A HUGE SAVINGS, AND WHEN WE DON'T HAVE TO DEPLOY DPD TO GO INVESTIGATE A CRIME AND OF COURSE, THE ACTUAL COST IN TERMS OF PEOPLE'S PERSONAL SAFETY AND NOT BEING A VICTIM, I 100% AGREE.
FOR THE DRONE OPERATOR, YOU SAY YOU HAVE ONE PILOT ALREADY.
IT WAS SEPARATELY DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE CITY TO BECOME PILOTED, WHICH ACTUALLY OUR DPD OFFICERS AREN'T EITHER.
THEY'RE INDEPENDENTLY GETTING THEIR PILOT LICENSE, ALTHOUGH THERE'S SOME TRAINING.
ARE YOU ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR MORE PILOTS TO JOIN THE MARSHALS? AS IN YOU WANT TO HIRE PEOPLE WHO HAVE IT? YOU WANT TO ASK MARSHALS ALREADY ON STAFF TO SEEK THE PILOT LICENSE?
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HOW ARE YOU ADDRESSING THAT?>> WE WANT TO GIVE THAT OPPORTUNITY TO THE PEOPLE THAT CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE MARSHALS THAT ARE INTERESTED IN DOING THAT.
WE KNOW THE PEOPLE THAT ARE INTERESTED, WE'VE ALREADY HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT IT.
WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATIONS WITH DPD FOR POLICIES AND ALL THAT STUFF AS WE STAND UP THE UNIT.
IT'S JUST A MATTER OF ALIGNING OR SCHEDULING BECAUSE WE'RE A SMALL DEPARTMENT COMPARED TO DPD, AND IT IS AN EXTENSIVE TRAINING COURSE.
BUT WE HAVE ALREADY IDENTIFIED THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO APPLY, AND SO WE'RE IN THE PROCESS NOW OF MAKING THAT HAPPEN.
>> TUITION REIMBURSEMENTS AVAILABLE THROUGH DPD FOR THOSE WHO DECIDE TO GET THAT PILOT LICENSE, ARE YOU OFFERING THAT SAME THING TO YOUR MARSHALS?
>> THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY OF THE TRAINING AND WE WOULD USE LEOS FUNDS OUT OF OUT OF OUR ACCOUNTS TO PUT THEM THROUGH, AND SPONSOR THEM THROUGH THE TRAINING.
THERE WOULD BE NO COST TO THE EMPLOYEE AT ALL TO OBTAIN THAT LICENSE.
>> SEE, THAT'S A BETTER DEAL IN DPD. MAKE SURE THEY KNOW THAT.
I THINK IT WAS INTERESTING TO HEAR THAT OTHER DISTRICTS ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MULTI FAMILY PARKING IN THE PARKS.
I WE'RE ABOUT TO HAVE A PARKING REFORM CONVERSATION, AND I THINK THIS PLAYS INTO IT.
IT IS THE LAST RESORT TO PUT GATES ON.
I KNOW WE WORKED THROUGH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MEASURES BEFORE IT WAS FINALLY LIKE, THERE IS NO OTHER WAY.
BUT THAT'S ALSO ASKING DPD TO COMMIT TO LOCKING THEM EVERY NIGHT AND UNLOCKING THEM EVERY MORNING.
HOW MANY PARKS DO YOU HAVE THAT HAVE GATES?
>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. WE HAVE TO GET BACK WITH YOU ON THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE QUITE A FEW.
>> MORE THAN YOU WOULD THINK, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.
IT'S PROBABLY IN THE 10-15 RANGE, I WOULD THINK.
>> I UNDERSTAND THE DAILY OPERATIONAL COST OF HAVING THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT YOU GO THROUGH THE SERIES OF, LET'S TRY THE LEAST INTRUSIVE THING FIRST WITH THAT, I GUESS, BEING THE ULTIMATE.
AFTER THAT, I'M NOT SURE WHAT ELSE THERE IS, BUT THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING THE ONGOING PROBLEM.
WHEN YOU GO THROUGH TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY HAVE THEM, WILL YOU LOOK AND SEE HOW MANY OF THEM ARE ADJACENT TO MULTI FAMILY?
>> I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
>> I WAS JUST GOING TO POINT OUT THAT YOU MIGHT CHECK IN WITH SUPERLATIVE WHO IS SUPPOSED TO BE MARKETING SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.
I THINK THOSE PARK TRAILERS, CAMERA TRAILERS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR SPONSORSHIPS.
[LAUGHTER] A FEW MORE DOLLARS.
>> I DEFINITELY THINK DEFINITELY A BIG BANG FOR THE BOX.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT PRESENTATION, YOUR HARD WORK. REALLY APPRECIATE.
I BELIEVE OUR LAST BRIEFING IS; DR. ISAAC WOULD SAY WE SAVED THE BEST FOR LAST.
THIS IS OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
I'LL JUST START OFF AS YOU'RE COMING UP HERE, THAT THE POWERPOINT IS GREAT, BUT WOW, THE ACTUAL ANNUAL REPORT, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
I'M GOING TO SAY THE PHOTOS IN THERE, HOW IT WAS PRESENTED IS REALLY LOVELY.
THANKS FOR DOING THE POWERPOINT, BUT DEFINITELY TOOK SOME TIME IN MAKING SURE THAT IT'S NOT JUST GOOD INFORMATION.
MOST OF THAT CREDIT GOES TO OUR QUALITY MANAGER, SAM CORDIC.
IT WAS A LABOR OF LOVE, BUT SAM DESERVES A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THE WAY IT TURNED OUT, CHIEF.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. I'M PLEASED TO INTRODUCE TO MY RIGHT, CHIEF CLUNA, CHIEF CHARA, AND DR. MARSHALL ISAACS, AND THEY'RE GOING TO GO OVER OUR ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2024 AND IN THE EVER CHANGING WORLD OF EMS, WE'RE PARTICULARLY OF THE FACT THAT EVEN THOUGH WE'RE DOING GREAT, WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT WAYS TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEM. HERE WE GO.
>> GOOD MORNING, EVERYBODY. SCOTT LUMBER, DALPIRE.
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GOING OVER HERE, THIS IS OUR GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF WHAT WE USE WHEN WE'RE DETERMINING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO TO MAKE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES AND THE CARE WE PROVIDE TO EVERYONE IN THE CITY BETTER.THIS IS WHAT DRIVES BOTH OFFICE MEDICAL DIRECTION, AS WELL AS THE EMS OFFICE IN WORKING WITH OUR MEMBERS AND NEW PROGRAMS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
GOOD MORNING, CHRIS SHIRA SECTION CHIEF OF EMS. THIS SLIDE JUST ILLUSTRATES THE UNITS WE'RE UTILIZING OUT IN THE FIELD AND GIVES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF OUR INCREASED RUN VOLUME AND THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS WE'RE INTERACTING WITH ON A DAY TO DAY BASIS HERE IN THE CITY.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS SLIDE DETAILS THAT INCREASED VOLUME IN PATIENT CONTACTS.
IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES OUR INCREASED TRANSPORT RATE FROM THE SCENE TO THE HOSPITAL, AND THAT ALSO PAIRS NICELY WITH OUR INCREASED EFFORT TO IMPROVE DOCUMENTATION.
WE'RE ABLE TO RECOUP MORE OF OUR EXPENSES THROUGH OUR EMS BILLING PROGRAM.
THAT'S SOME OF THE FRONTLINE STUFF.
SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL THINGS WE'RE DOING IN SPECIAL PROGRAMS IS REALLY TRYING TO TARGET WHERE WE HAVE NEEDS AND HAVE SPECIFIC RESPONSES TO THOSE NEEDS AND NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS SEND A FIRE ENGINE OR AN AMBULANCE THAT ARE AT HIGH COST.
SOME OF THE SPECIAL PROGRAMS YOU SEE HERE, WE HAVE PRESENTED SEPARATELY, BUT THE SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDIC PROGRAM HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL.
WE'RE NOW UP TO EIGHT SINGLE FUNCTION AMBULANCES OPERATING 12 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
OUR RIGHT CARE PROGRAM IS DOING OUTSTANDING AND IS FULLY STAFFED.
MEDIC 1 IS A NEW ONE THAT WE'RE RUNNING TWO LOW ACUITY UNITS DOWNTOWN, WITH A CIT AND A PARAMEDIC TO PROVIDE SOME ADDITIONAL CARE FOR SOME OF THE NEEDS THAT YOU HAVE ON THESE LOW ACUITY CALLS.
THEY CAN GET PEOPLE TO DIFFERENT SERVICES, NOT NECESSARILY AN EMERGENCY ROOM.
THAT'S BEEN EXTREMELY COST EFFECTIVE AND THEY PICKED UP A LOT OF THE CALL VOLUME IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
YOU GO ON TO OUR MODSS PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN EXPANSION OF MEDIC ONE, BUT THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT GO OUT AND IF WE HAVE CHRONIC CALLERS, HABITUAL CALLERS, THEY WILL TOUCH BASE WITH THEM.
IF IT'S ELDERLY THAT NEED SOME SERVICES OR JUST SOMEBODY TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM, THAT'S WHERE THEY REALLY REACH OUT AND TOUCH THOSE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY.
OUR OVERDOSE RESPONSE TEAM YOU'VE HEARD QUITE A BIT ON, WE'RE DOING GREAT WITH THAT, AND WE'VE ACTUALLY EVEN EXPANDED WITH THE COUNTY.
THEN WE HAVE FACILITY EMBEDDED PARAMEDICS IN SEVERAL PLACES AROUND THE CITY THAT ARE THERE TO PREVENT 911 FROM BEING CALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
THE PRIME EXAMPLE OF THAT IS IN THE BRIDGE.
WE STAFF A PARAMEDIC IN THE BRIDGE PAID FOR BY THE BRIDGE AND NOT PAID FOR BY THE CITY THAT OPERATES OUT OF THERE 12-16 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
THEN THERE'S NUMEROUS OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS.
WE CONTINUE TO GROW OUR SPECIAL EVENTS PROGRAM AS THE EMS PROVIDER THAT DOES THAT AT NO COST TO THE CITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SOME OF THE KEY ACHIEVEMENTS WE'VE HAD THIS YEAR ARE THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION AND EXPANSION OF MEDIC ONE, SO WE HAVE A MEDIC 1, MEDIC 2.
WE'VE EXPANDED THE RRC PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY FOR OUR OVERDOSE RESPONSE TEAM.
WE WERE ABLE TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL EMS SUPERVISOR THAT OPERATES OUT OF LOVE FIELD, THAT ALSO IS CARRYING BLOOD IN THAT PART OF THE CITY AND RESPONDING TO THAT AREA OF CITY, WHICH HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN SERVICE IN THE NORTHWEST PART OF THE CITY.
WE WORKED WITH DVI TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS BASED ON DATA AND HAVE GOOD ANALYTICS TO JUSTIFY WHY AND WHERE WE'RE DOING OUR MOVEMENTS AND OUR PILOT PROGRAMS. THEN WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH BOTH DPD, AS WELL AS OUR TRAINING AND OPERATIONS BUREAU TO EXPAND OUR INTENTIONAL MASS CASUALTY INCIDENT PROCEDURES AND DEPLOY MORE EQUIPMENT. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
>> MADAM CHAIR, WE WANT TO REITERATE OUR GRATITUDE AND SUPPORT TO YOU TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, CHIEF ARTISTS, CHIEF BALL AND COMMAND STAFF, AS WELL AS PARK AND BIOTEL, AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS, FOR YOUR UNWAVERING COMMITMENT, HELPING US PLAN AND EXECUTE THE PRE HOSPITAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION BIOTEL PROGRAM.
WE'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER OUR QUESTION IF YOU HAVE ONE AT THE END REGARDING OUR JUST FEW WEEKS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THAT, BUT THAT WAS OUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT OF 2024.
BUT IN ADDITION, WE DEPLOYED NEW MEDICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING AUTOMATED CPR DEVICES AND IMPROVED AIRWAY MANAGEMENT DEVICES FOR OUR PARAMEDICS TO BETTER MANAGE PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY EMERGENCIES.
WE RECOGNIZE MORE CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVORS THROUGH OUR CPR LIFE SAVE AWARDS.
WE DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED ELECTRONIC TRACKING FOR DFR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES, AND EXPANDED PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS EMERGENCY MEDICAL TASK FORCE BY CERTIFYING 15 MEMBERS IN WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL MEDICAL SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE STATE DURING WILDFIRES.
NEXT SLIDE. OUR COMMITMENT TO QUALITY MANAGEMENT IS UNWAVERING.
WE REVIEWED MORE THAN 2,900 CASES OF PATIENTS THAT WE CARED FOR THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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TWELVE HUNDRED OF THOSE WERE INDIVIDUAL CASE REVIEWS BY THE DFR MEDICAL DIRECTORS, AND WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO THOSE REVIEWS IN 90% OF CASES, WHETHER THOSE INQUIRIES CAME FROM THE STATE OR HOSPITAL PARTNERS, PATIENTS OR THEIR FAMILIES, AND THAT'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WORK DONE BY THE OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTORS QUALITY MANAGEMENT STAFF.NEXT SLIDE. ONE OF THE BEST THINGS WE'VE IMPLEMENTED, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE'VE DONE, IS TO RECOGNIZE THE EXCELLENCE OF CARE PROVIDED BY OUR DALLAS FIRE RESCUE PARAMEDICS FIREFIGHTERS AND OFFICERS.
AS WELL AS CELEBRATING 84 PATIENTS WHO SURVIVED THE SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL NEUROLOGICALLY INTACT AS 34 UNITS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED IN OVER 300 MEMBERS.
BECAUSE AS NICE AS THIS REPORT IS, ALL THE WORK AND CREDIT GOES TO THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT, FOR THE IMPROVEMENTS IN CARE THAT WE'VE WITNESSED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS. NEXT SLIDE.
>> JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT AND WHERE WE'RE GOING AS EMS. WE'RE LOOKING TO SEE WHAT THE DATA SHOWS AND POTENTIALLY EXPANDING THE PREOSPITAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION.
SO FAR AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE ADMINISTERED FIVE PATIENTS BLOOD AND OF THOSE FOUR HAVE SURVIVED.
SO FAR THE NUMBERS ARE PRELIMINARILY LOOKING GOOD.
WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DBI AND DEVELOP DASHBOARDS THAT ARE INTERNAL USE FOR US THAT WE THINK ARE GOING TO BE MORE BENEFICIAL FOR REAL TIME TRACKING OF WHEN WE SEE TRENDS.
WE'VE ALREADY GOT THE ONE FOR THE OPIOID IN BETA TESTING.
THEN CONTINUING TO LOOK AT THE RIGHT RESPONSE, RIGHT RESOURCE, RIGHT PATIENT, RIGHT TIME, AND NOT NECESSARILY ALWAYS BEING A FIRE ENGINE OR AN AMBULANCE AND BEING MUCH MORE STRATEGIC IN WHERE WE SEND OUR RESOURCES.
THEN FINALLY, I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE 84 CARDIAC ARREST THAT WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL.
THAT'S A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE PEOPLE IN THE FIELD DOING THE JOB AND 84 PEOPLE WALKED OUT OF THE HOSPITAL IS SIGNIFICANT, AND WE WANT TO INCREASE THAT.
WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT WAYS TO INCREASE CARDIAC ARREST SURVIVAL.
INCREASING BYSTANDER CPR IS ONE OF THE NEXT AVENUES WE WANT TO LOOK AT.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE EMS TO THE CITIZENS.
NEXT SLIDE. ANY QUESTIONS? [LAUGHTER]
BUT I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY POP OVER TO THE ACTUAL REPORT BECAUSE THERE'S SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT I THINK YOU SHOULD HAVE.
THAT'S GOING TO BE THE MEASURABLE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.
IF I CAN MAYBE ASK YOU TO LOOK AT PAGE 19.
>> THEN EVEN IF YOU LOOK AT TRANSPORT RATES ON PAGE 20, AND THEN SAME THING FOR 21 IN CARDIAC ARREST CARE.
I'M WONDERING, DR. ISAACS, IF YOU COULD JUST TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THESE CHARTS THAT ARE SO COMPELLING ABOUT THE KINDS OF CARE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.
HISTORICALLY, DALLAS FIRE RESCUE, WHILE DOING A GREAT JOB FOR PATIENTS, HAD LIMITED POLICY PROTOCOL, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING REGARDING THINGS THAT WE KNOW TODAY ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO PATIENT OUTCOMES, AND THAT INCLUDES HOW OFTEN WE DETERMINE THAT A PATIENT ACTUALLY MEETS A CERTAIN DEFINITION REQUIRING A FULL EVALUATION TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT BY OUR FIREFIGHTER EMTS AND OUR PARAMEDICS.
OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, WE'VE WORKED HARD TO DEVELOP THOSE POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND ENACTED THE TRAINING NECESSARY THROUGH OUR PARTNER AT DALLAS COLLEGE AND INTERNALLY THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR TRAINING, AND WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE THE PATIENT DEFINITION AND TRANSPORT RATE FROM BELOW 50% TO NOW 70%, WHICH, IF YOU LOOK AT OTHER LARGE URBAN SYSTEMS IS ABOUT A CONSISTENT RATE OF TRANSPORT.
IT'S ALSO HAD OTHER BENEFITS TO THE SYSTEM AND TO THE CITY BEYOND JUST TAKING GOOD CARE OF PATIENTS AND ENSURING THAT OUR LIABILITY TO THOSE PATIENTS AND TO THEIR FAMILIES IS DECREASED.
IN ADDITION, THOSE INSTANCES IN WHICH NO PATIENT IS DETERMINED TO HAVE BEEN FOUND IS ALSO DECREASING.
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OUR COOPERATION WITH DPD IN MAKING SURE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE IN CUSTODY OR WHO ARE EXPERIENCING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES RECEIVE STATE OF THE ART SCIENCE CARE IS REFLECTED IN THESE NUMBERS AND GRAPHS.>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT GOOD WORK.
COUNCIL, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR ROSE?
>> WELL, I AGREE. THE REPORT IS STELLAR AND IT ANSWERS SO MANY QUESTIONS, AND YOU ALL HAVE LAID IT ALL OUT SO WELL, BUT I'LL GO BACK TO THE BLOOD TRANSFUSION PROGRAM BECAUSE IT WAS SO NEW WHEN WE LAUNCHED IT FIVE WEEKS AGO OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
IS THERE ANY TRACK RECORD NOW? HOW IS IT GOING?
>> SURE. WELL, THE FIVE PATIENTS THAT HAVE BEEN ADMINISTERED, FOUR OF THEM, WE HAVE BEEN SHOWN THAT THEY LIVE, I'LL LET THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR SPEAK THE BLOOD COMPONENT OF IT, BUT THEY LIVE.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT, AND IT'S GETTING TO THE RIGHT PEOPLE AT THE RIGHT PLACE.
WE'VE BEEN TWEAKING OUR DISPATCHING ON IT A LITTLE BIT, AND WE FULLY EXPECT THAT WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND IT.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER, JUST A REMINDER THAT WE ARE ONLY UTILIZING BLOOD TRANSFUSION THROUGH TWO OF OUR EMS SUPERVISORS, ONE IN THE NORTH, ONE IN THE SOUTH, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET TO PATIENTS WITHIN A SHORT ENOUGH AMOUNT OF TIME WITH THE BLOOD REFRIGERATOR AND THE SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT IN A SHORT ENOUGH AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WE'RE NOT DELAYING THEIR TRANSPORT TO DEFINITIVE CARE AT A TRAUMA CENTER.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO REACH EVERY PATIENT THAT'S EXPERIENCING LIFE THREATENING HEMORRHAGE DURING THE PILOT PROGRAM, BUT WE ARE VERY PLEASED THAT WE GOT TO THESE FIVE PATIENTS.
THEY WERE CRITICALLY ILL. EVERYTHING WORKED WELL.
OUR PARAMEDIC SUPERVISORS, OUR PARAMEDICS THEMSELVES, OUR FIREFIGHTERS ALL CAME TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO RAPIDLY TRANSFUSE BLOOD, GET THEM TO DEFINITIVE CARE OF THE TRAUMA CENTER, AND WE'RE VERY PLEASED THAT FOUR OF THEM WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE THEIR LIFE THREATENING EMERGENCY.
WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT DATA, WHICH IS A LITTLE COMPLEX, TRYING TO IDENTIFY PATIENTS WHO MIGHT HAVE BENEFITED FROM BLOOD HAD THE SYSTEM BEEN EXPANDED, WHICH WE HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT YOU THAT DATA IN THE FUTURE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE A CITYWIDE PROGRAM.
WE THOUGHT ABOUT STARTING WITH ALL THE SDO CARS, LIKE SEVEN, BUT WE STARTED WITH TWO BECAUSE WE DIDN'T WANT TO OVERSHOOT AND WASTE BLOOD BECAUSE IT'S IN SHORTAGE, ANYWAY.
THIS GAVE US A BIT OF TIME TO TRACK IF THERE ARE ANY AREAS WE'RE MISSING, BUT WE'RE WILLING TO EXPAND RAPIDLY.
WE CAN DO IT REALLY QUICK IF NEED BE.
WE JUST NEED A BIT MORE TIME FOR THE DATA, BUT SO FAR IS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
THE TWO THAT ARE IN SERVICE, WE LIKELY WILL BE EXPANDING IT TO COVER THE WHOLE CITY.
>> I JUST WANT TO FOLLOW UP ONE QUESTION BEFORE I GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
OF THE FOUR THAT SURVIVED, ARE YOU AWARE HOW MANY OF THOSE WERE VICTIMS OF A CRIME?
>> POTENTIALLY, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN THREE MORE MURDERS FOR DPD?
>> THIS IS WHERE I THINK YOU ALL ARE WORKING TOGETHER TO DO GREAT WORK. COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
>> HOW LONG DO WE HAVE A PILOT BEFORE WE CAN MOVE INTO A PERMANENT PROGRAM?
>> SORRY. NOT WE SAY PILOT, BUT WE KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE STAYING WITH IT.
IT'S JUST IT'S MORE OF A TESTING AREA TO SEE IF WE DO.
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, IF WE WERE MISSING AREAS AND THERE WAS A LOT OF THEM QUICK, WE'D HAVE ALREADY EXPANDED.
WE'LL KEEP MONITORING, AND I SUPPOSE A BEAR TEST WILL BE IN THE SUMMER.
BUT AS SOON AS WE NOTICE THAT THERE'S AN AREA THAT WE'RE NOT HANDLING APPROPRIATELY, WE'LL EXPAND STRAIGHT AWAY, SO THERE'S NO REAL DEFINED TIMELINE.
>> YOU'RE PREPARED TO EXPAND AS YOU SEE THE NEED?
>> YEAH. I'D MAKE THAT DECISION NOW IF THERE'S ENOUGH.
>> I ANTICIPATE THE SUMMER WILL BE A DIFFERENT KETTLE OF FISH.
>> WE ANTICIPATE PROVIDING CHIEF BALL AND CHIEF ARTISTS A PRELIMINARY 90 DAY REPORT, BUT WE THINK WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT DATA BY THE SIX MONTH IF NOT SOON.
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CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THE BLOOD SUPPLY.OUR NEXT ITEMS ARE ALL BRIEFING MEMOS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE PUBLIC SAFETY DASHBOARD.
I JUST HAVE ONE COMMENT, WHICH IS TO SAY, OUR SWORN STAFFING FOR DPD IS SHOWING AT 3,157.
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE HIGHEST NUMBER THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL IN SIX YEARS.
I THINK THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THE ATTENTION WE'RE DOING AND THE RECRUITING ACTIVITIES THAT ARE HAPPENING, WHICH WE'VE ALREADY TALKED ABOUT.
BUT I JUST FEEL LIKE THERE'S A LOT OF ATTENTION ON THIS ISSUE AND WE CERTAINLY ARE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO IT, AND I JUST WANT TO CALL IT OUT AND GIVE YOU A MOMENT OF PRAISE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THE DASHBOARD?
>> I HAVE ONE. IT LOOKS LIKE 911 CALLS HAVE GONE DOWN, BUT OUR RESPONSE TIMES SEEM TO BE UP.
I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE THAT DIVIDED OUT TO UNDERSTAND HOW MANY OF THOSE CALLS ARE PRIORITY ONE CALLS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THAT'S WHERE THE FOCUS IS ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND HOW MANY ARE GOING TO PRIORITY ONE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THAT NUMBER HAS GONE UP AGAIN THIS MONTH, AND SO IF THE OVERALL CALLS ARE DROPPING, I WAS JUST CURIOUS MORE IF THESE CASES ARE JUST TAKING LONGER TO ADDRESS OR IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN SHARE ABOUT THAT.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER.
WE ARE AWARE OF THE DECREASE IN CALLS HERE RECENTLY WITH THE RESPONSE OF OUR PRIORITY ONE CALLS GOING UP IN RESPONSE TIMES.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE TAKING A COUPLE DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO THIS TO LOOK AT IT.
THE FIRST ONE IS DO AN INTERNAL REVIEW, INCLUDING THE TYPE OF CALLS WE'RE MAKING PRIORITY ONES.
THE SECOND WE'RE WORKING WITH A VENDOR TO LOOK AT THE SPECIFIC CALL DATA AS IT RELATES TO SPECIFIC DIVISIONS, AND THEY SHOULD HAVE THAT REPORT DONE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS.
WE'RE HOPING BY THESE TWO INTERNAL REVIEWS THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS AND REDUCE THAT CALL TIME.
>> CHIEF, I'LL JUST POINT OUT THAT WHILE THE NUMBER OF SWORN OFFICERS IS UP, ACTUALLY, THE NUMBER OF PATROL OFFICERS IS DOWN.
WE HAVE YOUR REPORTING ON THE DASHBOARD, 1,765 IN PATROL, WHEREAS THIS TIME LAST YEAR, 01,790, AND THAT'S WHO'S ACTUALLY ANSWERING THE CALLS FOR THAT.
THERE'S A REASON I DIDN'T MENTION THAT EARLIER, WHICH IS IT'S NOT MY PLACE TO TELL YOU HOW TO ALLOCATE OFFICERS.
I'M SO THANKFUL FOR THE CLEARANCE RATES THAT YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE.
THOSE ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT, OF COURSE, IN JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS, BUT ALSO IN MAKING SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ADDITIONAL CRIMES.
I THINK IT'S PATROL THAT WE HEAR FROM OUR RESIDENTS ABOUT AND PEOPLE MOSTLY TALK ABOUT, AND IT'S ALL THAT OTHER WORK THAT HAPPENS BEHIND THE SCENES, WHETHER IT'S VICE OR OTHER INVESTIGATIONS THAT WE KNOW THE IMPACT THAT THEY HAVE AND HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.
BUT THE PEOPLE ARE STILL WAITING FOR AN OFFICER TO SHOW UP.
I THINK THAT'S THE TENSION THERE.
>> CHAIR, I COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU COMPLETELY MORE.
I'VE TEMPORARILY STOPPED TRANSFERS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE PROPER INADEQUATE STAFFING ACROSS THE PATROL DIVISIONS UNLESS IT'S DEEMED IT'S A CRITICAL POSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT, AND WE LOOK AT THAT POSITION WITH MY EXECUTIVES TO MAKE THAT FINAL DETERMINATION.
>> THEN YOU WERE GOING TO ROLL OUT PERHAPS SOME CHANGES IN THE STATIONS.
IS THAT SET FOR A CERTAIN TIME FRAME? SHOULD WE EXPECT THAT AFTER THE SUMMER, BEFORE THE SUMMER?
>> COULD YOU REMIND ME OF THOSE CHANGES, CLARIFICATION?
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE DASHBOARDS? NO. GREAT. LET'S MOVE TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
THIS IS THE RACIAL PROFILING REPORT.
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ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? OUR NEXT ONE IS I, WHICH IS THE DFR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.GOT A LOT OF ITEMS ON THERE, BUT THINGS SEEM TO BE MOVING ALONG.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? FLEET MAINTENANCE UPDATE, LOOKING GOOD.
THANK YOU. MARSHALL'S ACTION RESPONSE TEAM ACTIVITY REPORT.
YOU'RE DOING A GOOD JOB. THAT'S WHAT THE PART SAYS.
THEN L IS BASED ON THE CONVERSATION WE HAD LAST MONTH, AND IT'S THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT NEEDS FOR THE CITY DETENTION CENTER.
I THINK THERE'S NOTHING SURPRISING IN THERE.
THE ONLY ONE THAT I WILL SAY, I DON'T KNOW IF CHIEF IS STILL HERE, THAT SURPRISED ME WAS THE FLOORING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S ALL BARE CONCRETE, MAYBE POLISHED CONCRETE.
THAT WAS THE ONLY ONE WHERE SAY, REPLACEMENT OF THE FLOOR, I WAS NOT REALLY SURE WHAT THAT WAS.
I GUESS IN THE LOCKER ROOM, SOME OF THE PILES LIKE OVER IN THAT COMPUTER AREA.
>> IT'S ACTUALLY IN THE MAIN AREA AND THE EMPLOYEE ENTRANCE.
THERE'S PROBLEMS WITH THE TILE FLOORING THAT IS GOING TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, REALLY JUST THE MAIN OFFICE AREA AND THAT EMPLOYEE ENTRANCE AREA.
>> YES. NOT IN THE DETENTION CENTER PART OR IN THE LOCKER ROOM.
>> I MIGHT HAVE JUST BEEN OVERWHELMED BY THE REST OF THE LOCKER ROOM, WHICH YOU DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING AESTHETIC ON THERE, AND I WILL SAY THAT YOU COULD DEFINITELY USE A REFRESH.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE CAPITAL ITEMS WITH US.
THAT WAS GOOD. COUNCILOR ROSE?
>> REAL QUICK. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT FACILITIES AND REAL ESTATE THINK WOULD BE THEY HAVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THIS, THIS SOUNDS LIKE SOME CAPITAL WORK.
IS THIS THE THOUGHT BEING GOING INTO THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET OR DID THEY SHARE ANY OF THIS WITH YOU?
>> YES. WE'VE HAD SOME DISCUSSION WITH THEM.
I THINK THAT THERE'S A BIG PICTURE PHILOSOPHY AS IT RELATES TO THAT FACILITY AND WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE DOWN THE ROAD WITH REGARDS TO THE DETENTION CENTER AND THE HIGHWAY EXPANSION.
THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT WE'RE HAVING CONSIDER RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE IS MONEY IN SPEAKING WITH THE DIRECTOR JOHNSON AND DONZEL, SPECIFIC MONEY AS IT RELATES TO ROOFING AND THINGS LIKE THAT THAT ARE ALREADY SET UP, AND THAT BUILDING IS DESIGNATED AS ONE OF THE FACILITIES THAT'S ELIGIBLE FOR THAT FUNDING.
THERE IS CAPITAL FUNDING THAT'S ELIGIBLE FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS, SO WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER NOW TO LOOK AT THAT.
WE WANT TO BE PRAGMATIC AND REALISTIC ABOUT WHAT CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS WE DO TO THE FACILITY AND THEN MOVE FORWARD FROM THERE.
>> OBVIOUSLY, THESE THINGS ARE NEEDED IF YOU'VE BEEN THERE, YOU'VE SEEN SOME OF THIS.
BUT IS ANYTHING DISRUPTING THE BUSINESS OF THE FACILITY, OR IS IT JUST UNCOMFORTABLE?
>> SOME OF THE PLUMBING ISSUES HAVE CAUSED SLIGHT DISRUPTION TO OUR OPERATIONS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN VERY RESPONSIVE AND THEY COME OUT THERE AND WE WORK AROUND IT.
BUT THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WOULD SAY THAT'S REALLY BEEN DISRUPTIVE TO OPERATIONS IS SOME OF THE PLUMBING.
THE REST OF IT, WE'VE WORKED AROUND.
>> WELL, THIS IS SUCH A VALUABLE FACILITY AND WHAT'S BEING PROVIDED THERE WE NEED SO BADLY THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO SEE ANYTHING DISRUPTED, SO DEFINITELY NEED TO SUPPORT THIS.
LET US KNOW IF YOU RUN INTO ANY ISSUES.
WELL, YOU MADE MENTION OF THE HIGHWAY AND LAST I HEARD IT WAS GOING TO CLIP THE BUILDING, IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S STILL THE PLAN?
>> THE LAST I HEARD THAT IT COULD CLIP THE BUILDING, BUT THE PORTION OF THE BUILDING THAT THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD CLIP IS NOT THE ACTUAL DETENTION CENTER.
WE SHARE THAT FACILITY WITH DFR AND THEY HAVE SOME OFFICES ADJACENT TO THE DETENTION CENTER ON THE SOUTH SIDE AND THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING.
AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, THE LAST PLAN, WHICH IS STILL IN THE WORKS, SO NOT FINALIZED OR ANYTHING, COULD CLIP THAT CORNER OF THE BUILDING THAT'S ACTUALLY DFR OFFICES.
>> WELL, THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING ON WHY SOME OF THE WORK WASN'T BEING DONE, BUT MAYBE WE SHOULD TRY TO GET AN UPDATE ON THE HIGHWAY PART.
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.WE HAVE A NUMBER OF UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE ITEMS THAT THEY'D LIKE TO ASK? NO. WELL, WITH THAT, I THINK WE HAVE A RECORD SETTING.
IT'S ONLY 11:00, WHICH IS, I THINK ACTUALLY WHEN WE'RE SUPPOSED TO END.
WITH THAT, THE TIME IS ACTUALLY 10:57 AND THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.
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