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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. IT IS NOVEMBER 10TH.
[Public Safety Committee on November 10, 2025.]
THE TIME IS 1:08, AND I'M CALLING THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING TO ORDER.FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF OUR MINUTES.
>> SECONDED. ANY CORRECTION FOR ADDITIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE.
>> MOTION CARRIES. FIRST BRIEFING ITEM IS A, DALLAS FIRE AND RESCUE RECRUITING.
I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF DELRIDGE WILLIAMS. TO MY RIGHT, I HAVE DEPUTY CHIEF STEPHAN LOPEZ, AND HE'S GOING TO GO THROUGH OUR PRESENTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. THIS PRESENTATION WILL DETAIL DFRS RECRUITING AND RETENTION ACTIVITIES FOR FISCAL YEAR 25, WHICH BEGAN OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND CONCLUDED SEPTEMBER 30TH OF THIS YEAR.
IN THIS PRESENTATION, WE'RE GOING TO COVER THE HIRING OF OUR FIRE RESCUE OFFICER TRAINEES, FROTS, THE HIRING OF SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDICS, THE HIRING OF FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND INSPECTION OFFICERS, AND THE HIRING OF LATERAL MEMBERS, AND DFRS ATTRITION FOR '24, '25.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. INITIALLY, DFR WAS TASKED WITH HIRING 203 FROTS, 10 SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDICS AND 10 FPE&I MEMBERS FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR.
THE GOAL OF 203 NEW FROTS WERE SCALED BACK TO 195 DUE TO ATTRITION RATES NOT BEING AS HIGH AS ORIGINALLY ANTICIPATED.
OUR RETENTION RATE IN TRAINING INCREASED AND THE RETIREMENTS HAVE SLOWED.
THAT WAS PRIMARILY SINCE JUNE, AND WE THINK THAT WAS BECAUSE CHIEF BALL WAS MADE OUR NEW FIRE CHIEF, SO PEOPLE WANTED TO STAY AROUND A LITTLE LONGER.
WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY THAT DFR MET ALL OF OUR INDIVIDUAL HIRING GOALS FOR FISCAL YEAR '25.
IN ADDITION, THE DFR RECRUITING TEAM PROCESS 1,262 FROT APPLICANTS IN ORDER TO MEET OUR GOAL OF 195 FROTS.
SLIDE 4, PLEASE. SLIDE 4 DEMONSTRATES OUR TABULAR DATA FOR OUR SWORN HIRING.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD AN APPLICANT POOL OF 01,262 APPLICANTS THAT WE RECEIVED FROM CIVIL SERVICE.
WE HIRED 195 MEMBERS WHICH PUT OUR HIRING PERCENTAGE RIGHT AROUND 15.5%.
AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD SIX CLASSES FOR FISCAL YEAR '25.
WITHIN THOSE SIX CLASSES, WE HAD TWO LATERAL OFFICERS AND TWO REAPPOINTMENTS, AND THAT BROUGHT US TO OUR TOTAL OF 195 FROT MEMBERS THAT WE HIRED.
SLIDE 5, PLEASE. SLIDE 5 DEMONSTRATES OUR HIRING NUMBERS AND HOW THEY MATRICULATED THROUGH OUR RESPECTIVE HIRING PROCESSES GOING FROM THE APPLICATION PROCESS TO THE CIVIL SERVICE PROCESS AND BEING REFERRED TO DFR.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THE FROTS AND THE FROT LATERALS, WHEN YOU COMBINE THE 189 PLUS THE SIX THAT REACHES OUR GOAL OF 195 FIRE RESCUE OFFICER TRAINEES.
WE ALSO HAD 10 SINGLE FUNCTION PARAMEDICS AND WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED ON THIS ARE THE 10 FIRE PREVENTION EDUCATION INSPECTION OFFICERS THAT WE ALSO HIRED.
DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE RECRUITING TEAM DEVELOPED THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYMENT STRATEGIES.
WE ATTENDED 12 COMMUNITY AND CAREER EVENTS, I.E THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS.
WE ALSO HAD 18 SCHOOL AND COLLEGE CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT, DIRECT TARGETING INITIATIVES, AND WE INCREASED OUR DIGITAL MARKETING PRESENCE WITH INCREASED SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS.
SLIDE 7, PLEASE. SLIDE 7 DEMONSTRATES OUR SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, WHICH IDENTIFIES THE FIVE PRIMARY POSITIONS THAT WE HIRE FOR IN DFR, AND THIS WAS SIMPLY JUST TO PROVIDE A VISUAL EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE PUSH TO OUR SOCIAL MEDIA.
SLIDE 8, PLEASE. SLIDE 8 IS ALSO OUR TABULAR DATA FOR OUR ATTRITION SUMMARY.
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THIS DETAILS OUR ATTRITION BY MONTH FOR LAST FISCAL YEAR.AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAD ATTRITION RATE OF 110 MEMBERS, WHICH WAS A RATE OF APPROXIMATELY 9.1 MEMBERS PER MONTH.
SLIDE 9, PLEASE. SLIDE 9 IS DETAILS OUR ATTRITION BY CATEGORY.
THESE ARE THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES THAT MEMBERS CHECKED IN THEIR RETIREMENT, RESIGNATION, OR TERMINATION APPLICATIONS.
AS YOU CAN SEE, IT VARIES, BUT IT ALL CAME OUT TO 110 MEMBERS THAT WE LOST LAST YEAR FOR VARIOUS REASONS.
SLIDE 10, PLEASE. SLIDE 10, THIS PIE CHART SHOWS A COMPARISON OF OUR FISCAL YEAR 2025 ATTRITION REASONS VERSUS ALL OF OUR NEW HIRES.
AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR NEW HIRES OUTPACED OUR ATTRITION RATE FOR FISCAL YEAR '25. SLIDE 11, PLEASE.
SLIDE 11 DETAILS OUR DFR RETENTION INITIATIVES.
THE OVERARCHING GOAL OF THE DEPARTMENT IS TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK THAT OUR MEMBERS DO EVERY DAY, AND ALSO TO GIVE MEMBERS SOME DIRECT FACETIME WITH CHIEF BALL AND THE COMMAND STAFF.
THAT COMES THROUGH THE UNIFORM ENGAGEMENT TEAM, DFR AWARDS BANQUET, OUR LIFE SAVING AWARDS, OUR DFR YEARBOOK, OUR LINE OF DUTY DEATH MEMORIAL, WHICH WE HAD EARLIER LAST MONTH, AND UPCOMING PROMOTIONAL EXAMS, WHICH ALL LEAD TO INCREASED RETENTION RATES FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR ALL THE WORK AND HITTING ALL THE GOALS THAT ARE SET BEFORE YOU.
THIS PRESENTATION USED TO BE A MONTHLY ONE.
IT'S GOING TO BE MOVING TO A QUARTERLY JUST BECAUSE OF US MEETING ALL THOSE GOALS SET BEFORE YOU GUYS. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
WITH THAT, I WILL START TO MY RIGHT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER, JAIME RESENDEZ.
MAXIE. ANYONE TO MY LEFT? KATHY STEWART.
>> REALLY NOT A QUESTION. IT'S A FABULOUS REPORT, AND CONGRATULATIONS, AS YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN DOING REALLY WELL ON THIS FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF AND MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
WHAT'S THE GOAL? I KNOW WHAT OUR DPD GOAL IS, OR DO WE HAVE A GOAL?
>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FULLY STAFFED.
WE'LL BE HIRING FOR ATTRITION.
EVERY QUARTER WE'LL MEET AS A COMMAND STAFF TO LOOK AT OUR ATTRITION NUMBERS, AND THAT WILL SET OUR HIRING GOAL FOR THE NEXT QUARTER BECAUSE IT TAKES A YEAR TO GET THEM OUT.
>> EXACTLY. IT DOES TAKE A WHILE TO GET THROUGH ALL OF THE TRAINING.
WELL, I GOT TO BE AT YOUR GRADUATION LAST WEEK, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS 43 NEW HIRES, SO TO SPEAK.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK AND THE COMMITMENT TO GET TO THIS POINT.
>> THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HEARING THE REPORT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN OUR DALLAS FIRE STAFF.
I KNOW YOU'LL PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT IN THE PAST, YOU ALL HAVE COME TO SOME OF OUR DISTRICT 6 EVENTS ALSO TO RECRUIT.
I JUST APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'LL DO. THANKS.
>> AGAIN, IT SOUNDS LIKE RECRUITING IS REALLY, REALLY TOUGH FOR ANY BUSINESSES WITH ANY DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING YOUR DEPARTMENT, AS WELL AS THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ARE YOU ENCOUNTERING ANY PARTICULAR ISSUES THAT ARE GIVING YOU A HARD TIME FINDING FOLKS TO MAKE APPLICATION? IS HOUSING AN ISSUE, IS CITY SERVICES AN ISSUE, IS PAY AN ISSUE? WHAT THINGS ARE YOU GETTING UP AGAINST FOR BOTH GROUPS THAT MIGHT BE MAKING IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO ATTRACT THE TALENT THAT WE REALLY NEED?
>> I CAN SAY FOR US, THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS TO ACTUALLY GET THE INTEREST.
THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE ACTUALLY HAVE THAT INTEREST OR TO DEVELOP THAT INTEREST BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF TIMES, EVEN PARENTS DON'T WANT THEM TO TAKE THIS JOB.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS WE'RE TRYING TO GROW RECRUITS, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEVERAL PROGRAMS WITH THE DISD WHERE WE'RE ACTUALLY TRYING TO GROW THEM,
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AND THERE'S ALSO A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH THE PARENTS AT THAT.THAT HELPS WITH THAT CHALLENGE.
THAT WOULD BE THE BIGGEST THING THAT WE SEE.
>> INTERESTING. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR RECRUITING EFFORTS AND TRYING TO KEEP US FULLY STAFFED AND PROJECTING FOR THE FUTURE, WHICH IS GOING TO BE A CHALLENGE.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
NOW MOVE ON TO A BRIEFING ITEM B, DPD HIRING STRATEGY.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. OF COURSE, WE HAD PRESENTED LAST MONTH, BUT THIS IS MAJOR NOBLES, GOING TO INTRODUCE HER.
I'M JORDAN COLUNGA, DEPUTY CHIEF OF PERSONNEL.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR, APRIL ADELBERG.
OBVIOUSLY, FOR THIS YEAR, OUR GOAL IS 350.
THE NUMBER FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR LAST YEAR WAS 300, WHICH WE HAD AT 330.
FOR THIS YEAR, WE REALLY TRYING TO GET OUR BEST BANK FOR THE BUCK, GO TO PLACES WHERE WE KNOW WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE FORECAST WE'RE GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.
BUT OUR PROACTIVE USE OF OUR RESOURCES TO EXPAND OUR HIRING EFFECTIVENESS.
WE'RE TRYING TO BE REALLY EFFICIENT AT THAT.
TARGETING OUR HIGH-YIELD ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, BILLBOARD PLACEMENT, RECRUIT DISPLAYS, ADVERTISEMENTS, AND THEN BEING CONSISTENT.
WE WANT TO BE EVERYWHERE, BUT WE CONSISTENTLY BE EVERYWHERE, SO PEOPLE CAN SEE DPD AND OUR BRAND TO COME HIGHER HERE.
THEN OBVIOUSLY, THE FOLLOW-UP.
ONCE WE GET THEM THROUGH THE DOOR, KEEP FOLLOWING UP, MAKE SURE WE'RE GETTING THE RIGHT QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. NEXT SLIDE.
NOW I WANTED TO GO THROUGH OUR NEW YORK TRIP.
OCTOBER 24-26, THE RECRUITING UNIT HOSTED A OFFSITE HIRING EVENT IN NEW YORK CITY.
I REALLY WANT TO GIVE THANKS TO ONE OFFICER IN PARTICULAR, OFFICER NELSON WITH RECRUITING.
HE SET EVERYTHING UP, STARTED PUSHING.
HE REALLY BEEN SAYING FOR A WHILE BECAUSE HE'S FROM NEW YORK.
THAT WE NEED TO GO TO NEW YORK.
WE'LL GET A GOOD TRACTION THERE WITH OFFICERS.
OF COURSE, OUR APPLICANT PROCESSING UNIT TEAM AND OUR BACKGROUNDERS DID A GREAT JOB.
BUT WHEN WE WERE IN NEW YORK, WE HAD 156 THAT APPLIED FOR THE POSITION OF POLICE OFFICER, 144 OF THOSE APPLICANTS WERE PROCESSED, 49 PARTICIPATED IN OUR INTERVIEW BOARDS WITH 34 PASSING AND 15 FAILING, 95 ARE STILL, LIKE I SAID, THE CONSISTENT FOLLOW-UP, TRYING TO GET THEM THROUGH BOARDS AND COME DOWN TO DALLAS AND DO THE TESTING.
WE'RE ACTUALLY LOOKING INTO GOING BACK TO NEW YORK CITY TO TRY TO BOARD THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL INTERESTED, BUT OUR RECRUITERS ARE CONTACTING THEM DAILY, TRYING TO GET THEM THROUGH TO THE NEXT STEP.
WHAT I DIDN'T INCLUDE ON HERE WAS OUR THREE ON SITE TESTINGS.
WITH OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, WE HAD THREE ON SITES THAT 128 APPLIED, 116 PASSED, WE HAD 11 FAILURES, ONE WITHDRAWAL AND ONE DQ.
NEXT SLIDE. NOVEMBER IS USUALLY OUR LOW END CLASS.
LAST YEAR, WE HAD 38 RECRUITS IN THE NOVEMBER ACADEMY CLASS.
THIS YEAR, CLASS 409, WE HAVE 60 CURRENTLY WITH FIVE, STILL PENDING PSYCHOLOGICAL BACKGROUND.
ONCE WE GET THAT, WE'LL HAVE A SOLID NUMBER, BUT WE'RE ALREADY AT 60, SO WE'VE SURPASSED THAT BY 22 ALREADY.
CLASS 410 WILL BE JANUARY 14TH, AND WE GOT FOUR CONFIRMED FOR THAT CLASS, BUT THAT'S OUR GOAL ALSO FOR THAT IS ANOTHER 16 IN CLASS 410.
THAT WILL ACTUALLY HOPEFULLY INCLUDE SOME OF OUR OFFSITE NEW YORK PARTICIPANTS AND GET THEM THROUGH TO THE ACADEMY. NEXT SLIDE.
THESE ARE THE WAYS WE'RE GETTING THEM IN.
WE'RE JUST OUT THERE EVERYWHERE, CAREER EVENTS, ESPECIALLY HITTING THE COLLEGES AND MILITARY EVENTS.
ACTUALLY DOING SOME HIGH SCHOOL THINGS AS WELL, TRYING TO TALK TO FOLKS EARLY, GET THEM INTERESTED IN DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL. NEXT EVENT.
ONSITE TESTING AT THE FAIR WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT LAST MONTH.
THEN OUR BILLBOARDS THAT WE'RE HIRING AND OUR CONSTANT, SOCIAL MEDIA PUSH AND GETTING OUR NAME OUT THERE IN OUR IMAGE, WHICH IS OUR DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT PATCH. NEXT SLIDE.
NOW, AS FAR AS ATTRITION, WE ONLY HAD TWO LATER OFFICERS THAT HAVE BEEN HIRED OFFICIALLY AND THEY'RE BEING PUT IN LATERAL CLASS 7, WHICH WILL GRADUATE WITH CLASS 406, 13 SWORN OFFICERS HAVE LEFT THE DEPARTMENT,
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AND THAT'S BEFORE BELOW THE ESTIMATE OF 17.WE HAVE 190 THAT ARE ESTIMATED THIS YEAR LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT TO ATTRITION.
WE'RE UNDER THAT SO FAR THIS MONTH. NEXT SLIDE.
>> NOW, THIS IS WHAT WE'RE PUSHING.
WE'RE PUSHING ONE TEAM, ONE DALLAS.
IT'S SIMILAR TO THE CITY'S PUSH.
WE WANT PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE FAMILY.
WE'RE ALL ONE TEAM HERE IN DALLAS, COME AND JOIN THE TEAM.
OUR DEMOGRAPHICS, WE'RE DOING A BIG ATHLETIC PUSH, OR A BIG TEAM PUSH, BAND PUSH, JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PLAY THE GAME ANYMORE DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T BE A PART OF THE TEAM AND TO JOIN US.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO HIT. NEXT SLIDE.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'LL START TO MY LEFT WITH COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.
>> THANK YOU. SAME QUESTION I ASKED THE OTHER FOLKS.
WHAT BARRIERS OF RECRUITMENT INTERESTS ARE YOU HAVING? ARE PEOPLE CONCERNED ABOUT HOUSING FACILITIES PAY? WHAT ARE THE DIFFICULTIES THAT MAYBE WE AS A CITY CAN HELP YOU IN YOUR RECRUITING EFFORTS?
GETTING QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IS THE HARD PART, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPETITION.
I'D SAY ALL ARE VERY SIMILAR ISSUES THAT WE THINK.
OF COURSE, WITH OUR OFF SITE THAT WE DID A BIG OF SITE PUSH, HAD 156 PEOPLE APPLY IN NEW YORK, THAT THE LODGING AND HOUSING IS AN ISSUE.
BUT AS LONG AS WE'RE COMPETITIVE, I THINK WE'RE THE MAIN HEADLINER.
WE JUST GOT TO GET OURSELF OUT THERE AS MUCH AS WE CAN, DALLAS.
>> I REALLY WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR BEING PROACTIVE IN TRYING TO GET AHEAD OF THE NEW YORK SITUATION.
THAT WAS REALLY A SMART RECRUITING EFFORT TO GET UP THERE AND GET GOING BEFORE THINGS HAPPENED.
ALSO, YOUR RECRUITING EFFORTS ARE REALLY SIGNIFICANT AND THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
TO SOME EXTENT, IF WE CAN HELD SOME OF OUR OTHER DEPARTMENTS TO MAYBE HELP THEM MAYBE IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT TO BE EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS THAT MAYBE WE COULD ENFORCE OR ALLOW SOME OF OUR HOUSING FINANCE OR PUBLIC FACILITIES, CORPORATION, HOUSING PROJECTS TO GIVE SOME PREFERENCE TO OUR EMERGENCY, FIRE AND POLICE.
THAT MAY BE AN INTERESTING RECRUITING AMENITY THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO OFFER UP AS A POTENTIAL.
BUT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> THANKS SO MUCH FOR THIS REPORT.
HAVE THE REQUIREMENT CHANGES HELPED WITH RECRUITMENT ANY? I DON'T [OVERLAPPING].
>> YES. I WOULD SAY WE HAVE I THINK TRIPLED OUR ENTRIES AND APPLICANTS FROM THE THREE-YEAR WORK EXEMPTION.
>> THAT'S GREAT. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR US TO CONSIDER IN HELPING YOU ALL REACH YOUR GOALS?
WITH WHAT WE HAVE WE'RE LOOKING AT A FEW DIFFERENT THINGS, INCLUDING COUNCILMAN JOHNSON BROUGHT UP LAST TIME, A HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAY WHICH DPD AND DISD ALREADY HAVE, BUT TRYING TO MAKE SOME TWEAKS TO MAKE IT MORE CENTERED TOWARDS DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
BUT THOSE ARE EARLY WORKS, BUT I THINK THAT'S LONG TERM.
WE'RE THINKING IN THE FUTURE NOW.
WE NEED APPLICANTS NOW, BUT HOW DO WE KEEP IT GOING IF THE POOL DRIES UP? KEEP THESE APPLICANTS, COMING DPD.
>> I KNOW WE DID THAT AT PINKSTON HIGH SCHOOL.
MAYBE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, AND WE HAD DIFFERENT LAW AGENCIES AND DEPARTMENTS, AND IT WAS REALLY SUCCESSFUL.
THE STUDENTS LOVED GOING TO SEE THE DIFFERENT EQUIPMENT THAT WAS OUT THERE AND THE VEHICLES, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO GET IN THEM AND TOUCH THINGS AND TALK TO THE DIFFERENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT WAY TO AT LEAST GET OUR STUDENTS EXPOSED, ALSO THIS IS A CAREER PATH AS WELL. THANK YOU.
FIRST, I HAVE TO WELCOME MAJOR NOBLES.
I'M USED TO WORKING WITH YOU IN DISTRICT 10, AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR HARD WORK THERE AND COMMITMENT TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD OR THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
JUST GOING TO CONFIRM, ARE WE STILL DOING FIVE-ISH TRAINING CLASSES PER YEAR? IT USED TO BE 50 RECRUITS, FIVE ACADEMY CLASSES, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> WE HAVE A SEVEN-CLASS CYCLE.
>> GREAT. THEN ON THE VETTING OR LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUND, WHAT YOU HAVE TO VERIFY FOR THE NEW PATH OF COMING IN WITH THREE YEARS OF STABLE WORK EXPERIENCE.
HOW IS THAT PROGRESSING? IS THAT TAKING MORE TIME AND EFFORT?
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IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THAT MIGHT A LITTLE MORE TIME INTENSIVE.>> IT IS TIME CONSUMING. I THINK THERE'S A LEARNING CURVE, AND THEY'RE STARTING TO GET MORE EFFICIENT AT IT.
AT FIRST, I THINK WE HAD 84 APPLICANTS, AND IT SEEMED LIKE THAT WAS A HOLD UP, BUT NOW, ONCE WE START KNOCKING OUT, A DOZEN AT A TIME WITH THE BACKGROUNDS, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM THE CONSECUTIVE YEARS WORK THAT THERE CAN'T BE A WORK FOR A YEAR, BUT THEN I HAD A YEAR OFF, AND THEN THEY'RE CLAIMING THESE THINGS.
THEY'RE REACHING OUT, BUT THEY'VE GOTTEN A LOT BETTER AT IT.
I WOULD THINK IT'S STILL EARLY IN A FEW MONTHS WE WOULD BE MORE EFFICIENT, SO WE'LL GET IT GOING.
>> CAN YOU SPEAK INTO THE MICROPHONE?
>> MAYBE YOU NEED TO PUSH THE BILL GRAM BUTTON.
>> JUST TO GIVE YOU SOME NUMBERS.
IT WAS 194 THAT ACTUALLY CAME IN THROUGH THAT EXEMPTION, 18 WERE DISQUALIFIED BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT PROVE THAT, 30 WERE STILL IN THE PROCESS WITH US, AND 145 IS NOW TRYING TO GET THEIR DOCUMENTS, THEIR FORMS TO LET US KNOW THEY DO HAVE THE 36 MONTHS, AND THEN ONE WAS TAKEN OUT FOR DRUG FAILURE.
>> IT DOES SEEM LIKE A GOOD PIPELINE.
YOU'VE GOT INTEREST FOR SURE AND IT'S JUST WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT WHO MEETS THE EXPECTATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN TERMS OF THE STABILITY OF THEIR WORK EXPERIENCE.
>> YES. WE HAVE ONE RECRUITER ASSIGNED FOR THE VERIFICATION PROCESS.
>> GOT YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, CHAIR.
>> COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR JUST REAFFIRMING AT LEAST MY PREDICTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS THAT WE CAN EXCEED OUR HIRING GOALS.
THIS WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME EARLY ON IN MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF POLICE OFFICERS.
THANK YOU FOR MOVING US IN THAT DIRECTION.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT AROUND THIS TIME IS THE MOST DIFFICULT TIME TO BRING IN RECRUITS.
BE IT WORST YIELDING, HIGHER NUMBERS AND SO DO WE HAVE A YEAR TO DATE ON WHAT THE CLASS SIZE WAS A YEAR AGO COMPARED TO [OVERLAPPING]
>> YES. THE EQUIVALENT CLASS FOR 409, THEY HAD 38 IN THAT CLASS.
WE'LL HAVE MAYBE 60-65 IN THAT RANGE BY.
>> AMAZING. HOW ARE WE DOING THAT? HOW ARE WE ABLE TO ALMOST DOUBLE THE SIZE OF THE CLASS COMING IN?
>> EVERYBODY'S PUSHING. OUR RECRUITERS, THEY'RE DOING A FANTASTIC JOB.
THEY'RE LIKE CLOCKWORK RIGHT NOW ALONG WITH OUR BACKGROUNDERS.
THEY'RE HAVING MEETINGS NOW WITH THE WHOLE TEAM INSTEAD OF SEPARATE UNITS, WHICH BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS IN ONE TEAM.
I WILL SAY WE'RE STILL TRYING TO GET THE BEST APPLICANTS.
THE NUMBERS ARE STILL THE SAME AS FAR AS PEOPLE COMING IN AND THE PERCENTAGE BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE STILL HAVE THE BEST PEOPLE GOING OUT IN THE FIELD.
BUT NOW, IT'S ALL ON DECK EFFORT THAT I THINK IS GIVEN SOME DIVIDENDS.
I WILL SAY, HADN'T GOT EXTREMELY COLD YET.
I WANT TO SEE JANUARY'S NUMBERS, AND IF WE HOLD TO 60, THEN WE KNOW IT'S THROUGH THE HARD WORK OF EVERYBODY.
IF WE TAPER IT COULD BE, WE HAVE WEEKS OF 20 DEGREE WEATHER THAT WE CAN'T CONTROL THAT.
>> THROUGH THE STATS, WE'RE SEEING A REDUCTION IN CRIME, OR RESPONSE TIMES ARE GOING DOWN.
ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS THAT WE WOULD BE HAVING TO PULL SWORN OFFICERS OFF PATROL IN HIGH NUMBERS.
ARE WE SEEING THAT OR ARE WE SHIFTING SO THAT WE CAN KEEP AS MANY OFFICERS ON PATROL DURING THE TRAINING?
>> AS FAR AS THE ACADEMY AND THE TRAINING PART OF THIS, WE HAVE HAD TO ALTER, ESPECIALLY THE CLASSES OVER 70 TO HAVE ANOTHER CLASS ADVISOR IN THERE TO GUIDE OUR DTPT, BUT WE TRY TO BE SELECTIVE WHERE WE TAKE.
WE WOULDN'T GO TO SOUTH CENTRAL AND SAY, HEY, WE NEED FOUR OF YOUR OFFICERS TODAY.
WE TRY TO DIVE IT UP AND DO THE DIVISION COMMANDERS THEIR DUE DILIGENCE.
WHAT WE REALLY, ESPECIALLY AT THE TRAINING CYCLE, I KNOW THAT CHIEF FERRE, WE WILL PUSH TO WHERE AS WE PUT MORE RECRUITS OUT IN THE FIELD, IT'S LIKE BUILDING.
WE HAVE THE 76 CLASS AND WE GET ANOTHER 60 PLUS CLASS, WELL AS SOON AS THIS GRADUATION HAPPENED, WHICH HAPPENED LAST WEEK, THEY'RE GOING TO BE OUT IN THE FIELD.
WE'RE GETTING MORE OUT THERE, BUT WE CAN TAKE A COUPLE AT A TIME TO KEEP OUR TRAINING UP TO PAR.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH, YOU SPOKE ABOUT SOME OF THE AREAS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE LOOKED AT CHIEF ARTIST WHEN WE HAVE NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW POLICE STATIONS OR FIRE STATIONS TO BE BUILT, THAT WE WORK WITH THOSE DEVELOPERS TO BUILD OUT A STATION ON THE GROUND FLOOR WITH HOUSING ON TOP THAT COULD GIVE SOME OPPORTUNITY TO OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO LOOK AT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> ITEM C. NEXT, WE HAVE AT&T.
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AS THEY'RE MAKING THEIR WAY UP, I WANT TO JUST THANK LISA AND ALL THE AT&T TEAM FOR BEING SUCH GREAT CORPORATE PARTNERS HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.WE APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR PRO TEM.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY.
I'M A DIRECTOR WITH GLOBAL SECURITY AT AT&T.
I HAVE MY TEAM UP HERE TODAY WITH ME.
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEM REAL QUICK.
THIS IS CURTIS MCGRUDER, TO MY RIGHT.
WE HAVE MATT WILKINS AND JONATHAN HAY AT THE END.
WE ALSO HAVE LISA, WHO, I BELIEVE YOU ALREADY KNOW.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.
WE'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THEFT THAT IS TAKING PLACE HERE IN THE DALLAS AREA.
TEXAS HAPPENS TO BE OUR NUMBER TWO HOT SPOT, AND DALLAS BEING VERY HIGH ON THAT LIST.
I WANTED TO RUN THROUGH SOME THINGS WITH YOU TODAY.
WE'VE GOT SOME GREAT THINGS IN THE WORKS.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.
WE'VE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH DALLAS PD, SOME REALLY MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH DALLAS PD.
IN FACT, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A UPCOMING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT WILL BE FILMED NEXT WEEK WITH MAJOR EPPERSON, WHO'S HELPING US OUT WITH THAT.
BUT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO HIT THIS FROM A HOLISTIC PERSPECTIVE TO TRY AND TARGET THE CRIMINALS THAT ARE TAKING DOWN OUR COPPER INFRASTRUCTURE.
WE'RE PARTNERING WITH OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS IN THIS FIELD, AS WELL AS LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS.
WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH YOU AS WELL BECAUSE IT HELPS US TO GET THE MESSAGE OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND YOUR CONSTITUENTS WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW IT AFFECTS THEM DAY-TO-DAY.
WHAT I'VE DONE HERE, I'VE JUST TAKEN A FEW OF OUR HOT SPOT AREAS LOCALLY HERE IN THE DALLAS METROPLEX AREA AND PUT THEM ON A MAP SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE BEING AFFECTED.
WE HAVE A PIECE OF COPPER HERE ON THE TABLE FOR YOU TO SEE.
THESE ARE LARGE PIECES OF COPPER.
THEY WEIGH A LOT, AND THESE BAD ACTORS UNDERSTAND THEY CAN GET TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR TAKING THEM TO METAL RECYCLERS.
IT'S NOT A SINGLE PERSON JOB THAT THEY CAN GO OUT AND DO ON THEIR OWN.
THIS IS WELL ORCHESTRATED AND VERY WELL PLANNED OUT.
SOMETIMES TAKING TWO AND THREE LENGTHS OF CABLE AT ONE TIME, AND THE LENGTHS OF CABLE COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM A SMALL 10-12 FOOT PIECE UP TO FOUR, 500 FEET AT ONE TIME.
WE'VE SEEN INSTANCES WHERE VEHICLES ARE USED TO PULL COPPER FROM THE GROUND.
BAD ACTORS, THESE FOLKS ARE TARGETING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE IN UNDERGROUND MANHOLES, AS WELL AS AERIAL COPPER ON CABLING RUNNING THROUGH THE AIR.
MOST RECENTLY HERE IN DALLAS, OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS WITH THE UNDERGROUND MANHOLE COPPER THAT'S BEING TORN OUT AND TAKEN.
TAKES A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK.
IN FACT, JUST LAST WEEK, WE HAD AN AREA THAT WAS AFFECTED, WAS IT FORREST HILL?
>> NORTHEAST, FORREST HILL SO WE SPENT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THE DAY IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, KNOCKING DOORS, TALKING TO NEIGHBORS ABOUT WHAT HAD TAKEN PLACE THE EVENING BEFORE, TRYING TO RAISE SOME AWARENESS SO THAT WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, THEY CONTACT LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
LUCKILY, WE HAVE THOSE PARTNERSHIPS WITH DALLAS PD TO RESPOND TO THOSE INCIDENTS WHEN THEY TAKE PLACE.
THIS IS A BROCHURE. WE'VE BROUGHT SOME WITH US TODAY.
WE'D LIKE TO LEAVE WITH THE COUNCIL, AND THESE ARE BROCHURES THAT WE PUT TOGETHER.
WE SHARE THEM WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR COPPER LOOKS LIKE.
WE ALSO SHARE THEM WITH THE METAL RECYCLERS IN THE AREA SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR COPPER LOOKS LIKE AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTING THIS COPPER FOR RECYCLING FOR ANY REASON.
IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT PAGE, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO SEE THE BACK.
OFTENTIMES, WE SEE THE BAD ACTORS PULLING THIS CABLE OUT OF THE GROUND AND EITHER STRIPPING THE CABLE
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OR THEY BURN THE CABLE SO THAT IT TAKES THAT SHEATHING OFF OF IT, SO THEY CAN GET MORE MONEY FOR THE CABLE ITSELF WHEN THEY TAKE IT TO THE METAL RECYCLER.WITH THAT, I HAVE SOME SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS HERE AND CERTAINLY WOULD BE WILLING TO TAKE QUESTIONS, APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND ANY CHANCE THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO GET IN FRONT OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS TO SHARE THE SAME MESSAGE.
WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN.
WE ARE USING DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO US AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS I MENTIONED.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
>> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO START WITH COUNCIL MEMBER JAIME JIMENEZ, TRUSTEE.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR MAKING US AWARE.
I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING IN DISTRICT 10 I'M NOT TERRIBLY AWARE OF.
ON SLIDE 3, YOU'VE GOT THE ZIP CODES, AND ARE THOSE IN PARENTHESES, WHAT'S THE NUMBER TO THE RIGHT OF THE ZIP CODE? IS THAT?
>> IT SHOULD BE THE NUMBER OF OCCURRENCES, MA'AM.
>> I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE THE DISTRICT OR SOMETHING.
BUT YES, GOT YOU. THAT MAKES SENSE.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THESE ZIP CODES IN DISTRICT 10, BUT I'M GOING TO IMAGINE THAT THIS IS OCCURRING IN DISTRICT 10, THAT'S NORTH EAST OF 75 IN THE 635 AND SOUTH TO NORTHWEST HIGHWAY AREA.
I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO VISIT WITH ANY OF YOU, AND LET'S GET THIS INFORMATION OUT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.
I THINK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS CAN MAKE THEIR RESIDENTS AWARE THROUGH NEWSLETTERS AND THAT THING BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING I'M GOING TO SAY, I SEE SOMETHING LIKE THAT SITTING ON A SIDEWALK FREQUENTLY, BUT DIDN'T HAVE THE UNDERSTANDING TO KNOW WHY IT WAS THERE AND MAYBE THAT THERE HAD BEEN THEFT AND THIS WAS JUST A PIECE LEFT BEHIND.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO ON THE INFORMATION SIDE, I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY VALUABLE FOR ALL OF US.
I'D BE HAPPY TO MEET WITH YOU AND GET MORE INFORMATION AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO FOR DISTRICT 10.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER STEWART, I JUST WANTED TO ADD, WE HAVE A PACKAGE OF INFORMATION THAT WE'VE PREPARED.
I THINK WE'VE SHARED WITH A COUPLE OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT IS A MESSAGE THAT YOU CAN ALREADY HAVE READY FOR YOUR NEWSLETTERS, FOR WHEN YOU'RE OUT AT YOUR DISTRICT MEETINGS, WHEN YOU'RE TALKING TO CONSTITUENTS, AND ALSO JUST SOME COLLATERAL THAT SUPPORTS THAT.
ANOTHER THING IS, AND MAYOR PORTE MORENO, CERTAINLY, COUNCIL MEMBER CEDENO, WE WORK PRETTY CLOSELY, THE STAFFS CALL US.
THEY PERSONALLY WILL CALL PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GIVE US A CALL WHEN YOU HEAR FROM THE CONSTITUENTS, SO WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THESE SITUATIONS ARE INVESTIGATED, AND OBVIOUSLY IF THERE ARE REPAIRS NEEDED, THAT WE MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
>> I THINK THAT'S WHAT WORRIES ME.
I DON'T GET A LOT OF CALLS ABOUT THIS IS WHAT MY EXPERIENCES.
I THINK THAT JUST MAYBE BECAUSE WE'RE NOT WELL INFORMED, AND WE'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING.
LONG STORY SHORT, WE'LL START TALKING AND MAKE SURE THIS INFORMATION GETS OUT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> HI, LISA. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE HAD PHONE CALLS ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND IT HAS AN ECONOMIC IMPACT ON OUR BUSINESSES, BUT ALL WERE SO QUICK TO RESPOND.
I KNOW THERE WAS ONE BUSINESS, THEY GOT HIT MAYBE TWO OR THREE TIMES AND I ACTUALLY SPOKE TO THE BUSINESS OWNER RECENTLY AND THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEM SINCE THEN.
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING QUICKLY AND ALSO JUST HELPING TO EDUCATE ON OUR STAFF WHAT TO DO AND WHAT TO ASK FOR AS WELL. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU AND I HAVE HAD MANY CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS.
I THINK ONE IMPORTANT POINT IS MANY TIMES CONSTITUENTS ARE NOT MAKING THE CONNECTION OF THE COPPER BEING CUT IN THEIR SERVICE.
THEY JUST THINK, MY SERVICES SOMETHING'S WRONG WITH IT, AND THEY'RE NOT MAKING THE ASSOCIATION.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE.
ONE, IT IS REALLY A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE.
FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAD ONE RESIDENT, THEIR DAUGHTER CALLED ME ONE DAY AND SOMEONE HAD COME TO HER PARENTS' HOME, AND THEY WERE DRESSED IN GARB THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY WERE A TECHNICIAN AND GONE INTO THEIR HOME.
THEY WERE NOT A PART OF AT&T, THEY WERE NOT A PROVIDER AT ALL.
THIS HAS BECOME SO SOPHISTICATED THAT
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YOU'VE GOT BAD ACTORS WHO THEY GO TO EXTRA LENGTHS TO DO THIS.THIS IS WHY IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE ALL COLLABORATE AND SHARE THIS INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY OUR ELDERLY RESIDENTS, NO ONE'S TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THEM, AND THEY'RE NOT PUTTING IN PUT IN BAD POSITIONS. THANK YOU.
>> I'M DISTRESSED THAT SEVERAL OF THESE ARE IN MY DISTRICT, QUITE FRANKLY, AND I'M ALSO DISTRESSED THAT WE'RE NOT AWARE THAT IT'S A TARGETED ORGANIZED SITUATION.
I THINK THAT ONE OF THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR US WOULD BE TO EDUCATE AND NOTIFY COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS AND THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY GENERALLY, AS THE REAL WATCHDOGS FOR THIS SITUATION.
BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT WOULD IMPACT OFFICE BUILDINGS, SHOPPING CENTERS, APARTMENT COMPLEX, THE LARGER PLACES WHERE THESE HEAVY CABLES ARE REALLY THERE, AND WHERE THOSE FOLKS HAVE POTENTIALLY ON-SITE SECURITY, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE PAYING ATTENTION ON SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE UNUSUAL LIKE THIS.
TO WHATEVER EXTENT I CAN HELP YOU IN DIRECTING YOU TO INDUSTRY ORGANIZATIONS, TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, PROPERTY OWNERS IN THESE VARIOUS COMMUNITIES WHICH ARE ORGANIZED AND WHICH DO HAVE RESOURCES.
I THINK THIS IS A REAL IMPORTANT THING THAT MAYBE WE COULD BE OF HELP TO YOU AS INDIVIDUAL COUNCIL PEOPLE AS TRADE REPRESENTATIVES FOR VARIOUS INDUSTRIES THAT OUR CONSTITUENTS ARE INVOLVED IN.
THANK YOU FOR ALERTING ME TO THIS, AND PLEASE REACH OUT TO US INDIVIDUALLY TO SEE IF WE CAN BE A MORE PROACTIVE HELP TO YOU.
>> WE DO APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU, SIR.
>> THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY ALONG WITH TARA MENDELSON TO ATTEND A PRESS CONFERENCE ON EDUCATING OUR RESIDENTS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ABOUT COPPER THEFT.
BUT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT THE COPPER THEFT, IT'S ABOUT CUTTING LIFELINES.
THESE ARE ISSUES THAT BRING INTERNET OUTAGES GOES INTO PEOPLE'S HOME ALARM SYSTEMS, CAMERAS.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, FOR ME, IS THE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE WORK TOGETHER.
CAN YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP WITH DPD AND WHAT WE'RE DOING TO CURB COPPER THEFT?
>> I'LL START THIS AND I'LL HAND IT OVER TO CURTIS MCGRUDER, OUR INVESTIGATOR HERE AT AT&T.
ONE BIG PART OF THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE HAVE, AND I WANT TO THANK MAJOR BOBBY EPPERSON FROM DPD, WHO HAS BEEN JUST A TREMENDOUS PARTNER WITH US ON THIS.
ONE THING WE'RE DOING IS, AS COUNCILMAN ROTH MENTIONED, ABOUT JUST THE LACK AND THE NEED FOR MORE EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, BUSINESS OWNERS.
WE ARE NOW WORKING ON FILMING A PSA WITH DA CRUZO AND WITH DPD TO HELP REALLY GET THE WORD OUT.
I KNOW THERE IS A WORKING GROUP THAT'S BEEN FORMED AS WELL THAT THEY CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT.
I'LL LET CURTIS MCGRUDER TAKE IT FROM HERE. TALK ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP.
>> WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY.
I WANT TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THAN THAT BECAUSE IN THE YEAR 2024, WHICH WAS THE PEAK.
I THINK I'VE WORKED 1,400 CASES MYSELF, AND I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS TO DPD BECAUSE IT WAS WITH THE ASSISTANTS AS MY FORMER BACKGROUND WITH THEM WORKING WITH ALL THE DIVISIONS AND THE INVESTIGATORS, WE HAD 150 ARREST.
EVERY ONE OF THOSE ARRESTS, YOU TAKE THE MEANS.
IT'S JUST THAT'S THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE BEEN CAUGHT.
EVERYONE HAD A CRIMINAL RECORD, FELONIES OR WHATSOEVER.
WE DID HAVE MANY THAT WERE ARRESTED REPEATEDLY.
THEY WERE OUT ON BAIL AND COMMITTED ANOTHER CRIME.
I'VE HAD A GROUP CHARGED WITH 33 STATE JAIL FELONIES, OUT ON BOND, THREE DIFFERENT TIMES.
WE'VE SPOKE WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS THAT WHEN YOU ALL SEE IN THESE CASES, DO YOU NOT SEE THAT THEY'VE BEEN ARRESTED TWICE IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS AND THEY'RE OUT WAITING TO GO TO COURT? BUT THEY GET 600 CASES A PIECE, GO FORTH, BUT THEY ARE HELP.
PARTNER WITH DPD, EPPERSON IS RIGHT NOW, BUT THE FACES CHANGE BECAUSE THAT WAS THE PEAK WHERE WAS AERIAL CABLE.
NOW IT'S MANHOLES. DALLAS HAS A LARGE MANHOLE.
WHEN THEY GET IN THESE MANHOLES, WHEN PATROL DO GOES BY, THEY DON'T KNOW LOOK FOR THEM BECAUSE THEY'RE IN THE MANHOLES.
WE HAVE THEM ON VIDEO BECAUSE WE SET UP GAME CAMS. BUT I THINK IT'S A NEW AREA WHERE THEY JUST CHANGED THE MO AND INSTALL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH DPD BECAUSE THAT'S THE MAIN FOOTPRINT.
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BUT NOW WE'RE ON WORKING WITH THE PROSECUTOR SIDE TO KEEP THEM IN JAIL.BUT CONTINUE THE PARTNERSHIP, HOW THE MOS ARE CHANGING.
LET ME DO IT THE NEXT TIME, SO I WON'T GET CAUGHT.
THOSE ARE WHAT WE'RE BATTLING NOW.
BUT I THINK THE AWARENESS IS WHAT LED TO THOSE 150 ARRESTS.
>> CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE PENALTIES AND ANYTHING THAT THE STATE IS DOING TO GO AFTER THESE REPEAT OFFENDERS?
>> 99% OF EVERY COPPER THEFT IS ALREADY GOING TO BE A STATE JAIL FELONY BECAUSE OF THE COST OF THE COPPER.
THEY'RE TAKING 200, 300, 400 FEET AT A TIME.
YOU HAVE A GROUP THAT WILL CUT IT.
YOU HAVE A NEW GROUP THAT WILL PLACE IT.
ANOTHER GROUP THAT WILL COME PICK IT UP.
THIS IS ORGANIZED. THIS IS NOT JUST THE HOMELESS.
THIS IS ORGANIZING WELL. THEY WILL CUT IT.
IT'S LIKE THEY WERE SAYING EARLIER.
WHEN YOU GET THESE OUTAGES, YOU DON'T EQUATE THIS TO CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT'S OCCURRING. WE KNOW THAT.
WE SEE THAT, BUT HEY, MY SERVICE IS OUT AGAIN, BUT DON'T KNOW THAT THEY'RE CUTTING COPPER, AND WHEN THEY CUT COPPER, THEY'RE COVERED FIBER LINES, FIBER HAS MORE DAMAGE, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE UNTIL THEY CUT IT.
WHEN YOU TAKE OUT FIBER, YOU TAKE IT OUT 1,000 PEOPLE, BECAUSE FIBER IT'S JUST LIGHT.
WE'RE TRANSITION OVER THAT, BUT WE HAVE FOOTPRINTS OUT THERE THAT YOU JUST CAN'T REPLACE THE COPPER BASED ON RULES, REGULATIONS, AND YOU CAN'T UPGRADE ANYTHING, BUT WE TRY TO GET THAT OUT.
WHEN YOU SEE THESE HEAT MAPS, THAT'S JUST A HEAT MAT AT THE TIME.
EVERY RACE, GENDER, EVERY AREA IS VULNERABLE.
IF YOU SEE IT OUT THERE, CHANCES ARE IT WILL BE HIT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO BATTLE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GETTING DONE.
IN THE NORTH EAST DIVISION OUT IN WHITE LIGHT THE FOREST HILLS.
WHEN WE WERE OUT THERE, WE DID GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WALKING.
WE DID GET A HOLD OF THERE. WHAT IS IT THERE? HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THEY PUT THE MESSAGE OUT BECAUSE THERE'S NEW HOMES BEING BUILT UP AND THE THESE THAT COME RIGHT IN AND STRIPPING EVERYTHING OUT UNDERGROUND, AND YOU WON'T SEE IT BECAUSE IT HAPPENS BETWEEN 4:00 AM AND 6:00 AM.
NOW WE'RE WORKING WITH DPD, WHEN WE HAVE GPS ALARMS OUT, THAT THEY'RE NOT GETTING TIED INTO REGULAR ALARMS OR THEY'RE NOT GETTING DISPATCH ON BECAUSE IT'S NON-ESSENTIAL.
NOW, WHEN THEY GO OFF, NO, SOMEBODY'S ACTUALLY TAKING IT.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON NOW WITH COMMUNICATIONS, AND THEY'RE A GOOD PARTNER WITH THAT.
I WANT TO GIVE KUDOS A DPD AGAIN.
I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD TO THAT, THE PARTNERSHIP AND THE AWARENESS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS ESSENTIAL.
WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET OUT AND TRAIN SOME OF THESE NEWER OFFICERS THAT AREN'T AWARE OF WHAT THIS COPPER IS AND WHAT OUR FOLKS DO IN THE MANHOLES.
ALL IT TAKES IS SOMEBODY THAT'S CURIOUS DRIVING BY IN A PATROL CAR TO LOOK OVER.
AS YOU MENTIONED, THESE ARE WELL ORCHESTRATED CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE PULLING THIS OFF.
THEIR VEHICLES MAY LOOK LIKE WORK VEHICLES.
THEY MAY BE WEARING REFLECTIVE VESTS.
THEY'RE TRYING TO BLEND IN WITH SOMEONE THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE A TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER, SO NO ONE ASKS ANY QUESTIONS.
TO THAT END, WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO EDUCATE THEM ON WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT THE COPPER LOOKS LIKE, WHERE IT'S TAKING PLACE, WHEN IT'S TAKING PLACE, AND FORMING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS.
MATT AND JONATHAN ARE WORKING ON STANDING UP WORKING GROUP WITH THE DALLAS FORT WORTH METROPLEX AREA IN ORDER TO PARTNER WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT THROUGHOUT THE REGION, AS WELL AS OTHER INDUSTRY SECURITY PROFESSIONALS.
I RECOGNIZE WE'RE UP AGAINST TIME.
BUT IF YOU HAVE A FEW MINUTES, THEY COULD SPEAK ON THAT WORKING GROUP, THAT'D BE.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCIL. AS DIRECTOR LONG MENTIONED, WE ARE IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES OF STANDING UP THIS WORKING GROUP.
IT'S GOING TO BE BETWEEN PRIVATE INDUSTRIES SUCH AS AT&T AND SOME OF OUR OTHER TELECOMMUNICATION AND ENERGY PARTNERS, AS WELL AS VARIOUS LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HERE IN THE METROPLEX.
OUR GOAL WITH THIS IS TO MAKE THIS VERY MUCH A WORKING GROUP BETWEEN THE TWO SIDES WHERE INTELLIGENCE WILL BE SHARED, BEST PRACTICES WILL BE SHARED.
PROSECUTION ADVICE FROM THE DIFFERENT DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICES ON HOW TO BUILD THESE CASES.
THEN ALSO BRINGING IN OUR TECHNICAL EXPERTS TO HELP EDUCATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ON WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THESE TYPE OF SITUATIONS WHEN THEY'RE OUT ON THE STREET, RIGHT DOWN TO EDUCATING THE PATROL OFFICERS ON WHAT THAT COPPER IS SITTING BEFORE YOU LOOKS LIKE, AND WHAT THAT MAY MEAN WHEN YOU ROLL UP ON A TRAFFIC STOP, AND YOU SEE A SECTION OF THAT OR PROBABLY MANY SECTIONS OF THAT SITTING IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP OR IN THE BACK SEAT OF A VAN.
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A MAJOR EFFORT OF OURS TO GET THIS OFF THE GROUND HERE AT THE END OF THE YEAR AND THEN ESPECIALLY ROLLING INTO 2026 TO HELP BRING MORE OF A METROPLEX WIDE FOCUS TO
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THIS PROBLEM AND PARTNERSHIP WITH ALL THE OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OUT THERE.>> THANK YOU. YOU CAN JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR TITLE.
>> SURE. I'M MATT WILKINS, I'M THE LEAD INVESTIGATOR WITH AT&T GLOBAL SECURITY.
>> THANK YOU. AS I WRAP UP HERE, CHAIR MENDELSON WANTED ME TO ASK.
ON A PREVIOUS PRESENTATION, ZIP CODE 75252, HAD A HIGHER I GUESS CONCERN FOR THEFT.
SHE WAS JUST WONDERING IF THAT'S INCLUDED THE COLLIN COUNTY AT THAT TIME AND WHY IT'S NO LONGER LISTED.
>> I'M NOT SURE. I'D HAVE TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, BUT I'LL TALK TO HER.
>> THANK YOU. THEN WHAT SHOULD SOMEONE DO IF THEY SUSPECT COPPER THEFT IS HAPPENING IN REAL TIME?
IN REAL TIME, THEY SHOULD CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO 911.
IF THEY SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE FORREST HILL AREA LAST WEEK THEY'RE DOING CONSTRUCTION IN THE AREA WORKING ON THOSE STORM DRAINS.
IT DID NOT LOOK OUT OF THE ORDINARY TO THEM TO SEE SOME FOLKS IN MANHOLES DOWN THERE.
BUT IF THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT MAY BE OUT OF THE ORDINARY CONTACT LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, THEY CAN CONTACT AT&T GLOBAL SECURITY.
WE'LL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE OUR NUMBER.
WE'RE AVAILABLE, IF YOU'D LIKE US TO MEET WITH YOU AT YOUR MEETINGS WHERE YOU GO OUT AND MEET WITH DIFFERENT HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS.
WE ARE HERE TO HELP AND BE A RESOURCE AS WELL FOR YOU.
>> PLEASE DO PROVIDE THAT PSA ONCE IT'S READY TO GO.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE.
AGAIN, THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR PARTNERSHIP HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, WE APPRECIATE YOU.
>> MOVING ALONG ITEM D VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN.
>> I THINK YOU GUYS CAN GO AHEAD.
I'VE BEEN DEPUTIZED TO BE THE VICE CHAIR FOR JUST A FEW MINUTES.
>> NO PROBLEM. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMITTEE.
I'M MAJOR ANDREW TAYLOR AND I'M PRESENTING ON BEHALF OF THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN AS AN UPDATE.
STARTING OFF. WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO OVER THE CRIME PLAN IMPACT RESULTS ON VIOLENT CRIME, THE GRID NUMBERS, THE NUMBERS BY THE GRID CRIME, CRIME TRENDS, THE NUMBERS FOR ROBBERY, AGGRAVATED ROBBERY AND ASSAULTS AND THE NEXT PLANS OPERATIONS UPDATES.
NEXT SLIDE. ACTUALLY, SUMMARY OF OCTOBER.
THERE ARE THREE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS.
YEAR TO DATE, AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS HAVE DECREASED 13.63%.
HOMICIDES HAVE DECREASED 25.16%.
FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, WE DID THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OPERATION, WHICH GAVE US 539 ARREST, 463 OF THOSE ARRESTS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE, AND THE REMAINING 76 WERE FOR WARRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR FAMILY VIOLENCE.
NEXT SLIDE. THE IMPACT ON VIOLENT CRIME AND COMPARED TO THE NUMBERS LAST YEAR, AS YOU CAN TELL, VIOLENT CRIME NUMBERS ARE DOWN FROM LAST YEAR, 12.9, AS WE SAID, MURDER DOWN 25.16, TOTAL FOR ROBBERY, 10.23.
INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES DECREASE 11.69.
SAME FOR BUSINESS ROBBERIES DECREASE OF 4.95, TOTAL AGGRAVATED ROBBERIES ARE DOWN 13.63, AND AGGRAVATED ROBBERY NON FAMILY VIOLENCE, 16.23.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, FAMILY VIOLENCE IS NOW 6.05%. NEXT SLIDE.
THE INCIDENT NUMBERS HAVE DECREASED THIS YEAR IN COMPARISON TO LAST, THIS YEAR, WE HAD A TOTAL OF 534 TOTAL INCIDENTS UP UNTIL THIS POINT OF VIOLENT CRIME.
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AS YOU CAN TELL, THE TREND IS DOWNWARD.NEXT SLIDE. THE NUMBER OF VICTIMS HAS DECREASED.
AGAIN, FROM JANUARY TO OCTOBER 31, THAT NUMBER OF VICTIMS FOR VIOLENT CRIME IS 628, BUT IT'S STILL A DOWNWARD TREND.
NEXT SLIDE. AS I'VE SAID ALREADY, THE TOTAL NUMBER FOR MURDERS ARE DECREASED, BUT WE'RE AT 26.11%.
THE NUMBERS INVOLVING MURDER OF FAMILY VIOLENCE DID INCREASE BY ONE YEAR TO DATE. NEXT SLIDE.
THE ROBBERY NUMBERS AGAIN, CONTINUOUSLY HAVE DECREASED.
ROBBERIES ARE AT 10.21% FOR DECREASE BUSINESS ROBBERIES 4.95 AND INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES 11.63.
NEXT SLIDE. AGAIN, REPEATING THE NUMBERS FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, THE DECREASE IS 13.36% FROM LAST YEAR.
FAMILY VIOLENCE IS 6.05% AND AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, NON FAMILY VIOLENCE 16.23%. NEXT SLIDE.
CURRENTLY UP FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER.
THE FOCUS DETERRENCE, WE HAVE 77 TOTAL CLIENTS.
FOCUS DETERRENCE HAS COMPILED THIS LIST AGAIN FOR THE FIFTH SESSION, WHICH HAS INCREASED FROM LAST MONTH OF TWO NEW INDIVIDUALS.
CUSTOM NOTIFICATIONS, INDIVIDUAL NOTIFICATIONS TO IDENTIFIED CLIENTS, WHICH MEET THE CRITERIA WE'RE LOOKING FOR, SO IT'S NOT JUST RANDOM INDIVIDUALS.
FOCUS DETERRENCE HAS IDENTIFIED DATES FOR THE FUTURE, NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY PARTNER STAKEHOLDERS MEETINGS.
WE'LL CONTINUE DOWN THAT TREND.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE TO PRESENT FOR THE FILE OF CRIME DATE.
>> THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH COUNCIL MEMBER [INAUDIBLE].
>> MAJOR, THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS.
IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE THAT WE HAVE JUST A CONTINUED DECLINE IN AGGRAVATED ASSAULTS, HOMICIDE.
I KNOW THAT THIS SIGNIFIES A LOT OF WORK THAT YOU ALL DONE AS A DEPARTMENT, BUT ALSO WORKING WITH OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS WELL.
I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ALL PUT INTO THIS.
>> THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.
>> AGAIN, THIS REALLY INDICATES A REAL COMMITMENT TO HELPING MAKE OUR CITY SAFER, AND I REALLY APPLAUD FOR THE EFFORTS YOU'RE MAKING.
ARE YOU FINDING JUST GENERALLY THAT THE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AREAS, ARE THEY CHANGING? ARE THEY DISTINCT AREAS THAT YOU FIND RECURRING, OR IS THE NATURE OF THE CRIMES MOVING AROUND INTO DIFFERENT PARTS.
IS THAT BECOMING AN ISSUE? IS THAT CREATING A DIFFICULTY IN MANAGING THAT ISSUE? OR ARE YOU ABLE YOU FEEL LIKE IT'S BEING CONTAINED PRETTY ADEQUATELY?
>> I WOULD SAY WE ARE CONTAINING THE ISSUE PRETTY MUCH.
WE ARE SEEING A DECREASE WITH THE CRIME AND THE NUMBERS, BUT WE'RE ALSO USING THE OTHER ASPECTS OF FOCUS DETERRENCE AND SOME OF THE OTHER CITY BENEFITS THAT ARE CHANGING THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THESE AREAS.
I THINK THAT'S MORE OF THE FOCUS IS NOT JUST TO DO ENFORCEMENT, BUT TO ALSO CHANGE THAT QUALITY.
WE'RE NOT REALLY SEEING THAT IT'S PUSHING FROM ONE PLACE TO THE NEXT.
>> HAVE YOU FOUND THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL ACTIVITY, THE INTERACTION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS HAS REALLY HELPED IDENTIFY AND CREATE A SECURITY SITUATION WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARTICIPATING, WHERE THEY'RE HELPING, WHERE THEY'RE CREATING A COMMUNITY SAFETY PROGRAM FOR THEMSELVES IN CONJUNCTION WITH YOU ALL TO HELP SOME OF THIS ISSUES?
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE NEIGHBORHOOD PATROL OFFICERS GIVE US THAT TAIL INFORMATION.
THEY HELP PROVIDE THAT BUILDING OF TRUST WITH THE COMMUNITY.
ABSOLUTELY. IT'S NECESSARY. YES, SIR.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS GREAT NEWS, AS USUAL.
IN FACT, IF YOU CAME BACK WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT, WE'D BE SHOCKED AND SURPRISED BECAUSE THE SYSTEM THAT WAS PUT IN PLACE A FEW YEARS AGO IS REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE, AND I KNOW THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
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IT'S THE DAY IN DAY OUT WORK ON THIS AND STAYING TRUE TO WHAT THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS WERE, AND ONE OF THEM IS IDENTIFYING THE HOT SPOTS AND PUTTING RESOURCES THERE.BUT IT'S ALSO ON THE BACK END, GOING TO SOME OF THOSE WHO HAVE PERPETRATED SOME OF THE CRIMES AND FINDING OUT WHAT WE CAN DO FOR THEM OR THEIR FAMILIES TO PREVENT THEM FROM GOING BACK INTO IT.
I THINK TO ME, IT'S AN AMAZING MODEL THAT YOU LOOK AT BOTH ENDS, AND YOU'RE MAKING HEADWAY, I THINK BECAUSE YOU ARE LOOKING AT BOTH PIECES OF IT.
IN DISTRICT 10, OUR HOMICIDES ARE DOWN.
WE HAD NINE THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE IT'S EITHER FIVE OR SIX.
THE DIFFERENCE THAT I'M NOTICING THIS YEAR THOUGH IS THAT THE MAJORITY OF WHAT I HAVE IS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RELATED.
ONE OF THEM, IN FACT, IS WHAT WE WOULD CALL A TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOOD.
IT WAS A COUPLE WHO WERE IN THEIR 80S, AND IT WAS A MURDER SUICIDE.
IT'S USUALLY A MURDER SUICIDE THAT I SEE IN DISTRICT 10.
AS JUST THE HEARTBREAKING ONES.
I KNOW THAT THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO ADDRESS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT, OTHER THAN YOU'VE OBVIOUSLY HAVE FOCUSED ON THOSE ARRESTS, WHICH IS GREAT AND HOPEFULLY THAT PREVENTS SOMETHING MORE VIOLENT NEXT TIME.
BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT THAT OUT THAT, THAT IS MAYBE THE PIECE OF THIS AS YOU ALL CONTINUE TO BRING CRIME DOWN.
THAT PIECE OF IT, I THINK WILL BE A CHALLENGE, AND SO I DON'T HAVE ANY ANSWERS THERE, BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT YOU'RE DOING GREAT WORK, BUT I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HIT A PIECE OF IT THAT WILL TAKE SOME DIFFERENT EFFORTS, PERHAPS IN JUST THIS PLAN TO ADDRESS THAT.
>> WE HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT AND WE SEE THAT.
WE'VE GOT AN ACT TEAM THAT'S GOING TO THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS AND HELPING I GUESS, EDUCATE FAMILIES ON WHAT THEY CAN DO, WHAT THE RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT THERE, BECAUSE, AGAIN, SAME THING, THE MORE THEY KNOW THE BETTER THEY RESPOND TO THOSE THINGS.
WE HAVE NOTICED THAT IN THOSE FAMILY ENVIRONMENTS, AND THOSE HIGHER CONCENTRATED AREAS THAT THEY DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION RESOURCES.
WE SEE THAT AND RECOGNIZE THAT, AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARD IT.
>> THAT'S GREAT. WE DO A LOT OF EVENTS IN D10 AND I'LL JUST TOUCH BASE WITH OUR PID AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MAKING SURE THERE IS A REPRESENTATIVE WHO CAN TALK TO FAMILIES.
THEY HAVE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE AND WANT TO BE MOTIVATED TO DO THAT.
BUT I THINK THE MORE OPPORTUNITIES WE GIVE THEM OBVIOUSLY, THE BETTER.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.
>> CHAIR JOHNSON. COUNCIL MEMBER, [INAUDIBLE].
>> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE INFORMATION.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S GREAT NEWS TO HEAR THIS INFORMATION.
BUT I'M ALSO CURIOUS TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACCURACY OF THE DATA BECAUSE IT'S GREAT TO TALK ABOUT THIS AND IT'S GREAT TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION WITH THE PUBLIC.
A LOT OF TIMES, THOUGH, WHEN I DO THAT FOR DISTRICT 5 SPECIFICALLY, BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE DATA ON THE DASHBOARD, AND I ALWAYS LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE FACT THAT DISTRICT 5 IS THE SECOND SAFEST DISTRICT IN THE CITY IN TERMS OF OVERALL CRIME.
IF I TELL PEOPLE ARGUE WITH THE DATA.
BUT THERE'S ALSO A RESPONSE THAT I GET FROM FOLKS WHO BECOME UPSET, HONESTLY BECAUSE THEY THINK THAT THE NUMBERS CANNOT BE ACCURATE.
IT'S NOT POSSIBLE. I HEAR GUNSHOTS ALL THE TIME.
CRIME STILL HAPPENS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M JUST WONDERING, LIKE HOW CONFIDENT ARE WE ALL THAT OUR DATA IS ACCURATE?
AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN USING THIS MODEL ON THIS PLAN SINCE 2021.
THE NUMBERS HAVEN'T FAILED US YET.
WE'RE VERY CONFIDENT IN THE NUMBERS.
NOT ONLY DO WE GATHER THE NUMBERS AND WE GET THE INTELLIGENCE, BUT WE GET IT SHIPPED OUT, WE GO THROUGH THE DATA.
WE HAVE UTSA, GO THROUGH IT TO GIVE US THE CORRECT PLACES TO BE AND THINGS ALONG THAT LINE.
IT ALLOWS YOU TO TELL FOLKS YOU HAVE THE SECOND SAFEST DISTRICT. THE NUMBER IS ACCURATE.
>> DO WE DO ANYTHING TO HAVE THE DATA AUDITED FOR ACCURACY?
>> I'M SORRY. DO WE HAVE AUDITED?
>> FOR ACCURACY, LIKE, AN EXTERNAL VERIFICATION OF THE DATA OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
>> I'LL TAKE A LOOK INTO THAT, BUT NOT THAT I'M AWARE. I'LL TAKE A LOOK INTO IT.
>> HELLO. EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CHIEF JESSE REYES.
WE DO HAVE TO REMEMBER THESE STATS ARE REPORTED CRIMES.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE EMPHASIZE TO FOLKS IS,
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IF THERE'S A CRIME BEING COMMITTED IN YOUR DISTRICT OR IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR WHATEVER, MAKE SURE TO REPORT THAT.SIR, WE'RE DEALING WITH REPORTED CRIMES, AND THAT'S WHERE OUR DATA COMES FROM.
THE OTHER ISSUE TOO IS, THESE ARE VIOLENT CRIME.
THE STATS WE'RE GOING THROUGH ARE VIOLENT CRIMES.
FIRING A GUNSHOT OR HEARING A GUNSHOT, ALTHOUGH WE PREFER NOT TO HEAR THAT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, THOSE ARE NOT ACTUAL VIOLENT CRIME OFFENSES PER SE.
AGAIN, EMPHASIZE TO OUR COMMUNITY WHEN YOU SEE A CRIME REPORTED FOR US.
>> I APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
BUT IT ALSO MAKES ME WONDER, IS THERE ANY WAY TO KNOW OR ARE WE DOING ANYTHING TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT OF UNDERREPORTING OF NON REPORTING, DO WE HAVE ANY INSIGHTS INTO THAT?
>> ONCE AGAIN, THAT'S DIFFICULT TO DO BECAUSE IF IT'S NOT REPORTED, THERE'S NOT A WAY TO MEASURE IT.
DEFINITELY I SEE YOUR POINT IN THAT, BUT IT'S OBVIOUSLY GOING TO BE DIFFICULT TO MEASURE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT ACTUALLY REPORTED.
>> I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S A WAY TO CONTROL FOR THE NON REPORTING OR UNDERREPORTING.
THEN THE FINAL THING I WAS WONDERING ABOUT IS THAT EVEN IF THE STATISTICS ARE ACCURATE, ARE WE DOING ANYTHING TO MEASURE WHETHER RESIDENTS FEEL SAFER IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS? IS IT POSSIBLE TO GET SOME NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL SAFETY PERCEPTION SURVEYS GOING ON OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? I'M JUST WONDERING.
>> OUR COMMUNITIES AFFAIRS OFFICERS HAVE DONE THAT ON A REGULAR BASIS.
OBVIOUSLY, WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE AND OFFICERS, THEY VISIT WITH OUR COMMUNITIES QUITE OFTEN, TOO, AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE TAKE A FEEL FOR THEIR PERCEPTION OF WHAT CRIME, WHAT THEY'RE FEELING ALSO.
>> AWESOME. WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MR. CHAIR.
>> THANK YOU. ONE THING THAT REALLY STANDS OUT FOR ME AS A HIGHLIGHT IS BUSINESS ROBBERIES GOING DOWN.
THAT'S AN AREA THAT HAS BOTHERED ME FOR A LONG TIME BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN A REDUCTION.
CAN YOU ALL PLEASE EXPLAIN WHY WE'RE SEEING A REDUCTION IN BUSINESS ROBBERIES?
>> DEBUT CHIEF ERIC ROMAN, SPECIAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION.
A LOT OF THE BUSINESSES THAT WE'VE DONE WITH SPECIFICALLY WITH OUR BUSINESS STAKEHOLDERS AND OUR MPOS IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE REPORTING IS DONE CORRECTLY.
WE'VE HAD SOME ISSUES WITH WHAT WE CALL SHOPLIFTS GONE BAD.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ONCE THOSE OFFICERS, PATROL OFFICERS DO GET OUT TO THE LOCATION THAT THEY ARE TALKING TO THE BUSINESS OWNERS AND OR THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING THERE.
IF THEY'RE THE BUSINESS MANAGER OR DISTRICT MANAGER OF THAT NATURE, THAT THEY ARE DOING SOME EDUCATION WITH THEIR PERSONNEL, UNDERSTANDING THAT JUST BECAUSE IF THEY'RE GOING TO A BEER RUN OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, THAT THEY DON'T PUT THEIR OWN LIVES IN DANGER JUST TO SAVE THE PRODUCT IF THAT MAKES SENSE.
WHERE WE DON'T MAKE THE OBVIOUS LARGER THAN THAT OR JUST TRYING TO STAY IN FRONT OF A CAR AS IT'S TRYING TO GET AWAY, EVEN THOUGH IT'S PROPERTY, THAT WOULD TURN IT INTO A BUSINESS ROBBERY.
A LOT OF HARD WORK IS DONE FROM OUR PART WITH OUR MPOS AND WITH OUR OFFICERS AND SUPERVISORS COMMUNICATING WITH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND THE STAKEHOLDERS TO ENSURE THAT THEY'RE SAFE AND THAT HAS DEFINITELY MADE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE REPORTING OF BUSINESS ROBBERIES. YES, SIR.
>> I WANT TO TAKE A TIME TO JUST THANK YOU AND THE COMMUNITY PROSECUTION TEAM, SEEN BIG RESULTS WHEN IT COMES TO HIBITUAL NUISANCE PROPERTIES AND NIGHT CLUBS THAT ARE BAD ACTORS.
WE'VE SEEN HUGE WINDS AND CRIME THAT HAS GONE DOWN SUBSTANTIALLY, ESPECIALLY IN [INAUDIBLE].
I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS THERE.
AS WE'RE APPROACHING THE HOLIDAYS, DO YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MESSAGES FOR OUR RESIDENTS WHO ARE GOING TO BE OUT HOLIDAY SHOPPING, ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO LET THEM KNOW?
>> OUR DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS PUT OUT A PSA, AND WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS TIME AND HOLIDAY TIME CRIME SAFETY AND PREVENTION.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE PSAS.
PAY ATTENTION TO, OF COURSE, WE'LL PUSH THAT OUT TO YOUR DISTRICT NEWSLETTERS TO ENSURE THAT EVERYBODY'S BEING AWARE DURING THE SPECIAL TIME.
EVERYBODY'S GOING TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS WHEN THEY'RE SHOPPING AND HOW MUCH PRODUCT THEY'RE PUTTING IN THEIR VEHICLES AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF TIPS. WE ALSO WILL BE COMMUNICATING WITH OUR MPOS TO GET THAT OUT.
JUST BE VERY MINDFUL DURING THIS TIME AND JUST BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFUL THAN YOU WOULD DURING REGULAR TIME.
I'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM E. THIS ONE IS ALSO GOING TO TALK ABOUT WAYS THAT WE CAN IMPROVE ON RECRUITMENT,
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AND IT'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT SOME CHILDCARE OPPORTUNITIES.>>HELLO, I'M VERY SHORT, MAKE SURE YOU CAN HEAR ME. CAN YOU HEAR ME? THERE WE GO. HI. I'M JENNIFER ATHERTON.
I'M A POLICE OFFICER WITH DALLAS.
I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION.
ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, MYSELF AND SOME BOARD MEMBERS OF THE WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION SAW AN ARTICLE ABOUT SAN DIEGO POLICE DEPARTMENT STARTING A DAYCARE JUST FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
WE DID EVERYTHING WE COULD TO TRY TO LOCATE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THAT.
BY THE TIME WE GOT A HOLD OF THEM, WE FOUND OUT THAT THE SAME PEOPLE WHO CREATED THAT CUSTOM CARE IN SAN DIEGO, INCLUDING AT THAT POINT, RETIRED OFFICER, THEY CREATED THIS ORGANIZATION.
THAT'S WHO WE'RE WORKING WITH.
LIKE I SAID, FOR TWO YEARS, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM, LOOKING TO DEFINE A PATH FORWARD, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
OBVIOUSLY, EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THE SHORTAGES IN CHILDCARE, AND THE EXPENSE OF CHILDCARE IS OUTRAGEOUS.
TO THROW ANOTHER PROBLEM IN THERE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE HOURS JUST DON'T WORK FOR US GENERALLY.
WHAT THEIR MODEL DOES, IS LOOK FOR WAYS TO FIX THAT.
WE'VE ALREADY DONE A SURVEY, WE'VE IDENTIFIED A POSSIBLE SITE, AND THAT SITE WILL NOT BE PUBLIC INFORMATION ONCE WE GET THAT.
IF YOU'VE HEARD OF A POTENTIAL SITE, I WOULD ASK THAT YOU DON'T REPEAT THAT HERE TODAY. THANK YOU.
NOW IT'S ABOUT FUNDING THAT BUDGET. SECOND SLIDE, PLEASE? THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT FOUNDATION.
I MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHO THEY ARE, BUT THEY DON'T JUST BUILD CHILD CARES, WHAT THEY DO IS VERY SPECIFIC TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE STAFF THAT SUPPORTS THEM, SUCH AS DISPATCHERS, PEOPLE LIKE THAT, OTHER PEOPLE THAT WORK CRAZY HOURS.
THEY'VE ALREADY GOT A PROVEN TRACK RECORD THAT INCLUDES OPERATIONS WITH ST LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, AND NINE AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF IDAHO.
A BIG THING ABOUT THIS, WHAT WE LIKE TO LOOK AT, WHAT SETS THEM APART, AS I MENTIONED. LET'S SEE.
THEY HAVE AN INNOVATIVE FUNDING MODEL THAT DELIVERS PROOF OF CONCEPT, AND THIS IS WITHOUT CITY FUNDING.
I KNOW THAT'S A BIG, IMPORTANT THING TO BRING UP.
NEXT SLIDE. NO, IT'S RIGHT THERE.
A LITTLE BIT OF HOW WE'RE DIFFERENT.
WHAT'S NOT ON HERE IS THE COST.
WE'RE LOOKING AT TRYING TO DELIVER ABOUT A 50% LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE COST FOR THE OFFICERS. THAT'S A BIG ONE.
THE REST, OBVIOUSLY, TRADITIONAL DAYCARE HOURS ARE NOT WORKING FOR US.
WE WANT TO START WITH 17 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, WHICH INCLUDE HOLIDAYS.
THE ENROLLMENT WILL BE OFFICERS AND VETTED PUBLIC SAFETY FAMILIES.
AS WE MENTIONED, WE WILL PAY THE TEACHERS AT LEAST 20% ABOVE MARKET FOR QUALITY AND STABILITY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A SHORTAGE THERE AS WELL.
THE SECURITY WILL BE THE BEST SECURE PLACE IN THE WORLD, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE.
WE WILL HAVE CUSTOM EARLY LEARNING MODEL TAILORED TO DPD FAMILIES, AND A CURRICULUM-BASED EARLY LEARNING SCHOOL MODEL.
IT'S LIKE A PRIVATE SCHOOL, WHAT IT ENDS UP BEING.
WHAT WE START WITH IS FROM NEWBORN TO 5 YEARS OLD, OR UNTIL KINDERGARTEN.
NEXT SLIDE. WHAT WE PROVIDE, WE WERE LOOKING TO PROVIDE FOR AT LEAST THE LOCATION WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW, 98 KIDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, A CAPACITY TO SERVE TWO SHIFTS FOR A TOTAL OF 196 KIDS A DAY.
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THE SCHEDULE, THAT COULD CHANGE, BUT DEFINITELY WITH HOLIDAYS AND THE NIGHT SHIFT.WE FOUND THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THEIR KIDS OVERNIGHT, SO LATE NIGHT.
LET'S SEE. PROVIDING 196 SEATS PER YEAR, WHICH WE BELIEVE DIRECTLY IMPACTS RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
OF COURSE, THE 20% HIGHER PAY WILL HELP ADDRESS THE TEACHER SHORTAGE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE BELIEVE THIS IS A MEASURABLE RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND OF COURSE, THERE'S BEEN NATIONAL MOMENTUM.
THERE'S SEVERAL SINCE THEN, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT.
THE MATH LOOKS LIKE RETAINING 14 OFFICERS WILL SAVE ABOUT $4 MILLION, WHICH IS EQUAL TO ONE YEAR OF CHILDCARE OPERATIONS.
ST LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, AND THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THEY ARE DELIVERING MEASURABLE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN RETENTION AND MORALE.
IN IDAHO, NINE AGENCY PARTNERSHIPS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION, AND THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH NASHVILLE AND HONOLULU.
THERE AT THE BOTTOM, EACH DALLAS OFFICER REPRESENTS YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN AN INITIAL ABOUT $300,000 TRAINING INVESTMENT, AS YOU ALL KNOW, IT'S EXPENSIVE TO HIRE AND TRAIN US.
WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO KEEP OFFICERS HERE, AND WE BELIEVE THAT WILL HELP. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
THERE'S A LITTLE ROADMAP TO DROP OFF, WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE STARTED.
AFTER CONTACTING AND WORKING WITH THEM, WE'VE GOTTEN LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE CITY MANAGEMENT.
WE'VE DONE FEASIBILITY STUDIES, LOOKED AT LEGISLATIVE AND PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS, AND WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW WITH THE PHILANTHROPIC SUPPORTERS.
THE NEXT WOULD BE THE ARCHITECT'S DESIGN, ETC.
WE REALLY CONSERVATIVE IF WE WERE ABLE TO RAISE THAT MONEY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO DO CONSTRUCTION IN 2026, AND THAT MAY JUST BE BUILDING UP AN ALREADY BUILT LOCATION TO CODE AND FOR OUR SAFETY REQUIREMENTS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO START OPERATIONS IN SPRING OF 2027.
THEN BY DECEMBER OF 2027, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET A MEASUREMENT OF THE RECRUITING AND RETENTION, SEE IF THOSE NUMBERS SOLVE.
WITH SAN DIEGO ALREADY OPERATING 20 MONTHS, OBVIOUSLY, THESE PLACES ARE A LOT SMALLER.
I HAD TO CLARIFY WHAT THE NUMBERS.
I FORGET THAT DALLAS HAS GOT A LOT WE GET A LOT OF COPS.
RIGHT NOW, THEY HAVE UP TO 40 FAMILIES, AND THEY BELIEVE WITHIN THAT 20 MONTHS.
IF THOSE OFFICERS WE HAD TO LEAVE, IT WOULD BE ABOUT A $12 MILLION LOSS AND ST. LOUIS, YOU CAN SEE THOSE NUMBERS.
OVER HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO SAY, OFFICERS AND SPOUSES, ABOUT WHAT THIS MEANT TO THEM.
WE DON'T TRACK IN DALLAS, WE DON'T TRACK EXACTLY WHY PEOPLE LEAVE, AS YOU SAW EARLIER.
THERE'S BASIC LEAVING THE PROFESSION, LEAVING FOR ANOTHER PROFESSION, ETC, OR PERSONAL REASONS.
I PERSONALLY KNOW SEVERAL OFFICERS THAT HAVE HAD TO LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE OF CHILDCARE ISSUES, BECAUSE THEY JUST CAN'T WORK THAT THIRD WATCH.
THEY CAN'T WORK ON CHRISTMAS OR CERTAIN DAYS DURING THE SUMMER, OR THEY HAVE TO GO DEAL WITH THEIR KIDS IF THEY'VE GOT A LITTLE COLD, ETC.
THEY HAVE TO GET OFF, AND I PERSONALLY HAVE DEALT WITH THIS.
YOU HAVE TO GET OFF AT 5:00 IN ORDER TO RUSH TO THAT TRAFFIC TO GET HOME AND PICK THEM UP BY 6:00.
WE BELIEVE THAT THIS WILL HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE. THAT'S ALL.
>> THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION.
I TRULY BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO HELP WITH RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
JUST THANK YOU FOR THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN BE DOING DIFFERENTLY IN DALLAS.
I KNOW THAT MYSELF COUNCIL MEMBER RZENEZ HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN, AND SO WE BOTH KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE IT IS TO BE ABLE TO GET HIGH-QUALITY CHILDCARE, AND SO I THINK THIS IS GOING TO MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WITH THAT. CHAIR MAXIE.
>> I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY, THANK YOU.
>> NOTHING REALLY TO ADD, JUST WANT TO ECHO YOUR COMMENTS.
I THINK YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS INFO.
>> I THINK THIS IS A REAL NEAT, SMART, CREATIVE RECRUITMENT EFFORT, BUT IT'S ALSO A TREMENDOUS NEED IN THE COMMUNITY GENERALLY AND SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR FOLKS THAT ARE SERVING US.
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I WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT MAYBE ANOTHER IDEA HERE IS TO TRY TO DO A TRANSITIONAL TYPE OF A SITUATION WHERE WE COULD PARTNER UP WITH SOME OTHER COMMUNITY ENTITIES THAT ARE ALREADY DOING THIS, AND USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TEST THE MODEL.THERE MIGHT BE AVAILABLE TO US, FOR EXAMPLE, IN MY DISTRICT, THE ESPERANZA COMMUNITY, WHICH IS AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY, THE COUNTY IS DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY CENTER AREA THAT'S GOING TO PROVIDE A SOCIAL SERVICE AND LONGER-TERM DAYCARE SERVICES.
IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT SINCE THIS IS A FACILITY THAT SERVES OUR RESIDENTS SPECIFICALLY IS TIED IN WITH THE SCHOOL, HAS SOME OF THE AMENITIES THAT MIGHT BE SUITABLE, THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD EXPLORE SOME IDEAS LIKE THAT TO ALLOW THIS SYSTEM TO GET FUNDED AND GET ACTIVE SOONER THAN LATER.
I WOULD CERTAINLY BE HAPPY TO COOPERATE AND COORDINATE SOME IDEAS AND TO TRY TO FACILITATE NOT ONLY IN THAT COMMUNITY CENTER, BUT IN OTHERS AROUND THE CITY WITH PUBLIC, PRIVATE, MAYBE PHILANTHROPIC, FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT MIGHT HAVE FACILITIES THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE AND READY TO GO AT A LOT LOWER COST AND A LOT START-UP DIFFICULTY THAN WE WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE.
I APPLAUD YOU, I THINK THIS IS A NEAT IDEA, AND I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE SCALABLE TO OTHER DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER FOLKS THAT ARE NEEDING THAT SERVICE WITHIN OUR EMPLOYEE BASE.
>> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO OUR ATTENTION.
>> I THINK THIS IS A GREAT START TO HELP OUR OFFICERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
I WORKED AT CHILDREN'S HEALTH FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS, AND I KNOW ALSO THE DOCTORS AND THE NURSES THAT WORK THERE HAVE DIFFERENT HOURS THAT THEY HAVE TO WORK, AND THIS WAS A HUGE CONCERN FOR THEM.
THEY LOOKED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT MODELS AS WELL.
I THINK THIS IS A GREAT START, AND IT WOULD ALSO BE INTERESTING TO SEE IF THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO HELP OUR FAMILIES THAT MAYBE DON'T LIVE NEXT TO THIS PROPOSED FACILITY, BUT JUST TO SEE IF THERE WERE OTHER WAYS TO CONTINUE TO HELP AND SUPPORT OUR FAMILIES AS WELL.
THANK YOU FOR STARTING THIS CONVERSATION.
>> NO QUESTIONS. I FULLY SUPPORT THE PROJECT.
>> DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ON FUNDRAISING AND HIRING GOALS? WHAT CAN WE DO TO ASSIST? HOW FAR OFF ARE WE FROM THOSE GOALS?
AS SOON AS I GET DONE HERE, I'LL BE CONTACTING ANN WITH THE FOUNDATION.
ANY OF THOSE QUESTIONS, I CAN GET BACK WITH YOU AND GET WITH HER.
BUT WE WOULD DEFINITELY BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU.
WE WOULD LOVE ALL THE HELP THAT WE COULD GET OR THE SUPPORT.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE DONE HERE BEFORE THIS BODY IS LOOKING AT WAIVING OF THE PROPERTY TAXES FOR CHILDCARE FACILITIES.
>> ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO, PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE SO THAT WE CAN MAKE THIS HAPPEN SOONER.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WITH THAT, WE ARE MOVING TO OUR MEMOS.
I'M SORRY, WE DO HAVE ONE MORE BRIEFING ITEM, FIFA.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE MAYOR PRO TEM, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, CHIEF ARTIST.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING FIFA WORLD CUP.
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS AS WE GET FULLY READY FOR THIS EVENT.
MY NAME IS TRAVIS HOUSTON, AND I'M THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE.
I'M JOINED TODAY BY FIRE CHIEF JUSTIN BALL, FIRE ASSISTANT CHIEF SCOTT PACOT, AND DPD ASSISTANT CHIEF MARK VILLARREAL.
WE'LL GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THE PRESENTATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
I'M SORRY. PRESENTATION OVERVIEW.
TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL COVER GENERAL FIFA, ABOUT THE EVENT, OUR PUBLIC SAFETY MISSION OBJECTIVES, KEY VENUES, AND SITES WITHIN THE CITY OF DALLAS, FAN ACTIVITIES, TRAINING BASE CAMPS, AND OUR APPROACH TO CROSS-AGENCY COLLABORATION.
YOU ALSO HEAR FROM DPD AND DFR.
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NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. JUST SOME GENERAL BACKGROUND.AS PROBABLY EVERYONE IS AWARE, THE FIFA WORLD CUP IS THE LARGEST SPORTING EVENT IN THE WORLD.
THIS UPCOMING FIFA WORLD CUP IS THE LARGEST WORLD CUP EVER.
DALLAS AND AT&T ARE HOSTING NINE MATCHES, WHICH POSITIONS US AMONG THE HIGHEST HOST CITY WORKLOADS IN NORTH AMERICA.
BEYOND THE MATCHES THEMSELVES, THE FOOTPRINT INCLUDES FAN EVENTS, MEDIA OPERATIONS, TRAINING SITES, AND DIGNITARY MOVEMENTS ACROSS THE REGION.
WE ANTICIPATE SIGNIFICANT INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL, GLOBAL MEDIA PRESENCE, AND ELEVATED SECURITY POSTURE BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE 39-DAY OPERATIONAL PERIOD. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
TODAY'S PLANNING REFLECTS THE BEST INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW.
SEVERAL MILESTONES WILL FURTHER DEFINE THE OPERATIONAL FOOTPRINT IN OUR PLANNING EFFORTS.
A COUPLE THAT I WANT TO POINT OUT, THE TEAM DREW THIS DECEMBER 5TH, IS GOING TO DETERMINE WHERE SPECIFIC FAN BASES CONCENTRATE.
BASE CAMP SELECTION, WE EXPECT TO KNOW THAT INFORMATION IN THE MARCH TIME FRAME.
THAT'S GOING TO TELL US WHERE TEAMS RESIDE AND TRAIN.
THEN, FUNDING ALLOCATIONS, GLOBAL POLITICS, EMERGING THREATS THEY'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE PLANNING.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THIS IS AN ITERATIVE PROCESS, AND WE EXPECT OUR PLANS TO CONTINUE TO MATURE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
JUST REAL BRIEFLY ON THE TIMELINE, THIS IS A SIMPLIFIED SNAPSHOT OF KEY MATCH DAYS CULMINATING IN THE SEMIFINAL MATCH, WHERE THE WINNERS WILL TRAVEL TO DALLAS FROM BOSTON AND LOS ANGELES.
NOT ALL SEMIFINAL MATCHES OCCUR HERE.
THIS MOVEMENT INFLUENCES REGIONAL SECURITY AND ESCORT OPERATIONS.
JUST THE SHEER VOLUME OF HIGH-PROFILE TRAVEL IS A MAJOR PLANNING CONSIDERATION.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. OUR CORE OBJECTIVE IS TO ENSURE PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY AND MAINTAIN OPERATIONAL CONTINUITY ACROSS THE FULL DURATION OF THE TOURNAMENT.
THAT MEANS MAINTAINING A CONSISTENT COMMUNICATION CHANNEL, COORDINATED RESOURCE DEPLOYMENT, REAL-TIME SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, AND A UNIFIED DECISION-MAKING STRUCTURE.
OUR BOTTOM-LINE GOAL IS MUST PROTECT RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WITHOUT DEGRADING CORE CITY SERVICES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SOME OF THE KEY CHALLENGES FOR THIS EVENT SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THE INTEGRATION OF OVER 25 PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS, PLUS STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES.
THERE ARE 27 OR MORE VENUES AND SITES THAT MAY REQUIRE SOME TYPE OF COVERAGE, SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE OVER NORTH TEXAS, 200 PLUS MUNICIPALITIES, COMPLICATING ESCORTS AND JURISDICTIONAL COORDINATION.
ADDITIONALLY, HOUSTON AND KANSAS CITY ARE ALSO IN PLAY DURING THIS EVENT, AND SO THE BROADER REGIONAL RESOURCES MAY BE STRAINED.
COMMUNICATIONS MUST INTEGRATE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERS AND ALSO BE INTEROPERABLE, AND THEN THERE'S THE CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT PIECE TO ALL OF THIS.
WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE NORMAL THINGS, FRANKLY, EXTREME SUMMER HEAT, THINGS LIKE MEDICAL SURGE, AND WE'VE HAD SOME OF THE BIGGEST STORMS IN MY TIME HERE IN JUNE.
BASICALLY, THE SCALE IS UNLIKE ANYTHING WE'VE HOSTED HERE IN NORTH TEXAS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
FAIR PARK, THE DAILY FAN FEST IS EXPECTED TO OPERATE, WE THINK, FROM 10:00 AM-10:00 PM.
ALTHOUGH THOSE TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO SOME CHANGE.
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE TOURNAMENT, ATTENDANCE IS EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO 35 VISITORS AT ANY ONE TIME AND IS EXPECTED TO FLUCTUATE BASED ON MATCHUPS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE ONE OF THE LARGEST CONTINUOUSLY POPULATED GATHERING POINTS IN THE REGION DURING THE EVENT, WHICH ELEVATES OUR CROWD MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL, AND HEAT SAFETY PLANNING. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
AS YOU ALL KNOW, THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER WILL BE LOCATED AT THE KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON CONVENTION CENTER, AND WILL BE UNDER EXCLUSIVE FEE OF CONTROL FROM MID-JANUARY THROUGH LATE AUGUST.
THIS SERVES AS THE GLOBAL BROADCAST HUB FOR EVERY MATCH WORLDWIDE.
THOUSANDS OF JOURNALISTS AND TECHNICAL STAFF WILL WORK HERE AROUND THE CLOCK.
WITH THAT COME SECURITY NEEDS, CREDENTIALING, CYBER CONSIDERATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING NEEDS, ESCORT, IN DIGNITARY, AND OTHER VVIP PRESENCE.
WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER MANAGEMENT BIWEEKLY TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF THOSE TOPICS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON PLANS FOR THE OTHER IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS, SO WE HAVE TRAINING SITES AT SMU AND COTTON BOWL, FAN ZONE AND CLYDE WARREN PARK, AND MULTIPLE BASE CAMPS ACROSS THE REGION.
EVEN THOUGH SOME OF THOSE ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR JURISDICTION, DALLAS STILL REMAINS INTERCONNECTED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION COORDINATION AND MUTUAL AID.
WE ALSO EXPECT THAT OUR FOOTPRINT OF KEY LOCATIONS WILL INCREASE AND FLUCTUATE THROUGHOUT THE TOURNAMENT.
WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THAT WHERE WE'VE GAINED A LOCATION, LOST A LOCATION, AND GAINED ONE BACK.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT LEADS PLANNING INTEGRATION, CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT, AND ACTIVATION OF THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER.
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AND INTERAGENCY INFORMATION FLOW.DALLAS POLICE MANAGE SECURITY OPERATIONS, ESCORTS, DIGNITARIES, TRAFFIC, AND INTELLIGENCE.
DALLAS FIRE RESCUE PROVIDES EMS COVERAGE, INSPECTIONS, AND INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT.
ALL EFFORTS ARE COORDINATED WITH REGIONAL WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS, IMPORTANTLY, BUT ALSO REGIONAL STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
A LITTLE MORE ON CROSS-AGENCY COLLABORATION.
IT REALLY REQUIRES A LOT OF ALIGNMENT ACROSS MULTIPLE COMMAND STRUCTURES.
OUR PARTNERS INCLUDE THE FIFA SECURITY APPARATUS, WHICH HAS 17 FOCUS GROUPS.
THOSE INCLUDE THINGS LIKE SECURITY, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, HEALTH, AND MEDICAL.
THE NORTH TEXAS ORGANIZING COMMITTEE, WHICH IS A CRITICAL COMPONENT OF THIS, AND THEN THE REGIONAL EXPERT PLANNING TEAMS, SO THOSE ARE REGIONAL WORKING GROUPS THAT COME TOGETHER AND BASICALLY WORK ON THE REGIONAL RESPONSE TO ALL THE THINGS THAT FIFA NEEDS.
THOSE ARE MOLY CHAIRED BY DPD, DFR, AND THEN COUNTERPARTS IN ARLINGTON.
THERE ALSO IS A FEDERAL COORDINATION TEAM.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HAS IDENTIFIED FEDERAL COORDINATORS THAT ARE BASICALLY OUR LIAISONS TO ALL THE FEDERAL AGENCIES ON BEHALF OF THIS EVENT.
REALLY ALL OF THIS ENSURES THAT WE'RE HAVING A CONSISTENT SECURITY POSTURE ACROSS JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
FROM A COMMAND AND CONTROL STANDPOINT, THE OVERALL STRUCTURE INCLUDES A JOINT OPERATION CENTER THAT WILL BE LED BY THE FBI.
THE JOC, AS WE CALL IT, IS A REGIONAL COORDINATION POINT THAT INTEGRATES REPRESENTATIVES FROM FEDERAL LOCAL STATE AGENCIES, AND WITHIN THE JOC, THERE WILL BE AN INTELLIGENCE OPERATION CENTER AND A JOINT INFORMATION CENTER, BOTH OF WHICH ARE UNIFIED POINTS WHERE INFORMATION COMES IN AND THEN IS ALSO DISSEMINATED.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S A TACTICAL OPERATION CENTER, AND AT THE TOK IS WHERE EQUIPMENT WILL BE STAGED THAT IS READY TO DEPLOY TO SUPPORT ANY CRITICAL INCIDENT THAT COMES UP.
THEN, OF COURSE, EACH MUNICIPALITY SERVES AS ITS OWN AREA COMMAND, AND SO IN DALLAS, WE HAVE THE DALLAS AREA COMMAND.
ARLINGTON WILL HAVE THEIR OWN COMMAND STRUCTURE, AND SO A LOT OF OUR PLANNING REVOLVES AROUND HOW WE ARE INTEROPERABLE WITH ONE ANOTHER AND HOW WE CAN HAVE CONSISTENCY ACROSS THOSE JURISDICTIONS. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS DEVELOPING THE CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS FOR ALL FIFA SITES IN DALLAS.
WE'RE ALSO DRAFTING A UNIFIED EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN TO ENSURE THAT ACROSS VENUES, CONCERT ZONES OR CONCERTS VIEWING ZONES OR TRAINING SITES THAT OUR STANDARDS REMAIN THE SAME.
WE WILL OPERATE A MULTI-AGENCY EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER FOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS, LOGISTICS AND RESOURCE SUPPORT, AND EMERGENCY PUBLIC INFORMATION, AND EQUALLY IMPORTANT, WE ARE DOING PLANNING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WELL POSITIONED TO NOT IMPACT CITY SERVICES AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. TURN IT OVER, PLEASE.
>> AFTERNOON. ASSISTANT CHIEF MARK VILLARREAL, MYSELF, AND ASSISTANT CHIEF TINA SCHULTZ ARE IN CHARGE OF PLANNING FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP FOR NEXT YEAR.
IT RUNS YOU THROUGH THIS SLIDE, JUST A GENERALIZED SUMMARY OF WHAT DPD HAS BEEN DOING.
WE'RE IN CHARGE OF DEVELOPING AND OVERSEEING OPERATIONAL SECURITY PLANS FOR THE IBC, FAN FEST, TEAM HOTELS, THE TRAINING SITES, ESCORTS, AND DIGNITARY AND VVIP MOVEMENTS.
WE'VE BEEN FOR THE BETTER PART OF TWO YEARS MEETING REGULARLY, SOMETIMES MORE OFTEN THAN I'D LIKE, BUT WE USUALLY MEET ON A WEEKLY BASIS OR EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS.
WE'RE ALLOCATING APPROPRIATE STAFFING, RESOURCES ACROSS ALL THE VENUES AND FIFA RELATED EVENTS, INCLUDING ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS TO ACCOUNT FOR OUR INCREASE, AND VISITORS AND LARGE CROWDS THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IN THE NORTH TEXAS REGION IN THE CITY OF DALLAS, WORKING WITH LOCAL STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS THROUGHOUT NORTH TEXAS TO ENSURE THE INFORMATION FLOW AND RESOURCES, LIKE I SAID, INCLUDING REGULARLY SCHEDULED EXPERT PLANNING TEAM MEETINGS.
WE'VE ALSO WORKED ON PURCHASING ADDITIONAL CAMERAS AND CAMERA TRAILERS, AND MOBILE VEHICLE BARRIERS, JUST TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LARGER INCREASE IN CROWDS AND SOME OF OUR ENTERTAINMENT VENUES, SO WE CAN PROTECT THEM THROUGH PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. I'M ASSISTANT CHIEF SCOTT PACOT, DALLAS FIRE RESCUE.
AS THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE COLLABORATE WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND OUTSIDE PARTNERS TO PREPARE OPERATIONAL PLANNING TO ADDRESS AREAS OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BROADCAST CENTER, FAN FEST, TEAM HOTELS, AND TRAINING SITES.
ALTHOUGH WE DON'T HAVE SOME OF THESE SPECIFICS IN PLACE, WE HAVE DESIGNATED PLANS THAT INCLUDE INCIDENT MANAGEMENT, FIRE, FIRE SUPPORT, EMS INSPECTIONS, SPECIAL OPERATIONS, AND DISPATCH COORDINATION.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO REVIEW AND REVISE STAFFING LEVELS AND TRAINING PROCEDURES PERTAINING TO MASK GATHERINGS AND AN APPROPRIATE RESPONSE, AND WE WILL MAINTAIN A PREPARED AND SCALABLE APPROACH TO DIFFERENT INCIDENTS AS THEY ARRIVE.
WE WILL COLLABORATE WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE TO ESTABLISH AN INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM TO MONITOR AND SUPPORT CITY SERVICES DURING THE EVENT DURATION.
WE WILL MAINTAIN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS AND RESPONSE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T
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CAUSE A NEGATIVE IMPACT TO THE DELIVERY OF EMERGENCY SERVICES THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE CITY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.>> JUST TO TOUCH BRIEFLY ON WHAT CHIEF PACOT JUST SAID, I'LL MENTION THAT.
FROM AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS STANDPOINT, THE CITY MAINTAINS AN ALL-HAZARDS EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN, AND THE DESIGN OF THAT PLAN IS SUCH THAT IT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO ANY ONE HAZARD OR ANY ONE EVENT, BUT IS REALLY MEANT TO SET AND ESTABLISH THE OVERALL STRUCTURE FOR HOW THE CITY RESPONDS TO ANY EMERGENCY, WHETHER IT'S A WORLD CUP OR A TORNADO.
AS WE LOOK TOWARDS OUR PLANNING; A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE DOING IS TRYING TO GATHER ALL THE INFORMATION THAT WE NEED FROM FIFA SO THAT WE CAN PLUG IT INTO OUR EXISTING PLANS.
THAT'S ONE OF THE BENEFITS YOU HAVE FROM A KNOWN SPECIAL EVENT.
AS FAR AS NEXT STEPS, OVER THE COMING MONTHS, WE WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE OUR OPERATIONAL PLANS, RESOURCE NEEDS, CONDUCT TABLETOP EXERCISES, AND CONTINUE TO ALIGN WITH OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONTINUED SUPPORT AS WE COMPARE.
AS WE PREPARE FOR WHAT WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST COMPLEX EVENTS THE CITY HAS EVER HOSTED, WE'RE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, TRAVIS. CHAIR STEWART.
>> NO QUESTIONS AT THE MOMENT, BUT I'LL SECOND ROUND.
>> YES, THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR WORK IN PUTTING THIS TOGETHER.
ONE CONCERN I KNOW THAT WE HAVE IN DISTRICT 6 IS, ARE THERE CONVERSATIONS OR PLANNING FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING THAT MIGHT BE INCREASED DURING THIS TIME DUE TO THE SPORTING EVENT, AND WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE?
>> THERE'S ONE OF THE PLANNING TEAM THAT WE REFERENCED EARLIER THAT'S REALLY LOOKING INTO THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING PIECE, AND THEY MEET ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH OUR SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S NO TRAFFICKING GOING ON? THEY HAVE A ROBUST PLANNING PLACE TO ADDRESS THAT STUFF, AND THAT'S NOT ONLY HERE IN NORTH TEXAS, BUT THROUGHOUT ALL THE MAJOR HOST CITIES.
THEY MEET REGULARLY WITH THAT PLANNING GROUP.
>> THANK YOU. THIS IS AN UNBELIEVABLY MASSIVE PROGRAM THAT YOU ALL ARE TRYING TO PREPARE FOR, AND IT'S REALLY COMMENDABLE, AND IT'S SO COMPLICATED, AND I KNOW YOU ALL ARE WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH A LOT OF DIFFERENT SECURITY AGENCIES AND DOING A LOT OF BEHIND-THE-SCENES STUFF TO MAKE THIS WORK.
ONE COMPONENT THAT I HADN'T REALLY HEARD ABOUT IS ANY OUTREACH REALLY TO THE BUSINESS COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, GENERALLY, AS BEING POTENTIAL.
ADDITIONALLY, EYES AND EARS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSISTANT PEOPLE WHO CAN BE ON THE GROUND AND BE AWARE DURING THOSE 40 DAYS, 39 DAYS TO JUST BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN BEING RESOURCES FOR YOU, BEING ADDITIONAL SPECIFIC LOCAL PARTNERS IN HELPING CREATE SECURE SYSTEMS FOR THEIR PARTICULAR PROPERTIES, WHICH MIGHT ALSO HELP HAVE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR YOU GENERALLY.
TO WHATEVER EXTENT THAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON REACHING OUT, THOSE TRADE ORGANIZATIONS, THOSE COMMUNITIES, THOSE INDIVIDUAL GROUPS, WHETHER IT BE HOTELS, SHOPPING CENTERS, OFFICE BUILDINGS, OR OTHER PRIVATE LITTLE ENTERTAINMENT VENUES THAT WOULD BE ACCESSING A LOT OF THE PEOPLE COMING IN.
I THINK THAT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT, IF IT'S NOT ALREADY ON YOUR RADAR SCREEN, MIGHT BE AN INTERESTING OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP MORE RESOURCES FOR YOU, AS A SUGGESTION.
COUNCIL MEMBER MENDELSOHN. GUYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
I, FOR ONE, AM EXCITED ABOUT THE WORLD CUP AND WELCOMING PEOPLE FROM ACROSS THE GLOBE TO OUR CITY OF DALLAS.
OBVIOUSLY, PUBLIC SAFETY IS GOING TO BE A TOP PRIORITY, NOT ONLY FOR THOSE VISITORS, BUT AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT DO CALL DALLAS HOME.
WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY DON'T SEE A REDUCTION IN SERVICES OR EXPECTATIONS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I STILL HAVEN'T SEEN, AND I'M A LITTLE TROUBLED BY IS THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE'RE SEEING THROUGH PERMANENT BALLERS IN OUR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS, WHERE WE ALREADY HAVE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT EVEN HIGHER NUMBER OF PEDESTRIANS IN CROWD IN ONE GIVEN AREA.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WITH OUR PARTNERS FEDERALLY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PUTTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO KEEP PEDESTRIANS SAFE? WE KNOW THAT WE CAN'T HAVE OFFICERS AT EVERY INTERSECTION.
THAT'S GOING TO BE TAKING MANPOWER AWAY FROM PATROL, AND IN AREAS THAT THEY ARE IN NEED.
WHAT ARE WE DOING CURRENTLY TO BRING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ADDRESS CROWD CONTROL?
>> I'LL ANSWER THAT, COUNCIL MEMBER.
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CURRENTLY, AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE MOBILE VEHICLE BARRIERS THAT WE PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED WITH ULS FUNDING.PART OF THE BUDGET ENHANCEMENT MONEY, WE BUY MORE OF THOSE MOBILE VEHICLE BARRIERS.
THEY'RE EASIER FOR US TO MOVE AROUND, OTHER THAN HAVING I KNOW YOU WANTED PERMANENT BOLLARDS.
WE'VE ALSO WORKED WITH THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AT WHAT THEY HAVE AND THE INVENTORY AS FAR AS JERSEY BARRIERS AND WATER FILLABLE BARRIERS, AS WELL AS MEETING WITH THE FBI AND COUNSELING WITH THEM AND THE OTHER REGIONAL PARTNERS AROUND THE METROPLEX TO SEE WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE THAT WE CAN SHARE.
IT IS A CONCERN OF OURS WITH THE INFLUX OF PEOPLE AND THESE ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS AND HOW WE PROTECT THAT, BUT I CAN GUARANTEE YOU WILL HAVE A ROBUST PLAN IN PLACE TO ADDRESS PEDESTRIAN SAFETY AND VEHICLE, TO MITIGATE ANY EFFECTS OF VEHICULAR TRAFFIC IN THOSE AREAS.
>> THANK YOU. I JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVENESS OF WHAT TO EXPECT, AS YOU MENTIONED, THE HEAT, MENTIONED, WE CAN EXPECT WHAT WEATHER TO PREDICT.
WHEN IT COMES TO ADDING ALL THOSE CAMERAS, FIXED TRAILERS, BARRIERS, WHERE ARE WE IN BETTER UNDERSTANDING REIMBURSEMENTS, MAKING SURE THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS ISN'T ON THE HOOK FOR THESE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE BRINGING IN FOR FIFA IN PARTICULAR?
>> I CAN TAKE A STAB AT THAT WAS SOME INFORMATION THAT'S REALLY COME THROUGH IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.
TWO WEEKS AGO, THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RELEASED TWO NOTICES OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.
ONE IS THE FIFA WORLD CUP GRANT PROGRAM, WHICH WE HAD BEEN EXPECTING FOR SOME TIME, AND THE OTHER IS A COUNTERING UAS UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS GRANT PROGRAM.
THEY RELEASED THOSE WITH SOME VERY AGGRESSIVE TIMELINES FOR GETTING EVERYTHING TURNED AROUND, SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING EXTREMELY CLOSELY WITH THE STATE OF TEXAS.
IMPORTANTLY, THE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE TO SUBMIT OUR APPLICATION, AND THAT'S BASED ON NUMBERS THAT DPD DFR AND OTHER NORTH TEXAS CITIES HAVE GENERATED ESTIMATES OF HOW MUCH OVERTIME AND OTHER EXPENSES.
THEY'VE BACKDATED THAT NOTICE OF FUNDING OPPORTUNITY, THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE BACK TO JULY OF 2025, WHICH MEANS THAT AS WE'RE LOOKING THROUGH THIS, THERE MAY EVEN BE SOME COSTS WE'VE ALREADY INCURRED THAT COULD BE REIMBURSABLE.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, THERE'S THE STATE MAJOR EVENT REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
I'M DEFINITELY NOT AN EXPERT IN THAT, BUT I DO KNOW THAT'S ANOTHER AVENUE THAT WE ARE PURSUING, AND THE CITY AND THE BUDGET OFFICE IS WORKING THROUGH THAT.
WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED TRACKING TIME.
IF YOU'RE WORKING ON FIFA WORLD CUP, WE'RE ALREADY ASKING PEOPLE TO BE TAGGING THAT.
WE'RE ALREADY TRYING TO TRACK THE RESOURCES THAT WE'RE SPENDING ON JUST THE PLANNING PROCESS.
BUT REALLY IMPORTANTLY, THE FIFA WORLD CUP GRANT PROGRAM.
THAT WAS A HUGE PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WE HAD BEEN MISSING, AND WE'RE GLAD THAT THAT CAME OUT.
>> THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU GUYS NEED TO PREPARE FOR WORLD CUP?
>> YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND UNDERSTANDING, AND CERTAINLY DON'T EVER HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO US IF THERE'S SOMETHING YOU THINK ABOUT OR QUESTION THAT YOU HAVE.
HAPPY TO TALK THROUGH ANY OF THAT WITH YOU ALL.
>> GREAT. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR BRIEFING MEMOS.
WE ARE GOING TO SKIP ITEM G AND BRING THAT ONE BACK.
WE'LL START WITH ITEM H. ANY QUESTIONS ON ITEM H?
>> I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON ITEM H ON FACIAL RECOGNITION.
IS ANYONE HERE FOR ITEM H? THANK YOU, GUYS. AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, AS WE'RE APPROACHING THE HOLIDAYS, WE HAVE MORE PEOPLE SHOPPING, MORE PACKAGES BEING DELIVERED.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO POSSIBLY LOOK AT BRINGING THIS OVER WHEN IT COMES TO PORCH PIRATES ON FACIAL RECOGNITION AND WE KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF REPEAT OFFENDERS OUT THERE.
ANY OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND ON THAT.
>> I'LL TAKE THAT. ASSISTANT CHIEF MARK VILLARREAL, AGAIN.
COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR AS OUR CURRENT POLICY IS WRITTEN, WE CAN ONLY USE FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY FOR VIOLENT CRIMES.
WE ARE LOOKING AT EXPANDING THAT.
MATTER OF FACT, WE STAFFED A UPDATE TO OUR GENERAL ORDERS TO INCLUDE CLASS B MISDEMEANORS AND ABOVE.
TO GO AFTER SOME OF THOSE OFFENSES YOU'RE DISCUSSING, SO WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT AVENUE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE OTHER PROPERTY RELATED CRIMES AND FOR US TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE IN SOLVING SOME OF THESE CRIMES. WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT.
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>> THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT ITEM? COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.
>> JUST A TECHNICAL SITUATION.
IS THIS FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY, IS IT BASICALLY AN ADJUNCT TO VIDEOS AND CAMERAS AND STUFF FROM PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE COMPANIES, PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS, OR IS IT RELATED TO CITY OR GOVERNMENTAL CAMERAS AND SECURITY SYSTEMS?
>> MAJOR BRIAN LARSON, INTELLIGENCE DIVISION.
BASICALLY, WHENEVER WE SUBMIT THAT CAMERA, WE GO OUT ANY TYPE OF OPEN SOURCE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND SO WE'LL TAKE THAT PICTURE THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED TO US, WE'LL PUT IT OUT INTO THE INTERNET FOR ALL INTENSIVE PURPOSES AND THEN ANYTHING THAT'S OPEN SOURCE, IT'LL COMPARE IT AGAINST THAT AND BRING IT BACK TO US.
>> TO MEMBER TAM'S QUESTION, WOULD THAT REFLECT RING DOOR IDENTIFICATION FOR HOMES AND A PRIVATE STORES SECURITY CAMERA, AS LONG AS THEY WOULD OPT IN OR THEY WOULD ALLOW FOR IT TO HAPPEN, IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE.
>> WE CAN USE ANY PIECE OF THE INVESTIGATIVE PROCESS.
IF WE GET A STEEL IMAGE OF A SUSPECT, SAY ON A RING CAMERA THAT COMMITTED AT THIS TIME A VIOLENT OFFENSE, WE CAN UTILIZE THAT STEEL IMAGE AND RUN THE CHECKS THROUGH OUR SYSTEM TO SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH ANY MATCHES ON OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION.
>> WITHOUT ANY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT.
>> CORRECT. AS LONG AS THE HOMEOWNER CONSENTS TO ALLOWING US TO HAVE THE IMAGE, YES, SIR.
>> SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM I. ANY QUESTIONS ON I? SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOW GO TO ITEM J.
THIS IS THE DPD LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING, AND IF WE CAN ACTUALLY JUST GET A QUICK UPDATE ON WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS ITEM.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M JENNY NICEWANDER.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE BOND OFFICE.
THE MEMO HIGHLIGHTS THE LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE'VE HAD ON THE TRAINING ACADEMY.
IN OCTOBER, COUNSEL DID AUTHORIZE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NUMBER 2 TO THE CONTRACT, WHICH ALLOWED FOR THE PROGRAMMING AND THE DESIGN OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FACILITY, ALONG WITH THE DE-ESCALATION FACILITY THAT'S BEING PLANNED.
THEY'VE COMPLETED THE 50% OF THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN, AND THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS 100% OF THAT DESIGN, WHICH WOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE ITEMS THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE OCTOBER COUNCIL BRIEFING, SO WE PLAN ON BEING PRETTY CAUGHT UP BY THE END OF NOVEMBER.
THE 100% SCHEMATIC DESIGN WE'RE PLANNING ON HAVING THAT IN HOUSE FOR REVIEW WITH DPD BY THANKSGIVING.
THE REVIEW PROCESS WILL START SOMETIME AFTER THAT.
THEN OUR CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK CONTRACT IS STILL IN OPEN PROCUREMENT.
WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THAT.
>> CHAIR JOHNSON. COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.
CHAIR STEWART. COUNCIL MEMBER GADA. COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.
THIS PROBABLY WAS ADDRESSED, AND I JUST DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION CLOSE ENOUGH, BUT THE $185 MILLION IS PART OF A BOND PROGRAM FOR THE FUNDING OF THIS GENERALLY.
>> THERE'S $50 MILLION ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE 2024 BOND PROGRAM, AND WE ARE WORKING WITH OUR FUND RAISERS.
THEY HAD A GOAL OF $70 MILLION, AND WE HAD A $20 MILLION GRANT FROM THE STATE, AND I BELIEVE THEY'VE INCREASED THAT TO $25 MILLION.
THERE IS A BIT OF A DELTA, AND WE HAVE BIWEEKLY MEETINGS WITH OUR FUNDRAISERS NOW TO IDENTIFY WHAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO CLOSE THAT GAP.
>> SO 70 MILLION OF THE 185 IS THE PRIVATE FUND RAISING?
>> YES. THAT'S THE COMMITMENT THEY MADE.
>> THE OBLIGATION IS REALLY 115 FROM THE BOND. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE PRESENTATION.
JUST FOR MY CLARITY, CAN YOU REMIND ME WHEN THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN IS DUE?
>> I'M SORRY. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT?
>> SURE. THE SCHEMATIC DESIGN.
WHEN SHOULD WE PLAN TO RECEIVE THAT?
>> WE'LL GET THAT IN HOUSE FOR REVIEW WITH DPD BY THANKSGIVING.
THAT'LL TAKE SOME TIME WITH DPD TO REVIEW, BUT I BELIEVE WE HAVE A BRIEFING IN DECEMBER,
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WHERE WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A HIGH LEVEL LOOK AT THE SCHEMATIC TO DATE.>> THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER AT RISK EARLY 2026, CAN YOU GIVE ME A MORE APPROXIMATE TIMELINE?
>> WE'RE SHOOTING FOR JANUARY.
>> THEN WHEN IT COMES TO THE LOCATION FOR THE REALITY BASED TRAINING, HAVE WE IDENTIFIED A LOCATION FOR THAT YET?
>> ON THE UNTD CAMPUS, WE DO HAVE REALITY BASED TRAINING COMPONENT.
I THINK YOU MAY BE TALKING ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY STUDY THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR THE EVOC.
THAT STUDY IS STILL UNDERWAY, AND NOT REALLY AT A PLACE WE'RE READY TO TALK ABOUT THAT ONE YET.
>> JUST GO OVER THE NUMBERS WITH ME ONE LAST TIME, WHAT WAS IN THE BOND?
>> THERE WAS $50 MILLION IN THE BOND.
OUR FUNDRAISERS HAD COMMITTED TO RAISE $70 MILLION TOWARDS THIS PROJECT.
WE HAD $20 MILLION COMMITTED BY THE STATE, AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO ANOTHER $5 MILLION.
WE'RE UP TO $25 MILLION IN STATE GRANTS.
THERE IS A BIT OF A DELTA THAT WE STILL NEED TO WORK THROUGH.
>> THE PRIVATE FUND RAISING IS 70 OR 75?
>> SEVENTY IS MY UNDERSTANDING.
>> WHERE ARE THEY WITH ACTUAL DOLLARS OR THESE COMMITMENTS? BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THE MESSAGING KEPT SAYING, WE'RE WAITING FOR COUNSEL TO APPROVE THE LEASE NEGOTIATION.
ARE THOSE REAL DOLLARS NOW COMING THROUGH, OR DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE?
>> WE HAVE FIRM COMMITMENTS AT THIS POINT OF $21.5 MILLION, AND I THINK THAT WAS DETAILED IN THE MEMO AS WELL.
I THINK AGAIN, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE FUND RAISERS ON A BIWEEKLY BASIS.
ONCE THE SCHEMATIC HAS BEEN RELEASED, I THINK THERE'LL BE A MUCH LARGER COMFORT LEVEL OF THE PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.
>> I'M JUST DOING REAL QUICK MATH UP HERE, LOOKS LIKE WE STILL HAVE A $45-50 MILLION GAP.
WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO CLOSE THAT? WHAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE IS THAT WE'RE DELIVERING WHAT HAS BEEN PROMISED.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A REALLY LONG TIME NOW.
I KNOW FOR A WHILE IT WAS ON THIS COUNCIL AND OUR CITY MANAGER TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE THAT LEASE.
NOW THAT THAT'S BEHIND US, HOW ARE WE MOVING FORWARD? I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A NEW RESTRUCTURED, I GUESS OF THE PRIVATE FUND RAISING TASK FORCE, WILL THEY BE COMING IN TO GIVE US PERIODIC UPDATES? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE FINDING A WAY TO FILL THAT GAP.
>> ABSOLUTELY. AGAIN, WE ARE WORKING WITH THE FUNDRAISERS PRETTY REGULARLY ON THAT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR TASK FORCE, BUT I ASSUME THAT WOULD BE FORTHCOMING.
AS PART OF THE BRIEFING IN DECEMBER, I THINK WE'D HAVE A BIT MORE DETAILS AS TO OPTIONS FOR THE GAP.
>> DO WE HAVE ANY OPTIONS BEFORE US?
>> NOT THAT I'M READY TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.
I'D REALLY PREFER TO SAVE THAT FOR THE PRESENTATION.
>> I THINK WE HAVE IT SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 3RD.
>> THAT WILL BE A FULL BRIEFING TO COUNSEL OR?
>> NO, IT'S GOING TO BE A BRIEFING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
>> PERFECT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO ITEM K. ANYONE ON ITEM K. SEEING NONE, ITEM L. GO AHEAD AND COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.
>> ON ITEM M, I JUST WASN'T QUITE SURE ON THE JUST A CLARIFICATION, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S BEEN SOME REDUCTIONS IN MARSHALL'S ACTIVITIES.
WHAT I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THOSE REDUCTIONS IN ENCAMPMENTS AND CLEANUPS AND DECOMMISSION, IS THAT BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN ACTUAL NEEDS FOR THAT, OR IS IT JUST AN OPERATIONAL? WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO IT YET, OR WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN REPORTS OF IT? IN OTHER WORDS, ARE THESE NUMBERS SHOWING A SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE NEEDING TO BE TAKEN CARE OF TO MOVE THE FOLKS THAT ARE UNSHELTERED AND NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE ENCAMPMENTS? IS THIS ACTUAL SUCCESS STORIES HERE RATHER THAN JUST LACK OF ACTIVITY DURING THOSE PERIODS?
>> WELL, FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER,
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THE REDUCTION IS GOING TO BE DUE TO REASSIGNMENT.MOST OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT WE ASSIGNED TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA WILL MOVE OUT TO FAIR PARK.
IT'S GOING TO BE A REDUCTION DUE TO ASSIGNMENT.
LOOKING AT SOME OF THE STATS THAT WE'VE SEEN ON THE MEETINGS ON FRIDAY, THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, BUT IT'S GETTING A LOT BETTER.
BUT FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, THE REDUCTION WILL BE TO THE ASSIGNMENT.
WE MOVED THEM OVER TO FAIR PARK BEING THAT THE CITY OF DALLAS TOOK FAIR PARK BACK.
>> I'M GOING TO TAKE THE NEXT ITEMS N THROUGH Q, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS ON ANY OF THOSE.
SEEING NONE. THE TIME IS 2:58, AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.
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