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[Public Safety on June 8, 2026.]
8TH, THE TIME IS 1.04 AND I CALL TO ORDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING.OUR FIRST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FROM THE MAY 11TH MEETING.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? MOTION TO APPROVE.
WELL, WE HAVE A VERY FULL AGENDA AND I WANT TO GET RIGHT TO IT, BUT I JUST HAVE TO PAUSE FOR ONE MINUTE TO SAY THANK YOU TO OUR POLICE AND FIRE OFFICERS, AS WELL AS EMERGENCY SERVICES.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF THINGS HAPPEN LATELY.
EXPLOSION FIRES, HIGH WATER RESCUES, SO MANY THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED ON THE POLICE SIDE THAT ARE TRULY AMAZING THAT Y'ALL HAVE HANDLED.
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS.
I KNOW THAT WE ALREADY RECOGNIZE FIRE FOR THE VERY HEROIC AND EFFORTS THAT ALL OF US ARE SO PROUD OF YOU ABOUT.
AND I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT IT IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT MAKES DALLAS SPECIAL IS THE LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY WE HAVE.
AND SO, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR EFFORTS.
I SUSPECT WE WILL CONTINUE TO RECOGNIZE YOU AT THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING SO WE'LL JUST GET RIGHT INTO IT.
SO, BRIEFING A IS THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT HIRING STRATEGY.
SO, MAKE SURE YOU PUT IT REALLY CLOSE TO YOU.
I'M THE MAJOR THAT'S ASSIGNED TO THE PERSONNEL DIVISION.
IF YOU ALL KNOW MY AD, APRIL IDLEBURG.
WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED IF WE CAN GET TO SLIDE THREE.
SO, OUR DEPARTMENT GOAL, THIS HAS BEEN OUR MESSAGE, 04,000 STRONG.
THIS PRESENTATION WAS PRESENTED ABOUT...
UMM, SO OUR NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
OUR CURRENT STRENGTH AS OF TODAY IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE THIRTY-THREE NINETY-EIGHT UH...
WE'RE STILL I THINK ON PACE FOR A HIRING TARGET OF THREE FIFTY.
NEXT SLIDE, AGAIN OUR RECRUITING CLASSES OF WHAT WE HAVE I KNOW IT'S A STARTING DATE OF JUNE THIRD FOR CLASS FOUR THIRTEEN, WE ACTUALLY ALREADY STARTED THAT CLASS. WE HAD FORTY-SIX IN THERE WHICH I THINK WAS A GOOD START UH...
OF THE 350 SO FAR THIS YEAR WE HAD 261.
SO, WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF ABOUT 89 AND WE STILL HAVE TWO MORE CLASSES TO FILL.
FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASS THAT'S GOING TO START IN JULY WE HAVE ABOUT A HANDFUL I THINK WE'RE CONTACTING OUR FIFTH ONE THIS MORNING.
SO AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER BREAKDOWN OF OUR ACADEMY CLASSES OF WHERE WE ARE AND HOW MANY ARE THERE IN THE CLASS AS OPPOSED TO THE ONES THAT STARTED.
SO, AS YOU KNOW THERE'S GOING TO BE A FEW THAT DO FALL OUT PENDING ON TESTING WITH ACADEMICS AND PHYSICAL TRAINING.
OUR APPLICANTS THAT WE PROCESS, STILL A LOT OF APPLICANTS COMING IN, 891.
AGAIN, THIS WAS ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO.
WE STILL HAD A FEW THAT CAME IN FOR SOME TESTING LAST WEEK.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE BIG EVENT THAT WE WILL BE HOSTING THIS WEEK AT GILLIES WITH THE HIRING EVENT, SO, WE'RE HOPING THAT THIS NUMBER IS SIGNIFICANTLY LARGER NEXT MONTH FOR YOU.
RECRUITING ENGAGEMENTS, WE'RE STILL WORKING ON RECRUITING.
WE HAVE HAD OUR HANDS FULL WITH THE HIRING AND PROCESSING OF OUR APPLICANTS IN HERE, BUT I'M SORRY, INSIDE THE, DURING OUR ON-SITE TASTINGS, BUT THERE'S STILL MANY EVENTS THAT WE ARE ATTENDING.
WE'RE STILL LOOKING FOR MORE WAYS TO GET ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO ALSO EXPAND OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. NEXT SLIDE.
ATTRITION, STILL STEADY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR ATTRITION RATES THAT WE HAVE.
I KNOW RIGHT NOW I BELIEVE OUR DEPUTY CHIEF AND OUR ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTOR OF MY AD HERE ARE LOOKING INTO DIFFERENT RETENTION PLANS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT IN THE WORKS RIGHT NOW.
THEIR DESKS HAVE BEEN BUSY WITH PROGRAMS AND IDEAS THAT THEY HAVE THAT THEY'RE HOPING TO EXECUTE.
SO, HOPEFULLY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TACKLE ON.
IF WE GO TO SLIDE 10 ON SWORN ATTRITION RATE, THESE ARE SOME OF THE VARIOUS REASONS ON WHY WE HAVE PEOPLE LEAVING THE DEPARTMENT.
WE TRY TO KEEP TRACK WITH THIS.
AGAIN, I THINK COMPARED TO LAST YEAR, I THINK WE'RE STILL IN THAT SAME RANGE.
PROFESSIONAL STAFF WITH THIS THERE IS GOING TO BE AN ERROR ON MY TOTALS.
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I DO APOLOGIZE THAT'S MY OVERSIGHT WITH THE TOTALING BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR HIRING AND ATTRITION FOR OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF.I DO BELIEVE FOR OUR GILLIES EVENT WE'LL ALSO BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF FOR COMMUNICATIONS.
OUR HIRING EVENT AT GILLIES WILL ALSO BE A RECRUITING TOOL FOR US. SO, IF NOT NOW, THEN IN THE FUTURE THERE'LL BE POSITIONS ALWAYS WITH THE OF DALLAS THAT THEY CAN APPLY FOR.
THAT WILL CONCLUDE MY POWERPOINT.
WHO HAS QUESTIONS? CHAIRMAN STEWART.
I'M JUST GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER HERE.
ON THE CLASS SIZES, I KNOW THAT CLASS 413, IT LOOKS LIKE JUST...
IS THAT CORRECT? JUNE? THE JUNE STARTED.
AND SO, THE GOAL WAS TO HAVE 60.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL WAS? SO, OUR GOAL WAS 60 BUT WE HAD 46 IN THE JUNE CLASS.
MAYBE YOU SAID THAT AND I MISSED IT.
AND YOU'RE WORKING ON CLASS 414 AT THIS POINT.
IS THAT RIGHT? AND THAT'S THE ONE WHERE YOU JUST HAVE A FEW, YOU HAVE FIVE SO FAR? I HAVE ABOUT FIVE YES FOR THAT.
ALL RIGHT, AND THEN ON THE ATTRITION, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A FEW MORE THAN WE DID THIS TIME LAST YEAR.
IS THERE ANY TRENDS THAT YOU CAN EXPLAIN THAT, OR IS IT JUST HAPPENSTANCE? NO, I COULDN'T FIND ANY CONNECTION RIGHT NOW ON WHY ANYONE IS LEAVING.
AND AGAIN, WHEN WE DO THE EXIT INTERVIEW, WE WILL JUST ASK A SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
AND AGAIN, IT'S VOLUNTARY ON WHAT INFORMATION THEY SHARE WITH US.
BUT AT THIS TIME, I DON'T HAVE ANY.
I HAVEN'T BEEN A SOLE POINT OF IT'S BECAUSE OF THIS THAT I'M SEEING A SPIKE IN PEOPLE LEAVING.
WELL, I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHY YOU HAVE THE CATEGORY OF PERSONAL REASONS.
I PROBABLY WOULD USE IT MYSELF.
BUT SITTING IN THIS CHAIR, I HATE THAT REASON.
BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T, WE DON'T GET INSIGHT INTO WHAT MIGHT HAVE PROMPTED IT.
BUT IT'S COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE.
I JUST WANT TO SAY IT'S JUST HARD.
THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE.
COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ? NO? COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH? JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE MAKING GOOD EFFORTS AND YOU'RE PERSONALLY VERY WELL WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION.
DO YOU ALL, USE OUTSIDE RECRUITERS OR HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT USING OUTSIDE RECRUITERS, TO SOLICIT FOLKS IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND IN DIFFERENT AREAS? SO, I THINK RIGHT NOW WE'RE EXPLORING ALL KINDS OF OPTIONS TO GET OUR MESSAGING OUT THERE.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE WOULD UTILIZE AN OUTSIDE RECRUITER.
WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS A LOT OF WORD OF MOUTH.
SO, EITHER SOMEONE KNOWS A POLICE OFFICER OR DALLAS POLICE OFFICER THAT HAS ALSO HELPED WITH OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS, BUT AS FAR AS UTILIZING A SOLE SOURCE OR SOME TYPE OF VENDOR FOR OUTSIDE RECRUITING, I THINK WE DO HAVE MESSAGING WITH OUR BRANDING.
YES, AS WELL AS WE HAVE TALKED TO AT LEAST TWO OR THREE COMPANIES THAT HAVE OFFERED THEIR SERVICES FOR CONTRACT.
NUMBER ONE, THOSE CONTRACTS ARE EXTREMELY HIGH.
AND IT IS OUR FINDING THAT MOST OF THEM HAVE DEALT WITH RECRUITING CORRECTIONS OFFICERS.
AND SO, IN MY KNOWING ABOUT CORRECTIONS, I'M LIKE RECRUITING A POLICE OFFICER AND A CORRECTION OR TWO.
AND THEY'VE HAD SUCCESS AND THEY'VE SHOWN US THE SUCCESS IN DETENTION SERVICES.
BUT WE HAVEN'T FOUND ONE YET THAT WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR DPD.
AND THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN OUR EFFORTS, WE ARE BRINGING PEOPLE THROUGH THE DOOR.
AND SO, WE'VE HAD GREAT SUCCESS. AGAIN, AS MAJOR SAID, WE ARE WORKING ON A LOT OF EFFORTS TO HAVE THAT BE A MORE PERSONABLE EXPERIENCE WITH PEOPLE BECAUSE WE HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS WHAT WORKS BEST.
AND THE REASON I MENTION THAT IS NOT TO... IT'S TO ENHANCE THE RECRUITING, INTO OUTSIDE AREAS BECAUSE THERE'S A BASED ON THE ECONOMY, BASED ON WHAT'S GOING ON, JUST GENERALLY IN THE COUNTRY, I THINK THERE MAY BE A LOT OF INTEREST IN PEOPLE COMING TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD, AND SO, IF WE CAN ACCESS THEM, IF WE CAN SORT OF ENCOURAGE THEM. IF WE CAN PUBLICIZE THAT WE'RE OUT THERE REALLY SOLICITING FOLKS. AGAIN, IT'S JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO JUST...
IT'S JUST ANOTHER VOICE OUT THERE TO GET THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST TO ACTUALLY...
ADD TO THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST THAT WE ALREADY GOT.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER...MAYOR PRO-TEM? COUNCIL MEMBER BLEAR? NO. ALRIGHT, WELL, THE ONLY THING I'LL POINT OUT IS THE AMAZING NUMBER 03,398 OFFICERS, THAT IS MORE
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OFFICERS WE'VE HAD SINCE 2016.SO, GREAT JOB AND LET'S KEEP GOING.
OKAY, ITEM B IS THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS DALLAS UPDATE.
I THINK OUR FUNDRAISER SHOULD COME DOWN ALSO, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF BOND AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT.
AND BEFORE WE GET STARTED TODAY, I DID WANT TO JUST BRIEFLY START OFF WITH SOME GOOD NEWS AND PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK QT FOR THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THEIR RECENT GIFT OF $10 MILLION TO THIS PROJECT.
SO, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE STARTED OFF THE MEETING WITH SOME GOOD NEWS AND HOPEFULLY MORE TO COME LATER.
SO, WITH THAT, WE'LL START WITH THE MEMO.
OUR DESIGN PROCESS, WE ARE WORKING ON ON GETTING OUR GMP1.
THEY'RE BEING REVIEWED NOW, AND THEY'RE DUE TO OUR OFFICE, I BELIEVE, IN A WEEK, AND WE'RE STILL ON SCHEDULE TO TAKE THAT TO COUNCIL IN AUGUST.
THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY GMP2, WHICH IS THE FIRST PACKAGE THAT WILL INCLUDE THE BUILDINGS.
WE'RE STILL ON TRACK FOR THAT TO GO TO COUNCIL IN OCTOBER.
FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, OUR CMAR CONTINUES TO HAVE OUTREACH TO OUR CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR COMMUNITY FOR ANY OPPORTUNITIES THAT THAT THEY CAN HAVE TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS PROJECT.
IN TERMS OF THE SCHEDULE WORK, AGAIN WE'RE ON SCHEDULE WITH THE AWARDS THAT WE ARE ANTICIPATING TO TAKE TO COUNCIL AND I KNOW THERE'S BEEN TALK OF A NOVEMBER BOND PROGRAM AND THAT WE'LL HAVE MORE THERE'LL BE MORE INFORMATION ON THAT LATER IN THE WEEK. I BELIEVE WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT ON WEDNESDAY.
PUBLIC ART, WE'VE CONTINUED TO INCLUDE THIS IN THE MEMO.
THERE'S NO REAL CHANGE FOR THE PAST MONTH OR TWO ON THAT ONE, BUT WE DIDN'T WANT TO DROP THAT OFF, SO, THAT'S INCLUDED IN THE MEMO.
WITH OUR BUDGET, WE HAD THE $185 MILLION BUDGET THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PAST, AND WE HAVE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL THAT WE ARE NOW LOOKING AT A $227 MILLION OVERALL PROGRAM COST FOR THIS PROJECT.
AND THEN WITH THE PRIVATE FUNDRAISING AND I DID WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE TEAM THAT IS HERE TODAY.
THEY'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AND I JUST WANT TO THANK THEM AGAIN FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO DATE.
I THINK THAT'S THAT IS THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEMO.
SO, IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE'D LOVE TO TAKE THEM.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
I ASKED THE FUNDRAISES TO COME DOWN, REALLY TO CONGRATULATE YOU ON THE GREAT JOB ON QT, $10 MILLION AND I THINK I SAID THIS LAST MONTH, WE ARE GOING TO GO TROUGH EVERY MONTH, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT FOR FUNDING AND WE'VE GOT CITY OF DALLAS $50 MILLION FROM THE BOND AND TEXAS STATE GRANT WE HAD TWO FOR A TOTAL OF 25 MILLION.
CARRUTH, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, 10 MILLION.
QUICK TRIP, OUR VERY FIRST CORPORATE SPONSOR.
LIKE I HOPE THAT IS GREAT PEER PRESSURE FOR ALL THE OTHER AMAZING COMPANIES IN OUR CITY.
THEY HAVE JUST REALLY BEEN AN OUTSTANDING LEADER IN SUPPORTING PUBLIC SAFETY AND I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER CORPORATIONS THAT YOU'RE TALKING TO BUT THIS IS THE TIME.
BUT QT, AMAZING JOB BEING THE LEADER ON THAT.
AND THEN PRIVATE FUNDRAISING COMMITMENTS, YOU'VE GOT 11.5 MILLION.
AND SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTSTANDING WORK.
WE ALSO NEED A LITTLE BIT MORE FROM YOU.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE UP TO OR ANY WAY WE CAN HELP YOU? I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT, MADAM CHAIRMAN, IT'S THE COUNCIL.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE COUNCIL TO GET OUT AND BE THE CHEERLEADERS ON THIS PROJECT.
NUMBER ONE, IF YOUR CITY IS NOT SAFE, CORPORATE PEOPLE ARE NOT GOING TO COME TO DALLAS.
AND YOU'VE GOT TO SEND A MESSAGE THAT THIS IS A SAFE CITY.
AND TO BE A SAFE CITY, YOU HAVE A PROPER CITY, AN ECONOMIC CITY.
SO, BE OUR CHEERLEADERS AND MAKE SURE YOU GET IN YOUR NEWSLETTER, PUT EVERYTHING OUT, AND MAKE SURE THE CORPORATE DID THEIR QUICK TRIP.
FOR SOMEONE IN OKLAHOMA WHO DON'T PUT MORE THAN $10 MILLION, $14 MILLION IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY, IT SHOULD BE SOMETHING TO SHOW THAT CITY OF DALLAS IS GOING TO BE A SAFE CITY.
JENNIFER, YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU, CHAIR.
AGAIN, IT WAS AN EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT WITH QUICK TRIP, SO, WE'RE THRILLED WITH THAT.
WE'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT BOTH TO THE DALLAS
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CHAMBER AND TO THE DALLAS CITIZENS COUNCIL, SO, WE ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD TO INDIVIDUALLY MEET WITH CORPORATIONS.AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW A CORPORATION HAS STEPPED UP FOR OUR CITY TO KEEP THEIR EMPLOYEES SAFE IS KIND OF THEIR PILLAR AND SO, WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THE CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES. WE'RE CONTINUING TO MEET WITH FOUNDATIONS. I THINK WE'RE ON THE AGENDA FOR SEVERAL FOUNDATIONS WITHIN THE NEXT SIX TO NINE MONTHS. WE HAD A, I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND BUT LYNN MCVEAN, TENNELL ATKINS, WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH THE CITY STAFF WITH, TO UPDATE ROYCE WEST. SO, HE'S UPDATED REGARDING, BECAUSE OF THE STATE BEING SO INVOLVED IN THIS OPPORTUNITY.
WE'RE WORKING ON A TOOLKIT FOR ALL OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT IF YOU WANT TO HELP ASSIST WITH FUNDRAISING WITH OPPORTUNITIES OF $1,000 AND ABOVE WHEN YOU'RE OUT TALKING WITH THE COMMUNITY, SO, YOU'LL BE GETTING THAT RELATIVELY SOON.
WE DO HAVE NAMING OPPORTUNITIES FROM $1,000 UP TO $50 MILLION.
SO AGAIN, AS YOU SAID, WE'VE RAISED 31.5 OF THE 70 MILLION, WHICH IS THE PRIVATE FUNDRAISING PORTION.
SO, HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THE SUMMER WE'LL BE HALFWAY THERE, IF NOT A LITTLE MORE THAN THAT, AND THEN CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THE FALL.
WHO HAS ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER JOHNSON.
NOT A QUESTION, BUT I WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING.
THIS IS REMARKABLE TO HAVE THAT LEVEL OF DONATION AND COMMITMENT.
SO, A BIG KUDOS TO YOU GUYS, AND I AGREE WITH YOU FORMER MAYOR PRO TEM, THAT THIS IS A SAFE CITY, THE MANAGER THAT'S THE UH...
THE CITY MANAGER ALONG WITH THE MAYOR AND CHIEF COMEAUX HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB UH...
BRINGING VIOLENT CRIME DOWN. SO, UH...
THIS IS A SAFE CITY AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARD MAKING IT EVEN SAFER. SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WE DEFINITELY WANT BUSINESSES TO COME TO OUR CITY SO THANK YOU SO MUCH TO CONTINUE TO DO A GREAT WORK.
THANK YOU CHAIR AND THANK YOU ALL FOR THE PRESENTATION, EXCITED TO GET THIS STARTED AND WE GOT TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER. I KNOW THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT THE PUBLIC ART, AND SO JUST WANT TO SEE WHERE WE ARE ON THE PUBLIC ART COMPONENT AS FAR AS THE PROJECT IS CONCERNED.
SURE, SO THERE REALLY HASN'T BEEN ANY CHANGE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC ART PORTION OF IT. THE FUNDING FOR THE PUBLIC ART WAS ACTUALLY APPROVED IN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET, SO, IF THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE, THEN THAT WOULD NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND THAT WOULD BE A COUNCIL ACTION OR A COUNCIL REQUEST.
AND JENNIFER THANK YOU FOR PREPARING THAT PRESENTATION. I THINK THAT'S GOING TO BE REALLY HELPFUL TO US TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE DOLLARS COMMITTED. SO, THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER BLAIR? AGAIN, THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR, I KNOW I DON'T HAVE TO SPEAK BUT I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I DON'T REALLY HAVE QUESTIONS. I DO AGAIN HAVE, JUST LIKE CHAIR JOHNSON SAID, THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR THE FUNDRAISING THAT MISS MCBEE, MISS GARSON AND OUR HONORABLE ATKINS HAS DONE.
THE TOOLKIT, YES AS SOON AS IT'S AVAILABLE I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE IT BECAUSE YES DALLAS IS A SAFE CITY.
WE HAVE MADE GREAT STRIDES IN GETTING OUR CITY IN A PLACE OF COMFORT.
AND THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINALLY GIVE A PROMISE, A 30-YEAR PROMISE, TO THE FINE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE LED THE PATROL AND KEEPING US SAFE AND CHANGING THE TRAJECTORY OF CRIME IN OUR CITY.
SO, ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO IN ORDER TO BE OF BENEFIT IN THAT FUNDRAISING PROCESS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
AND THANK YOU AGAIN FOR ALL THE WORK YOU'VE DONE AND ALL THE HARD WORK YOU'RE DOING.
IT IS APPRECIATED, AND IT IS SEEN.
AGAIN, WE ALL ARE THANKING YOU AND WE SHOULD, BUT WHAT'S REALLY UNUSUAL I THINK ABOUT THIS FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE IS HOW UNIQUELY QUALIFIED YOU ARE TO TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN DALLAS.
LITERALLY, JENNIFER, YOU WERE THE PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR FOR THE FOR THE CITY AND AND TENNELLE, YOU HAVE BEEN A HUGE CHAMPION THROUGH YOUR MANY MANY YEARS ON COUNCIL AND THEN EVEN WITH LIMIT B, I MEAN YOU KNOW ALL OF YOU HAVE GREAT TIES TO THE PHILANTHROPIC COMMUNITY. SO, WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO HAVE YOU
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SPECIFICALLY LEADING IT, BUT MORE PEOPLE NEEDED AND, YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALL HANDS-ON DECK.I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, JENNIFER, JENNY, ON THE THIRD PAGE FOR NEXT STEPS.
YOU HAVE THE BRIEFING ON JUNE 10TH.
THIS IS OBVIOUSLY IN AN AGENDA MEETING, NOT A BRIEFING MEETING.
SO, YEAH, WE WERE PLANNING ON COMING ON THE 17TH.
AND THEN YOU HAVE A SET DATE FOR THE RIBBON CUTTING FOR THE GROUND BREAKING? I'M SORRY? ON SEPTEMBER 3RD, YES, THERE'LL BE A, I THINK THAT THE FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE IS WORKING ON A SAVE THE DATE AND THEY SHOULD, I THINK THIS WEEK OR EARLY NEXT WEEK, EXPECT TO GET THAT OUT.
AND THEN I HATE TO EVEN BRING THIS UP, BUT, YOU KNOW, I DO BELIEVE THERE'LL BE A BUDGET AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE ART FROM THIS PROJECT SO THOSE DOLLARS CAN GO TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW MANY MUSEUMS HAVE LOTS OF ART IN STORAGE AND PERHAPS THERE WOULD BE A LONG-TERM LENDING BUT GIVEN THE ISSUES THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WITH CITY HALL, IT'S NOT A BIG STEP TO SAY IT COULD BE THAT THE POLICE MEMORIAL WOULD BE MOVED, HAS THERE BEEN A CONSIDERATION THAT THERE BE A PLACE FOR THAT AT THE ACADEMY? I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS YET, BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY, WE'LL START BRINGING THAT UP AND FIGURING OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO THERE.
YEAH, DURING OUR PROCESS, WE ARE LOOKING AT AN AREA THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY DO A MEMORIAL PIECE ON THAT ON THE CAMPUS.
AND YOU'VE CONSIDERED THE SIZE AND SUNLIGHT OF OUR VERY EXTRAORDINARY POLICE MEMORIAL? ABSOLUTELY.
AND JUST FOR THE PUBLIC, THE FIRE MEMORIAL IS AT THE FIRE ACADEMY. SO, JUST TO NOTE THAT.
OKAY ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT MONTH. ITEM C.
THIS IS THE VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN UPDATE.
GOOD MORNING, OR GOOD AFTERNOON RATHER.
I'M DEPUTY CHIEF FOR TACTICAL INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU HERE WITH THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M JOINED TODAY BY MAJOR BISHOP, ASSISTANT CHIEF KATRINA SHEDD, AND I HAVE MY COUNTERPARTS AND COLLEAGUES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, SAN ANTONIO.
WANT TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? YEAH, GOOD TO SEE EVERYONE AGAIN.
I'M MIKE SMITH AND MY COLLEAGUE, ROB TELLIER.
FROM THE TOP, WE'LL JUST START AT PAGE THREE, PLEASE.
OVERALL, THE BACKGROUND FOR THE SUMMARY OF MAY, DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THE OVERALL CRIME, VIOLENT CRIME DOWN, CRIME RATES DOWN BY 6.2% YEAR TO DATE.
AND WHAT WE'VE CONTRIBUTED TO THAT FOR THE YEAR IS A COUPLE OF OPERATIONS THAT TARGETED INDIVIDUALS WHERE THEY WERE.
AND WE WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THAT.
OPERATION SAFE STREETS WITH A TOTAL OF 397 TOTAL ARRESTS.
AND OPERATION SOTERIA SHIELD, WHICH IN THE END, THE VIOLENT CRIME AMONG THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS GAVE US A REDUCTION OF A TOTAL OF 50% WITH, AND JUST IN RAW NUMBERS, WITH JUST 42 LESS VICTIMS. NEXT PAGE.
LOOKING OVER THIS CHART WERE THE IMPACT RESULTS FOR VIOLENT CRIME OVERALL FROM 25 TO 25.
HIGHLIGHT ON THIS IS THE 42 PERCENT REDUCTION IN OVERALL ROBBERIES OF BUSINESSES AND THEN AT THE TOP IF YOU WOULD LOOK AND SEE THAT THE TOTAL VIOLENT CRIME WOULD BE A TOTAL OF NEGATIVE 6.2 PERCENT.
NEXT SLIDE. FOR OUR NEIGHBORS OF VIOLENT CRIME SOME OF THE, THE TOP THREE, IF YOU WILL, LOOKING AT MURDER AS OF MAY 31ST, 2026, THOSE NON-FAMILY VIOLENCE MURDERS IN DALLAS HAVE DECREASED BY 3.5%, WHICH IS JUST IN JUST RAW NUMBERS IS TOTALLY JUST 2 LESS VICTIMS. WE'RE FLAT AND WE'RE ZERO FOR MURDERS AMONGST FAMILY VIOLENCE.
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LOOKING DOWN AT OUR ROBBERIES.DOING REALLY WELL HERE. OVERALL ROBBERIES DOWN AT 16% FOR YEAR TO DATE. AND AMAZINGLY, WITH A 129 TOTAL FEW VICTIMS IN THIS ONE. AND THEN THE ASTERISKS THAT I HAD EARLIER IN THE PREVIOUS PAGE WITH THE 42% IN THOSE BUSINESS ROBBERIES AND INDIVIDUAL ROBBERIES, A TOTAL 61 LESS VICTIMS. AGGREGATED ASSAULTS, AGAIN, JUST DOWN A LITTLE BIT LESS THAN WHAT WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE, BUT WE'RE JUST DOWN 1% BUT THAT JUST EQUATED TO 34 FEWER VICTIMS AS A WHOLE.
LOOKING AT THAT FROM THE FAMILY VIOLENCE PERSPECTIVE, A NEGATIVE 4%. AND SO, WE'RE DOWN 70 YEAR TO DATE. NEXT SLIDE.
THE CRIME TRENDS FROM THE BEGINNING IN 2021, WE'RE LOOKING AT A FIVE-YEAR SPAN ON THIS ONE.
OVERALL, IT'S A DOWNWARD TREND IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMES.
SO, IN 2025, WE HAD 523 INCIDENCES COMPARED TO THIS LAST MONTH, RATHER, 508.
OVERALL, ANOTHER DOWNWARD TREND IN THIS TOTAL NUMBER OF VICTIMS FROM 2025, WHICH WAS MAY, UH 628 AND THEN MAY OF 2026 AND 618.
ONE OF THE ASTERISKS ON THIS AND I WANTED TO PUSH OUT THAT WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THESE CRIME REDUCTIONS AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE TIME TREND ON THE LEFT OF THE SCREEN FROM 2021 IN JANUARY TO 2026 I WOULD CONTINUE TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT DROP HERE BUT WE'RE MAKING THESE REDUCTIONS AS THE CITY CONTINUES TO ADD RESIDENTS. SO, LOOKING AT THAT STATISTICALLY IT'S A CONTINUAL DROP OF THE, OF OUR VICTIMS AS OUR CITY CONTINUES TO GROW IN ITS POPULATION.
AND LOOKING AT THE NEXT ONE, NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO, THIS IS OUR VICTIM COUNT 2021 AND 2026.
THAT JUST SHOWS YOU ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE, THE NEIGHBORS' OFFENSES FROM 21 TO 26.
I CONTINUE TO DROP SIGNIFICANTLY. WHEN WE BEGAN IN 2021 WITH 977. AND THEN WHEN WE ENDED UP AT THE VERY END AS WE ARE LOOKING AT IT NOW, YEAR TO DAY, OUR VICTIMS COUNT 0F 618. WHICH IS 359 OR EQUATING TO 36% REDUCTION ON THAT ONE. THE FAR RIGHT-HAND SIDE WILL JUST GIVE YOU THE PERCENTAGES OVER THOSE FIVE YEARS.
AND THAT WILL BE THERE FOR YOUR REVIEW.
THE VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THIS PRESENTATION IS OUR FOCUS DETERRENCE.
WE'RE NOW IN OUR SIXTH SESSION WITH 99 ACTIVE FOCUS DETERRENCE CLIENTS.
WE HAD 191 TOTAL PARTICIPANT CONTACTS AND 40 TOTAL REFERRALS.
NEXT TO THAT, THE FDNO, WHICH IS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH AND OUR JAIL NOTIFICATIONS, OUR DEPARTMENTAL LIEUTENANT AND OUR CASEWORKER WORKING WITH THE DA'S OFFICE, NOW HAS THEIR FOCUS DETERRENCE MANAGER AND WE HAVE THIS VOICE OF HOPE AND VOICE OF PAIN PARTNERS HAVE CONTINUED TO DO THOSE OUTREACHES AND REACH THOSE PEOPLE THOSE FOLKS UH...
OUR ACT THAT TEAM DID AN EXCELLENT JOB AND THEY ACT WENT OUT TO THE FORMERLY KNOWN UH...
ZUMWALT MIDDLE SCHOOL WHICH IS NOW UH...
THEY HAD AN END OF YEAR EVENT OUT THERE. WE TALKED TO THE STUDENTS AND ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE PARENTS AND HAD A VERY GOOD INTERACTION FOR THOSE AND WE WERE REALLY PROUD OF THOSE.
PNI AND OUR PSN CONTINUE TO DO VERY GOOD WORK IN THEIR GRIDS AND IN THEIR ACTUAL LOCATIONS.
SO, THAT IS IT FOR OUR PRESENTATION.
I WILL LEAVE IT OPEN NOW TO QUESTIONS.
WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER STEWART.
REALLY, IT'S JUST A CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN.
WE REALLY HAVE FOUND THE SECRET SAUCE, IT LOOKS LIKE, AND THAT'S THANKS TO YOU ALL FROM UT SAN ANTONIO.
THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US AND FINDING WHAT THAT COMBINATION, I THINK OBVIOUSLY IT'S THE FOCUS DETERRENCE AS WELL AS THE GRIDS AND THEN THE PNI, AND THOSE THREE THINGS HAVE COME TOGETHER REALLY, REALLY WELL FOR THIS CITY, AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND SAY THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ? NO? I DO HAVE A QUESTION SINCE I BROUGHT THIS UP LAST MONTH.
ON SLIDE 8, FOR THE SUSPECT'S AGE 10 THROUGH 16 AND 17 THROUGH 19, DID THAT GO UP
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SINCE THE LAST TIME WE MET? NO, SO, WE DID A LITTLE BIT MORE DIGGING ON THAT ONE AND THAT AGE WHEN WE PUT THAT GROUPING IN THERE, 10 TO 6, IT JUST THREW UP A LOT OF BELLS AND WHISTLES FOR US AND WHEN WE TOOK A DEEPER DIVE INTO THAT.THAT ACTUAL COUNT IS ACTUALLY JUST FOUR WHERE WE HAD BACK IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
WE HAD ONE 15-YEAR-OLD WHO WAS A SUSPECT, AND THEN WE HAD THREE WHO WERE 16 YEARS OLD.
SO, THAT GIVES US OUR TOTAL OF FOUR.
SO, IT WASN'T THAT SMALLER AN AGE GROUP, BUT WE ARE LOOKING AT 15-AND 16-YEAR-OLDS.
SO, YOU'RE LOOKING AT 9TH, 10TH GRADERS ON THAT ONE.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH? CHAIRMAN, JOHNSON? NO? OK.
WELL, I'LL JUST SAY, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER CADENA, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE AGE RANGES, 10 THROUGH 16, 17 THROUGH 19, AND YOU SEE THAT 40% OF OUR SUSPECTS ARE THAT YOUNG, WE NEED TO SEE WHAT ELSE WE CAN BE DOING.
WHETHER IT'S FROM THE PARENT SIDE, WHETHER IT'S DIRECTLY TO THE KIDS, BUT SOMETHING'S NOT GOING WELL.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S DALLAS, I THINK THAT'S A SOCIETY THING.
BUT WHATEVER WE CAN DO TO SORT OF FOCUS IN ON THERE, I THINK IS REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT.
PAGE NINE, I THINK IS FASCINATING.
AND THIS GOES REALLY TO THE THING THAT I LOVE TO TALK ABOUT, WHICH IS HOW WHEN YOU GUYS ARE SHOWING YOUR CRIME STATS, AND YOU'RE TRYING TO SHOW HOW YOU'RE DOING THIS YEAR, YOU'RE DEALING WITH YEAR OVER YEAR.
SO, WE'VE HAD MASSIVE REDUCTIONS.
AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THESE MAY TOTALS AND YOU SEE IN 2022, THAT WE HAD 1,109 VIOLENT CRIMES AND THEN THIS YEAR, WELL, WE'LL DO 2025 SINCE IT'S A FULL YEAR, 628 AND THESE ARE MAY NUMBERS, THIS YEAR 618.
I MEAN TO YEAR AFTER YEAR BE ABLE TO REDUCE THAT, I MEAN IT JUST GETS HARDER EVERY YEAR AND SO, YOU'RE DOING IT AND I JUST THINK THAT'S REALLY REMARKABLE AND KEEP GOING.
OKAY, I THINK YOU GOT OFF EASY.
OKAY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION.
WELL, I'M EXCITED FOR ITEM BRIEFING D.
THIS IS THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER, AND MANY OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT THEY ARE A VERY CLOSE PARTNER WITH DPD AND WITH OUR CITY IN REALLY ADDRESSING CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND PROTECTING VICTIMS THAT ARE SO YOUNG, BUT THEY POSTED A REPORT ABOUT SOME OF THE WORK THEY WERE DOING AND I WAS LIKE, OH, YOU'VE GOT TO COME TELL YOUR STORY TO US.
AND SO, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE FOR HOSTING US AND FOR THE INVITATION.
MY NAME IS LORI ALLEN AND I SERVE AS PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER.
AND IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR, THIS IS A TRANSFORMATIONAL AND LIFE-SAVING MISSION THAT WE HAVE.
SO, THANK YOU FOR THE WONDERFUL INTRODUCTION.
I DO SERVE WITH A FANTASTIC TEAM THAT REPRESENTS WHAT I THINK IS THE BEST CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IN THE COUNTRY.
THERE ARE NEARLY 1,000 OF THEM ACROSS THE UNITED STATES, AND DALLAS HAS BEEN HERE FOR 35 YEARS.
SO, I WILL BE SHARING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR MISSION, BUT THEN OF COURSE...
I'LL WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS OR REMARKS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THE END.
YOU CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, WHICH IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE DONE.
SO, THE REALITY IN DALLAS COUNTY IS THAT IT'S NO DIFFERENT FROM ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SUFFERING IN SILENCE, AND OFTEN THOSE REPORTS ARE MADE, BUT OFTENTIMES THEY ARE NOT.
AND OVER THE DECADES, WE'VE SEEN A BETTER EDUCATED PUBLIC ON HOW TO REPORT CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT.
THANKFULLY, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE NEARLY 30,000 REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPORTED TO CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES EACH YEAR.
AND IN 2025, YOU CAN SEE THAT NUMBER REFLECTED.
AND THAT'S FOR THE JUST OVER 630,000 CHILDREN HERE IN DALLAS COUNTY.
SO, WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE REPORTS COME IN REALLY MATTER? AND I'M PROUD THAT I'VE BEEN A PART OF THIS WORK FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.
AND I HAVE SEEN THE PROGRESS IN THE COORDINATED RESPONSE THROUGH CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS AND DALLAS BEING ONE OF THOSE THAT HAS REALLY BEEN A NORTH STAR IN HOW TO DO THIS WORK AND TO DO IT WELL AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMISSION TO KNOW THAT IT WAS A MEMBER OF THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT LIEUTENANT BILL WALSH THAT WAS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AND SO
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ESTABLISHING THAT PARTNERSHIP RIGHT AWAY HAS REALLY LED TO DCAC BEING SO SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING THIS MISSION. SO, FOR... YOU CAN MOVE TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.SO, FOR DCAC'S RESPONSE, WHAT WE ARE DOING TODAY TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN DALLAS COUNTY IS WE ARE COORDINATING CASES THAT, AS A COLLECTIVE, WE SAY REALLY NEED DCAC'S ATTENTION.
AND THOSE WOULD INCLUDE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE, THAT HAVE WITNESSED HOMICIDE, THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED EGREGIOUS PHYSICAL ABUSE, OR HAVE EXPERIENCED SEX TRAFFICKING.
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTED MALTREATMENTS, THAT WOULD NECESSITATE A COORDINATED RESPONSE TO COME TO OUR DOORS.
YOU CAN SEE THAT OF THOSE CASES, THE 27,000, ALMOST 28,000, OUR TEAM COORDINATED JUST OVER 9,000 CASES.
OF THOSE, NEARLY 2,000 CAME IN FOR A FORENSIC INTERVIEW.
SO, THERE ARE CORE SERVICES THAT ARE FOUND IN EVERY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
I HAVE THE PLEASURE OF SERVING WITH THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE, AND I GET TO GO AROUND THE COUNTRY AND VISIT CACS, AS A PART OF THEIR ACCREDITATION PROCESS.
AND THOSE STANDARDS ARE SET BY NCA AND THAT INCLUDES FORENSIC INTERVIEWING, VICTIM ADVOCACY, TRAUMA THERAPY, MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS, AND THEN OF COURSE WITH THE VICTIM ADVOCACY PIECE BECOMES EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, AND COORDINATION THROUGHOUT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROCESS.
SO, WHEN YOU LOOK DOWN AT OUR SCOPE OF SERVICES AND WORK, OFTENTIMES THE ENTRY POINT IS A FORENSIC INTERVIEW.
AND THEN THE FAMILY GETS WRAPPED AROUND WITH SERVICES.
SO, JUST SHY OF 6,000 SUPPORT SERVICES FOR OUR CLIENTS, THAT COULD BE ADDRESSING IMMEDIATE NEEDS THAT COME AS A RESULT OF THIS CRIMINAL OFFENSE THAT THE CHILD HAS SUFFERED.
SO, IT COULD BE DISPLACEMENT FROM HOUSING.
IT COULD BE IMMEDIATE CLOTHING.
THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT FAMILIES MIGHT ENCOUNTER AS AN IMMEDIATE CONCRETE NEED, AND THAT'S WHAT OUR STAFF HELPS TO ADDRESS.
AND IN TERMS OF THERAPY HOURS, ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST.
AND SO, CACS HAVE BEEN KNOWN NATIONALLY OVER THE YEARS TO DEVELOP AS THE TRAUMA SPECIALISTS.
AND SO, OUR TEAM KNOWS HOW TO WORK WITH VERY SPECIALIZED MODALITIES TO ADDRESS THESE SORTS OF UNIMAGINABLE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT IN A MANNER THAT IS VERY EFFECTIVE TO ADDRESS THEIR SYMPTOMS THAT COME FROM THIS TRAUMA.
AGAIN, DCAC HAS BEEN A PART OF DALLAS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF DALLAS FOR 35 YEARS AND I CAN TELL YOU FIRSTHAND I WAS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF CARE.
I STARTED MY CAREER AS A CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR AND I SAW THE THEN AND I AM THANKFUL THAT I AM SEEING THE NOW.
THE THEN WAS OPERATING IN SILOS.
IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR A CHILD TO EXPERIENCE SOMETHING LIKE SEXUAL ABUSE, TO BE INTERVIEWED BY A CHILD PROTECTIVE INVESTIGATOR AT SCHOOL OR AT HOME, AND THEN TO BE FOLLOW-UP INTERVIEWED BY A DETECTIVE AFTER THEY TALK TO A DEPUTY OR A PATROL OFFICER, AND THEN TO GO TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM AND TALK TO A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS IN AN ER.
IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT THE THEN MODEL, A CHILD COULD BE INTERVIEWED ANYWHERE BETWEEN 6 TO 12 TIMES DURING THAT INITIAL RESPONSE.
THE NOW BRINGS A TRAUMA-INFORMED SYSTEM OF CARE.
FOR A CHILD TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAFE TRAUMA-SENSITIVE SPACE LIKE DCAC, TO HAVE A ONE INTERVIEW AT A FORENSIC SOUND MANNER WITH SOMEONE WHO IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO TALK TO CHILDREN, AND THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, PROSECUTORS, WHOEVER IT NEEDS THAT IS A PART OF THAT MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM.
THEY CAN WATCH THAT INTERVIEW, AND THE CHILD DOESN'T HAVE TO BE RE TRAUMATIZED BY RETELLING THEIR STORY OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
AND IN THAT ONE SPACE, THAT CHILD CAN BE WRAPPED AROUND WITH THE SERVICES THAT THEY NEED. AND THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS COORDINATION MATTERS, AND I'M SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER AND THE DALLAS COMMUNITY, BECAUSE THE COORDINATION THAT WE HAVE HERE IS REALLY REPLICATED AND SHARED ACROSS THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE 30 JURISDICTIONS THAT WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH.
HOWEVER, HALF OF OUR CASES ORIGINATES WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS. SO, MANY OF THE PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE IN THE ROOM ARE WITH OUR TEAM AND WORK HAND IN HAND WITH THE TEAM AT THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER EVEN SERVING UNDER THE SAME ROOF. AND THEN YOU HAVE DFPS, WHO ALSO SERVES UNDER THE SAME ROOF AS DCAC'S TEAM, AND ARE ABLE TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY AS SOON AS THOSE ALLEGATIONS AND OUTCRIES ARE MADE.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP
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WITH CHILDREN'S REACH CLINIC.WE ARE SO BLESSED IN THIS COMMUNITY TO HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE BOARD CERTIFIED IN CHILD ABUSE PEDIATRICS, WHO CAN PROVIDE PHENOMENAL EXPERTISE AND BE ABLE TO SUPPORT CHILDREN THROUGH WHAT CAN BE A VERY DIFFICULT AND TRAUMATIC TIME, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT THEIR BODY IS OKAY.
AND THEN LASTLY, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DALLAS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IS VERY STRONG. WE ALSO HAVE A PROSECUTOR WHO IS HOUSED AT DCAC, WHO THEN WORKS IMMEDIATELY WITH ALL OF THE PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE CASES ARE COORDINATED FORWARD.
WHAT THIS COLLABORATIVE CHILD FOCUS APPROACH HAS SHOWN OVER THE YEARS AND THE FIRST CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER WAS ACTUALLY BORN OUT OF HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA BY A PROSECUTOR AND IT WAS FOCUSED ON THESE WHICH WE SEE EVERY DAY.
WE EACH HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN A SYSTEM OF CARE AND WE BENEFIT FROM NOT WORKING IN SILOS.
WE COMMUNICATE OPENLY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT RE-TRAUMATIZING THE CHILD AND THE FAMILY AND THAT NO CHILD IS FALLING THROUGH THE GAP.
WE ALSO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE ALL OF OUR RESPONSES COORDINATED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AS THEY GO THROUGH THESE VERY DIFFICULT PROCEEDINGS.
AND THEN, OF COURSE, WHAT WASN'T ALWAYS A PART OF THE SYSTEM OF CARE, BUT I AM SO GRATEFUL, HAS BECOME REALLY ONE OF THE KEYS AND THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS OF SUCCESS IS THE HEALING COMPONENT.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED IN THIS FIELD, IT WAS ALL ABOUT FORENSIC INTERVIEWS.
AND THEN VICTIM ADVOCATES WERE ADDED BECAUSE IT WAS SCARY TO GO TO COURT BY YOURSELF OR TO GO TO A DEPOSITION OR A TRIAL AND NOT HAVE SOMEONE TO SUPPORT YOU.
AND THEN IT BECAME, WELL, THESE KIDS REALLY NEED THE MECHANISM AND THE SPACE TO BE ABLE TO PROCESS.
ALL OF THESE THOUGHT DISTORTIONS THAT THEY HAVE, THAT SOMEHOW IT WAS THEIR FAULT, THAT THEY DESERVED IT, THERE WAS SHAME, THERE WAS GUILT, AND REALLY UNDERSTANDING THE BIOLOGY OF TRAUMA.
AND THANKFULLY, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM OF CLINICIANS WHO WORK WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND I'VE BEEN ABLE TO WITNESS HERE IN DALLAS FIRSTHAND WHEN CHILDREN SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETE THERAPY WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS, WE HOST A GRADUATION FOR THEM.
THEY CAN CHOOSE TO DO THAT PUBLICLY OR PRIVATELY.
EVERYBODY WHO'S AVAILABLE COMES DOWN.
WE CREATE KIND OF A TUNNEL OF LOVE AND HOPE WITH POM-POMS AND POSTERS AND ACCOLADES FOR THE COURAGE THAT THEY HAD TO NOT ONLY SEEK HELP, BUT TO THEN GO THROUGH THE DIFFICULT WORK OF THERAPY.
AND THE THERAPIST GETS TO SPEAK ABOUT THE CHILD WITH THEIR CAREGIVERS THERE.
THE CAREGIVER GETS TO AFFIRM THEIR BRAVERY IN THAT MOMENT.
AND THEN THEY RUN THROUGH THE TUNNEL AND THEY HAVE COME SUCH A FAR AND IT IS REALLY SOMETHING THAT I'M VERY PROUD OF TO BE A PART OF AS THIS TEAM.
SO, JUST SO AT A VERY HIGH LEVEL THAT THE COMMISSION UNDERSTANDS HOW THIS WORKS IS THAT REPORTS ARE RECEIVED EITHER TO LAW ENFORCEMENT DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THE STATEWIDE INTAKE PROCESS THROUGH DFPS.
THEN IMMEDIATELY OUR TEAM BEGINS WORKING THROUGH CASE COORDINATORS TO BRING KIDS IN WHENEVER THOSE CASE ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA EXIST.
FOR AN IMMEDIATE FORENSIC INTERVIEW.
SO, IF IT'S AT TWO O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING THAT AN OUTCRY IS MADE AND THAT CHILD IS UNSAFE, WE WILL MEET THEM AT DCAC AND PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
AND THEN OBVIOUSLY FROM THAT POINT, ONCE A SAFETY CONCERN IS IDENTIFIED, THEN WE START WORKING WITH THE TEAM ON JUSTICE, HEALING, AND SUPPORT.
WHAT I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU IS THAT I HAVE SEEN IN LOTS OF URBAN AREAS THAT THE DEMAND CONTINUES TO EXCEED THE SYSTEM CAPACITY.
THIS IS WHERE I WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU ALL AS PART OF THIS SUBCOMMITTEE AND WITH OUR PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE CAN DO TO MEET THAT NEED, UNFORTUNATELY, THAT EXCEEDS OUR CURRENT CAPACITY.
SO, OF THE NEARLY 10,000 CASES THAT WERE COORDINATED AND REVIEWED, JUST SHY OF 3,000 OF THEM WERE PURSUED, SO, THAT'S JUST SHY OF 30%.
THAT REALLY WOULD HAVE BENEFITED FROM A FORENSIC INTERVIEW AND A COORDINATED RESPONSE.
OUR PRIORITY TODAY IS SEXUAL ABUSE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE A NUMBER OF OTHER MALTREATMENTS THAT WE KNOW ARE IMPORTANT THAT NEED THAT KIND OF RESPONSE AND COORDINATION.
AND OF THOSE, A FRACTION ARE COMING IN FOR A FORENSIC INTERVIEW.
IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, THIS IS JUST KIND OF A SIDE-BY-SIDE OF THE INTAKE REPORTS THAT HAVE BEEN RECEIVED THUS FAR.
AND OF 2025 AND THOSE THAT I APOLOGIZE I BELIEVE THIS IS THROUGH 20 NO THIS IS 2025.
THE INTAKES REPORT THE CASES PURSUED AND OUR PURSUABLE RATE.
SO, THIS IS OUR TEAM AGAIN ON THE CASE PURSUED SIDE COORDINATING WITH OUR MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM PARTNERS TO GET KIDS INTO DCAC FOR AN INTERVIEW.
SO, YOU CAN SEE THE OTHER MALTREATMENTS THAT WE JUST DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY
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TO ADDRESS TODAY.IN ALIGNMENT WITH CAC TEXAS, OUR COMMITMENT IS EVERY CHILD, EVERY SERVICE, AND EVERY EFFORT.
SO, OUR ONE-YEAR, FIVE-YEAR, AND TEN-YEAR PLAN IS TO LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO TO BEST SERVE EVERY CHILD IN DALLAS COUNTY WHO HAS EXPERIENCED THIS SORT OF CRIME.
AND WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE OUR SERVICES MORE ACCESSIBLE? WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE OUR CAPACITY SUCH THAT EVERY CHILD THAT NEEDS THEIR VOICE HEARD HAS A SPACE TO BE HEARD.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE CAN PROVIDE EVERY SERVICE TO THE EXTENT NEEDED AT THE HIGHEST QUALITY THAT THEY DESERVE.
AND SO, YOU HAVE THE COMMITMENT FROM NOT ONLY MYSELF, BUT OUR ENTIRE TEAM, THAT WE ARE GOING TO MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY CHILD HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL SAFE, TO BE HEARD, AND TO HAVE JUSTICE.
AND AGAIN, PROTECTING CHILDREN TAKES ALL OF US.
I WAS AT A DALLAS REGIONAL CHAMBER EVENT LAST WEEK, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I NOTED THAT I BELIEVE ALL OF YOU HAVE SEEN IS THIS DRIVERS OF OPPORTUNITY WORKSHEET.
AND AGAIN, I'VE DONE THIS WORK FOR A WHILE, AND IT MADE ME THINK, WHERE DO WE FIT IN IN THE CONDITIONS THAT SHAPE OPPORTUNITY FOR DALLAS, FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS? AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN WE'VE SEEN STUDIES THAT HIGH, NOT ADDRESSING CHILD MALTREATMENT TO EVERY COMPONENT.
IT AFFECTS GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT.
IT IMPACTS HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, OPPORTUNITY-RICH NEIGHBORHOODS, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT TO ACCESS HEALTH CARE, AND OF COURSE, IT IMPACTS PUBLIC SAFETY AND WELL-BEING.
I'VE SEEN THE TRAJECTORY OF CHILDREN'S LIVES WHEN THEY DON'T GET THE SUPPORT OR THE SAFETY OR THE RECOVERY THAT THEY NEED, AND THOSE CYCLES TEND TO REPEAT ITSELF.
GENERATION AND GENERATION AND GENERATION OVER AGAIN.
BUT I HAVE ALSO WITNESSED IN MY CAREER, AND THIS IS WHAT DRIVES ME EVERY SINGLE DAY, IS THOSE CYCLES BEING BROKEN.
AND I HAVE SEEN FIRSTHAND THAT THIS MISSION WORKS.
I'VE SEEN CHILDREN WHO ARE NOW ADULTS WHO BRING THEIR CHILDREN BACK TO OUTREACH EVENTS, AND THEY STAND HAND IN HAND AND SAID, NOT ME AND NOT MY FAMILY, AND YOU OPEN THE DOOR TO THAT HOPE.
AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND AS BEING VERY VALUABLE.
BUT IT DOES TAKE A CONTINUED SYSTEM RESPONSE.
IT TAKES A COMMITMENT FOR ALL OF US FOR HEALING AND SUPPORT.
AND OF COURSE, OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
WE ARE SO PROUD OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DO, EVEN OUTSIDE OF THE INVESTIGATIVE RESPONSE, TO PROVIDE HOPE AT CHRISTMAS AND THE HOLIDAYS, OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENTS, AND OUR VOLUNTEERS AND DONORS THAT MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WHEN SYSTEMS ARE STRONG, OBVIOUSLY, ALL OF IT WORKS TOGETHER.
WE HAVE BETTER INVESTIGATIONS, BETTER PROSECUTORIAL OUTCOMES IN CHILDREN THAT ARE NOT TRYING TO HEAL FROM THEIR CHILDHOODS INTO ADULTHOODS.
SO, I DON'T THINK I NEED TO CONVINCE THIS COUNCIL THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT WORK.
I CAN SEE IT ON ALL OF YOUR AFFIRMATIONS.
BUT THESE ARE JUST, AGAIN, MORE POINTS TO DRIVE HOME HOW CRITICAL THIS MISSION IS.
I WANT TO END THE PRESENTATION HERE WITH THE LAST SLIDE AND SHARE AGAIN ABOUT DALLAS BEING THE PLACE WHERE SO MANY LEARN FROM AND WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO REALLY IMPACT THIS WORK NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.
THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN'S CONFERENCE IS ENTERING ITS 38TH YEAR THIS AUGUST, AND IT IS A PLACE WHERE THOUSANDS OF PROFESSIONALS WHO DO THIS WORK COME TO THE CITY OF DALLAS TO LEARN AND GROW.
AND I MYSELF EXPERIENCED AS A PROFESSIONAL, WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER CAREER-ALTERING WORKSHOPS AND EXPERIENCES THAT REALLY HELPED ME NAVIGATE IN MY CAREER.
AND I'VE HEARD EVEN AS RECENTLY AS LAST WEEK, A DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHO SAID THE SAME IN THEIR EXPERIENCE AT THIS CONFERENCE.
SO, AGAIN, JUST ANOTHER THING THAT WE AS A CITY SHOULD BE SO PROUD OF, THAT IT IS TRULY THE BEST CONFERENCE INTERNATIONALLY WHERE THIS PRACTICE IS ELEVATED AND WHERE CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE, THAT BUTTERFLY EFFECT IS REALLY IMPACTED ALL ACROSS THE WORLD BECAUSE OF THE PRACTICE THAT'S SHAPED HERE IN DALLAS.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE JUST A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT WE DO.
WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU COME AND VISIT US AT DCAC SO YOU CAN SEE THE WORK FIRSTHAND AND SEE THE SPACE.
AND I'D OFFER ANY TIME FOR QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
I ALSO WILL ECHO, IF YOU ARE IN THIS COMMITTEE. IF YOU GET A CHANCE, PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, GO HAVE A TOUR.
IT'S REALLY REMARKABLE AND WILL DEFINITELY TOUCH YOUR
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HEART. ALSO, I ATTENDED ONE YEAR THE CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN CONFERENCE. IT'S RIGHT HERE DOWNTOWN. IT IS REMARKABLE.OVER AND OVER, I HEARD LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER SAY, HOW ONE TIME ATTENDING, AND THEY WHERE JUST IN LIKE A ROTATION AND SAY THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE DOING. AND SO, I REALLY DO THINK IT'S WORTHWHILE FOR YOUR TIME TO GO, BUT ALSO, WHAT A LEGACY FROM BILL WALSH.
ABSOLUTELY, AND IT'S AN HONOR.
I WANT TO ALSO CALL OUT THE COLLIN COUNTY ADVOCACY CENTER.
THE 52,000 PEOPLE IN DALLAS AND FAR NORTH DALLAS ARE SERVED BY THEM.
AND THEN IN THE DENTON COUNTY SIDE, THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER FOR NORTH TEXAS ALSO, BOTH DOING GREAT WORK BUT MUCH SMALLER THAN YOUR ORGANIZATION. I KNOW YOU ARE A A GREAT PARTNER WITH THEM.
ABSOLUTELY HAVE A VERY STRONG REGIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH ALL OF THE CACS FROM ROCKWALL TO TARRANT COUNTY AND I JUST HAD BREAKFAST WITH DAN LAST WEEK FROM COLLIN COUNTY AND WE CONTINUE TO SHARE OUR RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIP.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. DID YOU WANT TO SAY BEFORE WE ASK ANY QUESTIONS, HOW COULD PEOPLE GET INVOLVED EITHER VOLUNTEERING, DONATING OR DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC ASK OF THE CITY THAT YOU'D LIKE TO EXPLORE? OH, I HAVE LOTS OF ASKED.
PROBABLY WAY MORE THAN TIME THAT I HAVE YES, THAT'S RIGHT.
BUT YES, WE HAVE REALLY COMPREHENSIVE PLANS THAT ARE SHAPING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY.
YOU KNOW WE HAVE ONE LOCATION AND FOR A METROPLEX THE SIZE THAT WE HAVE WE OBVIOUSLY NEED TO EXPLORE WHERE FAMILIES CAN ACCESS THESE SERVICES EASIER.
WE SURE NEED TO TALK ABOUT CAPACITY AS WELL.
WE HAVE A TEAM OF NINE FORENSIC INTERVIEWERS.
I CAN SEE THAT TRIPLING IN THE NEXT TEN YEARS IN TERMS OF NEEDS OF CHILDREN THAT NEED TO HAVE THAT SAFE SPACE TO BE ABLE TO TELL THEIR STORY.
SO, LOTS OF THINGS THAT WE HAVE THAT I'D LOVE TO SHARE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN WITH YOU ONCE WE FINISH.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT PLACE TO TALK ABOUT COMPREHENSIVELY COORDINATING HOW THE CITY OF DALLAS CAN BE A PARTNER IN HELPING ACHIEVE THOSE TASKS.
BUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED TODAY, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AT THE CONFERENCE.
WE ALWAYS NEED VOLUNTEERS THERE.
THAT'S A GREAT PLACE JUST LIKE MADAM CHAIR SAID, YOU KNOW, TO LEARN AND TO SEE FIRSTHAND.
IF YOU GO TO OUR WEBSITE YOU CAN FIND FOR ANYONE IN THE ROOM AND LISTENING, OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH THEIR DCAC.ORG TO DONATE AND TO VOLUNTEER AND GET INVOLVED. I ALSO BROUGHT BUSINESS CARDS THAT I'LL BE HAPPY TO LEAVE. ALL OF YOU FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME PERSONALLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE AND TO GET INVOLVED, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A PART OF OUR EXTENDED FAMILY AND TEAM.
THANK YOU. OK. WHOSE GOT QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ.
I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OUT. I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, FOR THE INFORMATION, JUST ECHO MADAM CHAIR YOUR REMARKS. I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE WORK THAT YOU ALL DO.
I'VE BEEN TO THE FACILITY MULTIPLE TIMES, AND AS AN ATTORNEY WHO HAS REPRESENTED CHILDREN IN COUNTLESS JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CASES, AND AS A GUARDIAN AD LITEM REPRESENTING CHILDREN UNDER CONSERVATORSHIP, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND CPS CASES, I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE DEVASTATING IMPACT THAT ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND TRAUMA CAN HAVE ON A CHILD'S LIFE.
I'VE ALSO SEEN THE DIFFERENCE THAT COMPASSIONATE, TRAUMA-INFORMED INTERVENTION CAN MAKE.
THE WORK OF THE DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER IS CRITICAL TO ENSURING THAT SOME OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN RECEIVE THE SUPPORT AND SERVICES THAT THEY NEED TO HEAL AND THRIVE.
SO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO AS WELL. APPRECIATE THAT.
THANK YOU COUNCILMEMBER RESENDEZ.
I SORT OF KNEW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU DO, BUT THIS WAS A GREAT PRESENTATION.
AND THANK YOU ALSO, COUNCIL MEMBER RESENDEZ, FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO FOR THE CHILDREN IN OUR CITY AND IN OUR COUNTY.
AND THANK YOU, CHAIR, FOR BRINGING THIS TO THE...
THE COMMITTEE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
COUNCIL MEMBER CADENA? I JUST HAVE A COMMENT.
I USED TO WORK AT CHILDREN'S HEALTH SO I KNOW HOW MUCH WORK THAT Y'ALL DID WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTH WITH THE REACH CLINIC AND SO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR CHILDREN AND THE COMMUNITY AND SO, YOU KNOW IF THERE'S WAYS THAT WE CAN HELP PLEASE CONTINUE TO LET US KNOW THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH? JUST TO LEARN MORE ABOUT YOU. HOW ARE YOU ALL FUNDED? AND WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES ARE YOU NEEDING FINANCIALLY TO SORT OUT TO EXPAND AND TO PROMOTE THE WORK THAT YOU DO? THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.
I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE GETTING YOUR MONEY FROM, HOW MUCH MONEY YOU ALL NEED. WHAT KIND OF OPPORTUNITIES THERE ARE TO HELP US NOT ONLY FROM A COMMUNITY STAND POINT BUT A PERSONAL STAND POINT AND FUND RAISING.
SO, DALLAS CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER HAS A $14 MILLION BUDGET.
ABOUT HALF OF THAT IS FUNDED THROUGH CONTRACTS AND GRANTS.
A LARGE PORTION IN WHAT YOU SEE ACROSS THE COUNTRY, FOR NOT ONLY CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTERS, BUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND RAPE CRISIS CENTERS IS FUNDED
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THROUGH A FEDERAL FUND CALLED THE VICTIMS OF CRIME ACT, OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS VOCA.IF YOU JUST GOOGLE THAT, YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A VERY TUMULTUOUS FUND THAT HAS HUGE UPS AND DOWNS, AND IT MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS. RIGHT NOW, VOCA IS SUFFERING DEVASTATING CUTS.
AND SO MUCH SO, OUR NEIGHBORS IN OKLAHOMA, THEIR CHILD ADVOCACY CENTERS, THEY'VE BEEN HIGHLIGHTED IN A NUMBER OF NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS, HAVE SEEN 50% REDUCTIONS IN CAPACITY WHEN NONE OF US HAVE ROOM TO CUT OPERATIONS.
THANKFULLY, THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE HAS ASSISTED CACS IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND BRIDGED THE GAP.
AND THAT'S NOT A LONG-TERM FIX, HOWEVER.
AND SO, WE ARE VERY ANXIOUS TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THIS FUND IN THE FUTURE.
THERE IS FEDERAL LEGISLATION THAT'S CURRENTLY SITTING IN FRONT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FEDERALLY TO HELP PROPOSE A FIX TO THIS FUNDING PROBLEM.
IT HAS RECEIVED SUPPORT ON THE HOUSE SIDE, BUT IT IS YET TO BE, YOU KNOW, REMAIN UNSEEN WHETHER OR NOT THIS WILL BE A LONG-TERM FIX MOVING FORWARD.
SO, WHERE WE SEE A LOT OF CACS TURNING TO IS THEIR STATE AND THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE.
BECAUSE HALF OF OUR FUNDING COMES FROM THAT, THE OTHER HALF MEANS IT HAS TO BE PUBLICLY FUNDED OR FUNDRAISED.
SO, THIS IS A VERY LARGE, I MEAN, I PRACTICED MOST OF MY CAREER IN FLORIDA, IN THE CENTER THAT I CAME FROM, WAS OVERWHELMINGLY FUNDED BY CONTRACTS AND GRANTS FROM THE STATE AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
VERY LITTLE WAS PUBLICLY FUNDED.
SO, TO COME TO DALLAS AND SEE THAT HALF OF THE BUDGET IS RELIANT UPON PHILANTHROPIC EFFORTS, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NERVE-WRACKING, TO BE HONEST.
I MEAN, FOR SUCH A VITAL, CRITICAL NEED.
AND I'M GRATEFUL THAT DALLAS HAS ALWAYS STEPPED UP TO THE PLATE TO MAKE SURE THIS NEED IS TAKEN CARE OF.
BUT WHEN I REALLY LOOK AT WHAT WE COULD, FROM THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE NUMBER OF REPORTS, WE COULD EASILY TRIPLE OUR STAFF AND OUR CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO GET TO MORE OF THESE KIDS THAT ARE IN NEED IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS.
SO, IF I'M TELLING YOU OUR BUDGET TODAY IS $14 MILLION AND HALF OF THAT IS PRIVATELY FUNDED, POTENTIALLY $30 TO $40 MILLION IN 10 YEARS.
AND THAT'S IF WE DIDN'T GROW OUR POPULATION.
I EVEN HEARD AN ESTIMATE AT THE DRC THAT BY 2050 THE CHILD POPULATION IN DALLAS COUNTY WILL DOUBLE.
SO, I REALLY THINK WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR NOT ONLY RIGHT NOW, BUT WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.
AND WE ARE HERE TO WORK AS A TEAM AND TO WORK WITH THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE HERE IN DALLAS TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MEET THAT NEED.
BUT THAT'S WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY TODAY.
AND DO Y'ALL CO-OP WITH OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SOCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES THAT ARE PROVIDING, OR NON-GOVERNMENTAL INSTITUTIONS THAT ARE PROVIDING SIMILAR SERVICES SO THAT YOU CAN SORT OF BOOTSTRAP AND IMPROVE YOUR LEVERAGE IN GETTING EXTRA GRANTS AND EXTRA STUFF? ABSOLUTELY.
SO, WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH UT SOUTHWESTERN.
WE ACTUALLY JUST HAD A CONVERSATION LAST WEEK ABOUT PARTNERING TO PURSUE SOME FEDERAL GRANTS AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
AS YOU KNOW, JUST LIKE MANY OTHER AGENCIES IN THE SYSTEM OF CARE, WHAT WE PROVIDE IS VERY UNIQUE AND NOT DUPLICATED BY OTHER NONPROFITS AND WE EACH HAVE A VITAL PART TO PLAY AND IT'S NOT AS THOUGH THE TYPE OF THERAPY OR THE VICTIM ADVOCACY WORK OR THE FORENSIC INTERVIEWS IS BEING DONE BY ANYONE ELSE.
THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AND THIS IS OUR SPECIALTY.
AND WHEN IT COMES TO THERAPY FOR CAREGIVERS, I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH METRO CARE TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN GROW THAT PARTNERSHIP SO THAT PARENTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED, AND MANY OF THEM HAVE, THE SORT OF TRAUMA IN CHILDHOOD THAT THEY NOW ARE EXPERIENCING WITH THEIR CHILD AGAIN, BUT THEY NEVER HAD THE RESOURCES.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS SUCH AS THAT.
BUT WHENEVER IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL WORK THAT WE DO, WE'RE UNIQUE AND THERE REALLY ISN'T ANYONE DOING THAT DUPLICITOUSLY.
CHAIR MENDELSOHN? THANK YOU CHAIR. GREAT WORK THAT YOU DO. AND I AGREE WITH WHAT YOU DO. I WAS READING ONE OF YOUR SLIDES, STRONG OUT COMES DEPEND ON SUSTAINED COLLABORATION WITH PUBLIC SYSTEMS, COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. THAT COULD NOT BE MORE TRUE. AS A FORMER SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE FOR DALLAS, I'VE SEENTHIS WORK, KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND I CONCUR WITH WHAT COUNCILMEMBER RESENDEZ SAYS, YOU GUYS ARE DOING A REMARKABLE JOB. AND THIS IS NEEDED IN OUR CITY,THIS IS NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO, THANK YOU FOR ALL THE WORK THAT YOU ARE DOING AND CONTINUE TO DO FOR OUR KIDS IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
MAYOR PRO-TEM DO YOU HAVE ANY? NO.
WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR COMING TODAY, AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION.
WE'LL DEFINITELY HAVE YOU BACK ONCE YOU ARE DONE WITH YOUR STRATEGIC PLAN.
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OKAY.WE ARE GONNA GO WITH BRIEFING MEMOS. WE HAVE A LOT OF VERY INTERESTING ONES BUT WE ALWAYS START WITH OUR DASHBOARD.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ITEMS E, ALL OF THE DASHBOARDS? I BELIEVE THE RESPONSE TIME REALLY DROPPED.
DID I READ THAT RIGHT? YOU DID.
SORRY, I HAVEN'T PULLED THIS ON MY SCREEN YET, BUT AS I RECALL, WE HAD A REAL DECREASE FOR PRIORITY 1, MAYBE OVERALL.
GOOD AFTERNOON, ROBERT URIBE, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT. HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY? SO YES, WE'VE HAD SOME REALLY GREAT IMPROVEMENTS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR ON OUR RESPONSE TIME.
SO, ALL PRIORITIES HAVE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED.
THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF GOOD WORK DONE BY OUR PATROL SUPERVISION AND OVERSIGHT.
AGAIN, WE'RE PROUD OF ALL THE EFFORTS THAT WE'VE BEEN MAKING.
OKAY, WELL I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT. I THINK IT'S REALLY WORTH NOTING THAT THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND THE CENTRAL DISTRICT PRIORITY RESPONSES ARE WAY BELOW WHAT OUR STANDARD IS. FOUR MINUTES 49 SECONDS, SIX MINUTES 51 SECONDS FOR A PRIORITY ONE.
THAT'S REALLY GREAT BUT WHAT'S REALLY SURPRISING IS ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR OF THEM ARE RIGHT ON THE CUSP OF MEETING OUR EIGHT-MINUTE GOAL AND SO, I MEAN YOU'VE GOT LIKE FOUR SECONDS ON ONE THAT JUST WOULD HAVE GONE THE OTHER WAY BUT BUT QUITE A FEW ARE VERY, VERY CLOSE.
WE DON'T HAVE PRIORITY THREE AND FOUR ON HERE, BUT WE DO ON THE DISPATCH SIDE.
BUT AS FAR AS PATROL RESPONSE GOES, I MEAN, THAT IS REALLY SIGNIFICANT.
I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE HEARD FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS AND RESIDENTS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IT.
SO, I THINK YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB THERE.
I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT 911.
CAN YOU JUST TALK ABOUT, I MEAN, YOU SEEM TO BE DOING, YOU KNOW, PRETTY WELL, 95% SERVICE LEVEL WITH AN 84% STAFF.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THAT? SO, THE STAFF HAVE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB.
MANY OF THEM ARE TAKING OVERTIME SHIFTS TO HELP US MAINTAIN THAT STAFFING LEVEL.
OBVIOUSLY, WE WOULD PREFER TO BE CLOSER TO 100%.
95% TO 100% IS OUR OPTIMUM STAFFING LEVEL FOR 911, BUT AGAIN, THE STAFF ARE VERY RESILIENT.
THEY'RE DOING ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY NEED TO DO.
THEY'LL STAY OVER AT THE END OF THE SHIFTS WHEN WE'RE HAVING THOSE CALL SPIKES AND JUST ENSURING THE CITIZENS ARE SERVED AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE.
OKAY, AND THEN I DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT, ARE YOU ABLE TO SAY FOR THE TALKING ABOUT THE RIGHT CARE? I DON'T KNOW IF KEVIN IS AVAILABLE TO TALK ABOUT THIS.
BUT WE HAVE A REALLY GREAT MAP THAT SHOWS REALLY COVERAGE EVERYWHERE. YOU'RE CALLING EVERYWHERE IN THE CITY, BUT CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE RIGHT CALL TEAM, THE CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM, AND THE MEDIC TEAM? AND, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT INCLUDING THE STRIKE TEAM, BUT TALK ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THOSE THREE AS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS MAP.
KEVIN ODEN IS DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CRISIS RESPONSE.
OUR RIGHT CARE TEAMS SERVE OUR MOST CRITICAL AND COMPLEX CALLS, THOSE REQUIRING OFTENTIMES LAW ENFORCEMENT INTERVENTION, HAVE A MEDICAL COMPONENT TO THEM WITH THE PARAMEDICS, AND THEN CERTAINLY SOME SORT OF SOCIAL SERVICE OR CLINICAL NEED, WHICH OUR CLINICIANS FROM PARKLAND PROVIDE FOR.
THE ADVANTAGE THAT RIGHT CARE HAS IS THAT THEY CAN ARRIVE ON A SCENE OF CALLS WERE TYPICALLY YOU WOULD NEED FOUR OFFICERS TO BE ON. THEY CAN DE ESCALATE THE SCENE QUICKLY AND MOVE OFFICERS BACK INTO ACTIVE PATROL, WHILE ALSO TRYING TO STABILIZE AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIDUAL IN CRISIS.
OUR MEDIC TEAMS ARE OUR NEWEST PROGRAM, AND THAT'S REALLY THE LARGE MIDDLE SECTION OF RESIDENTS NEEDING SERVICE.
WELFARE CHECKS AND INJURED PERSONS PRIMARILY.
THOSE TEAMS PARTNER A DALLAS FIRE RESCUE PARAMEDIC AND ONE
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OF OUR CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM MEMBERS AND THEY'RE ANSWERING THOSE CALLS ON THE FIRE SIDE OF DISPATCH.SO, THERE'S A POLICE SIDE AND A FIRE SIDE AND THE TWO DON'T MINGLE THAT WELL TOGETHER AND SO, THERE'S A LARGE CHUNK OF CALLS THAT WOULD TYPICALLY BE BRANDED ON POLICE'S SIDE AS MENTAL HEALTH, WELFARE CHECK, ETC.
THAT NOW WE HAVE A TEAM THAT CAN GO TO THOSE AND ARE RELIEVING AMBULANCES AND ENGINES FROM HAVING TO GO ON THOSE CALLS.
AND THEN FINALLY WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF OUR RESIDENTS THAT ARE FREQUENT CALLERS OR THAT OUR RIGHT CARE TEAM SEES AND MAYBE THE INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT SEEK CONNECTED SERVICES AT THAT TIME AND SO, WE HAVE CIVILIAN TEAMS THAT ALSO BASE OUT OF OUR POLICE SUBSTATIONS.
THEY TAKE THOSE FREQUENT CALLERS OR THOSE REFERRALS FROM RIGHT CARE AND WE ATTEMPT TO GET THOSE INDIVIDUALS INTO LONGER TERM SERVICE.
WITH THE CAVEAT BEING WE ARE NOT CASE MANAGERS, WE DON'T TRY TO PRETEND TO BE CASE MANAGERS.
THAT IS A SERVICE THAT IS WELL ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE COMMUNITY BUT IF WE CAN GET FOLKS IN THOSE FRONT DOORS AND GET THEM CONNECTED, THEY HAVE A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF LONG-TERM SERVICE AND SUCCESS.
SO, THAT'S A HIGH LEVEL OF THOSE CALL OF THOSE TEAMS. I WOULD ALSO ADD THAT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 911 DESK IS REALLY WHAT IS THE GLUE THAT HELPS US DETERMINE, DOES RIGHT CARE NEEDS TO GO TO THIS CALL? IS IT A MEDIC CALL OR CAN I SEND A CIVILIAN? THE ADVANTAGE THAT THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DESK HAS IS THAT THEY'RE SEEING BOTH SIDES OF THE 911 SYSTEM, BOTH THE FIRE SIDE, THE POLICE SIDE, AND THEY'RE ALSO ENGAGING WITH LIVE CALLERS AS THEY CALL IN SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT OUR TEAMS AND OUR RESOURCES ARE BEST ASSIGNED TO CALLS AND PROVIDE THE BEST SERVICE.
AND WHEN YOU SAY THEY'RE ENGAGING WITH BOTH SIDES, ARE THEY JUST MONITORING THE CALL WHILE IT'S BEING TRANSFERRED OR HOW IS THAT WORKING? THEY ARE DOING A COUPLE OF THINGS AT THE 911 DESK.
SO, NUMBER ONE, THEY SEE THE CALLS AS THEY COME IN, THEY CAN JOIN THE CALL.
ALSO, BECAUSE THEY ARE EMPLOYEES OF METRO CARE, DETAILED TO THE CITY, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO THE STATE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DATABASE THAT WE DO NOT AS GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
AND SO, FOR INSTANCE IF KEVIN ODEN CALLS IN, THEY CAN ACCESS ANY OF MY HISTORY AND SEE WHERE MAYBE I HAVE A CASE MANAGER OR MAYBE I HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR SOMETHING THAT I'M SAYING I RAN OUT OF AND MAKE THAT CONNECTION QUICKLY.
SO, WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE AN ENHANCED LEVEL OF SERVICE AT THE 911 LEVEL THAT HELPS OUR FIELD TEAMS BE MORE EXPEDITIOUS ONCE THEY DO GET ON SCENE.
SO, ARE YOU SAYING, LIKE IN THAT INSTANCE, I'M SORRY YOU USED YOUR OWN NAME, BUT THEY SEE KEVIN ODEN AND THEY GO, OH, WE CAN SEE HE'S HAD A DIAGNOSIS OF SCHIZOPHRENIA AND HE'S PROBABLY OFF MEDS.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THEY CAN GET DEEP INTO WHAT YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH, BUT THEY CAN CERTAINLY SEE PAST PATIENT HISTORY.
AND THEN IF YOU HAVE CASE MANAGERS OR THAT SORT OF THING, WHO TO GET IN TOUCH WITH TO FOLLOW UP WITH.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO.
I DO HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FOR FIRE, FOR DFR, AND IT'S ABOUT THE ARSON INVESTIGATION CASE BREAKDOWN.
I'M JUST WONDERING IF YOU CAN TALK ANYTHING ABOUT THE...
INCREASED NUMBER OF CASES COMPARED TO LAST MONTH.
SO, THERE'S 67 FOR MAY AND THERE WERE 53 FOR APRIL.
TAMIDJI BERRY, EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT CHIEF AT DALLAS FIRE RESCUE.
YOU ASK, WOULD YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION, PLEASE? I WAS JUST ASKING IF YOU COULD SHARE ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ARSON INVESTIGATION CASE BREAKDOWN.
SO, LAST MONTH IT WAS SHOWING 53 FOR APRIL AND THEN 67 FOR MAY.
AND SO, IT'S A PRETTY HIGH PERCENTAGE INCREASE.
I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU COULD SHARE ABOUT THAT THAT WOULD HELP MAKE THAT.
YEAH, NOT ALL OF THE CASES THAT YOU MAY SEE CLEARED FOR THAT MONTH NECESSARILY HAPPEN IN THE SAME MONTH BECAUSE SOME OF THOSE CASES, WE CAN WORK A CASE, SAY, FOR THREE TO FOUR MONTHS.
SO, JUST BECAUSE THE NUMBERS ARE DISPLAYED IN ONE MONTH, IT COULD HAVE, THE INCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED, SAY, IN JANUARY OR SO.
SO, THIS IS JUST THE NUMBER OF CASES THAT WE'VE NOW CLOSED, AND A LOT OF IT IS DUE TO SOME MORE OF OUR STAFF, HAVING MORE STAFF OUT, AND THE AVAILABILITY
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TO BE ABLE TO PUT ALL OF THE RESOURCES TOWARDS THOSE.SO, WE HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW CASES, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT THE INCIDENTS HAVE GONE UP.
MORE TIME AND PERSONNEL TO BE ABLE TO REALLY WORK THOSE CASES AND GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION WE NEEDED TO FILE THEM AND CLOSE THEM.
OKAY. AND HOW MANY ARSON INVESTIGATORS ARE THERE? SO, TOTALLY RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 10 THAT ARE IN CLASS, ARE SAY IN THE DPD ACADEMY, AND OUT ON THE FIELD OR IN THE FIELD ASSIGNED TO THE DIVISION WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 26.
WE HAVE FOUR THAT ARE WHAT WE CALL OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE OR OUR ON-CALL INVESTIGATORS.
YOU'LL HEAR THE NUMBERS 684 AND 685.
THEY WORK IN PAIRS, AND SO, ANY TIME THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE FIRE INCIDENT, THOSE TWO TEAMS WILL RESPOND TO THOSE.
SO, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF FOUR ON SHIFT.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE DASHBOARD? NO? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OH! I'M SORRY CHAIR MENDELSOHN? KEVIN ODOM. IS HE COMING? I'M SORRY? OH! THERE HE IS...
HEY, KEVIN. ON THE DASHBOARDS, I WAS TRYING TO FOLLOW YOU, WITH SOME OF THE SOBERING CENTER PERFORMANCES, THAT'S FOR SOME OF OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH AS WELL.
SO, FOR THE SOBERING CENTER, THAT WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE COURTS TEAM, AND PERHAPS CHIEF KNIGHT WOULD BE BEST TO ANSWER ANY FOR THAT DASHBOARD.
OKAY, BUT WERE YOU SPEAKING OF CONCERNING WHAT'S THE HOMELESS? I CAN ADD TO THAT, BUT IF YOU'RE SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE SERVICES AT THE SOBERING CENTER, THAT WOULD BE THAT DEPARTMENT.
I CAN TALK TO YOU OFFLINE, THOUGH.
WELL, WE HAVE THE MARSHALLS BRIEFING ITEM COMING UP.
YOU WANT TOO JUST, I CAN ADD, I CAN GO, I CAN WAIT UNTIL THE MARSHALL BRIEFING.
I WAS TRYING TO DO IS GET MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE SOBERING CENTER PERFORMANCE FOR THOSE, THOSE PERFORMANCE OF WHAT THE DATA AND WHAT HAPPENS ACTUALLY WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY GO THERE FROM OUR COMMUNITIES AND HOW THE HELP ACTUALLY HOW TO HELP SUPPORT THEM CONCERNING THEIR TRANSITION.
GOOD EVENING PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I'M CLIFTON KNIGHT.
AS FAR AS THE INDIVIDUALS, THEY COME IN THEY'RE ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
AGAIN, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO SELECT A SOBERING CENTER WERE THEY CAN RECEIVE SERVICES.
SOME OF THE INDIVIDUALS THAT DO RECEIVE SERVICES, AGAIN, THEY'VE GIVEN INFORMATION, AND TO PLACES AND SERVICES THAT THEY CAN RECEIVE.
IS IT AFTER THEY'RE ARRESTED, IS THERE A RESOURCE FOR SOMEONE THAT JUST WANTS TO COME IN AND TRY TO GET THOSE RESOURCES AS WELL? YOU SAID AS FAR AS INDIVIDUALS? JUST INDIVIDUALS, ANYONE THAT'S, BECAUSE I HAVE A LOT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE, AND I'VE BEEN TALKING WITH SOME OF THEM, AND THEY WERE TRYING TO FIND RESOURCES WHERE THEY COULD ACTUALLY GO AND GET SOME OF THESE SERVICES.
SO, USUALLY WHEN WE GET WALK-UPS, I REFER THEM TO OEM, BEING THAT OEM CAN HELP THEM RECEIVE SERVICES.
SO, I WOULD TAKE THEIR NAME, AND I WOULD PASS THAT NAME ON AND THEIR TELEPHONE NUMBER TO OEM.
THAN YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN.
ALRIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM.
THE NEXT ONE IS THE DFR FACILITY CONSTRUCTION UPDATE.
DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.
WITH REGARD TO THE ONGOING PROJECT OF STATION 11, I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THEY'VE MADE ANY PROGRESS WITH THE LEASE NEGOTIATIONS, THE EMINENT DOMAIN NEGOTIATIONS FOR...
YES SIR, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION.
DANIEL SALAZAR, ASSISTANT CHIEF.
WE HAVE BEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH, NOW WALGREENS HAS RETAINED A LEGAL ASSISTANT SAYS THEY'RE WORKING WITH THE CITY LOOKING AT THE LONG-TERM LEASE MAKING SOME CONCESSIONS IF YOU WILL ON THE PARKING LOT SPACE.
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THINK IT'S PROMISING THAT WE CAN COME TO SOME SORT OF AGREEMENT SO THAT WE CAN ACQUIRE THE SPACE THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE RENOVATION.SO, IS THAT CRITICAL TO THE EXPANSION OR RENOVATION OF THAT STATION? IT IS.
IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE HAVE ADDITIONAL SPACE.
WE'RE LOOKING TO, THERE'S NOT SO MUCH WE CAN DO WITH THE FIRE STATION BECAUSE IT'S DESIGNATED A HISTORICAL SITE.
SO, WE'RE LOOKING TO ADD TO THE BACK PART.
THE BACK PART IS WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS, AND SOME OF THAT ADDITIONAL SPACE IS NEEDED FOR THE RENOVATION.
ALSO, AS WE GET INTO CONSTRUCTION, WE'LL HAVE HEAVY EQUIPMENT BACK THERE, SO, WE DO NEED SOME ADDITIONAL SPACE.
ALSO, THE EMPLOYEE PARKING LOT IS VERY SMALL, AND SO, WE COULD USE THE ADDITIONAL PARKING FOR THE EMPLOYEES AS WELL.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO? LET'S MOVE TO THE DFR FLEET MAINTENANCE UPDATE.
I HAVE ONE QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO. UM...
AND IT'S ABOUT THE NUMBER OF ENGINES AND RESCUES THAT WE HAVE ON ORDER. SO, YOU HAVE A FOOTNOTE THAT SAYS THAT THE APPARATUS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DELIVERED BY THE END OF FISCAL YEAR 26, WHICH IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING, END OF SEPTEMBER.
DO YOU STILL THINK YOU'RE ON TIME FOR THAT? YES, MA'AM.
CHIEF DELRIDGE-WILLIAMS. ASSISTANT CHIEF OF FLEET MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING.
YES, SO, WE HAVE EIGHT THAT WE SHOULD BE PUTTING INTO, EIGHT OF THOSE SHOULD BE PUTTING INTO SERVICE HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK OR TWO.
AND THEN WE'LL BE GOING IN FOR A FINAL INSPECTION FOR EIGHT ADDITIONAL BEFORE THAT.
SO, YES, MA'AM, WE WILL BE MEETING THAT.
SO, YOU ARE SHOWING AN OPTIMAL NUMBER AND A CURRENT NUMBER THAT ARE THE SAME FOR BOTH ENGINES AND RESCUES AND I'VE GOT TRUCKS IN THERE ALSO BUT SO, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO HANDLE THAT? ARE YOU GOING TO SWITCH OUT SOME OF THE OLDER ONES AND DECOMMISSION THEM? ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP THEM FOR, YOU KNOW, RESERVE OR HOW ARE YOU GOING TO MANAGE ALL OF THAT WITH THE APPARATUS? SO, WHAT WE DO IS WE ALWAYS ROLL OFF OUR OTIS APPARATUS, SO, WE WILL BE SENDING SOME TO AUCTION.
SO, AS WE GET THE NEW ONES IN, THEN SOME OF THE FRONT LINE WILL THEN BE MOVED TO RESERVE STATUS, AND THEN SOME OF THOSE OLDER ONES IN RESERVE STATUS WE WILL BE DECOMMISSIONING.
AND THEN, CHIEF, DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THOSE GO TO AUCTION? WHERE ARE THOSE FUNDS DEPOSITED? CHIEF HARDISH, I BELIEVE THAT FUND GOES BACK TO THE GENERAL FUND.
I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR, ONCE THAT ALL HAPPENS AND THERE IS THE AUCTION OF THOSE ITEMS, WHAT THOSE ACTUALLY SOLD FOR.
YOU KNOW, IS IT REALLY KIND OF SCRAP OR IS IT...
ACTUALLY, A SMALLER CITY MAY USE THAT AS, AS THEIR APPARATUS? SO, I'D LOVE TO HEAR HOW THAT ENDS UP IF YOU DON'T MIND.
YES MA'AM, WE'LL GIVE YOU A REPORT ONCE WE FINISH THE AUCTION.
ANYONE ELSE HAS A QUESTION? COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH? JUST A QUICK QUESTION. ON YOUR STAFFING IT SAYS THAT YOUR...IT LOOKS LIKE... IS THAT YOUR MAYBE ARE YOU A LITTLE BIT SHORT STAFFED ON YOUR, ON YOUR MECHANICAL AND YOUR REPAIR AND STUFF? IS HOW'S THAT, HOW ARE Y'ALL ATTENDING TO THAT AND WHAT KIND OF PLAN DO YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE RIGHT FOLKS FIXING EVERYTHING? SO, CURRENTLY WE ARE EIGHT MECHANICS SHORT.
IS WHAT? WE'RE CURRENTLY EIGHT MECHANICS SHORT.
BUT THE CITY MANAGER DID ALLOW US TO HIRE A COUPLE ADDITIONAL ONES, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS THE MORATORIUM.
SHE DID ALLOW US TO HIRE, SO, WE WILL BE OPENING THAT UP TO TRY TO FILL SOME OF THOSE.
IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S A LONG-TERM ISSUE THAT YOU NEED TO BE THINKING ABOUT ALSO, OR IS THAT JUST A SEASONAL, TEMPORARY, OR SOME KIND OF AN UNUSUAL SITUATION? OR IS IT DIFFICULT TO FIND FOLKS? WELL, ONE, OUR MECHANICS, THEY'RE SPECIALTY MECHANICS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO WORK ON OUR EMERGENCY APPARATUS.
THERE'S ACTUALLY A CERTIFICATION FOR THEM TO GET.
WHAT HAPPENS A LOT OF TIMES, FOR INSTANCE, WE'VE GOT 2 THAT ONCE THEY'VE GOTTEN THEIR EMERGENCY OR EVA CERTIFICATION, THEN THEY TEND TO GET POACHED.
SO, IT'S THAT CURRENT, CURRENT TURN OVER THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH.
THIS IS A SPECIALTY NEED AND A SPECIALTY RESOURCE THAT WE REALLY NEED TO SORT OF MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GET IT SO THAT YOU ALL HAVE THE RIGHT FOLKS IN THE...
IN YOUR FACILITIES TO TAKE CARE OF THIS STUFF.
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COME IN WITH THE CERT... ONES THEY ARE HEAVY MECHANIC THEN WE'LL TRAIN THEM IN FOR THEIR EVA CERTIFICATION, BUT THEN ALSO MAKES THEM MORE MARKETABLE.ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? NO.
WELL, LET'S MOVE AHEAD TO ITEM G, THE MARSHALL'S HOMELESS ACTION RESPONSE TEAM ACTIVITY REPORT.
CHAIRMAN JOHNSON, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE SOBERING CENTER ON THIS? OR DO YOU FEEL LIKE YOU ANSWERED IT? OKAY.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, I DO HAVE, IF I CAN FOLLOW UP ON THE SOBERING QUESTIONS.
MY RECOLLECTION IS THAT THE SOBERING CENTER WAS MEANT FOR DIVERSION FROM SOMEBODY WHO WAS CHARGED WITH A CRIME THAT YOU WERE TAKING TO LOSE STARRETT, THAT YOU OFFERED THAT OPTION UNDER SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MADAM CHAIR.
ONCE THE INDIVIDUAL IS ARRESTED FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THEY'RE BROUGHT TO THE CITY DETENTION CENTER.
SO, AGAIN, THEY HAVE THE OPTION TO SELECT THE SOBERING CENTER AND RECEIVE SERVICES.
SO, AGAIN, ONCE THEY'RE BROUGHT IN, AGAIN, THAT IS THEIR OPTION TO ACCEPT IT OR DECLINE.
AND SO, THE QUESTION THAT I THINK CHAIR JOHNSON WAS TRYING TO ASK IS, COULD SOMEBODY WHO WAS ENGAGED THAT'S IN A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT OR ALONE THAT IS HOMELESS, THAT IS DISPLAYING A LACK OF SOBRIETY, COULD THEY BE BROUGHT TO THE SOBERING CENTER WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TO THE CDC? WITHOUT BEING CHARGED, I GUESS IS WHAT I'M SAYING.
RIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE THAT, NOT RIGHT NOW. THAT'S NOT THE WAY THAT IT WAS SET UP. AGAIN, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN ARE BASICALLY HANDLED BY DPD OR THE DALLAS MARSHALS OFFICE. IF WE WERE TO ENCOUNTER THEM OUT IN THE STREET, AGAIN, AS A MARSHAL, WE WOULD CALL 911.
IF SOMEBODY MADE A CRY OUT FOR ASSISTANCE, OR EVEN THERE'S BEEN TIMES THAT I'VE SEEN MYSELF, THAT IT LOOKED AS IF, AND I QUESTIONED THAT INDIVIDUAL, DID THEY NEED HELP, AT THAT POINT I WOULD CONTACT.
IF OEM COULDN'T MAKE IT OUT, AGAIN, KEVIN'S TEAM, AND USUALLY THEY DO MAKE IT OUT, AND THEY...
THEY COME AND TALK TO THEM INDIVIDUALS BUT IF THEY CAN'T MAKE IT OUT, I'LL GET THAT INFORMATION AND STILL PASS IT ALONG TO OEM.
AND SO, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WHO HAS A PUBLIC INTOXICATION CHARGE, THEY WOULD GO TO THE CDC, BUT ALONG THE WAY, THE OFFICER SAYS, "YOU KNOW YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE CDC IF YOU AGREE TO GO TO THE SOBERING CENTER." IS THAT CORRECT? WELL-BEING THE SOBERING CENTER IS A PART OF CDC, SO, THEY'RE GOING TO BE BROUGHT TO CDC AND AT THAT TIME THEY HAVE THE CHOICE TO ACCEPT THE SOVEREIGN CENTER.
SO, THE WAY IT'S SET UP, WE HAVE ONE DORM THAT'S FOR THE SOBERING CENTER.
SO, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ACCEPT THE SOBERING CENTER, THEY ACTUALLY GO INTO DORM C.
SO, DORM C WE KNOW IS SET ASIDE FOR THE SOBERING CENTER.
IF NOT, THEY GO INTO DORM B WHICH WOULD BE THE DOOR FOR PUBLIC INTOXICATION, WHICH THAT INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE CHARGED WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION.
AND I'LL JUST SAY TO THE COMMITTEE, IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE CDC, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU GO TAKE A LOOK. IT'S EYE OPENING. I THINK I'VE BEEN A COUPLE TIMES.
THE FLEXION CENTER IS ACTUALLY, I GUESS, WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT, NOT THE SOBERING CENTER, I APOLOGIZE.
BUT THIS IS THE ABOUNDING PROSPERITY LOCATION, CORRECT? YES, AS FAR AS THE SOBERING CENTER, YES, IT'S A PART OF THE CDC, YES MA'AM.
OKAY. BUT THE DEFLECTION CENTER IS ACTUALLY NOT CDC.
IS THERE ANYBODY IN DPD THAT WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THAT? KEVIN, WANTS TO TALK ABOUT THAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, MEMBERS.
I BELIEVE YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE DEFLECTION CENTER THAT IS BASED AT HOMEWARD BOUND, WHICH IS IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL AREA OF THE CITY, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY.
AND SO, CONTINUING WITH CHAIRMAN JOHNSON'S QUESTION, IF SOMEBODY WAS DISPLAYING A LACK OF SOBRIETY, COULD THEY BE BROUGHT THERE WITHOUT BEING CHARGED? YES, I BELIEVE THE IDEAL PERSON FOR THAT IS GENERALLY GOING TO BE IN LIEU OF A CRIMINAL TRESPASS IS GENERALLY WHAT THEY'RE ACCEPTING.
NOW, HOMEWARD BOUND IS ALSO A SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FACILITY, SO, THEY DO TREATMENT FOR THAT AS WELL.
THE SPECIFIC BEDS THEY'VE HAD SET ASIDE AS THE QUOTE-UNQUOTE DEFLECTION CENTER WERE ORIGINALLY JUST FOR CRIMINAL
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TRESPASS.I BELIEVE IT WAS 16 BEDS THAT THEY WERE ORIGINALLY FUNDED FOR, AND EIGHT OF THOSE BEDS WERE DEDICATED FOR DALLAS, CITY OF DALLAS OURSELVES.
AND AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE COUNTY IS HAVING DISCUSSIONS OF TAKING THAT MODEL BECAUSE SOUTH CENTRAL IN THAT AREA, IT'S A DIFFICULT LOCATION TO GET TO, SAY FOR INSTANCE YOU'RE IN NORTHEAST, NORTH CENTRAL, NORTHWEST, AND TRYING TO BUILD THAT MODEL OUT THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF DALLAS AREA, SO THAT THERE COULD BE ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS TO TAKE PERSONS TO.
SO, IT'S A, IT'S A GREAT SERVICE AND I BELIEVE IT'S SHOWING A LOT OF UNDERUTILIZATIONS AND I THINK SOME OF THE IDEAS HAVE BEEN THAT IT'S BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION BEING SO, SO FAR SOUTH THAT IT'S NOT, IT'S JUST NOT BEING SELECTED.
BUT GOING BACK TO THIS ISSUE, I THINK NOBODY WANTS TO CRIMINALIZE HOMELESSNESS, RIGHT? HOWEVER, IF PURSUING A CRIMINAL TRESPASS MEANS THAT THEY CAN THEN ACCESS SERVICES WHICH ARE AVAILABLE AND FUNDED BY THE COUNTY, MOSTLY, AND LIKE LITERALLY EMPTY BEDS.
IS THAT A STRATEGY YOU HAVE THOUGHT OF FOR HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT WITH SERVICES WHEN WE KNOW THAT THEY ARE CHALLENGED WITH SOBRIETY? CORRECT.
SO, I BELIEVE THAT, I MEAN, WE'RE CONFLATING A LOT OF THINGS HERE, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT IN LIEU OF ANY ENFORCEMENT OR CRIMINAL ACTION, YOU GENERALLY WANT TO PROVIDE ANY LEVER YOU CAN TO PROVIDE HELP TO THE INDIVIDUAL AND SO IN THE CASE OF PERSONS THAT ARE SLEEPING IN PUBLIC OR POTENTIALLY VIOLATING CAMPING BANS OR DRUG USE OR WHATEVER, IF YOU CAN GET THOSE PERSONS INTO A ROOT CAUSE TYPE OF PROGRAM THAT CAN HELP, MAKE THEM WHOLE IN LIEU OF CRIMINAL OR, OR CIVIL CITATIONS.
YOU HAVE A HIGHER LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL.
SO, IN SHORT, YES, YOU WANT TO USE THOSE OPTIONS WHEN THEY'RE AVAILABLE.
WELL, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE HOMEWARD BOUND PROGRAM HAS BEEN VERY HIGH QUALITY, AND I WILL SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION SO THAT WE CAN HEAR FROM THEM DIRECTLY.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE THAT'S HAPPENED, SO, WE'LL ADD THAT TO THE AGENDA.
I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS KUDOS TO THE MUNICIPAL JUDGES.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL IN THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX, OPENING UP ON THE WEEKENDS AND AFTER HOURS TO HAVE THOSE DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS, AND THEY HAVE A SOCIAL SERVICE COORDINATOR AS WELL.
AND SO, I THINK THERE'S SOME OVERLAP HERE ON WHAT THE JUDGES ARE DOING TO TRY TO GET HELP TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE STRUGGLING WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND THE MUNICIPAL JUDGES PROGRAM HAS PROVEN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL.
I THINK THEY ACTUALLY NEED MORE FUNDING TO BE ABLE TO GET THOSE SERVICES OUT.
WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE ENCAMPMENT, HOW MANY ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN DISTRICT 4? SO, WE LOOK AT THE ENCAMPMENT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
AGAIN, WE HAD 26 ARRESTS FOR THE MONTH OF MAY.
THE MAJORITY THOUGH, IF NOT ALL, 26 WAS MADE IN THE ENCAMPMENT CLEANING THAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN COOMBS AND MALCOLM X, WHICH WAS A VERY LARGE ENCAMPMENT.
IT STARTED AT, I'M SORRY, MALCOLM X AND MARTIN LUTHER KING AND IT CAME ALL THE WAY BACK DOWN TO COOMBS.
SO, IT WAS A VERY LARGE ENCAMPMENT.
AGAIN, 26 OF THOSE ARRESTS WERE MADE AT THAT LOCATION.
SO, YOU'RE SAYING MALCOLM X, RIGHT? BETWEEN MALCOLM X AND, I'M SORRY, BETWEEN, CORRECTION, MARTIN LUTHER KING AND COONS.
SO, FROM MARTIN LUTHER KING TO COONS.
SO, I NEED THOSE NUMBERS IF YOU CAN GIVE ME THOSE NUMBERS. WERE WE AT BECAUSE...
DO YOU HAVE THAT, KEVIN? SO, NOT IN FRONT OF ME.
I THINK WE WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT TWO DATA SETS, RIGHT, THE MARSHALS AS WELL AS DPDS.
I'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH BOTH GROUPS AND TRY TO GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. I NOW, IF I CAN CLARIFY, ARE YOU LOOKING FOR CITATIONS OR ENFORCEMENT TAKING SPECIFICALLY TO TEXAS PENAL CODE 4805? YEAH, I'VE QUOTED THAT BEFORE, YES.
OKAY, SO, WE'LL LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT THAT ITEM
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ACROSS BOTH SETS AND TRY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION.BECAUSE I AGREE WITH WHAT CHAIR MENDELSOHN SAID, WE DON'T WANT TO...
TURN HOMELESSNESS INTO A CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
HOWEVER, THERE ARE SOME CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE HAVING IN DISTRICT 4.
AND I JUST SENT THE EMAIL ACTUALLY RIGHT BEFORE THIS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING BECAUSE I'M NOT GETTING THE RESULTS.
I NEED THE SAME RESULTS AND THE WORK THAT'S GOING ON IN DOWNTOWN DALLAS IN DISTRICT 4.
SO, I'VE BEEN SAYING IT FOR A WHILE AND I'M SEEING IT'S LIKE WE'RE SEEING...
SEEING THINGS BUT NOT ACTUALLY GETTING RESULTS.
IT'S LIKE IT'S BUSY WORK BUT NOT PRODUCTIVE WORK IN MY OPINION AND WHAT I'M SEEING.
SO, I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THOSE SAME RESOURCES GOING DOWNTOWN TO HELP IN DISTRICT 4.
SO, WE CAN GET SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO GET DONE AND LIMIT THOSE CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES THAT'S GOING ON BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THAT REALLY WANT THE HELP. AND THAT'S WHY I WAS ASKING THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME THAT REALLY WANT THE HELP BUT THERE ARE ALSO SOME THAT DO NOT WANT THE HELP.
AND THOSE ARE THE CHALLENGES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT WE NEED TO TRY TO GET OFF OUR STREETS SO OUR COMMUNITY CAN BE SAFE AND CLEAN.
SO, I NEED TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE DESPERATELY TO GET RESULTS THAT WE NEED THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING FOR, FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS.
THE NEXT MEMO IS REALLY GREAT AND I THINK KATHY STEWART, CHAIRMAN STEWART, THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE CALLING OUT ON THE DASHBOARD WHICH IS HOW IT'S GOING WITH RESPONSE TIMES.
SO, IS THERE ANYBODY WHO WANTS TO GO THROUGH THIS? ROBERT, I THINK IT'S YOU.
THIS IS WHAT SHOULD BE THE HEADLINE.
I MEAN SERIOUSLY, WE HAVE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE OUTCRY THAT IT'S TAKING TOO LONG FOR DPD TO RESPOND AND LOOK AT THE GREAT IMPROVEMENT YOU'VE HAD.
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, BUT I CAN TALK ON A HIGH LEVEL.
IN OUR PRIORITY, ONE, TWO, AND TWO CATEGORIES.
WE'RE PUSHING OVER 20%, ALMOST 30% IN THE PRIORITY 2 CATEGORY REFERENCE IMPROVEMENTS COMPARED TO LAST YEAR.
IN THE PRIORITY 3 AND 4, WE'RE OVER 50% IMPROVEMENT.
WE'VE GOT CHIEF FOY AND CHIEF SCHULTZ HERE THAT HAVE REALLY BEEN LEADING THE EFFORTS ON THE PATROL SIDE.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'VE WORKED THROUGH...
ATTEMPTING TO DIVERT AS MANY OF THOSE NON-POLICE MATTERS AS POSSIBLE.
WE'RE UTILIZING OUR ONLINE REPORTING SYSTEM MORE EFFECTIVELY SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF A LOT OF GOOD WORK THAT'S HAPPENING.
AGAIN CHIEF COMEAUX HAS TASKED US WITH ENSURING THAT WE UTILIZE ALL OUR RESOURCES AS EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE AND I THINK IT'S WORKING FAIRLY WELL AT THIS POINT.
WELL GREAT, I RECOGNIZE YOU DON'T HAVE THAT MEMO IN FRONT OF YOU SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY WHAT THEY ARE. PRIORITY 1 YOU'VE GONE FROM LAST YEAR 11 MINUTES. 11.33 MINUTES TO 8.72, 23.54% FASTER. PRIORITY 2 FROM 95.54 MINUTES TO 67.37, 29.49 FASTER.
AND WHEN YOU GET TO PRIORITY THREE AND FOUR THE NUMBERS ARE STILL OVER A HUNDRED MINUTES, BUT BOTH OF THEM ARE MORE THAN 54% FASTER. AND SO, THIS IS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF IMPROVEMENT AND I DO WANT TO JUST SAY WHAT YOUR FIVE BULLETS ARE FOR SORT OF THE WHY.
BECAUSE I KNOW FOR ME, I LOOKED AT THEM AND I'M LIKE, WHAT ARE THEY DOING? RIGHT? AND WE ALL HAD SUGGESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT HERE'S WHAT YOU HAVE.
STRUCTURED CALLBACKS FOR LOWER PRIORITY CALLS.
INCREASED PATROL AND SUPERVISORY OVERSIGHT.
AND I THINK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING THERE IS MANAGEMENT.
MANAGEMENT IS SAYING, GET BACK TO WORK, LET'S GET THIS GOING.
AND THERE USED TO BE A VERY COMPETITIVE FEEL AMONGST PATROL, HOW MANY CALLS DID YOU ANSWER TONIGHT? AND THAT WAS A GOOD KIND OF PEER PRESSURE.
SO, I HOPE THAT THAT GOES BACK.
EXPANDED USE OF ONLINE AND PHONE REPORTING, REDUCTION IN CALLS REQUIRING OFFICER DISPATCH, ONGOING DEPLOYMENT, OPERATIONAL PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS BETWEEN PATROL AND COMMUNICATIONS.
THE ONLY THING THAT WASN'T ON THERE THAT SURPRISED ME WAS TECHNOLOGY.
AND WE WERE COMING UP ON A DRONE AS FIRST RESPONSE ITEM, BUT.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S JUST, I MEAN, JUST IN THE SEVEN YEARS I'VE BEEN ON COUNCIL,
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TECHNOLOGY HAS ADVANCED TREMENDOUSLY, AND I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT, IN A POSITIVE WAY, RESPONSE TIMES.ARE YOU EXPECTING THAT? ABSOLUTELY.
SO, THE DFR DRONE AS FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM JUST LAUNCHED LAST WEEK.
WE'RE ANTICIPATING THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE POSITIVE RESULTS.
OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE AT THE EARLY STAGES, AND IT'S A LIMITED TEST AT THIS POINT.
WITH SUCCESSES OBVIOUSLY WE'LL, I WOULD ASSUME WE WOULD LOOK AT EXPANDING THAT PROGRAM BUT AGAIN RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE TESTING PHASES AND YOU KNOW ULTIMATELY, WE HAVE ANOTHER TEAM THAT'S HANDLING THAT, THAT...
AT THIS POINT WE ALSO ARE REPLACING OUR CAD AND RMS SYSTEM. WHEN WE GO LIVE WITH THAT NEW CAD AND RMS WE'RE GONNA INCREASE OUR EFFICIENCIES ON MULTIPLE LEVELS AS FOR AS HOW QUICKLY REPORTS GET WRITTEN, WHEN THEY HAVE TO BE WRITTEN BY POLICE OFFICER UH...
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR COMMUNICATION CENTER ON BEING ABLE TO LOCATE THE INDIVIDUALS MORE EFFECTIVELY.
THERE'S GOING TO BE A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN EFFICIENCIES WHEN THESE FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES ALSO GET PUT IN PLACE.
SO, WE'RE ANTICIPATING A LOT OF GOOD RESULTS AS WE CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY, WELL LET'S MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE.
MY FAVORITE TOPIC, FIRE ALERTING STATION.
FIRE STATION A LEARNING SYSTEM. SO, GREAT REPORT. AHEAD OF PLAN BY EIGHT DAYS. STILL EXPECTING TO BE ON TARGET FOR FEBRUARY 2027. PLEASE THANK OUR VENDOR HONEYWELL FOR THESE EFFORTS AND THANK YOU FOR STAYING ON TOP OF IT.
OKAY, ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? NO.
OKAY, THE NEXT MEMO IS ABOUT FIFA, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATION PREPAREDNESS FOR FIFA WORLD CUP.
WHO'S GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS MEMO? I THINK AT A RECENT COUNCIL MEETING I JUST ASKED IF YOU'RE ANTICIPATING TO HAVE MORE CALLS AND THE ANSWER WAS YES AND THAT YOU WERE GOING TO STAFF APPROPRIATELY FOR THAT.
OKAY WELL LET'S MOVE ON WE'LL GO ON TO ITEM L.
SO, THIS IS REALLY, REALLY FASCINATING ABOUT HOW MANY DIFFERENT CITATIONS WERE GIVEN AND HOW MANY ARRESTS.
I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYBODY GOT A CHANCE TO CHECK IT OUT.
IF YOU WANT ME TO PUT BACK ON FOR DISCUSSION NEXT MONTH THEN YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO DO IT, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY INTERESTING. OKAY.
IT IS A LOT OF DETAIL. YEAH! OKAY, WELL THEN LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM M. THIS IS THE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM, AND HERE ARE LEGISLATIVE ITEMS. THERE'S A LOT OF THEM.
FRANKLY, THERE'S TOO MANY OF THEM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE OUR PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD.
COUNCIL MEMBER MORENO? THANK YOU, CHAIR.
SO, IF WE CAN ADD JUST THE DATES, IF THIS WAS AN ITEM THAT WE'VE PREVIOUSLY FOLLOWED OR NOT.
AND THEN I DO HAVE A QUESTION ON PAGE TWO.
IT'S CLARIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT EVIDENCE RETENTION REQUIREMENTS.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS A GENERAL ORDER OR STATE MANDATE ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED FOR EVIDENCE.
I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD I'VE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERN FROM OFFICERS, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS, ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED.
WHETHER WE KNOW THERE'S VALUABLES SUCH AS SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS, IDS.
BUT THEN THERE'S ALSO SOMETIMES BAGS OF CANS OR BAGS OF ACTUAL TRASH THAT NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED FOR EVIDENCE.
AND SO, I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S A GENERAL ORDER OR IF THAT'S A STATE MANDATE.
AND SO, I WOULD ASK FOR CLARITY ON WHAT ACTUALLY NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED FOR EVIDENCE.
AND THEN ALSO WE HAD DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF REQUIRING BARS AND CLUBS TO HIRE LICENSED PEACE OFFICERS WHEN UTILIZING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT.
AND IT WAS JUST FOR BARS AND CLUBS? GOT IT.
AND RESTAURANTS THAT ACT LIKE BARS AND CLUBS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ON THERE THAT ANYBODY WANTS TO OBJECT TO? TO MAYOR PRO TEM'S POINT, THERE'S A NUMBER OF ITEMS THAT ROLLED OVER FROM
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PRIOR SESSIONS THAT WE DIDN'T GET PAST, AS WELL AS SOME NEW ITEMS. YES, COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH.I NOTE THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR US TO MAKE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS PRIOR TO THE END OF JUNE.
IS THERE SOME GUIDANCE OR SOME DISCUSSION FOR THOSE OF US THAT MAYBE WEREN'T INVOLVED? PREVIOUSLY, TO SORT OF GET THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF WHERE WE WERE BEFORE AND WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE TAKING ACTIVE POSITIONS ON THIS, BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO MONITOR THE LEGISLATIVE, MONITOR THE LEGISLATIVE ISSUES, BUT ALSO BE SURE THAT WE'RE PROACTIVE IN AGGRESSIVELY TRYING TO MAINTAIN OUR POSITIONS.
SO, I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR...
OUR REAL PROCESS IS GOING TO BE HERE.
WELL, I FEEL LIKE I'M GOING TO TAKE OFF MY PUBLIC SAFETY HAT AND PUT ON MY LEGISLATURE HAT AND SAY THIS.
THE DETAILS OF THESE ITEMS ARE IMPORTANT AND THEY MATTER.
AND THERE'S 10,000 BILLS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED LAST SESSION.
IT'LL FOR SURE HAPPEN THIS SESSION.
EVERY SESSION, IT'S MORE AND MORE.
AND WE'LL MONITOR EVERYTHING THAT IMPACTS PUBLIC SAFETY, EVERY SINGLE ITEM AND THAT'S WHERE STAFF IS REALLY GREAT, THERE'S SOFTWARE THAT DOES THIS AND HELPS US, LOTS OF DIFFERENT PARTNERS THAT ARE ALSO PUTTING OUT LEGISLATIVE UPDATES.
SO, ANYTHING, EVEN IF WE DIDN'T THINK OF IT, RIGHT, THAT GETS FILED, WE'RE GOING TO MONITOR.
SOME THINGS WE'LL HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT, SOME WE WON'T.
THESE ARE ONES THAT WE KNOW ARE AN ISSUE SOMEHOW FOR OUR DEPARTMENT AND OUR CITY.
AND SO, WE MAY END UP WITH A MORE GENERAL STATEMENT ON OUR HOPEFULLY TOP TEN OR LESS ITEMS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, SECURING RESOURCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE CLARITY FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
LIKE, WE'LL FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT, AND THAT'LL BE IN THE TOP TEN.
AND THEN UNDER OUR MONITOR, WE'LL PROBABLY PUT THESE SPECIFIC ITEMS, EVEN IF...
WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW, SOCIALIZE THEM WITH SOME OF OUR REPS AND SENATORS WHO MAY BE WILLING TO FILE THE BILL ITSELF FOR THAT.
SO, I THINK THERE'S SORT OF TWO STEPS AND IT'S KIND OF THE ART OF THE LEGISLATIVE SIDE.
SO, LIKE, PARKS TRAIL HAD QUITE A FEW ITEMS AND THERE'LL PROBABLY BE MORE OF ONE ITEM AND THEN THAT, THE DETAILS WILL GO OFF TO THE SIDE.
SOUNDS LIKE A LOT MORE FUNDING.
YEAH, OKAY SO, STAY ON THE AGENDA ITEM.
IF YOU THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO ADD IT.
IT WON'T BE TOO LATE TO ADD IT UNTIL WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE THIS ENTIRE LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM BACK IN NOVEMBER.
WE'LL PROBABLY ADOPT SOMETHING IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING A LOT OF INQUIRIES FROM FOLKS THAT THEY WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING TO SEE IF THEY WANT TO MIRROR AND DO THE SAME.
THEY'D LIKE TO PARTNER WITH US, WHICH IS FANTASTIC.
IT'S MORE LIKELY WE GET THINGS PASSED THAT WAY.
BUT ALSO, OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, ESPECIALLY FOR THE DALLAS DELEGATION, ARE SAYING, WHAT DO YOU GUYS WANT TO PURSUE? AND SO, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO SHOW THAT TO THEM.
I THINK THEY HAVE A GENERAL IDEA WHERE WE'RE AT.
IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL INPUT, PLEASE LET US KNOW.
ERIC, DO YOU WANT TO COME SAY HI? THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR.
ERIC DOMINGUEZ, DIRECTOR OF OGA.
JUST WANTED TO CERTAINLY LET THE COMMITTEE KNOW THAT WE ARE 218 DAYS AWAY FROM THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
NOVEMBER 9TH IS THE FIRST DAY FOR BILL FILING THAT MEMBERS CAN WORK WITH LEDGE COUNCIL TO APPROVE BILL DRAFTS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATION.
SO, AGAIN, JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT ON EVERYONE'S RADAR AND CONSIDERATION.
WELL, WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU, AND I'LL SAY I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK YOU'VE ALREADY BEEN DOING, AND I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH.
IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY LEGISLATIVE ISSUES THAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ERIC DIRECTLY.
HE'S VERY AVAILABLE AND HELPFUL. SO, OKAY, WELL, LET'S MOVE ON TO ITEM N.
AND THIS IS THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT UPDATE.
THIS IS REALLY THE, THE WORK THAT WE'VE SEEN DPD DO IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
IT NEVER WAS BRIEFED TO COUNCIL.
IT WAS JUST ANNOUNCED AND IMPLEMENTED.
SO, I HAD SAID LET'S DO A ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND SEE WHERE WE'RE AT.
SO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW WE'RE DOING IN THE
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CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WITH PUBLIC SAFETY? COUNCIL MEMBER ROTH? WELL, I MEAN, IT'S REALLY OBVIOUSLY VERY POSITIVE, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS, AND I THINK IT'S A GREAT MESSAGE TO THE CITY, FOR THE CITY, TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO THE WORLD TO UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE REALLY MAKING GOOD PROGRESS ON THIS OVERALL, AND CERTAINLY, IT'S AN ONGOING CHALLENGE BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORTS THAT Y'ALL ARE MAKING.AND DO YOU WANT TO JUST GO THROUGH AND MAYBE EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED, WHAT'S CHANGED THAT HAS DRIVEN THE REDUCTION IN CRIME IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT? YES, MA'AM.
I'M JOHN MADISON WITH THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DIVISION. AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO, A GROUP OF OUTSIDE PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS, PRIVATE CEOS AND SO FORTH CAME TOGETHER AND LOOKED AT OVERALL CRIME, WHAT COULD BE DONE AND THEY PRESENTED SEVERAL IDEAS IN THE FORM OF A REPORT THAT WAS COMPLETED AND AS A RESULT OF THAT WE DEVELOPED OUR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY UNDER CHIEF IGO. THE PROCESS BEGAN TO IDENTIFY THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AS ITS OWN DIVISION WHICH PRIOR TO THAT WAS PART OF THE CENTRAL PATROL DIVISION.
AND THEN ADDITIONAL OFFICERS WERE ADDED TO CBD IN THE FORM OF TWO SPECIALIZED AT THE TIME TASK FORCES, WHICH KIND OF THEN CONVERTED INTO OUR CRIME REDUCTION TEAMS. HERE RECENTLY, WE ALSO ADDED A DEDICATED GROUP OF NPOS, NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE OFFICERS, BEFORE BOTH CENTRAL AND CBD SHARED THOSE OFFICERS.
SO, WE'VE SHORTENED OR DECREASED THE FOOTPRINT, INCREASED THE OFFICERS, AND INCREASED THE NUMBER OF SPECIALIZED TEAMS. GREAT.
ONE OF THE THINGS I THINK IS NOTABLE IN THE MEMO IS THAT THE BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP LOOKED AT THE SITUATION WITH DOWNTOWN AND MADE FOUR RECOMMENDATIONS.
INCREASED POLICING AND PRESENCE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES WE HEAR PEOPLE SAY THAT HAVING POLICE DOESN'T ACTUALLY REDUCE CRIME, WHAT WE CAN SEE OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS WHEN WE HAVE MORE POLICE, CRIME IS REDUCED.
SO, OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A CORRELATION.
INCREASED COORDINATION AMONG SECURITY ENTITIES.
WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT THE ONLY, DPD'S NOT THE ONLY LAW ENFORCEMENT GROUP DOWN HERE.
YOU'VE GOT, OF COURSE, THE COUNTY.
YOU'VE GOT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NOW WE'VE GOT THE ISV, DART. WHO AM I MISSING? THE BIGGEST CHANGE WAS THE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN THE PRIVATE SECURITY FOR THE BUSINESSES.
THE CORPORATIONS AND SO FORTH, THAT WAS THE BIGGEST CHANGE WE MADE, BROUGHT THEM IN AND SHARED THE MESSAGING THROUGH KEVIN'S GROUP.
WE ALL USED THE SAME LINE WHEN WE ADDRESSED OUR INDIVIDUALS THAT CAME IN CONTACT WITH US.
IT WAS A UNIFIED EFFORT, BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC.
AND THEN CONTINUE TO PUSH FOR REHOUSING BECAUSE YOU'RE SEEING THAT ASSOCIATED WITH CRIME? YES.
THERE IS A CORRELATION BETWEEN UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS AND THE NUMBER OF VIOLENT CRIMES.
BOTH AS THEM BEING THE VICTIMS AND THE SUSPECTS OR HOMELESS ON HOMELESS CRIME.
YES, AND THEN EXPANDING THE COMMUNITY COURT.
SO, WHAT YOU'RE SHOWING IS THAT BEFORE THIS EFFORT, BETWEEN 2019 AND 2023, THERE HAD BEEN AN INCREASE IN 34% IN CRIME, AND NOW YOU'RE SHOWING A 10.28% REDUCTION IN 2025, AND THEN SO FAR WE'VE HAD 9.56 ADDITIONAL REDUCTION, CORRECT? CORRECT, YES MA'AM.
WELL, THAT'S REALLY GREAT RESULTS.
NOW YOU SAY THE CURRENT STAFFING LEVEL IS 113 SWORN PERSONNEL.
SO, WHAT WOULD IT HAVE BEEN BEFORE? YOU KNOW? ROUGHLY IN THE 90S.
IT'S VARIED UP AND DOWN OVER THE YEARS, BUT RIGHT NOW, WE'RE THE HIGHEST WE'VE EVER BEEN SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE DEPARTMENT, I BELIEVE.
YES, AND THAT'S A GREAT FEELING.
OKAY, WELL, THOSE WERE MY COMMENTS.
MAJOR MADISON, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU'VE DONE, AND I'VE SEEN THE RESULTS.
YOU USED TO HAVE TO BE OVER CBD, INCLUDING DEEP ELLUM.
HAVING BOTH DOWNTOWN AND DEEP ELLUM WERE DOUBLE THE WORK, AND SO, THIS NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
SO, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I THINK ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT HAVE STEPPED UP.
I TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE COMMUNITY COURT EARLIER, AND THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE STILL WORKING ON, THE WEEKEND COURTS, THE NIGHT COURTS, TO TRY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING THE SERVICES OUT THERE.
WE SEE THE VEHICLES OUT THERE, BUT WE ALSO SEE THE MOUNTAIN PATROL.
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WE SAW A BIG PUSH FOR OUR OFFICERS ON BICYCLES.AND THIS WEEKEND I WAS OUT DOWNTOWN AND STARTED NOTICING ACTUALLY OFFICERS WALKING ON FOOT.
THE VISIBILITY ABSOLUTELY MAKES A DIFFERENCE.
WE SEE OUR SECURITY TEAMS. AND, YES, WE CAN ALWAYS INCREASE COMMUNICATIONS.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THE I KNOW THAT THEY HAVE A LOT OF STUDIES UNDERWAY AND THAT ARE CONCLUDING.
SO, THE BIG MOVE STRATEGY IS GOING TO BE COMING TO FULL COUNCIL OR TO ONE OF THE COMMITTEES. I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT HAPPENING BUT AGAIN I KNOW THAT THE JOB THAT YOU HAD PRIOR OVERSEEING BOTH DEEP ELLUM DOWNTOWN, OUR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS WAS A LOT AND SO, I KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO HELP SUBSTANTIALLY AND WE'RE GOING TO SEE IT THROUGH REDUCED CRIME. I KNOW THAT WE'VE HAD ZERO MURDERS DOWNTOWN YEAR TO DATE AND SO LET'S KEEP BUT LET'S KEEP IT UP.
DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION, COUNCIL MEMBER? YES, A STATEMENT.
I WANT TO, AGAIN, JUST CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUE, MAYOR PRO TEM. GREAT WORK THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING DOWNTOWN.
WE TALK A LOT ABOUT THIS BECAUSE HE'S GETTING A LOT OF THE THINGS DONE, AND I'M JUST EXCITED ABOUT THEM, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT'S GOING ON HERE IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND SEEING THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING HERE THAT FLOWS OVER INTO OUR COMMUNITIES.
THIS SOME OF THE SAME THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN DISTRICT FOUR AS WELL SO UH...
AS I'M TALKING TO MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE HAVING I'M ASKING FOR THE SAME RESOURCES THAT'S HERE UH...
TO DISTRICT FOUR BECAUSE IT'S NEEDED AND WHOEVER I NEED TO SPEAK WITH TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS, PLEASE GET WITH ME BECAUSE THIS NEEDS TO BE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS WHAT WE ARE ASKING FOR IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR MAYOR PRO-TEM. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER CADENA? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO ECHO WHAT CHAIR JOHNSON SAID AS WELL. I'M VERY GLAD THAT MAYOR PRO-TEM THAT HIS STATS ARE GOING DOWN, BUT IN NORTH AND SOUTHWEST, OUR RESPONSE TIMES ARE STILL HIGH, WE'RE SEEING AN INCREASE OF HOMELESS IN OUR AREA AND ALSO IN CAR BREAK-INS OVER IN THE DESIGN DISTRICT.
SO I WOULD SAY WHILE WE WANT TO CONTINUE THIS GOOD WORK IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT, LET'S NOT ALSO FORGET THE NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS THAT ARE NEARBY AS WELL.
WELL, I AGREE WITH ALL OF YOU THAT WE CAN'T JUST FOCUS ON ONE AREA BUT WE CERTAINLY DID HAVE AN ISSUE DOWNTOWN AND THIS HAS BEEN A GREAT SOLUTION, BUT THE MESSAGE I THINK THAT WE SHOULD BE HEARING ESPECIALLY AS COUNCIL MEMBERS IS THAT BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO THIS AREA, BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL OFFICERS TO THIS AREA WE ACTUALLY WERE ABLE TO DRAMATICALLY IMPACT CRIME BY REDUCING IT AND THAT HAS TO BE WHAT WE ARE THINKING ABOUT AS WE GO INTO THIS NEXT BUDGET SEASON.
YES, DPD TAKES UP A LARGE CHUNK OF OUR BUDGET, BUT WE ABSOLUTELY HAVE TO HAVE IT.
AND EVERY ONE OF US WANTS MORE POLICE OFFICERS IN THEIR AREA, AND YET WHEN WE GET TO THAT HORSESHOE CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BUDGET, IT BECOMES PROBLEMATIC.
MAYOR PRO TEM, I LOVE THAT YOU...CALL THAT MOUNTED PATROL.
FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED WAY OF DOING LAW ENFORCEMENT, ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE THINGS THAT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY IN VERY DENSE AREAS OR IN AREAS THAT ARE, WE NEED LOOK DOWN ON THINGS SO THANKS FOR CALLING OUT DDI I MISS ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORK THEY'RE DOING ESPECIALLY ON SECURITY AND I THINK THAT WE'RE ALL FEELING THE CHANGE IN HOMELESSNESS AS PEOPLE WERE MOVED OUT OF DOWNTOWN FOR FIFA, AND WE KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
I THINK I CALLED THAT OUT AT THE HORSESHOE, AND I THINK ALL OF THE AREAS ARE DEFINITELY FEELING THAT.
SO, THANK YOU FOR MENTIONING IT.
ANY OTHER ITEMS ON THAT? GREAT WORK.
OKAY, NEXT ITEM IS O, AND THESE ARE UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS. SO, I'M JUST GOING TO SAY O, P, Q, R, S.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH ANY OF THOSE OR WANT TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS? YOU'LL SEE THE VERY IMPORTANT ITEM OF ACCEPTING FUNDING FOR FIFA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ON WEDNESDAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
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AND IT'S FOR DFR SERVICES, BUT I QUESTION WHY IT'S A FLAT AMOUNT INSTEAD OF A FULL JUST COST RECOVERY.CHRIS SHIRA, SECTION CHIEF OF EMS, DALLAS FIRE.
WHILE THERE'S A DOLLAR AMOUNT ON THE ACTUAL CONTRACT, WHEN WE DO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS, WE HAVE A SACRED PAYROLL CODE THAT WE USE FOR ALL OF OUR MEMBERS THAT ARE WORKING OUT THERE.
AND AT THE END OF THE 24 DAYS OF THE FAIR, IT IS A DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR REIMBURSEMENT FOR WHAT WE SPENT ON OVERTIME AND EQUIPMENT OUT THERE.
AND THAT'S FOR ALL THE YEARS? I MEAN, IS IT THREE YEARS? IT'S, I BELIEVE THIS ONE WAS A FIVE-YEAR.
SO, IT'S JUST YOUR ESTIMATED AMOUNTS? YES, MA'AM.
WE TRACK ALL OF THE REIMBURSEMENT DAY AFTER DAY, AND THEN AT THE END OF THE RUN, WE PRESENT THAT INVOICE TO THE STATE FAIR OF TEXAS, AND THEN THEY PROMPTLY REIMBURSE US.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE AGENDA ITEMS? NO? WELL THEN, LOOK AT THAT.
I AM GOING TO ADJOURN THIS MEETING EXACTLY AT 3 O'CLOCK.
THANK YOU.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.