Public Safety Committee

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Agenda — 27 items

1. 1 The City Council Public Safety Committee meeting will be held by videoconference and in the Council Chambers, 6th Floor at City Hall. The public may attend the meeting virtually; however, City Hall is available for those wishing to attend the meeting in person. The following videoconference link is available to the public to listen to the meeting and Public Affairs and Outreach will also stream the Public Safety Committee on Spectrum Cable Channels 16 and 95 and bit.ly/ cityofdallastv:
2. 2 Call to Order
3. 3 MINUTES
4. 1. Approval of the June 10, 2024 Minutes 24-2062
5. A. Public Safety Recruiting and Retention Update [Pollyanna Ashford, Major of Police, Dallas Police Department, Delridge Williams, Assistant Chief, Dallas Fire Rescue Department] 24-2063
6. B. Violent Crime Reduction Plan Update [Jason Scoggins, Major of Police, Dallas Police Department, Kevin Oden, Deputy Director, Emergency Management & Crisis Response] 24-2064
7. C. Dallas Fire-Rescue 2023 Annual Report [Justin Ball, Chief of Fire (I), Robert Borse, Captain, Dallas Fire Rescue Department] 24-2067
8. D. Overview of Violent Crime Clearance Rates [William Griffith, Deputy Chief, Dallas Police Department] 24-2068
9. E. Overdose Program Update [Scott Clumpner, Deputy Chief, Fire-Rescue Department, Dr.Philip Huang, Director, Dallas County Health and Human Services, Keith Brown, Director, Texoma HIDTA] 24-2198
10. 10 BRIEFING MEMOS
11. F. Public Safety Dashboards [Dominique Artis, Chief of Public Safety (I), City Manager’s Office] 24-2069
12. G. Dallas Police Department 2023 Racial Profiling Report [Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department] 24-2102
13. H. Flock Purchase - Additional Cameras and Extended Data Retention Period [Eddie Garcia, Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department] 24-2700
14. I. Marshal’s Homeless Action Response Team Activity Report [David Pughes, City Marshal, Dallas Marshal’s Office] 24-2196
15. J. Dallas Fire Rescue Facility Construction Update [Justin Ball, Chief of Fire (I), Dallas Fire Rescue Department] 24-2073
16. K. Dallas Fire Rescue Fleet Maintenance Update [Justin Ball, Chief of Fire (I), Dallas Fire Rescue Department] 24-2075
17. 17 UPCOMING AGENDA ITEMS
18. L. An ordinance amending Chapter 51A, “Dallas Development Code: Ordinance No. 19455, as amended,” of the Dallas City Code by adding a new Division 51A-9.600; (1) providing for first responder street toppers to honor members of the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue who have been lost in the line of duty; (2) providing a penalty not to exceed $2,000.00; (3) providing a saving clause; (4) providing a severability clause; and (5) providing an effective date - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 24-2495
19. M. Adopt the City of Dallas Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) in compliance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 to maintain eligibility for pre-disaster and post-disaster federal mitigation funding as well as state mitigation funding. Federal regulations require an update to the HMP every five years to maintain eligibility for federal mitigation funding and some state mitigation funding - Financing: No cost consideration to the City 24-2492
20. N. Authorize a three-year service contract for Deaf Link’s Accessible Hazard Alert System for the Office of Emergency Management - Deaf Link, Inc., sole source - Not to exceed $352,755.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations) 24-2493
21. O. Authorize the (1) acceptance of a grant from Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund, Inc. (CFE) for Emergency Financial Empowerment in the amount of $150,000.00 to support municipal engagement to improve the financial stability of low and moderate income households by embedding financial empowerment strategies into local government infrastructure for the period June 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025; (2) establishment of appropriations in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 in the Cities for Financial Empowerment Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $150,000.00 in the Cities for Financial Empowerment Grant Fund; and (4) execution of the award with CFE and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Not to exceed $150,000.00 - Financing: Cities for Financial Empowerment Grant Fund 24-2494
22. P. Authorize a three-year service price agreement for spoken language interpretation and associated equipment rental, American Sign Language interpretation, and translation services for Municipal Court Judiciary and Office of Communications and Customer Experience - Translation & Interpretation Network, LLC in the estimated amount of $550,668.50, WorldWide Interpreters, Inc. in the estimated amount of $393,030.00, Effectiff, LLC in the estimated amount of $35,366.40, and Homeland Language Services, LLC in the estimated amount of $31,075.10, lowest responsible bidders of eighteen - Total estimated amount of $1,010,140.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations) 24-2672
23. Q. Authorize a three-year Interlocal Agreement with Southern Methodist University Simmons School of Education and Human Development to provide consulting and technical assistance for the Dallas Police Department Virtual Reality De-escalation Site-Based Initiative Grant project for the period October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2026 - Not to exceed $662,301.00 - Financing: U.S. Department of Justice Grant Funds, BJA FY 23 Virtual Reality De-escalation Site-Based Initiative Fund 24-2496
24. R. Authorize a five-year master agreement for a Law Enforcement Monitoring Facility product for the Dallas Police Department - Gladiator Forensics, LLC, sole source - Not to exceed $196,400.00 - Financing: Confiscated Monies-Federal Fund ($102,000.00) and General Fund ($94,400.00) (subject to annual appropriations) 24-2497
25. S. Authorize an Interlocal Agreement with Tarrant County, through The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office for the provision of forensic, drug, toxicological, environmental, and physical evidence analysis, and other similar medical/forensic analytical services for the period September 1, 2024, through September 30, 2028 - estimated amount of $500,000.00 - Financing: General Fund 24-2498
26. 26 ADJOURNMENT
27. 27 Page Break