Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response

Authorization to apply for a series of grant projects from the Texas Office of the Governor's Public Safety Office to enhance emergency preparedness and build capacity to prevent and respond to terrorist attacks for fiscal year 2026.

Authorize an application for a series of grant projects from the Texas Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office to provide an endeavor to enhance preparedness and build capacity to prepare for, pr

A briefing on the city's procedures for servicing homeless encampments and a policy discussion on the City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy, presented by the Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

Encampment Servicing Procedures and Discussion on City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy [Kevin Oden, Director, Emergency Management and Crisis Response]

A briefing on the City of Dallas's procedures for servicing homeless encampments and a policy discussion on the city's homeless encampment approach, presented by the Director of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

Encampment Servicing Procedures and Discussion on City of Dallas Homeless Encampment Policy [Kevin Oden, Director, Emergency Management and Crisis Response]

Authorizes a 15-month lease extension (Supplemental Agreement No. 5) with Austin Street Center for approximately 20,000 square feet of shelter space at 2929 Hickory Street, used for inclement weather sheltering operations by the Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response from January 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027. Total cost not to exceed $2,000,000, funded by the General Fund.

…ry Street, to be used for sheltering operations during inclement weather by the Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response for the period January 1, 2026 thro…

The city seeks to authorize the fifth supplemental agreement extending its lease with Austin Street Center for 20,000 square feet of shelter space at 2929 Hickory Street for fifteen months (January 1, 2026 – March 31, 2027), to support inclement weather sheltering operations managed by the Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response.

…ry Street, to be used for sheltering operations during inclement weather by the Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response for the period January 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027 - Not to exceed $2,000,0…

The city is authorizing a five-year agreement with the American National Red Cross (Dallas Chapter – North Texas Region) to allow temporary use of Park & Recreation Department facilities as public emergency shelters during declared or undeclared disasters, at no cost to the city.

Authorize a five-year agreement with the American National Red Cross (Red Cross), the Dallas Chapter - North Texas Region, to permit the temporary use of Park & Recreation Department facilities, as a