Municue
Dallas, TX

Public Safety Committee · 2:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

The Public Safety Committee agenda featured 13 substantive items: ten operational and policy briefings for Dallas Police Department, Dallas Fire-Rescue, and the City Manager's Office, and three financial items totaling $4.0M. The largest proposed financial action was a $2.7M three-year agreement for Peregrine, a law enforcement data integration platform, followed by a $1.0M DOJ Bureau of Justice Assistance grant and a $304K agreement for Cobwebs, an intelligence investigative platform.
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Analysis

Financial Highlights

The agenda included three items with a combined financial impact of $4.0M: $3.0M in proposed contract spend for two law enforcement software platforms and a $1.0M DOJ grant for crime prevention.[#K][#L][#M]

Public Safety

Nine public safety briefings were scheduled covering DPD and Dallas Fire-Rescue programs, ranging from policy-level updates on violent crime reduction and human trafficking to operational briefings on fleet maintenance, facility construction, and the marshal's homeless response team.[#A][#B][#F][#C][#D][#E][#G][#H][#I]

Governance & Oversight

The agenda included a statement on public safety priority and the November election, presented by the Interim Chief of Public Safety and the Interim Chief of Strategy, Engagement, and Alignment from the City Manager's Office.[#J]

Insights by Role

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectTwo proposed law enforcement platform contracts — Peregrine ($2.7M, file 25-199A) and Cobwebs ($304K, file 25-200A) — and a statement on public safety priority tied to the November election (file 25-76A) present multiple lines of inquiry for Dallas public safety coverage.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingPolicy briefings on the January 10 agenda identify near-term priority areas for Dallas public safety leadership — recruiting and retention (file 25-65A), violent crime reduction (file 25-66A), human trafficking initiatives (file 25-68A), and a post-election public safety priority statement (file 25-76A) — each representing a window for stakeholder engagement before policy positions are formalized.

Contractor

LowLow significance — routine or procedural itemBoth law enforcement platform contracts proposed on this agenda used cooperative purchasing vehicles rather than standalone competitive bids — Peregrine via OMNIA EDU (file 25-199A, $2.7M) and Cobwebs via Region 4 ESC (file 25-200A, $304K). These are the active cooperative procurement pathways for this category at the City of Dallas.

Charts & Data

13 items(9 procedural hidden)

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#ABriefing on recruiting and retention efforts for the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, presented by department leadership.

Delridge WilliamsPollyanna AshfordDallas Fire-Rescue DepartmentDallas Police Department

#BA briefing providing an update on the Violent Crime Reduction Plan, presented by the Dallas Police Department's Violent Crime Division.

Nathan SwyersDallas Police DepartmentViolent Crime Division

#CAn overview of proposed Dallas Police Department initiatives related to Human Trafficking Awareness Month, presented by police leadership.

Breanna ValentineYancey NelsonDallas Police Department

#DBriefing by Deputy Chief Patricia Mora on the Dallas Police Department's Animal Cruelty Unit, covering its operations and activities.

Patricia MoraDallas Police Department

#EBriefing memo by the City Manager's Office presenting public safety dashboards used to track and report public safety performance metrics.

Dominique ArtisCity Manager's Office

#FA briefing providing a status update on the Dallas Fire-Rescue Blood Transfusion Pilot Program, presented by the Chief of Fire.

Justin BallDallas Fire-Rescue Department

#GBriefing memo by Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief Justin Ball providing a construction status update on Dallas Fire-Rescue facilities.

Justin BallDallas Fire-Rescue Department

#HBriefing memo providing an update on the state of fleet maintenance operations for the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.

Justin BallDallas Fire-Rescue Department

#IActivity report briefing on the Dallas Marshal's Office Homeless Action Responses Team and its operations.

David PughesDallas Marshal's Office

#JA briefing memo from City Manager's Office officials presenting a statement on the city's public safety priority and its relationship to the November election.

Dominique ArtisElizabeth SaabCity Manager's Office

#KAuthorizes acceptance of a $1,020,731 FY 2024 Bureau of Justice Assistance grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to support crime prevention and criminal justice improvement activities through September 30, 2027, with execution of a funds-sharing agreement among the city, Dallas County, and designated local governments.

$1.0M
U.S. Department of Justice

#LAuthorizes a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for Peregrine, a web-based law enforcement data integration and analysis platform for the Dallas Police Department, with Carahsoft Technology Corp. through the OMNIA EDU cooperative agreement, not to exceed $2,700,000, funded by Homeland Security UASI grant funds and the General Fund.

$2.7M
Carahsoft Technology CorporationOMNIA EDUDallas Police Department

#MAuthorizes a three-year purchasing agreement for Cobwebs, a web-based intelligence investigative platform for the Dallas Police Department, with SHI Government Solutions through the Region 4 ESC cooperative agreement, estimated at $303,963.

$304K
Region 4 ESCSHI Government Solutions, Inc.Dallas Police Department

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