Public Safety CommitteeMonday, February 10, 2025 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

#ABriefing on police staffing levels with a recommendation that City Council direct the City Manager to increase the new police officer hiring goal from 250 to 400 for FY2024-2025 and present appropriate budget amendments.

#BA briefing providing an overview of recruiting and retention strategies and challenges for the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, presented by department leadership.

#CBriefing from the Dallas Police Department's Violent Crime Division on the current status and updates to the Violent Crime Reduction Plan.

#DBriefing from Dallas Police Department Assistant Chief Catrina M. Shead providing an overview of the department's Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS/drone) program.

#EBriefing on the operations and activities of the Dallas Fire-Rescue Prevention and Investigation Bureau, presented by department leadership.

#FBriefing on public safety dashboards presented by the Chief of Public Safety from the City Manager's Office.

#GBriefing on the status of facility construction projects for Dallas Fire-Rescue.

#HBriefing on the current state of fleet maintenance operations for the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department.

#IBriefing on the Annual Warrant Resolution 2025 for the Dallas Municipal Court.

#JBriefing update on the expansion of the Crisis Intervention Team, presented by the Director of the Office of Emergency Management and Crisis Response.

#KBriefing on the Dallas Marshal's Office 2024 Racial Profiling Report, presented by City Marshal David Pughes.

#LBriefing on the activity report of the Dallas Marshal's Homeless Action Response Team, presented by City Marshal David Pughes.

#MBriefing on the 2025 Meet & Confer Agreement governing labor relations and working conditions for public safety employees, presented by the Chief of Public Safety from the City Manager's Office.

#NAuthorize annual payments of $193,000 for five years to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to provide live fire drills and advanced aircraft/fire training to aircraft-rescue firefighters at Dallas Love Field and Dallas Executive Airport, for a total not-to-exceed $965,000.

#OAuthorize the purchase of four Polaris Ranger XP1000 utility terrain vehicles for the Dallas Police Department through the OMNIA Partners cooperative agreement with Safeware, Inc., funded by the 2023 Homeland Security Urban Area Security Initiative grant, not to exceed $133,272.92.

#PAuthorizes an interlocal agreement between the Dallas County Criminal District Attorney's Office and the Dallas Police Department under Chapter 59 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure (asset forfeiture) for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2028, at no cost to the City.

#QAuthorizes rejection of all bids received for ammunition for the Dallas Police Department and directs re-advertisement of a new solicitation, with no cost to the city.

#RAuthorizes a three-year master agreement with five vendors for the purchase of fire hoses for the Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, with a total estimated amount of $1,364,891.00 funded from the General Fund.

#SFive-year service contract for helicopter pilot training services for the Dallas Police Department with Helicopter Institute, Inc. as the sole bidder, not to exceed $3,152,777, financed through both the General Fund and the Confiscated Monies-Federal Fund.

#TAuthorizes application for and acceptance of a $412,938.13 grant from the Texas Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division to equip peace officers with bullet resistant shields for the period October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

#UAuthorizes a three-year master agreement with Always Available Wholesales & Supply Services Corp. (lowest of four bidders) for the purchase of kitchen and cafeteria supplies for Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, estimated at $136,500.