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

#ABriefing on Dallas Fire-Rescue Department recruiting activities for fiscal year October 2024 through September 2025, presented by Assistant Chief Delridge Williams and Deputy Chief Stephan Lopez.

#BA briefing on the Dallas Police Department's hiring strategy for fiscal year October 2025 through September 2026, presented by DPD leadership including the Chief of Police.

#CBriefing by AT&T on global security concerns related to the theft of communications infrastructure.

#DBriefing updating the council on the Violent Crime Reduction Plan, presented by Major Andre Taylor of the Dallas Police Department's Violent Crime Division.

#EBriefing on the partnership between the Dallas Police Department and the National Law Enforcement Foundation Childcare Program, presented by DPD Officer Jennifer Atherton.

#FBriefing on safety and security planning for the FIFA World Cup 2026, presented by representatives from Emergency Management & Crisis Response, the Dallas Police Department, and Dallas Fire-Rescue.

#GA briefing on the City Action Strike Team's operations and a Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL) Crime Impacts Report, presented by the Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Response.

#HBriefing on the Dallas Police Department's 2025 annual report covering the use of investigative facial recognition technology.

#IA briefing memo presenting public safety dashboards to city leadership, delivered by the Chief of Public Safety from the City Manager's Office.

#JA November 2025 briefing update on the status of the Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center construction project at the University of North Texas at Dallas.

#KBriefing on the current status of Dallas Fire-Rescue's facility construction projects, presented by Chief of Fire Justin Ball.

#LBriefing on the current status of Dallas Fire-Rescue's fleet maintenance operations, presented by Chief of Fire Justin Ball.

#MA briefing activity report from the Dallas Marshal's Homeless Action Responses Team, presented by City Marshal Clifton Knight of the Dallas Marshal's Office.

#NAuthorization to apply for and accept a $284,969.84 grant from the Texas Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division to fund two detectives, one police research specialist, training, and operating expenses for the North Texas Internet Crimes Against Children program for FY2026.

#OAuthorization to apply for and accept a $239,808.80 grant from the Texas Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division to purchase rifle-resistant body armor for the Dallas Police Department for the period October 2025 through September 2026.

#PAuthorizes an acquisition contract with Helicopter Services, Inc. to purchase equipment, parts, and labor to install public safety equipment on a new Airbus H125 helicopter for the Dallas Police Department via a GSA cooperative agreement, not to exceed $3,371,193.00.

#QAuthorizes 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 disaster shelters during declared or undeclared natural disasters, at no cost to the City.