Public Safety CommitteeMonday, December 8, 2025 · 1:00 PM · Council Chambers, City Hall

#ABriefing by Dallas Police Department leadership providing an update on the DPD Hiring Strategy for fiscal year 2025–2026.

#BBriefing by Dallas Police Department leadership providing an update on the Violent Crime Reduction Plan.

#CBriefing providing an overview of efforts to modernize public safety technology across the Dallas Police Department and Dallas Fire Rescue Department.

#DBriefing by Dallas Police Department Major Yancey Nelson providing an overview of the city's Gun Shot Detection System.

#EBriefing providing an overview of Dallas Police Department community outreach programming, presented by the Manager of the Office of Community Affairs.

#FBriefing update on the Dallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center located at the University of North Texas at Dallas.

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

#HBriefing update on Dallas Fire-Rescue's ongoing facility construction projects.

#IBriefing update on Dallas Fire-Rescue's fleet maintenance operations and status.

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

#KBriefing on the 2025 Meet & Confer Agreement update, presented by the Chief of Public Safety from the City Manager's Office.

#LAuthorizes a two-year interlocal agreement with Dallas College under which Dallas College reimburses the City $1,000,000 for Dallas Fire Rescue Department instructional services from December 10, 2025 through December 9, 2027, with the City contributing $240,000 from the General Fund.

#MAuthorizes acceptance of a $95,415.17 state grant from the Texas Office of the Governor's Criminal Justice Division for the FY 2026 Victims of Crime Supplement program supporting Dallas Police Department victim services, with a required local cash match of $23,853.79 for a total program cost of $119,268.96.

#NAuthorizes the application for and acceptance of a $175,000 grant from the Texas Office of the Governor Criminal Justice Division for the First Responder Mental Health Grant, providing mental health services and assistance to peace officers and first responders from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

#OAuthorizes the application for and acceptance of a $250,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice COPS office for the FY25 Community Policing Development Supporting Agencies Seeking Accreditation Grant, funding two new staff positions dedicated to proving compliance with 173 Texas law enforcement best practices through September 30, 2027.

#PAccept a $234,459.45 DOJ grant through the Texas Criminal Justice Division for the FY 2026 Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program, funding two outreach and advocacy specialist positions to support the Dallas Police Department's Community Engagement Unit and RIGHT Care Team from October 2025 through June 2026.

#QAuthorization to accept a $500,000 DOJ COPS grant for the FY25 Safer Outcomes program to enhance de-escalation, crisis intervention, and force training programs at the Dallas Police Department from October 2025 through September 2027, including establishment of appropriations and creation of a new Senior Law Enforcement Training Specialist position.

#RAuthorizes a two-year cooperative purchasing agreement with GT Distributors, Inc. through BuyBoard for concealable and entry vests, alterations, and accessories for the Dallas Police Department, not to exceed $2,982,958.55, financed through general funds and multiple federal homeland security and grant funds.

#SAuthorization of a five-year cooperative purchasing agreement with Freeit Data Solutions, Inc., through the Texas Department of Information Resources, for a vendor-hosted Computer Aided Dispatching and Records Management System serving the Dallas Police Department, Dallas Fire-Rescue Department, and Department of Municipal Court and Detention Services, totaling up to $47,190,426.23 including one five-year renewal option.

#TAuthorization of Supplemental Agreement No. 4 to extend the service contract with CentralSquare Technologies, LLC for security alarm permit processing and false alarm fee collection for the Police Department through March 2, 2026, with estimated net revenue of $583,333.33.

#UAuthorizes acceptance of a $6.25M DOJ COPS grant to hire 50 police officers over a five-year period (October 2025–September 2030), with a required local cash match of approximately $12.26M, for a total program cost not to exceed $18.51M.

#VBriefing on a supplemental agreement expanding the city's cooperative purchasing contract with Axon Enterprise to add AI capabilities, drone-as-first-responder functionality, 500 additional public safety licenses, refreshed in-vehicle DVRs, and building security enhancements, increasing the contract ceiling by over $120 million.