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Meeting Details

Meeting Name: Public Safety Committee Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 5/11/2026 1:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL bit.ly/cityofdallastv
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda  
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26-1461A 11. MINUTESApproval of the April 13, 2026, Public Safety Minutes  
26-1462A 1A. BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Police Department Hiring Strategy April 2026 Update [Daniel C. Comeaux, Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department, April Idleburg, Assistant Director, Administrative Bureau, Dallas Police Department, Jordan Colunga, Deputy Chief of Police, Personnel and Training Group, Dallas Police Department, Irene Alanis, Major of Police, Personnel Division, Dallas Police Department]  
26-1464A 1B. BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Police Department Law Enforcement Training Center at University of North Texas at Dallas Update - May 2026 [Jennifer Nicewander, Director, Office of Bond and Construction Management, Dominique Artis, Chief of Public Safety, City Manager’s Office]  
26-1465A 1C. BRIEFING ITEMSViolent Crime Reduction Plan Update [Daniel C. Comeaux, Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department, Andre Taylor, Major of Police, Dallas Police Department]  
26-1463A 1D. BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Fire-Rescue Recruiting/Retention Update Fiscal Year 2025-2026: 2nd Quarter [Justin Ball, Chief of Fire, Delridge Williams, Assistant Chief, Stephan Lopez, Deputy Chief, Dallas Fire-Rescue Department]  
26-1539A 1E. BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Police Department Neighborhood Police Officer (NPO) Program Update [Jose Garcia, Deputy Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department, Daniel C. Comeaux, Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department]  
26-1520A 1F. BRIEFING ITEMSDallas Police Department First Offender Program Update [Daniel C. Comeaux, Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department, Suellen Flores, Manager, First Offender Program, Dallas Police Department]  
26-1467A 1G. BRIEFING MEMOSPublic Safety Dashboards [Dominique Artis, Chief of Public Safety, City Manager’s Office]  
26-1468A 1H. BRIEFING MEMOSDallas Fire-Rescue’s Facility Construction Update [Justin Ball, Chief of Fire, Dallas Fire-Rescue Department]  
26-1469A 1I. BRIEFING MEMOSDallas Fire-Rescue’s Fleet Maintenance Update [Justin Ball, Chief of Fire, Dallas Fire-Rescue Department]  
26-1507A 1J. BRIEFING MEMOSFire Station Alerting System Implementation Update [Justin Ball, Chief of Fire, Dallas Fire-Rescue Department]  
26-1470A 1K. BRIEFING MEMOSMarshal’s Homeless Action Responses Team Activity Report [Clifton Knight, City Marshal, Dallas Marshal’s Office]  
26-1471A 1L. BRIEFING MEMOS2026 Appointment of the Municipal Judge Update [Dominique Artis, Chief of Public Safety, City Manager’s Office]  
26-1502A 1M. BRIEFING MEMOSFinal Operational Preparedness Update: Public Safety and Emergency Management Planning for FIFA World Cup 2026 [Kevin Oden, Director, Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Responses, Travis Houston, Deputy Director, Office of Emergency Management & Crisis Responses]  
26-1537A 1N. BRIEFING MEMOSReconsideration of the Dallas Police Department Age Requirements [Cara Mendelsohn, Chair, Mayor City Council, Dominique Artis, Chief of Public Safety, City Manager’s Office]  
26-1689A 1O. BRIEFING MEMOSDallas City Code Section 28-63.3, “Solicitations to Occupants of Vehicles on Public Roadways Prohibited”, and Section 28-61.1, “Standing and Walking in Certain Areas Prohibited [Dominique Artis, Chief of Public Safety, City Manager’s Office]  
26-1690A 1P. BRIEFING MEMOSLocation Based Analysis of Officer Involved Shootings [Daniel C. Comeaux, Chief of Police, Dallas Police Department]  
26-1509A 1Q. BRIEFING MEMOSAuthorize the (1) application for and acceptance of a grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Click It Or Ticket Mobilization Grant (Grant No. 2026-Dallas-CIOT-00002, Assistance Listing No. 20.616) in the amount of $42,360.00 for the safety belt enforcement initiative for the period May 15, 2026 through June 3, 2026; (2) establishment of appropriations in the amount $42,360.00 in the TxDOT FY26 STEP Click It Or Ticket Mobilization Grant Fund; (3) receipt and deposit of funds in the amount of $42,360.00 in the TxDOT FY26 STEP Click It Or Ticket Mobilization Grant Fund; (4) local cash match in the amount of $10,598.06; and (5) execution of the grant agreement with TxDOT and all terms, conditions, and documents required by the agreement - Total amount not to exceed $52,958.06 - Financing: General Fund ($10,598.06) and TxDOT FY26 STEP Click It Or Ticket Mobilization Grant Fund ($42,360.00)  
26-1510A 1R. BRIEFING MEMOSAuthorize a two-year cooperative purchasing agreement, with one six-month renewal option with Federal Engineering, Inc. for project management and implementation services related to the replacement of the existing Computer-Aided Dispatch and Records Management systems through the GSA Advantage cooperative purchasing agreement - Not to exceed $998,929.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)  
26-1511A 1S. BRIEFING MEMOSAuthorize Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the cooperative purchasing agreement with Axon Enterprise, Inc. through Sourcewell Contract No.101223-AXN to add counter-unmanned aircraft systems (C-UAS) technology, including drone detection, tracking, and mitigation capabilities funded through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) passed through the Texas Office of the Governor Homeland Security Grants Division for the Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Program - Not to exceed $10,382,400.00, from $267,477,691.30 to $277,860,091.30 - Financing: HSGD Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Grant Fund  
26-1680A 1T. BRIEFING MEMOSAuthorize a three-year cooperative purchasing agreement for Firefighting Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for the Fire Rescue Department with Casco Industries, Inc. through the through the Local Government Purchasing cooperative (BuyBoard) agreement - Estimated amount of $3,150,000.00 - Financing: General Fund  
26-1681A 1U. BRIEFING MEMOSAuthorize a five-year service price agreement for specialized training for Fire-Rescue Department through an interlocal agreement with Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service - Estimated amount of $275,000.00 - Financing: General Fund (subject to annual appropriations)