Jan 20, 2026 City Council

[***PRE-MEETING / EXECUTIVE SESSION***]

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>> WELCOME, WELCOME , WELCOME TO ALL OF OUR GUESTS AND SPECTATORS FOR THE JANUARY 20 WORK SESSION FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE WILL START WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS. ITEMS SEVEN AND EIGHT ARE CAN -- THE MINUTE . ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH VARIOUS VENDORS CONSIDER -- FOR PRINTING AND PROMOTIONAL ITEMS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $250,000 ANNUALLY FOR A TOTAL FOUR YEAR CONTRACT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION. NUMBER 10, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT WITH IMAGING THROUGH AN INTERLOCK AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF PLANO FOR FORMATTING OF UTILITY BILLS AND INSERTS INCREASING THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION BY AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $280,000 FOR THE REMAINING SIX YEAR TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $1,680,000 FOR A REVISED 10 YEAR CONTRACT NOT TO EXCEED $2,680,000. NUMBER 11, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SOLE-SOURCE VENDOR FOR THE PURCHASE OF DIGITAL MATERIALS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $150,000 FOR A THREE-YEAR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $450,000. 12, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO PURCHASE LIBRARY MATERIALS FROM BRODART INC. AND MIDWEST TAPE FOR AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000 AND FIVE YOUR TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED $2 MILLION. WE HAVE THE REPORT IN FRONT OF YOU SO -- JUST COINCIDENCE I THINK. NUMBER 13, CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH FREE IT DATA SOLUTIONS FOR THE PURCHASE OF SERVER AND BACKUP HARDWARE IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1 MILLION FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND $300,000 ANNUALLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TERM FOR A TOTAL NOT TO EXCEED AMOUNT OF $2,500,000.

>> CAN I GET A REFRESH? WE WILL ASK THE CHIEF INFORMATION

OFFICER TO OPINE ON THAT. >> CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

>> WHAT IS THE QUESTION? >> REGULAR REFRESH.

>> WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS GONE ONTO A REFRESH PROGRAM. EVERY FIVE YEARS WE REFRESH THE HARDWARE, SERVER HARDWARE. EVERY THREE YEARS WE REFRESH OUR WORKSTATIONS. WE REFRESH MOBILE IPADS AND THINGS LIKE THAT ONLINE. INSTEAD OF HAVING THINGS THAT GO FIVE, 10, 15 YEARS AND THEY FAIL WE PUT THEM ON A PROGRAM THAT THEY JUST ROLL OVER.

>> SO IT IS PREDETERMINED HOW LONG THEY WILL --

>> WE WILL WORK WITH FINANCE TO TRY TO SOLIDIFY THAT SO THEY COULD HAVE A FIVE OR 10 YEAR PROJECTION SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO BUDGET FOR. IT'S ALL PART OF OPERATING THE

ORGANIZATION. >> JUST TO CLARIFY, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS WE DO NOT OWN NECESSARILY THAT EQUIPMENT. YOU ARE LEASING IT AND TURNING IT OVER? OR IS IT SOMETHING WE TRY

TO RESELL? >> BASICALLY WHAT HAPPENS IS WE RETURN IT TO THEM AND THEY GIVE US A CREDIT.

>> SO YOU ARE NOT LOSING ALL THE DEPRECIATION ON ALL OF THE EQUIPMENT FOR THE HARDWARE YOU ARE REPLACING, IS THAT CORRECT?

>> AS PART OF THE NORMAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS YOU WOULD DEPRECIATE AN ASSET THAT YOU WANT SO YES WE DO THAT. THEN YOU

SELL IT BACK. >> THAT IS MY POINT CHECK WE ARE ACTUALLY GAINING BY KEEPING THAT.

>> AFTER FIVE YEARS BEING RUN 24 HOURS A DAY SEVEN DAYS A WEEK YOU COULD PROBABLY SELL IT FOR MAYBE FIVE CENTS ON THE DOLLAR

OR THREE CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. >> THIS IS BEST PRACTICE AND ALSO QUITE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DO WITH VEHICLE REPLACEMENT CREDIT.

>> THANK YOU. >> OKAY. WE HAVE A RESOLUTION

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[***WORKSESSION***]

>> GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. CHIEF ARREDONDO. CHIEF OF POLICE. ALL RIGHT, WE HAVE TAKEN THIS A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.

WE HAVE SOME AREAS WITH A THREE-YEAR UPDATE. FOR THE MOST PART YOU WILL SEE WE WILL BE WORKING ON FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS. YOU CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS AS WE GO ALONG.

>> THIS IS YEAR THREE FOR YOU? >> HAPPY BIRTHDAY OR

ANNIVERSARY. >> 2025 AND A GLANCE . YOU CAN SEE CALLS FOR SERVICE WERE DOWN WHAT DOES THAT SAY? 37,000 CALLS WHICH IS DOWN FROM YEARS PAST. HOWEVER WITH THIS -- WE ARE UP WITH A SELF INITIATED ACTIVITY. CALLS HER DOWN FROM THE PLAN. AS WE GO ON IN THE PRESENTATION YOU WILL SEE WHAT WE ARE DOING. SELF INITIATED TIME IS WHERE THE DATA TELLS US TO BE. WE IMPLEMENT AN INTELLIGENCE BASED DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH TO CRIME-FIGHTING. THE TIME IS USED TO BE PROACTIVE AND PREVENT CRIME. LESS CALLS EQUALS MORE UNENCUMBERED TIME AND MORE PRODUCTIVITY. OUR STATS SHOW THAT IT IS WORKING. END OF YEAR STATS, VIOLENT CRIME IS DOWN 32.1%. PROPERTY CRIME IS DOWN. TOTAL CRIME IS DOWN 28.3%. AS I GO ALONG, THAT IS VERSUS 2024. AS I GO ALONG WITH THE PRESENTATION YOU WILL SEE HOW CRIME HAS GONE DOWN AFTER WE IMPLEMENTED THIS . STAFFING, A BIG THING WHEN I GOT HERE.

EVERYBODY WANTED TO KNOW HOW WE WOULD FIX THE STAFFING ISSUES WE HAD. IT ALL STARTED WITH A NEW MARKETING PLAN. IT STARTED INTERNALLY. WE PUT THE SIGNAGE OUT, WE MADE SURE EVERYBODY KNEW WE WERE EMPHASIZING THAT . WE WERE EMPHASIZING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE A GROUP PROJECT. EVERYBODY WAS GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN THE SAME DIRECTION. SAME THING WITH THE CRIME.

EVERYBODY IS INVOLVED EVERYBODY'S GOING THE SAME DIRECTION. YOU CAN SEE OUR SUCCESS IN FILLING OUR VACANCIES. SOME OF THE THINGS WE DID IS AGAIN -- WE CREATED INAUDIBLE ] YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE BACK OF THE TAHOE'S. I LIKE THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO RECRUIT AT HOME. WHAT BETTER OFTEN -- OFFERED TO LIVE HERE. OBVIOUSLY WE KNOW HOW MUCH TRAFFIC COMES THROUGH THE CITY EVERY DAY SO IT'S AN EXTRA ADVERTISEMENT. WE SIMPLIFIED THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTED AND INTERVIEW NOW. IT'S SOFTWARE THAT GIVES US THE ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE WITH APPLICANTS IN REAL TIME. WHAT I HAVE LEARNED OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS IS THAT IT TAKES A LONG TIME, YOU'RE INTERESTED, YOU APPLY, YOU DON'T HEAR BACK FOR A GOOD WHILE. YES WHAT, EVERYBODY ELSE'S ALSO. WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH APPLICANTS IMMEDIATELY. AS SOON AS THEY APPLY WE GIVE THEM THE THANK YOU FOR APPLYING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IT'S ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME QUITE OFTEN IS HOW HARD IS THE PHYSICAL . IT TURNS A LOT OF PEOPLE OFF. THEY ARE NOT SURE THEY CAN PASS IT. THEY ARE SCARED. THEY DON'T WANT TO GO AND FAIL. ONE THING WE IMPLEMENTED IS PRACTICE PHYSICAL AGILITY. PRIOR TO A TEST OR ANYTHING COME ON OUT AND LET'S TRY AND SEE IF YOU CAN DO IT. THAT HELPED US TREMENDOUSLY AS WELL. WE HIRED A COMPANY TO CREATE VIDEOS AND REELS. WE LEARNED THAT THE REELS ARE VERY EFFECTIVE. EVEN THOUGH THE VIDEO WAS LONGER THAN I WANTED IT IS VERY EFFECTIVE AND WE GOT A LOT

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THAT'S BECAUSE WE HAD SIX PART-TIME DETENTION OFFICERS. WE DID NOT NEED THEM. STRATEGIC SERVICES HELPED US TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE DID NOT NEED THEM. SO NOW WE HAVE NO VACANCIES IN THE JAIL BUT WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES IN THE ORGANIZATION FOR PROFESSIONAL STAFF. 2025 NEW HIRES. PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, WE PROMOTED TWO SERGEANTS. IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THEIR CAREER . OUR SERGEANTS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT LEADERS IN THE ORGANIZATION. THEY HAVE CONTACT WITH OUR MEN AND WOMEN EVERY DAY. SUPER IMPORTANT WHAT WE ARE DOING. OTHER CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, YOU CAN SEE THE THIRD DOG THAT WE ADDED. SOME THINGS WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN STAFFING , WE WERE ABLE TO ASSIGN ONE DETECTIVE TO THE TASK FORCE. WE KNOW THE ISSUES WE HAVE HAD .

THOSE ARE THOSE FEDERAL RESOURCES THAT DON'T COST ANYTHING HOWEVER PAY BIG DIVIDENDS TO HAVE. WE ADDED A TRAFFIC UNIT VACANCY, A TRAFFIC UNIT OFFICER. WE KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO SLOW PEOPLE DOWN AND KEEP THEM SAFE ON THE ROADWAYS. THE CRIME CENTER IS LIVE AND STAFFED WITH TWO NEW DETECTIVES. THEY CAME OUT ON PATROL, THEY ARE DOING GREAT HELPING WITH REAL-TIME CRIME, COMMUNICATING WITH THE OFFICERS ON THE STREET. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THEY CAN DO TO GET SERIAL CRIMINALS OFF THE STREET. THIRD, THANKS TO YOU WE HAVE ADDED A NEW SERGEANT POSITION THIS YEAR THAT IS GOING TO RUN THE STREET CRIMES UNIT WHICH WILL HELP OUR CRIME TRENDS. WE WILL BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON CRIMES AS THEY ARE OCCURRING. SO 2023 WHEN I GOT HERE , PRE-2023 THERE WAS NO FORMAL STRATEGY DEPLOYMENT FRAMEWORK. WE PROACTIVELY DROVE AROUND, WITH DISCRETION AND ACTED . THEY WERE DOING A GREAT JOB. THEY ARE EFFICIENT AND THAT'S WHAT WE DID . THE CRIME DATA REVIEW IS DISSEMINATED EVERY 30 DAYS. IN THE PAST WE LOOKED AT CRIME EVERY 28 DAYS. WE LOOKED AT TRENDS EVERY SEVEN DAYS. AS WE GO ALONG WE WILL SEE HOW MUCH FASTER WE ARE LOOKING AT DATA.

YOU CAN SEE HOW IT KIND OF STAYED THE SAME . WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? WE WENT TO AN INTELLIGENCE BASED, DATA-DRIVEN APPROACH. ASSISTANT CHIEF WEST WAS APPOINTED CRIMES ARE AND HE RAN WITH IT IN APRIL 2023. TASKED WITH DEVELOPING NEW CRIME STRATEGIES FOR THE ENTIRE ORGANIZATION THE NEW STRATEGY IS INTELLIGENCE AND DATA-DRIVEN DIRECTING DEPLOYMENT OF OFFICERS AND TECH KNOWLEDGE HE RESOURCES. WE ANALYZED UPDATED AND DISSEMINATED IN REAL REAL-TIME . CRIME WAS LOOKED AT EVERY 28 DAYS AND TRANSFER EVERY SEVEN DAYS. NOW WE GET A CRIME ANALYZED EVERY SIX HOURS. YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH FASTER THAT IS AND BE PROACTIVE WITH THAT INFORMATION. SO IF YOU CALL ME WITH A PROBLEM OR YOU TELL ME THERE'S A PROBLEM HERE WE WILL SAY LET'S PUT A TAG ON THAT, LET'S WATCH IT AND SEE WHAT

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THE MEDIAN RESPONSE TIME AS YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE IN THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS. THIS IS 2022. WE REDUCED EMERGENCY RESPONSE TIME BY 48 SECONDS. IT MAY NOT SOUND LIKE A LOT BUT EVERY SECOND COUNTS WHEN IT IS LIFE-THREATENING. I CAN TELL YOU I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR AN OFFICER TO COME SAVE ME IN A FIGHT IN DALLAS THAT EVERY SECOND MATTERED IF YOU COMPARE IT TO CITIES AROUND US WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE NEW STRATEGY THAT WE HAVE NOW . WE ARE TRYING THINGS TO BE MORE EFFICIENT FOR THE STAFFING WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US. I HAVE COME TO YOU A FEW TIMES AND ASKED FOR A FEW THINGS. SO WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL TRYING TO BE AS EFFICIENT AS POSSIBLE. ALL RIGHT. SOME OF THE THINGS WE HAVE DONE ON OUR CRIME PLAN IS WE HAVE HAD HOLIDAY CRIME REDUCTION PLAN. WE TRY TO BE IN THE RETAIL AREAS DURING THE HOLIDAYS TO BE SURE THAT PEOPLE IN OUR CITY CAN SHOP SAFELY. THE RETAIL CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVE. IT REALLY IRKS ME WHEN PEOPLE VISIT OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY OUR GREAT PARKS, THEY ARE THERE WATCHING THE KIDS AND THEIR WINDOWS ARE SMASHED IN AND THEY LOSE THEIR PURSE . I WOULD LIKE FOR OUR CITIZENS AND VISITORS NOT TO HAVE GUNS IN THEIR VEHICLES, BUT IT HAPPENS.

IT REALLY IRKS ME WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO OUR CITY AND LEAVES WITH A BAD TASTE IN THE MOUTH. WE SPENT A LITTLE EFFORT, A LITTLE MORE TIME IN THOSE AREAS THAT WE NOW HAVE VISITORS BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO HAVE A GREAT TIME AND THEY ARE HERE.

THEN WE HAVE HAD THE ROSEMEAD RECREATION .

>> THIS CHART HERE VERSUS THE CHART. YOU HAD 21 AND 2022 AND

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POINT. >> SO YOU CAN SEE WHAT THE DIFFERENCE IS THERE BUT ALSO THE NUMBER OF CRIMES PER MONTH HAVE

DECLINED . >> GOOD WORK.

>> THIS IS TOTAL CRIME? CRIME AGAINST PERSONS?

>> YES. >> VERY GOOD.

>> SO ALSO AGAIN IT IS MORALE, ITS CULTURE, IT'S BEING TREATED WELL. IT'S GIVING THEM A SAFE SPACE. THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE AT WORK. THEY BOUGHT INTO THE PLAN. THEY BELIEVE IN WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND THE DIVIDENDS IS HELPING US RETAIN OUR OFFICERS.

WE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY TRADING THEM. WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE A SINGLE ONE TO ANOTHER CITY BECAUSE IT TAKES A YEAR TO A YEAR AND A HALF . SO STAYING RELEVANT, HAVING GOOD MORALE AND GOOD CULTURE IS IMPORTANT TO SAVING OUR TAX DOLLARS.

>> 40% REDUCTION. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE ANOTHER CITY THAT SEES THAT TYPE OF IMPROVEMENT BASED ON EVERYTHING YOU'VE DONE.

>> THESE ARE OUTSTANDING NUMBERS. I'M CURIOUS HOW THE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO THE TIME CHANGE FOR THEIR SHIFT? WAS THAT

WELCOME? >> I WOULD NOT SAY IT WAS WELCOME BUT IT WAS UNDERSTOOD WHY WE WERE DOING THAT. THERE'S ALWAYS GOT TO BE THE WHY . WE TRY TO VISIT WITH THE ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT FIRST. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO, DO YOU SEE AN ISSUE. SOMETIMES THEY WILL TELL US YES.

OTHER TIMES THEY WILL SAY WE UNDERSTAND IT AND THEN TAKE THAT TO THE OFFICERS AND SAY DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM. TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WHY IS BEHIND THIS. WE HAVE BEEN VERY LUCKY THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO.

>> AM ALSO EXCITED TO SEE THE THIRD DOG ADDED . AS PART OF THE POLICE ACADEMY, CITIZENS ACADEMY IT WAS REALLY CLEAR THAT THE DOG DID HAVE A HUGE IMPACT ON SOME OF THE ASPECTS OF FIGHTING

CRIME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.

THIS IS INCREDIBLE LIKE THE MAYOR WAS SAYING. IF I'M READING IT CORRECTLY THERE'S A HUGE JUMP FROM 24 TO 25. WHAT

WOULD YOU CONTRIBUTE THAT TO? >> VICE VERSA. IT IS DOWN.

>> IMPROVEMENT. >> THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.

>> OUR OFFICERS REALLY UNDERSTAND. TODAY'S OFFICER IS SO MINOR TECH SAVVY . THEY GO IN. THE SELF INITIATED ACTIVITY.

THEY ARE LOOKING FOR THOSE THINGS. NOT TO MENTION THAT WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS, SHE PUTS OUT BOLOS EVERY DAY. THANKS TO BE LOOKING FOR. WHAT WE TRY TO FOCUS ON FOR THOSE SERIAL CRIMINALS, THE ONES THAT CAN GO IN AND TERRA HALL NEIGHBORHOOD UP, THE ONES THAT ARE CONTINUOUSLY AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE.

>> THANK YOU, CHIEF. >> WE REALLY JUST GOT BETTER AT WHAT WE ARE DOING AND THE FOCUS HAS BEEN THE ABILITY TO RETAIN THE STAFF, RETAINING OUR TALENT HAS MADE A DIFFERENCE. WE WERE STRUGGLING NOT BEEN ABLE TO GIVE OFFICERS TIME OFF, HAVING SHORT DAYS. THERE WERE A LOT OF THINGS AFFECTING THE OVERALL CRIME RATE BECAUSE THEY WERE TIRED. SINCE WE HAVE IMPROVED OUR STAFFING THEY ARE DRINKING FROM A FULL CUP AS OPPOSED TO -- ALL OF THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE TODAY. I WILL BE HONEST WE STARTED THE YEAR LAST YEAR WITH THREE MONTHS.

>> MY QUESTION IS IN REGARDS, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED FENTANYL AND ONE OF YOUR SLIDES. CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW THE POLICE ORGANIZATION HAS HELPED STAVE OFF SOME OF THAT? WE HAVE SEEN A REDUCTION, I GUESS IT IS MORE OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND FOR PEOPLE. CAN YOU TELL US MORE?

>> THERE IS A REDUCTION. SOME HAS TO DO WITH WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING AT THE BORDER, KEEPING IT FROM COMING IN. THE MAJORITY OF IT IS WHAT WE DID IMMEDIATELY IN 2023. WE JUMPED ON IT. WE DID NOT LOOK THE OTHER WAY. WE MADE SURE

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THAT WAS WITH THE TRAINING WE RECEIVED FROM DEA. THAT PARTNERSHIP HAD NO COST. THE ABILITY TO HAVE THE FEDERAL RESOURCES ALONG. WE PUT TOGETHER A NEW NARCOTICS UNIT . WE NEEDED TO PARTNER WITH THE DEA. NOW WE ARE FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT IT DOES NOT HAPPEN IN OUR CITY. I'M NOT SAYING IT DOESN'T BUT WE'VE MADE ONE HECKUVA DIFFERENCE.

>> CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT. >> SO THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT THOSE DASHBOARDS. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES ARC GIS AS A SOFT FOR FOR MAPPING CRIME AND CALLS FOR SERVICE. THEY WERE RECOGNIZED AT A NATIONAL CONFERENCE. NOW OTHER CITIES ARE LOOKING AT WHAT WE DID AND OUR SUCCESS AND DUPLICATING THE SAME PROGRAM IN OTHER CITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. THIS IS SOME PHOTOS OF OUR SQUAD. I WANTED TO INCLUDE THIS . WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, THE NARCOTICS, WE FOLLOW THAT TO OTHER CITIES AND OUT OF THE COUNTRY WE TAKE IT OUT ONCE IT'S OUT OF THE AREA BUT THIS IS WHAT THE S.W.A.T. TEAM IS DOING TO ENSURE THAT THESE GUYS GO TO PRISON. THEY ARE TAKING HIGH-RISK ARREST WARRANTS AND SERVING THEM. NOT TOO LONG AGO THEY WERE TAKING LIVE ROUNDS ON THE S.W.A.T. TEAM. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND THE S.W.A.T. TEAM DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. IT WAS A LONG DAY . WE HAD TO PARTNER WITH FORT WORTH, BUT I'M SUPER PROUD OF THE S.W.A.T. TEAM AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE. NOT JUST US BUT FOR THE OTHER CITIES IN OUR CONSORTIUM . WE HAVE BEEN COVERING LOUISVILLE ALSO. LOTS OF HARD WORK , LOTS OF DEDICATION, LOTS OF DANGER . SO PART ONE CRIMES, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, THEFT, MURDER, RAPE, AND ARSON. YOU CAN SEE IT IS DOWN 21%. I'M NOT TRYING TO PAT MYSELF ON THE BACK BUT I'M TELLING YOU THOSE ARE REMARKABLE NUMBERS. IT REALLY COMES FROM THE GOOD MORALE, BUYING IN AND UNDERSTANDING THE WHY AND THE GREAT SUPPORT WE GET FROM OUR CITIZENS AND FROM THE CITY

MANAGER AS WELL. >> THE NUMBER OF ARRESTS ARE UP

AS WELL? IS THAT CORRECT? >> MY GUYS ARE SHAKING THEIR

HEAD YES. >> IT IS NOT JUST THAT WE ARE RECORDING LESS. THERE IS ACTION THAT ACTUALLY SUPPORTS THAT?

>> ALL RIGHT. TOTAL CITATIONS. YOU CAN SEE IN 2022 THEY WERE AT 18,000. THEN YOU REMEMBER OCTOBER 18 2022 WE LOST OFFICER MILTON THAT DAY. HE WAS A TOUGH -- WE STRUGGLED IN 2023 NOT JUST STAFFING BUT BRINGING OUR OFFICERS BACK TO HEALTH. THEY WERE REALLY STRUGGLING WITH MENTAL HEALTH. ESPECIALLY THE OFFICERS THAT WERE ON SCENE THAT NIGHT. WE TOOK A DIP IN PRODUCTION. THAT IS ALSO WHY I DIDN'T START THE CRIME PLAN IMMEDIATELY. I WANTED THEM BACK TO HEALTH. IN THE INTERVIEWS THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I TOLD THEM. THAT'S WHAT WE TRIED TO DO. LOVE THEM BACK TO HEALTH. YOU CAN SEE THIS BIG DIP IN

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THOSE ARE STILL THE NUMBERS OF THE TRAFFIC UNIT. IT WAS SMALLER. HOWEVER, THIS IS THE RESULT OF PATROL STAFF BEING UP, ADDING ANOTHER OFFICER AS WELL. SO NOT EVERYBODY WANTS TO GET A TICKET, I GET THAT. IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT WE TRY TO DO, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE DO FROM AN EDUCATIONAL STANDPOINT. EACH ONE OF US HAS A FAMILY AND WANTS THEM SAFE ON THE STREETS. WE WANT TO BE SURE WE CONTINUE THAT ENFORCEMENT SO WE KEEP THEM SAFE . REAL-TIME CRIME CENTERS. YOU GOT TO SEE THAT?

>> WE NEED A FIELD TRIP THERE. I WAS GOING TO MENTION THAT AT THE

END. >> ZACH DO YOU WANT TO COME UP AND TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU DID THERE? AM I PUSHING TIME?

>> YOU ARE GOOD. >> THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER IS THE NEW HOTNESS AND POLICING. IT'S A TREND THAT TOOK OFF ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT STARTED IN NEW YORK POST 9/11. IT LOOKS LIKE NASA IN THE MOVIES. THE GIANT ROOM WITH ALL THE SCREENS . WHAT PEOPLE STARTED FIGURING OUT HIS WE CAN DO THAT IN PLACES BESIDES NEW YORK, PHILADELPHIA, L.A. WE SCALED IT DOWN. SO TECHNOLOGY HAS MADE POLICING BETTER, BUT IT HAS ALSO MADE IT CUMBERSOME. BACK IN THE DAY WHEN MANY OF US STARTED POLICING TECHNOLOGY WAS A RADIO. NOW WE HAVE DATABASES AND PBT'S. I SAT WITH A VENDOR THAT HAS A SPECTROMETER TO MEASURE DOPE ON THE STREET. ALL KINDS OF STUFF. IT'S NOT AGGREGATED WELL, NOT FILTERED WELL. THE STUFF ON THE DASHBOARD IS GREAT WHEN YOU'RE BRIEFING YOUR SERGEANT. THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER IS A ROOM ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THIS SPACE. WE HAVE SCREENS AND HARDWARE IN THERE BUT IT IS THE PEOPLE AND THE SOFTWARE THAT BRINGS IT TOGETHER SO WE CAN AGGREGATE AND FILTER IN REAL TIME. THERE'S A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING CAMERAS, LICENSE PLATE READERS, THINGS LIKE WHEN YOU CALL DISPATCH AND 911 AND YOU SAY WHAT'S GOING ON THE ANALYST AND THE DETECTIVES ARE DIGGING INTO THE CALL. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE BEEN THERE.

WHAT CARS ARE ATTACHED TO THAT LOCATION . WHEN THE COPS GET THERE AND PEOPLE ARE LEAVING WE CAN RESPOND MORE QUICKLY. THE NEXT THING COMING ONLINE YOU WANT ME TO TALK ABOUT? DRONES AND FIRST RESPONDERS COMING ONLINE AT ABOUT TWO WEEKS .

FEBRUARY 6 IS WHEN THEY ARE SCHEDULED TO DO THE INSTALL. WE PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF FARMERS RANCH. WE HAVE A GRANT FROM THE STATE. AT ALMOST NO COST TO THE CITY WE ARE GETTING TWO DRONES AND ONE RADAR. A NEW DRONE FROM THE FIRE STATION IN FARMERS BRANCH. THE NEW RADAR AT THE SERVICE CENTER DOWN ON BUTLER. THEY PROVIDED THAT SPACE. SO ACTUALLY JUST READ ON THE ROOF. SO THE DRONE AS A FIRST RESPONDER ALLOWS US TO SEND AN UNMANNED VEHICLE TO CALLS. IT IS OVERT. IT'S NOT A COVERT THING. I WANT TO BE CLEAR IT'S NOT SURVEILLANCE. IT'S DESIGNED TO HELP PATROL. THE CHIEF SAID VERY GOOD THINGS ABOUT RESPONSE TIMES AND THEY ARE COMING DOWN. IN CITIES THAT IMPLEMENT THIS WE SEE RESPONSE TIMES UNDER ONE MINUTE. WE ARE LITERALLY THERE SENDING THIS AIRPLANE. TO CALLS FOR A CAR ON THE STREET CAN'T GET THERE. IT IS JUST FASTER. THEY ARE SEEING THINGS LIKE REDUCTIONS IN SENDING POLICE OFFICERS LIKE THAT REC IS IN FARMERS BRANCH. NOT IN CARROLLTON. THAT IS NOT A SUSPICIOUS PERSON. WE ARE REDUCING DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE.

WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP FROM SENDING A BLACK-AND-WHITE CAR

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ENOUGH GOOD THINGS. >> IN THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER ARE YOU ALSO UTILIZING SOMEBODY TO ANALYZE WHAT IS GOING ON ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ARE YOU USING A I?

>> OUR CRIME ANALYST YOU USE SOCIAL MEDIA AND MONITOR THINGS, PARTICULARLY WHEN THEY HAVE AN EVENT WITH A PROTEST OR SOMETHING OR SOME THREAT OR PIECE OF INFORMATION WE GET FROM A PARTNER OR FEDERAL AGENCY. SO BAILEY AND NORMA ARE TWO OF THE MOST UNSUNG HEROES OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THEY SENT IN THE BACK CORNER . THEY HAVE AN ENORMOUS ABILITY TO TAKE INTO THINGS AND FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SHOW UP. IS THE NO KINGS PROTEST GOING TO BE A VIOLENT PROTEST OR THREE GUYS STANDING OUTSIDE CITY HALL AT 20 DEGREES ? YOU HAVE SEEN IT AT COUNCIL MEETINGS WHEN THERE IS SOME INTERNATIONAL, NATIONAL INCIDENT. WHEN THE GAZA WAR WAS FIRST GOING ON THERE WERE INCIDENTS AT EVERY CITY COUNCIL AROUND THE METROPLEX. IT IS PRETTY CLEAR ON SOCIAL MEDIA IT IS A THING BUT THESE 47 PEOPLE CAN'T BE IN CARROLLTON, DALLAS, PLANO ALL THE SAME NIGHT. SO THEY DIG IN. AS FAR AS A.I., YES IS THE SHORT ANSWER. WE GIVE IT TO A.I., I THINK WE WERE THE FIRST APARTMENT TO HAVE A CONTRACT WITH A.I. IN IT. WE JUST ORDERED SOFTWARE CALLED BULLETIN BLT AND . WHAT IT DOES IS DIGITIZING ITS THE POSTERS AND SENDS THEM TO PARTNER AGENCIES. YEARS AGO CARROLLTON STARTED SOMETHING CALLED THE QUAD CITIES INTELLIGENCE HEARING. IT HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 500 AGENCIES AND OVER 800 ? THIS COMPANY CAME HERE . WHAT IT DOES IS IT ALLOWS US TO SHARE INFORMATION AND ALSO ALLOWS US TO SAY A SUSPECT IN A PINK SWEATER AND KHAKI PANTS . WITHOUT A CUP HAVING TO GO THROUGH 500 EMAILS. IT DOES USE A.I. TO PUT THEM TOGETHER. SAME THING WITH FLOCK AND THE LICENSE PLATE DATA . THEY ARE A TECH COMPANY . THEY CAN DO THINGS TO HELP US REALLY FIND BAD GUYS .

THE A.I. IS IMPRESSIVE. >> GIVEN ALL THIS CHANGE AND ALL THESE DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE TECHNOLOGY , HOW DO YOU ENSURE THAT THERE IS SUFFICIENT ADOPTION ACROSS YOUR TEAMS?

>> COLLABORATION IS THE NEW CURRENCY. WE ARE NEVER GOING TO GET AS MANY POLICE OFFICERS AS WE WANT SO DESPITE WHAT ANY

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THEY WANT IT. IT'S LIKE INSTAGRAM FOR POLICING. IT IS ON THEIR PHONES . WE INVEST A LOT IN FLOCK. I WENT TO CONFERENCE WITH THEM . THE DESKTOP PLATFORM IS GREAT. WE'VE NOT GOTTEN NEAR

AS MUCH RESISTANCE. >> WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF

THE POLICE FORCE? >> THANK YOU. I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE WITH THAT. RIGHT AT THE SECOND I WAS LIKE NO. I AM A PEOPLE PERSON.

>> GREAT JOB. >> YES. GREAT JOB. DO YOU GUYS

HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT FLOCK? >> ARE WE SUFFICIENT ON FLOCK

CAMERAS OR DO WE NEED MORE. >> I WOULD TAKE MY BUT FOR NOW WE ARE DOING REALLY WELL WITH WHAT WE HAVE. I CANNOT TALK ENOUGH ABOUT THIS IN THE SENSE OF REAL-TIME INFORMATION .

>> HOW LONG IS THAT GRANT FOR . >> FEBRUARY 6 INSTALLATION DATE.

IT'S A BIG DATE. >> THEY ARE STILL CONFIDENT WE WILL GET IT DONE . THERE ARE STILL THINGS TO DO SO THERE MAY BE A DELAY. HOWEVER, ONCE WE GET THERE AND GET IT SET UP AND

LAUNCHED. >> HE STOLE MY THUNDER . AGAIN I'M NOT THE TECHNOLOGY GUY BUT WHEN HE SAID IT'S LIKE COPY INSTAGRAM. THAT'S HOW I WAS GOING TO EXPLAIN IT. SO ALL THIS TECHNOLOGY, THE ONLINE REPORTING FORCE MULTIPLIER. WE AREN'T ASKING FOR MORE PEOPLE. I'M USING THESE THINGS AS PERSON MULTIPLIERS. ONLINE REPORTING GIVES US 24 SEVEN OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF REPORTING. THIS IS IN JUNE AS YOU CAN SEE. THIS STARTED IN JUNE 2025. OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELF REPORTING . THE PACKAGE MAIL THEFT WITH 34 AND -- WITH 31. THOSE ARE CALLS POLICE OFFICERS DID NOT HAVE TO GO TO. IF YOU AVERAGE CALL , EACH REPORT YOU CAN SEE HOW MANY MAN-HOURS WERE SAVED. IF YOU PROJECT OUT IT WILL SAVE US ABOUT 435 MAN-HOURS . YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT THAT WILL SAVE US . GIVES US MORE TIME TO BE PROACTIVE AND HAVE PRESENCE, EVERYBODY WILL SEE THE OFFICERS IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. THAT'S WHAT THIS DOES FOR US. TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT OFFICER WELLNESS, THINGS WE ARE DOING.

WE HAVE BRAZILIAN JUJITSU FOR THOSE IN THE DEPARTMENT THAT WANT TO BE PART OF THAT. WE HAVE NEW GYM EQUIPMENT. WE MAKE SURE WE TRY TO KEEP EVERYBODY HELP THE -- HEALTHY AND THE GYM

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FINANCIAL QUARTERLY TRAINING WITH FINANCIAL COP BUDGETING TO COVER FINANCIAL WELLNESS. MIGHT BE RETIRED TODAY. THE QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERS AND ESTABLISHED -- ALL-IMPORTANT STUFF TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR GUYS ARE DOING WELL . YOU CHANGE OVER TIME. YOU START CHANGING DUE TO THE JOB . ONE TIME YOU SEE THIS OFF. HOW DO THEY REACT THAT WAY .'S SO WITH THE MENTAL ILLNESS AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT THOSE TYPES OF CALLS ARE. -- GOING OUT THERE AND ACTING LIKE THE GUY DID IN MINNEAPOLIS A FEW YEARS AGO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT YOU DID THERE IS COULD GIVE US. MORE THAN NOT YOU ARE THERE. WE APPRECIATE YOU. THESE ARE JUST A NUMBER OF THOSE EVENTS . EVERY FRIDAY I WRITE AN EMAIL TO THE OFFICERS AND SOMEHOW FIND A WAY TO TELL THEM WHAT YOU DO MATTERS. YOU HAVE A GROUP OF OFFICERS THERE THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE. WHAT THEY DO MATTERS. SORRY FOR BEING

LONG-WINDED. >> THAT IS A GREAT UPDATE. I THINK IT PROBABLY HIGHLIGHTS SO THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I DID HAVE A QUESTION ON THE DRONES. I THINK THAT IS FASCINATING. I SAW THAT AT TML AND WENT TO A SESSION ON THAT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS COOL AND WE SHOULD FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET THAT. DOES THAT REQUIRE A PILOT OR IS IT MANAGED AUTOMATICALLY VIA A.I. OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT .

>> THEY WILL BE PILOTED. YES. >> I JUST WANT TO ECHO COUNCILMEMBER CARPENTER. AMAZING JOB. YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE SURE . OBVIOUSLY THE OFFICES ARE HANDLING THE CHANGES AS WELL AS WHAT YOUR APPROACH IS TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN CARROLLTON. I WILL MAKE ONE COMMENT AND I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STRIKES ME AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PRESENTATION I'VE HEARD ECHOED BY EVERY OFFICER I TALKED TO IN HOW THEY ACTUALLY DESCRIBE PROTECTING THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY. THEY ALL EXPRESS OWNERSHIP IN CARROLLTON AND ITS RESIDENTS. WHEN YOU SAY THINGS LIKE NOT IN MY CITY AND THIS IS HOW I'M APPROACHING IT FOR MY CITY THIS IS HOW THEY LIVE, EVERY OFFICER APPROACHES IT WAS THEIRS. IT IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE SEEN THAT IS DIFFERENT. I THINK THAT GOES A LONG WAY SO I APPRECIATE THAT

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THEY WANT TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DETECTIVES. CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT . I ASSUME THIS DETECTIVES ARE INCREMENTAL AND THAT THEY WERE HIRED FROM OUTSIDE THE

DEPARTMENT ARE PROMOTED WITHIN. >> SO WITH THE CALL FOR SERVICE WHERE YOU CAN REDUCE MY NUMBER FROM WHAT I THOUGHT I NEEDED. I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT I NEED BECAUSE I CAN ASSESS THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL I GET TO A STAFFING LEVEL IT IS HARD TO TELL YOU . FOR NOW I KNOW I NEED TECHNOLOGY. I KNOW I NEED A REMARKABLE SALARY. NOW WE ARE AT THE POINT WHERE WE CAN ASSESS THE ENTIRE APARTMENT. SO THEY WANT TO GIVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE ORGANIZATION BY MOVING SOME OF THOSE NUMBERS AROUND. WE CREATED THE REAL-TIME CRIME CENTER BUT ALSO STAFF IT.

THAT GAVE THEM THE RARE DEVELOPMENT.

>> THAT IS SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WAS MENTIONED IN THE EVENTS. YOU NEED TO INCREASE THE DETECTIVE DIVISION TO DO MORE INVESTIGATION FOR THAT INVESTIGATION THAT COULD'VE HAPPENED TO NOT PRIORITIZE THE WAY . THAT IS GREAT THAT THAT IS MOVING FORWARD. ONE OF THE THINGS I ALSO NOTICED IN NOT ONLY THE RIDE ALONG SPENT SOME OF THE INTERACTION WITH YOU. A LOT OF THE CRIME ESPECIALLY THE PART ONE CRIME THAT WAS OUTLINED IN YOUR PRESENTATION IS FROM WHAT I'M CALLING TRANSIENT CRIMINALS OR TRANSIENT INDIVIDUALS. PEOPLE THAT ARE EITHER COMING SPECIFICALLY TO TARGET CARROLLTON FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF CRIMES OR PASSING THROUGH BECAUSE THEY COMMITTED A CRIME SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY ARE COMING THROUGH THE CITY . I LIKE THE IDEA OF THE TECHNOLOGY TO BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SPECIFICALLY TRANSIENT CRIME COMING INTO THE CITY . I WANT TO SEE IF YOU AGREE WITH WHAT I'M SAYING ADDRESSING OR PURSUING OR STRATEGIZING . AT THE END OF THE DAY MORE THAT CRIME IS HAPPENING

. >> ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF, I TOLD YOU THAT CRIME TRENDS WERE LOOKED AT EVERY SEVEN DAYS IN THE PAST AND EVERY SIX HOURS NOW. ONE THING WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IS THIS PLACE AND CRIME. WE KNOW WHAT IT IS LOOKING AT EVERY SIX HOURS. WE STAY ON TOP OF THE CRIME TRYING TO DISPLACE IT OUT OF THE CITY BY BEING SO PROACTIVE. WHEN I SAID NO WE WILL MEET YOU IN CARROLLTON THEY KNOW THAT WE ARE TOUGH ON CRIME WITH THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGER SO FULL OF SAFETY IT DOES NOT HAPPEN HERE. IT IS GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO COMMIT CRIME IN CARROLLTON. WE HAVE A GREAT PARTNERSHIP . THEY COME IN AND DO OPERATIONS TO HELP READ SOME OF THAT TRANSIENT CRIME AS WELL. BASED ON THE LOCATION THERE WILL BE TRANSIENT CRIME, BUT WE ARE TOUGH ON CRIME.

>> SO THE INTERSTATES AND HIGHWAYS THAT WE HAVE, THE DART RAIL THAT WILL INCREASE THE ACCESS OUT OF CARROLLTON SO THAT WE HAVE A STRATEGY AND A WAY TO ADDRESS THAT THROUGH TECHNOLOGY OR THE WAY YOU ALIGN THE OFFICERS AND A WAY TO MEASURE HOW THEY ARE IMPACTING THAT CRIME I THINK IS IMPORTANT NOT ONLY THE EXPLANATION BUT THE FOCUS THE DEPARTMENT HAS ON

THAT. >> I AM GLAD TO SEE YOU GUYS ARE USING TECHNOLOGY AND A.I.. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.

REGARDING THE DRONES . IS THAT FEDERAL OR STATE TO MARK

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>> STATE. >> THEN ALSO THE FLOCK CAMERAS ARE IN THE STATE GRANT AS WELL? DO YOU KNOW WHETHER OR NOT HOW MANY DEPARTMENTS AROUND US ARE ACTUALLY CURRENTLY USING THOSE?

>> I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS. >> TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF THE GRANT PROGRAM. I'M JUST CURIOUS HOW LONG THE STATE WILL HAVE IT?

>> SO WE HAVE TALKED TO FINANCE AND WE HAVE -- THEY ARE ALL AROUND US . IT'S BEEN THE KEY TO OUR SUCCESS.

>>'S THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT. >> BACK IN THE DAY I GOT A COMMUNITY CAMERA SIGN-UP CARD. IS THE DEPARTMENT STILL SOLICITING PEOPLE TO TELL ABOUT THE CAMERAS THEY HAVE AROUND

THEIR HOMES? >> WE ARE WORKING DILIGENTLY TO TRY TO GET MORE RECOGNITION OF THE PROGRAM

>> WE WAY TO MAKE SURE IT IS SUCCESSFUL THAT WE DON'T OPEN IT UP. WE ARE NOT PRYING INTO THEIR PERSONAL LIFE. JUST OPEN WHEN A CRIME OCCURS WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE SOME OF THOSE

THINGS. >> ONE THING I AM CURIOUS ABOUT, 20 YEARS AGO THERE WAS A GANG SHOOTING AT WALMART AND A MAN WAS KILLED. DO WE JUST STILL HAVE A PROBLEM IN CARROLLTON OR ARE WE BETTER OFF THAN WE WERE? CAN YOU DESCRIBE OR IS IT NOT TO

BE DESCRIBED? >> YES. WE ARE BETTER OFF WITH THE NUMBERS. WHERE THE CITY IS TODAY COMPARED TO WHERE IT WAS IN THOSE DAYS THE CITY IS IN WAY BETTER SHAPE THAN WHERE IT WAS.

>> AWESOME. >> I HAVE ONE THING TO KIND OF TOUCH ON. LAST YEAR I REACHED OUT TO BOTH YOU AND REX ABOUT THE OFFICER COMMUNICATIONS WITH OUR COHORTS AND ALSO THE DALLAS VERSION. BECAUSE WHAT WE TALK ABOUT -- A LOT OF TIMES WHEN THERE IS A 911 CALL IT IS SOMEBODY THAT IS JUST DOWN AND OUT. THEY NEED SOME SORT OF MENTAL HEALTH. THEY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED IN THAT ASPECT AND THE COMMUNICATIONS YOU HAD WITH ME AND BRIDGING THAT GAP . I TOOK A LITTLE OWNERSHIP OF IT. ONCE THEY SAID OF ALL THE CITIES WE WORK WITH CARROLLTON IS THE LEAST RESPONSIVE. UNLIKE HOLD ON. LET'S GET THIS CLEARED UP BECAUSE THAT IS NOT SOMETHING I WANT ON OUR DEPARTMENT. IT HAS BEEN CORRECTED AND I WANT TO COMMEND YOU FOR REACHING OUT WITH HIM AND BRIDGING THAT GAP. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.

>> CHIEF AGAIN IT COMES DOWN TO THE PEOPLE . YOU MOTIVATE THEM BY THE TOOLS TO DO THEIR JOB. WE APPRECIATE ALL YOU ARE DOING ON THAT WHETHER IT'S INNOVATIVE OR STANDARD ISSUE WE APPRECIATE YOUR FOCUSING ON THAT. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT, YOU TOLD THE OFFICERS, NOT JUST THE CITY MANAGER BUT THE OFFICERS THAT YOU WILL LOVE THEM AND I THINK IT SHOWS SO THANK YOU SO

MUCH. >> I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THEM FOR THEIR HARD WORK. THEY DO A PHENOMENAL JOB. THEY TAKE THE VISION AND SPREAD IT OUT AND MAKE SURE IT GETS TO EVERY LEVEL . EVERY SINGLE OFFICER AND STAFF MEMBER HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB.

A SPECIAL THANKS TO THE SERGEANT FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER FOR ME

. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. OKAY

>> THAT IS A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. AS A RESIDENT OF CARROLLTON I ALWAYS LIKE TO SEE THE GREAT THINGS. MICHAEL THOMPSON, FIRE

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-- >> SOME OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAD FOR THE MISSION LIFELINE GOLD AWARD. . THIS IS THE HIGHEST RECOGNITION THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION PROVIDES AND IT IS THE 90 ARE WE HAVE GOTTEN THIS SO WE ARE PROUD OF THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. SPEAKING OF TECHNOLOGY WE DEPLOYED NEW ULTRASOUND DEVICES THAT ALLOW PARAMEDICS TO HAVE IMAGING CAPABILITIES AND ALSO THE FOREFRONT OF PATIENT CARE . SO WE TOOK THAT AND RETROFITTED IT. THIS PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENT FOR BARIATRIC PATIENTS FOR THE WAY THAT THE SYSTEMS ARE SET UP. SO WE TRAINED OVER 8700 PEOPLE FOR CPR . THIS IS SOMETHING VERY NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART . WE WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THIS PROGRAM THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE 100 CARE TEAM MEMBERS. LAST YEAR THEY RESPONDED TO 359 INCIDENTS. 98% OF THE TIME WE HAD CARE TEAM MEMBERS NEARBY . THIS PROGRAM IS GOING NATIONALLY. CARROLLTON HAS THE MOST ENGAGEMENT. SO THEY ARE REALLY BUSY WITH THE TRAINING KEEPING EVERYBODY UP-TO-DATE .

IT IS JUST AMAZING TO SEE THE IMPACT THIS HAS HAD . WE HAVE EIGHT CARE TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE ACTUAL CPR BECAUSE OF OUR CARE TEAM MEMBERS. WE ARE WORKING WITH THE FAMILY TO COME UP WITH A PLAN AND WE WILL HAVE MORE INFORMATION SOON ON THAT.

TRAINING IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE TRAIN HARD. WE TRAIN A LOT BECAUSE WE WANT TO BE PREPARED.

SPECIFICALLY THE HIGH RISK LOW FREQUENCY AND HIGH RISK HIGH-FREQUENCY. WE COMPLETED ALL 77,000 HOURS OF TRAINING AND 68,000 WAS FIRE RELATED AND ENDED 10,000 HOURS WAS EMS RELATED. IF YOU BREAK THAT DOWN PER MEMBER, PER FIREFIGHTER IT IS ALMOST 400 HOURS. WITH THAT LEVEL OF TRAINING WE ARE ABLE TO GET ADVANCED CERTIFICATIONS. WE HAD 28 ADVANCED CERTIFICATIONS AND OVER 60 FOR THE NATIONAL WILDFIRE . WE HAD 15 RESCUE TECHNICIANS RECEIVING ADVANCED TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS. TALKING ABOUT WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. WE ARE VERY BLESSED BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO CALL CARROLLTON HOME AND LIVE HERE. CARROLLTON FIRE IS DESTINATION . WE AGAIN THANKS TO THE WE HAVE A GREAT RETENTION OF OUR STAFF . WE ARE EVALUATING THAT WITH A QUERY GOING TO MAKE SURE WE LOOK AT ALL THE ANGLES AND A RECOMMENDATION PERMANENTLY. THE PROMOTIONS ARE IMPORTANT. THE OPERATION WOULD BE STAGNANT AND PROVIDE NEW LEADERSHIP AND CELEBRATE THOSE PROMOTIONS. WE HAD SEPARATIONS . SOME OF THESE WERE JUST

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>> THAT IS A BIG IMPROVEMENT. >> IT'S TREMENDOUS. WE HAD 247 PEOPLE SUCCESSFULLY PASS THE EXAM AND MOVE FORWARD TO THE AGILITY PROCESS. . WE SEE IT QUALIFIED FOR INDIVIDUALS. WE ARE ATTRACTING A LOT OF TALENT. THEY RECOGNIZE CARROLLTON AND RECOGNIZE OUR CULTURE AND REPUTATION AROUND DFW AND FURTHER OUT OF DFW . BECAUSE THEY ARE CERTIFIED THEY ARE ASSIGNED TO A SHIFT MINIMAL . THEY CONTRIBUTE TO THE MISSION VERY QUICKLY. FAIRLY QUICKLY AS WELL. SO I AM PROUD OF THIS . WE HISTORICALLY HAVE MEMBERS ON TASK FORCE ONE AND TASK FORCE TWO. SO WE LOOK AT THE TEXAS INTERSTATE FIRE -- SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL TASK FORCE DEPLOYMENT. NOW NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF EMERGENCY OR DISASTER WE CAN NOW IF WE ARE AVAILABLE USE THOSE RESOURCES ANYWHERE IN THE STATE. THIS LAST YEAR OBVIOUSLY THE FLOODS IN KIRK COUNTY AND HILL COUNTRY -- YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE PICTURES OF CONDITIONS. THEY REPRESENTED CARROLLTON WHILE . THIS TEAM KEPT BEING ASKED BY THE OTHER TASK FORCE TO GO WITH THEM BECAUSE THEY DID SUCH A GOOD JOB UPSETTING SOME OF THE OTHER TEAMS. SO WE HAVE 115 OPERATIONAL DATES. SO WE HAD PERSONNEL DOWN AND HILL COUNTRY . WE ALSO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL DRILLS . WITH THE RECENT DRILL WE HAD AND PARTICIPATED IN THE 57 FIREFIGHTERS FOCUSING ON THE TECHNICAL RESCUE. THE COMMUNITY RISKS PRODUCTION WE ARE FOCUSED ON OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS WE REASSIGNED FIREFIGHTERS TO THE PREVENTION DIVISION TO RE-BOLSTER THIS DIVISION . THIS IS ALL ABOUT STOPPING THE EVENT BEFOREHAND. WE HAVE THE RESIDENTS PARTICIPATING IN A PROGRAMS WITH THE LARGEST THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD BEING PART OF THAT RATE CLASS. WE HOST OUR FOURTH TEAM SUMMER FIRE ACADEMY AND PROVIDED EDUCATION TO THOSE FAMILIES . 250 PARTICIPANTS COME THROUGH THE STATION AND WE HAVE INSTALLED ALMOST 2000 SMOKE DETECTORS IN 500 HOUSES ACROSS CARROLLTON AND HOUSES THAT PREVIOUSLY DID NOT HAVE SMOKE DETECTORS. THE FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION HAD SOME STAFF MEMBERS AND ALSO SENT TO HIGH-LEVEL TRAINING . WE HAVE MORE CERTIFIED PEACE OFFICERS . WE HAVE NEVER REALLY FOCUSED ON THIS BEFORE BUT THOSE OFFERS ARE WITH THE COUNTY DA PROSECUTING THOSE CRIMES. THEY ALSO COMPLETED FIRE INSPECTIONS. 3617 BUSINESSES . THAT REALLY IS THE BASE OF IT FOR THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY. IT'S IMPORTANT THEY BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO GET AROUND TO THAT AND MAKE SURE THEY KEEP THE CITY SAFE. MOSTLY THEY HAVE COMPLETED 350. WHEN THE BUILDING GETS A PLAN REVIEW SUBMITTAL THEY USE THE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM PLANS . SOME PROGRAMS WE STARTED LAST YEAR THAT I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT . THE GOAL OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO

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THIS IS THE INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE IN OUR CITY. JUST MAKING SURE WE SEE THE RIGHT CARE FOR THAT SITUATION GETTING AWAY USING 911 AND HOSPITAL E.R.'S AS AN OPTION TO MARV OF TRADITIONAL PRIMARY CARE OPTION. SO WE IMPLEMENTED A COMPLIANCE ENGINE. HISTORICALLY, WHEN A BUSINESS HAS AN ANNUAL FIRE INSPECTION A CONTRACTOR COMES IN AND LOOKS AT THOSE SYSTEMS. IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH IT THE FIRE PREVENTION DIVISION WILL GET A YELLOW TAG. THE FIRE PREVENTION STAFF WITH THE EMAILS AND VISITS FIXING THE PROBLEM. THE COMPLIANCE ENGINE WHAT IT DOES IS AUTOMATES THAT FUNCTION. IT REALLY PROVIDES IMPROVED INSPECTION, TRANSPARENCY, RELIABILITY FOR CONTRACTORS AND HELPS WITH STAFF EFFICIENCY. SO BETWEEN THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUSINESS OWNER AND CONTRACTOR ONCE THE REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE.

WHAT THAT DOES IS SAVES 4 TO 5 STAFF HOURS PER WEEK. THAT'S THE EQUIVALENT OF ONE FTE . NOW THEY ARE ABLE TO FOCUS THEIR EFFORTS ON INSPECTIONS, THE FIRE INVESTIGATION, PARTICIPATING WITH FIRE SAFETY EDUCATION. IT REALLY IS A HUGE IMPROVEMENT ON THE WORKFLOW. SO WITH ALL THESE PROGRAMS WE DID NOT POST ANYTHING. THE RESPONSE TEAM IS GRANT FUNDED . THE RIGHT SIDE TELEMEDICINE THEY BUILD BY INSURANCE MEDICAID. THEY HAVE A NONPROFIT . THE COMPLIANCE ENGINE IS PAID . THEY USE THE SYSTEM. WE JUST LEVERAGE THAT TO THE BENEFIT . KIND OF WANTED TO GO OVER LITTLE UPDATE . FIRST, THE FIRST IS IN SERVICE. IT IS ACTUALLY TO BE STAFF THIS WEEKEND AND GET SNOW AND ICE .

IT IS IN SERVICE. WE HAVE SEEN THE GREAT SUCCESS SO FAR. THEY HAVE ALLOWED US TO BE MORE EFFICIENT IN SERVICE MORE OFTEN.

100% IN SERVICE AND FRONT-LINE IMPROVEMENT AND GET THE PMS UP TO DATE. WE DO STILL HAVE TWO LEGACY RESERVES . SOME DATA POINTS JUST TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING. THE LAST QUARTER OF 2025 100% OF THE TIME. THAT IS AVAILABLE 88% OF THE TIME WHICH IS EXPECTED . THE OTHER ONE WAS AVAILABLE 44% OF THE TIME. THIS IS BEING FIXED MORE THAN IT IS AVAILABLE. IT CREATES DELAYS IN GETTING THE FRONTLINE AND MAINTAINED. I

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MOVING FORWARD. >> SIX WILL BE ON FRANKFURT? IT WILL BE NICE. STATION SIX, TARGET COMPLETION DATE IS 2027 .

>> PROBABLY THE SPRING OF 2027 WEATHER PERMITTING OF COURSE.

>> WE HOPE TO HAVE A GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY DATE SCHEDULED SOON . IT IS A BIG DAY FOR ALL OF US. STATION FIVE SERVICE CENTER GOING TO DESIGN CONTRACT SOON FOR APPROVAL. THE TARGET COMPLETION DATE IS 2028 . THEY WILL GO INTO THE DESIGN FOR ANTICIPATED COMPLETION . THE FINAL STATION WHICH IS STATION THREE . WE HAVE IDENTIFIED ANOTHER PIECE THAT WILL ALLOW US

TO KEEP STATION THREE OPEN . >> I KNOW THAT NINE IS BRAND-NEW. KIND OF FIGURING OUT WHERE IT GOES AS A FUNCTION OF

THE RATING. >> AS WE MOVE THE STATIONS OUT WHERE THE DEVELOPMENT HAS GONE WE END UP SEEING THAT GAP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY FOR THE TARGETING STATION.

>> SO IT COULD'VE CREATED REALLY LOOKING AT HOW TO ROLL THE STATIONS OUT JUST ENSURING THAT THOSE STATIONS ARE BUILT

TOGETHER. >> I LIKE THE PARALLEL NATURE OF THIS. ANY CONCERN RELATIVE? I AM MORE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE OFFICERS OR DEPARTMENT. ANY CONCERN? ARE THERE ANY INTERIM CHANGES WE NEED TO BE ACCOMMODATING FOR THAT STATION

AHEAD OF 3233? >> WE HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF MODELING THAT . REMODELING THE KITCHEN LIVING AREAS. IT'S GOT HIS CHALLENGES IT WILL BE CLOSE TO 50 YEARS OLD. SO IT'S BEEN GREAT. IT HAS A NEW ROOF ON IT . WE ARE MAINTAINING THE FACILITIES AS BEST WE CAN MAKING SURE TO TARGET THE REPAIRS AND NOT JUST REPAIRS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY NEED IT.

>> I'M GLAD WE ARE GETTING IT ALL ADDRESSED. THIS IS A BACKLOG

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THAT YOU'VE HAD. >> IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. WHEN WE GET THAT FOR STATION UP AND RUNNING WE CAN

PROGRAM THAT PRETTY QUICKLY. >> JUST FOR MY CLARIFICATION.

STATION FOUR AND STATION THREE , IT EXISTS CURRENTLY ON MARSH LANE. THERE'S RELOCATION THAT IS BEING LOOKED AT FOR BOTH STATIONS ARE REFURBISHING FOR ONE AND RELOCATION FOR ANOTHER.

>> STATION SIX IS BEING RELOCATED. STATION FIVE IS BEING RELOCATED. STATION THREE IS JUST A LITTLE BIT .

>> FOUR IS ON ROSEMEAD? PERFECT. THANK YOU.

>> I AM EXCITED TO SEE THE IMPROVEMENTS AND EQUIPMENT .

PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE STATIONS THAT WERE BUILT DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT NEED . I COMPARE IT TO A GAS STATION 50 YEARS AGO VERSUS A GAS STATION NOW. QUALITY OF LIFE AND BEING ABLE TO EXECUTE THINGS. I'M A LITTLE BIT DISAPPOINTED ABOUT THE EXTERIOR APPEARANCE OF THE BUILDING . WILL BE THAT -- WILL THAT BE THE SAME 20-YEAR-OLD METAL PANELS ON THE OTHER STATIONS THAT ARE BEING DESIGNED?

>> THE STATION COMMITTEE ALONG WITH THE ARCHITECTS KIND OF FITS THE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA. THE THOUGHT PROCESS WAS STAYING ON BUDGET. INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY ON THE INTERIOR AND LIVING QUARTERS AND AGAIN THE LONGEVITY . THAT IS WHERE THE METAL PANELS CAME FROM. I THINK THE STATION WILL LOOK DIFFERENT WHEN IT IS DONE. IT IS HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. THE OTHER STATIONS BEING BUILT IN OTHER AREAS WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT EXTERIOR. NOW THE LIVING QUARTERS THE BASIC FLOOR DESIGN WILL BE THE SAME BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO LEVERAGE THE DESIGN ON THE ENVELOPE SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REDEVELOP AND REDESIGN A

WHOLE STATION . >> I THINK THAT THIS LOOK IS VERY UNUSUAL FOR CITY OF CARROLLTON FACILITIES AND FIRE STATIONS THAT WERE BORN PREVIOUSLY ESQUIBEL PREVIOUSLY.

THANK YOU. >> MOVING FORWARD, WHERE ARE WE GOING? WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO OPTIMIZE THE EMPLOYMENT.

THE FIRST RESPONDERS I A HUGE HELP FOR US ESPECIALLY WITH CAR WRECKS IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION. SOME CARS WE MAY NOT NEED TO SEND ALL OF OUR RESOURCES TO. OTHER THINGS WE CAN DO TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY. SO AS WE START TO MOVE THE FIRE STATION REDOING THE MAPS FOR THOSE NOW FOR RESOURCES THE COMMUNITY NEEDS . WE ARE ALWAYS EVALUATING DISPATCH. DISPATCHING IS WHERE WE NEED TO BE GOING . THAT IS A PARTNERSHIP IN THE CITIES TO MAKE IT HAPPEN. THAT IS REALLY THE DIRECTION WE NEED TO BE MOVING IN THE FUTURE. BASICALLY THE DISPATCHERS CLEAR THE CALLS MORE THAN THEY DETERMINE THOSE EMS CALLS . I'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO SOME MINOR CHANGES TO THAT . ALSO THE EMS SQUAD CONCEPT TO HELP ADDRESS CALLS THAT DON'T NECESSARILY NEED AN AMBULANCE , A SQUAD COULD GO SAVING THE HEAVY APPARATUS . WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING TO EXPAND COMMUNITY HEALTH. REALLY THE GOAL IS TO REDUCE THE STRAIN BUT ALSO STRENGTHEN OUTCOMES. WE HAVE ALSO MADE THOSE THREE SHIFTS MORE EMS FOCUSED TRANSITIONING TO EMS SPECIFIC ON WHAT THOSE ARE. WE WILL BE LOOKING AT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CAPTAIN TO HELP ENSURE THAT WE ARE IMPROVING OVERALL SITE COORDINATION. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING AT DATA FOR

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IMPROVE. EVEN IF IT IS AN AUDIT. >> SOMETIMES AUDITS ARE ABOUT

PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENT. >> ARE WE STILL WORKING WITH

VENTURE QUEST SERVICES . >> THAT HAS BEEN A HUGE BENEFIT FOR US. WE CURRENTLY SEND A LOT OF PREVENTION PERSONNEL BY PEACE OFFICERS IN THE ENFORCEMENT. WE NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS.

I WILL ASSIGN EQUIPMENT TO PREVENTION OFFICERS. THEY WILL BE SECURITY ALLOWING TO ADDRESS THE THREAT AND TAKING CARE OF THE PARAMEDICS. WE REALLY WANT TO CONTINUE TO ENHANCE THE PROGRAMS . WE ARE ALWAYS INVESTING IN OUR WORKFORCE AND TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT WE HAVE AS WELL AS THE PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIRE ACADEMY PROGRAM. THE BEST BUYER IS ONE THAT EVER STARTS. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE CARROLLTON IS A SAFE CITY .

WITH THAT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS .

>> THE FIRST QUESTION IS THE DRONE USAGE. WE HEARD ABOUT THE ONE APPEAR ON CITY HALL FOR FIRE . IS NOT THE PLAN THAT WILL GET

USE FROM THE DRONE TECHNOLOGY? >> ANY DRONES THAT ARE PUT INTO SERVICE, EITHER OF THOSE DRONES CAN RESPOND. IT IS NOT JUST ONE IN CARROLLTON, ONE IN FARMERS BRANCH. I KNOW INTAKE WAS DISCUSSING DRONES AS WELL. THEY CAN ALL BE USED FOR PRIOR CALLS AS WELL. YOU CAN GET A PICTURE OF THE FIRE BEFORE YOU GET THERE . IF WE DON'T NEED THE RESOURCES WE CAN CUT THEM LOOSE WHICH IS MUCH SAFER . THERE'S OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN DO WHERE YOU CAN'T MAKE ACCESS TO HAVE A MUCH BETTER WAY TO GET IT

. >> ANOTHER GREAT REPORT . I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU ARE DOING FOR US. IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR CALLS ARE MOSTLY EMS AND FEWER FIRE . YOUR TRAINING IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. CAN YOU ADDRESS THAT OR TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE

BIT? >> FIRE CALLS OUR TECHNICAL RESCUE TRAINING STRUCTURE FIRES. THOSE ARE THE HIGH-RISK LOW-FREQUENCY EVENT. IF WE HAVE TO RUN THROUGH MULTIPLE SCENARIOS WITH THE PHYSICALITY TO THAT LEVEL OF TRAINING IT IS MORE DETECTIVE TRAINING . WE DON'T HAVE TO SPEND AS MANY HOURS. ALSO, EMS IS HIGH-FREQUENCY HIGH-RISK . WE DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE THE FOCUS. THE LESS STRUCTURE FIRES WE FIGHT THE MORE WE NEED THE TRAINING TO KEEP UP THE DIFFERENCE. WITH THE RISKS INVOLVED WITH THE HEALTH ENVIRONMENTS .

>> I AM SURPRISED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME .

>> WE HAVE CHECKED FOR MOLD. THERE IS NO MOLD IN THE FIRE

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THEIR FURNITURE GETS REPLACED . ANYTHING AS WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR ANY UPGRADES THAT NEED TO BE DONE FOR POTENTIALLY REPLACING STATION THREE . WE WILL BE INVESTING STRATEGICALLY IN THOSE FACILITIES COMFORTABLE,

SAFE, AND USABLE. >> IT WILL BE NICE EVERY YEAR .

>> WE WILL GET TIRED OF IT. >> WE WON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THEM. JUST REALLY QUICK, GOING OFF OF WHAT COUNCILMEMBER CLINE WAS CALLING OUT EARLIER REGARDING METRO QUEST SERVICES, I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW I'VE HAD SOME DIRECT EXPERIENCE WITH METRO QUEST HOSPITAL BEING THE LIAISON FOR THAT BOARD AND TALKING TO BOARD MEMBERS AS WELL AS THEIR CEO WITH THE ALL OF THE THINGS THEY ARE TRYING TO PUSH FORWARD AND ABSOLUTELY BEEN INVOLVED WITH A LOT OF WHAT CHIEF THOMPSON HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR ALONG WITH METRO QUEST SERVICES, METRO QUEST HOSPITAL ALSO APPRECIATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THOSE. THE BOARD WANTED ME TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE I SHOW THEIR APPRECIATION.

>> THEY ARE GREAT COMMUNITY PARTNERS AS WELL.

>> I WANT TO COVER REALLY FAST BECAUSE WE HAVE INCLEMENT WEATHER. AS PART OF THE INK IS, INFORMATION SHARING WE WILL TAKE THE BALANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. FOR THOSE WATCHING ANYTHING CITY COUNCIL SHOULD BE AWARE OF REGARDING INCLEMENT

WEATHER. >> WE ARE ALREADY PREPARING FROM AN INTERNAL STANDPOINT , ALL HANDS ARE ON DECK AND WE ARE READY AND PREPARED. I CAN TELL YOU WHEN PUBLIC WORKS THEY HAVE ALREADY STARTED TREATING SOME PASSES AND BRIDGES JUST FOR THE SAKE OF ONCE IT RAINS IT CAN MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR SOME OF THAT TO STICK TO THE GROUND. WE ARE ANTICIPATING RAIN TOMORROW. I DO NOT THINK THE TERRIBLE WEATHER WILL GET HERE UNTIL FRIDAY SO IT WILL BE A GREAT AND COLD WEEKEND. ALSO WE HAVE EVERYTHING PREPARED IF WE NEED TO OPEN A SHELTER. HE HAS EVERYTHING IN THE RIGHT LOCATION, I.T. IS ALREADY SUPPORTING SOME ELEMENTS WE WOULD NEED IF WE NEED TO SHELTER. JUST AS A REMINDER WE DO SHELTERING WHEN WE HAVE WIDESPREAD EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES . WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE THAT BUT THE MINUTE THAT IT OCCURS WE ARE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

WE ARE READY FROM AN INTERNAL STANDPOINT. YOU WILL SEE SOCIAL MEDIA POST WITH ALL OF THE PETS, PLANTS, PIPES . THEY ARE READY AND YOU WILL SEE FREQUENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THEM THIS

WEEKEND. >> IT IS GOOD FOR THE COUNCIL TO BE AWARE AND ALWAYS HERE. WE WILL ADJOURN . FOR THOSE LISTENING WE WILL BE JOINING AND STARTING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUR, SORRY FOR STARTING LATE. THIS MEETING IS A CONTINUATION .

WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE UPDATE ON PUBLIC SAFETY. IF YOU COULD BE AT THE DAIS IN 10 MINUTES WE WILL KICK OFF. IT WILL BE A VERY

[INVOCATION - Councilmember Andrew Palacios]

>> WELCOME WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 20 CITY COUNCIL MEETING

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AXBERG. PLEASE RISE. >> THANK YOU. LET'S BOW OUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY, TO MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE LIVES OF THOSE WE REPRESENT. AS WE ENTER THIS SEASON WE ASK THAT YOU MAKE IT A SAFE AND A WARMTH AND GUIDE US AND FILL US EVERY DAY FOR OUR DISCUSSIONS. AND PEACE AND UNITY DURING THIS TIME. IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY, AMEN.

>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. WE HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE. TO TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER

[CONSENT AGENDA ]

GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. >> WE WILL MOVE TO OUR AGENDA ITEM. I WILL START WITH THE CITIZEN COMMENTS. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LOOKING TO MAKE A COMMENT ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER SEVEN THROUGH 14 TO ADDRESS COUNCIL PRIOR TO TAKING ACTION. I DON'T HAVE ANY CARDS APPEAR BUT IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ITEMS SEND A -- SEVEN THROUGH 14 YOU MAY APPROACH .

OKAY. ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT -- SEVEN THROUGH 14 YOU MAY APPROACH THE PODIUM NOW. SEEING NONE, WITH THAT WE ARE PULLING ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AT COUNCILMEMBER FLEMING'S REQUEST FOR CONSIDERATION. WITH THAT I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION OR DISCUSSION ON CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS EIGHT THROUGH 14.

COUNCILMEMBER PALOMO. >> I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT THROUGH 14.

>> OKAY. MAYOR PRO TEM AXBERG? >> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND THAT

MOTION. >> MOTION BY COUNCILMEMBER PALOMO AND SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM AXBERG TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT THROUGH 14. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? SEEING NONE I WILL CALL THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES

[*7. Consider Approval Of The Revised October 28, 2025 City Council Meeting Minutes.]

THIS IS CONSIDERED REVISED CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES . I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION OR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER FLEMING . YES, MR. MAHER. THIS ITEM CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE REVISED OCTOBER 28 2000 25 -- 2025 CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I JUST WANT TO REFRESH FROM ON THAT DAY. I BELIEVE I ASKED WHETHER THE AGENDA SHOULD HAVE THE LISTED NAMES. WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE WATER PUMP APPOINTMENTS AND APPOINTEES AND HAD THE DISCUSSION REGARDING THE NAMES, WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BE DISCUSSING THOSE IN CLOSED SESSION AND/OR IN OPEN SESSION.

I BELIEVE THE CITY MANAGER MEREDITH CLARIFIED THAT THE NAMES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE POSTING -- POSTED AND THAT THE APPOINTMENTS FOLLOW THE CITY CHARTER OF EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSIONS. I EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY AND STATED I WOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING. MY QUESTION THAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW IS TO CLARIFY WHERE IN THE CHARTER IT STATES 551.07 FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT NAMES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR POSTING AND/OR

APPOINTMENTS. >> AGAIN, I DO NOT THINK THIS IS

A MEMORY TEST. >> MY ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILMEMBER, IT DOES NOT HAVE TO BE POSTED ON THE AGENDA BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER POSTED THE NAMES ON THE AGENDA . IT IS NOT REQUIRED. TYPICALLY THEY ARE EVEN SCOTT EITHER ON THE RESOLUTION OR PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN AND YOU READ THEM OUT LOUD

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>> JUST STATE LAW 551.074 THAT THE NAMES ARE NOT REQUIRED. IS THAT SPECIFIC? HOW DID WE COME TO THAT CONCLUSION?

>> I'M NOT SURE I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE TALKING

ABOUT. >> OKAY. THEN ALSO -- I WOULD LIKE TO SAY FOR THE RECORD I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM DISCUSSING APPLICANTS IN OPEN SESSION. THAT WAS DONE FOR THE CITY COUNCILS.

I WOULD HOPE THE REST OF THE COUNCIL WOULD CONSIDER EVEN IF MEREDITH CAN SHOW WHERE THE COUNCIL IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CHARTER OR THE EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSIONS . FOR EXAMPLE, IF COUNCIL WANTS THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST BOARDS AND COMMISSION, SHOULDN'T WE HAVE TRANSPARENCY DURING THIS WHOLE

PROCESS ? I WOULD SAY YES. >> COUNCILMEMBER, YOU ARE OUT OF LINE. THIS MOTION IS APPROVING THE MINUTES. IF YOU HAVE COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES WE WILL ADDRESS THE MINUTES BUT WE WON'T USE THIS AS A NON-AGENDA ITEM TO TALK ABOUT THE PROCESS

OF APPOINTMENT. >> I HAVE TO TELL YOU THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM AND WE ARE DISCUSSING IT NOW, MR. MAHER.

ALSO, FOR EXAMPLE IF COUNCIL -- EXCUSE ME.

>> I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. I NOW UNDERSTAND WHAT THE QUESTION WAS ABOUT. THE QUESTION ON THE CHARTER FOR THE CHARTER SAID COUNCIL, BOARD AND COMMISSION MEMBERS ARE PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ALLOWS COUNCIL TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS.

THAT IS WHAT I REFER TO. >> I THINK ALONG THE DISCUSSION WE WERE TALKING ABOUT BECAUSE I ASKED THE QUESTION WHY WOULD WE DISCUSS IT IN CLOSED SESSION. PERSONNEL MATTERS AS DEFINED UNDER 551074 CLEARLY STATES THEY ARE EMPLOYEES, NOT VOLUNTEERS.

>> APPOINTED OR PUBLIC OFFICIALS . APPOINTED OR ELECTED PUBLIC

OFFICIALS. >> I HAVE EMPLOYEES AND NOT VOLUNTEERS. IF THAT BE THE CASE IS,

>> FOR APPOINTMENT , EMPLOYMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT.

>> I AM GOING TO REITERATE YOU ARE OUT OF LINE. THIS IS A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES. IF YOU WANTED TO DISCUSS THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND ALIGNMENT OF THE CHARTER WE CAN AT A FUTURE AGENDA ITEM. YOU ARE OUT OF LINE RIGHT NOW.

>> I HAVE TO DISAGREE. THIS IS AN AGENDA ITEM. MY LAST QUESTION , IF THIS WAS A MUSIC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER AND/OR HISTORIC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER WITH THAT MEET THAT DEFINITION.

>> IT IS A COUNCIL COMMITTEE. IF IT IS MUSIC ADVISORY BOARD IT IS

NOT THE SAME. >> GOTCHA.

>> IT IS A CITY OFFICIAL. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR.

MAHER. >> MAYOR PRO TEM AXBERG.

>> JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THE MINUTES THEY NOW LIST THEY'VE BEEN UPDATED ON THE EMPLOYMENT THAT UP AND MADE. IS THAT CORRECT? MY QUESTION IS IS THAT NORMAL PRACTICE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO AFTER THE MEETING TO BE ABLE TO THEN ADJUST THE MINUTES AND IN RETROSPECT TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY WHO'S BEEN IDENTIFIED

ON EACH OF THE COMMITTEES? >> WHAT IS NORMAL PRACTICE IS TO HAVE THE ORDINANCE , THE APPOINTMENTS READ INTO THE RECORD AS THEY WERE IN THE WORK SESSION BUT FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT GIVEN THE REQUEST TO MODIFY THE MINUTES WE WENT AHEAD TO HAVE THEM MODIFIED TO ADD THE NAMES OF ALL THE APPOINTMENTS THAT WERE DISCUSSED IN WORK SESSION THROUGH THE APPOINTMENTS. AND THEN WERE DOCUMENTED ON THE ORDINANCE

THEMSELVES. >> I UNDERSTAND AND THAT IS VERY CLEAR. MY QUESTION IS REALLY IS THAT NORMALLY THE PROCESS WE GO

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THROUGH? >> WE DO NOT NORMALLY AMEND THE

MINUTES. >> THEY EXIST IN THE MINUTES .

IN THIS CASE THEY DID NOT WHEN WE ACTUALLY PUBLISHED THE MINUTES ORIGINALLY. CURRENTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING IS AMENDING THOSE MINUTES WITH THE NAMES THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT ON THE MINUTES AFTER THE MEETING TO NOW.

>> THAT IS RIGHT. THE PREVIOUS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES DID NOT CALL OUT THE STIPULATION SO THEY WERE APPROVED AS DRAFTED. THEY ADMITTED THE ACTUAL NAME SO THEY COME BACK AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL TO INCLUDE THE LIST OF NAMES.

>> THANK YOU. IS THAT A MOTION? >> THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TO CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE REVISED OCTOBER 28, 2025, CITY COUNCIL

MEETING MINUTES. >> COUNCILMEMBER CLINE.

>> I WOULD LIKE TO SECOND. >> I HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN WHICH IS THE APPROVAL OF THE REVISED OCTOBER 2028 -- 28, 2025 COUNCIL MINUTES. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION.

SEEING NONE I WILL CALL THE VOTE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

THAT TAKES US TO OUR LAST AGENDA ITEM BUT OUR SPEAKER IS NOT HERE FOR THE PRESENTATION. I WILL SKIP TO THE PUBLIC FORUM. THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON MATTERS NOT ON THE AGENDA TO DO SO PER THE STIPULATIONS OUTLINED IN THE AGENDA . I DO NOT HAVE ANY CARDS BUT IF ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL ON ANY MATTER YOU CAN DO SO BY APPROACHING THE PODIUM NOW . SEEING NONE, COUNCIL, I WILL CLOSE PUBLIC FORUM. WE WILL STAND ADJOURNED AT 7:40 .

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.