Component: 1. Follow management efficiency study results
Initiative: 4.1.1 Identify
efficiency study criteria relating to all operations; Log and track each
recommendation to document resulting actions
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Review/Evaluate/Implement
Complete Review and
Implementation of Study Recommendations
December
2007
Implementation of 65% of study
recommendations
$0
Departmental and Executive
Support
DPD
Initiative: 4.1.2 Improve
Departmental Efficiency and Performance
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Development
and Implementation of Updated Sworn Performance Plans
Full
implementation of new performance plans that provide for increased
accountability for sworn personnel
December
2007
Complete evaluation of
"best practices" policies regarding police performance evaluation
and implementation of trial program
$0
Personnel Services
DPD
Initiative: 4.1.3 Evaluate
management processes with the efficiency study
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Form a
committee to assist the efficiency team
Improve department operations
TBD
Develop requirement for
efficiency study
$0
Department Support Service
DFD
Component: 2. Reduce crime rate (5%
to 15%)
Initiative: 4.2.1 Review and
implement feasible recommendations to reduce crime outlined in the management
efficiency study
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Identify
Crime Spots and Trends
Assimilation of Comstat
Principles and Practices
Reduction in overall crime rate
by 10%
$0
Planning/Crime Analysis &
Inspections
DPD
Initiative: 4.2.2 Utilization of
ComStat principles to identify high crime areas and trends and develop
strategies to address them
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Analysis
of crime information and strategic plan development
Reduce Crime Rate (10% for
Overall Crime, 20% for Homicide)
December
2006
Reduction in overall crime by
10%
$0
Planning/Crime Analysis &
Inspections
DPD
Initiative: 4.2.3 Deploy Operation
Disruption Task Force to targeted areas
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Analyze
crime information and deploy Operation Disruption personnel accordingly
Reduce Crime Rate (10% for
Overall Crime, 20% for Homicide)
December
2006
90% of deployments result in a
25% reduction in crime rate during deployment times
$0
Planning/Crime Analysis &
Inspections
DPD
Initiative: 4.2.4 Decrease the
incidents of vehicle arson fires and increase the vehicle arson clearance
rate
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Add two additional Arson
Investigators
10% reduction in vehicle arson
fires in the City of Dallas
2007
Seek funding
$0
Planning/Crime Analysis &
Inspections
DFD
Component: 3. Increase number of
Sworn Personnel
Initiative: 4.3.1 Implement
aggressive recruiting and retention efforts for sworn personnel and continue
to have additional classes at the Police Academy on a yearly basis
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Review
of staffing needs and recruiting methods and emphasize innovation in
recruiting and retention strategies
Increase Departmental Sworn
Personnel by 150-250 over attrition
December
2008
Conduct 5 Academy classes During
FY
$0
Recruiting/Background; Employee
Services/Safety Monitoring; and Psychological Services
DPD
Initiative: 4.3.2 Review and
implement feasible recommendations to identify additional staffing needs.
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Review
of staffing needs and recruiting methods
Increase Department
Sworn Personnel by 150-250
October2007
Delete due to consolidation in
above activity
$0
Recruiting/Background; Employee
Services/Safety Monitoring; and Psychological Services
DPD
Initiative: 4.3.3 Increase Number
of Rescue Units to Maintain Response Time Goal
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Add one
front line and one peak demand rescue unit
Maintain rescue response time at
or less than 5.30 minutes per response
FY07
Rescue response time reduction
to 5.0 minutes or less
$0
Emergency Response
DFD
Hire
and train additional personnel and purchase equipment to staff additional
rescue units
Maintain rescue response time at
or less than 5.30 minutes per response
FY07
Rescue response time reduction
to 5.0 minutes or less
1.35 Million
Emergency Response
DFD
Initiative: 4.3.4 Continue review
of staffing needs to maintain current response times and constant
staffing
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Hire,
train and assign new firefighters for Fire Station 40
Maintain rescue response time at
or less than 5.30 minutes per response
Fall 2007
Hire firefighters and begin
training
$0
Emergency Response
DFD
Initiative: 4.3.5 Monitor and
develop proposals to address additional fire stations and staffing needed in
the southwestern sector of Dallas
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Request
additional fire stations and staffing in the next bond program
Tentative November 2006
Seek funding through bond
program
$0
Emergency Response
DFD
Initiative: 4.3.6 Evaluate the
needs for additional resources to improve supervision and safety on the
fireground
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Reduce
the span of control, square miles covered per Battalion Chief and improve
response time for Battalion Chiefs
Maintain rescue response time at
or less than 5.30 minutes per response
FY07
Evaluate span of control for
Battalion Chiefs
$0
Emergency Response
DFD
Component: 4. Improve crime
prevention programs (e.g. gang prevention)
Initiative: 4.4.1 Actively
Participate in Departmental Truancy Initiative
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Target
Truant Enforcement
Reduce overall Crime
by 10% and Homicide by 20%
October2006
Implement 175 coordinated
initiatives between Interactive Community Policing officers and Patrol
officers
$0
Field Patrol/ Interactive
Community Policing (Patrol and Unit), Lake Ray Hubbard, and Non Central
Business District Bicycle Patrol
DPD
Initiative: 4.4.2 Consolidate crime
prevention program management
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Provide
uniform crime prevention services at all divisions
Reduce Crime Rate (10% for
Overall Crime, 20% for Homicide)
December
2006
Reorganize crime prevention
function under one office
$0
Field Patrol/ Interactive
Community Policing (Patrol and Unit), Lake Ray Hubbard, and Non Central
Business District Bicycle Patrol
DPD
Initiative: 4.4.3 Expand Patrol Auto
Theft Task Force - Revised for 2005
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Utilize
Bait Vehicles to Arrest Auto Thieves
Reduce Auto Theft by 10%
December
2007
Deploy Bait Vehicle for 10,000
Hours; Reduce auto theft by 5%
$0
Property Crimes
DPD
Initiative: 4.4.4 Promote
Auto-related Theft Reduction Team
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Hold
Crime Prevention Initiatives including auto theft awareness
Conduct
community surveys in targeted neighborhoods to develop crime
reduction/prevention strategies
Improve police/community
relations through effective crime reduction strategies as determined via
surveys; Achieve 85% satisfaction rating in surveyed neighborhood
December
2007
Conduct a minimum of eight
community surveys to establish a bench mark
$0
Departmental and Executive
Support
DPD
Component: 6. Other:
Initiative: 4.6.1 Evaluate and
review processes, risk, planning goals, objectives, training, resources,
finances and procedures within the Department to achieve the standards of
service delivery that the community expects
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Self
Evaluation of Department
Document Professional
Performance and Efficiency
2009
Seek funding
$0
Emergency Response
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.2 Seek Departmental
Accreditation through CALEA
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Work
with CALEA Program Manager toward Departmental Accreditation
Departmental Accreditation
December
2008
Complete 30% of Accreditation
Standards
$0
Planning/Crime Analysis &
Inspections
DPD
Initiative: 4.6.3 Improve
Communication between Emergency Service Providers with the City of Dallas and
other jurisdictions surrounding the City
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) Participation
Police participation/liaison
with all City CERT teams
December
2007
Liaisons established with six
CERT teams
$0
Field Patrol
DPD
Development
and Implementation of updated Emergency Operations Procedures (EOP)
Implementation and publication
of updated EOP
March
2007
Full review of current and
"best practices" EOP
$0
Tactical/Bomb/Canine and
Fugitive/Parolee Unit
DPD
Apply
for Funding
Improve Emergency and Disaster
Response
2008
$0
Emergency Management
DFD
Tabletop
Exercise
Increase number of city
employees and allied agencies trained in disaster management
December
2006
Number
of employees trained / staff hours devoted to project
$5,000
Training for city employees
OEM
CERT
Team (Community Emergency Response Team)
Develop at least six CERT Teams
each year in neighborhood or community organizations
December
2006
Number
of volunteers trained / staff hours devoted to project
$500,000
Emergency Management
OEM
Development
and implementation of CAD System (9-1-1 Dispatch)
Development and Implement new
CAD System
2008
Product90-95% developed; CAD Hardware installed;
personnel training begins
$0
911 Dispatch & Police
Communications / Dispatch
DFD/DPD
Install new Station Alerting
System
Replace existing obsolete system
capable of sharing information with mutual aid/ automatic assistance cities
June
2006
Select Vendor
and complete negotiations
$0
Fire/EMS
Dispatch
DFD
Establish
on-scene Radio Interoperability with automatic assistance and mutual aid
municipalities
All emergency service providers
will be able to communicate at the scene of an emergency
July
2006
Pilot
program successfully implemented between Dallas Fire &Carrollton, Farmers Branch and Plano; Equip
the apparatus most frequently involved in automatic assistance and mutual aid
responses
$450,000
Fire/EMS
Dispatch
DFD
Establish
on-scene Data Interoperability
All emergency service providers
with MDCs or wireless handhelds will be able to share data
July
2006
Feasibility
and agreements reached with Carrollton and Duncanville; Equip the apparatus
most frequently involved in automatic assistance and mutual aid
responses
$45,000
Fire/EMS
Dispatch
DFD
Replacement
of the existing MDC to allow on-scene data interoperability to be effective
Replace all MDCs on apparatus
with more capable and flexible MDCs
2008
Equipment evaluation complete;
Establish on scene data communications with Carrollton and Duncanville
$480,000
Fire/EMS
Dispatch
DFD
Re-broadcast
fire ground communications city wide and record all transmissions
All
emergency incident activity will be recorded remotely
July
2006
Equipment evaluation
complete.Complete Installation - All
Chief Cars, Engines at single engine company houses
$225,000
Fire/EMS
Dispatch
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.4 Construct 5 fire
stations as part of the 2003 Bond Program for more efficient operation by
adjusting response areas to address new population growth
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Fire
Station 40
Complete Construction
March
2007
Award Project within 90 Days of
June 4, 2006
$0
Capital Program Implementation -
City Facilities
PBW
Fire
Station 35
Complete Construction
December 2007
Award Project within 90 Days of
August 9, 2006
$0
Capital Program Implementation -
City Facilities
PBW
Fire
Station 38
N/A
December 2006
Award Project within 90 Days of
December 14, 2005
$0
Capital Program Implementation -
City Facilities
PBW
Fire
Station 33
Complete Construction
April
2008
Award Project within
90 Days of April 12, 2006
$0
Capital Program Implementation -
City Facilities
PBW
Fire
Station 42
Complete Construction
April
2008
Award Project within
90 Days of April 12, 2006
$0
Capital Program Implementation -
City Facilities
PBW
Initiative: 4.6.5 Identify new or
replacement fire facilities for possible inclusion on the next Bond Program
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Identify
New or Replacement Fire Facilities
New Stations Complete
FY07
$0
Department Support Service
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.6 Improve Emergency
and Disaster Response
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY05-06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Aggressively
seek funding for Homeland Security needs
Improve Emergency and Disaster
Response
December
2007
Secure outside funding for
Special Equipment and Training
$0
Emergency Response
DPD
Initiative: 4.6.7 Increase
Emergency Medical Response Supervision
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Apply
for Funding
Reduce field supervisor span of
control from one per eleven rescue units to one per six rescue units
FY08
Span of control reduction
resulting in one supervisor per eight rescue units
$0
Emergency Response
DFD
Hire
and train additional personnel, and purchase equipment
Reduce field supervisor span of
control from one per eleven rescue units to one per six rescue units
FY08
Span of control reduction
resulting in one supervisor per eight rescue units
$1,100,000
Emergency Response
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.8 Improve Response
to Weapons of Mass Effect Incidents
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Apply
for Funding
Improve Weapons of Mass Effect
Response
FY08
Fully fund current requirements
for team training and equipment funding
$100,000
Emergency Response
DFD
Tabletop
Exercise
Increase number of city
employees and allied agencies trained in weapons of mass effect management
FY08
Fully fund requirements for
providing site and supplies for annual tabletop exercise
$50,000
Training for city employees
DFD
Functional
Exercise
Increase number of city
employees and allied agencies trained in weapons of mass effect management
FY08
Fully fund overtime requirements
for personnel overtime and supplies for full scale exercise every three years
$90,000
Training for city employees
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.9Develop Urban Search & Rescue (USAR)
Light Task Force capable of response in the City of Dallas and within the
North Central Texas Council of Government (NTCOG) region
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Cross-train
existing fire personnel in Structural Collapse and Technical Rescue
disciplines
Procurement of USAR/Rescue
Vehicles and essential technical search and rescue equipment with approved
grant funds
FY08
Begin training for structural
collapse and technical rescue
$0
Training for city employees
DFD
Construction
of training enhancements to Fire training center for USAR training
capabilities using approved grant funds
Development of Regional USAR
advisory committee with Dallas Fire acting as lead agency for creation and
coordination of regional USAR task force
FY08
Apply for grant
$0
Training for city employees
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.10Develop teams of swift water rescue
capabilities able to respond in the City of Dallas and within the North
Central Texas Council of Government region able to respond to urban flooding
and swift water incidents
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Cross-train
existing fire personnel in Swift Water and Urban Flooding Rescue disciplines
Apply for federal and state
funds for development of regional swift water response and procurement of new
water rescue equipment
FY08
Apply for grant
$0
Training for city employees
DFD
Expand
water rescue program for enhanced response throughout city of Dallas by
creating 3 swift water teams strategically located for response to flood
prone areas
FY08
Apply for grant
$0
Training for city employees
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.11Establish a Technical Rescue Team capable
of dealing with a collapsed structure
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Take
possession of a Heavy Rescue Vehicle partially funded by the Fire Act Grant
2004
Improve capability of response
to incidents of mass effects
FY08
Receive apparatus
$0
Fire
Rescue
DFD
Training (Fire Act 2005)
Improve
capability of response to incidents of mass effects
FY08
Train personnel
$0
Fire Rescue
DFD
Purchase
equipment (Fire Act 2005)
Improve capability of response
to incidents of mass effects
FY08
Acquire and install equipment
$0
Fire
Rescue
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.12Increase the level of safety in possible
Homeland Security targets and limit access to possible terror supplies
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Increase
Fire Inspections of possible Homeland Security Targets and closely monitor
occupancies storing Hazardous Material and Explosives
Add
Fire Prevention staff to conduct regular inspections of Public Assembly
occupancies to ensure a high level of safety and easy exit access and inspect
HazMat locations to ensure that storage of hazardous materials and explosive
materials is within the permitted amount
FY08
Re-submit a BAF to add
additional Fire Prevention personnel; Explore grant opportunities for
personnel funding
$0
Fire
Rescue
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.13Improve the level of safety of Dallas'
citizens
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Reduce the
number of fire deaths in Single-Family homes
Ensure
that all Single-Family homes have working smoke detectors and approved
burglar bars when utilized
FY10
Provide free smoke detectors
through donations and general fund purchases; Retrofit illegal burglar bars
through programs funded by obtaining grant funds
$0
Fire
Rescue
DFD
Initiative: 4.6.14 Improve
condition of Marked Squad Cars
Activity
Long-term Target (3-5 yrs)
Target Date To Be Completed
Actual Date Completed
FY06 Planned Annual Measure
Est 3-5 yr Future Costs
Service Name
Dept
Address
aging fleet of Marked Squad Cars
Reduce cost to maintain City's
fleet
September
2006
Complete second phase of
returning the Marked Squad Car replacement schedule to 100,000 miles down
from previous replacement schedule of 125,000 miles by September 2006