Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee
Regular MeetingGrand Prairie, TX · July 8, 2024
Agenda
CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE
PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTEE
COUNCIL BRIEFING ROOM
MONDAY, JULY 08, 2024 AT 3:00 PM
AGENDA
The meeting will be held at City Hall Council Briefing Room, 300 W. Main St, Grand Prairie, Texas,
and a quorum of the committee or the presiding member will be physically present. Some members may
participate remotely via video conference.
CALL TO ORDER
STAFF PRESENTATIONS
1. 33rd Quarterly Judicial Report
2. Emergency Medical Services Transport Rates Proposal
3. Mosquito Surveillance Program
CONSENT AGENDA
Citizens may speak for five minutes on any item on the agenda by completing and submitting a speaker
card.
4. Minutes of June 3, 2024, Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee Meeting
5. A Resolution ratifying a Fiscal Year 2025 Victim Assistance Program continuation grant
application from the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Victims of Crime Act Formula
Grant Program, for the purpose of funding two Victim Assistance Coordinators’ annual salary,
fringe benefits, and training, in the amount of $171,266.75, and authorizing the City Manager to
accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant, if awarded
6. A Resolution ratifying a Fiscal Year 2025 Violence Against Women Advocate grant application
to the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Violence Against Women formula grant, for
the purpose of funding one Violence Against Women Advocate’s annual salary, fringe benefits,
and training, in the amount of $60,304.30 and authorizing the City Manager to accept, reject,
alter, or terminate the grant, if awarded
7. Resolution ratifying a Fiscal Year 2025 CI-Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program application
for the Office of the Governor, Public Safety Office, for the purpose of funding a Crisis Support
Specialist position’s annual salary, fringe benefits, and training in the amount of $89,740.00, and
authorizing the City Manager to accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant, if awarded
8. Resolution ratifying Fiscal Year 2025 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application for the Office
of the Governor, Public Safety Office, Criminal Justice Division for the purpose of funding a
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Crisis Support Specialist position’s annual salary, fringe benefits, and training in the amount of
$89,985.00, and authorizing the City Manager to accept, reject, alter or terminate the grant, if
awarded
9. A Resolution ratifying a Fiscal Year 2025 First Responder Mental Health Program grant
application to the Office of the Governor, Victims of Crime Act Formula Grant Program, for the
purpose of providing first responder mental health resources not to exceed $31,964.00 and
authorizing the City Manager to accept, reject, alter, or terminate the grant, if awarded
10. Annual Contract with sole provider, Aware, Inc., in the amount of $10,192.00 for their AFIX
Tracker Fingerprint Identification Software. This contract will be for one-year with the option to
renew for four additional one-year periods totaling $56,317.23 if all extensions are exercised
11. Purchase of security cameras and implementation services for the Public Safety Building
Detention Center from Siemens Inc. in the amount of $196,975.00 through a Master Interlocal
Agreement with Sourcewell
12. Construction Contract Amendment No. 2 with Key Construction in the amount of $98,364.60 for
Emergency Operations Center and Fire Station 6 work, including electrical additions, plumbing
quality and capacity upgrades, emergency generator docking station provisions, roof trellis
removal credit, additional franchise utility fiberoptic ground boxes, stucco finish credit, wage
fraud software licensing, grease trap inclusion, structural steel revisions and enhanced
landscaping
INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
13. Award a disaster debris monitoring contract to DebrisTech in an amount not to exceed $300,000,
total award will not exceed $1,500,000 if all four extensions are exercised; the contract will be
for an initial term of one year with the option for four one-year renewals and authorize the City
manager to execute the renewal options on the contract
14. Award a primary prepositioned disaster debris hauling contract to Ceres Environmental Services
in an amount not to exceed $23,300,000 per year, the total award is $116,500,000 if all extensions
are utilized; Award a secondary prepositioned disaster debris hauling contract to DRC
Emergency in an amount not to exceed $23,300,000 should the primary be unable to perform,
total award, is $116,500,000 if all extensions are utilized; Each contract will be for an initial term
of one year with the option for four one-year renewals and authorize the City manager to execute
the renewal options on each contract.
15. Annual contract for veterinary services from Animal Health Care Center, in the amount of up to
$40,000 for one year, with the option to renew for four additional one-year periods, totaling
$200,000 if all extensions are exercised
16. Annual Contract with sole provider Vistacom for the Eventide recording system maintenance
and support in the amount of $28,602, with the option to renew for four additional one-year
periods, totaling $143,010 if all extensions are exercised
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Public Safety, Health, and Environment Committee may conduct a closed session pursuant to Chapter
551, Subchapter D of the Government Code, V.T.C.A., to discuss any of the following:
(1) Section 551.071 “Consultation with Attorney”
(2) Section 551.072 “Deliberation Regarding Real Property”
(3) Section 551.074 “Personnel Matters”
(4) Section 551.087 “Deliberations Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.”
CITIZEN COMMENTS
Citizens may speak during Citizen Comments for up to five minutes on any item not on the agenda by
completing and submitting a speaker card. The views expressed during Citizen Comments are the views
of the speaker, and not the City of Grand Prairie or City Council. Council Members are not able to
respond to Citizen Comments under state law.
ADJOURNMENT
The Grand Prairie City Hall is accessible to people with disabilities. If you need assistance in
participating in this meeting due to a disability as defined under the ADA, please call 972-237-8035 or
email GPCitySecretary@gptx.org at least three (3) business days prior to the scheduled meeting to
request an accommodation.
Certification
In accordance with Chapter 551, Subchapter C of the Government Code, V.T.C.A, the Public Safety,
Health, and Environment Committee agenda was prepared and posted on July 5, 2024.
Candis J. Jones, Assistant City Secretary
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