Carl Simpson, Director Code Compliance

Services DepartmentCity of Dallas

Illegal Dumping & Blight Abatement

Strategic PlanCity Council Briefing

February 17, 2021

Presentation Overview

• Background/History• Purpose• Issues/ Operational or Business Concerns• Operational Impact• Proposed Action• Next Steps

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Background/History

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301 288

166

1493

1097

531

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2018 2019 2020

Dallas Marshal Totals

Cases Arrests Citations

29108

2410327455

1654 2079

5801

20172

24262

37430

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2018 2019 2020

311 Code Concerns

Litter Illegal Dump2 Weeds

Background/History

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24520

19886

28531

9176

12450 12494

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2018 2019 2020

Illegal Dumping Abatement Totals

Tires Dump Tonnage

8718

1211211707

20172

24262

37430

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20000

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30000

35000

40000

2018 2019 2020

Mow Clean Totals

Litter Tonnage Weeds

Purpose of the Plan

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Improve the Quality of

Life

Reduce investigation

and clean up times

Proactive approach

Foster partnerships and promote

public awareness

Promote development

Issues/Operational Concerns

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• Property Values

• Development

• Health• Public• Environmental

• Economic• Social

• Negative Image

• Additional Code Concerns

Community Impacts

Quality of LifeHazards

Issues/Operational Concerns

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Proposed Action/Strategic

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Illegal Dumping

Plan

Ordinances

Marketing

Workgroups

SoftwareResources

Proactivity

Rewards

Proposed Action

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Marketing Campaign

Equipment surveillance

resources

Policy changes

Ordinance revisions

Illegal Dumping Hotline

Additional Litter/illegal

dumping teams

Purpose of the Plan

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Create collaborative

workgroup made up of City

Department Directors

Software/data enhancements

Develop a vacant property registration

Ordinance

Tire Ordinance updates to include

educational requirement/identifi

cation of tires

Staff Recommendation

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Community bulky

trash/tire drop off events

Strategically deploy

additional surveillance

resources

Develop marketing outreach

prevention campaign

Promote community

engagement through Crime

Stoppers Rewards Program

Seizure of vehicles for

repeat violators

Next Steps

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Citywide Department Illegal Dumping workgroup, Summer 2021

Vacant Property Ordinance, May 2021

Software enhancements, Summer 2021

Amendments to Tire Ordinance, Fall 2021

Launch Marketing Campaign, Summer 2021

Deploy Illegal Dumping Team, Summer 2021

Carl Simpson, DirectorCode Compliance Services

DepartmentCity of Dallas

Illegal Dumping & Blight Abatement Strategic Plan

City Council BriefingFebruary 17, 2021

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