Agenda - City of Dallas

KEY FOCUS AREA:
AGENDA ITEM # 39
Public Safety Improvements and Crime Reduction
AGENDA DATE: February 22, 2012
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
DEPARTMENT:
All
Police
CMO: A. C. Gonzalez, 671-8925
MAPSCO:
SUBJECT
N/A
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Authorize (1) public hearings to be held on March 28, 2012 and April 25, 2012 to
receive comments on the renewal of the Dallas juvenile curfew ordinance; and at the
close of the public hearing on April 25, 2012, (2) consideration of an ordinance
amending Chapter 31 of the Dallas City Code to re-adopt and continue in effect the
Dallas juvenile curfew ordinance to provide daytime and nighttime curfew hours for
minors - Financing: No cost consideration to the City
BACKGROUND
Enforcement of the Dallas juvenile curfew ordinance began May 1, 1994. Section
370.002 of the Local Government Code requires that the curfew ordinance be reviewed
every three years after conducting public hearings to receive citizen comments on
whether the curfew ordinance should be abolished, continued, or modified. The last
renewal of the Dallas juvenile curfew ordinance (which contained nighttime curfew
hours) was approved on April 22, 2009 and became effective May 1, 2009. The
daytime curfew hours were added to the juvenile curfew ordinance on May 13, 2009
and became effective May 18, 2009. Another review and re-adoption of the juvenile
curfew ordinance must be accomplished by May 1, 2012 or the juvenile curfew
ordinance will automatically expire.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (Council, Boards, Commissions)
This item has no prior action.
FISCAL INFORMATION
No cost consideration to the City.