A city staff member demonstrated a new Emmercy emergency tower at Lions Park, saying the units — provided through a Bureau of Justice grant — photograph users when activated and connect callers to the police department.

The staff member said the city’s goal is to install the towers in every park in Mission and described the towers as public-safety tools and crime deterrents. "Well, today we're very excited because we have new weapons in the city of Mission. And these towers are crucial to assist our citizens who are in need of public safety," the staff member said. "These towers come from the Bureau of Justice Federal Government through a grant. Our goal is to put them in every single park in the city of Mission. So you come up to the tower, you press the button, it photographs you, and the call goes to the police department."

During a live test at Lions Park, the staff member placed a call through the tower. On the test call the staff member said, "Hey, Andy. How are you? I'm calling from Lions Park. We're testing out the new Emmercy Tower. Is everything okay?" and later, "Can you hear us? I got you loud and clear, chief. Thank you. Yes, sir. It's that simple." The staff member also described a visible signal on the unit: "As you can see, this tower is equipped with a blue beacon light on top, which can be seen, from a long ways, especially at night."

The presenter characterized the towers as both a means to get officers to parks and as a deterrent: "To take it a step beyond that, this tower also helps as a deterrent for crime. They see the tower, reads emergency. It's for the purpose of getting officers to serve our citizens here in our parks. Any equipment that we bring into the city of Mission on the public safety side, 100% is to reduce crime and 100% is to deter crime." The transcript did not specify how many towers will be deployed, an installation timeline, or technical details about data retention, privacy protections, or vendor contracting.

No formal action, vote, or authorization was recorded in the transcript excerpt; the exchange presented was a demonstration and test call. Deployment schedule, oversight arrangements, and additional funding details were not specified in the provided transcript.