Developer Project Name AA H A/NA WBE AA H A/NA WBE Contract Amount SMBR Contact Sponsor Dept. Project Status % Expensed Incentive Amount Completion Expenditures to Date Contact Name (May extend past project completion date) Project Date Consultant/ Contractor Project Type/ C=Contract or Phase Goal Type: P=Project Specific SMALL MINORITY BUSINESS RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ACTIVE THIRD PARTY - September 2020 PROJECT GOALS CURRENT PARTICIPATION (Goals Met to Date) MBE WBE MBE WBE Construction in progress 81.83% Construction in progress 99.29% Construction in progress 50.12% Construction in progress 87.48% Construction in progress 90.89% Construction in progress 36.80% Construction in progress 10.91% Construction in progress 2.34% Gensler Sports Design P 1.22% 2.90% 3.48% 3.72% 0.00% 18.05% 1.93% 3.52% $5,306,272.00 $4,342,176.84 Austin Stadco (formally Precourt Design- Sports Venture (PSV)) Miscellaneous P 1.22% 2.90% 3.48% 3.72% 0.00% 2.55% 1.24% 5.40% $914,240.25 $907,745.06 Construction-RFP P 0.65% 1.90% 1.24% 0.91% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 1.39% $48,465,484.00 $24,292,143.06 Construction-RFP P 2.04% 3.86% 0.16% 6.06% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.53% $7,290,606.00 $6,377,964.25 Construction-RFP P 1.83% 4.70% 1.20% 1.80% 2.51% 0.32% 0.00% 1.55% $56,878,710.00 $51,695,251.08 Austin Commercial Construction-RFP P 2.93% 2.89% 0.58% 1.13% 0.28% 2.51% 0.00% 0.00% $34,537,552.00 $12,711,415.90 1 2 3 4 5 6 Professional (Block 185 Misc D) Professional (Block 185 D) Construction (Block 185 C) Professional (Block 185 Misc D) Professional (Block 188 D) Design/Build Building II -4th Floor Reno P P C C CAAICON Austin FC Soccer Stadium Mike Rock Land Use Agreement 4/1/2021 Construction-RFP P 1.73% 1.49% 1.00% 2.08% 0.05% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% $12,077,988.11 $1,318,251.17 Jolene Cochran EDD Construction-RFP P 1.69% 1.51% 1.00% 2.05% 0.00% 0.00% 0.39% 0.00% $14,001,689.00 $328,041.10 Greenwater Block 185 Misc D Trammell Crow C 2.90% 9.00% 4.90% 15.80% 0.00% 0.00% 75.40% 12.87% $273,126.00 $241,081.77 Design in progress 88.27% 4/1/2022 Green Water Treatment Plant Block 185 D STG Design P 2.90% 9.00% 4.90% 15.80% 0.00% 0.47% 0.25% 4.27% $3,563,997.96 $2,888,142.47 Design in progress 81.04% 6/1/2022 Greenwater Block 185-C DPR Construction C 2.70% 9.70% 2.30% 13.80% 0.00% 24.00% 0.01% 0.00% $234,799,569.32 $55,320,258.75 Trammell Crow Bryan Embrey/ Mark Fowler Construction in progress 23.56% 7/31/2022 Developer Agreement; Not applicable Greenwater Block 185 Misc D Trammell Crow 2.90% 9.00% 4.90% 15.80% 0.00% 0.00% 75.40% 12.87% $273,126.00 $241,081.77 Design in progress 88.27% 4/1/2022 Handel Architects/The KOR Group 2.90% 9.00% 4.90% 15.80% 0.00% 5.73% 0.09% 11.11% $2,039,345.00 $1,929,016.44 Design in progress 94.59% 12/21/2020 Green Water Block 188 Austin Commercial Construction (Block 188 C') 2.70% 9.70% 2.30% 13.80% 0.13% 1.23% 0.22% …
Cost Estimate Award Amount Prime MBE AA H A/NA WBE DBE SMBR Liaison Project Manager Dept Goals Met Type Veronica Hawkins Rohini Kumarage Aviation 8/27/2020 Yes Construction Council Date Kenneth Kalu Helen Gerlach Austin Water 8/27/2020 Yes Professional # 1 Solicitation No CLMC780 Prime Subs 2 CLMP293 Prime Subs ABIA Elevator Refurbishment Phase 2 Rider Construction Group, LLC (FH) JS Electric, Inc. (FW) Stephanie Braun Clayton Photography Non M/WBE Subs Total AW Aquifer Storage and Recovery Pilot Project and ASR Program Management HDR Engineering, Inc. (FB) Adisa Public Relations (MH) Garza EMC, LLC dba Garza EMC (MH) Zamora, LLC (MA) CAS Consulting & Services, Inc. dba CAS Consulting & Services (FW) Amaterra Environmental, Inc. (FW) Holt Engineering, Inc. (FW) K Friese & Associates, Inc. (FW) Rifeline, LLC dba Rifeline Non M/WBE Subs Total Prime Subs Prime Subs Rosendin Electric, Inc. (MH) Ortega Electrical Solutions (FW) Neptune Supply Design Workshop, Inc. (MB) Majestic Services, Inc. (MH) Altura Solutions, LP (MH) Garza EMC (MA) Encotech Engineering Consultants (FW) Limbacher & Godfrey Architects (FW) Concept Development & Planning, LLC Non M/WBE Subs Total Goal Information SG MG SG MG SG MG SG MG $3,000,000 $939,174 28.81 $5,000,000 48.00 FY20 Council Awards Report August 2020 1.90 2.00 2.00 9.00 9.00 5.00 4.00 4.90 9.00 15.80 16.00 9.00 MBE/ WBE Non Sub 0.79 8.12 7.58 0.16 63.46 63.46 16.00 16.00 2.00 0.50 12.00 1.50 1.32 2.04 2.04 33.27 4.90 4.90 15.80 15.80 35.13 1.90 1.90 1.90 9.00 9.00 1.50 7.50 4.90 10.80 5.00 35.13 $1,760,300 61.58 5.24 36.38 36.38 Percent of "Met Goal" Awards for August 100.00% Percent of "Met Goal" Awards for FY20 To-Date 97.60% 3 CLMB332A Austin Convention Center N&S Side Event Space Lighting REBID $1,500,000 Kenneth Kalu Andrew Clements Center 8/27/2020 Yes Construction Convention 4 CLMP295A Zilker Metropolitan Park Master Plan Reissue $600,000 Jessica Oberembt Parks and Recreation Gregory Montes 8/27/2020 Yes Professional Council Awards Report PAGE 1 OF 1 B= African American/ BlackH= Hispanic/ LatinoA/N= Asian/Asian/Native AmericanW= Caucasian/WhiteF= FemaleM= MaleSG= Solicitation GoalMG= Met GoalGFE= Good Faith Effort
MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 The MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee convened in a Special Called meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 via videoconferencing at 1:30 pm. Board Members in Attendance: Reginald Worlds, Schiller Liao, Lena Banks, Daniel Berner, Usha Boddapu, Ahmed Moledina 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes for the regular meeting of March 10, 2020 were considered for approval. The minutes were approved on a motion by Committee Member Ahmed Moledina and seconded by Committee Member Lena Banks. Minutes approved on a 6-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Director’s Updates and Announcements with discussion and possible action: • Council Resolution on Inclusive Procurement Working Group o Edward Campos provides an update on the Council Resolution passed by City Council last March in support of the Disparity Study. Council passed a resolution about forming an inclusive Procurement Working Group (official title). This working group will be made up of City staff and key MBE/WBE program stakeholders. o Collette Holt and Associates was selected work with the City to conduct the Disparity Study. Set up a meeting for the Advisory Committee members to participate in. Reached out to the Minority Trade Alliance members, the various major Chamber of Commerces around the City, different trade organizations, and others who are stakeholders to the SMBR program who use the program both internally and externally. o SMBR is in the process of creating a memo for Council and the Mayor regarding this Resolution. The memo will state our proposed makeup of the of the working group. The working group will start in August 2021. o Identified Reginald Worlds as the representative from the Advisory Committee to be a part of this working group. Reginald Worlds has history with the ordinance. He has a history with the program, he also brings expertise when it comes to Construction. He has dealt with programming in a variety of capacities as the sub as well as the prime. He serves as the Vice Chair over this Advisory Committee. o The resolution calls for the first meeting of the working group to get a briefing and an overview of the contents of the of the final draft of the Disparity Study. o The charge of the working group is to review the recommendations that will come out of the Disparity Study for improvements to …
Request for Change Report - August 2020 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 VH RD VH VH VH VH VH VH VH 13 14 AA JC Reviewer DateAssigned Contract Amount Prime Contractor Project Description Subcontractor Certified Y/N Scope of Work Solicitation Number Add/Delete/ Contract Change/ Substitution- A(Add) or D(Delete) Contract Change Increase/ Like-Kind Decrease/Scope Substitution Like-Kind Availability Addition Subcontract Amount or Percentage Managing Department Project Manager Required? Action Date GFE Y/N RFC Approved Y/N Violation Letter Issued this Month Y/N Total No. of Firm's Violation(s) Notes Qty 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change All Points Inspection Services, Inc. Decrease N/A N/A ($6,393.30) Utiltiy camera line 9/15/2020 Decreasing an existing scope of work 8/31/2020 $45,607,424 CLMC682 Flintco, LLC N/A N/A N/A $7,197.62 Gates, electric, maintenance AE Alex Perez 9/2/2020 GFE Approved Austin Energy District Cooling Plant #3 Add Mitchell Adding Machine Company Inc/Mitchell Time & Parking 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change Cherry Painting Company, Inc. Increase N/A N/A $10,268.00 Painting 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change L.S. Decker, Inc. Addition N/A N/A $15,000.00 Weatherseal for windows 4a VH 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change S&D Glassworks, LLC Decrease N/A N/A ($15,000.00) Weatherseal for windows Adding a 2nd tier subcontractor 51a 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change Fisk Electric Company Decrease N/A N/A ($303.00) Communcations, audio visual and security PW/ABIA Decreasing an existing scope of work 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change CHM Weatherguard, LP Increase N/A N/A $863.00 Thermal and moisture protection services PW/ABIA Increasing an existing scope of work 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change Austin Underground, Inc. Increase N/A N/A $4,275.56 Construction - site utilities PW/ABIA Increasing an existing scope of work PW/ABIA David Kim Taylor PW/ABIA PW/ABIA PW/ABIA PW/ABIA PW/ABIA David Kim Taylor David Kim Taylor David Kim Taylor David Kim Taylor David Kim Taylor David Kim Taylor David Kim Taylor David Kim Taylor 9/15/2020 9/1/2020 9/1/2020 9/15/2020 9/15/2020 9/15/2020 9/15/2020 9/15/2020 Increasing an existing scope of work 2nd Tier Subcontractor Increasing an existing scope of work Increasing an existing scope of work 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change The Brandt Companies, LLC Increase N/A N/A $94,808.00 Plumbing 8/31/2020 $61,242,892 CLMB329 JE Dunn Construction Contract Change Champion Site Prep, Inc. Increase N/A N/A $8,000.00 Earthwork 10 CV 8/28/2020 $4,447,863 CLMP240 Kimley-Horn & Assoc Inc N/A N/A N/A $0.00 …
MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes Tuesday, October 6, 2020 The MBE/WBE and Small Business Enterprise Procurement Program Advisory Committee convened in a Special Called meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 via videoconferencing at 1:30 pm. Board Members in Attendance: Reginald Worlds, Schiller Liao, Lena Banks, Daniel Berner, Usha Boddapu, Ahmed Moledina 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes for the regular meeting of March 10, 2020 were considered for approval. The minutes were approved on a motion by Committee Member Ahmed Moledina and seconded by Committee Member Lena Banks. Minutes approved on a 6-0 vote. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Director’s Updates and Announcements with discussion and possible action: • Council Resolution on Inclusive Procurement Working Group o Edward Campos provides an update on the Council Resolution passed by City Council last March in support of the Disparity Study. Council passed a resolution about forming an inclusive Procurement Working Group (official title). This working group will be made up of City staff and key MBE/WBE program stakeholders. o Collette Holt and Associates was selected work with the City to conduct the Disparity Study. Set up a meeting for the Advisory Committee members to participate in. Reached out to the Minority Trade Alliance members, the various major Chamber of Commerces around the City, different trade organizations, and others who are stakeholders to the SMBR program who use the program both internally and externally. o SMBR is in the process of creating a memo for Council and the Mayor regarding this Resolution. The memo will state our proposed makeup of the of the working group. The working group will start in August 2021. o Identified Reginald Worlds as the representative from the Advisory Committee to be a part of this working group. Reginald Worlds has history with the ordinance. He has a history with the program, he also brings expertise when it comes to Construction. He has dealt with programming in a variety of capacities as the sub as well as the prime. He serves as the Vice Chair over this Advisory Committee. o The resolution calls for the first meeting of the working group to get a briefing and an overview of the contents of the of the final draft of the Disparity Study. o The charge of the working group is to review the recommendations that will come out of the Disparity Study for improvements to …
CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’ AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC REGULAR MEETING Monday, October 5, 2020, 10:00 a.m. DIAL IN NUMBER: 512-974-9300 Participant Code: 849237 • Public comment will be allowed via telephone using the number above; no in-person input will be allowed. • The presiding officer may require that a speaker remain on the topic of a particular agenda item with the exception of general citizen communication. • Following the Call to Order the Commission Chair will call for general citizen communication on items not posted on the agenda. Citizen communication is open-ended in subject matter as long as it does not contain profane, obscene, or threatening speech. • Speakers may sign up to speak for ANY agenda item except those listed as “Briefing” for which • no action will be taken. If you wish to speak on an agenda item during the meeting, please contact the Commission Coordinator Michael Sullivan at 512-974-3314. Speakers may sign up until the item they are speaking on is taken up by the Commission. After introducing each agenda item the Chair will ask if anyone has signed up to speak on the agenda item, and each person will be provided 3 minutes to speak. • Speakers wishing to introduce any supporting materials should email them to the Commission Coordinator michael.sullivan@austintexas.gov as far as possible prior to the agenda item being called for appropriate distribution to the Commission and for record keeping. CITY OF AUSTIN FIREFIGHTERS’, POLICE OFFICERS’ AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL’S CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING Monday, October 5, 2020, 10:00 a.m. DIAL IN NUMBER: 512-974-9300 Participant Code: 849237 AGENDA EXECUTIVE SESSION (No Public Discussion on These Items) The Commission will announce it will go into closed session to receive advice from Legal Counsel, or to discuss matters of litigation and personnel matters pursuant to Texas Government Code (LGC) Chapter 551, Section 551.071 and Section 551.074. If necessary, the Commission will go into closed session, as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Approve the minutes from the Firefighters’, Police Officers’, and Emergency Medical Services Personnel’s Civil Service Commission Special Called Meeting of June 1, 2020. a. Consider and act upon Chief of Police Brian Manley’s request to certify a Cadet Eligibility List in accordance with Article 14, …
Regular Meeting of the Art in Public Places Panel October 5th, 2020 – 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM Art in Public Places Panel to be held October 5th, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance, the day before the scheduled meeting, Sunday, October 4th by Noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the October 5th Art in Public Places Panel Meeting, residents must: • Call or email the panel liaison at 512-974-9310 or curt.gettman@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Sunday, October 4th. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. • Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the panel liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. • Speakers must call in at least 30 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to curt.gettman@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before (Sunday, October 4th) the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. 6. 7. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES PANEL AGENDA Regular Meeting - Monday, October 5th 2020; 6:00 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT PANEL MEMBERS: Tammie Rubin – Chair, Jacob Villanueva –Vice Chair, Brett Barnes – Arts Commission Liaison, Sarah Carr, Stephanie Lemmo, Joel Nolan, J Muzacz CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items posted on the agenda. 1. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES CHAIR’S REPORT 3. 4. ARTS COMMISSION LIAISON REPORT NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and Action Items i. Approve the Prospectus for the TEMPO 2021 program -Anna Bradley & Curt Gettman, AIPP Staff ii. Approve the Prospectus for the AFD/EMS AIPP Stations Projects (4 Stations) -Alex Irrera & Curt Gettman, AIPP Staff 5. OLD BUSINESS a. Items for Discussion and Possible Action i. Working Group Updates 1. …
Versión en español a continuación. Special Meeting of the Commission of Immigrant Affairs Monday, October 5, 2020 Commission on Immigrant Affairs to be held October 5, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance Sunday, October 4, 2020 by noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the October 5, 2020 Commission on Immigrant Affairs Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at 512-401-7801 or connie.gonzales@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Sunday, October 4, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to connie.gonzales@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del Commission of Immigrant Affairs FECHA de la reunion Monday, October 5, 2020 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación Sunday, October 4, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: junta en 512-401-7801 or • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de connie.gonzales@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al …
Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Commission October 5, 2020 Public Safety Commission meeting to be held October 5, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (October 4, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Public Safety Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-5747 or Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSON FECHA de la reunion (October 5, 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (October 4, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de junta en (512) 974-5747 and Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información la requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes …
Comprehensive Evaluation of Sexual Assault Investigations Update Council Resolution 20190131-077 Patricia Bourenane, City of Austin Rachael Arietti, Police Executive Research Forum Sarah Mostyn, Police Executive Research Forum Public Safety Commission October 5, 2020 Overview • Background • Scope of Work • Vendor Selection • Status Update 2 Background • Council Resolution 20190131-077 • comprehensive evaluation of how reported sexual assaults are investigated and processed • Vendor Requirements • comprehensive evaluation of how reported sexual assaults are investigated and processed investigation and prosecution of adult sexual assault • nationally recognized, non-governmental entity • • comprehensive and multidisciplinary evaluation • previous successful experience evaluating similarly sized organizations • commitment to engage with the public 3 Scope of Work - Components of Evaluation • At a minimum either 200 sexual assault cases or fifty percent of sexual assault cases from each year, whichever number is greater, for each of the prior seven years of sexual assault case reports • Cases examined should be diverse as to: • Cross section of investigators investigating cases • Type of victim • Include cases that did and did not move forward to prosecution. • The vendor may add to above criteria. 4 Scope of Work - Components of Evaluation • Conduct interviews • Research adherence to state and federal law • Review APD police and practices • Determine adherence to national best practices • Review of treatment given to victims in cases involving drug and alcohol training • Evaluate appropriateness of current staffing, resources, and • Assess accuracy of case clearance decisions • Issues regarding current policies 5 Scope of Work - Components of Written Report • Shared publicly and not be redacted except for redactions to maintain anonymity and privacy of individuals otherwise identified in the report. • Public Safety Commission and the Commission for Women • Findings of the information reviewed and corresponding data sets • Recommendations 6 Vendor Selection • Request for Information (RFI) February 20 – 27, 2019 • Request for Qualifications (RFQS) April – May 2019 • Complete Evaluation Mid-June 2019 • City Council approval September 19, 2019 - Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) (Contractor) - Woman’s Law Project and the Wellesley Center for Women (Subcontractors) 7 Timeline Project Duration – 2.5 years, ending in February 2022 Major Milestones 1) Kick-Off Meetings – Complete 2) Policy/Procedure Review – ongoing process, scheduled to end November 2020 3) Case Review – initially scheduled to …
Public Safety Commision Wildfire Readiness Update Andre DeLaReza- Assistant Chief Justice Jones – Wildfire Mitigation Officer Austin Fire Department - Wildfire Division October 5th, 2020 1 6-month Wildfire Readiness Update RESOLUTION NO. 20160512-016 BE IT RESOLVED: “Direct the City Manager to provide a progress report every six months to the Public Safety Commission for the following important components of a comprehensive WUI risk reduction plan” http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=272997 2 • Number of local Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP's) completed and implemented in high risk wildfire urban interface areas. • Number of Local CWPP's started in high risk wildfire urban interface areas but not completed. Show percent of progress toward completion for each major plan component. • Percent of high-risk wildfire urban interface areas in which identification of potential local CWPP planning areas is still ongoing. • Number of public presentations and home assessments provided. • For high risk wildfire urban interface areas, provide the number of fuel mitigation activities, location of activities (identify local CWPP where applicable), type of fuel mitigation activities (mechanical or prescribed fire) and size of areas mitigated. • Number of wildfire training contact hours by City Employees including AFD firefighters and number of employees receiving training. Break down by classroom hours, hands-on training hours conducted. Fire Adapted Communities FY 2020 (Oct 1st, 2019 – Oct 1st, 2020) • Home Ignition Zone Evaluations • Training for fuels Crew • Individual HIZ evals average out to about 1/week so conservative estimate is 12 • Finalize HIZ eval training video with PIO • Community HIZ trainings *if safe from a COVID perspective 3 Number of Local CWPP’s started in high risk wildland urban interface areas but not completed: FY 2020 (Oct 1st, 2019 – Oct 1st, 2020) • 80% of High Wildfire Risk Areas Currently Engaged • 19 Actively Engaged Communities • Targeted outreach in High Risk areas & vulnerable communities • Currently developing online portal to host, maintain and share local CWPP documents and associated metrics 4 High Risk Areas in RED Percent of high risk wildland urban interface areas in which identification of potential of local CWPP planning areas is still ongoing: FY 2020 (Oct 1st, 2019 – Oct 1st, 2020) • 37% High Wildfire Risk Communities with Ongoing Engagement • 20% High Wildfire Risk Community Opportunities for Future Engagement • 43% High Wildfire Risk Communities Covered by CWPP 5 High Risk Areas in RED The number of public …
` William (Bill) Kelly Rebecca Bernhardt PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, October 5, 2020 The Public Safety Commission convened a videoconferencing meeting Monday, October 5, 2020 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Gonzales called the Board Meeting to order at 3:11p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Rebecca Gonzales Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez Rebecca Webber Board Members Absent: Chris Harris, Daniela Nunez, and Rocky Lane Staff in Attendance: Troy Gay, Chief of Staff, Austin Police Department Jasper Brown, Chief of Staff, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department 1. Approval of Minutes – Commissioner Gonzales asked for comments/edits of the September 9, 2020 Special Called Meeting minutes. Hearing no edits or corrections to the minutes, Commissioner Gonzales deemed the minutes approved. Public Communications - Citizens signed up to speak on agenda items only: There were no citizens signed up to speak. 2. Public Safety Quarterly Report for ATCEMS (Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services – sponsors Commissioners Hausenfluck and Gonzales Commissioner Gonzales called for this item and introduced Chief of Staff, Brown, to present. COS Brown commented his intent was to entertain a Q&A session the board may have concerning the data provided, but not to review all of the data that was provided prior to the meeting. Commissioner Hausenfluck asked Chief Brown if he has noticed any trends upwards 1 or downwards in the quarterly data as it relates to response times or any other variables. Commissioner Kelly had a question concerning the new ambulance units and where does the new units place Austin in terms of population growth. Does Austin have enough units now and are responses times better? COS Brown answered their questions and committed to Commissioner Gonzales requests of adding any additional categories for/of reporting stats on future quarterly reports. 3. Wildfire Code Update (sponsors: Commissioner Webber and Gonzales) Chief of Staff, Rob Vires was introduced by Chair Gonzales, and he began the presentation with a clarification of the topic listed on the agenda is actually a six month Wildfire Readiness Update. The presentation today is actually a directive from council, Resolution #20160512-016 “Direct the City Manager to provide a progress report every six months to the Public Safety Commission for the following important components of a comprehensive Wildland Urban Interface risk reduction Vires, introduced Andre DeLa Reza, Assistant Chief of Wildfire and Justice Jones, Wildfire …
COMMISSION ON IMMIGRANT AFFAIRS Monday, October 5, 2020 6:30 PM VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING Meeting Minutes Montserrat Garibay Joseph Ramirez-Hernandez Rennison Lalgee Nicole Merritt Glen Rosales Banafsheh Madaninejad Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch Board Members in Attendance: Karen Crawford, Chair Juan Vences-Benitez Adrian De La Rosa Board Members not in Attendance: Krystal Gomez, Vice Chair Sam Adair Staff in Attendance: Sinying Chan, Staff Liaison & Health Equity Unit Program Coordinator/APH Connie H. Gonzales, Staff Liaison & Health Equity Unit Program Coordinator/APH Estephanie Olivares, Health Equity Unit Supervisor/APH CALL TO ORDER at 6:40 pm 1. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES No minutes available for review Table to next month 2. NEW BUSINESS: DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS: A. APD Office of Community Liaison presentation on their work – Sadot Azzua – Immigrant and Refugee Community Liaison; Mei Fung – Asian Liaison; and Veronica Saldate – Crime Prevention, NNO, and Seniors Liaison Presentation on their work and what they have done amid COVID-19 4 regions and 9 liaisons with different focus such as immigrant and refugee, Asian, crime prevention, Black, and LGBTQ etc. Main outreach tasks include safety fairs, town hall, community engagement meetings, and community presentations with presence of APD police officers Funding for programs of the APD Community Liaison Office is not in city budget and is raised by fundraiser – asking for recommendations on how to apply grants and funding Operation Blue Santa, for example, is one of the many signature and at-risk programs of the APD Community Liaison Office due to lack of fundraisers during COVID-19 Mike Sheffield, manager of APD Community Liaison Office, spoke about current situation of funding and would be the point person for further discussion B. Vote on meeting schedule for January 2021 – December 2021 Rennison moved to keep meeting on first Monday of each month at 6:30 pm Adrian seconded Discussed about the difficulty of room reservation and holidays/election on first Mondays of certain months Rennison amended motion to second Monday Adrian seconded All in favor (8-0) 3. OLD BUSINESS A. Update on budget recommendations for FY21, information on next steps for FY22 Most of our budget items were not funded. Increase of 1.1 million to Austin Public Health (APH) for mental health services, family violence prevention and immigrant legal services Next Joint Inclusion Committee budget retreat is tentatively moved to October …
October 2, 2020 Regular Meeting of the Human Rights Commission Human Rights Commission to be held October 2, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Thursday, October 1, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the October 2, 2020 Human Rights Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3276 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Thursday, October 1, 2020 (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del Human Rights Commission FECHA de la reunion (October 2, 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (October 1, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de (512) 974-3276 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes recibirán …
87TH STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Intergovernmental Relations Office – Brie L. Franco, Officer TEXAS LEGISLATURE INCREASINGLY FOCUSED ON CITIES Total Bills Introduced Total Bills Passed City-Related bills introduced City-Related bills passed Year 76th-1999 77th-2001 78th-2003 79th-2005 80th-2007 81st-2009 82nd-2011 83rd-2013 84th-2015 85th – 2017 5,813 5,612 5,633 5,512 6,241 7,464 5,938 5,950 6,476 6,800 1,622 1,601 1,384 1,389 1,481 1,459 1,379 1,437 1,329 1,208 1,230+ 1,200+ 1,200+ 1,200+ 1,200+ 1,500+ 1,500+ 1,900+ 1,900+ 2,500+ 86th – 2019 7,324 1,429 2,300+ 130+ 150+ 110+ 105+ 120+ 120+ 160+ 220+ 220+ 294 338 • 54 % more City- related bills were passed between 2015 and 2019 • 182 % more City – related bills were passed between 2009 and 2019 10/1/2020 87th Legislative Agenda 2 LEGISLATIVE SESSION: IGRO ROLE In the 86th session • 3,970 Bills/JR’s were filed in last 10 business days before filing deadline, March 8th. (54%). • 7,324 bills read and analyzed by IGRO. • Over 2,500 bills were determined by IGRO to affect cities. • 1,296 Bills/JR’s required analysis/action by departments and IGRO. 10/1/2020 87th Legislative Agenda 3 TREND: ANTI-CITY TONE: GOVERNOR ABBOTT "As opposed to the state having to take multiple rifle- shot approaches at overriding local regulations, I think a broad-based law by the state of Texas that says across the board, the state is going to pre-empt local regulations, is a superior approach“ * – Governor Greg Abbott, March 21, 2017 *Source: “Abbott wants "broad-based law" that pre-empts local regulations” Texas Tribune, March 21, 2017 Governor Greg Abbott in 2017 10/1/2020 87th Legislative Agenda 4 TREND: ANTI-CITY LEGISLATION: POST 85TH SPECIAL SESSION "Our cities are still controlled by Democrats…And where do we have all our problems in America? Not at the state level run by Republicans, but in our cities that are mostly controlled by Democrat mayors and Democrat city council men and women. That's where you see liberal policies. That's where you see high taxes. That's where you see street crime." * -Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, 2017 *Source: “Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick blames city governments for "all our problems in America" Texas Tribune, AUG. 4, 2017 10/1/2020 87th Legislative Agenda 5 Lt Governor Dan Patrick in 2016. Photo by Gage Skidmore. TREND: ANTI-CITY TONE: POST 86TH SESSION “Any mayor, county judge that was dumb ass enough to come meet with me, I told them with great clarity, my goal is for this to be the …
