Meeting of the Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board March 12, 2021 Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board to be held March 12, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (March 11, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 12. 2021 Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board Meeting, members of the public must: Call or email the board liaison at 512-974-1260 or edna.staniszewski@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 edna.staniszewski@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 Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board 12 de Marzode 2021 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 (11 de Marzo antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame de or edna.staniszewski@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (11 de Marzo 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. 512-974-1260 electrónico correo enlace envíe junta un en la al o • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado …
DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDATION 20210312-002A Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget March 12, 2021 Date: Subject: Motioned By: Gary Ponder Seconded By: Drew Williamson Recommendations 1. The DACC needs to locate a new facility and temporarily equip case management staff with the ability to work out of a fleet of vehicles and from their homes; 2. Funding for case management fleet vehicles; 3. Sustained funding for six grant funded COVID-19 case managers; 4. Funds to continue the Violet KeepSafe Program; 5. Funds to continue the Homeless Health and Wellness collaborative with Integral Care and the Downtown Austin Alliance; 6. Funding to augment DACC’s case management capacity by adding 12 positions; and 7. Additional social service dollars to include funding for client rental assistance. Description of Recommendations to Council 1. For more than 7 years, the DACC has operated without adequate space for its operation. The DACC does not have adequate space at its main location. 2. DACC is in need of more case management fleet vehicles and funding to rent vehicles from the Fleet Department until any new fleet vehicles arrive. DACC currently owns five fleet vehicles, however, needs to acquire or rent a total of twelve additional fleet vehicles to support the community-based work provided by the current case management team. 3. These case managers are currently supporting the needs of individuals at the City of Austin’s funded Protective Lodges. 4. The Violet KeepSafe Storage program is a transition storage service that helps people experiencing homelessness keep their possessions safe while navigating their way around the community and out of homelessness. 5. The Homeless Health and Wellness collaborative with Integral Care and the Downtown Austin Alliance expands upon Integral Care’s continuum of services by increasing access to specialty mental health, substance use treatment and primary care for individuals experiencing homelessness. 6. Adding 12 positions will support the needs of 266 individuals experiencing homelessness on DACC’s current waiting list, provide additional triage case management to support walk ins, and one additional triage case manager to support the Terrazas Branch Library staff. 7. Additional social service dollars to include funding for client rental assistance. 1 of 2 Rationale Homelessness has been identified, by City Council, as the top priority for the city strategic plan, and as a strategic outcome indicator in Austin’s strategic direction. To address the growing needs of our neighbors experiencing homelessness, DACC must be supported and adequately …
