1. REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD JANUARY 19, 2024 AT 8:00AM ONE TEXAS CENTER, STE 125, TRAINING ROOM 505 BARTON SPRINGS RD AUSTIN, TEXAS 78704 Some members of the BOARD/COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Edna Staniszewski at edna.staniszewski@austintexas.gov or at (512) 974-1260. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Lea Downey Gallatin, Chair Kergin Bedell Mikaela Frissell Kate Garza Nicole Golden, Vice-Chair Dr. Anu Kapadia Faye Mills KatyJo Muncie Robin G. Sontheimer Roy Woody CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first 5 (five) 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 not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES the minutes of Approve ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING on NOVEMBER 17, 2023. the DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. AUSTIN HOMELESSNESS SYSTEM FEEDBACK Individuals sharing first-hand account regarding their experiences being served through Austin’s homelessness system. Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will be allowed a three-minute allotment to provide their feedback to the Board. DISCUSSION ITEMS FY24 DACC Budget Update (Downey Gallatin/Golden) – Albert Castro, Financial, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) FY25 City of Austin Budget Timeline (Downey Gallatin/Golden) - Albert Castro, Financial, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) DACC Advisory Board Annual outlook and procedures (Downey Gallatin/ Golden) – Robert Kingham, Court Administrator, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) Status of DACC operations (Downey Gallatin/Golden) – Robert Kingham, Court Administrator, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Edna Staniszewski at Downtown Austin Community Court, at (512) 974-1260), for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Downtown Austin …
Downtown Austin Community Court FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET JANUARY 19, 2024 DACC – Budget Highlights • $644,550 in ongoing funding for two (2) Clinical Case Managers Funding included: ◦ $211,038 in salaries and fringe benefits ◦ $9,582 in equipment licenses & software ◦ $7,000 in vehicle preventative maintenance ◦ $416,930 in grant funding to sub-recipients DACC will partner with: ◦ Travis County ◦ Integral Care ◦ Central Health • $2,000,000 in one-time funding for a Diversion Center Pilot Program DACC – Budget Highlights • City Council provided direction and support for DACC to implement a Mobile Court Pilot Program ◦ The program will connect people in the community with solutions for resolving cases while providing an immediate connection to services and resource navigation through onsite case managers ◦ DACC will work with community stakeholders as it begins to implement this pilot ◦ At this time, a specific allocation of funding has not been granted to DACC, however, we have set up a task order to keep track of project costs City of Austin – Budget Highlights • 4% increase in base pay for regular employees hired on or before April 1, 2023 effective as of October 1, 2023 • A third personal holiday for all employees beginning January 1, 2024 • No premium rate increase for City medical coverage plans • Elimination of the initial six-month waiting period for new employees to use accrued vacation leave • Employee retirement contributions increased from 8% to 9% of base wages on January 1, 2024
Parallel Shift: Agustina Rodriguez 1/22/2024 1 Budget Process • Department proposals • Board and Commission recommendations • Audit recommendations • Items from Council (IFCs) Budget Development — Equity first approach starting in FY 2016 FY24 All City Funds - $5.5 Billion Uses of Funds Convention Center 5% General Fund Operations 24% Aviation 5% Austin Water 13% Austin Resource Recovery 2% GO Debt Service 4% Internal Service Operations 7% Other Expenses 6% Watershed Protection 2% Austin Energy 28% Transportation and Public Works 4% 1/22/2024 3 FY 2023-24 General Fund Budget $1.3 Billion FY 2023-24 Source of Funds 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% $630.5M $375.6M $164.0M $174.1M FY 2023-24 Use of Funds Austin Public Health 9% Parks and Recreation 9% EMS 9% Planning 1% Housing 1% Fire 18% Police 36% Forensic Science 1% Library 5% Transfers & Other 7% Animal Services 1% Municipal Court 3% Property Tax Sales Tax Utility Transfers Other Revenue 65.5% Personnel | 32.2% Contractuals & Commodities | 2.3% Other 1/22/2024 4 General Fund Five-Year Forecast Five-Year General Fund Outlook: FY24 – FY28 $1.3 million projected deficit by FY28 Balanced in FY24 $1,352 M $1,393 M $1,436 M $1,485 M $1,535 M FY 2023-24 FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 FY 2026-27 FY 2027-28 Base Expenditures Projected Revenue at Voter-Approval Rate 1/22/2024 5 FY24 Budget Timeline BOARDS & COMMISSIONS BUDGET PRIORITY SURVEY COMMUNITY INPUT MEETINGS MAY Financial Forecast Presentation to Council Department Budget & CYEs due May 3 JULY Proposed Budget Presentation to Council AUGUST Budget Public Hearing, Set Max Tax Rate, and Work Session JULY Community Input and Work Session AUGUST Work Session AUGUST Budget Readings and Tax Rate Hearings OCTOBER First day of the Fiscal Year MARCH Board & Commission recommendations due Department Financial Forecast due March 8 POLICY INPUT FORECASTING & BUDGET DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL DELIBERATION & ADOPTION NEW FISCAL YEAR 1/22/2024 6
DACC Advisory Board Annual Outlook and Procedures Agenda Introduction City Issued Email Hybrid Meetings Working Groups vs. Committee Retreat/Workshop/ Community Interest Announcement Attendance Annual Timeline for Board DACC Forecast Issues for Fiscal Year 2024 DACC Advisory Board Annual Outlook and Procedures 2 Introduction DACC Advisory Board is tasked with: Advising the Downtown Austin Community Court on policy and operational issues and advising City Council about the operations and policies of the court. DACC Advisory Board Annual Outlook and Procedures 3 City Issued Emails • City Code only authorizes the city issued email address for electronic communications to conduct business. We understand its challenging for everyone, but we must do our part. • If a board member uses their personal email, they are subject to open records. Please let us know if you wish to have your personal email taken off the distribution list. DACC Advisory Board Annual Outlook and Procedures Hybrid Meetings Members and Presenters need cameras on • We recommend cameras remain on at all times, but at minimum, they MUST be on during roll call, voting or while they are speaking. • Advisory Board Attendance and Conflict of Interest Form needs to be signed by all attendees and members attending through virtual meetings. DACC Advisory Board Annual Outlook and Procedures 5 Working Group vs. Committee Working Groups are Temporary • The working groups should only be used for temporary, short-term projects, reports, assignments, etc. Ongoing work is not appropriate for a working group. • The board can determine the size of a working group but the number of board members serving on the working group must be less than a quorum of the board. Committee • Please refer to Article 8 of bylaws. DACC Advisory Board will have no committees. • Each committee must be established by an affirmative vote of the board. A committee cannot meet until its creation is approved by the Council Audit and Finance Committee DACC Advisory Board Annual Outlook and Procedures 6 Retreat or Workshop Post an agenda? • With few exceptions, any gathering where a quorum will be present and Boards and Commission business will be discussed, conducted, or acted upon is considered a meeting by Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA) and would require proper public notification – a posted agenda. DACC Advisory Board Annual Outlook and Procedures 7 Community Interest Announcement Post an agenda for Events? • When a quorum might …
DACC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES (19, January 2024) DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 19, 2024 The DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD convened in a REGULAR CALLED meeting on 19, JANUARY 2024, at 505 BARTON SPRINGS RD in Austin, Texas. Chair Lea Downey Gallatin called the DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD Meeting to order at 8:08 a.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Lea Downey Gallatin, Vice-Chair Nicole Golden, and Katy Jo Muncie Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Mikaela Frissell, Kate Garza, Faye Mills, and Roy Woody PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR MEETING on JANUARY 19. The minutes from the meeting of January 19, 2024, were approved on Board Member’s Katy Jo Muncie’s motion, Board Member Kate Garza’s second on an (7-0) vote. AUSTIN HOMELESSNESS SYSTEM FEEDBACK 2. Individuals sharing first-hand account regarding their experiences being served through Austin’s homelessness system. Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will be allowed a three-minute allotment to provide their feedback to the Board. None 1 DACC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES (19, January 2024) DISCUSSION ITEMS 3. FY24 DACC Budget Update (Downey Gallatin/Golden) – Albert Castro, Financial, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) Updated budget highlights were given to the Board, and they included the two case managers, the Mobile Court Pilot Program, and one-time funding for the Diversion Center, elements from the City of Austin’s budget as well. 4. FY25 City of Austin Budget Timeline (Downey Gallatin/Golden) - Albert Castro, Financial, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) Reviewed a schedule outlining the steps involved in submitting recommendations to Council. Create a working group to address and develop a budget recommendation that will be discussed for approval at the board meeting in March. Members Lea, Mikaela, Katy Jo, and Nicole are willing to join and Faye, if needed. 5. DACC Advisory Board Annual outlook and procedures (Downey Gallatin/ Golden) – Robert Kingham, Court Administrator, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) A review of procedures was given to the Board. Board member Mikaela Frissell left dais at 9:04am. 6. Status of DACC operations (Downey Gallatin/Golden) – Robert Kingham, Court Administrator, Downtown Austin Community Court (DACC) DACC provided the Board a report of DACC services and Data Overview of Community Services, Court Services, Homeless Services and …
