Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board Regular Meeting of the Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board

Agenda — original pdf

REGULAR CALLED MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2025 AT 8:00 A.M. ONE TEXAS CENTER, TRAINING ROOM 505 BARTON SPRINGS ROAD AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board 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, contact Edna Staniszewski at edna.staniszewski@austintexas.gov or at (512) 974-1260. CURRENT [BOARD MEMBERS OR COMMISSIONERS]: Lea Downey Gallatin, Chair Anu Kapadia, Vice Chair Kergin Bedell Karly Jo Dixon CALL TO ORDER Mikaela Frissell Faye Mills Amanda Marzullo Katy Jo Muncie Josh Robinson Roy Woody PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 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 including individuals that wish to share first-hand accounts regarding their experiences being served through Austin’s homelessness system. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. 2. Approve the minutes of the Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board Regular meeting on September 19, 2025. Approve the minutes of the Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board Special Called meeting on November 14, 2025. Page 1 of 2 STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. 3. Staff briefings regarding Austin Community Court approach to service collaborations and co- located services – (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia). Presentation by Jennifer Sowinski, Clinical Operations Manager from Austin Community Court. Staff briefings regarding status of Austin Community Court operational areas including performance measures and services delivered through Community Services, Court Services, Homeless Services and Support Services – (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia). Presentation by Jennifer Sowinski, Clinical Operations Manager; Bailey Gray, Court Operations Manager, and Robert Kingham, Court Administrator from Austin Community Court. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Edna Staniszewski at Austin Community Court Department, at 512) 974-1260 or at edna.staniszewski@austintexas.gov.], to request service or for …

Item 2 - Collocation of Social Services — original pdf

Collocation of Social Services Austin Community Court November 21, 2025 Organizations who provide services at Austin Community Court : 2 Medical and Mental Health Support • Bimonthly, Community Care Clinic provides a full medical clinic at Austin Community Court • Black Men’s Health Clinic provides weekly support to our clients to encourage them to engage in medical care and enrollment in the Medical Assistance Program (MAP) • An Integral Care psychiatrist provides office hours weekly at Community Court • An Integral Care Intake Specialist completes enrollment assessments weekly for clients to access mental health services 3 Substance Use Services • Road to Recovery inpatient residential program screens clients for services every Tuesday and Thursday for quicker access to services • Communities for Recovery provides in-house peer recovery services in our lobby and to case managed clients. 4 Other Social Service Resources  Veterans Affairs Outreach Specialist  Family Eldercare SOAR Specialist  Community First! Village tour and assistance with applications  In-person Coordinated Assessments every Tuesday 5 Access to Austin Community Court Office Space Safe environment for clients and case managers to meet • Organizations such as Health for the Homeless, Capital Metro, Caritas, and Family Eldercare regularly meet with their clients at Austin Community Court 6 Austin Community Court is always looking for opportunities to collocate services that would benefit our clients and assist with navigating complex systems to obtain housing. For more information about potential partnerships, please contact Jennifer Sowinski, Clinical Operations Manager at Jennifer.Sowinski@austintexas.gov 7