REGULAR CALLED MEETING OF THE DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026 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 remotely, contact Ana George at participation by Ana.George@austintexas.gov or at (512) 974-4801. telephone. To to speak register CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS OR COMMISSIONERS: Lea Downey Gallatin, Chair Anu Kapadia, Vice Chair Kergin Bedell Karly Jo Dixon Patrick Howard Faye Mills Amanda Marzullo Katy Jo Muncie Azalia Perez Josh Robinson Roy Woody AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 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. Approve the minutes of the Downtown Austin Community Court Advisory Board Regular Called meeting on March 27, 2026. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Status of Austin Community Court operational areas including performance measures and services delivered through Community Services, Court Services, Homeless Services and Page 1 of 2 3. 4. Support Services – Presentation by Jennifer Sowinski, Clinical Operations Manager, Bailey Gray, Court Operations Manager, and Robert Kingham, Court Administrator from Austin Community Court. Update on Fiscal Year 2026-2027 City of Austin Budget engagement opportunities. (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia) – Presentation by Robert Kingham, Court Administrator from Austin Community Court. Presentation regarding Community Service Program at Austin Community Court. (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia) – Presentation by Jeremy Myers, Parks Grounds Supervisor at Austin Community Court and Bailey Gray, Court Operations Manager 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 Ana at Austin Community Court Department, George Ana.George@austintexas.gov, …
Community Services Austin Community Court | May 15, 2026 Community Services ▪ Enables participants to meet public service hour requirements through graffiti abatement, public space cleaning and beautification projects ▪ Five Parks Grounds Crew Leaders + Parks Grounds Supervisor ▪ High staff retention ▪ Crews operate 7 days a week excluding holidays 7:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. ▪ Edgar Fincher III Program Garden 801 Springdale Rd. 2 Digitized Sign In ▪ Digitizing the daily Community Service sign-in form aligns with Strategic Planning goal to go paperless ▪ New data points include: ▪ Hours worked by court location ▪ Number of defendants by court location ▪ Breakdown by court location ▪ Hours worked by day of the week ▪ Daily sign-ins 3 Department Collaboration Work Orders by Department October 1, 2025 - Present Department Collaboration Work Orders by Type October 1, 2025 - Present Before After • Waller Creek graffiti abatement • Downtown Austin Alliance request • Parks Grounds Supervisor walked the area beforehand to assess for safety risks 6 Edgar Fincher III Program Garden 7 Edgar Fincher III Program Garden ▪ Originally owned by Austin Police Department ▪ Named after our original Parks Grounds Supervisor ▪ Home for three chickens ▪ Produces potatoes, cucumbers, onions, green beans, carrots, peppers, zucchini, corn, and tomatoes ▪ Produce and eggs donated to Angel House Soup Kitchen ▪ MoKan Bridge installation temporarily pausing garden activities 8 Rendering of bridge over Boggy Creek 9 Partnerships and Resource Opportunities Austin Development Services ▪ Illegal dump sites ▪ Right of way mowing Austin Watershed Protection ▪ Graffiti abatement in waterway drainage areas Austin Parks and Recreation ▪ Graffiti abatement Austin Homeless Strategies and Operations ▪ Monthly mowing Austin Resource Recovery ▪ Separate donated paint ▪ Pack up old batteries ▪ Separate recycling Downtown Austin Alliance ▪ Graffiti abatement ▪ Cleaning downtown district Austin Parks Foundation ▪ Annual brush cleanup Shoal Creek Conservancy ▪ Monthly cleanup 10 Homeless Services Collaboration Moving Support Considerations: • Safety • Preparation • Staffing • Efficiency Violet KeepSafe Storage Support 12 Travis County Adult Probation • Original agreement made on January 1, 2008, with an automatic renewal every September 1st • • • • Paused during COVID Interlocal Cooperation Agreement reinstated April 1, 2026 Starting June 1st, will pick up from north and south substations Travis County DWI and Travis County Drug Court defendants eligible to participate • Mutually beneficial 13 Current Data …
