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Approved Minutes

DACC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES (22, March 2024) DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES 22, MARCH 2024 The DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD convened in a REGULAR CALLED meeting on 22, MARCH 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 8:09 a.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Lea Downey Gallatin, Mikaela Frissell, Dr. Anu Kapadia, Katy Jo Muncie, Robin G. Sontheimer Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely:, Vice-Chair Nicole Golden, Kergin Bedell, Kate Garza, and Roy Woody PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL  Bill Brice – item #5 of the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING on JANUARY 19, 2024.  The minutes from the meeting of January 19, 2024, were approved on Board Member Mikaela Frissell’s motion, Board Member Dr. Anu Kapadia’s second on an (8-0) vote. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Individuals sharing first-hand account regarding their experiences being served through Austin’s homelessness response 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 Roy Woody joined dais at 8:30am 1 DACC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES (22, March 2024) DACC Mobile Court Pilot Update on services provided, outcomes achieved and recommendations for continuing a Mobile Court program. (Downey Gallatin/ Golden) – Chris Anderson, Court Operations Manager, DACC and Bonnie Sultan with Sultan Justice Consulting.  Chris Anderson discussed the progress and data of the Mobile Court program.  Bonnie Sultan presented on her third-party analysis of the Mobile Court Program and presented the outcomes and recommendations. Her recommendations include: Implement a sustainable, fully staffed, DACC Mobile Court Program i. ii. Continue and expand upon stakeholder engagement to inform full Mobile Court Implementation Increase onsite staff to address impact on existing requests for DACC services with the implementation of Mobile Court Invest in Mobile Court transportation resources and technology iii. iv. Kate Garza left dais at 8:42am. Status of DACC operational areas including performance measures and services delivered through Community Services, Court Services, Homeless Services and Support Services. (Downey Gallatin/Golden) – Robert Kingham, Court Administrator, DACC.  Presently exploring the collection of data, numbers, and trend collecting. Trends in court services are increasing, and we’ll compare them in the upcoming report with statistics from 2023.  Jennifer Sowinski discussed the Medical Storage Program, which is scheduled to go into effect in April of 2024. Also, by the end of February 2024, the average walk-in case management engagement increased to approximately 74 client encounters per day. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve FY25 DACC Budget Recommendation to support City Council initiatives, increase DACC service capacity to meet community needs and increase resources for DACC operational needs. (Downey Gallatin/Golden)  Chair Lea Downey Gallatin thanked the working group which included members Vice- Chair Nicole Golden, Katy Jo Muncie, and Mikaela Frissell plus Judge Coffey, Robert Kingham, Jennifer Sowinski, Christopher Anderson, and Laura Williamson.  Before discussions began, a motion to approve the recommendation was made by Board Member Robin G. Sontheimer, and seconded by Board Member Dr. Anu Kapadia  After reviewing, the Board discussed the Budget Recommendation, the following captures revisions and discussion highlights: i. Because of the demand and increase of clients and for DACC to meet that standard, we are asking for funding to hire more staff ii. Bill Brice (public speaker): 2 3. 4. DACC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES (22, March 2024) a. Question one: For clarification, are you asking for an increase of 3 1/2 b. Question two: What is the total current budget and the percentage budget million for ongoing funding? increase? iii. Q1 response: Item #6 in not an issue until FY2025-2026. We placed it there to keep on their radar since this is the last year that there is outside federal funding for those six people. For clarification we can modify it by saying future consideration: iv. v. Q2 response: The recommendation from work group totals $1.3 million of additional funding for an approximate increase of 10%. Current budget is at approximately $11.5 million for the current fiscal year. vi. Albert Castro, Financial Manager for Austin Municipal Court: Provided clarification that we have until the end of this fiscal year to encumber ARPA funds through December of 2026. We will need to identify funding for the ARPA-funded positions to continue in FY2026-27 (listed as FY 2025-26 in draft recommendation). In line item #6 revise year to 2026-2027. In item #6 move comma after ARPA The Budget Recommendation was approved as amended on Board Member Katy Jo’s motion, Board Member Mikaela Frissell’s second on an (8-0) vote. vii. viii. ix. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:30am. The minutes were approved at the May 17, 2024, meeting on Board Member Robin G. Sontheimer’s motion, Board Member Dr. Anu Kapadia’s second on a (6-0) vote. 3