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Approved Minutes

DACC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES (18, JULY 2025) DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES JULY 18, 2025 The DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD convened in a REGULAR CALLED meeting on 18, JULY 2025, at 505 BARTON SPRINGS RD in Austin, Texas. CALL TO ORDER Chair Lea Downey Gallatin called the DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD Meeting to order at 8:07 a.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Lea Downey Gallatin, Vice-Chair Dr. Anu Kapadia, Amanda Marzullo, and Roy Woody. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Kergin Bedell, Karly Jo Dixon, and Rev. Dr. Josh Robinson,. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL  None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the DOWNTOWN AUSTIN COMMUNITY COURT ADVISORY BOARD REGULAR CALLED MEETING on MAY 16, 2025.  The minutes from the meeting of May 16, 2025, were approved on Board Member Roy Woody’s motion, Board member Dr. Anu Kapadia’s second on a (7-0) vote. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Update on Fiscal Year 2025-2026 City of Austin budget engagement opportunities. (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia) – Lea Downey Gallatin, DACC Advisory Board Chair  A summary of the two recommendations presented to Council, along with a potential deficit of six staff members upon the expiration of a grant at the end of the year. 1 DACC ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES (18, JULY 2025) 3. Presentation regarding Violet KeepSafe Storage Program improvement updates with goals to enhance client experience, boost efficiency, and support staff through key changes in spatial organization, communication systems, and clarification of program policies and staff responsibilities. (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia) – Claire Taub, DACC Policy Intern.  The implementations that have occurred to Violet KeepSafe Storage Program from the time of relocation to the present timeframe. 4. Presentation regarding Mobile Court enhancement updates including case management follow- up processes, building a database of surrounding courts to help with client connections, and geolocation use for partnerships. (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia) - Tori Olivares, Navigator for DACC Mobile Court Program.  Update included citation types, outcomes by citation, and total number of citations by zip code. 5. Status of DACC operational areas including performance measures and services delivered through Community Services, Court Services, Homeless Services and Support Services – Jennifer Sowinski, DACC Clinical Operations Manager, Chris Anderson, DACC Court Operations Manager, and Robert Kingham, DACC Court Administrator.  Each DACC staff member gave an update of their assigned unit. ACTION ITEMS 6. Approve the Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Internal Review (Downey Gallatin/Kapadia) – Lea Downey Gallatin, DACC Advisory Board Chair Downey Gallatin.  The Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Internal Review was approved on Vice Chair Dr. Anu Kapadia’s motion and Board Member Roy Woody’s second on a (6-0) vote. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 9:40 a.m. The minutes were approved at the September 19, 2025, meeting on Vice-Chair Dr. Anu Kapadia’s motion, Board Member Mikaela Frissell’s second on a (7-0) vote 2