Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Commission October 5, 2020 Public Safety Commission meeting to be held October 5, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (October 4, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Public Safety Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-5747 or Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSON FECHA de la reunion (October 5, 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (October 4, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de junta en (512) 974-5747 and Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información la requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los residentes …
Comprehensive Evaluation of Sexual Assault Investigations Update Council Resolution 20190131-077 Patricia Bourenane, City of Austin Rachael Arietti, Police Executive Research Forum Sarah Mostyn, Police Executive Research Forum Public Safety Commission October 5, 2020 Overview • Background • Scope of Work • Vendor Selection • Status Update 2 Background • Council Resolution 20190131-077 • comprehensive evaluation of how reported sexual assaults are investigated and processed • Vendor Requirements • comprehensive evaluation of how reported sexual assaults are investigated and processed investigation and prosecution of adult sexual assault • nationally recognized, non-governmental entity • • comprehensive and multidisciplinary evaluation • previous successful experience evaluating similarly sized organizations • commitment to engage with the public 3 Scope of Work - Components of Evaluation • At a minimum either 200 sexual assault cases or fifty percent of sexual assault cases from each year, whichever number is greater, for each of the prior seven years of sexual assault case reports • Cases examined should be diverse as to: • Cross section of investigators investigating cases • Type of victim • Include cases that did and did not move forward to prosecution. • The vendor may add to above criteria. 4 Scope of Work - Components of Evaluation • Conduct interviews • Research adherence to state and federal law • Review APD police and practices • Determine adherence to national best practices • Review of treatment given to victims in cases involving drug and alcohol training • Evaluate appropriateness of current staffing, resources, and • Assess accuracy of case clearance decisions • Issues regarding current policies 5 Scope of Work - Components of Written Report • Shared publicly and not be redacted except for redactions to maintain anonymity and privacy of individuals otherwise identified in the report. • Public Safety Commission and the Commission for Women • Findings of the information reviewed and corresponding data sets • Recommendations 6 Vendor Selection • Request for Information (RFI) February 20 – 27, 2019 • Request for Qualifications (RFQS) April – May 2019 • Complete Evaluation Mid-June 2019 • City Council approval September 19, 2019 - Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) (Contractor) - Woman’s Law Project and the Wellesley Center for Women (Subcontractors) 7 Timeline Project Duration – 2.5 years, ending in February 2022 Major Milestones 1) Kick-Off Meetings – Complete 2) Policy/Procedure Review – ongoing process, scheduled to end November 2020 3) Case Review – initially scheduled to …
Public Safety Commision Wildfire Readiness Update Andre DeLaReza- Assistant Chief Justice Jones – Wildfire Mitigation Officer Austin Fire Department - Wildfire Division October 5th, 2020 1 6-month Wildfire Readiness Update RESOLUTION NO. 20160512-016 BE IT RESOLVED: “Direct the City Manager to provide a progress report every six months to the Public Safety Commission for the following important components of a comprehensive WUI risk reduction plan” http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=272997 2 • Number of local Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP's) completed and implemented in high risk wildfire urban interface areas. • Number of Local CWPP's started in high risk wildfire urban interface areas but not completed. Show percent of progress toward completion for each major plan component. • Percent of high-risk wildfire urban interface areas in which identification of potential local CWPP planning areas is still ongoing. • Number of public presentations and home assessments provided. • For high risk wildfire urban interface areas, provide the number of fuel mitigation activities, location of activities (identify local CWPP where applicable), type of fuel mitigation activities (mechanical or prescribed fire) and size of areas mitigated. • Number of wildfire training contact hours by City Employees including AFD firefighters and number of employees receiving training. Break down by classroom hours, hands-on training hours conducted. Fire Adapted Communities FY 2020 (Oct 1st, 2019 – Oct 1st, 2020) • Home Ignition Zone Evaluations • Training for fuels Crew • Individual HIZ evals average out to about 1/week so conservative estimate is 12 • Finalize HIZ eval training video with PIO • Community HIZ trainings *if safe from a COVID perspective 3 Number of Local CWPP’s started in high risk wildland urban interface areas but not completed: FY 2020 (Oct 1st, 2019 – Oct 1st, 2020) • 80% of High Wildfire Risk Areas Currently Engaged • 19 Actively Engaged Communities • Targeted outreach in High Risk areas & vulnerable communities • Currently developing online portal to host, maintain and share local CWPP documents and associated metrics 4 High Risk Areas in RED Percent of high risk wildland urban interface areas in which identification of potential of local CWPP planning areas is still ongoing: FY 2020 (Oct 1st, 2019 – Oct 1st, 2020) • 37% High Wildfire Risk Communities with Ongoing Engagement • 20% High Wildfire Risk Community Opportunities for Future Engagement • 43% High Wildfire Risk Communities Covered by CWPP 5 High Risk Areas in RED The number of public …
` William (Bill) Kelly Rebecca Bernhardt PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, October 5, 2020 The Public Safety Commission convened a videoconferencing meeting Monday, October 5, 2020 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Gonzales called the Board Meeting to order at 3:11p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Rebecca Gonzales Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez Rebecca Webber Board Members Absent: Chris Harris, Daniela Nunez, and Rocky Lane Staff in Attendance: Troy Gay, Chief of Staff, Austin Police Department Jasper Brown, Chief of Staff, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department 1. Approval of Minutes – Commissioner Gonzales asked for comments/edits of the September 9, 2020 Special Called Meeting minutes. Hearing no edits or corrections to the minutes, Commissioner Gonzales deemed the minutes approved. Public Communications - Citizens signed up to speak on agenda items only: There were no citizens signed up to speak. 2. Public Safety Quarterly Report for ATCEMS (Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services – sponsors Commissioners Hausenfluck and Gonzales Commissioner Gonzales called for this item and introduced Chief of Staff, Brown, to present. COS Brown commented his intent was to entertain a Q&A session the board may have concerning the data provided, but not to review all of the data that was provided prior to the meeting. Commissioner Hausenfluck asked Chief Brown if he has noticed any trends upwards 1 or downwards in the quarterly data as it relates to response times or any other variables. Commissioner Kelly had a question concerning the new ambulance units and where does the new units place Austin in terms of population growth. Does Austin have enough units now and are responses times better? COS Brown answered their questions and committed to Commissioner Gonzales requests of adding any additional categories for/of reporting stats on future quarterly reports. 3. Wildfire Code Update (sponsors: Commissioner Webber and Gonzales) Chief of Staff, Rob Vires was introduced by Chair Gonzales, and he began the presentation with a clarification of the topic listed on the agenda is actually a six month Wildfire Readiness Update. The presentation today is actually a directive from council, Resolution #20160512-016 “Direct the City Manager to provide a progress report every six months to the Public Safety Commission for the following important components of a comprehensive Wildland Urban Interface risk reduction Vires, introduced Andre DeLa Reza, Assistant Chief of Wildfire and Justice Jones, Wildfire …
