Versión en español a continuación. Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Commission May 3, 2021 at 3:00pm Public Safety Commission meeting to be held, May 3, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (May 2, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the May 3, 2021 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION Meeting, members of the public must •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-5747 or Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov no later than noon, May 2, 2021 (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 COMMISSION la junta en reunión se residentes pueden ver FECHA de la reunion May 3, 2021 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 (May 2, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de (512) 974-5747 or Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información 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 …
Austin City-Community Reimagining Public Safety Task Force 2021 Mid-Year Recommendations Report Prepared for the City of Austin Together We Lift The Sky Art by Eileen Jimenez Sourced from Amplifier Art I n t ro d u c t i o n The City of Austin has made numerous reforms to public safety over the years, including con- ducting an investigation of systemic discrimination and bias within APD and establishing the Office of Police Oversight. The April 24, 2020 death of Mr. Michael Ramos during an interaction with APD officers ampli- fied calls to end disparities in how communities of color are treated when they interact with officers. Those calls became part of a moment of national racial reckoning with the May 25, 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. In August 2020, after hours of community testimony, the City Council passed a historic budget to redefine public safety. The City of Austin is committed to implementing policy and cultur- al changes to address the disproportionate impact of police violence on people of color and other affected communities. Council approved an APD budget of approximately $290 million which reflects a budget change of $153.2 million. The adopted budget directs that $153.2 million in police funding to be reallocated in the following ways: • Reduce & Reinvest APD funding by approximately $31.5 million – taken primarily from cadet classes and overtime – to reinvest in permanent supportive housing and services, EMS for COVID-19 response, family violence shelter and protection, violence prevention, workforce development, and a range of other programs. • Transfer a number of APD functions (and related funding of approximately $76.6 million) out of APD over the course of the fiscal year. These include Forensics Sciences, Communications/911 call center, strategic support, and internal affairs. • Create a Reimagine Safety Fund to potentially divert approximately $45.1 million from APD toward alternative forms of public safety and community support as determined through the year-long reimagining process. 2 Council also directed the City Manager to return to Council during the mid-point of the 2021 fiscal year to amend the public safety budget following public engagement on the Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) Process. In response to these Council actions, the City Manager charged his Executive Leadership Team with creating a City-Community Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) Task Force to consider new ways to help and support the community in times …
Public Safety Commission Meeting – May 2021 COVID-19 Information Positive COVID Cases % Positive Cases Positive COVID Covered by WC % Covered by WC Employees Currently Off due to COVID Employees Previously Off due to COVID Total Employees Off due to COVID Employees given ADA Accommodations due to COVID Employees Who Received City Emergency Leave Employees Who Received City Emergency Leave due to Workers' Comp Exposure % Due to Workers' Comp Exposure Employees Who Received City Emergency Leave and Expanded FMLA for care of their Child(ren) Sworn 51 88% 22 43% 1 374 375 1 227 0 0% 11 Civilian 7 12% 0 0% 0 21 21 1 12 0 0% 3 Total 58 100% 0 0% 1 395 396 2 239 0 0% 14
October 2020 November 2020 December 2020 Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile Austin-Travis County EMS Response Performance by Month District District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 District District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 Volume 477 Met 429 1,761 1,642 2,054 1,976 2,738 2,688 1,144 1,087 62 34 79 59 44 29 40 26 78 22 66 54 74 81 61 30 45 27 84 36 11 9 3 3 2 4 5 6 1 4 14 6 9 14 14 7 6 8 1 10 89 Volume 564 Met 475 1,949 1,790 2,128 1,997 2,556 2,470 1,173 1,102 00:10:29 00:09:46 00:10:24 00:08:59 00:09:04 00:10:44 00:11:10 00:10:53 00:08:49 00:12:34 Compliance 89.94% 93.24% 96.20% 98.17% 95.02% 95.69% 00:11:20 00:10:01 00:10:25 00:11:17 00:10:58 00:12:34 00:10:31 00:11:51 00:07:59 00:11:45 00:10:53 Compliance 84.22% 91.84% 93.84% 96.64% 93.95% 93.60% All Districts 473 48 00:09:59 All Districts 509 47 00:09:59 All Districts 524 Overall Response Performance - All Council Districts Overall Response Performance - All Council Districts Overall Response Performance - All Council Districts All Priorities 8,174 7,822 All Priorities 7,691 7,362 All Priorities 7,969 7,556 January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 Volume 522 Met 475 1,713 1,580 1,908 1,837 2,529 2,483 1,019 987 Compliance 91.00% 92.24% 96.28% 98.18% 96.86% 95.72% 59 55 69 45 58 38 50 19 92 24 82 50 70 81 67 40 57 24 58 26 6 8 8 2 7 4 …
Austin Travis County EMS Staffing Authorized Strength 643 Sworn FTEs* 534 Current Sworn FTEs 109 Current vacancies 23 Cadets in current Academy (Graduate May 7, 2021) *12 Sworn FTEs become available for funding June 2021 *12 Sworn FTEs become available for funding July 2021 Next Academy July 19, 2021 (24 – 40 cadets) Depending on room and current Guidlines
Recommendations to Counc Services for Survivors of Violence and Violence Prevention Workgroup Reimagining Public Safety Task Force Work Group Members Aja Gair - SAFE Kachina Clark - APD Victim Services Tricia Forbes - Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice Courtney Santana - Survive2Thrive Jenny Black - SANE nurse Farah Muscadin - Director of OPO Neva Fernandez - Victim Services Manager DA’s office Jen Margulies - Undoing White Supremacy Austin Shelli Egger - Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Gun Violence Task Force, & Family Violence Task Force Eloise Sepeda - Mission Capital, Formerly Refugee Services of Texas Emily LeBlanc - CASA of Travis County Julie Sweeney - County Attorney’s Office, DVHRT Noor ZK - Sex Worker Outreach Project of Austin Connie Geerhart - APD Victim Services Amanda Michelle Lewis - Survivor Justice Project Deepika Modali - Asian Family Support Services of Austin Angel Carroll - MEASURE Maggy McGiffert - UTMB Center for Violence Prevention Guiding Working Group Values 01 02 03 04 05 Survivor Centered Healing Justice Systems Accountability Culturally Affirming Trauma Informed Individuals, families, & communities most impacted by violence Invest in non- carceral resources for healing Let those who need it lead it Anti-racism work is anti-violence work Adopt universal precautions for trauma Survivor Services & Violence Prevention: An Expanding Approach: Augment Victim Services with a proliferation of community services that do not require survivors to have contact with the criminal legal system. -based Community-Rooted Safety Grant Program Establish a permanent grant fund of at least $350,000 per year for co m m u n ity-b a se d o rga n iza tio n s to im p le m e n t, e xp a n d , o r su p p o rt p ro m isin g in itia tive s th a t fo cu s o n : ● Sa fe ty a n d Im m e d ia te We ll-b e in g ○ Exa m p le s: Crisis In te rve n tio n & Victim /Su rvivo r Em e rge n cy Fu n d s ● He a lin g a n d Re p a ir fro m Ha rm ○ Exa m p le s: Tra n sfo rm a tive Ju stice Circle s, He a lin g Circle s, a n d Po d -m a p p in g …
` Michael Sierra-Arevalo Rocky Lane Amanda Lewis John Kiracofe Queen Enyioha PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, May 3, 2021 The Public Safety Commission convened a videoconferencing meeting Monday May 3, 2021 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Rebecca Gonzales called the Board Meeting to order at 3:09p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Rebecca Gonzales Rebecca Webber Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez Rebecca Bernhardt Board Members Absent: none 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 Public Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: None Chair Gonzales welcomed three new members to the Public Safety Commission and asked that they introduce themselves. The new members are Amanda Lewis for District 4, Queen Enyioha for District 1 and John Kiracofe for District 6. 1. Approval of Minutes – Chair Gonzales asked for any edits/comments to the minutes for April 5, 2021, presented. Hearing no comments/edits the minutes were deemed approved. 1 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Report – Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services (sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales) -Jasper Brown, Chief of Staff, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services Chief Brown presented the quarterly stats for EMS to the board on - Staffing (currently at 139 vacancies - EMS Cadet Classes – July 19, 2021 next scheduled class begins - COVID-19 Update – EMS department 86% vaccinated Chair Gonzales asked for questions or discussions at the end of the presentation. 3. Future Agenda Items Commissioner Gonzales decided to take this item up prior to Re-imagining Public Safety Presentation Public Safety Commissioners discussed the different topics they would like to have for future briefings and possible action items. -City and community response to Winter Storm 2021 and data from City of Austin Auditor’s Office (Commissioner Ramirez and Commissioner Gonzales) -Update on Implementation of Prop B (Commissioner Bernhardt and Commissioner Kiracofe) -Update on hiring Police Chief (Commissioner Ramirez) -Requested a firm release date of Auditor’s Report on Winter Storm (Commissioner Lane) -Update on Austin Police Academy training academy (Commissioner Kiracofe) -Update on search for EMS Chief (Commissioner Webber) 2 b. Re-Imagining Public Safety Presentations (sponsors: Commissioner Webber and Gonzales) Speakers: -Reimaging Public Safety Task Force Members -Amanda Lewis, Public Safety Commissioner Commissioner Webber introduced Farah Muscadin, Director, Office of Police Oversight. Farah share a brief …
` Michael Sierra-Arevalo Rocky Lane PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, April 5, 2021 The Public Safety Commission convened a videoconferencing meeting Monday April 5, 2021 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Rebecca Gonzales called the Board Meeting to order at 3:03p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Rebecca Gonzales Rebecca Webber Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez Rebecca Bernhardt Board Members Absent: Queen U. Enyioha and Amanda Lewis 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 Public Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: Carlos Leon – Capital Metro Male Bus Drivers 1. Approval of Minutes – Chair Gonzales asked for any edits/comments to the minutes for February1, 2021presented. Hearing no comments/edits the minutes were deemed approved. 1 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Vote on recommendation in support of Council Resolution No. 20190619-092, gaps and opportunities for improvements of mental health services for public safety first responders (sponsors: Commissioner Gonzales and Webber) 3:25pm-3:35pm Chair Gonzales introduced the item by sharing a little background from the February 1, 2021 meeting. A mental health presentation was made to the Public Safety Commissioners during the February 2021 meeting because of the directives in Resolution 20190619-092. During the February 2021 meeting, the commissioners agreed on voting in support of the mental health items recommended for improving the Mental Services for all first responders. The February meeting ended before a vote could be taken and it was agreed that the vote would be taken at the March 2021 meeting, however that meeting was cancelled due to the winter storm. April 5, 2021 meeting the recommendation was put up for a vote, and there was discussion prior to a motion to vote. - Commissioner Sierra-Arevalo requested clarification on funding for Dr. Glenn - Commissioner Lane- commented on concerns he was hearing from the public on items/things needed since the winter storm. Things that were more for overall improving quality of life care - Commissioner Webber questioned the purpose of the recommendation and who drafted the list of recommendations to improve/close gaps in mental health care for 1st responders - Commissioner Webber also questioned the policy on use of CBD oils for 1st responders Jasper Brown, Ronnelle Paulsen, Rob Vires and Troy Gay all weighed in on responding to the questions from the board. …
