PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING November 1, 2021 AT 4:00PM City Hall Chambers at City Hall 301 W 2nd Street, Austin Texas Some members of the PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live AGENDA Amanda Lewis Rocky Lane Michael Sierra-Arevalo Rebecca Bernhardt Cory Hall-Martin CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Rebecca Gonzales, Chair Nelly Paulina Ramirez, Vice Chair Rebecca Webber Kathleen Hausenfluck Queen Enyioha John T. Kiracofe CALL TO ORDER 4:00-4:05pm Citizen Communications 4:05-4:20pm (from speakers signed up to speak) Items for Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Sept. 7, 2021 4:20pm-4:25pm 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Report – Austin Police Department (sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales) 4:25pm-4:45pm Speaker(s): -Joseph Chacon, Chief of Austin Police Department b. Update on Reimagining Public Safety and Budget Recommendations for FY 2021-2022 (sponsors: Commissioner Gonzales and Webber) 4:45pm -5:10pm Speaker(s): - Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager - William Mixon, Budget Office, City of Austin c. Budget update: Impact of Moving Crime Lab and 911-call center back into APD and Cost of Prop. A (sponsors: Commissioner Webber and Bernhardt) 5:10pm -5:30pm Speaker(s): -Ed Van Eenoo, Chief Financial Officer, City of Austin -Michelle Schmidt, Chief Administrative Officer, Police Financial Services Department -Robin Henderson, Chief of Staff, Austin Police Department d. Presentation of The Marshal Office Program (sponsors: Commissioners Webber and Lewis) 5:30pm-5:50pm Speaker(s): -Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager -Mary Jane Grubb, Municipal Court, City of Austin -Reimagining Public Safety Task Force e. Approve 2022 Public Safety Commission Meeting Calendar (sponsors: Commissioner Gonzales and Commissioner Ramirez) 5:50pm -5:55pm 3. Future Agenda Items 5:55-6:00pm Adjourn @ 6pm The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Janet Jackson at Austin Police Department, at 512-974-5747, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Public Safety Commission, please contact Robin Henderson, Chief of Staff, Austin Police Department at 512-974-5030.
` PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, September 7, 2021 Queen Austin Rebecca Webber Amanda Lewis Rebecca Bernhardt The Public Safety Commission convened a videoconferencing meeting Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Rebecca Gonzales called the Board Meeting to order at 4:00p.m. Chair Gonzales took a moment to remember the recent lives lost due to COVID-19 in our Public Safety Departments: Senior Police Office, Randy Body, Sergeant Steve Urias and Firefighter Rodney Kelly and express appreciation for their service. Board Members in Attendance: Rebecca Gonzales Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez John Kiracofe Board Members Absent: None Staff in Attendance: Robin Henderson, Assistant Chief, Austin Police Department Jasper Brown, Chief of Staff, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Citizen Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: None 1. Approval of Minutes – Chair Gonzales called for any edits/changes to the draft minutes of the August 2, 2021 meeting. Hearing no edits from the board, she deemed the minutes approved. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Report – Austin Fire Department (sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales) 4:25pm-4:40pm Chief Vires was not in attendance due to the funeral services for firefighter Rodney Kelly. Chair Gonzales presented the AFD Quarterly report in his absence. Charts presented: -New fire station #51 opened in District 5 -Calls/Request for Service –Q3 comparison -Emergency Responses by District 1 -Emergency Incidents Comparison by District -COVID 19 impact at AFD 2020 – August 25, 2021 -Vaccination efforts -Cadet Hiring Update -AFD Recruitment Chair Gonzales called for any questions after presenting the quarterly data from Austin Fire Department. Commissioner Ramirez asked for Austin Fire to provide 2019 data on volume of calls and incidences, to compare with the 2020 and 2021 data provided to try and gain a better sense of how normal is the current data being presented. Commissioner Hausenfluck welcome any commentary on Ramirez’s request for additional data, as she would like to understand numbers of incidents being higher in 2021 verses 2020, but the response times are down. b. Bi-annual wildfire readiness update-Resolution #20160512-016 (Sponsors: Commissioners Gonzales and Webber) 4:40pm -5:05pm Speaker(s): - Justice Jones, Austin Fire Department Chair Gonzales – welcome Justice Jones to the meeting and turned the meeting over to him for his presentation. Mr. Jones begin his presentation with sharing the latest update on AFD’s wildfire readiness in that currently the six month and …
Prop A Fiscal Analysis Ed Van Eenoo, Chief Financial Officer | Financial Services Department Prop A Petitioned Ordinance Details • (A) Increase Sworn Staffing Strength • “Employment of at least two sworn officers for every 1,000 residents…maintaining not less than 35% community engagement time” • (B) At least three full-term cadet classes annually • Until staffing reaches FY 2020 levels • (C) Training • Additional 40 hours annually for all officers • (D) Program to enhance recruiting and retention • (1) Language stipend* • (2) Mentorship program stipend* • (3) One-time honorable conduct stipend every 5 years of service *These would need to be negotiated through the Meet & Confer Agreement 2 Modeled Assumptions: Low Scenario Low Scenario Assumptions • Annual Population Growth of 1% • Annual Wage Growth of 1% • Vacancy Rate of 6.3% (3-year average) • The purchase or lease of a new training facility and the hiring of 12 additional training personnel • The construction of one new police substation to accommodate the increased number of patrol staff • The purchase of all related vehicles and equipment • Stipend provisions: $50 monthly increase in the existing language stipend; new $175 per month mentorship stipend; new $500 one-time honorable conduct stipend • Meets the 2.0 “employed” provision by authorizing 2.13 per 1,000 • Meeting 35% community engagement in this scenario projected to necessitate reallocating specialized units to Patrol in order to meet appropriate emergency response times and meet community engagement requirement 3 Low Scenario: Fiscal Impacts Provision and Resources Needed 5-Year Cumulative Cost (A) 2.0 per 1,000; 35% community engagement: 403 additional officers needed over 5 years; 1 new substation needed (B) 3 full-term cadet classes: 1 additional needed over budgeted (C) Additional 40 hours of training: 12 new Training FTEs needed; new training facility needed (D) Recruiting/Retention program: Increases language stipend by $50; mentorship stipend of $175 per month; honorable conduct $500 one-time Low Scenario Total 5-Year Cumulative Cost $248.8 million $8.4 million $12.7 million $1.7 million $271.5 million Average annual cost during first 5 years of $54.3 million; 316 officers added in first year and 21-22 per year thereafter. 4 Modeled Assumptions: High Scenario High Scenario Assumptions • Annual Population Growth of 2% • Annual Wage Growth of 2% • Vacancy Rate of 6.3% (3-year average) • The purchase or lease of a new training facility and the hiring of 12 additional training personnel • …
Austin Municipal Court City Marshal Office Public Safety Commission Briefing November 1st, 2021 Background Alignment with City Manager direction Courthouse Security Judge Julie Kocurek Act (SB 42) Court Security Incidents AMC and DACC Statewide trends (2009-2019) o 270% increase in security incidents in last 10 years o 426% increase in last 5 years o Municipal courts make up 15-25% of all incidents Recommendations from State Director of Court Security Hybrid of private security and law enforcement resources Industry best practices and standards Market research Goal of effectively protecting all stakeholders Attempted weapons entry, physical injuries, frequent altercations, threats to judges and prosecutors Authority Some duties can only be performed by law enforcement Process service (Art. 45.202 CCP) Process= Any means used by a court to exercise jurisdiction over a defendant Onsite enforcement of Penal Code and other lawful judicial orders (Ch. 14 CCP) Intent Oversight Over: Courthouse security-Primary responsibility Front entrance o Weapons/contraband removal and supervision o Escalations Courtrooms o Bailiff duties Private security resources Enforcement of court orders (subject to internal policies) Inmate transfers
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION CALENDAR FOR 2022 Monthly meetings on the 1st Monday of each month 1. January 3, 2022 2. February 7, 2022 3. March 7, 2022 4. April 4, 2022 5. May 2, 2021 6. June 6, 2022 7. July 5, 2022 – TUESDAY (JULY 4, 2022 – holiday) 8. August 1, 2022 9. September 6, 2022 (TUESDAY- Labor Day holiday on Monday) 10. October 3, 2022 11. November 7, 2022 12. December 5, 2022
Austin Police Department Public Safety Commission 1.) Citywide Crimes Against Persons 2.) Citywide Crimes Against Property 3.) Citywide Crimes Against Society 10.) Urgent (P1) + Emergency (P0) Average Response Time by Month FY 2018 11.) Urgent (P1) + Emergency (P0) Average Response Time by Month FY 2019 19.) Cadet Classes: 2022 Scenario B - 4 Classes 20.) Sworn Authorization FY 2018 through FY 2021 21.) Sworn Separation FY 2018 through FY 2021 4.) Citywide Clearances for Crimes Against Persons 5.) Citywide Clearances for Crimes Against Property 12.) Urgent (P1) + Emergency (P0) Average Response Time by Month FY 2020 22.) Questions? 6.) Citywide Clearances for Crimes Against Society 7.) Citywide Response Times and Call Volumes FY 2021 8.) Response Times and Incident Volume by Council District Q4 FY 2021 9.) Urgent (P1) + Emergency (P0) Call Volume by Month FY 2018 through FY 2021 13.) Urgent (P1) + Emergency (P0) Average Response Time by Month FY 2021 14.) Budgeted Overtime vs Actual Overtime FY 2021 15.) Annual Overtime FY 2018 through FY 2021 16.) Sworn Staffing 17.) Cadet Class: 2021 18.) Cadet Classes: 2022 Scenario A - 3 Classes APD Public Safety Commission Presentation November 1, 2021 Citywide Crimes Against Persons Source: Chief’s Monthly Report September 2021 vs September 2020 & 2021 – YTD vs 2020 – YTD (through September) APD Public Safety Commission Presentation Slide #1 November 1, 2021 Citywide Crimes Against Property Source: Chief’s Monthly Report September 2021 vs September 2020 & 2021 – YTD vs 2020 – YTD (through September) APD Public Safety Commission Presentation Slide #2 November 1, 2021 Citywide Crimes Against Society Source: Chief’s Monthly Report September 2021 vs September 2020 & 2021 – YTD vs 2020 – YTD (through September) APD Public Safety Commission Presentation Slide #3 November 1, 2021 Citywide Clearances for Crimes Against Persons Offense Cleared by Arrest Death of Offender Juvenile/No Custody Prosecution Declined (by the Prosecutor) Victim Refused to Cooperate (in the prosecution) Total 09A - Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter 100 - Kidnapping/Abduction 11A - Rape 11B - Sodomy 11C - Sexual Assault with an Object 11D - Fondling 13A - Aggravated Assault 13B - Simple Assault 13C - Intimidation 36A - Incest 36B - Statutory Rape 64A - Human Trafficking, Commercial Sex Acts 64B - Human Trafficking, Involuntary Servitude Total 48 75 47 8 21 36 1 3 1 1 1,064 2,301 318 3,924 1 2 4 7 5 …
Reimagining Public Safety Budget Update Will Mixon, Financial Services Department | 11/1/2021 FY 2022 Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) Investments • City renews its commitment to advancing progress within the transformative RPS framework by maintaining $27.2 million of funding approved in FY 2021 budget • In addition, the FY 2022 budget includes ongoing and one-time funding of $9.3 million that funds numerous public safety reform recommendations brought forward by the City-Community RPS Task Force • Brings total RPS investment in FY 2022 budget to $36.5 million 2 FY 2021-22 Investments 3 FY 2022 Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) Investments • $2.8 million increase to the Housing Trust Fund for anti-displacement initiatives including emergency relocation assistance, the tenant stabilization program, and for projects providing affordable housing • $1.5 million to expand the community health worker career ladder initiative, add 9 new community health workers, and increase contracts to community- focused public health organizations • $1.1 million to match funding for an ongoing guaranteed income pilot project that is currently being implemented through local organizations and philanthropic partners 4 FY 2022 Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) Investments • $1.0 million increase in funding to the Office of Violence Prevention for violence intervention programs, to develop a community safety grant program, and procure technological infrastructure to assess violence-related data to make informed violence intervention policies • $900,000 to expand after-school programs, providing childcare across 6 recreation centers in the city’s eastern crescent • $769,000 increase in funding to Victim Services to fund two new counselors, expand funding for community emergency financial assistance programs, contract providers for specialized trauma healing, and provide training to counselors 5 FY 2022 Reimagining Public Safety (RPS) Investments • $615,000 to expand the Park Ranger program adding 6 positions to enforce park rules, provide information and assistance to park visitors, and connect people experiencing homelessness to services • $520,000 to fund a “Resilient Communities/Resilient Schools” two-year pilot which will fund 4 community school coordinators that will link community partners, local campuses, parents, and grassroot organizations with family resource centers across the city • $105,000 to fund a multilingual public education campaign to raise awareness regarding appropriate emergency service use 6
