1. REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION December 5, 2022, 4 PM 301 West 2nd Street – Boards and Commissions Room 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 Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Janet Jackson, (512) 974-5747, or Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Rebecca Bernhardt, Chair John Kiracofe Kathleen Hausenfluck Michael Sierra-Arévalo AGENDA Nelly Paulina Ramirez, Vice Chair Rebecca Webber Cory Hall-Martin Rebecca Gonzales CALL TO ORDER 4:00–4:03 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 4:03–4:07 (from speakers signed up to speak) The first three speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4:07 pm–4:10pm Approve the minutes of the PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING on November 7, 2022. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action on an update on the reforms of the Austin Police Department cadet training academy. 4:10pm-4:40pm Sponsors: Commissioners Ramirez and Bernhardt - May Kroll Report Presentation - Dr. Ann Kringen, Austin Police Department - Noelle Davis, Phil Hopkins and Serita Fontanesi, community representatives of the Academy Review Panel Public Safety Quarterly Report, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, 4:40pm-5:00pm Sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales - Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Discussion and possible action on update on Vision Zero traffic safety strategy implementation, 5:00pm-5:25pm Sponsors: Commissioner Bernhardt and Gonzales - Lewis Leff, Vision Zero, City of Austin Discussion and possible action How Austin’s New Program to Provide Counsel at First Court Appearance Will Reduce Racial Inequities and APD’s $7 Million Annual Jail Budget – 5:25pm – 5:55pm Sponsors: Commissioners Webber and Bernhardt - Rachel Gunner, Advocates for Social Justice Reform - Amelia Casa, and Nathan Fennell, Texas Fair Defense Project - Adeola Ogunkeyede, Travis County Public Defenders Office - Bradley Hargis, Capital Area Private Defender Service 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 5:55pm—5:58pm ADJOURNMENT 5:58pm—6:00pm The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. …
1. ***REVISED*** REGULAR CALLED MEETING of the PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION December 5, 2022, 4 PM 301 West 2nd Street – Boards and Commissions Room 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 Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Janet Jackson, (512) 974-5747, or Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov. CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Rebecca Bernhardt, Chair John Kiracofe Kathleen Hausenfluck Michael Sierra-Arévalo AGENDA Nelly Paulina Ramirez, Vice Chair Rebecca Webber Cory Hall-Martin Rebecca Gonzales CALL TO ORDER 4:00–4:03 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 4:03–4:07 (from speakers signed up to speak) The first three speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 4:07 pm–4:10pm Approve the minutes of the PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING on November 7, 2022. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible action on an update on the reforms recommended by Kroll, for the Austin Police Department cadet training academy. 4:10pm-4:40pm Sponsors: Commissioners Ramirez and Bernhardt - Dr. Anne Kringen, Austin Police Department - Commander Wade Lyons, Austin Police Department - Noelle Davis, Phil Hopkins and Serita Fontanesi, community representatives of the Academy Review Panel 3. 4. 5. Public Safety Quarterly Report, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, 4:40pm-5:00pm Sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales - Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief, Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services Discussion and possible action on update on Vision Zero traffic safety strategy implementation, 5:00pm-5:25pm Sponsors: Commissioner Bernhardt and Gonzales - Lewis Leff, Vision Zero, City of Austin Discussion and possible action How Austin’s New Program to Provide Counsel at First Court Appearance Will Reduce Racial Inequities and APD’s $7 Million Annual Jail Budget – 5:25pm – 5:55pm Sponsors: Commissioners Webber and Bernhardt - Rachel Gunner, Advocates for Social Justice Reform - Amelia Casa, and Nathan Fennell, Texas Fair Defense Project - Adeola Ogunkeyede, Travis County Public Defenders Office - Bradley Hargis, Capital Area Private Defender Service 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 5:55pm—5:58pm ADJOURNMENT 5:58pm—6:00pm The City of Austin …
Vision Zero Austin: Public Safety Commission Update December 5, 2022 1 Years of Life Lost 3,321* (Through 11/15/2022) * There were 4 fatalities of unknown age 2 Vision Zero / Safe Systems Approach ● An ethical approach to safety and mobility - fatalities and serious injuries should not be acceptable ● Human body is vulnerable ● Humans make mistakes ● Separate users in space and time ● Cannot predict where next severe crash happens; we can predict based on conditions where it is more likely to occur 3 Vision Zero / Safe Systems Approach Austin Energy APD (Enforcement, Crash investigations) Public Works ATD Housing and Planning Vision Zero, Safe System Austin Public Health Local and State Policy Makers ATCEMS / Fire Law / Municipal Ct. / Travis County Attorney, District Attorney CapMetro, ATP TxDOT/State 4 Vision Zero / Safe Systems Approach Source: Vision Zero Network 5 Austin Data and Trends By Mode Fatal Crashes* Serious Injury Crashes* Mode 2022 % 2021 % Mode 2022 % 2021 % Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist Motorist 39 1 17 35 92 42.4% 1.1% 18.5% 38.0% 32 3 14 44 93 34.4% 3.2% 15.1% 47.3% * Data through November 15th Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist 17.3% 6.5% 17.3% 16.7% 6.3% 14.4% Motorist 58.9% 248 62.6% 72 27 72 245 416 66 25 57 396 Data disclaimer: Data accessed on 11/29/2022. There may be additional reports filed or changes which may impact these numbers before they are final. 6 Austin Data and Trends By Mode Fatalities* Serious Injuries* Mode 2022 % 2021 % Mode 2022 % 2021 % Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist Motorist 39 1 17 39 96 40.6% 1.0% 17.7% 40.6% 32 3 14 52 101 31.7% 3.0% 13.9% 51.5% * Data through November 15th Pedestrians Bicyclists Motorcyclist 18.7% 6.0% 15.2% 14.9% 5.5% 12.7% Motorist 60.1% 305 66.9% 91 29 74 292 486 68 25 58 456 Data disclaimer: Data accessed on 11/29/2022. There may be additional reports filed or changes which may impact these numbers before they are final. 7 Austin Data and Trends National data (2010-2020) Austin data (2013-2022) 8 Austin Data and Trends Additional Fatal Crash Analysis Year over Year (through November 15th) Year Off-System Fatal Crash % On-System Fatal Crash % 2018 32.81% 67.19% 2019 36.99% 63.01% 2020 30.67% 69.33% 2021 33.33% 66.67% 2022* 23.91% 76.09% 31.54% 68.46% Data disclaimer: Data accessed on 11/29/2022. There may be additional reports filed or changes which may impact …
Public Safety Commission (CC) – 12/5/22 (4 PM) Soy Carlos León. First and foremost, Gracias a Dios for letting me expose and combat continuing CAP METRO gaslighting and reverse sexual harassment – a public safety threat to us all. [DOC ON SCREEN]. In front of you now is CAP METRO’s online Customer Comment Form [https://app.capmetro.org/ServiceOneWebCCR] to file complaints against harassing drivers. For weeks, CAP METRO has claimed that form is out of service. However, it still works, evidenced by the unique alphanumeric ID sent in its return Thank you. Because each ID starts with a sequential five-digit number, my data set shows CAP METRO’s false out of service message has chilled filed complaints by close to 90%, going from about 1000 per month to a bit more than 100 over the last 30 days, though service has WORSENED over that time. [CAMERA ON ME] Many drivers continue NOT stopping to NOT board or transport me, breaking the law, requiring understaffed APD to arrive on scene to enforce the law to ride the bus. Though complaints get filed against the guilty, criminal drivers, their behavior does NOT change and they don’t get fired, emboldening more drivers to amplify their disregard for CAP METRO’s rules, and the law, especially with regard to their reverse sexual harassment, trying to effeminate and emasculate me, a Straight Christian Man, Old, shameless loser female cougar drivers like Operators 300120 and 304810 smiling at me, commenting on my body, and/or staring at me with “FORK ME” eyes is bad, but the HOMOS are worse. Like guilty old White Male driver 301280 standing outside the bus at end of route, facing me to smoke a cigarette, try staring me down, and blow a kiss at me while I was exiting and gathering my gear. That DEMON does NOT belong here. The abusive, attacking drivers that are members of the Nation of Islam and/or NOT U.S. citizens are other groups that have to go. Like the young Middle Eastern Male driver who repeatedly refused to open the rear doors at my stop to DENY me my exit and UNLAWFULLY RESTRAIN ME, necessitating my lawfully verbal and physical response that scared female Passengers but got the rear doors open. This dystopic, upside-down, ass-backwards anti-reality results from illegitimate Joe Biden and his fraudulent administration. I am NOT an election denier; I am an ELECTION FRAUD REJECTOR. President Trump won the 2020 …
Austin Police Department Public Safety Commission Training Academy Report Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Background 143rd Academy Graduation 42 NEW OFFICERS October 2020 APD Plan & Council Approval March – June 2021 144th Pilot Academy Graduation 66 NEW OFFICERS January 2022 Kroll Pilot Academy Evaluation Complete May 2022 145th & 146th Academies Graduation 63 NEW OFFICERS November 2022 Kroll Initial Evaluation Completed April 2021 144th Pilot Academy Begins June 2021 145th Academy Begins March 2022 146th Academy (TOP) Begins July 2022 Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Key Academy Goals • Community Involvement • Disproportionately impacted groups • Community resources • Subject-matter experts • Adult Learning • De-escalation • Evidence-based training • Embedded throughout curriculum Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Community Connect Community Connect is a new program at the academy that engages APD cadets with community members emphasizing groups that are disproportionately impacted by policing 43 hours • Holocaust Museum in Houston with ADL • Austin Public Library • IDD Field Day • Community Meet and Greet • Community Panel and Texas School for the Deaf Tour • Jail to Jobs: Wilco Animal Shelter • Mexican American Cultural Center Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Community Engagement Community engagement activities for APD cadets occur throughout the academy, enhancing understanding and linking cadets with social service providers 18 hours • Multiculturalism • Transgender rights • Hate crimes Jails to jobs • MADD • Mental Health Services • • Settlement Home • Sobering Center • Language Access Services Update on Austin Police Department Academy 5 December 2022 Outside SMEs - Teaching Course Subject Matter Expert History of Race and Policing in America Taught by Dr. Kevin Foster Professional Policing Multiculturalism & Human Relations Mindfulness and Resiliency US and TX Constitution Spanish Co-taught by Dr. Sean Roche in cooperation with Dr. Shirin Khosropour, Dr. Autumn Caviness, Windy Hill, Lisa Reyes Taught by Noelle Davis, Dr. Rick Morley, Public Safety Wellness Team Co-taught by Andrea Marsh in cooperation with Sadot Azzua, Christian Mendoza Interacting with Deaf or Hard of Hearing With complementary time taught by Otis Sizemore Transgender Sexual Harassment Recognition With complementary time taught by Dr. Wayne Maines Taught by Zeenat Kwon, APDHR Hate Crimes and Law Enforcement Taught by the Anti-Defamation League Fitness, Wellness, Stress Management Airrosti Consular Notification TABC/Beverage Code in cooperation with the Mexican Consulate …
