Item #1 Draft Meeting Minutes November 4, 2024 — original pdf

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Public Safety Commission Meeting Minutes Monday, November 4, 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Monday, November 4, 2024 The Public Safety Commission convened in a regular called meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024, at Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room, 301 W 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Ramírez called the Public Safety Commission Meeting to order at 4:03 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Nelly Paulina Ramírez, Chair Timothy Ruttan, Vice Chair Enrique Duran II Pierre Nguyễn Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: David Holmes Michael Sierra-Arévalo Yasmine Smith PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Public Safety Commission regular meeting on October 7, 2024. The minutes of the Public Safety Commission regular meeting on October 7, 2024, were approved on Commissioner Nguyễn’s motion, Vice Chair Ruttan’s second on a 6-0 vote. Commissioner Holmes was off the dais. Commissioners Bernhardt, Hermesmeyer and Orr were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Public Safety Quarterly Report, Austin Fire Department, including an update on the October 2024 wildfire in East Austin. The presentation was made by Tom Vocke, Assistant Chief, Austin Fire Department. 1 Public Safety Commission Meeting Minutes Monday, November 4, 2024 Vice Chair Ruttan requested a follow up on a suggestion to also include those who rent housing in outreach efforts. 3. Presentation regarding the new Public Safety Headquarters by Kimberly Olivares, Financial Services Department. The presentation was made by Kimberly Olivares, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services Department. 4. Presentation regarding the Death Notification Process within Victim Services by Kachina Clark, Austin Police Department. The presentation was made by Kachina Clark, Police Division Manager Victims Services, Austin Police Department and Connie Geerhart, Employee Wellness Program Manager Victims Services, Austin Police Department. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve a Public Safety Commissioner to serve on the Downtown Commission as a non- voting member per City Code 2-1-140-C. Discussed with no action. Chair Ramírez indicated the item would be brought back at the next meeting. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 6. Update from the Training Academy Working Group on the training academy cadet class audit reports received. Chair Ramírez provided an update. Chair Ramírez and Commissioner Sierra-Arévalo requested the training academy cadet class audit reports include more granular data in a spreadsheet format that would include ongoing updates, a compare and contrast and in progress goals. 7. Update from the Collective Sex Crimes Response Model (CSCRM) Working Group on planned next steps for aggregated sexual assault case data reporting. Chair Ramírez provided an update. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Child Safety Zones and Classification of Sex Offenders (Hermesmeyer, Nguyễn) Violence Prevention – December 2 Public Safety Commission Meeting Minutes Monday, November 4, 2024 Officer Wellness – December EMS Quarterly Report – December Consider larger topics or themes per quarter ADJOURNMENT Chair Ramírez adjourned the meeting at 5:53 p.m. without objection. 3