Emergency Medical Services Public Safety Commission Meeting FY22 Q1 Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief 1 Incidents Jan. 2019 - Jan. 2022 Incidents 14000 12000 10000 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 9 1 - n a J 9 1 - b e F 9 1 - r a M 9 1 - r p A 9 1 - y a M 9 1 - n u J 9 1 - l u J 9 1 - g u A 9 1 - p e S 9 1 - t c O 9 1 - v o N 9 1 - c e D 0 2 - n a J 0 2 - b e F 0 2 - r a M 0 2 - r p A 0 2 - y a M 0 2 - n u J 0 2 - l u J 0 2 - g u A 0 2 - p e S 0 2 - t c O 0 2 - v o N 0 2 - c e D 1 2 - n a J 1 2 - b e F 1 2 - r a M 1 2 - r p A 1 2 - y a M 1 2 - n u J 1 2 - l u J 1 2 - g u A 1 2 - p e S 1 2 - t c O 1 2 - v o N 1 2 - c e D 2 2 - n a J 2 Patient Contacts Jan. 2019-Jan. 2022 Patient Contacts 10000 9000 8000 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 9 1 - n a J 9 1 - b e F 9 1 - r a M 9 1 - r p A 9 1 - y a M 9 1 - n u J 9 1 - l u J 9 1 - g u A 9 1 - p e S 9 1 - t c O 9 1 - v o N 9 1 - c e D 0 2 - n a J 0 2 - b e F 0 2 - r a M 0 2 - r p A 0 2 - y a M 0 2 - n u J 0 2 - l u J 0 2 - g u A 0 2 - p e S 0 2 - t …
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION (PSC) MEETING: MARCH 7, 2022 AFD’s Six-Month Update Regarding Council Resolution No. 20160512-016 Chief Carrie Stewart and Justice Jones will be presenting virtually, updating the Commission on components identified in the resolution. Chief Stewart and Justice Jones will need to be able to share their computer screens for the briefing. AFD has created a specific page on the Austin-Area Wildfire Hub called the “Wildfire Readiness Update” that has a real-time representation on progress of these metrics. The components they will cover as identified in the resolution are: 1. Number of local Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPS) completed and implemented in high-risk Wildfire-Urban Interface (WUI) areas. 2. Number of local CWPPs started in high-risk WUI areas but not completed. 3. Percentage of high-risk WUI areas in which identification of potential local CWPP planning areas is still ongoing. 4. Number of public presentations and home assessments provided. 5. For high-risk WUI 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. 6. Number of wildfire training contact hours by City employees, including AFD firefighters, and number of employees receiving training. Break down by classroom hours and hands-on training hours conducted.
A US TIN FIRE D EP A RT MENT Wildfire Readiness Update Justice Jones – Wildfire Mitigation Officer BE IT RESOLVED... "Provide a progress report every six months to the Public Safety Commission for the following important components of a comprehensive WUI risk reduction plan." Council Resolution NO. 20160512-016 The information presented in this update are maintained in real-time through dynamic data 1 Wildfire Readiness Update 1. The number of local CWPP’s completed and implemented. 2. The number of local CWPP's started but not completed. 3. The percentage of high-risk WUI areas in which identification of potential local CWPP planning areas is still ongoing. 4. The number of public presentations and home assessments provided. 5. The number, size, type and location of fuel mitigation activities conducted. 6. The number of training hours received and conducted. 2 1) The number of local CWPP's completed and implemented is 20. Local level CWPP’s are community led initiatives that AFD facilitates and supports. We are pleased to have brought the community of Shepard Mountain as our newest Firewise community this year. A US TIN CW P P ’s 3 2) The number of local CWPP's started but not completed is 24. Local level CWPP’s are community led initiatives that AFD facilitates and supports. We are pleased to have brought the community of Shepard Mountain as our newest Firewise community this year. A c ti ve & En ga ged Sentence or subheading goes Here on the page in the header box. 4 3) The percentage of high-risk WUI areas in which identification of potential local CWPP planning areas is still ongoing is 49%. Of the 14% of Austin classified as high risk, 51% is covered by a local level CWPP, 49% are identified as opportunity zones. Hi gh Risk A rea s 5 4) The number of public presentations and home assessments provided in the past 6 months. 17 Presentations and events, including virtual events such as the annual Wildfire Symposium held virtually, and 15 home assessments provided. Ou t reach A c ti vities 6 5) The number, size, type and location of fuel mitigation activities conducted in the past 6 months. 9 Prescribed fires (1,170 ac) and 6 shaded fuel breaks (7.7 ac) completed, protecting 114 homes ($56 million value). Fu el Mi ti g ation 7 6) The number of training hours received and conducted in the past six months. 337 …
Kroll Phase B Report Evaluation of Austin Police Department: Use of Force / Public Interactions / Recruitment, Selection, and Promotions Presentation to Austin Public Safety Commission March 7, 2022 Introduction / Scope of Work Scope of Report Kroll’s evaluation addressed four distinct areas 2 3 1 Analysis of APD use-of-force incidents / Jan. 1, 2017 - Dec. 31, 2020 (48 months) Review of 1,321 APD use of force incidents / June – November 2019 (6 months) Analysis of public interactions with civilians (e.g., traffic stops, arrests, citations, and searches) / 2020 (12 months) 4 Evaluation of recruitment, selection, and promotion policies and practices 3 Report Overview Section 3 Section 4 Provides a 48-month analysis (2017-2020) and contextualized understanding of how, when, and against whom the APD uses force. Are there disparate impacts based on race, ethnicity, or gender / geographical sectors / other factors? Provides a qualitative analysis and review of 1,321 use-of-force incidents from June to November 2019. Is force appropriately applied? Does APD unnecessarily escalate encounters? Is their sufficient supervisory review? Section 5 Documents patterns and trends observed for APD motor vehicle stops during 2020 (1 year) and arrests from 2017-2020 (4 years) and examines racial/ethnic disparities in the outcomes. Section 6 Reviews and analyzes APD’s recruitment, selection, and promotion processes and potential impact on racial, ethnic, and gender diversity. Section 7 Kroll recommendations. 4 Section 3: Review and Data Analysis of APD Use of Force (2017-2020) Definitions • Disproportionality • Disparity • Bias o A difference in outcomes within a single racial/ethnic group (e.g., use of force against Black individuals) compared to that group’s representation in a selected comparison population (e.g., Black residential population) o A difference in outcomes across groups (e.g., racial/ethnic groups, gender, etc.) in policing o Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair • Racially biased policing o Occurs when law enforcement inappropriately considers race or ethnicity in their decisions to intervene in a law enforcement capacity 6 If you find disparity what does that mean? How much disparity is too much? • Statistical analyses measure disparity or disproportionality, not bias o Cannot be reliably used to determine the reasons for differences o Cannot conclude that disparity, even high levels of disparity, is proof of bias – bright line does not exist • Why do the analyses then? o …
Evaluation of Austin Police Department: Use of Force / Public Interactions / Recruitment, Selection, and Promotions Prepared for City of Austin, Office of Police Oversight / City Manager’s Office January 21, 2022 Status Final Report Kroll Associates, Inc. 2000 Market Street, Suite 2700 Philadelphia, PA 19103 Kroll.com Contents 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................... 1 2. BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT ................................................................................................ 11 3. REVIEW AND DATA ANALYSIS OF APD USE OF FORCE (January 2017 to December 2020) ........................................................................................ 16 3.1 APD Use of Force - Overview ........................................................................................... 18 APD Use of Force Policies ....................................................................................... 18 Measuring APD Use of Force ................................................................................... 21 APD Use of Force Descriptives ................................................................................ 23 Individuals’ Resistance ............................................................................................. 27 Individuals’ Impairment ............................................................................................. 30 Types of Force -- Severity ........................................................................................ 33 Individuals with Repeat Uses of Force ..................................................................... 34 Post-Use of Force ..................................................................................................... 36 Geographic Analyses ............................................................................................... 37 3.2 Racial/Ethnic Disparity Analyses ...................................................................................... 41 Disparity Ratio Findings............................................................................................ 45 Summary: Disproportionality Use of Force Benchmark Analysis by Sector ............ 53 Conclusion ................................................................................................................ 53 3.3 Predicting Use of Force .................................................................................................... 53 APD Uses of Force 2017-2020 ................................................................................ 54 APD Arrests with Use of Force 2017-2020 .............................................................. 55 Factors Influencing the Use of Force ....................................................................... 59 Limitations ................................................................................................................ 63 Descriptive Analyses ................................................................................................ 64 Multivariate Analyses ................................................................................................ 66 Summary .................................................................................................................. 71 4. REVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF APD USE OF FORCE (June to November 2019) .................... 73 4.1 Incident and Demographic Comparisons ......................................................................... 73 4.2 Lack of Reasonable Suspicion and APD Use of Force .................................................... 75 4.3 Additional Trends and Issues within the Problematic Cases ............................................ 77 4.4 Individual Examples of Problematic Use of Force Cases ................................................. 80 4.5 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................ 85 5. ANALYSIS OF APD TRAFFIC STOPS, CITATIONS, ARRESTS, AND SEARCHES (January – December 2020) .................................................................................................. 86 5.1 Background ....................................................................................................................... 86 5.2 Data Description and Limitations ...................................................................................... 86 Data Limitations ........................................................................................................ 88 5.3 Motor Vehicle Stops January 1 – December 31, 2020 ..................................................... 89 5.4 All Arrests January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2020 ......................................................... 105 5.5 Summary ......................................................................................................................... 114 6. RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND PROMOTIONS ............................................................... 117 6.1 Methodology ................................................................................................................... 117 6.2 APD Demographics and Diversity .................................................................................. 118 6.3 Recruitment ..................................................................................................................... 121 6.4 The APD Selection Process ........................................................................................... 133 6.5 The APD Promotion Process .......................................................................................... 142 6.6 Conclusion ...................................................................................................................... 150 7. RECOMMENDATIONS.............................................................................................................. 152 7.1 Data Collection Recommendations ................................................................................ 152 7.2 Use of Force Recommendations .................................................................................... 156 7.3 Organizational Recommendations.................................................................................. 158 7.4 Recruitment, Selection, and Promotion Recommendations ........................................... 161 7.5 Appendix to Section 7: Data …
Name of Board or Commission: Public Safety Commission Request Number: PSC Recommendation #20220307-02a Description of Item: Recommendation Proposal that the Austin City Council make the Forensic Science Bureau independent of the Austin Police Department budgetary and structurally Board or Commission Vote to refer item to Council: Unanimous Date of Approval of Request: March 7, 2022 Attachments: ☒ Yes ☐ No If yes, please list the attachments: Attest: Janet Jackson, Public Safety Commission Liaison (512) 974-5747 Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov Council Committee Assigned: ☐Audit and Finance Committee ☐Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee ☐Austin Watery Oversight Committee ☐Public Health Committee ☐Housing and Planning Committee ☐Mobility Committee ☐Public Safety Committee Recommend a Fiscal Analysis be completed? Recommend a Legal Analysis be completed? Notes: Mayor Signature & Date: MAYOR’S OFFICE USE ONLY 2 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION No. 20220307-02a Date: March 7, 2022 Motioned by: Rebecca Bernhardt Seconded by: Nelly Paulina Ramirez Subject: Proposal that the Austin City Council make the Forensic Science Bureau independent of the Austin Police Department budgetarily and structurally Recommendation: The Public Safety Commission recommends that the City Council move the Forensic Science Bureau from under the control of the Austin Police Department and make it budgetarily and structurally independent. WHEREAS, the City of Austin operates the Forensic Science Bureau, which provides forensic laboratory services related to the investigation of crimes, under the budgetary and managerial control of the Austin Police Department; WHEREAS, the City of Austin is committed to the Reimagine Public Safety Initiative, which is a holistic approach to assessing and evolving public safety systems. Reimagine Public Safety is supposed to go beyond the scope of law enforcement and include decoupling some activities previously envisioned as under law enforcement purview to be independent; WHEREAS, the predecessor to the Forensic Science Bureau, the Austin Crime Lab, was closed by the Austin Police Department in 2016 as a result of systematic failures to hire and retain qualified staff, properly maintain biological samples, process samples in a timely manner, and follow scientifically sound protocols for forensic testing; WHEREAS, best practices for forensic labs recognize the independence from law enforcement as an important value. Independence helps eliminate bias, can make an organization more agile in setting priorities, in procurement and in hiring. Independence 3 leadership; enables a lab to be transparent without the need to get approval from law enforcement WHEREAS, the 2009 National Academy of Science Report on Forensic Sciences recommended that forensic labs …
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING February 7, 2022 @ 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 Austin John T. Kiracofe CALL TO ORDER 4:00-4:05pm Public Communications 4:05-4:20pm (from speakers signed up to speak) Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by 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. To register please call (512) 974-5747 before noon on February 6, 2022 or email Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov Items for Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Jan. 24, 2021 4:20pm-4:25pm 2. OLD BUSINESS a. TX SB69 from 87th Legislative Session -Vote on Recommendation for Council Action Sponsored by Commissioner Gonzales and Webber 4:25pm-4:35pm 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Report – Austin Police Department (sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales) 4:40pm-4:50pm Speaker(s): -Chief Henderson, Austin Police Department b. Discussion on 911 Call Center and Forensics Lab under Austin Police Department (sponsors: Commissioners Bernhardt and Ramirez) 4:50pm-5:20pm Speaker(s): - Lt. Kenneth Murphy, APD 911/Communications Center - Dana Kadavy, Director, APD Forensics Lab - Kathy Mitchell, Community Advocate, Just Liberty Organization -Jennifer Laurin, U.T. Law Professor c. Discussion on Processing Emergency & Non-Emergency Calls received by Austin 311 (sponsors: Commissioners Kiracofe and Ramirez) 5:20pm -5:50pm - Lt. Kenneth Murphy, Austin Police Department, 911/Communications Center -Representative from Austin 311 4. Future Agenda Items 5:50-6:00pm 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.
Forensic Services • The Austin Forensic Science Bureau is comprised of; • Five analytical sections accredited by the ANSI National Accreditation Board (Certification # FT-0325) and the Texas Forensic Science Commission, including; • Crime Scene • Latent Prints • Firearms & Toolmarks • Toxicology • Seized Drugs • Five forensic support units including Quality Assurance, Case Management, Multi-Media, Polygraph, and Evidence Management/Control The Austin Forensic Science Bureau Laboratory Facility at 812 Springdale Road • In FY20, Forensics responded to more than 4,200 crime scene calls, processed nearly 12,000 forensic analysis requests, and managed over 1,000,000 items of forensic evidence and property • The FY22 $12.6million Forensic operating budget funds 86.75 highly-skilled, educated, and extensively trained forensic professional FTEs • Consistent with HB 1900, the FY22 Forensic operating budget remains under the Austin Police Department Forensic Services The Austin Forensic Science Bureau Laboratory Facility at 812 Springdale Road • City Council approved ordinance No. 20210204-032 which authorized the City Manager to create an independent Forensic department • Identified critical path steps necessary to transition the Forensic Science Bureau into an independent department • Established agreements to maintain information systems access: Management Control Agreement (MCA) to establish and enforce security control of CJIS under the authority of a Criminal Justice Agency (APD); CABIS (finger/palm print database) Interlocal Agreement; Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System Access Agreement; Public Safety Radio System MOU; and Electronic Data Access MOU • City Manager’s Office updated forensic director reporting structure to include reporting to the ACM of Public Safety (July 26th, 2021 MMAC) • The Forensic Science Bureau is ready to transition to an independent department as deemed appropriate in accordance with State law
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20220207-02a February 7, 2022 Proposal that the Austin City Council work with Office of Police Oversight to hold Date: Subject: APD accountable for metrics required by new SB69 Motioned by: Rebecca Gonzales Seconded by: Rebecca Webber Recommendation: The Public Safety Commission recommends that the City Council work with the Office of Police Oversight to ensure the Austin Police Department institutes metrics to measure Austin Police Department’s accordance with State Bill 69. Description of Recommendation to Council: Whereas the current reporting requirement around use of force only impacts incidents where improper use of force occurs, the Public Safety Commission recommends that the Austin City Council move forward with the following policy recommendations: • Create a policy that require the reporting of all instances where use of force was prevented or took place. • This policy should be supported by a strong non-retaliation policy to ensure self- • reporting. In addition, this policy should also include a training plan for the officer that was stopped by the intervention. This training plan could include further instruction on de- escalation and proper procedure. Rationale: The Public Safety Commission believes that all interventions against improper use of force should be reported and measured regardless of the outcome of the intervention. Vote: For: 10 Against: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 (Commissioner Austin) Attest: [Staff or board member can sign] __________________________________
` PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES February 7, 2022 Rebecca Webber Michael Sierra-Arevalo John Kiracofe Rebecca Bernhardt The Public Safety Commission convened a hybrid in person and videoconferencing meeting Monday, February 7, 2022 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Rebecca Gonzalez called the Board Meeting to order at 4:00 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez Amanda Lewis Rocky Lane Cory Hall-Martin Board Members Absent: Queen Austin Staff in Attendance: Robin Henderson, Assistant Chief, Austin Police Department Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department Citizen Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: none 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – This will occur at the March meeting for both the January and February minutes. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. TX SB69 from 87th Legislative Session -Vote on Recommendation for Council Action Sponsored by Commissioner Gonzales and Webber 4:02pm-4:06pm In the recommendation, Chair Gonzales is asking APD to create a policy that requires the reporting of whether use of force was prevented and if it took place. They also asked for a non-retaliation policy to ensure self-reporting. Commissioner Sierra-Arevalo asked for clarity on what was up for a vote. Chair Gonzales explained three points: if there is intervention and use of force still happens, if there is intervention and use of force is prevented, and a training plan for the officer who was 1 impacted by the intervention, such as further de-escalation. No further questions. Recommendation passed on unanimous vote. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Report – Austin Police Department (sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales) 4:07pm-4:50pm Speaker(s): -Chief Henderson, Austin Police Department Chief Henderson, joined by Dr. Jonathan Kringen, presented on the APD quarterly report. Dr. Kringen presented on Citywide Crimes Against Persons between 2020 and 2021. There was an overall negligent reduction in crime. Aggravated assault has had a meaningful increase. For Crimes Against Property, for the same time period, there has been a meaningful increase in theft of car parts. Overall, a small reduction in crimes. Crimes Against Society, for the same time period, shows a reduction in drug violations, possibly due to cite and arrest. However, weapons violations has significantly increased. He explained clearance rates are hard to capture, as an crime committed in one month may be carried forward to a different month. Or they may have cleared an …
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION MEETING January 24, 2022 @ 3:30PM City Council 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) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. There will also be a sign up sheet at the meeting location for those wishing to sign up to speak in-person 15miniutes prior to the start of the meeting. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by 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. To register please call (512) 924-9947 before noon on 1-23-2022 or email Janet.jackson@austintexas.gov Items for Presentation, Discussion and Possible Action: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Dec. 6, 2021 4:20pm-4:25pm 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Legislative update on SB69 (sponsors: Commissioner Ramirez and Gonzales) 4:25pm- 4:35pm Speaker(s): -Anni-Michelle Evans, Policy Compliance Consultant, Office of Police Oversight b. Recommendation for Council Action regarding The Marshal Report – 4:35-4:40pm Sponsored by Commissioner Bernhardt and Webber 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Report – Austin Fire Department (sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales) 4:40pm-4:50pm Speaker(s): -Chief Rob Vires, Austin Fire Department b. Winter Readiness (sponsors: Commissioner Lane & Ramirez) 4:50pm-5:10pm Speaker(s): - Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief, ATCEMS (Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Service) - Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department -Brandon Wade, Assistant Chief, Austin Fire Department - Catherine Johnson, Assistant Chief, Austin Police Department - Everett Beldin, Officer, Austin Police Department c. Status of Labor Negotiations with APD and EMS (sponsors: Commissioner Webber and Bernhardt) 5:10pm -5:55pm Speaker(s): -Lee Crawford, Law Department, City of Austin -Ken Casady, Austin Police Association -Selena Xie, Austin EMS Association -Chris Harris, Austin Justice Coalition 4. Future Agenda Items 5:55-6:00pm Adjourn @ 6pm The City …
The City of Austin Public Safety Commission The Labor Contract Bargaining Process – Briefing – January 24, 2022 Background associations 1. State law authorizes labor contracts with public safety employee 2. Two types of labor contract bargaining: • Meet and confer – sworn Police and EMS employees • Collective bargaining – sworn Fire employees • City’s bargaining process historically the same for both types 3. Current labor contracts all expire on 09/30/2022 • APD: agreement extends automatically to 03/31/23 • AFD and EMS: parties can extend past 09/30/22 by agreement in 30-day increments if actively negotiating (max. extension = 6 months) -1- The Bargaining Process 1. Request for bargaining – notice given by Association ~ 9-12 mos. before current agreement expires 2. Preparation for bargaining – parties review issues arising during current contract and evaluate wage/benefit issues for next contract 3. Bargaining sessions – negotiating teams conduct contract negotiations in public sessions 4. Tentative agreement – if negotiating teams reach agreement on all topics: • Tentative agreement must be approved by Association and City Council • Agreement becomes effective upon approval by both -2- End of Briefing Questions -3-
M E M O R A N D U M Mayor and Council Members TO: FROM: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager DATE: SUBJECT: Update on Disaster Preparations and Winter Storm Uri After Action Tasks January 19, 2022 The purpose of this memo is to provide an update on actions taken to prepare the City for complex, cascading disasters and the strategy to continue addressing Winter Storm Uri-related after action tasks. The Winter Storm Uri After Action Corrective Action list identifies a myriad of tasks stemming from a large-scale natural disaster layered on top of a year-long global public health crisis. Winter Storm Uri occurring at the same time as the COVID pandemic served as a catalyst for new tasks and a renewed, holistic disaster preparedness approach to serve our quickly growing community. City-wide Approach Continuous improvement, especially around disaster and emergency response, is a regular practice by City staff, and most certainly by emergency management staff. After an emergency, all involved departments undergo their own internal departmental review and participate in a cross-departmental After Action review led by the Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) Department. An After Action Report (AAR) is prepared and shared with all departments to prioritize specific tasks using an “all-hazards” lens. To oversee citywide implementation of AAR tasks, the City Manager established a core team of executive leaders from: • City Manager’s Office o Strategic Outcome: Safety o Strategic Outcome: Health & Environment, and Culture & Lifelong Learning • City Departments o Austin Energy (AE) o Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) o Austin Water (AW) o Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) o Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) • City Offices o Communications & Public Information Office (CPIO) o Equity Office o Resilience Office (once established) o Sustainability Office The Core Team considers the following information in its decision-making process: • City of Austin After Action Report • Austin Energy After Action Report • Austin Water After Action Report • Questions Raised during After Action Report Presentations to Council • Status of previous After Action Reports • Auditor’s Report • Winter Storm Uri Review Task Force Report • Pandemic Equity Committee Report • FY22 Budget Riders • Resolutions since 2019 related to Resiliency Hubs Priority initiatives have been identified and the Core Team is in the process of designating lead staff to address each initiative. The Core Team is also focusing on clearly defining essential City- …
AUSTIN FIRE Public Safety Commission Meeting FY21 Q4 Chief of Staff Rob Vires 1 D a t a T r e n d s F i s c a l Y e a r s 2 0 1 9 , 2 0 2 0 , 2 0 2 1 Requests for Service (All incidents & priority levels) FY 2019 FY 2020 FY 2021 92,465 89,833 103,626 90th Percentile Response Time (Emergency Incidents) 9:32 9:58 10:28 • Due to COVID-19, overall call volume and emergency incident response times were impacted in FY 2020 and FY 2021. • Winter Storm Uri caused call volume in FY 2021 Q2 to increase by approximately 24% compared to FY 2020 Q2. 2 Ruben M. Espinoza #6108 Senior Police Officer – Region II District Representatives Austin Police Department 512.974.4289 | ruben.espinoza@austintexas.gov REQUEST FOR SERVICE Q4 COMPARISON FY2020 Q4 FY2021 Q4 3,219 3,196 2,896 2,648 2,760 2,500 2,443 2,306 2,298 3,461 2,879 2,441 2,469 1,435 1,024 1,614 1,392 2,360 1,920 1,760 1,519 4,000 3,500 3,000 2,000 1,500 1,000 500 0 3 District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4 District 5 District 6 District 7 District 8 District 9 District 10 *Requests for Service are all INCIDENTS, regardless of priority. REQUEST FOR SERVICE FY20 & FY21 COMPARISON 14,000 FY 2020 FY 2021 12,000 11,848 11,762 10,248 10,000 10,564 10,598 9,237 9,248 9,319 9,979 9,116 7,925 12,573 10,974 10,628 6,935 5,599 6,748 5,603 5,225 4,571 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 *Requests for Service are all INCIDENTS, regardless of priority. 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 4 R E Q U E S T F O R S E R V I C E Q 4 C o m p a r i s o n 1,188 1,262 4,678 472 155 5,583 490 180 13,967 18,065 Fire Medical Rescue Hazmat Other Fire Medical Rescue Hazmat Other FY 2020 Q4 FY 2021 Q4 5 *Requests for service are all incidents, regardless of priority. *”Other” (e.g., smoke investigations, fire alarms in buildings, unlocking buildings, etc.) R E Q U E S T F O R S E R V I C E F Y 2 0 & F Y 2 1 C o m p a r i s o n 5,654 4,587 18,726 1,747 548 57,236 23,873 2,050 582 Fire Medical Rescue Hazmat Other Fire Medical Rescue Hazmat Other FY 2020 FY 2021 6 *Requests for …
` PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Monday, December 6, 2021 Queen Austin Michael Sierra-Arevalo Rebecca Webber Amanda Lewis Rebecca Bernhardt The Public Safety Commission convened a hybrid in person and videoconferencing meeting Monday, December 6, 2021 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Nelly Ramirez called the Board Meeting to order at 4:06 p.m., standing in for Chair Gonzales. Board Members in Attendance: Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez John Kiracofe Rocky Lane Cory Hall-Martin Board Members Absent: Chair Rebecca Gonzales Staff in Attendance: Joseph Chacon, Chief, Austin Police Department Robin Henderson, Assistant Chief, Austin Police Department Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department Citizen Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: none 1. Approval of Minutes – Commissioner Ramirez called for approval of the minutes by asking for any edits/changes, questions concerning the draft minutes of the November 1, 2021 meeting. Hearing no edits from the board, she deemed the minutes approved. 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Report – Austin/Travis County EMS (sponsors: Commissioner Hausenfluck and Gonzales) 4:08-4:16 1 Vice Chair Ramirez welcomed Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services to the meeting and invited her to begin the EMS quarterly stats presentation. She stated it had been a long time since she’d presented and was happy to see everyone. She began with presenting the response performance by month, with districts and response times for Priority 1 incidents. She acknowledged they had already been presented with this information and offered to answer any questions the Commissioners may have had. One questions was asked: What makes Priority 1 in compliance, what’s the timeframe? Asst. Chief Gardner responded that the time frame was 9:59 for their highest priority incidents, such as cardiac arrest. There were no further questions on this topic. Asst. Chief Gardner presented an update on staffing. She elaborated on current staffing levels, vacancies, and projections for incoming staff, including promotions and academy cadets. There were Q & As from commissioners regarding filling those vacancies and onboarding new staff, and what obstacles to filling those positions may exist. Asst. Gardner responded that there were currently 14 cadets, that academy levels may fluctuate due to the holidays, and that they were reviewing applications to be able to move forward with more candidates after the holidays. Commissioner Lane asked how EMS was preparing …
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION NO. 20220124-02b January 24, 2022 WHEREAS, the City of Austin is committed to the Reimagine Public Safety Initiative, WHEREAS, the City of Austin operates the Austin Police Department, which currently Proposal that the Austin City Council create an Austin Municipal Court Marshal Office Date: Subject: Motioned by: Rebecca Bernhardt Seconded by: Rebecca Webber Recommendation: The Public Safety Commission recommends that the City Council reject the proposal to create a Marshal Office within the Austin Municipal Court and Downtown Austin Community Court. provides security to the Austin Municipal Court and Downtown Austin Community Court; which is a holistic approach to assessing and evolving public safety systems. Reimagine Public Safety is supposed to go beyond the scope of law enforcement, to design community centered interventions to reduce harm and address the root cause of systemic inequities which often lead to crime; for decades and continues to need reform to stop deepening poverty for Austin’s low-income residents; Court and Downtown Austin Community Court, will worsen inequities, increase criminalization and undermine the progress that has been made in reforming the Austin Municipal Court; be approved and finalized in advance of the creating a new Marshall Office. reimagining of the Austin Police Academy to create a pool of law enforcement officers to align with Reimagining Public Safety efforts. WHEREAS, creating a new police force, a Marshal Office within the Austin Municipal WHEREAS, the City of Austin and Austin Police Department are undergoing a WHEREAS, the Austin Municipal Court has been a driver of inequity for the City of Austin WHEREAS, processes around training, accountability, oversight and operations could not WHEREAS, the Austin Police Department has the tools and capacity to provide for the security needs of the Austin Municipal Court and Downtown Community Court and creating a new police force for the courts is unnecessary; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RECOMMENDED BY THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT: • the proposal that the City create a Marshal Office within the Austin Municipal Court and Downtown Austin Community Court be rejected; and • The City of Austin continue to provide for the security of the Austin Municipal Court and Downtown Austin Community Court with Austin Police Officers. Vote: Unanimous For: 11 (Commissioners Gonzales, Ramirez, Husenfluck, Austin, Kiracofe, Lewis, Lane, Sierra- Arevalo, Hall-Martin, Webber, Lewis) Against: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 0 Attest: [Staff or board member can sign] __________________________________ ,PSC …
` PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES January 24, 2022 Rebecca Bernhardt Queen Austin Michael Sierra-Arevalo John Kiracofe Rebecca Webber The Public Safety Commission convened a hybrid in person and videoconferencing meeting Monday, January 24, 2022 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Commissioner Rebecca Gonzalez called the Board Meeting to order at 3:32 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez Amanda Lewis Rocky Lane Cory Hall-Martin Board Members Absent: none Staff in Attendance: Robin Henderson, Assistant Chief, Austin Police Department Teresa Gardner, Assistant Chief, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department Citizen Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: Cathy Mitchell 1. Approval of Minutes – Chair Gonzales called for approval of the minutes by asking for any edits/changes, questions concerning the draft minutes of the December 6, 2021 meeting. Hearing no edits from the board, she deemed the minutes approved. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Legislative update on SB69 (sponsors: Commissioner Ramirez and Gonzales) 4:00 pm-4:17pm Speaker(s): -Anni-Michelle Evans, Policy Compliance Consultant, Office of Police Oversight 1 As OPO was not online, Chair Gonzales moved on to the next item. This was picked back up at 4:00. Ms. Evans reported she was pleased to hear APD plans to revise the policy, but has not seen that language yet. She would like to highlight three points relating to duty to intervene: 1) proactive vs reactive language. APD seems to create a policy that is purely reactive. It needs to include proactive language. 2) Subjective vs. objective. APD needs to be revised to include objective (should know). 3). Reporting requirements. APD needs to be revised to mirror specifics of the bill, such as a making a written report. OPO also recommends more clarity on what should be included in report and timeline for report. Regarding neck restraints, APD should revise policy to reflect legislative intent to prevent all forms of prohibiting blood flow or air intake. Commissioner Webber wanted to know what the remedies for not intervening, which OPO stated was still up for debate. Ms. Evans stated she wasn’t aware of any changes yet. Commissioner Bernhardt was concerned that officers in Texas put knees in people’s backs. She wanted APD to ban that, which OPO agrees with and would support changes that reflect that. Commissioner Arevalo had a question on anticipated vs known excessive force – what kind …
