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          MY NAME'S, UH, RICHARD SHEA, TRAVIS COUNTY COMMISSIONER. 
          AND I'M CALLING THE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE 
          [Call to Order]
MEETING TO ORDER. 
          UH, THIS IS A STANDING MEETING WHERE THE CITY COUNCIL, THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S COURT AND THE AUSTIN, UH, SCHOOL BOARD, UH, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, UM, GATHER PRETTY MUCH QUARTERLY TO DISCUSS ISSUES OF COMMON INTEREST. 
          UM, I'M GONNA START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HAS SIGNED UP, UH, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE ANY, I'M GONNA GIVE THE FLOOR TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, KATHY TOVO, WHO HAS, UM, AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MAKE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. 
          ARE THESE ON? YEAH, THEY'RE ON IF WE DON'T, BUT, OKAY, GREAT. 
          UM, I DISTRIBUTED A PRESS RELEASE THAT A LOT OF YOU AROUND THE TABLE KNOW ABOUT, BUT I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE RAISED IT HERE, ESPECIALLY FOR THE COUNTY PER, UM, THE COUNTY'S AWARENESS. 
          SO DURING THIS YEAR'S BUDGET PROCESS, I WAS ABLE TO PASS BUDGET DIRECTION ALONG AND HAD CO-SPONSORS OF MAYOR PRO TE ALTER AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FTU, WHO ALSO SERVE ON THIS COMMITTEE. 
          IT DIDN'T REQUIRE ANY MONEY, WHICH WAS WONDERFUL, VERY RARE IN A BUDGET PROCESS THAT YOU'RE ABLE TO PASS DIRECTION THAT DOESN'T ACTUALLY REQUIRE ANY FUNDING, BUT IT'S TO START A NEW WORKFORCE PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AIS D'S OFFICE OF SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT, SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT. 
          AND THIS IS A, A REALLY SUPER IDEA THAT, THAT WE'RE BORROWING FROM WILEY, TEXAS. 
          I HAPPEN TO SEE A LITTLE BLURB ABOUT A WORKFORCE PROGRAM THAT THEY HAVE, UH, AT THE CITY OF WILEY AND WE'RE REPLICATING IT HERE. 
          AND SO BEGINNING, I THINK AS SOON AS THEY CAN GET THE LOGISTICAL PIECES IN, IN PLACE AND GET PLACEMENT FOR THE STUDENTS WHO ARE OUR PARTICIPANTS, UM, THEY WILL BE STUDENTS PARTICIPATING AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN IN DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS. 
          UH, WE'RE STARTING WITH FOUR AS A PILOT PROGRAM, AND THESE ARE STUDENTS WHO ARE TRANSITIONING STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO ARE TRANSITIONING INTO THE WORKFORCE, AND THEY WILL BE PLACED IN TEMPORARY POSITIONS AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN, AND THEN BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR PERMANENT POSITIONS AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN. 
          SO I RAISE IT BECAUSE IT WOULD BE, THIS MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT TRAVIS COUNTY IS ALSO INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN AT SOME POINT. 
          UM, WE'VE HAD JUST A GREAT EXPERIENCE. 
          MY OFFICE HAS HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH R A I S D STAFF IN GETTING THIS UP AND RUNNING. 
          AND, AND SO I'M SUPER EXCITED ABOUT IT. 
          I KNOW THE CITY OF AUSTIN IS EXCITED. 
          THE DEPARTMENTS THAT MIGHT BE PARTICIPATING ON THE FIRST ROUND HAVE EXPRESSED A LOT OF INTEREST. 
          AND SO HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO FIND SOME REALLY GOOD, GOOD POSITIONS FOR THOSE STUDENTS. 
          AND, YOU KNOW, AT THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND EXPECT THE SAME IS TRUE AT THE TRAVIS COUNTY. 
          THERE ARE SUCH AN ARRAY OF DEPARTMENTS. 
          THERE ARE LOTS OF, LOTS OF PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO WORK, UM, THAT TO MEET, TO MEET THEIR INTERESTS. 
          SO I THINK IT'S A REAL NEW, A GOOD, GOOD, FUN, UM, INITIATIVE. 
          AND AGAIN, TRAVIS COUNTY, IF, IF ANY OF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TALKING ABOUT WHAT, WHAT IT TOOK TO GET THAT MOVING, I'M HAPPY TO, TO PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH, WITH OUR FOLKS WHO HAVE MADE IT HAPPEN. 
          UM, WOULD YOU PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH, UM, I THINK CRAIG PILLAR SANCHEZ WHO, UH, IS ATTENDING FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE FIRST JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE, UM, SHE'S RELATIVELY NEW TO TRAVIS COUNTY AND, UM, UM, IS THE HEAD OF OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
          SO IF YOU COULD SHARE THAT INFORMATION WITH HER, THAT'D BE GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, 
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LET'S MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES. 
          UM, DOES ANYONE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING OF JUNE 13TH? UH, MOTION FROM, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, ALLISON ALTAR. 
          IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND FROM, UH, I NEED TO MAKE ONE COMMISSIONER DIRECTOR VILLA. 
          I NEED TO MAKE, I NEED TO MAKE ONE EDIT. 
          THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY ON THEY AUTOMATICALLY. 
          OKAY. 
          UM, IT'S MANDY D MAYO. 
          SO THEY'RE IT'S RIGHT NOW. 
          IT SAYS MANNY , UM, I'M NOT SURE YON YOU TAKING THIS AND THAT'S. 
          OKAY, PERFECT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON THE OTHER MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING? IF NOT ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY I, I OPPOSED, UH, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. 
          [III. Receive Written Reports]
UM, AND NOW WE'RE AT A RECEIVING WRITTEN REPORTS. 
          UH, IT SAYS ON RESILIENCE, HUBS STAFF WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS. 
          UM, I APOLOGIZE. 
          I DID NOT SEE THAT THIS WAS A WRITTEN REPORT IN ADVANCE. 
          SO IF I COULD JUST ASK, UM, ANY STAFF WHO, UH, WOULD BE PRESENTING TO GIVE SORT OF A HIGHLIGHTS, IF THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, IF THERE'S BEEN PROGRESS FROM THE PREVIOUS, UM, MEETING WHERE WE GOT AN UPDATE, I KNOW THERE HAVE BEEN MEETINGS, UH, BUT IF YOU COULD JUST GIVE SOME KEY, UH, HIGHLIGHTS, WHOEVER WOULD BE PRESENTING OR WHOEVER WOULD BE ANSWERING QUESTIONS, DO WE HAVE ANYONE HERE WHO'S ABLE TO SPEAK TO THEM? MAT IS LAURA MAT IS ONLINE. 
          YOU ARE, THE LAST PARTY IS OUR CHIEF RESILIENCE. 
          OH, GREAT. 
          LAURA, LAURA. 
          PATINO GREAT. 
          LAURA, 
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ARE YOU, UH, ABLE TO GIVE A, A BRIEF UPDATE WITH KIND OF KEY, UM, ACTIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED SINCE OUR LAST MEETING? ABSOLUTELY. 
          GOOD MORNING. 
          JOIN SUN COMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          UH, MY NAME'S LAURA PATINO, UH, FOR THE RECORD AND I'M THE CHIEF RESILIENCE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN. 
          UH, WITH ME TODAY FROM THE CITY OF BOSTON, WE HAVE MARK ER, WHO IS A PROGRAM MANAGER FOR THE RESILIENCE HUB EFFORT, AS WELL AS FROM TRAVIS COUNTY. 
          WE HAVE CHARLES BROTHERTON AND FROM A I S D WE HAVE TS, AND I BELIEVE THEY'RE ON THE LINE AND ON CAMERA AS WELL. 
          UM, WE HAVE MOVED TO PROVIDING THE QUARTERLY WRITTEN REPORTS. 
          UM, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THIS REPORT, AS YOU THUMB THROUGH IT, WE HAVE CHANGED THE STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT TO INCLUDE A SIMPLE DASHBOARD, UM, AND DETAILS OF EACH PHASE. 
          UM, SO AS YOU GO THROUGH IT, UM, BRIEFLY I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, UM, UH, A FEW OF THE, THE TASKS THAT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. 
          UM, AND, AND, AND THESE INCLUDE THAT WE HAVE LAUNCHED, UH, THE RESILIENCE HUB WEBSITE. 
          UM, THIS ONE CAN BE ACCESSED AT, UH, THE WWW AUSTIN, TEXAS.GOV/AUSTIN RESILIENCE HUBS. 
          UM, THIS WEBSITE PROVIDES ALL THE INFORMATION ON THE PROGRESS OF THE RESILIENCE HUB'S EFFORT, UH, AND INCLUDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FOLKS TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. 
          UM, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING THE FOCUS AREA WORKSHOPS WITHIN THE DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS TO SELECT THE LOCATION OF THE FIRST INITIAL SIX HUBS. 
          UM, WE, WE HAVE CONDUCTED THREE MEETINGS THUS FAR, UH, IN FOCUS AREA ONE, TWO AND FOUR, UM, AND FOCUS AREAS THREE, FIVE, AND SIX ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE. 
          UM, THE FIRST ONE WILL BE THE, THE FIRST ONE FOR THAT AR FOR FOCUS AREA FOUR WILL BE TOMORROW FROM SIX TO EIGHT IN MON POLIS. 
          UH, ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, WE WILL HAVE THE WORKSHOP FOR THE DUB SPRINGS AREA AT THE DUB SPRINGS RECREATION CENTER. 
          AND THE FINAL, UM, WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH, UH, AT THE ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          UH, JUST AS A REMINDER, UH, FOR THIS BODY, THE, UH, WORKSHOPS ARE INTENDED TO BE WAY IN WHICH, UH, THE TEAM CAN, UM, ENGAGE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS AS THE INITIAL CONVERSATION TO SELECT THE LOCATION OF THE SPECIFIC SITES THAT WILL SERVE AS RESILIENCE HUBS. 
          AND ONCE WE HAVE THOSE SITES SELECTED, WE'LL GO INTO DEEPER CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC ELEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BE, UM, INCLUDED BOTH FROM A STRUCTURAL STANDPOINT. 
          SO THIS INCLUDES CONVERSATIONS ABOUT, UH, WHAT BACKUP POWER OR BACKUP WATER, UM, ELEMENTS THESE FACILITIES TO HAVE, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAMMATIC, UM, UH, UH, PROGRAMMATIC ASPECTS OF THE RESILIENCE HUBS. 
          AND THIS INCLUDES, UH, WHAT TYPES OF SERVICES THEY WILL PROVIDE DURING AN EMERGENCY, AS WELL AS THE SERVICES THAT THEY WILL PROVIDE, UM, DURING NON EMERGENCIES AND DURING BLUE SKY DAYS. 
          UM, ANOTHER, UM, ANOTHER ASPECT THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED IS THE HAZARD AND VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, UM, AND AS WELL AS AGENCY FACILITY ASSESSMENTS, WHICH MEANS THAT WE HAVE A COMPLETED LIST OF SITES THAT CAN SERVE AS A TYPE OF RESILIENCE HUB, AND WHETHER THIS IS AN INFORMATION CENTER, A COOLING CENTER, OR A FULL SCALE SHELTER. 
          AND THERE ARE EFFORTS UNDERWAY BETWEEN, UH, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICE TO, UH, LINK THOSE SPECIFIC SITES THAT WILL SERVE AS NEIGHBORHOOD RESILIENCE HUB AND HOW THEY CAN BE, UM, HOW, WHAT SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO ACTIVATE THEM DURING AN EMERGENCY. 
          UM, WE'RE ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF REFINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESILIENCE HUB TOOLKIT, WHICH WAS PART OF A RESOLUTION, UH, FROM COUNCIL MEMBER TOVO, UM, THAT CALLED FOR ESTABLISHING, UH, SPECIFIC TOOLS AND SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR SETTING UP PRIVATELY OWNED COMMUNITY SITES. 
          UM, SO AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AND CREATED A, UH, UH, A WEBSITE. 
          AND WITHIN THAT WEBSITE, WE, UM, HAVE POSTED A SURVEY IN WHICH WE'RE COLLECTING INFORMATION FOR FOLKS THAT ARE, UM, UH, ABLE TO, AND HAVE, I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN SETTING UP A COMMUNITY RESILIENCE HUB, UM, UH, LOCATION. 
          ONCE WE HAVE THIS INITIAL 
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INFORMATION, WE'LL BE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO FOLKS AND ESTABLISH, UH, WHAT SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS, UM, ARE NEEDED TO BE PART OF THE NETWORK AND UNDERSTAND WHAT SPECIFIC SERVICES THEY WILL PROVIDE. 
          UM, AND THE LAST MAIN FINAL UPDATE IS THAT WE ARE EXPANDING THE RESILIENCE HUBS TEAM WITHIN THE CITY. 
          UM, AN ITEM WAS PASSED THROUGH COUNCIL AND APPROVED THROUGH COUNCIL TO NEGOTIATE, UM, A, A CONTRACT WITH THE FUSE CORE TO BRING FORWARD A FUSE FELLOW THAT WILL HELP MOVE THIS PROCESS FORWARD, UM, AND HELP, UH, PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STAFF CAPACITY TO DEVELOP THE RESILIENCE HUBS, TOOLKIT, UH, AND ESTABLISH THE PREPAREDNESS GUIDES IN A WAY THAT, UH, IS CONDUCIVE TO ALL OF THE ADDITIONAL PLANNING WORK THAT IS GOING FORWARD WITHIN THE CITY. 
          UM, REALLY QUICKLY, OUR NEXT STEPS, UH, INCLUDE, UH, FINALIZING THE RESILIENCE HUB TOOLKIT, UH, INCLUDING THE FACILITY IDENTIFICATION, THE SELECTION AND OF DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SPECIFIC PARTNERSHIPS CONTINUE WITH OUR STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINATION AND DEVELOP THE SPECIFIC PROTOCOLS TO ACTIVATE SITE STEERING EMERGENCIES. 
          WE'RE ALSO, UM, LIKE I MENTIONED, IN THE PROCESS OF IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. 
          UM, AND SO THAT WILL CONTINUE AS WE IDENTIFY, UM, THE, THE SPECIFIC FUNDING THAT IS REQUIRED TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS. 
          UM, AND THIS OF COURSE CAN ONLY BE DONE, UH, ONCE THE SITES ARE SELECTED. 
          UM, AND I DO WANT TO CLOSE WITH JUST REMINDING THAT WE DO HAVE THE THREE REMAINING COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS. 
          UM, AND THESE ARE TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 13TH, UH, SEPTEMBER 15TH AND SEPTEMBER 20TH. 
          UM, THESE ARE INCLUDED WITHIN THE REPORT AND THAT WE ALSO HAVE THE COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS FAIR TAKING PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 20TH AT THE ASIAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER, UH, WHERE WE'LL ALSO HAVE A RESILIENCE HUB TABLE. 
          UM, THIS IS GREAT. 
          AND JUST A REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC, THE REASON THAT WE ARE, UM, COORDINATING AMONG OUR THREE ENTITIES ON THE RESILIENCE HUB IS, UM, PARTLY IN RESPONSE TO WINTER STORM UY. 
          THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE WITHOUT POWER WITHOUT WATER WHO WERE DESPERATE FOR BOTH. 
          UM, AND WE KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE EXPERIENCING MORE AND MORE EXTREME WEATHER AS THE CLIMATE CHANGES. 
          SO THESE RESILIENT RESILIENCE HUBS ARE INTENDED TO BE, UH, AREAS IN THE COMMUNITY ACROSS THE COMMUNITY WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN ACCESS POWER OR HEATING OR COOLING OR SHELTER OF ANY KIND, UH, DURING TIMES OF EXTREME WEATHER WHERE THERE ARE DISRUPTIONS TO OUR ELECTRIC GRID OR OUR WATER, OR OTHER KINDS OF RESOURCES. 
          UM, WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THIS AS A PRIORITY FOR THE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE. 
          SO I THINK IT WOULD BE USEFUL EVEN THOUGH, UH, IT'S IDENTIFIED AS, UH, AS A WRITTEN REPORT. 
          I THINK, UM, THERE ARE A FEW PLACES WHERE THERE ARE THESE KINDS OF ONGOING UPDATES ON THE RESILIENCE HUB THAT, UH, INCLUDE ALL THREE OF US. 
          SO IF WE COULD HAVE A SORT OF A STANDING UPDATE, THIS SORT OF BRIEF, UM, UM, CATCH UP OF WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE INTERIM, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE A USEFUL THING. 
          AND IF WE COULD JUST BUDGET TIME FOR THAT ON, ON OUR AGENDA, UM, I WILL SAY THE COUNTY, UM, IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A BUDGET. 
          AND I THINK WE HAVE EARMARKED, UM, CHUCK, IF YOU'RE ON HERE, HELP ME REMEMBER. 
          I THINK IT'S A MILLION OR 1,000,005 FOR OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE RESILIENCE HUB, UH, INITIATIVE. 
          SO WE ARE, UM, IDENTIFYING FUNDS, UH, THAT COULD BE AVAILABLE FOR, UM, USE IN THIS EFFORT. 
          UM, IT'S A MAJOR PRIORITY FOR, I THINK, ALL OF US TO TRY AND HELP OUR, OUR RESIDENTS. 
          AND, UM, UH, SO ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE THE UPDATE. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH, LAURA, CHECK IT. 
          I GET THAT RIGHT. 
          WAS IT A MILLION OR A MILLION AND A HALF OR 500,000? I CAN'T REMEMBER MISSIONARY. 
          YOU GOT IT, RIGHT. 
          1.5 MILLION IS THE YEAR MARK FOR 23. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UH, UH, COUNCILMAN TER, THANK YOU. 
          UM, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT WE'RE MAKING. 
          UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE STARTING WITH THE FIRST, UM, SIX PILOT HUBS, UM, WHEN I WENT TO THE WEBSITE FOR THE SURVEY, ET CETERA, AND IN READING, THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT CONFUSING AS TO WHETHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WANTED TO SERVE AS A RESILIENCE HUB WERE, WHO WERE NOT ONE OF THOSE SIX PILOT HUBS COULD BE SIGNING UP AT THIS POINT TO EXPRESS INTEREST OR NOT. 
          UM, SO CAN YOU CLARIFY IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR BEYOND THOSE SIX AREAS AT THIS POINT? ABSOLUTELY. 
          SO THE FIRST SIX PILOT AREAS ARE PRIMARILY FOCUSED, UM, ON, UH, THE LIST OF THE CITY FACILITY, THE CITY, UH, A I S D AND COUNTY FACILITIES ARE IN, IN THE INITIAL ASSESSMENT THAT WAS CONDUCTED. 
          UM, BUT THE SURVEY FOR THE COMMUNITY OWNED AND PRIVATE OWNED SIZE IS EXPANSIVE TO THE WHOLE, UH, CITY OF AUSTIN LIMITS. 
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SO BOTH WITHIN THE, THE SIX AREAS, AS WELL AS, UH, OUTSIDE OF THE SIX AREAS. 
          OKAY. 
          IF YOU COULD MAYBE, UM, WORK WITH MY OFFICE TO, TO WRITE UP SOME KIND OF BLURB SO THAT WE CAN GET THE WORD OUT AND ENCOURAGE FOLKS, UM, TO ENCOURAGE THEIR ORGANIZATIONS TO GET INVOLVED IN SOME WAY, RIGHT NOW IT'S SORT OF READING, LIKE IT'S, IT'S JUST FOR THOSE SIX AREAS. 
          UM, BUT I KNOW THAT THERE WOULD BE A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS, UM, THAT MIGHT BE IN A GOOD POSITION TO ASSIST IN SOME WAY AND MY DISTRICT, AND I'D LIKE TO INVITE THEM. 
          AND THEN LASTLY, I WANTED TO JUST INVITE, UM, MR. SIGUR, IF YOU COULD SPEAK A LITTLE BIT, UM, ABOUT HOW THIS IS EMBEDDED IN THE BOND PROCESS TO, TO HAVE MORE OF THESE FACILITIES AVAILABLE FOR RESILIENCE IN THE SCHOOLS AND BEFORE MATIA STARTS, UM, FOR ANY, I WOULD BE INTERESTED TO GET THESE SAME MATERIALS TO SEND OUT NOTICES ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR HOW PEOPLE CAN PARTICIPATE. 
          SO, UM, IF YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH, UM, UM, EVERYONE ON THE COMMITTEE, THAT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL. 
          THANKS, LAURA. 
          MATTIA ABSOLUTELY. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. 
          UM, CAN YOU ALL HEAR ME? OKAY. 
          SAY THAT AGAIN? CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY. 
           IF WE CAN INCREASE YOUR VOLUME A LITTLE BIT, THAT'D BE HELPFUL. 
          OKAY. 
          MAYBE I CAN JUST TALK LOUDER. 
          UM, LET ME SEE, RIGHT. 
          I'M GONNA TRY TO TALK A LITTLE BIT LOUDER. 
          IS THIS A BIT BETTER, A LITTLE BETTER MEDIA, IF WE CAN INCREASE HIS VOLUME, UH, THAT WOULD HELP US, BUT YOU CAN GO AHEAD MATTIAS. 
          OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO, UH, AS FAR AS HOW RESILIENCY HUB ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE BOND PROGRAMS PROPOSED FOR A MEMBER OF 2022, UH, THEY ABSOLUTELY ARE ONE OF THE THINGS, UH, THAT A I D ENDEAVOR TO DO IN COLLABORATION WITH OUR LONG RANGE PLANNING COMMITTEES WAS TO IDENTIFY, UH, OPPORTUNITIES WHERE RESILIENCY PROGRAMMING COULD BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR FACILITIES. 
          AND SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IT'S A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY, I THINK FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS THAT MANY OF THESE INVESTMENTS ARE, UM, ARE SUBSTANTIAL AND WILL ALLOW US TO RECONFIGURE A SIGNIFICANT PORTIONS OF THE BUILDING, IF NOT, WE REBUILD THEM ENTIRELY. 
          AND SO FOR US RIGHT NOW, UH, WE UNDERSTAND WHERE THESE INVESTMENTS ARE. 
          THEY ALL BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN OUR, UH, BOND PROGRAM. 
          WE'RE ACTUALLY, UH, RIGHT NOW DEVELOPING AND REFINING OUR, UM, DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS, SO THAT, UH, AS WE PROGRESS THE, THE PLANS OF EACH OF THESE CAMPUSES, WE UNDERSTAND WHAT DESIGN ELEMENTS, UH, MUST BE CONSIDERED, UH, TO SUPPORT THE RESILIENCY INITIATIVE. 
          SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT, AND IT'S AN EFFORT THAT, UM, WE HAVE BEEN, UH, GOING THROUGH FOR QUITE SOME TIME, UH, THE BUDGETS THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED, UM, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MODERNIZATION PROJECTS, UH, WILL INCORPORATE MANY, IF NOT ALL OF THE ASPECTS TIED TO RESILIENCY HUBS. 
          UM, SO WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. 
          UM, CERTAINLY THERE'LL BE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS JUST GIVEN THE, THE SIZE OF THOSE PROJECTS. 
          UM, BUT THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY CONSIDERED AND IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE, UM, THE, UH, SIGNIFICANT PRIORITIZATIONS THAT CAME OUTTA ONE RANGE PLANNING EFFORT, UH, WHICH WAS COMPLETED USING EQUITY BY DESIGN MODEL. 
          SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION AND I CAN PROVIDE MORE DETAILS ON THAT, UH, AT ANY POINT, UM, IN PAPER FORM AND PAY REFORM AND DOCUMENTATION. 
          ANYBODY HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? YES. 
          I THINK COMMISSION HAS ONE, UM, I'M, UH, I'M CONCERNED OR NOT NECESSARILY CONCERNED. 
          I JUST WANT MAKE SURE, UH, THAT WE MAXIMIZE OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS. 
          UM, I'VE LOOKED AT THE ZIP CODE AREAS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT. 
          I AM, I'M VERY PLEASED TO SEE THAT A LOT OF THEM ARE IN WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE EASTERN CRESCENT THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          UM, BUT I THINK THAT IT'S GONNA BE IMPORTANT ALSO FOR US TO KNOW, UH, THE CHURCHES THAT ARE CLOSE TO THE ZIP CODE AREAS THAT WE WANNA WORK IN, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, BECAUSE MANY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, UH, SHOULD HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS, UM, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING THROUGH OUR PTAS AND, AND, UH, OUR CAMPUS, UH, OUR CAMPUS LEADERSHIP TEAMS, BECAUSE THEY ARE GROUPS OF PARENTS WHO ARE INVOLVED GENERALLY IN, IN THEIR COMMUNITY. 
          I THINK WE'RE MOSTLY TALKING TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. 
          SO THAT'S IMPORTANT. 
          I'D BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHETHER WE'RE USING THE NEXT DOOR TOOL TO, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT, THAT, UH, WE ARE COMMUNICATING WITH NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL, UH, IN OUR MEDIA AND OUTREACH. 
          UM, I THINK THAT I'M, I'M CERTAIN THAT, UH, TRAVIS COUNTIES, UH, MEDIA WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP YOU REACH OUT TO PLACES LIKE, UH, THE VILLAGER, UM, K A Z CETERA, WHERE PLACES, PLACES WHERE COMMUNITIES GET THEIR INFORMATION AND THEN HOW WE ENGAGE GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, THAT WE CALL THE DIVINE NINE FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES THAT HAVE A LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT ARE, UH, RELATED TO YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND YOUTH, UH, ACCESS. 
          AND, UH, ANOTHER GROUP THAT HAS, UH, WORKED VERY EFFECTIVELY, PARTICULARLY DURING THE 
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PANDEMIC HAS BEEN, UH, THE BLACK LEADERSHIP COLLECTIVE WITH, UH, SURROUND ROBINSON, UH, AND, UH, TERRY MITCHELL AND, UM, AND THEN ALSO THE COMMUNITY, UH, RESILIENCY TRUST. 
          SO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE REACHING OUT TO THOSE FOLKS WHO COMMUNICATE AND SURVEY, UH, COMMUNITIES, UH, PARTICULARLY IN THE EASTERN CRESCENT CONSISTENTLY, THOSE ARE GREAT SUGGESTIONS. 
          UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THESE WILL BE VIRTUAL, BUT IF THERE ARE VIRTUAL LINKS TO THESE, UH, MEETINGS, THAT WOULD BE GREAT TO INCLUDE IN THE INFORMATION THAT YOU SEND OUT TO US AS WELL. 
          AND THEN COUNCIL MEMBER, UH, FUENTES HAD A QUESTION. 
          YES. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND IT'S SO GREAT TO HEAR ABOUT THE, UH, INVESTMENT THAT THE COUNTY IS MAKING IN COMMUNITY RESILIENCE. 
          ONE OF THE AREAS OF CONCERN THAT WE HAVE IN SOUTHEAST, UM, THAT IS, IS OF CONCERN FOR ME IS HOW WE INTERACT WITH OUR DEL VALLEY COMMUNITY. 
          OUR DEL VALLEY AREA, AS Y'ALL KNOW, IS HALF IN THE CITY, HALF IN THE COUNTY. 
          AND WHILE WE HAVE A COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, UH, CONVERSATION HAPPENING IN DEV SPRINGS, WE DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE ANYTHING RIGHT NOW PLANNED FOR THE DEL VALLEY AREA. 
          SO I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COUNTY AND CITY TO WORK TOGETHER, TO CREATE A RESILIENCE HUB THAT WILL HELP SERVE OUR FURTHER SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY, UM, THAT BEING DEL VALLEY. 
          SO I'M CURIOUS, UM, FROM OUR COUNTY COUNTERPARTS, IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY, UM, COMMENTS OF HOW, UH, THE COUNTY OR, OR FROM THE CITY SIDE TOO, UH, HOW WE CAN WORK TOGETHER ON DEVELOPING A RESILIENCE HOUSE SPECIFICALLY IN THE DEL VALLEY AREA. 
          CHUCK, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE PREPARED TO SPEAK TO THIS, BUT I DID NOTICE THAT, UM, IN THE SIX FOCUS AREAS, THERE ARE 36 CITY AND A, I S D FACILITIES THAT, UH, HAVE BEEN ASSESSED. 
          UM, I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF THOSE WERE IN THE DEL VALLEY AREA, BUT CHUCK, ARE YOU ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT OR IS ANYONE ELSE ABLE TO SPEAK TO THAT COMMISSIONER? I, I'M NOT PREPARED TO SPEAK TO THAT. 
          THE COUNTY FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE ASSESSED AT THIS POINT ARE OUR COUNTY, UH, COMMUNITY CENTERS. 
          AND DO WE HAVE ANY IN DEL VALLEY? WE DO. 
          WE DO. 
          UM, THIS IS LAURA PETINO. 
          THERE ARE, UH, FACILITIES IN EACH OF THE SIX FOCUS AREAS, UH, THAT HAVE BEEN EVALUATED UTILIZING, UM, UH, THE RED CROSS, UH, SHELTER, UM, ASSESSMENT AND THESE SPECIFIC FACILITIES, UM, ARE BEING BROUGHT UP IN THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE WORKSHOPS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. 
          UM, HOWEVER, THESE ARE JUST THE INITIAL FACILITIES THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED THROUGH THE ASSESSMENT AND THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE ARE HAVING WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT ARE ATTENDING THE MEETINGS, AS WELL AS ENGAGING THROUGH THE SOCIAL PINPOINT TOOL. 
          UM, UH, WE ARE ENCOURAGING FOLKS TO ALSO NOMINATE OTHER FACILITIES, WHETHER THEY ARE CITY, UM, TRAVIS COUNTY, OR A I S D FACILITIES OR EXTERNAL FACILITIES AS WELL THAT COULD SERVE AS RESILIENCE HUBS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          SO, UH, JUST TO RECAP, THERE OWN FACILITIES IN DEL VALLEY THAT ARE BEING EXAMINED. 
          CAN WE, UM, COMMISSIONERS, SHE, WE HAVE, UH, EXAMINED OUR OWN COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          WE HAVE FOUND THAT IT DOES NEED A LOT OF WORK TO BE ABLE TO SERVE FUNCTIONALLY AS A RESILIENCE HUB. 
          THERE ARE THINGS WITH, UH, IN INGRESS AND EGRESS PROBLEMS ISSUES ON WHETHER WE HAVE, UH, PORT RICOCHET, WHERE WE CAN HAVE A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE CAN DRIVE THROUGH AND PICK UP ITEMS. THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO TO THAT COMMUNITY CENTER TO MAKE IT FULLY FUNCTIONAL AS A REAL S HUB. 
          SO NOW THAT THE COUNTY HAS FOUND FUNDS TO WORK WITH US, WE CAN LOOK AT IT CLOSER. 
          UH, WE ARE FOCUSING ON THE FLU GREENVILLE CENTER AREA AND DEL VALLEY, AND WE WANNA SEE IF MAYBE THERE ARE OTHER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE SCHOOLS OR CHURCHES THAT MIGHT BE A BETTER PLACE IN THOSE AREAS. 
          PERFECT. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          AND, AND I HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DEL VALLEY ISD AND KNOW SHE HAS OFFERED THE DEL VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL AS A, AS A RESOURCE FOR US. 
          SO THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY THERE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          GREAT. 
          I THINK, UH, UM, SO TRUSTEE BOSWELL HAS A QUESTION AND THEN WE'LL GO TO YOU, KATHY. 
          UM, THANK EV THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR THIS WORK. 
          IT'S VERY EXCITING. 
          I I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO TWO THINGS. 
          ONE IS MAKING SURE BUILDING ON WHAT COMMISSIONER AND TRAVI SAID, MAKING SURE THAT AS WE'RE REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY, WE'RE ALSO CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE IF WE BUILD THIS, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THEY'RE THERE. 
          PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIND THEM. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO REALLY TAKE SERIOUSLY AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS WORK, TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE HAVE MEANINGFUL UNDERSTANDING AND ACCESS. 
          AND I KNOW WE SAW DURING WINTER STORM URI, WE SEE DURING OTHER, UM, CRISES THAT PEOPLE HAVE 
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NEED, AND PEOPLE ALSO SHOW UP TO SUPPORT AND HELP AND TO VOLUNTEER EVEN MANY OF THE SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE NEEDING ARE ALSO SHOWING UP TO HELP THEIR NEIGHBORS AND BUILDING A NETWORK THAT CAN HELP US DO BOTH OF THOSE, I THINK WILL BE VALUABLE AS LONG AS WE WORK ON IT AHEAD OF TIME. 
          AND AS WE'RE REACHING OUT TO COMMUNITY, I HOPE WE'RE DOING THAT HAND IN HAND WITH THAT WORK, UM, AS WE CO-CREATE THESE TOGETHER. 
          AND THE SECOND THING IS I'M WONDERING IF THERE MAY BE SOME LOCAL SIGNAGE WE CAN CREATE, UM, TO PUT AT THE, THE LOCATIONS THAT ARE HUBS TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY JUST BE AWARE OF IT LONG BEFORE A CRISIS HAPPENS LONG BEFORE IT'S NEEDED. 
          UM, SO IT BECOMES FAMILIAR TO PEOPLE. 
          SO PEOPLE HAVE A SENSE OF, OF WHAT IT IS AND WHERE THEY CAN FIND IT WHEN, WHEN SUDDENLY WE NEED IT. 
          THAT'S GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THAT'S MY, YEAH, I LIKE THAT IDEA A LOT. 
          I THINK THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S A VERY VALUABLE IDEA. 
          JUST A COUPLE QUICK THINGS. 
          ONE, I'M REALLY DELIGHTED TO HEAR AIS DS, HOW THIS WORKED INTO THE BOND PROPOSAL. 
          I THINK THAT'S REALLY EXCITING NEWS. 
          I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR TRAVIS COUNTIES INVESTMENT AND WOULD LOVE TO GET SOME MORE DETAILS ON THAT IF WE CAN IN ADVANCE, IF THERE'S ANY MORE INFORMATION BETWEEN NOW AND THE NEXT MEETING, THAT WOULD BE REALLY USEFUL TO GET SOME SENSE OF, OF HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE INVESTED. 
          UH, IT SOUNDS FROM WHAT, UH, FROM WHAT I JUST HEARD AS IF IT'S GONNA BE INVESTED PROBABLY IN DEL VALLEY AND FLICKERVILLE, I WOULD, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, AS WE BEGAN THIS WORK, IT BECAME CLEAR THAT THERE, OUR INVESTMENT IS NOT GOING TO CREATE AS MANY RESILIENCE HUB AS WE NEED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S ONE REASON WHY THE, THE TOOLKIT IS REALLY SO CRITICAL AND I WOULD, UH, INVITE TRAVIS COUNTY TO SEE IF THAT MIGHT BE OF USE AND HELP TO Y'ALL TOO. 
          SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UM, I'M JUST GONNA QUOTE FROM MY RESOLUTION ON THE TOOLKIT, WE USED THE EXAMPLE OF BARCELONA, WHICH THEY CALL THEM CLIMATE CLIMATE CENTERS IN BARCELONA AND CLIMATE SHELTERS. 
          AND THEY WERE ABLE IN ONE YEAR TO GO FROM 70 TO 163 MAKING SHELTERS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF EVERY RESIDENT, A FIVE MINUTE WALKING DISTANCE FROM EVERY RESIDENT IN THE ENTIRE CITY AND THE WAY THEY DID THAT WAS BY WORKING WITH EXISTING FACILITIES. 
          SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE, WHAT, WHAT IT SEEMS LIKE THE PATH THAT WE'RE ON IS TO HAVE KIND OF TIER ONE RESILIENT SHELTERS, THE SIX THAT LAURA TALKED ABOUT, THAT THEY'RE DOING EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AROUND AND DOING EXACTLY TRUSTEE BOSWELL, AS YOU SAID, REALLY WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF SERVICES AND NEEDS THEY HAVE DURING BLUE SKY DAYS, AND THEN GETTING THAT INVESTMENT FOR WHAT WOULD NEED TO BE, TO BE IN THAT RESILIENCE HUB FOR CRISIS TIMES. 
          BUT I THINK THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO GET THEM THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY REALLY IS GOING TO HAPPEN THROUGH THAT TOOLKIT. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, I'M, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THE BARCELONA BARCELONA SUCCESS. 
          I THINK IF THEY CAN DO IT, WE CAN DO IT TOO, BUT IT IS GONNA TAKE REALLY GETTING THAT WORD OUT AND THAT BUY-IN. 
          AND SO THANK YOU, LAURA, FOR POINTING US TO THE WEBSITE. 
          I THINK THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT WAY THAT THAT FOLKS WHO ARE INTERESTED CAN SIGN UP AND GET IN THE LOOP ON THIS. 
          I KNOW WE HAVE, I KNOW WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND CHURCHES WHO HAVE ALREADY EXPRESSED INTEREST, SO THAT'S A GREAT, GREAT WAY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. 
          UM, THANKS FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THE TOOLKIT. 
          UM, COUNCILMAN OVO, IS THERE A LINK TO THAT TOOLKIT AT THE RESILIENCE HUBS, UH, WEBSITE, AS LAURA SAID, THERE'S STILL, IT'S STILL IN PROGRESS. 
          IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IN THIS, AND THEN WHY DON'T YOU SEND THAT TO, UM, TO MY OFFICE? I, I KNOW YOU'VE SHARED IT WITH US WHEN IT WAS, UH, THE RESIDE EITHER JUST PASSED OR IN THE WORKS. 
          UM, BUT IF YOU SHARE THAT WITH, WITH OUR OFFICE AND WE'LL SHARE IT WITH, UM, CHUCK BROTHERTON, UM, SO HE'S SURE GOT THAT EXAMPLE READILY IN FRONT OF HIM THAT, YEAH, WE DON'T, WE DON'T HAVE THE TOOL LAURA, AS, AS SHE INDICATED, UM, THEY ARE WORKING TO DEVELOP THAT TOOLKIT AND TO MAKE THAT AVAILABLE, BUT I CAN CERTAINLY SHARE WITH YOU THE RESOLUTION. 
          UM, AND JUST AS A REMINDER, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR EARLIER RESOLUTION ON THE RESILIENCE HUBS DID WAS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WOULD HAVE REGULAR UPDATES TO THIS COMMITTEE. 
          SO THAT'S ALREADY, THAT'S THE REASON THEY COME BACK EVERY TIME IS BECAUSE WE HAD ASKED THE TO COME BACK. 
          SO THAT'S ALREADY IN THE WORST WAS IT'S HELPFUL TO HAVE AN ACTUAL REPORT, AS OPPOSED TO ASSUMING THE PUBLIC WILL LOOK AT THE DOCUMENTS AND NOT HAVE THIS KIND OF A DISCUSSION. 
          SO I THINK WE SHOULD PLAN TO HAVE THIS KIND DISCUSSION, DISCUSSION UPDATED EACH. 
          GOTCHA. 
          UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, IF NOT, I ACTUALLY JUST WANNA SAY THAT I'D LIKE HAVING A WRITTEN REPORT. 
          YEAH, I DO TOO. 
          I DON'T WANNA SUBSTITUTE THE PRESENT. 
          YEAH. 
          I'M NOT SAYING ELIMINATE THE WRITTEN REPORT. 
          I'M SAYING PLAN FOR A BRIEFING AND A DISCUSSION ON IT. 
          SO WE DON'T GET TOO FAR BEHIND ON OUR AGENDAS. 
          UM, IF WE'RE DONE WITH THAT, THEN LET'S MOVE ON TO THE, UH, SAFETY UPDATE AND THANKS TO ALL THE STAFF, THANKS FOR YOUR WORK. 
          AND THANKS FOR THE, THE PRESENTATION AND THE DISCUSSION ON THIS. 
          [IV. Safety update]
UM, THE SAFETY UPDATE INCLUDES A VIOLENCE PREVENTION SUMMIT DEBRIEF, UH, FROM AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, UH, THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND ALSO A CAMPUS SAFETY, UH, UPDATE BY A I S D. 
          SO WHO'S GONNA START, DO WE KNOW WHO'S GIVING US THE, UH, VIOLENCE PREVENTION SUMMIT DEBRIEF. 
          DO YOU WANNA, I WAS JUST CHAIR IF I MAY, YES. 
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SORRY. 
          I DIDN'T SEE YOU MAYOR PRETEND THIS WAS YOUR INITIATIVE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. 
          I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU WANTED TO OFFER A FEW, A LITTLE FRAMING FOR IT. 
          SURE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY THE PRESENTATIONS, BUT, UM, IN JUNE, UM, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, GARZA, MYSELF, JUDGE BROWN AND MAYOR ATHER, UH, CONVENED A GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION SUMMIT. 
          UM, DURING THE DAY WE SPENT TIME WITH, UM, ELECTED LEADERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, FROM ACROSS THE COUNTY. 
          UM, AS WELL AS SOME STAFF, WE BROUGHT IN SOME, SOME FOLKS, UM, FROM OUT OF TOWN, WHO'VE BEEN WORKING WITH US TO SHAPE HOW WE APPROACH VIOLENCE PREVENTION TO HAVE SOME CONVERSATIONS. 
          UM, THE SUMMIT WAS INITIATED PRIOR TO A V DAY, ALTHOUGH THE INVITATION WENT OUT, YOU KNOW, WITH A VDI, UM, JUST AFTERWARDS, UM, IT WAS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY, UM, TO THINK ABOUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO, WHAT STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE TO CREATE THE KIND OF ECOSYSTEM THAT WE WOULD WANT THAT REALLY PREVENTS GUN VIOLENCE AND PROVIDES THE SUPPORT WE NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY TO, TO REDUCE AND MINIMIZE THAT WITHIN THE, THE, UM, ENVIRONMENT THAT WE'RE IN, WHERE GUNS ARE SO READILY, READILY AVAILABLE. 
          UM, WE HAD SOME GOOD CANDID CONVERSATIONS THAT WERE REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          UM, DURING THE DAY WE STARTED WITH A, A GROUP, UH, WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, UM, WITH A COUPLE ELECTED LEADERS, TRYING TO THINK ABOUT COLLABORATION AND OPPORTUNITIES AND THOSE CONVERSATIONS AND THOSE ACTIONS ARE ONGOING. 
          UM, AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON, WE, UM, BROUGHT EVERYONE OF THE ELECTEDS. 
          UM, THIS WAS A PRIVATE SESSION, UM, AND REALLY DUG INTO SOME OF THE APPROACHES TO VIOLENCE PREVENTION, FOCUSING ON THE VICTIMS. AND, UM, SHELL WAS ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE PRESENTERS FOR THAT. 
          AND THEN THE EVENING WE INVITED THE COMMUNITY, UM, TO THE CONVERSATION. 
          UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO IS MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT GUN VIOLENCE LOOKS LIKE IN OUR COMMUNITY, SO THAT WE CAN TAKE OUR LIMITED RESOURCES AND REALLY, UM, TARGET IT, UH, TO PARTICULAR PLACES. 
          I DON'T WANNA, UM, STEAL MICHELLE'S THUNDER WITH HER PRESENTATION, BUT THERE ARE SEVERAL THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE SINCE THEN. 
          WE HAVE SOME CONTRACTS THAT MICHELLE WILL TALK ABOUT. 
          UM, WE PUT IN SEED MONEY FOR THE TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTER, UM, WITH, WITH COUNCIL MEMBER FUENTES LEADERSHIP. 
          AND I WAS PLEASED TO PARTNER WITH THAT. 
          UM, AND I KNOW THAT DA HAS SOME ONGOING THINGS AS WELL, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK, UM, THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. 
          AND I BELIEVE A, I S D HAD PUT SOME, SOME MENTAL HEALTH MONEY INTO THEIR BUDGET, UM, AS WELL, THIS IS AN ONGOING CHALLENGE THAT WE HAVE AS A COMMUNITY. 
          AND IT IS ONE WHERE I THINK THIS, THIS COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR, UM, CAN BE ONE OF THE FORUMS WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE TOUCHING BASE AND WE'RE PUSHING AND MOVING, MOVING THINGS FORWARD BECAUSE TO GET THIS ECOSYSTEM TO FUNCTION, WE HAVE TO ALL BE TALKING AND WE EACH HAVE TO BE DOING OUR PART. 
          UM, BUT WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE THAT BALL BALL FORWARD IN REALLY IMPORTANT, UM, INTERESTING WAYS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP ON THIS. 
          UM, UH, IS, UM, MICHELLE, UH, GONNA REPORT ON THIS AS WELL? YES, I AM. 
          I'M HERE. 
          YOU'RE WELCOME. 
          MICHELLE MILES. 
          WHO'S THE MANAGER OF THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 
          UH, I'M GLAD TO BE HERE. 
          UM, AND I WILL BE PRESENTING AN OVERVIEW OF THE OFFICE AND HOW IT RELATES TO ESTABLISHING A COMPREHENSIVE ECOSYSTEM, UM, FOR ADDRESSING GUN AND COMMUNITY, OTHER FORMS OF VIOLENCE. 
          UM, NEXT SLIDE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE SLIDE. 
          THANK YOU. 
          UM, THE GUN, UH, THE GUN VIOLENCE SUMMIT GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION SUMMIT, UM, HAPPENED THIS PAST JUNE 8TH. 
          UM, AND AS MARI PRO 10 SAID IT WAS, UM, A COMPREHENSIVE, UH, MEETING OF THE MINDS OF, UM, SURVIVORS, VICTIMS AND EXPERTS IN, UM, THE AREA OF GUN VIOLENCE OR, AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 
          AND THIS, UM, WORK IS REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          YES, BECAUSE AS WE KNOW IN THE SUMMER MONTHS, GUN VIOLENCE TENDS TO INCREASE AND MARI PRO TA UM, ALTER AND DISTRICT ATTORNEY GARZA WANTED TO REALLY GET AHEAD OF THAT AND WORK TOWARDS, UM, PULLING COMMUNITY TOGETHER, UM, TO, TO DISCUSS THE IMPORTANT ISSUES AROUND GUN VIOLENCE, ESTABLISHING THAT ECOSYSTEM AND DOING IT IN A WAY THAT WAS HOLISTIC, STRATEGIC AND COLLABORATIVE. 
          NOW, AS PART OF THAT, THE, THE CONVENING, UM, UH, WE DISCUSSED THE GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS. 
          COULD YOU GO BACK TO THE NEXT OTHER SLIDE? 
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THANK YOU. 
          SO, UH, PART OF THAT, THOSE DISCUSSIONS WAS, UH, TO SHARING WITH EVERYONE THE IMPORTANCE OF A GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS, WHICH IS LOOKING AT, UH, CRIME DATA, AS WELL AS WORKING WITH, UM, OFFICERS POLICE OFFICERS TO KIND OF FIGURE OUT, YOU KNOW, FROM THE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA, WHAT ARE THE DRIVERS OF GUN VIOLENCE IN AUSTIN AND AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UH, PARTNERED WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, UM, TO COME INTO AUSTIN TO DO THIS WORK, AND WE'RE STILL WORKING TO GET THIS WORK OFF THE GROUND. 
          UM, AND FROM THAT UNDERSTANDING OF THE GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER GROUND WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM AND DR. 
          CHICO TILLMAN, WHO WE ALSO CONTRACTED WITH, WE WILL, UM, GET FROM THEM A GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY RECOMMENDATION, WHICH WILL MAKE, MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO WHAT RESOURCES AND INVESTMENTS THAT WE NEED TO DO IN AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY THAT WILL DRIVE DOWN GUN VIOLENCE AND BUILD OUT THIS COMPREHENSIVE ECOSYSTEM. 
          IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT WAS DISCUSSED, UM, AUSTIN'S ROLE AS PART OF THE, UM, WHITE HOUSE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, INTERVENTION, COLLABORATIVE, UM, WHICH IS A COLLABORATIVE OF 16 PART PARTNER CITIES, UM, WITH THE WHITE HOUSE DESIGNED TO LOOK AT COMMUNITY BASED PUBLIC, PUBLIC, UM, SAFETY STRATEGIES. 
          AND THEN WHAT'S IMPORTANT REGARDING GUN VIOLENCE. 
          UM, PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IS TO CENTER THE VOICES OF SURVIVORS, WHICH IS REALLY IMPORTANT, RIGHT? BECAUSE WE WANNA KNOW FROM THE INDIVIDUALS AND PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITIES WHO ARE MOST IMPACTED AND ONE PLACE TO DO THIS WORK IS, UM, BY INSTITUTING TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTERS, WHICH ME PROTE JUST MENTIONED, UM, WHICH ARE, WHICH PROVIDE PSYCHOTHERAPY, PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, UM, AND OTHER WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO HELP VICTIMS OF CRIME. 
          UM, AND THESE ARE DONE AT NO COST, AND THESE ARE ROOTED IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY CRIME. 
          NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
          AND AS MENTIONED EARLIER BY MARI PRO TAB, SOME OF THE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE SUMMIT WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF ESTABLISHING A HOLISTIC ECOSYSTEM. 
          THAT IS, UM, MULTI-SECTOR MOST MULTIFACETED THAT CENTERS, UM, VICTIMS OF CRIME AND COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED. 
          AND, UM, ALSO THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE ROBUST FUNDING FROM DIFFERENT ENTITIES, UM, SO THAT WE ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES AND COMMUNITY. 
          AND IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO, TO KNOW THAT ALL OF THE, THE, UM, INTERVENTIONS AND STRATEGIES THAT WE ARE SEEKING TO UTILIZE HAS TO BE DATA INFORMED. 
          WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE TARGETING IN A WAY THAT THE DATA IS DIRECTING US TOWARDS, AND THAT MEANS QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA. 
          WE WANNA SEE THE DATA WITHIN THE CONTEXT, AND WE WANNA WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED, BUT, AND WE ALSO WANNA LOOK AT IT FROM A QUANTITATIVE STANDPOINT. 
          UM, WHAT ALSO CAME OUT OF THE SUMMIT WAS THE IMPORTANCE OF BOLSTERING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND, UM, THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE, UM, STREAMLINING DATING, SHARING AMONG PUBLIC SAFETY ENTITIES. 
          IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. 
          THAT'S PART OF, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS IS TO ENHANCE DATA SHARING SO THAT WE CAN USE THIS INFORMATION TO DRIVE INTERVENTIONS. 
          UM, AND WE WANNA BUILD TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY BETWEEN EVERYONE. 
          WE WANT, UM, EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALL HONEST BROKERS AND THAT WE ARE VERY TRANSPARENT AND WE ARE WANTING TO ACHIEVE THE GOAL OF REDUCING VIOLENCE, IMPROVING COMMUNITY, UM, ENHANCING PEACE, RIGHT? AND THEN MOVING FORWARD, WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS, UM, GETTING THAT GUN VIOLENCE, PROBLEM ANALYSIS. 
          I MEAN, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING WITH APD TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO, UM, BEGIN THE WORK AROUND THE, UM, THE GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS. 
          UM, WE'RE ALSO WAITING FOR THE GUN VIOLENCE, UM, REDUCTION STRATEGY RECOMMENDATION, UM, WHICH WILL COME FROM THAT GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS, AS MENTIONED EARLIER BY MARIT, WE HAVE SOME SEED MONEY FOR TRAUMA RECOVERY 
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CENTERS IN, IN THE TUNE OF $1 MILLION. 
          SO, UM, THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS WORKING WITH THE ALLIANCE FOR SAFETY AND JUSTICE REGARDING, UM, THE, THE, THE STRATEGIC PLANNING AROUND, UM, IMPLEMENTING OF THE TRAUMA RECOVERY CENTERS. 
          UM, WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO BRING COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMMING INTO AUSTIN. 
          SO WE'RE WORKING ON A CONTRACT RIGHT NOW. 
          TALK ABOUT THAT MORE LATER. 
          UM, BUT ALSO WE NEED SOME SUSTAINABILITY FUNDING BECAUSE THAT IS A PILOT PROJECT. 
          AND THEN THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING THE VIOLENCE PREVENTION ROADMAP. 
          AND AS THE CITY, AS THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS LAYING DOWN ALL OF, UM, THE GROUNDWORK AND THE FOUNDATION, UM, WITH CONTRACTS AND INTERVENTIONS WHEN FISCAL YEAR 23 ROLES AROUND WILL HAVE ALL THE COMPONENTS IN PLACE TO START WORKING TOWARDS BUILDING OUT THAT ROADMAP WITH COMMUNITY, WITH THE DA'S OFFICE, WITH EVERYONE, UM, TO, UM, VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 
          NEXT LINE, PLEASE. 
          AND COULD YOU GO TO THE NEXT LINE? OKAY. 
          AS I MENTIONED, WELL, I DIDN'T MENTION THIS EARLIER, BUT JUST KIND OF HAPPENED TO BE THIS WAY THAT WHEN THE GUN THAT THE GUN VIOLENCE SUMMIT HAD THAT HAPPENED, IT WAS ONE DAY AFTER ONE DAY AND ONE YEAR AFTER THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION WAS ESTABLISHED OUR BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 20. 
          UM, TWO WAS ABOUT 2.4 MILLION, UM, AND THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS FULLY STAFFED. 
          UM, WE HAVE THREE, UH, PERMANENT POSITIONS INCLUDING MYSELF AND, UM, TWO TEMPORARY POSITIONS. 
          NOW WE DO HAVE FUNDING FOR A GRANT FUNDED PO POSITION, UM, TO MAN OUR FIREARM SURRENDER PROTOCOL, WE, WHICH WE GOT A GRANT FOR FOR RECENTLY. 
          AND THEN ALSO WE HAVE A NEW POSITION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, A, A PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING SPECIALIST, WHICH WILL HELP US MANAGE ALL OUR CONTRACTS. 
          UM, ONE THING THAT WE DID WHEN WE FIRST ESTABLISHED THE OFFICE AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FUND OUR YOUTH PROGRAMS AND THESE YOUTH PROGRAMS SEEK TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AND SUPPORTS, UM, AND COMMUNITY ART PROJECTS, UH, TO, UM, KIDS WHO ARE, ARE AT RISK FOR, FOR, UM, VIOLENCE OR, UM, UM, SOME DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN SCHOOLS. 
          SO, AND THESE, UM, PROGRAMS ARE TARGETED IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED, UM, BY VIOLENCE AND DIVESTMENT NOW REGARDING OUR SAFE GUN STORAGE SAVINGS LIVES. 
          THAT'S A CAMPAIGN AND A CONTRACT THAT WE HOLD WITHIN THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UM, AND IT SEEKS TO, AND HAS DISTRIBUTED GUN LOCKS OUT INTO COMMUNITY, UM, PROVIDED, UM, COMMUNITY EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS AND, UM, WORKS IN AT A COMMUNITY IN COMMUNITY EVENTS AND, UM, THE SAFE GUN STORAGE, SAFE LIVE CAMPAIGN, UM, LAUNCHED THE ACTUAL CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED AROUND WHEN SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST OCCURRED THIS YEAR. 
          AND IT WAS, UM, UH, BILLBOARDS AND BUS ADS, UM, RELATED TO SAFE, THE IMPORTANCE OF SAFETY SECURING YOUR FIREARMS. IT WAS DONE IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, THE TRAVIS COUNTY DA'S OFFICE, A P D TEXAS GUN SENSE AND LOCK ARMS FOR LIFE WHO IS THE, UM, AGENCY THAT WAS LEADING THE EFFORT. 
          UM, OUR AUSTIN VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UM, CONTRACT IS WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, DR. 
          AND DR. 
          CHICO TILLMAN. 
          AND AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, UM, WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT THE, UM, THE GUN SUMMIT, UM, THIS CONTRACT WAS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP BUILD OUT THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION OF THE ECOSYSTEM, UM, FOR THE, UH, FOR GUN VIOLENCE, UM, RE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION. 
          AND WITH THAT CONTRACT, WE'VE GOTTEN SOME WORK AROUND SOME LA LANDSCAPE ANALYSES AROUND, UM, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THE LANDSCAPE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION WORK IN AUSTIN, UM, AND WHO ARE THOSE PROVIDERS THAT ARE PROVIDING THOSE SERVICES? AND, UM, AND SO WHAT WE FOUND FROM THOSE, THOSE ANALYSES IS THAT THERE'S NOT A LOT OF, UM, FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT'S PROVIDING VIOLENCE PREVENTION SERVICES. 
          UM, AND WE NEED TO BUILD OUT THAT ECOSYSTEM AND WE'RE STILL WAITING FOR, UM, SOME, UH, WORK TO BE DONE AROUND THE GUN VIOLENCE, PROVI PROBLEM ANALYSIS, AND, UM, THE GUN VIOLENCE, PRODUCTION STRATEGY RECOMMENDATION. 
          AND AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE WHITE HOUSE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION 
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PROGRAM IS SOMETHING THAT WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH, UM, SINCE IT'S IT'S INCEPTION. 
          AND, UM, IT'S ITS GOAL IS TO, UM, COME UP WITH COMMUNITY BASED, UM, PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGIES, INTERVENTIONS, NEXT LINE, PLEASE. 
          AND AS I MENTIONED, UM, BEFORE THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION, UM, PROGRAM THAT WE'RE WANTING TO ESTABLISH IN AUSTIN, UM, WE DID A SOLICITATION AND WE ARE WORKING ON A CONTRACT WITH JAILS TO JOBS, UM, AND, UM, AS A SUB SUB SUBCONTRACTOR, UM, LIFE ANEW TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE, UM, IN AUSTIN AND WE'RE TARGETING TWO LOCATIONS, WE'RE TARGETING THE, THE RUNDBERG AREA AS WELL AS, UM, PLEASANT VALLEY AND RIVERSIDE. 
          AND SO WE'RE WORKING WITH THE AGENCIES TO KIND OF FINE TUNE WHAT THOSE AREAS WILL LOOK LIKE AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO EXPAND, EXPAND OUT AROUND THOSE TARGETED AREAS TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AND THE SERVICES AROUND THE COMMUNITY POSITIVE INTERVENTION PROGRAM IS WORKING WITH, UM, UH, TRUSTED MESSAGES WITH LIVE EXPERIENCE, WHO WILL GO OUT IN COMMUNITY TO DO OUTREACH TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HIGHEST RISK OF, UM, GUN AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND PROVIDE WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO THEM. 
          AND, UM, THEY'RE ALSO GONNA PROVIDE CASE MANAGEMENT CONFLICT, MEDIATION, DO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOU KNOW, HOLD EVENTS, UM, WORK TO CHANGE COMMUNITY NORMS AROUND VIOLENCE, UM, AND JUST PER TO HELP TO CREATE A MORE, UH, A COMMUNITY THAT IS FULL MORE FULL OF PEACE, IF YOU WILL. 
          WE'RE ALSO, UM, WORKING ON SOME WHAT WE'RE CALLING COMMUNITY ROOTED MID MINI GRANTS, WHICH ARE LOOKING AT, UH, AREAS OF SAFETY, VIOLENCE PREVENTION, AND ENHANCING SUPPORTS FOR FAMILIES AND KIDS. 
          AND SO WE'RE, WE ARE WORKING ON THOSE CONTRACTS RIGHT NOW. 
          WE HAVE FIVE, UM, PROVIDERS IDENTIFIED, UM, AND WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THOSE, UM, THOSE GRANTS OR THOSE, UM, UH, PROGRAMS WHEN THEY, THEY COME ONLINE. 
          WE RECENTLY RECEIVED $500,000 FROM THE OFFICE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, UM, FOR OUR TECHNICAL FIREARMS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PRO PROJECT, WHICH IS REALLY DESIGNED TO BRING A COMPREHENSIVE FIREARM SURRENDER PROTOCOL, UM, IN AUSTIN AND TRAVIS COUNTY, UM, ACROSS JURISDICTIONS IN, UM, WHERE IN THE AREA WHERE GUN VIOLENCE AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MEET, RIGHT? SO WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THIS PROTOCOL IN PLACE THAT ALL THE ENTITIES AND COMMUNITIES INVOLVED ARE AWARE OF THE PROTOCOL, UM, THAT THAT INCLUDES, UM, MAGISTRATES, JUDGES, PROSECUTORS, UM, UH, DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, EVERYONE, UH, PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE, THE CASE, UM, THAT THE, THAT THE FIREARMS SURRENDER PROTOCOLS UNDERSTOOD AND THAT THEY, EVERYONE KNOWS WHERE AND HOW TO SURRENDER FIRE, UM, YOUR FIREARMS IF YOU ORDERED TO DO SO. 
          UH, WE'RE WORKING WITH P D AND TO APPLY FOR A PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD GRANT. 
          UH, WE'RE HOPING TO GET, UM, NOTIFICATIONS SOON IF WE GOT THE GRANT AND THIS GRANT IS TO, UM, PROVIDE SERVICES IN, UM, THE CHARLIE SECTOR, UM, OF, UH, FOR A P D, WHICH INCLUDES THE GIVENS PARK AREA. 
          THAT'S HOW I REMEMBER THE SECTOR. 
          UM, BUT IT'S OF COURSE, MUCH BIGGER THAN GIVENS PARK. 
          AND IT'S DESIGNED, UM, TO PROVIDE DEESCALATION, TRAIN THE TRAINER TRAINING AS WELL AS CONFLICT MEDIATION TRAINING FOR THE COMMUNITY, CUZ WE WANNA ENHANCE AND PROVIDE THESE SERVICES WITHIN COMMUNITY. 
          UM, UH, IN ADDITION TO THIS, UM, THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION, UM, WITH BUILDING PROMISE USA, UM, AND INTEGRAL CARE, UM, APPLIED FOR A CRISIS STABILIZATION AND COMMUNITY REENTRY PROGRAM, AND THIS IS THROUGH THE BUREAU OF JUSTICE ASSISTANCE. 
          UM, WE JUST SUBMITTED THE GRANT A MONTH OR SO AGO AND WE'RE HOPING TO GET IT. 
          AND THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO, UM, UH, PROVIDE A MORE OF A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO DISCHARGE PLANNING FOR FOLKS WHO ARE IN TRAVIS COUNTY JAIL. 
          SO IF SOMEONE IS IN TRAVIS COUNTY JAIL AND HAS, UM, A MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES, WE WANNA ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE PROPER DISCHARGE PLANNING AND CONTINUITY OF CARE. 
          AND, UH, THIS WILL BE DONE BY, BY, UM, PLACING 
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A PEER INSIDE THE, THE, THE JAIL, UM, TO WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO NEED THIS SERVICE. 
          AND SO IT'S GONNA BE A, A PEER, A PEER MODEL, UM, WORKING WITH FOLKS WHO HAVE SIMILAR BACKGROUNDS AND EXPERIENCES AS FOLKS THAT ARE IN THE JAIL TO PROVIDE THIS COMPREHENSIVE, UM, UH, PLAN FOR THE, FOR THE PERSON AS THEY'RE MOVING THROUGH, UM, THE JAIL SYSTEM. 
          AND THEN ONCE THE PERSON RELEASES THEY'LL CONNECT WITH THE PEER WITH BUILDING PROMISE USA AND COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN ENSURE CONTINUITY OF SERVICE. 
          NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          NOW THE FOCUS FOR FISCAL YEAR 23, UM, AS WE'VE LAID ALL THE FOUNDATIONAL PIECES OR, OR WE'RE STARTING TO LAY SOME FINITE FOUNDATIONAL PIECES FOR THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IN FISCAL YEAR 22, WITH THE CONTRACTS, BUILDING THE RELATIONSHIPS, UM, WORKING TOWARDS, UM, ESTABLISHING OUR DATA INFRASTRUCTURE. 
          WE WANT TO START THEN LEANING INTO, UM, WORKING IN A, IN A MORE DELIBERATE WAY WITH COMMUNITY WITH COLLABORATING AND BUILDING OUT OUR, UM, STRATEGIC PLANNING TEAMS AND OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROCESSES. 
          UM, WE ALSO ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND PROGRAMS, SO SOME EXISTING PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE, UM, WE WANT TO LOOK FOR FUNDING AND ALSO OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPAND THOSE PROGRAMS SO THAT WE CAN HAVE CONTINUITY. 
          AND THEN WE WANT TO LEAN INTO OUR, UM, OUR, OUR COMMUNICATIONS, BECAUSE WE SEE IT VERY IMPORTANT IF I CAN JUMP IN HERE REAL QUICKLY, UH, AS THE CHAIR, UH, WE HAVE TWO MORE, UM, PRESENTATIONS TO GET TO. 
          AND, UH, I THINK THE TIME THAT WAS ALLOTTED FOR THIS IS, IS UP. 
          SO IF THERE'S A WAY TO CONCISELY KIND OF SUMMARIZE WHAT'S LEFT, THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. 
          SO IF YOU CAN GO TO NEXT SLIDE, NEXT SLIDE. 
          NEXT SLIDE. 
          UM, SO WE'RE WORKING ON BUILDING OUT OUR COLLABORATIONS, UM, UH, TO INCLUDE, UM, THE PROJECT SAFE NEIGHBORHOODS AND THE FIREARMS RENTAL PROTOCOL AND OTHER COLLABORATIONS WHERE WE'RE WORKING REALLY, REALLY INTENSELY WITH, UM, TRAVIS COUNTY'S OFFICE TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE THAT THE, YOU KNOW, THE, THE COUNTY AND THE COMMUNITY AND, AND THE CITY WORKING TOGETHER TO ESTABLISH, UM, THESE PROGRAMMINGS. 
          UM, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, OUR IT AND DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, WE'RE WORKING TO BUILD THAT OUT. 
          UM, I, UH, DISCUSSED SOME OF THOSE THINGS EARLIER TODAY. 
          WE WANT TO WORK BUILDING, WE WANT TO WORK TOWARDS BUILDING A DATA, A DATA DASHBOARD, AS WELL AS, UM, HOPEFULLY BRINGING SOME HOMICIDE REVIEW TEAMS INTO AUSTIN, THAT PROCESS, AND THEN REGARDING OUR GUN VIOLENCE REDUCTION STRATEGY AS WITH THE SUMMIT, WE'RE MIRRORING THE WORK OF THE SUMMIT, OR, YOU KNOW, THAT WE'RE GONNA DO THE COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND INTERVENTION PROGRAM, UM, THE GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM ANALYSIS, AND THEN CONTINUE THE WORK WITH THE WHITE HOUSE COLLABORATIVE. 
          AND THEN, UM, WITH OUR SAFE GUN SOURCE, UM, UM, SAY ITS LIVES, UM, SERVICE. 
          WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AS WELL. 
          RIGHT. 
          FOLLOWING INTO F Y 23. 
          SO ESSENTIALLY, UM, I JUST WANNA THANK EVERYONE FOR, UM, GIVING ME THE TIME TO SHARE, UM, WHAT THE OFFICE OF VIOLENCE PREVENTION IS DOING. 
          UM, AND, UM, AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, I'M HERE, UM, TO ANSWER ANY OF THEM. 
          MICHELLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I I'M AFRAID WE'VE RUN OUT OF TIME ON THIS, BUT, UM, WHAT I'D LIKE TO ASK, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE HAVE AN ONLINE PRESENCE FOR THE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE, BUT, UM, UH, I THINK IT'S REALLY VALUABLE TO POST IF THESE THINGS ARE NOT ALREADY POSTED, UH, TO POST THEM, THERE'S SO MUCH GREAT INFORMATION HERE. 
          IT'S REALLY, UH, HEARTENING TO SEE ALL OF THE GREAT WORK THAT'S COME OUT OF YOUR OFFICE AND ALL THE COLLABORATION THAT'S HAPPENING. 
          SO, UM, I'D LIKE FOR US TO BE SURE AND, UH, SHARE THIS PUBLICLY AS MUCH AS WE CAN. 
          UM, AND THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK AND THE PRESENTATION YOU'VE GIVEN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          YOU BET. 
          UH, I THINK OUR NEXT ITEM IS, UH, A BRIEFING ON SCHOOL SAFETY, UM, CAMPUS SAFETY BY A S D AND I BELIEVE THAT, UM, IS IT, UH, DR. 
          JACOB BREACH AND OUR NEW CHIEF AT A I S D WAYNE SNE WHO ARE GONNA BE PRESENTING. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          COMMISSIONERS, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TRUSTEES. 
          UM, SO WE DO WANNA SHARE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SCHOOL SAFETY AND WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TO KEEP OUR STUDENTS AND STAFF SAFE AND AUSTIN ISD. 
          AND THIS IS PRETTY GENERAL. 
          I KNOW IT ALSO APPLIES FOR A LOT OF OUR NEIGHBORING DISTRICTS, UM, BUT WE CAN GO TO OUR NEXT SLIDE. 
          UH, SO THIS SUMMER, THERE WERE A, UM, A, A NEW DIRECTIVE THAT ASKED US TO LOOK AT VARIOUS THINGS AROUND SCHOOL SAFETY BRIEFLY THAT INCLUDED, UH, CONDUCTING AUDITS 
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DURING THE SUMMER, WORKING WITH OUR, UM, OUR SAFETY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE OF WHICH OUR BOARD PRESIDENT ALSO SERVES AS THE CHAIR OF THAT COMMITTEE. 
          AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE OUR DRILLS AND OUR SAFETY PROTOCOLS PRACTICE WITH ALL OF OUR STAFF PRIOR TO THE START OF SCHOOL, UM, BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY FOCUSED AROUND TWO THINGS. 
          AND, AND WE KNOW THAT OF WHAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE, UH, RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND WHAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY AFFECT. 
          THERE ARE REALLY TWO BIG THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. 
          WE CAN ENSURE THAT OUR BUILDINGS ARE, ARE SAFELY SECURED, AND WE CAN ALSO ENSURE THAT ALL OF OUR STAFF, ALL OF OUR PARENTS, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, AND JUST AS IMPORTANTLY, OUR SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS ARE WELL INFORMED OF SAFETY PROCEDURES THAT GO ON AT CAMPUS. 
          WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT WHEN THOSE TWO THINGS ARE IN PLACE, IT'S GONNA BE A MUCH SAFER ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR STUDENTS AND OUR STAFF. 
          UH, SO OUR NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. 
          SO ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT WE DID THIS SUMMER IS WE ACTUALLY DID TARGETED AUDITS AT EVERY SINGLE, AND THIS IS TRUE FOR ALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UM, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. 
          SO AS PART OF THAT, WE ENSURED THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE DOCUMENTED SAFETY PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES FOR ALL OF OUR CAMPUSES, THAT THE PRINCIPAL IS AWARE WHAT THOSE STEPS ARE AND THAT THEY ALSO HAVE ACCESS CONTROLS AND WRITTEN DOCUMENTATION ON THINGS LIKE VISITORS, UM, HOW YOU LOCK YOUR DOORS. 
          I WILL MENTION THAT IN AUSTIN HD, WE DO HAVE A LOCKED DOOR POLICY FOR OUR CLASSROOMS, OUR CLASSROOMS, UH, AND THEN, UH, OUR PORTABLE SAFETY RECOGNIZING THAT THAT'S A ISSUE THAT WE REALLY WANNA ADDRESS, CUZ OFTENTIMES THEY'RE NOT PART OF THE REGULAR BUILDING. 
          THEY'RE, THEY'RE FARTHER, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES EVEN ACROSS THE STREET, UM, AND THEN CHECK ON OUR MONITORING AND CAMERAS. 
          IF YOU INDULGE ME, I'M GONNA SHARE A VERY QUICK STORY AND YOU CAN SEE THIS PICTURE HERE OF ME VISITING NORMAN SIMS. AND THE GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME IS MR. BRIAN, HE'S THE, UH, ONE OF THE CUSTODIANS AT NORMAN SIMS. HE'S BEEN THERE. 
          HE'S BEEN AT NORMAN FOR OVER 25 YEARS NOW AT NORMAN SIMS. HE'S BEEN FOR AUSTIN ISD FOR OVER 30 YEARS. 
          AND DURING THE SUMMER, I ACTUALLY WENT OVER TO NORMAN SIMS TO CONDUCT A, UH, A TOUR. 
          AND AS I NORMALLY DO, I PULL INTO THE FIRST PARKING LOT. 
          I FIND BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WITH 120 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS, I DON'T KNOW WHERE EVERY FRONT ENTRANCE IS FOR EVERY CAMPUS. 
          IF I HAVEN'T ALREADY VISITED IT. 
          SO I PULLED INTO THE BACK PARKING LOT AND I WAS WALKING UP TO THE BUILDING AND MR. BRIAN GREETED ME, HE SAID, OH, ARE, ARE YOU HERE FOR THE TOUR? AND I SAID, YES, SIR. 
          I AM. 
          HE SAID, OH, WELL, THAT'S GREAT. 
          HE SAID, WELL, THEY'RE MEETING IN THE FRONT. 
          YOU CAN WALK AROUND THE WALKWAY OVER HERE AND, AND YOU'LL FIND IT RIGHT OVER THERE. 
          AND I SAID, OH NO, I'LL, I'LL JUST GO IN THROUGH HERE AND I'LL WALK THROUGH. 
          UM, HE SAID, OH, I'M SORRY. 
          I, I CAN'T ALLOW THAT. 
          I NEED YOU TO GO TO THE FRONT OFFICE. 
          AND I SAID, WELL, NO, IT'S OKAY. 
          I'M FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE. 
          HE GOES, OH NO, I'M NOT GONNA FALL FOR THAT. 
           YOU CAN GO TO THE FRONT OFFICE. 
          I LOVE IT. 
          UM, AND SO I WENT BACK TO THANK MR. BRIAN LATER FOR, BECAUSE HE DID EXACTLY WHAT WE WANT STAFF TO DO, AND I REALLY DID APPRECIATE IT. 
          SO I FIRST APOLOGIZED TO HIM THAT I DIDN'T SAY YES, SIR, THE VERY FIRST TIME AND WALK TO THE FRONT DOOR. 
          UH, BUT ALSO JUST AWARD HIM WITH A RECOGNITION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE DISTRICT, BECAUSE WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE MR. BRIAN, WHO ARE MAKING SURE THAT SECURITY, AND THIS WAS WHEN NO STUDENTS WERE ON CAMPUS. 
          MIND YOU , BUT MAKING SURE THAT SECURITY IS ALL OF OUR DUTIES WHEN WE'RE LOOKING OUT FOR OUR KIDS AND OUR STAFF, THAT'S A GREAT STORY. 
          UH, SO OUR NEXT SLIDE IS, UM, EXTERIOR DOOR AUDITS. 
          THIS IS ANOTHER THING THAT WE CONDUCTED THIS YEAR. 
          WE TESTED EVERY SINGLE DOOR IN THE WHOLE DISTRICT AT EVERY CAMPUS, EVERY BUILDING. 
          AND WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR IS ENHANCED SAFETY FEATURES. 
          AND WE, UH, ACTUALLY REPORTED ON THE DISTRICT. 
          OVERALL, OBVIOUSLY WE CAN'T IDENTIFY INDIVIDUAL DOORS BECAUSE WE RECOGNIZE THAT THAT ALONE COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT WE WANTED TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE ENHANCED SAFETY FEATURES ON ALL OF OUR DOORS. 
          UH, ABOUT 99.5% OF ALL OF OUR DOORS HAD AT LEAST ONE ENHANCED SAFETY FEATURE. 
          NOW JUST BECAUSE IT'S NOT ENHANCED, DOESN'T MEAN IT DOESN'T HAVE A LOCK. 
          SO THE DOOR WOULD STILL HAVE A DEADBOLT LOCK ON IT. 
          WE DON'T HAVE ANY DOORS, EXTERIOR DOORS THAT DON'T HAVE DEADBOLT LOCKS. 
          UH, BUT WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING WHERE WE FIND NON OPERATIONAL ITEMS. SO THAT WAS PRIORITIZED BEFORE THE START OF SCHOOL. 
          AND WE WENT THROUGH A LOT OF THOSE TO ADDRESS AS MANY AS WE COULD. 
          WE'RE CONTINUING TO ADDRESS THOSE. 
          AND THEN WE ALSO WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE CHECKING ON THIS WEEKLY BECAUSE WE KNOW AGAIN, THAT HAVING THOSE EXTERIOR PROTECTIONS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS WE CAN DO. 
          SO WE'RE GONNA START WEEKLY. 
          ACTUALLY, THEY'VE ALREADY STARTED WEEKLY ACCESS CONTROL CHECKS WHERE A MEMBER OF A CAMPUS GOES THROUGH AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT ALL THESE DIFFERENT ITEMS ARE STILL OPERATING AS THEY'RE INTENDED TO. 
          AND IF NOT THAT WE'RE ADDRESSING THEM, I COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. 
          SO ANOTHER ITEM THAT, UH, WAS, UH, A HOT TOPIC, AND THIS WAS IN THE NEWS A LOT WAS A NEW THING FROM THE STATE, WHICH IS RANDOM INTRUSION DRILLS. 
          AND THAT'S, THAT'S THEIR TITLE, NOT MINE. 
          UM, THEY DID SHARE THAT, UH, WHAT THEY'LL BE CONDUCTING IS NOT ACTUAL, UH, INTRUSION, AS WE MAY THINK. 
          THEY WON'T BE PEOPLE WHO ARE DRESSED IN CAMOUFLAGE, TRYING TO CRAWL THROUGH WINDOWS OR TRYING 
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TO BREAK OPEN DOORS. 
          UM, THEY'RE GONNA, BUT THEY ARE GONNA START CONDUCTING AT EVERY SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE STATE, AT LEAST ONCE. 
          UM, AND FOR MANY OF OUR SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY'RE GONNA DO MORE THAN ONE CHECK. 
          WE KNOW, FOR INSTANCE, AUSTIN ISD WILL HAVE MULTIPLE SCHOOLS CHECKED, UM, BUT THEY'RE GONNA CONDUCT THESE RANDOM INTRUSION AUDITS. 
          UH, SO PART OF THIS PROCESS IS THE TEXAS STATE SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER WILL SEND OUT THESE AUDITORS TO CHECK, TO SEE IF DOORS ARE BEING LEFT OPEN. 
          SO WHEN THEY ARRIVE, THEY'LL WALK AROUND A BUILDING, SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPEN DOORS, THEY MAY TEST A FEW DOORS, SEE IF IT'LL JUST ALLOW THEM TO WALK RIGHT IN. 
          UH, THEY MAY ALSO ASK STUDENTS, OH, WILL YOU LET ME IN, UM, TO SEE IF STUDENTS WOULD ALLOW THEM INTO THE BUILDING, UH, ONCE THEY COME INTO THE BUILDING, THEY'LL ACTUALLY WALK AROUND WITH THE PRINCIPAL TO, UM, CHECK THESE DIFFERENT FUNCTIONS THAT WE'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO TO, AND SEE WHAT ELSE THEY NEED TO ADDRESS. 
          SO WE'LL BE WORKING THROUGH THOSE. 
          WE ACTUALLY KNOW THAT AUSTIN ISD MAY BE COMING UP VERY SOON ON OUR FIRST ROUND. 
          EXCUSE ME, JACOB, IF YEAH. 
          AND WE'LL NEED TO KEEP THE TIME BRIEF ON THIS, CUZ WE'VE GOT TWO MORE PRESENTATIONS TO GET THROUGH. 
          I'LL KEEP IT REAL QUICK. 
          I, I UNDERSTAND THE HARDENING OF THE SECURITY AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE DON'T HAVE ACCESS FROM OUTSIDE. 
          UH, WHAT DOLLARS HAVE HAS THE STATE PROVIDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE, UH, MENTAL HEALTH, UH, DISCUSSIONS AND ACCESS AND TOOLS FOR KIDS IN SCHOOLS? BECAUSE I, I IMAGINE IT WOULD UNNERVE SOME CHILDREN TO SEE FOLKS TRYING TO GET INTO THE BUILDING AND NOT KNOWING WHO THEY ARE NOT HAVING DRILLS AROUND THOSE PARTICULAR AREAS. 
          UH, WHAT HAS THE STATE PROVIDED TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND, AND ANXIETY ISSUES FOR THE CHILDREN WHO ARE EXPERIENCING OR WHO SEE YAL DAY AROUND THEM? I THINK THAT TEES UP CHIEFS NEEDS COMMENTS ALMOST PERFECTLY . 
          AND SO I, I, UH, DON'T HAVE THE EXACT DOLLAR MARE ME. 
          I BELIEVE THAT THE STATE DEDICATED $7 MILLION TO EXPAND AN ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM THAT THEY PROVIDE. 
          AND I KNOW THAT TRUSTEE RODRIGUEZ MAY KNOW THE NAME OF IT. 
          UM, THE NAME IS MY MIND AND I APOLOGIZE, BUT THEY HAD ACTUALLY DEDICATED ABOUT A HUNDRED MILLION, BUT OUT OF THAT ONLY 7 MILLION WENT TO MENTAL HEALTH. 
          AND THAT'S JUST FOR THIS UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, OBVIOUSLY WITH A NEW LEGISLATIVE SESSION, THAT'S A TOPIC. 
          IT'S SOMETHING THAT AUSTIN ISD WOULD LIKE TO ADVOCATE FOR IS HOW WE SEE GREATER SUPPORTS FOR STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. 
          AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DONE THROUGH OUR LOCAL FUNDS FOR YEARS. 
          SO YOU SAID 7 MILLION OUT OF A HUNDRED MILLION. 
          DID I HEAR THAT RIGHT? THAT'S CORRECT. 
          THEY SPENT ABOUT 55 MILLION ON BALLISTIC SHIELDS AND THEN THE, THE 7 MILLION FOR MENTAL HEALTH. 
          AND THEN THERE'S SOME VARIOUS OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE EXPANDING THE TEXAS STATE SCHOOL SAFETY CENTER AND A FEW OTHER ITEMS, BUT THE, THE BULK OF THAT MONEY WENT TO BALLISTIC SHIELDS. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THE TEXAS CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM. 
          THAT'S WHAT IT IT'S CALLED. 
          THAT'S WHERE THE MONEY GOES THROUGH. 
          I CALL THE GOVERNOR SAYING HE WAS GONNA MAKE A MAJOR INVESTMENT INTO MENTAL HEALTH, UH, INITIATIVES, BUT 7 MILLION OUT OF A HUNDRED DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A MAJOR. 
          YEAH. 
          AND THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN THE SPEAKER NEGOTIATED ON HOW THAT MONEY WILL BE SPENT. 
          AND THAT'S HOW IT CAME OUT AT THE END. 
          I WONDER WHO GOT THOSE CONTRACTS AND FOR CONTEXTS, THERE ARE MORE THAN 5 MILLION PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS IN TEXAS, AND THERE'S 7 MILLION ON MENTAL HEALTH ON RESOURCES. 
          UH, BUT TO THAT END, UH, IF WE COULD SKIP, I HAD TWO SLIDES TO, UH, CHIEF SNE. 
          I'D LOVE FOR HIM TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE TRAINING THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS DO ON MENTAL HEALTH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANKS FOR HAVING ME HERE. 
          UM, GOOD AFTERNOON. 
          JUST, UH, REAL BRIEFLY, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, BACK IN 2012, WE REALLY STARTED INVESTING IN MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING FOR OUR OFFICERS, RECOGNIZING THAT THE MENTAL HEALTH, UH, SAFETY AND SECURITY OF, UH, CAMPUSES IS CENTERED AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND HOW STUDENTS ARE IN DURING OR HANDLING MENTAL HEALTH SITUATIONS. 
          SO JUST TO GIVE YOU A QUICK, UH, OVERVIEW, UH, THE STATE MANDATES, UH, ABOUT 60 HOURS, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT IN THE FIRST, UH, TOP TWO, UH, COURSES THAT THE STATE REQUIRES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT, ESPECIALLY WORKING IN SCHOOLS, BUT, UH, THE A IS D POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS INVESTED AN ADDITIONAL, UH, EXCUSE ME, UH, 58 HOURS THAT WE DO ON A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS, ALMOST ANNUALLY, UH, WITH OUR OFFICERS, UH, TO ENSURE THAT NUMBER ONE, THEY HAVE THE TRAINING. 
          WE HAVE, UH, PARTNER OR WE PARTNER WITH OUR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING OUR COUNSELING DEPARTMENT. 
          AND WE WORK HAND IN HAND AS THE TAND RELATIONSHIP. 
          UH, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE ALSO WORK WITH THE INTEGRAL CARE, OUR MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY IN SUPPORTING OUR COUNSELORS WHEN WE HAVE STUDENTS AND OR STAFF THAT GO INTO A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, UH, THIS PAST SUMMER, UH, JUST BRIEFLY YOU CAN SEE THE TOPICS HERE THAT WE COVERED, UH, WHICH , UH, THANK YOU. 
          SEXUAL ASSAULT, INVESTIGATIONS, MENTAL HEALTH SIGNS, AND SYMPTOMS IN THEIR DISORDERS. 
          UH, WORKING WITH 
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CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, UH, VERBAL DEESCALATION, UH, AUTISM AWARENESS, SUICIDE, CRISIS INTERVENTION AND PREVENTION, UH, CHILD AND ADOLESCENT BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, UNDERSTANDING THE CHILD MIND, AND THEN, UH, CONSUMER AND FAMILY PERSPECTIVES, JAIL DIVERSION, UH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, CORE OCCURRING DISORDERS. 
          CAUSE WE RECOGNIZE SOME OF OUR STUDENTS MAY HAVE A CORE OCCURRING DISORDER, UH, MENTAL HEALTH AS WELL AS MAYBE DEVELOPMENTAL, UH, DISABILITY. 
          AND THEN OBVIOUSLY, UH, MANY OF OUR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS, OUR FAMILIES EXPERIENCE HOMELESSNESS IN THEIR, UH, WE ALSO OFFER, UH, EVERY SUMMER AND HAVE FOR THE LAST SIX SUMMERS. 
          UH, WE OFFER FREE TRAINING FOR REGIONAL AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO GET CERTIFIED IN MENTAL HEALTH TO BE MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS. 
          UM, ALONG WITH OUR, OUR OFFICER, WE REQUIRE EVERYBODY IN OUR DEPARTMENT TO BE CERTIFIED, BUT WE DO OFFER, UH, FREE TRAINING, UH, EACH YEAR, TWO CLASSES EACH SUMMER, UH, FOR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR REGIONAL ACTUALLY, UM, LAW ENFORCEMENT TO ATTEND THOSE CLASSES. 
          AND CUZ WE RECOGNIZE THAT THOSE RESOURCES AREN'T ALWAYS AVAILABLE IN THOSE SMALLER COMMUNITIES. 
          THAT SOUNDS LIKE EXCELLENT TRAINING FOR PARTICULARLY MENTAL HEALTH SITUATIONS. 
          UM, UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME FOR DISCUSSION. 
          SO IF IT'S ALL RIGHT, CAN WE MOVE ON TO THE, UH, THE NEXT ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, 
          [V. Health Services in the City, County and District]
UH, HEALTH SERVICES IN THE CITY COUNTY IN DISTRICT? AND I THINK LAURA, ARE YOU GONNA KICK THIS OFF? I THANK YOU SO MUCH CHIEF SNE AND, AND MY PLEASURE, I WILL DO THIS PRESENTATION ALONG WITH MY PARTNERS AT AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, WHO SHOULD BE ONLINE. 
          I THINK I SAW ADRIAN STIRK, UH, WHO'S PRESENT AS WELL AS CINDY GOMEZ. 
          HI CINDY. 
          WE CAN SEE YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. 
          I'M GONNA START AND THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER TO CINDY WHEN IT'S HER, HER SECTION OF THE PRESENTATION FIRST, I JUST WANNA ALERT ALL OF THE, UM, MEMBERS HERE TODAY OF THE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WITHIN YOUR PACKET YOU'LL HAVE, UH, HANDOUTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO GO OVER THIS SECTION. 
          UH, THE FIRST HANDOUT WAS PUT TOGETHER BY A I S D UNDER THE DIRECTION OF, UM, MS. BEZ, WHO DID AN AMAZING JOB OF PUTTING INFORMATION TOGETHER AS IT RELATES TO HOW I A I S D RESPONDS TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH IN, UH, THEIR COMMUNITY. 
          THERE ARE, UH, PLETHORA OF INFORMATION AS WELL AS DATA AROUND HOW A I S D IS RESPONDING TO THIS PARTICULAR NEED. 
          DID YOU WANNA, AND DID YOU WANNA HIGHLIGHT ANYTHING PARTICULAR WITHIN THIS, UH, CONTEXT? NO, THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. 
          SO I THINK I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT AS A READ AND A REVIEW. 
          I THINK IT SHOWS AN SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT ON AIS. 
          D'S PART AROUND SUPPORTING YOUTH THAT ARE IN THIS, UH, SITUATION WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY. 
          UM, THEN WHEN WE MOVE FORWARD ON, UH, THE HANDOUT, YOU'LL SEE THAT WE'VE PROVIDED SOME INFORMATION AROUND, UH, NAVIGATION RESOURCES. 
          SO THE FIRST ONE AND THAT'S PAGE 43 OF YOUR HANDOUT. 
          UM, AND IF YOU'LL GO THERE, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S INFORMATION, UH, AND A LINK TO THE WEBSITE FOR USE SERVICES MAPPING, WHICH IS A RESOURCE DIRECTORY, UH, UTILIZED WITHIN A I S D. 
          SO THEY CAN USE THAT ON THE CAMPUSES THEMSELVES AND ACCESS RESOURCES THAT COME TO AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE CAMPUS. 
          OF COURSE, WE HAVE TWO 11, OUR COMMUNITY KNOWS HOW TO UTILIZE TWO 11 FOR SERVICE NAVIGATION, YOU CALL AND ASK FOR A SPECIFIC REQUEST AROUND PARENTING SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE SERVICES. 
          AND THEN ADDITIONALLY, WE HAVE, UH, CONNECT ATX CONNECT ATX IS A WEB BASED, UH, NAVIGATION SYSTEM THROUGH UNITED WAY. 
          AND AS AN EXTENSION OF THE 2, 1 1. 
          SO THESE ARE BASIC AREAS WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACCESS RESOURCES AROUND PARENTING, UH, TEEN HEALTH, UH, AND TEEN RESOURCES. 
          THERE'S ALSO SPECIALIZED WEBSITES ON PAGE 43 THAT ARE GEARED SPECIFICALLY TO TEENS NAVIGATING OUR CURRENT STATUS IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR NATION REGARDING, UH, TEEN HEALTHCARE, UH, AND HEALTHCARE FOR WOMEN IN GENERAL. 
          SO THOSE WEBSITES MAY BE OF INTEREST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPLORING OPTIONS FOR YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THEN WE MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, WHICH IS PAGE 44 AND 45 HERE, WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING TEEN HEALTHCARE SERVICES IN TRAVIS COUNTY. 
          THESE ARE ENTITIES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY THAT ARE SHOWING STRONG PARTNERSHIPS AROUND HOW TO SUPPORT TEEN HEALTH, UH, AND, UH, REPRODUCTIVE CARE. 
          SO WE'RE HIGHLIGHTING P PEOPLE'S COMMUNITY CLINIC ELWEN COMMUNITY CARE AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD ALL ARE ENTITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT HAVE SPECIFIC RESOURCES GEARED TOWARDS TEEN HEALTH AND TEEN, UH, REPRODUCTIVE SUPPORTS. 
          UH, WE PROVIDED THE PHONE NUMBERS AS WELL AS WEBSITES FOR INDIVIDUALS. 
          IF YOU WANTED TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION AND PROMOTE THE ACCESS NEXT, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO CINDY AS WE'RE THERE. 
          SHE'S GONNA HIGHLIGHT AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH. 
          THEY HAVE NOT ONLY, UH, INTERNAL PROGRAMS, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE LOCAL INVESTMENTS, UH, FOR TEEN AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 
          SO CINDY, I'M GONNA TURN OVER TO YOU AND THEN WHEN SHE'S DONE, SHE'LL TURN IT QUICKLY BACK OVER TO ME. 
          THANKS, LAURA. 
          MM-HMM  GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK 
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YOU, LAURA. 
          UH, GOOD AFTERNOON JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS. 
          THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY ABOUT OUR TEEN HEALTH SERVICES SPECIFICALLY, I'M GOING TO HIGHLIGHT THE PEER TO PEER EDUCATION PROGRAM. 
          THAT'S IN YOUR PACKET. 
          UM, AS LAURA MENTIONED, I'M CINDY GOMEZ AND I'M A PROGRAM MANAGER WITH AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH, AND I OVERSEE EARLY CHILDHOOD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, UH, FOR THE DEPARTMENT. 
          ROXANNE SALAR IS ALSO HERE WITH ME TODAY IN CASE Y'ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. 
          SHE'S THE PROGRAM SUPERVISOR FOR THE AUSTIN HEALTHY ADOLESCENT PROGRAM, OR AHA, AS WE CALL IT WHERE PEER TO PEER IS HOUSED. 
          SO AS THE PACKET STATES, UM, AHA ENGAGES, EMPOWERS AND COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITIES ACROSS TRAVIS COUNTY TO SUPPORT YOUTH IN TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THEIR OWN HEALTH WHILE ALSO ADVANCING, UM, WORKING TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. 
          SO PEER-TO-PEER, OR P TO P WE LIKE OUR ACRONYMS, UM, ADDRESSES THE EDUCATION AND PREVENTION BUCKET OF SERVICES FOR TEENS THAT WE ARE DISCUSSING, UH, WITH YOU TODAY. 
          UH, WE GO BACK TO 2014. 
          UM, AUSTIN PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTING THE PEER-TO-PEER PROGRAM WHERE WE'VE REACHED, UH, OVER 4,100 STUDENTS AGES 14 TO 18 WITHIN AUSTIN ISD, DEL VALLEY ISD AND OTHER COMMUNITY SETTINGS. 
          SO, UM, DATA SUGGESTS THAT PEERS PREFER TO LEARN ABOUT SEXUAL HEALTH FROM THEIR PEERS. 
          THEY DON'T WANNA HEAR IT FROM US TO THAT EFFECT. 
          WE TRAIN APPROXIMATELY 20 PEER HEALTH EDUCATORS ANNUALLY ON OUR SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULUM. 
          AND THEN THEY TURN AROUND AND FACILITATE THE CURRICULUM TO THEIR PEERS WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR STAFF, OUR, OUR ADULT HEALTH EDUCATORS. 
          UH, THIS MODEL HAS PROVED TO BE AN EFFECTIVE STRATEGY FOR US WHEN RECRUITING PEER HEALTH EDUCATORS, WHO ARE EXCITED TO EMPOWER AND EDUCATE THEIR FRIENDS. 
          UH, WE USE A COMPREHENSIVE EVIDENCE BASED SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULUM CALLED POSITIVE PREVENTION. 
          PLUS IT'S AN ABSTINENCE PLUS CURRICULUM FOR HIGH SCHOOL SETTINGS. 
          THE LESSONS RELATE TO, UM, HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, UH, SELF-IDENTITY SAFE PRACTICE, SAFE PRACTICES, HEALTHY DECISION MAKING, AS WELL AS ABSTAINING FROM SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS. 
          IN FACT, UM, ABSTINENCE IS RECOMMENDED AS THE PRIMARY PROTECTION FROM UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES AND SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS. 
          SO IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS, UM, WE'VE BEEN EDUCATING YOUTH AT NOVA EAST SIDE LBJ, NORTHEAST TRAVIS AND AUSTIN HIGH SCHOOLS. 
          WHY, WHY DO WE DO THIS WORK? WE REACHED OUT TO OUR APH EPIDEMIOLOGISTS TO PROVIDE US WITH DATA, DATA RATES ON TEEN PREGNANCIES TO SHARE WITH YOU TODAY. 
          WHEREAS TEEN BIRTH RATES TO WOMEN AGES 15 TO 19 IN TRAVIS COUNTY HAVE BEEN DECLINING IN LARGE PART TWO PREVENTION PROGRAMS LIKE PEER TOPE. 
          THEY'RE NOT DECLINING AS FAST FOR YOUTH OF COLOR, ESPECIALLY HISPANIC TEENS. 
          FOR EXAMPLE, THE BIRTH RATE FOR NON-HISPANIC WHITE TEENS WAS 6.1 IN 2016, AND IT DECLINED TO 2.5 IN 2019. 
          HOWEVER, FOR HISPANIC TEENS, THAT RATE ONLY LOWERED FROM 36.1 TO 34.5. 
          DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THE PERCENTAGE OF BIRTHS TO 15 TO 19 YEAR OLDS WAS 9.3% FOR HISPANIC TEENS COMPARED TO 1% FOR THEIR WHITE, FOR THEIR WHITE PEERS DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD. 
          ANOTHER CONCERN IS THAT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS OR STIS ARE INCREASING AMONG TEXAS YOUTH AND THE RATES ARE EVEN HIGHER HERE IN TRAVIS COUNTY. 
          WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT HIV, CHLAMYDIA AND GONORRHEA PERCENTAGES, AS YOU ALL ARE AWARE, IT IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TODAY TO EDUCATE OUR YOUTH, TO HELP US REDUCE UNPLANNED PREGNANCIES IN OUR SCHOOLS AND IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          HOWEVER, RECENT BARRIERS HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR US TO ACCESS YOUTH DURING IN-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING IN THE LAST 20 21 22 SCHOOL YEAR, OUR SEXUAL HEALTH CURRICULUM PROGRAMMING WAS HALTED WITHIN AUSTIN ISD CAMPUSES. 
          AND BELIEVE ME, IT'S NOT FOR A LACK OF TRYING. 
          OUR STAFF WERE PERSISTENT IN TRYING TO CONNECT WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS. 
          NOW COVID HAD A LITTLE BIT OF TO DO WITH THAT, BUT NOW THAT WE'RE UP AND RUNNING, YOU KNOW, WE'RE STILL FACING SOME OF THOSE CHALLENGES WITH THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 1525 DURING THE LAST TEXAS LEGISLATIVE SESSION SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MEET NEW STATE REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO THEIR SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION CURRICULUM. 
          HOWEVER, OUR CURRICULUM IS NOT THE MAIN, UH, SEXUAL CURRICULUM FOR THE DISTRICT THAT IS SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL VETTING BY THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY, UH, COUNCIL OR THE SHACK. 
          NEVERTHELESS, WE TOOK THE STEPS EARLY ON TO GET OUR CURRICULUM APPROVED BY THE 
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AUSTIN ISD SHACK DURING THE 2018 WAYNE 19 SCHOOL YEAR. 
          AND WE'VE BEEN PROVIDING UPDATES TO OUR PROGRAM SERVICES WITH, UM, WITH THE A I S D HEALTH SERVICES OFFICE EVERY YEAR, SINCE THEN, UH, WE ALSO ADHERE TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND STATE LAWS BY IMPLEMENTING AN ADAPTED CURRICULUM THAT OMITS LESSONS ON ABORTION, CONDOM, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND CONDOM DISTRIBUTION ON SCHOOL CAMPUSES. 
          WE ALSO REQUIRE OPT IN VERSUS OPTOUT TO GET PARENT CONSENT. 
          LASTLY, WE'RE AN APPROVED SITE FOR AUSTIN ISD TO PROVIDE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON A I D CAMPUSES THROUGH OUR CURRENT INTER LOCAL AGREEMENT THAT REQUIRES US TO UPDATE OUR ADULT HEALTH EDUCATOR, UM, FINGERPRINTING BACKGROUND CHECKS AND THE YOUTH SERVICE MAPPING THAT LAURA MENTIONED EARLIER, WHERE WE UPDATE THE INVENTORY OF WHERE OUR SERVICES ARE LOCATED EACH YEAR. 
          OUR GOAL IS TO GET BACK INTO THE CLASSROOMS DURING THIS SCHOOL YEAR, UH, TO RESUME THESE CRITICAL, UM, THIS CRITICAL SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION AND PREVENTION SERVICE ROUTINES. 
          AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO PARTNERING, PARTNERING WITH YOU TO HELP US GET BACK IN. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, CINDY. 
          UM, ADDITIONALLY, AWESOME PUBLIC HEALTH PROVIDED, UM, IN THEIR, IN THE HANDOUTS THAT BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ADDITIONAL PROGRAMS, UH, LIKE THE W WIC PROGRAM IS HIGHLIGHTED FAMILY CONNECTS AND THEN ALSO THEIR SOCIAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS WHERE THEIR FUNDING SERVICES IN THIS EARLY CHILDHOOD AND, UH, PREGNANCY PREVENTION. 
          SO COMMISSIONER, HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE, LIKE COUPLE MINUTES, TWO, THREE MINUTES. 
          UM, IT IS, UH, ONE 20 AND WE HAVE, UM, A SERIES OF STANDING ITEMS ON HOW MUCH TIME WE'VE ALLOTTED FOR THE STANDING ITEMS. WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF, UH, STANDING ITEMS. I DID NOTICE THERE WAS A AFFORDABLE HOUSING BRIEFING WHO'S GIVING THAT IT'S ITEM. 
          NO, WE DON'T HAVE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING PEOPLE IT'S LISTED AS ITEM D UNDER THE STANDING ITEMS. IS THAT FOR THE NEXT JOINT SUB ALLOWS US TO TALK ABOUT IT IF SOMEBODY WANTS TO, OR IS THAT FOR THE NEXT, NO, IT SAYS NEXT JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING ANYWAY. 
          SO IF WE DON'T HAVE TIME ALLOTTED FOR THAT, THEN I THINK WE HAVE, UM, LET'S SAY FIVE, FIVE MINUTES, AND THEN THERE BE A LITTLE BIT OF TIME FOR QUESTIONS IF PEOPLE HAVE THEM. 
          ABSOLUTELY. 
          I WILL BE BRIEF. 
          UM, AS WE MOVE TO PAGE 50, THEN YOU'LL SEE, UH, DO TRAVIS COUNTY INVESTMENTS IN CHILD AND YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO YOU'LL SEE THE CONTRACTS THAT THE COUNTY INVESTS IN TO ADDRESS AREAS AROUND HEALTHY AND SAFE, READY, UH, BY SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTNERS SUPPORT IN NURTURING AND RESPONSIVE ENVIRONMENTS, HIGH QUALITY, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND SCREENING FOR PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS AND CONNECTING TO SERVICES. 
          SO THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT THE COUNTY FOCUSES IN AND THESE, WE ALSO FUND A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO A WEEKS'S ORGANIZATION. 
          I'M FORGETTING THE NAME OF IT, AUSTIN VOICES. 
          THANK YOU, AUSTIN VOICES. 
          THAT'S NOT ON THIS LIST, BUT IT'S IN OUR BUDGET EVERY YEAR. 
          WE'RE NOT DOING A HUNDRED THOUSAND TO AUSTIN VOICES. 
          YEAH. 
          THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. 
          UM, ADDITIONALLY, UM, WE, AS YOU CONTINUE DOWN THROUGH PAGE 52, WE HIGHLIGHT, UH, COMMUNITIES AND SCHOOLS AND WORK, UH, WORKFORCE SOURCE, UH, SOLUTIONS AS IT RELATES TO CHILDCARE. 
          UM, AND I'LL BRIEFLY HIGHLIGHT A PROGRAM WITHIN THAT'S AN INTERNAL PROGRAM WITHIN TRAVIS COUNTY, WHICH IS CALLED THE HEALTHY FAMILIES, UH, PROGRAM. 
          UH, THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT'S A LONG TERM HOME VISITING PROGRAM THAT SERVES FIRST TIME MOMS AND FAMILIES TO ACHIEVE GOALS AROUND NURTURING PARENT, CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, HEALTHY CHILDHOOD GROWTH, ENHANCED FAMILY FUNCTIONING, LINKAGE TO MEDICAL PROVIDER, DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS AND IMMUNIZATIONS AND PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 
          UH, THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM HAS, UH, COLLABORATED WITH, UH, A I S D AND OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UH, AS A REFERRING PARTNER. 
          SO WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO A I S D STUDENTS AND OTHERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. 
          THE SERVICES ARE FAMILY DRIVEN AND CULTURALLY SENSITIVE. 
          AND BASED ON THE STRENGTHS OF THE INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED PRENATALLY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE CHILD'S, UM, TURNING THE AGE OF THREE. 
          UM, THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED, UH, INITIALLY ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND THEN GO TO QUARTERLY DE UH, DEPENDING ON HOW LONG THEY'VE BEEN INTO THE PROGRAM. 
          UM, WE ARE PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IN THE HOME WITH THE BABIES AND THE MOTHERS AND THE FAMILY MEMBERS. 
          WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE ENGAGEMENT IN WORKING WITH FATHERS AS THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT PART OF ANY FAMILY, UH, ECOSYSTEM. 
          UM, AND WE ARE PROMOTING CERTAIN SERVICES AROUND, UM, BREASTFEEDING, UM, AS WELL AS IDENTIFYING HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONS. 
          UH, SO THIS PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE IT FOR OUR, UH, YOUNG TEENS, UH, THAT NEED THIS SERVICE AS WELL AS ANY FAMILY WHO IS A FIRST TIME PARENT. 
          WE PROVIDED SOME RELEVANT DATA AT THE END, WHICH IS ON PAGE 54. 
          AND I WILL END WITH THAT. 
          UM, LAURA, WE DID HAVE, UM, UH, AND I REMEMBER THIS FROM WHEN I WAS ON OUR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COUNTY SUBCOMMITTEE. 
          UM, WE ROUTINELY ADDED 
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EXTRA MONEY, UM, FOR, UH, CHILDCARE FOR, UM, CAPITAL IDEA IN PARTICULAR. 
          AND I DON'T SEE THAT LISTED ON HERE THAT WAS, UH, I THINK OVER HALF A MILLION AND MAYBE MORE, WE WE'VE DEFINITELY, WE HAVE THE WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS CAPITAL WORKFORCE BOARD ON PAGE 52. 
          SO WE HAVE THAT, UH, INVESTMENT IN THE SOCIAL SERVICES. 
          AND CERTAINLY RECENTLY UNDER THE L FFR F DOLLARS, THE COUNTY HAS INVESTED SIGNIFICANT DOLLARS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CHILDCARE AND SUSTAIN CHILDCARE. 
          UM, AND, UM, OF COURSE THIS IS LAWRENCE LYMAN'S AREA OF EXPERTISE, BUT I'M GONNA STEP IN BRIEFLY, UM, AND SAY THAT WE ARE ALSO LOOKING AT WAYS THAT WE CAN INVEST AVAILABLE DOLLARS IN CHILDCARE ROUTINELY. 
          AND SO WE BROUGHT THAT BACK TO THE COURT, UM, AND HAVE, UH, RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FUNDING IN THAT AREA, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS. 
          IT WOULD BE GREAT. 
          AND THIS, THIS IS A FOLLOW UP, UH, UH, REQUEST FOR DATA FROM LAWRENCE AND OTHERS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF TALLY OF THE MONEY THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY PUTTING IN FROM OUR BUDGET INTO CHILDCARE, UH, PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE CHILDCARE A SERVICES, UH, IN ADDITION TO THE MONEY THAT WE'VE ALLOCATED THROUGH THE ARPA FUNDS, UH, ALSO KNOWN AS L F RF, UM, AND THE WORKFORCE COMMISSION TOLD ME THE OTHER DAY THEY ARE INVESTING 54 MILLION. 
          UM, IT SOUNDED LIKE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF THAT WAS THE FEDERAL FUNDING IN CHILDCARE SERVICES IN TRAVIS COUNTY AND THE CITY OF AUSTIN. 
          AND I'VE ASKED THEM FOR A BREAKDOWN, CUZ I WAS SURPRISED AT THE SIZE OF THAT NUMBER. 
          I WAS UNAWARE THAT THAT MUCH MONEY WAS BEING INVESTED IN CHILDCARE. 
          OBVIOUSLY IT'S A HUGE NEED AND A REALLY IMPORTANT ONE. 
          UM, BUT I WAS GLAD TO SEE THAT THAT AMOUNT OF MONEY WAS BEING INVESTED. 
          I JUST DIDN'T KNOW THE DETAILS, SO THEY, THEY SHOULD BE SENDING A FOLLOW UP AND I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT AS WELL, CUZ IT'S REALLY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY, WHICH I'M GLAD TO SEE WE'RE INVESTING IN THAT AREA. 
          SO I LIKE THE QUESTION AND, AND I JUST WANT TO SEE IT IN A, IN A MATRIX SO WE CAN KIND OF LOOK AT IT SIDE BY SIDE AND MAYBE THE X AXIS LOOKS LIKE, UH, THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED. 
          MAYBE THE Y AXIS LOOKS LIKE, UH, THE VARIOUS, UM, VENDORS, CONTRACTORS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH. 
          SO WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED BY WHICH, WHICH CONTRACT AND THE, THE, THE TYPES OF DOLLARS AND DELIVERABLES SO THAT WE CAN JUST GET A, A GOOD WORKING LOOK SIDE BY SIDE OF, OF WHAT'S THERE AND THEN ASSESS, UH, THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM AND SAY, ARE WE SPENDING THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF DOLLARS HERE? UH, IS THERE A GREATER NEED THERE, BUT WE COULD, IF WE COULD START WITH A CURRENT STATE THAT JUST LAYS OUT THE DELIVERABLES AND THE GROUPS THAT ARE PROVIDING THEM IN THE VOLUME OF DOLLARS AND WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM, ARE THEY LOCAL DOLLARS? ARE THEY STATE BASED DOLLARS? ARE THEY FEDERAL DOLLARS? UH, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD, UH, THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING, UH, TO, UM, MAKE SOME, A, SOME ACTIONABLE POLICY DECISIONS. 
          AND, AND ALSO THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED. 
          THIS IS GOOD, A GOOD WRITTEN DESCRIPTION ASSOCIATED WITH EACH OF THESE ITEMS AND THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS, BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW MANY CHILDREN ARE ACTUALLY BEING SERVED, UM, WITH THE FUNDS AVAILABLE, CERTAINLY, AND THAT DATA'S COLLECTED FOR EACH OF THE CONTRACTS. 
          SO WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE THAT. 
          THAT WOULD BE GREAT. 
          ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE A COMMENT AFTER GO AHEAD. 
          OH, IT WAS BRIEF. 
          UM, I SAW SEVERAL, I SAW SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SAFE BEING MENTIONED THE SAFE ALLIANCE AND THEY HAVE IN A WONDERFUL PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOL. 
          SO I'M KIND OF DISAPPOINTED AD ISN'T HERE ANYMORE, BUT, UM, TRAVIS COUNTY AND, UH, THE CITY OF AUSTIN HAVE INVESTED IN SAFE EXPECT RESPECT PROGRAM, WHICH IS AN ANTI-BULLYING PROGRAM AND MANY OF THE SCHOOLS. 
          UM, IT'S ALSO, THEY ALSO DISCUSS HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, HOW TO HAVE ONE AND IT, IT KIND OF MARRIES, UM, THE WHOLE VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. 
          UM, SO I JUST THINK THAT'S A GREAT OVERALL PROGRAM AND IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MENTIONED IN HERE BECAUSE IT'S NOT AN AP PROGRAM. 
          UM, THIS IS A WONDERFUL OVERVIEW. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THEN, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER, MAYOR PRO TIM ALTER, YOU HAD A QUESTION. 
          YEAH. 
          I JUST WANNA ASSUME THAT IF A HIGH SCHOOL'S NOT LISTED, THAT MEANS THEY HAD NO PREGNANCY ISSUES THAT'S THERE, RIGHT? THERE ARE SOME THAT SAY ZERO ON THEM. 
          WELL, CUZ LOSS IS NOT LISTED JUST IT'LL DOING THE, AND THAT'S SEPARATE AND THERE'S MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT ARE NOT LISTED. 
          YEAH. 
          THAT'S TRUE. 
          ONLY SOME ARE MISSED IT LISTED, BUT AGE 38 AND 39. 
          YEAH. 
          AND LOSSES NOW. 
          AND IT'S THE CHART AND THERE'S JUST SOME SCHOOLS THAT AREN'T LISTED. 
          AND I THINK IT'S, IF THEY HAVEN'T HAD A PREGNANCY FROM SCHOOL YEAR 18 FORWARD. 
          OKAY. 
          THAT, THAT WAS, THAT WOULD, THAT WOULD BE MY INTERPRETATION OF THE DATA. 
          THAT'S WHAT I ASSUMED IF 
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IT'S NOT LISTED, UH, IN ANY OF THE FOUR YEARS, THEY DID NOT, I DIDN'T PUT THIS TOGETHER. 
          SO I CAN'T SAY IT WAS CERTAINTY THAT THAT'S THE CASE, BUT I'LL, I'LL DOUBLE CHECK AND GET BACK. 
          OKAY. 
          BUT THAT, THAT WOULD BE MY GUESS. 
          I JUST WANTED TO, THAT'S MY CONFIRM THAT, AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO, TO FLAG THAT, UM, I THINK THIS WOULD RELATE BOTH TO THIS AND TO THE SAFETY, UH, COUNCIL, A COMMISSIONER PAVILION. 
          AND I RECEIVED, UM, A CITIZEN COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS COMMITTEE FROM SUKI STEINHAUSER, WHO IS THE FORMER ED FOR COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS. 
          AND, AND I THINK IT WENT TO EDNA AS WELL. 
          AND, AND MAYBE YOU COULD MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE ON THE, ON THE SUKI STEINHAUSER YEAH. 
          THAT EVERYONE ON THE COMMITTEE, I JUST FORWARDED IT BACK TO YOU. 
          BUT I THINK YOU WERE ON THE ORIGINAL, IF YOU COULD JUST MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE ON THE, ON THE COMMITTEE, UM, RECEIVES THAT AS WELL AS THE FOLKS WHO ARE DOING THE WORK ON, ON THE SAFETY IN THE SCHOOLS AS WELL. 
          AND IS THERE A COMMITTEE THAT'S UM, UM, UM, STILL ENGAGED, LOOKING AT THE CHILDCARE ISSUE, CUZ I THINK THIS WOULD BE GOOD INFORMATION FOR THEM TO GET AS WELL. 
          UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT OUR, THAT OUR SUBCOMMITTEE RELATED TO CHILDCARE HAS BEEN, WE HAVEN'T BEEN, WE HAVEN'T BEEN MEETING. 
          UM, WE CERTAINLY COULD TAKE THAT UP AGAIN, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WE I'M JUST THINKING, GET INFORMATION TO SHARE. 
          I THINK EVERYONE WHO'S ON THE, THAT GROUP IS A MEMBER OF THE GROUPS THAT YOU'RE ALREADY SENDING THE INFORMATION TO BODY. 
          YEAH. 
          I MEAN, I THINK IT WAS KATHY LYNN AND JEFF AND I, UM, IN THE RUN UP BEFORE ARBA WE HAD A GROUP THAT WAS LOOKING AT SOME OF THE CHILDCARE STUFF SO THAT WE WOULD BE IN A BETTER POSITION TO ADVOCATE WITHIN OUR BEST STUFF. 
          WOW. 
          GREAT. 
          ARE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UM, IF NOT, WE ARE RIGHT AT ONE 30. 
          THIS WAS REALLY EXCELLENT. 
          I THINK, UM, THIS HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE EVERY TIME THERE'S SO MUCH GREAT INFORMATION, THESE JOINT SUBCOMMITTEES THAT, UH, I FREQUENTLY FEEL LIKE WE SHOULD PROBABLY ALLOCATE MORE TIME, UH, FOR PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION, BUT UM, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR, UM, YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR RESEARCH AND YOUR PRESENTATION WAS ALL VERY, UH, VERY HELPFUL, VERY ELIMINATING. 
          UM, AND, UM, TRUSTEE, UM, RODRIGUEZ, WAS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANTED TO SAY? I THINK YOU COMMENTED JUST ONCE, BUT YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR MOST OF THE MEETING, WHICH I APPRECIATE. 
          YOU'RE GOOD. 
          OKAY. 
          WELL THANK YOU ALL. 
          IF, IF THERE'S NOTHING FURTHER THAN WE STAND ADJOURNED, UH, AT ONE 30 AND 
          [VI. Standing Items (set at previous meetings)]
OUR NEXT MEETING IS DECEMBER 9TH. 
          UM, AND IT LOOKS LIKE WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE AN UPDATE ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AT THAT MEETING IS THAT THAT'S, WHAT'S INTENDED FOR THAT. 
          YEAH. 
          ITEM. 
          SO, UM, ANY OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU ALL WOULD LIKE ON THE AGENDA FOR NEXT MEETING? WELL, I THINK THE CHILDCARE MIGHT BE A GOOD CONVERSATION FOR US TO HAVE, CAUSE WE'LL BOTH THE COUNTY WOULD'VE, UM, ALLOCATED YOUR APER DOLLARS BY THEN. 
          RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY. 
          AND THEN WE CAN DO AN UPDATE ON OUR, ON THE CITY SIDE AND TALK ABOUT OUR, OUR SCHOOL EFFORT AS WELL. 
          SO THAT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A GOOD TIME. 
          I THINK THAT'S A GOOD SUGGESTION. 
          PLUS WE WOULD HAVE MORE DETAIL ON THE BREAKDOWN OF THE $54 MILLION THAT'S BEING SPENT ON CHILDCARE. 
          I THINK THAT NUMBER'S RIGHT. 
          TAMARA ATKINSON BRIEFED ME ON IT LAST WEEK AND I'M JUST NOW I WOULD LOVE YOUR BRIEFING  YEAH. 
          I'D LIKE I'VE TOLD HER I'M, I'M THRILLED TO HEAR THAT NUMBER AND I WOULD LOVE MORE DETAIL. 
          SO SHE'S PUTTING THAT TOGETHER TO, TO SEND IT. 
          UM, BUT CHILDCARE THAT'D BE GREAT. 
          I DO THINK THE RESILIENCE HUBS, WE SHOULD JUST PLAN FOR SOME, UH, UH, VERBAL BRIEFING AND, UM, DISCUSSION. 
          UM, WE AFFORDABLE HOUSING HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS, UM, GROUP AS WELL. 
          UH, SO I THINK WE'LL DEFINITELY WANNA ALLOCATE SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THAT, CUZ IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S ALREADY PLANNED FOR AN UPDATE FOR THE NEXT MEETING. 
          THIS WAS JUST, UM, ITEMS THAT YOU COULD BRING UP IF YOU WANTED TO. 
          NO, I GOT IT. 
          BUT ON HERE ON THE STANDING ITEMS, IT DOES SAY AFFORDABLE HOUSING BRIEFING AND THEN RIGHT UNDERNEATH IT, IT SAYS NEXT JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING. 
          I'M WONDERING IF TIME WISE THOUGH IT MIGHT MAKE SENSE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA SO THAT WE ARE COORDINATING AND THAT COULD TAKE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND THAT WOULD NEED TO HAPPEN. 
          YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD BE ABOUT THE TIMING FOR THAT AND BE TIME SENSITIVE SO THAT WE'RE, WE'RE ALL ALIGNING A LITTLE BIT ON THAT, PARTICULARLY WITH THAT'S INTERESTING WITH THAT. 
          AND DO WE DO HAVE THE ABILITY TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SECTION? CORRECT. 
          IF WE WANT FOR AN ITEM. 
          SO WHY DON'T WE PUT THAT ON THE AGENDA AS, UM, UH, AN OPTION FORCE BECAUSE THERE MAY BE SOME THINGS IN OUR DISCUSSIONS THAT WOULD BE BETTER, UM, UNDER LEGAL ADVICE. 
          I THINK I HEARD MAYBE THERE MIGHT BE AN INTEREST IN FOOD PLANNING, WHAT WE'RE DOING IN JOINTLY. 
          YES. 
          UH, FOOD POLICY. 
          YES. 
          UM, AT, AT ONE TIME I THINK WE HAD WORKED THROUGH THIS COMMITTEE TO TALK ABOUT, UM, ALL OF THE, UH, ALL OF THE FOOD PLANNING GRANTS THAT WE HAD, UM, YOU KNOW, EXACTLY WHO HAD BEEN GRANTED, WHAT, AND FROM WHAT FUNDING SOURCE, WE JUST WANTED TO HAVE MORE OF AN ASSET MAP JUST TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS WHERE AND HOW IT'S BEING USED, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE COORDINATING APPROPRIATELY. 
          AND I THINK THAT'S VERY TIMELY BECAUSE DURING COVID THE FREE AND 
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REDUCED PRICE LUNCH PROGRAM WAS AVAILABLE TO ALL STUDENTS AND WE'VE RETURNED TO THE NEED TO FILE APPLICATIONS. 
          THAT'S NEW TO PEOPLE WE'RE HAVING TO REALLY RAMP UP THAT EXPECTATION AND THOSE SYSTEMS AGAIN. 
          SO I THINK THAT'S EXCELLENT TIMING FOR THAT. 
          AND I, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T LET GO OF THE SCHOOL'S SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL. 
          UM, I UNDERSTAND HARDENING OUTSIDE, BUT UH, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE, ARE USING SOME DOLLARS INSIDE PREPARING, UH, PREPARING YOUTH BECAUSE IT, IT, YOU'VE GOTTA BE ANXIOUS IF SOMEBODY IS COMING IN, SHAKING ON YOUR DOORS AND YOU DON'T, AND THEY'RE NOT COMING TO THAT CAMPUS. 
          MM-HMM  WHAT ARE WE DOING TO PREPARE YOUTH ON THEIR CAMPUSES? AND, AND THEN, UH, IS THERE ANY PROGRAMMING AND THAT'S WHY, UH, I'M, I'M, UH, I'M HAPPY THAT MAYOR PRO TIM BROUGHT UP, UM, SUKI, UH, STEINHOUSER, UH, MATERIALS. 
          THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT WHAT IS GOING ON ON OUR CAMPUSES. 
          UH, NOW THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF MENTAL HEALTH WORK WITH KIDS. 
          UH, DO WE HAVE ENOUGH RESOURCES TO DO ALL THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE? HAVE WE, HAVE WE ASSESSED THAT AND, AND, AND ARE THESE DOLLARS FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OR SUPPOSED TO BE A HUNDRED MILLION? UH, CAN WE GET SOME REDIRECTED, UH, TO, TO OUR YOUTH, NOT JUST FOR HARDENING THE OUTSIDE, BUT WE'RE ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF THE KIDS ON THE INSIDE. 
          IT WOULD BE NICE IF SOMEBODY IN THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE COULD ACT AS A HUMAN RATHER THAN A CYBORG. 
          MY APOLOGIES. 
          I'M I'M GONNA HAVE TO LEAVE ANOTHER MEETING HAS STARTED FROM YOU ALREADY, BUT I THINK WE ARE ADJOURNED, BUT THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU. 
          AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PACKET. 
          THIS WAS SO WELL DONE'S.
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