[CALL TO ORDER]
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IT'S 2:00 PM ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 16TH, AND I WILL CALL TO ORDER THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.
IT IS OC AS I SAID, IT'S OCTOBER 16TH.
WE ARE MEETING AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL.
[Public Communication: General]
ITEM WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA IS, UH, PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE, UH, SOME PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION AND I'LL, UM, ASK FOR SOME ASSISTANCE.
UH, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMUNICATION, BUT WE HAVE, UH, SEVERAL SPEAKERS THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR, AND WE'LL TAKE ALL THOSE SPEAKERS NOW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.
FIRST SPEAKER UP, NOELLE DAVIS.
MY NAME IS NOELLE DAVIS, AND I HAVE BEEN, I WAS A MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR ITS ENTIRETY, AND I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO KROLL FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS RELATED TO THE ACADEMY.
AND I'M ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL FOR THEIR SECTION RELATED TO THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIVISION MANAGER AND THE TRAINING STAFF.
AND I LIKE THE WAY THAT KROLL BROUGHT TO LIGHT THE CHALLENGES THAT THE ACADEMY HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING RELATED TO ENFORCEMENT OF THE REVISED SOPS, UH, STANDARD STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, AND, UM, INTEGRATING THE CIVILIAN STAFF INTO THE CULTURE.
AND I SHARE KROLL'S, UH, SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT THE NEW MANAGER OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION REPORTING TO THE TRAINING COMMANDER INSTEAD OF REPORTING TO THE ASSISTANT CHIEF, UH, FOR THE REASONS KROLL LISTED AND SOME OTHERS.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO GO INTO THAT.
AND AS THE ACADEMY PREPARES TO HIRE ADDITIONAL CIVILIAN TRAINING STAFF, I'M REALLY CURIOUS TO HEAR SPECIFICALLY HOW THE RESISTANCE THAT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED BY, UM, CIVILIAN STAFF AND AND SWORN STAFF TO ACCEPTING THE CIVILIAN STAFF, HOW THAT'S GONNA BE ADDRESSED SO THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY LIKE REALLY INTEGRATE THESE FOLKS AND TRANSFORM INTO A, A CULTURE OF COLLABORATION AND TEAMWORK.
AND I REALLY APPRECIATE COMMANDER LYON'S STATED INTENTION TO FOSTER AN ENVIRONMENT OF SERVANT LEADERSHIP AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY TO REALLY HELP AVOID THESE PAST PROBLEMS. AND AGAIN, I'M JUST CURIOUS, LIKE, HOW SPECIFICALLY IS THAT GOING TO PLAY OUT? HOW ARE WE GONNA SHIFT FROM THEORY AND FRAMEWORKS TO LIKE REALLY OPERATIONALIZING THAT IN A DAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENT OF THE ACADEMY TO REALLY CREATE A CULTURE OF INCLUSION? AND I'M ALSO JUST CONCERNED, YOU KNOW, OVER THE PAST COUPLE YEARS, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP AT THE COMMAND LEVEL AND AT THE ASSISTANT CHIEF LEVEL.
THERE'VE BEEN, I THINK, THREE, UM, ASSISTANT CHIEFS AND THREE COMMANDERS JUST IN A VERY BRIEF TIME.
AND SO I'M JUST CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, HOW LONG IS COMMANDER LYONS GOING TO BE THERE? AND I'M, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A CURIOSITY.
AND THEN WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR MOVING FORWARD? IF, IF AND WHEN HE DOES MOVE ON, HOW IS ALL OF THIS GOING TO BE, EVERYTHING HE DOES TO HELP CREATE CHANGE? HOW IS THAT GONNA BE INTEGRATED IN TO THE SYSTEMS? THANK YOU.
UM, I'VE ALSO BEEN PART OF THE CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THE RESOLUTION 66 COMMITTEE BEFORE THAT CHOSEN IN PART, I THINK FOR MY ACADEMIC EXPERTISE IN MEDIA ANALYSIS AND IN RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES, I THINK THE KROLL REPORT DOES AN ADEQUATE JOB OF ADDRESSING WHERE A P D HAS MADE SOME PROGRESS.
UM, BUT I THINK THE KROLL KROLL AS AN INSTITUTION IS LOOKING AT THE ACADEMY AS A WHOLE, AND THEY'RE COMPARING IT TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND OTHER ACADEMIES, WHICH IS GOOD.
BUT I THINK IT'S ALSO TOO IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER WHAT INITIATED THIS REVIEW PROCESS IN THE FIRST PLACE THREE YEARS AGO, WHICH WAS MUCH NEEDED CHANGE ON ISSUES OF RACE AND EQUITY IN PARTICULAR.
AND SO, I WANNA POINT OUT A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT THE COLE REPORT DOES HIGHLIGHT AS PROBLEMATIC AND, AND CONTINUED RESISTANCE AND, AND SUGGEST THAT THESE NEED TO BE, UH, LOOKED AT CAREFULLY.
FIRST, THERE'S NO MECHANISM FOR ASSESSMENT OF OR DEVELOPMENT OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF.
I'VE, I'VE WATCHED OVER NUMEROUS INTER ITERATIONS OF THE, OF THE MODULES FOR THE ACADEMY, SEEING ONLY MINOR EDITS AND CHANGES.
AND I THINK AS KROLL NOTES, RIGHT, THE INSTRUCTORS NEED HELP BUILDING THE PEDAGOGICAL SKILLS AND THE KNOWLEDGES FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND EFFECTIVE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT.
IF THEY DON'T GET THAT, THEN WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO SEE INSTRUCTORS SORT OF TEACHING INHERITED MODULES THAT MAYBE THEY THEMSELVES DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND.
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AND PARTICULARLY WITH RESPECT TO THE MODULES MOST CENTRAL TO ADDRESSING AND CHANGING THE CULTURE AND PRACTICE OF POLICING TO BE MORE EQUITABLE AND SAFE.I ALSO WANT TO ECHO WHAT NOELLE SAID ABOUT THE CONCERNS OVER HOW THE CIVILIAN STAFF WILL INTERACT WITH SWORN BECAUSE, UM, I, YOU KNOW, I, THE CROW REPORT SEEMS ODDLY HOPEFUL THAT MORE AND NEW CIVILIAN STAFF WILL SOMEHOW OVERCOME THIS DYNAMIC.
AND I DON'T SEE A LOT OF CAUSE FOR HOPE FOR THAT.
SO THE THING I REALLY WANNA EMPHASIZE IS THAT IN ORDER TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY MOVING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND YOUR SERVICE.
UM, I AM ALSO A MEMBER OR FORMER MEMBER OF THE CURRICULUM REVIEW COMMITTEE, UM, AS WELL AS AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY MEMBER.
UH, THE BIGGEST POINT THAT I WANT TO LOOK AT TODAY IS THAT WE ALL SERVE IN DIFFERENT ROLES, AND WE ARE ALL HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ACHIEVING THE OUTCOMES THAT WE SEEK TO DO.
WE KNOW THAT A P G AND OUR OFFICERS SAY THAT THEY ARE SEEKING TO NOT ONLY KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE, BUT ALSO CHANGE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A P D AND THE COMMUNITY.
IN ORDER TO DO THAT, THAT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAN WHAT WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST, WHICH IS ALSO GOING TO REQUIRE DIFFERENT CURRICULUM, DIFFERENT TEACHERS, DIFFERENT, UM, WAYS OF TEACHING.
SO, SOMETHING THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IN THE CORAL REPORT THAT WE'VE BROUGHT UP, UM, IN COMMITTEE, IN THE COMMITTEE AS WELL, IS BRINGING ON SOMEONE SPECIFICALLY DEDICATED TO THE LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT AND CURRICULUM OVERSIGHT FOR A P D, AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THAT THE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED IN THAT, SO THAT WE CAN REALLY FOSTER THOSE STRONG RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNITY-BASED POLICING THAT WE ARE HOPING TO SEE.
AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR SPEAKER, SIR.
UH, MEMBERS FOR THE RECORD, UH, COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER HAS ALSO JOINED US, VIRTUALLY MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
THE FIRST ITEM ON THE AGENDA, UH, AFTER, UH, COMMUNICATIONS IS
[1. Approve the minutes of the Public Safety Committee meeting of August 7, 2023.]
TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING OF AUGUST 7TH, 2023.UH, DOES ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY WANT TO ADD OR CHANGE? THEN I'LL ACCEPT A MOTION.
MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY TO ADOPT AND APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER
[2. Approve the 2024 Public Safety Committee Calendar.]
TWO, WHICH IS A DIS, UH, DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL APPROVAL OF THE 2024 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE CALENDAR MEMBERS.UH, AND I'LL ASK IF ANYBODY HAS ANY COMMENTS ABOUT THAT PROPOSED CALENDAR.
I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2024 ANNUAL MEETING DATES FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.
COUNCIL MEMBER VELA, UH, MOVES APPROVAL AT THE SECOND BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY DISCUSSION WITHOUT OBJECTION.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE ANNUAL MEETING DATES FOR 2024 ARE ADOPTED.
THAT WILL TAKE US TO ITEM NUMBER THREE,
[3. Discussion and briefing and from Austin-Travis County EMS on accidents involving micro-mobility]
A DISCUSSION AND BRIEFING, UH, FROM THE AUSTIN TRAVIS COUNTY E M S ON ACCIDENTS INVOLVING MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES.CHIEF, IT'S ALL YOURS FOR A WHILE.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE DIVISION CHIEF KEVIN PARKER, UH, FROM E M S, WHO OVERSEES OUR SPECIAL EVENTS, SPECIAL OPERATIONS, AND, UH, HOMELAND SECURITY DIVISION, AND HE'S GONNA BE ABLE TO PRESENT TODAY'S PRESENTATION.
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, PRESENT TO YOU, UM, UH, PROVIDING YOU THIS BRIEFING FOLLOWING THE, UH, BRIEFING I PROVIDED TO THE DOWNTOWN COMMISSION.
UM, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE'S SOME NEW DATA, SOME UPDATED DATA, UH, THAT GOES OVER THE WHOLE YEAR.
UM, SO WE'D LIKE TO FIRST START OUT WITH JUST GIVING YOU A BROAD SCOPE OF, UH, UH, THE E SCOOTER INCIDENTS THAT WE HAVE.
IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
UM, THIS IS JUST THE MOST RECENT COMPLETED FISCAL QUARTER, UH, FOR 2023.
IN THAT TIME, UH, WE SAW JUST UNDER 30,000 PATIENTS, UH, OF WHICH ONLY 48 CASES WERE REPORTED TO US TO HAVE INVOLVED AN SCOTER, UH, USE.
THIS IS, UH, WE BELIEVE THE MOST LIKELY, UH, ACCURATE NUMBER.
IT MAY BE SLIGHTLY UNDER-REPORTED OF INCIDENTS, BECAUSE IT DOES REQUIRE US TO REPORT THE METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION THAT THEY WERE USING AS A WHOLE.
THE CITY, UH, REPORTS THAT IN THAT SAME FISCAL QUARTER, 725,000, UH, TRIPS WERE TAKEN, UH, ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF MILES DRIVEN, UH, KIND OF ALIGNS WITH THE EXPECTATION THAT SCOTER USE, UH, FINISHES THAT, THAT LAST MILE, IF YOU WILL, OF ANY
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MASS TRANSIT PLAN.UM, THROUGHOUT THE CITY, YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, OUR SCOTER INCIDENTS ARE CAPTURED, UH, MAINLY IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE.
THERE ARE SOME OUTLYING ONES, UH, PARTICULARLY NEAR, UH, MASS TRANSIT STATIONS.
UM, AND THEN THE ZOOMED IN VIEW.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S OUR MAJOR TRANSPORT CORRIDORS AND ALSO OUR MAJOR ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICTS, UH, IN WHICH WE SEE THE LARGEST NUMBER OF SCOTER INCIDENTS.
UM, I SHOULD POINT OUT THAT THESE CASES, NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ACTUAL PATIENTS IS I'VE TRANSITIONED TO, UH, COMPLETE FISCAL YEAR NUMBERS.
UM, SO WE HAD A TOTAL OF 169 PATIENTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 2023.
UM, 132 OF THOSE WERE TRANSPORTED, UM, ONLY OF WHICH EIGHT WERE CLASSIFIED AS A CODE THREE TRANSPORT, WHICH IS, UH, LIGHTS AND SIRENS.
IT INDICATES THAT OUR PARAMEDICS ASSESSED THAT THE PATIENT WAS AT A GREAT RISK OF, UH, OF DEATH OR SERIOUS DISABILITY, OR A LOSS OF FUNCTION, IF YOU WILL.
SO A, A RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF CRITICAL PATIENTS.
HOWEVER, A LARGE NUMBER OF THE OVERALL PATIENTS THAT WE SAW WERE TRANSPORTED, UH, TO A HOSPITAL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION AND TREATMENT.
UH, JUST A QUICK, UH, UH, ON THAT PRIOR SLIDE, RIGHT QUICK.
SERIOUS AND CRITICAL INJURIES.
SERIOUS AND CRITICAL INJURY IS CODE THREE.
AND IF Y'ALL COULD BACK UP TO THAT REAL QUICK.
UH, SO ARE A HUNDRED, AND WAIT A SECOND, 132.
EIGHT OUT OF THE 132 PATIENTS WHO WERE TRANSPORTED WERE CLASSIFIED AS BEING, UH, SERIOUSLY OR CRITICALLY INJURED.
SO 124 TRANSPORTED OF THOSE EIGHT, UH, 132 WERE TRANSPORTED OF THOSE EIGHT WERE CRITICALLY OR SERIOUSLY INJURED.
UM, LARGELY, UH, ONE PREVIOUS, UH, ONE TO THE LEFT, LARGELY THE, UH, DEMOGRAPHICS OF THESE PATIENTS IS WHAT WE SEE DOWNTOWN OF A LARGE NUMBER BETWEEN 20 AND 50 YEAR OLD INDIVIDUALS, UM, SLIGHTLY TILTED TOWARDS THE, UH, MALE SEX.
UM, BECAUSE THIS IS A, UH, PATIENT REPORT, UM, THERE IS THOSE SMALL NUMBERS OF, UH, 70 TO 79, AND THE LESS THAN 10, UH, SCOOTER IS A COLLOQUIAL TERM.
AND IT COULD BE, UH, SOMETHING ELSE THAT INJURED THEM, UH, MAYBE A HOVERBOARD OR, UH, A MOBILITY SCOOTER VERSUS THE SCOTER THAT WE ARE ACTUALLY TRYING TO TALK ABOUT.
UM, SUGGEST THAT'S PROBABLY THE SUGGEST YOU SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE 70 TO 79 ARE MORE LIKELY TO USE A HOVERBOARD THAN AN SCOTER
NO, I'M SAYING, UH, THAT THEY MAY USE A, UH, REGULAR SCOOTER LIKE YOU WOULD SEE.
I WOULD NEVER CAST THIS VERSIONS.
UM, BROKEN DOWN BY THE DAY OF THE WEEK AND TIME OF DAY, UH, THAT YELLOW BOX IS OUR MAIN ENTERTAINMENT, UH, NIGHTLIFE HOURS.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER ARE CONCENTRATED THERE.
HOWEVER, THERE IS A CONCENTRATION OF THE SCOOTER ACCIDENTS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY IN THE, UH, MORNING AND EVENING COMMUTES, UM, AS YOU BREAK IT DOWN.
UM, AN IMPRESSION IN THIS CASE IS NOT THE SAME AS A PATIENT COMPLAINT.
UH, AN IMPRESSION IS DEVELOPED AFTER THE PATIENT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY ASSESSED, AND THIS IS THE PARAMEDICS ASSESSMENT OF THE MOST CRITICAL THING THAT IS WRONG WITH THE PATIENT.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THAT ALL OF THEM, UH, INVOLVE SOME SORT OF INJURY OR PAIN, UH, MOSTLY TO THE FACE AND THE EXTREMITIES, UH, WITH A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER BEING TO THE HEAD AND TO THE FACE.
UM, IT'S REALLY CONSISTENT, LIKE I SAY, WITH THE LACK OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT THEY MAY BE WEARING.
UM, AND ALSO OF NOTE, UH, MOST OF THESE CASES WERE, UH, SINGLE PATIENT REPORTS THAT WE, UH, THEY DID, THEY DID NOT INVOLVE STRIKING ANOTHER, UH, PERSON OR A PEDESTRIAN OR A BICYCLE RIDER, ET CETERA.
UM, AGAIN, JUST FURTHER DEMONSTRATION AND, UH, DIFFERENT GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF MOST OF THESE ARE, UH, TRAUMATIC IN NATURE.
AGAIN, THESE ARE THE PRIMARY IMPRESSIONS.
I KNOW THAT YOU SEE A CARDIOVASCULAR AND A NEUROLOGICAL SEIZURE, UM, THAT IS THE, AFTER THE PARAMEDIC IS ASSESSED.
SO IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THESE PEOPLE WERE HAVING A SEIZURE OR CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT AFTER THE COLLISION OCCURRED.
WE, WE DO NOT HAVE A WAY TO, UH,
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DEFINE THAT.UM, AND THEN NEXT SLIDE AT THE VERY END.
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT SCOTER ACCIDENTS ARE A VERY MINIMAL IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITY AND ON OUR E M S SYSTEM.
UH, NOT THAT THOSE PATIENTS, THOSE 169 PATIENTS AREN'T IMPORTANT.
UM, BUT IN THE BIG SCOPE OF THINGS, IT'S A RELATIVELY MINOR IMPACT TO OUR SYSTEM.
UM, AND, AND THERE ARE SOME FUNCTIONAL GAIN THAT WE GET, PARTICULARLY IN THE SPECIAL EVENT WORLD, UH, WHERE WE SEE A HIGH CONCENTRATION OF SCOOTER USE.
IT ALLOWS OUR APPARATUS AND OUR MOTORCYCLES, UH, AND OUR SPECIAL RESPONSE UNITS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH, UH, TRAFFIC A LITTLE BIT EASIER, UH, INSTEAD OF ALL OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS BEING IN CARS OR OTHER METHODS OF TRANSPORTATION.
UM, AND, AND OBVIOUSLY ALL OF THESE CASES, OR THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES, I SHOULD SAY, UM, ARE ONLY IMPACTING THE PERSON RIDING THE SCOOTER.
THEY'RE NOT HAVING A, A LARGER IMPACT TO, UH, THE BYSTANDERS OR OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AROUND THEM.
UM, WITH THAT, I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE OR CLARIFICATIONS.
AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
UM, SO THAT'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION.
UM, PART OF THE REASON I WANTED THIS PRESENTATION WAS BECAUSE YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB AT THE OTHER, UM, COMMISSION MEETING, BUT I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
SO WHAT ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS THAT E M S MAY HAVE FOR THE PUBLIC TO, THAT MIGHT KEEP PEOPLE SAFER WHEN RIDING MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES? YES.
SO, I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE AN INTEREST IN, UM, MOVING FROM JUST DEALING WITH PATIENTS WHO ARE INJURED TO ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE ACTIONS THAT WILL PREVENT THEIR INJURY IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF, OF WEARING HELMETS, UH, WEARING ANY TYPE OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.
UM, IF YOU HAVE BEEN DRINKING, UH, CONSIDERING USING AN UBER OR A LYFT OR SOME OTHER TRANSPORT, UH, MODALITY, UH, THAT WOULD GET YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION SAFER, UM, AND DOESN'T REQUIRE FINE MOTOR CONTROL AND DOESN'T IMPACT FINE MOTOR CONTROL.
UM, I'VE OBSERVED MYSELF AND THEN I'VE ALSO HEARD FROM OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT SOMETIMES PEOPLE WHO ARE RIDING MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES ARE ON MOPAC.
ARE YOU AWARE OF ANYTHING IN THE CITY CODE THAT MIGHT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM DOING THAT? I AM NOT.
UH, CERTAINLY I THINK TRANSPORTATION WOULD PROBABLY BE ABLE TO
OBVIOUSLY, COMMON SENSE WOULD INDICATE THAT IT WOULD BE A REALLY BAD IDEA TO DO THAT, BUT I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH YEAH.
UM, DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE AVERAGE INJURY WOULD BE? UM, THAT'S SUSTAINED BY SOMEONE WHO'S ON A MICRO MOBILITY DEVICE? OF ALL THOSE THAT YOU LISTED, IS IT MOSTLY JUST HEAD AND FACE? IT, THEY, THE VAST MAJORITY ARE HEAD AND FACE INJURIES, UH, FOLLOWED UP BY INJURIES OF THE EXTREMITIES.
AND ARE YOU AWARE, GOING BACK TO THE HELMET USE AND SAFETY EQUIPMENT, ARE YOU AWARE OF ANY, UM, PARTNERSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES OR ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD PROMOTE THE USE OF THAT PROTECTIVE MATERIAL? I AM NOT CHIEF.
I AM, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY, NO.
UM, I DO KNOW THAT IN MY TIME IN SPECIAL EVENTS, UM, THAT THEY, TRANSPORTATION WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SCOOTER COMPANIES TO ENCOURAGE THE SAME THINGS THAT, THAT WE ARE ENCOURAGING OF PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND RIDING SOBER, ET CETERA.
BUT SO BACK WHEN I USED TO RIDE SCOOTERS BEFORE, THEY SEEMED TO BE A LITTLE BIT TOO DANGEROUS FOR ME PERSONALLY.
UM, I WENT ONLINE AND TRIED TO ORDER OFF OF AMAZON BIRD SCOOTER HELMETS, AND I GOT CHICKEN HELMETS IN THE MAIL.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU WANNA MAKE SURE YOU GET THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO UTILIZE.
AND A CHICKEN HELMET DEFINITELY WOULDN'T FIT THIS NOGGIN.
UM, ANYWAY, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION TODAY.
YOU'VE GIVEN US A LOT TO THINK ABOUT AND I APPRECIATE IT.
COUNCIL MEMBERS, COUNCIL MEMBER ALTER.
UM, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING THIS UP.
I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SUBJECT.
UM, I WOULD ENCOURAGE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH DELL, UM, CHILDREN'S AND DELL MEDICAL TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE BEEN SEEING WITH RESPECT TO THE INJURIES I'VE HEARD, UM, FROM EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, THAT THERE'S REALLY, UM, THAT THE INJURIES ARE PRETTY STAGGERING.
UM, SO I, THAT'S ANOTHER WAY TO GET AT THE SIMILAR QUESTIONS, SO I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE THAT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
MEMBERS, THAT CONCLUDES ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
WE'LL GO TO, I'M SORRY, ITEM NUMBER THREE.
[4. Discussion and briefing on the Kroll Audit of APD Training Academy: 148th Cadet Class.]
FOUR, WHICH IS DISCUSSION AND BRIEFING ON THE KROLL AUDIT OF A P D TRAINING ACADEMY, 140 EIGHTH CADET CLASS.[00:20:12]
WELCOME.GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL AFTERNOON.
ALSO, JOIN US VIRTUALLY, I BELIEVE WE HAVE MEMBERS OR REPRESENTATION FROM KROLL.
IN ADDITION, I HAVE COMMANDER LYONS, WHO IS CURRENTLY THE COMMANDER OVER OUR TRAINING ACADEMY, IN ADDITION TO SOME OF OUR SWORN AND CIVILIAN STAFF FROM THE TRAINING ACADEMY.
AND SO WITH THAT, UM, WOULD Y'ALL PREFER WE HAVE, OH, WE HAVE KROLL EVALUATION COMING UP FIRST.
THANK YOU, CHIEF, AND THANK YOU.
UM, I'M, I'M MARK ALER, UH, MANAGING DIRECTOR AT TROLL.
AND WITH ME TODAY ARE MY COLLEAGUES, UH, RICK BROWN AND DAN LINSKY.
UM, AND, UH, WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS PRESENTATION AND WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR THE TRUST YOU PLACE IN US, UH, FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS TO HELP WITH THE CITY'S, UH, RE-IMAGINING PUBLIC, PUBLIC SAFETY EFFORTS.
SO FOR THE NEXT, YOU KNOW, 15 MINUTES OR SO, WE WANNA PROVIDE A HIGH LEVEL ASSESSMENT, UH, OF OUR AUDIT REPORT THAT CAME OUT ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, UM, ADDRESSING AT LEAST IN CROW'S JUDGMENT, HOW EFFECTIVELY THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED KROLL'S PAST RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, AND ALSO EMPHASIZED SUCH CONCEPTS AS DEESCALATION COMMUNITY, UH, TRUST IN PARTNERSHIPS, UH, AND RACIAL AND GENDER EQUITY AMONG OTHER ISSUES, WHILE ALSO DEVELOPING GUARDIAN CENTERED RESILIENT OFFICERS THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND INCLUSIVE ADULT LEARNING INSTRUCTION.
AND IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO IN, IN CONDUCTING THIS AUDIT, KROLL REVIEWED AND ASSESSED, UH, APGS PROGRESS IN COMPLYING WITH, UH, 23 SPECIFIC, UH, WHAT WERE CALLED PRIORITY AUDIT DOMAINS DURING THE HUNDRED 48TH CADET CLASS, UH, WHICH RECENTLY GRADUATED 19 CADETS ON SEPTEMBER 8TH.
AND IN OUR REPORT, WE USED THE TERMINOLOGY LISTED ON THIS SLIDE, UH, TO EFFECTIVELY, UH, ESSENTIALLY RATE, UM, OUR VIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRESS ON EACH OF THE AUDIT DOMAINS.
UM, SO IN ALIGNMENT IS WHAT YOU WOULD THINK.
IT, IT SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE, IN OUR JUDGMENT, THE DEPARTMENT IS ALIGNED WITH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RECOMMENDATION, AND IS WORKING TOWARDS A COMMON PURPOSE, VISION, OR DIRECTION CONSISTENT WITH THOSE GOALS WHERE WE INDICATE PROGRESSIVE ADHERENCE, WHERE, UH, INDICATING SIMILARLY THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS MADE, UM, CONSISTENT AND GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN MEETING THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RECOMMENDATION.
BUT THERE'S STILL SOME ADDITIONAL WORK TO DO TO, TO ACHIEVE FULL ALIGNMENT.
UM, IN ONE INSTANCE, WE USE THE TERM PARTIAL ADHERENCE, UH, TO SIMPLY INDICATE THAT, UM, WHILE THE DEPARTMENT HAS IMPLEMENTED SOME OF THE RECOMMENDED STEPS, THERE'S A BEEN A CERTAIN LEVEL OF EITHER RESISTANCE OR SOMETHING THAT HAS PREVENTED SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS, AND THAT THEREFORE THERE REMAINS SOME GAPS BETWEEN THE GOALS, UH, AND THE DEPARTMENT'S PROGRESS ON THAT ISSUE.
UM, THE TERM NOT ADHERENCE IS WHAT YOU WOULD THINK.
IT JUST MEANS THAT TO DATE, THE DEPARTMENT HAS FAILED TO IMPLEMENT ADEQUATE STEPS TO MEET THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE RECOMMENDED APPROACH.
IT DOES NOT IMPLY, HOWEVER, THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS IN ANY WAY OPPOSED TO THAT OBJECTIVE.
UH, IT JUST MEANS THAT THEY REALLY HAVEN'T DONE A LOT YET TO, UH, ACHIEVE THAT.
UH, AND IN ONE, IN A FEW INSTANCES, WE ALSO USE THE TERM WORK IN PROGRESS, JUST TO EMPHASIZE THAT, UH, WHILE E P D IS COMMITTED TO THE OBJECTIVES THERE, THERE'S THEIR SUBSTANTIAL WORK, UH, REMAINS TO ACHIEVE FULL ALIGNMENT.
SO THIS SLIDE SHOWS THE AREAS WE EXAMINE, IN WHICH, IN, IN OUR JUDGMENT, THE DEPARTMENT APPEARS TO BE IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE AUDIT DOMAINS.
UM, AND THIS IS, THESE ARE AREAS WHERE IN OUR ASSESSMENT, THE ACADEMY AND ITS STAFF HAVE EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTED AND AT LEAST TO DATE, SUSTAIN THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND AREAS OF IMPROVEMENT RELATED TO THESE AREAS.
SO THIS INCLUDES COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN A P D TRAINING, WHICH COVERS SUCH CON, UH, SUCH THINGS AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY CONNECT PROGRAM, UH, COVERS ICA OR THE DEESCALATION TRAINING COVERS CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM AND MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS TRAINING.
AND I'LL TALK ABOUT THOSE THREE AREAS A LITTLE BIT IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL.
UM, WITH RESPECT TO PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, UM, ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO SPECIFICALLY TITLED PROCEDURAL JUSTICE TRAINING FORCE, UM, IN OUR JUDGMENT, THE PRINCIPLES OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE ARE IN FACT INCORPORATED IN SEVERAL AREAS AND ASPECTS OF A P D TRAINING INCLUDED IN, IN THE HISTORY OF POLICE AND RACE IN AUSTIN, IN AMERICA, UH, RACIAL PROFILING, WHICH A MUCH IMPROVED, UH, COURSE ARREST, SEARCH AND SEIZURE COVERS
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PROCEDURAL JUSTICE IN SOME AREAS, UH, L G B T Q PATROL ISSUES, PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS, UH, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS, UM, ALL OF WHICH COVER THESE TOPICS AS WELL AS, UH, UH, PROCEDURAL JUSTICE BEING REINFORCED IN CERTAIN ROLE PLACE SCENARIOS SUCH AS TRAFFIC STOPS, UM, WITH RESPECT TO COGNITIVE DECISION MAKING, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SKILLS, UM, THESE SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED IN PART AND TESTED IN TRAINING IN SUCH, UH, TRAINING PROGRAMS AS ICAT AND, UH, C I T TRAINING, AS WELL AS CRIMINAL LAW ROLE PLAY SCENARIOS, ALL OF WHICH TEST COGNITIVE DECISION MAKING.UH, SOCIAL INTERACTION SKILLS ARE A PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY CONNECT PROGRAMMING AT THE ACADEMY, ALL OF WHICH HELPS REINFORCE THE PEOPLE ORIENTED SKILLS AND ROLES OF POLICE OFFICERS THAT'S BALANCED WITH THEIR ENFORCEMENT, CRIME PREVENTION, AND PROTECTIVE ROLES AND, UH, EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED IN, UH, FORCES SUCH AS MINDFULNESS AND WITH CIVIL CLASSES.
NOW, THE ACADEMY HAS IMPROVED, UH, TRAUMA-INFORMED TRAINING BY ADDING VICTIM COMPONENTS IN SEVERAL COURSES.
AND WE OUTLINE THOSE IN SECTION THREE POINT 14 OF OUR REPORT.
UH, AND THEY'VE DONE A GOOD JOB OF UTILIZING VICTIM SERVICES COUNSELS, UH, WITH RESPECT TO SCHEDULING COORDINATION.
UM, SINCE WE STARTED LOOKING AT THE ACADEMY A FEW YEARS AGO, THE ACADEMY STAFF HAS NOW DOES A MUCH, MUCH IMPROVED JOB OF ENSURING A MORE LOGICAL FLOW OF CLASS CONTENT AND BETTER INTER INTEGRATION OF DEESCALATION PRINCIPLES, MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS AND COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVES INTO THE TRAINING MATERIAL.
UH, WITH RESPECT TO F T O OR FIELD TRAINING OFFICER TRAINING, UM, OVERALL IN OUR JUDGMENT, THE DEPARTMENT APPEARS TO BE DOING A, A MUCH BETTER JOB OF CLARIFYING THE EXPECTATIONS OF FTOS, AS WELL AS HELPING NEWLY, UH, SWORN OFFICERS TRANSITION FROM THE ROLE OF CADET TO PATROL OFFICER, UH, IN SERVICE AND ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING INCLUDES DEESCALATION AND ICAT TRAINING UPDATES, AS WELL AS SOME CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING.
AND WE HAVE A MUCH MORE DETAILED DISCUSSION OF F T O TRAINING IN THE, IN THE REPORT, UM, DISQUALIFICATION AND THE TERMINATION PROCESS.
UM, AGAIN, WE WOULD NOTE THE STAFF APPROPRIATELY DOCUMENTS THE REASONS FOR CADET SEPARATIONS.
THEY EVALUATE WHETHER ADJUSTMENTS ARE NEEDED AS THEY, AS THEY OCCUR.
UM, CADETS WHO ARE RECYCLED TO ANOTHER CADET CLASS, USUALLY DUE TO INJURY OR ILLNESS, UH, ARE OFFERED EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DEPARTMENT UNTIL THE REENTRY INTO A NEW CADET CLASS.
UM, AND WITH RESPECT TO CADET INJURIES AND SEPARATIONS, AT LEAST IN THE HUNDRED 48TH CADET CLASS, UH, THE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTED APPROXIMATELY 20 INJURIES THAT RESULTED DIRECTLY FROM A TRAINING ACTIVITY.
UH, BUT FORTUNATELY, NO CADETS IN THIS CADET CLASS WERE SEPARATED FROM THE ACADEMY DUE TO A TRAINING RELATED INJURY.
AND WITH RESPECT TO EVIDENCE-BASED, UH, EXIT INTERVIEWS OF CADETS, UM, WE WOULD NOTE THAT THE ACADEMIES DEVELOPED A STANDARDIZED PROCEDURE IN WHICH SEPARATING CADETS ARE INTERVIEWED BY SWORN AND CIVILIAN STAFF MEMBERS PRIOR TO SEPARATION.
THEY'RE ASKED ABOUT POSITIVE NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF TRAINING, AND THE CADET RESPONSES ARE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED AND THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED.
AND IF WE COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE.
SO, UH, JUST AS A POINT OF EMPHASIS, UH, WE, WE JUST WANTED TO SORT OF COMMEND THE ACADEMY FOR, FOR DOING A MUCH IMPROVED JOB, UH, SINCE THE START OF THE HUNDRED 44TH, UH, CADET CLASS.
UM, IN WHICH, IN WHICH ALSO THEY ALSO DID A GOOD JOB THERE, BUT IT WAS, IT'S BEEN EVER SINCE THE HUNDRED 44TH CADET CLASS, THEY'VE DONE AN EXCELLENT JOB OF, OF SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASING COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN CADET INSTRUCTION.
UM, THE HUNDRED 48TH CADET CLASS INCLUDED, UH, 15 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS IN WHICH COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES COME TO THE ACADEMY.
UH, THEY MAKE A PRESENTATION AND THEY ENGAGE IN Q AND A WITH, WITH THE CADETS.
AND IT ALSO INCLUDED 40 HOURS, UH, OF THE COMMUNITY CONNECT PROGRAM, WHICH IS WHERE THE CADETS ACTUALLY GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THEMSELVES.
THEY INTERACT DIRECTLY THERE AND PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVITIES WITH THERE AT THE RESPECTIVE LOCATIONS.
UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE CADETS RECEIVE 16 HOURS OF RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING AS PART OF THE GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS WORKSHOPS LED BY JOYCE JAMES CONSULTING.
AND IN OUR JUDGMENT, COLLECTIVELY, UM, THESE SESSIONS AND ACTIVITIES HAVE ALLOWED THE CADETS TO GAIN VALUABLE PERSPECTIVES FROM A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES, WHILE ALSO ALLOWING THEM TO LEARN ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES AT THEIR DISPOSAL AND MORE ACCURATELY CONNECTING FLEETING TO COMMUNITY SERVICE.
UH, SIMILARLY, UH, WE CONTINUE TO FIND THAT DEESCALATION
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TRAINING IS AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF ACADEMY TRAINING.UM, IT INCLUDES 16 HOURS OF ICAT TRAINING, WHICH, UH, INCLUDES ROLE PLAYS.
UM, IT'S A, IT'S THE, UH, POLICE EXECUTIVE RESEARCH FORM CURRICULUM THAT, UM, HAS EMPIRICALLY PROVEN TO REDUCE USES OF FORCE IN DEPARTMENTS THAT, THAT, UH, UTILIZE ICAT TRAINING EFFECTIVELY.
IN ADDITION TO ICA, THE DEPARTMENT HAS VERBAL COMMUNICATION COURSES THAT INCOR INCORPORATE, UM, VERBAL DEESCALATION STRATEGIES.
UM, THEY HAVE CRIMINAL LAW AND INTERMEDIATE ROLE PLAYS, INCLUDING THE USE OF A MUCH IMPROVED VIRTUAL SIMULATOR, WHICH ALLOWS CADETS TO AT LEAST WHEN APPROPRIATE, APPLY DEESCALATION STRATEGIES IN SOME INSTANCES.
UM, AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE ACADEMY HAS, UH, 40 HOURS OF CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM TRAINING.
UM, AND THEY DO AN EXCELLENT JOB WITH THIS.
UH, AND IT TEACHES CADETS HOW TO IDENTIFY BEHAVIORS THAT MAY INDICATE THE PRESENCE OF MENTAL ILLNESS.
UH, AND IT PROVIDES OFFICERS WITH DEESCALATION STRATEGIES TO MITIGATE VIOLENCE AND INCREASE PUBLIC SAFETY IN THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES.
AND IF WE GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, I'M GONNA TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, UH, MR. BROWN.
RICK, ARE YOU ON? SORRY, SORRY, I WAS MUTED THERE.
UM, THIS SLIDE LISTS THE AREAS WHERE WE ASSESS THE ACADEMY IS MEETING THE PROGRESSIVE ADHERENCE STANDARD, UH, MEANING THAT A P D IS MAKING GRADUAL AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, UM, USE OF INTERNAL EXTERNAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.
THE ACADEMY HAS SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED ITS USE OF EXTERNAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ASSIST WITH CADET INSTRUCTION, ADULT LEARNING.
ALTHOUGH MOST INSTRUCTORS UTILIZE A VARIETY OF INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES, UH, IN SOME CLASSROOM-BASED COURSES, THERE REMAINS AN OVER-RELIANCE ON VERBATIM READING OF A P D POLICIES AND LEGAL CODES.
AND SOME INSTRUCTORS DO NOT FULLY UNDERSTAND HOW TO INCORPORATE ADULT LEARNING CONCEPTS INTO CLASSROOM-BASED INSTRUCTION.
THERE REMAINS A LACK OF PEER AND SUPERVISORY REVIEW, REVIEW OF CURRICULUM AND TEACHING METHODS.
NEVERTHELESS, THE ACADEMY DOES AN EXCELLENT JOB INCORPORATING ROLE PLAY BASED SCENARIOS, UH, AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING A PROFESSIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS TO FURTHER ASSIST WITH CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND ACTIVE LEARNING INSTRUCTION ACADEMY DIVERSITY AND ACADEMY CULTURE.
WE'LL, WE'LL TOUCH ON THAT A LITTLE LATER.
UH, ACTIVE BYSTANDER FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING TRAINING IS A WORK IN PROGRESS.
UM, A P D HAS COMMITTED TO INSTITUTING ABLE, WHICH IS A PEER INTERVENTION TRAINING AS PART OF MANDATORY IN SERVICE TRAINING.
THE ADVANCED EDUCATION UNIT INTENDS TO START ROLLING OUT CLASSES BY EARLY 2024, AND IT WILL BE AN 18 MONTH PROCESS TO GET ALL SCHOOL OFFICERS THROUGH ABLE TRAINING, PHYSICAL FITNESS, HEALTH, AND WELLNESS SCHEDULING CONCERNS AND FACILITY LIMITATIONS REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING FOR THE HUNDRED 40TH CADET CLASS TO APPROXIMATELY 55 HOURS.
UH, IN COMPARISON, THE HUNDRED 44TH CADET CLASS WAS 66 HOURS FEE FEEDBACK PROVIDED TO CROW FROM CADETS HAS BEEN UNANIMOUS IN THAT MORE PHYSICAL TRAINING IS STRONGLY DESIRED.
COMMANDER LYONS, TO HIS CREDIT, HAS MADE ADJUSTMENTS TO HOW THE PT ASSESSMENTS ARE ADMINISTERED.
AS A RESULT, THE HUNDRED 48TH CADET CLASS DID NOT LOSE ANY CADETS AT THE START OR THE END OF THE ACADEMY.
AND BY COMPARISON, THE ACADEMY LOST TWO CADETS FROM THE HUNDRED 44TH CADET CLASS IN WEEK ONE.
'CAUSE THEY FAILED PART OF THE PT ASSESSMENT, AND ONE CADET FAILED THE PT FINAL AT THE END OF ACADEMY TRAINING FACILITY AND STAFFING NEEDS.
SEVEN NEW CIVILIAN POSITIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED, THOUGH NONE OF THE POSITIONS HAVE YET BEEN OFFICIALLY ONBOARDED.
PHYSICAL FACILITY NEEDS A LARGER GYM FACILITY, ET CETERA, HAVE NOT BEEN MET.
BUT LONG-TERM PLANS ARE BEING DEVELOPED.
THE LEARN SKILLS UNIT CONTINUES TO NEED MORE STAFFING RESOURCES AND BREAKS ARE NEEDED BETWEEN CADET CLASSES TO LESSEN THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL BURDENS ON INSTRUCTORS CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR ACTIVE PERSONNEL.
THE ADVANCED EDUCATION UNIT IS CURRENTLY DEVELOPING MORE LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND EXPLORING WAYS TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIPS.
THEY'RE WORKING TO DEVELOP TCO APPROVED COURSE ON WELLNESS AND RESILIENCY WOULD INCLUDE SEVERAL COMMUNITY PARTNERS.
THE UNIT CURRENTLY OFFERS FAIR AND IMPARTIAL POLICING, ICA REFRESHER TRAINING, GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS, RACIAL EQUITY TRAINING, AND OF COURSE ON POLICING AND TRANSGENDER ISSUES ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS.
MAYOR, I HAVE A QUESTION REAL QUICK.
CAST MEMBER BAYLA HAS A QUESTION.
UH, COULD YOU A, AN ACTIVE BYSTANDER, WHAT, WHAT IS EXACTLY IS AN, AN ACTIVE BYSTANDER? THAT THAT IS A, UH, A TRAINING
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GEARED TO TEACH OFFICERS IF THEY SEE, UH, EXCESSIVE FORCE, UH, BEING APPLIED IN AN INCIDENT THAT THEY COULD INTERCEDE WITHOUT FEARING ANY TYPE OF DISCIPLINARY ACTION OR RE UH, UH, FOR TAKING THAT STAND.IF THEY FEEL AS THOUGH, UH, WE'VE HEARD IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHILE THESE OFFICERS ARE STANDING AROUND WHEN SOMEBODY'S USING EXCESSIVE FORCE, WHILE THIS TRAINING IS, IS, UH, BEING ADOPTED TO TRY TO HELP OFFICERS UNDERSTAND THE NEED TO INTERVENE WHEN NEEDED IN THOSE SITUATIONS.
UH, SO THERE'S A POLICY ON IT IN A P D, AND NOW, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GONNA BE TRAINING ON THAT SO THAT THE OFFICERS HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THEIR EXPECTATIONS ARE.
SO WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ACTIVE BYSTANDER, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ACTIVE BYSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, NOT AN ACTIVE BYSTANDER WITNESS, HUH? A ABSOLUTELY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
THIS SLIDE HERE, UM, LISTS SOME, BUT NOT ALL OF THE COURSES THAT ARE MORE EFFECTIVELY UTILIZING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FROM THE ACADEMIC WORLD AND OTHER COMMUNITY AND CITY RESOURCES.
ONE AREA IN NEED OF IMPROVEMENT, HOWEVER, IS BETTER COLLABORATION AND PREPARATION BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTORS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS PRIOR TO CLASS INSTRUCTION TO ENSURE INSTRUC THAT COURSE CONTENT COVERS REQUIRED MATERIAL AND IS EFFECTIVELY CONVEYED TO CADETS.
THE ACADEMY DIVERSITY, THE HUNDRED 40TH CADET CLASS STARTED WITH 34 CADETS AND SUCCESSIVELY GRADUATED 19, SO NUTRITION RATE WAS 44%.
THESE TWO CHARTS SHOW CADET DEMOGRAPHICS WHEN THE ACADEMY STARTED VERSUS WHEN THE CADETS GRADUATED.
ALTHOUGH A SMALL SAMPLE SIZE, THE 15 CADET SEPARATIONS HAD A SLIGHTLY NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OVERALL RACIAL, ETHNIC AND GENDER DIVERSITY.
WITH THE TOTAL NUMBERS OF BLACK, HISPANIC, ASIAN, AND FEMALE CADETS DECLINING BY 50% OR MORE DUE TO RESIGNATIONS AND TERMINATIONS.
HOWEVER, DIVERSITY REMAINS A GOAL OF RECRUITING FOR EACH NEW CADET CLASS.
MOREOVER, THE ACADEMY LEADERSHIP AT THE COMMANDER AND LIEUTENANT LEVELS IS DIVERSE IN TERMS OF RACE, GENDER, AND ETHNICITY.
THE CURRENT ACADEMY COMMANDER IS CONSCIOUS OF THE NEED TO MAINTAIN DIVERSITY WITHIN THE ACADEMY RANKS, AND HE PROACTIVELY ENGAGES IN OUTREACH DIVERSE GROUPS OF, OF OFFICERS IN THE HOPE THAT A MORE DIVERSE GROUP OF CANDIDATES MIGHT CONSIDER APPLYING FOR THE ACADEMY WHEN THEY HAVE OPEN POSITIONS.
ACADEMY CULTURE, THE ACADEMY EMPLOYEES A, A PASSIONATE AND COMMITTED STAFF THAT CARES DEEPLY ABOUT PRODUCING WELL-ROUNDED AND WELL-PREPARED OFFICERS.
OVERALL, THE ASPECTS OF A PARAMILITARY STYLE CULTURE STILL PREDOMINATE AT THE ACADEMY.
THIS TYPE OF TRAINING EMPHASIZES DISCIPLINE CHAIN OF COMMAND AND TEAMWORK, WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR POLICE DEPARTMENTS THAT REQUIRE ADHERENCE TO STRICT PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES.
AND IT'S VERY, VERY NECESSARY WHEN THERE'S OPERATIONAL DISCIPLINE IS NEEDED.
WHEN HANDLING MAJOR INCIDENTS AND MOVING LARGE CONTINGENT OF OFFICERS TO ADDRESS PAST CONCERNS.
ACADEMY STAFF NOW ENSURE THAT CLASSROOM-BASED HOURS ARE NOT IMPACTED BY PERFORMANCE, ACCOUNTABILITY, OR COLLECTIVE DISCIPLINE MEASURES.
MOREOVER, THE PARAMILITARY COMPONENTS OF THE ACADEMY TRAINING ARE APPROPRIATELY BALANCED BY INCREASED EMPHASIS ON THE GUARDIANSHIP ASPECTS OF POLICING, SUCH AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, DEESCALATION, AND, AND SEVERAL OTHERS.
UH, TRAUMA INFORMED TRAINING AS SUCH.
UM, SO I WILL, UH, GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE, AND I'LL PASS THIS ON TO DAN, UH, LINSKY.
DEPUTY'S COMPLIANCE WITH THE AUDIT, UH, PROTOCOL GUIDELINES TO DATE PARTIAL ADHERENCE.
UH, WHEN DEALING WITH THE ROLES OF THE DIVISION MANAGER AND TRAINING SUPERVISOR, UH, THERE'S AN IMBALANCE OF AUTHORITY BETWEEN SWORN AND CIVILIAN STAFF.
THERE HAS BEEN, IN THE PAST, A FAILURE TO ENFORCE SOPS, WHICH WERE REVISED ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2022.
UM, THE NEW COMMANDER INTENDS BETTER COLLABORATION WITH NEW CIVILIAN POSITIONS AND REALIGNED ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE, UH, CURRENTLY, AS MENTIONED EARLIER BY ONE OF THE, UH, INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED ON THE CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
UH, THERE'S NO ACADEMY INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION PROGRAM GOING ON, AND VERY LITTLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR INSTRUCTORS.
AND THE ACADEMY VIDEO LIBRARY IS STILL A WORK IN PROGRESS.
UH, A P D HAS INFORMED US THAT THEY HAVE, UH, PLANS TO ADDRESS THOSE, UH, THAT THEY ARE FLUSHING OUT.
UH, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THEM IN PLACE SHORTLY, UH, BUT NOT YET.
CAN I ASK A MAYOR FOR EVERYBODY? UH, UM, UH, UH, APOLOGIES, BUT I GOTTA JUMP IN FOR ANOTHER QUESTION.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT THERE'S A, A, A IMBALANCE, UH, IN THE, THE POWER STRUCTURE, UH, WHAT IS THAT IMBALANCE LIKE? YOU KNOW, I I IS IT BETWEEN THE, THE, THE SWORN AND THE, AND THE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL? IS IT THAT THE CIVILIAN PERSONNEL'S INPUT IS NOT, UH, UH, MAKING IT INTO THE, THE SWORN PERSONNEL? OR HOW, HOW DOES THAT LOOK, THAT IMBALANCE? HOW DOES THAT LOOK? THAT'S EXACTLY IT.
UH, THERE'S SOME TENSION BETWEEN THE SWORN AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, UH, AND THAT, YOU
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KNOW, HAS WAXED AND WANED DEPENDING ON WHO WAS THERE AND, UH, THEIR ROLE IN THEIR POSITION.YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS FIRST CAME INTO PLAY WHERE THERE WAS A CIVILIAN ACADEMY DIRECTOR WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SAME, UH, CO-LEAD OF THE ACADEMY, UH, THEY WERE SUPERVISORS WHO WERE INSTRUCTING THEIR TEAM MEMBERS NOT TO COOPERATE AND SUPPORT THE, UH, CIVILIAN ACADEMY DIRECTOR.
AND THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY STILL HAD TO GO THROUGH THE IRREGULAR SWORN CHAIN OF POINT PROCESS.
UM, LAST TIME WE PRESENTED THIS ISSUE WAS FLAGGED AS WELL WHEN WE GAVE OUR REPORT, AND I BELIEVE IT WAS THE MAYOR WHO ASKED ME, HAVE I EVER SEEN THIS BEFORE? AND IS THERE A SOLUTION TO WHEN THIS OCCURS? MY RESPONSE WAS THAT, THAT I HAD SEEN IT BEFORE, AND MY SOLUTION AT THE TIME WAS TO FIRE SOMEBODY WHO DIDN'T WANNA WORK WELL WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
UM, AND, UH, I FOUND THAT ONCE THAT HAPPENED, THE NEW PERSON WHO TOOK OVER, AND I SAID, ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WORKING WITH THE CIVILIAN ADVISOR THAT WE BROUGHT ON BOARD TO ASSIST US? THEY SAID, OH, ABSOLUTELY, A HUNDRED PERCENT.
UH, IT'S, UH, MY UNDERSTANDING, UH, SINCE COMMAND ALLIANCE HAS, UH, UH, TAKEN THE LEAD THAT, UH, SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE ASSIGNED TO OTHER ASSIGNMENTS NOW, AND THAT HE'S, UH, BROUGHT UP PEOPLE ON BOARD WHO SHARE HIS VISION AND, UH, THE CHIEF'S VISION WITH WHAT THE CIVILIAN RELATIONSHIP SHOULD BE WITH THE SWAN PERSONNEL AT THE ACADEMY.
CIVILIAN HAVE OFTEN BEEN, YOU KNOW, LOOKED AT BY POLICE WITH JAUNDICE EYES BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH AN ACADEMY, HAVEN'T TAKEN A CIVIL SERVICE TEST.
UH, AND, UM, IT TAKES TIME AND RELATIONSHIP BUILDING TO, TO BRIDGE THAT GAP.
AND, UM, THERE WAS TENSION THERE AND THERE WAS A GAP FOR SURE.
UH, IT LOOKS LIKE THE BRIDGE, THE GAP HAS BEEN BRIDGED SOMEWHAT AND, UH, LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING FORWARD, UM, TO CONTINUE TO GET IN A BETTER PLACE, UH, WITH THE, THE NEXT VERSION OF, UH, THE ROLLOUT OF THE CIVILIAN POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING HIRED.
AGAIN, APPRECIATE THE CLARIFICATION.
AND, AND WHAT I, WHAT I MIGHT SAY IS, UM, WHEN THERE'S BEEN PROGRESS, I, I, I GET WHY THERE MAY STILL, THAT SOMETHING LIKE THAT MAY BE LISTED UNDER PARTIAL ADHERENCE, BUT IF THERE'S PROGRESS ON SOMETHING LIKE THAT, IT'D BE GOOD FOR US TO HEAR IT TOO.
BECAUSE AS I WAS LISTENING TO THE INITIAL INITIAL REPORT, I WAS REMINDED OF THE PREVIOUS TIME WHERE THE, PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING WAS SAID, BUT IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT THE COMMANDER HAS MADE PROGRESS ON THIS.
SO, I'M, I'M, I'M, I'M UNCLEAR WHERE WE ARE SINCE, SINCE WE LAST SPOKE YOUR, YOUR HONOR.
I WOULD, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WOULD SAY.
THE COMMANDER HAS MADE PROGRESS ON THIS SITUATION GOING FORWARD.
UM, KROLL'S ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, FOR IMPROVEMENTS.
ADD PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CADET RIDEOUT TIME, CONSISTENT SCHEDULING OF NEW CADET CLASSES.
UH, ADD LEARN SKILLS, UNIT DEFENSIVE TACTICS INSTRUCTORS, DEVELOP ROBUST INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, ENFORCE THE SOW SOPS AND SWORN CIVILIAN COLLABORATION.
UH, THAT'S TO CONTINUE THE ENFORCEMENT OF THAT AND CONTINUE BUILDING THAT AND SEEKING PERSONNEL WHO ARE COMMITTED TO THAT.
AS WE MENTIONED, FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS NEEDED AND TO DEVELOP AND EXPAND THE ACADEMY VIDEO LIBRARY.
UM, THE VIDEO PROCESS HAD GOTTEN PUT ON HOLD.
UM, AND, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A NEED TO, THEY'VE GOT A PROCESS NOW FOR GOING FORWARD, MAKING SURE THAT THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS THAT CAUSED THE VIDEOS TO BE TAKEN OUTTA THE TRAINING CURRICULUM DON'T ARISE AGAIN.
UH, BUT ALSO AN ABILITY TO LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES WHERE VIDEO CAN HELP POLICE OFFICERS, BOTH CADETS AND IN-SERVICE POLICE OFFICERS, IDENTIFY UNIQUE SITUATIONS AND UNIQUE EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO, UH, MINIMIZE USE OF FORCE, DEESCALATE USE OF FORCE SITUATIONS, AND, AND HIGHLIGHT THOSE, UH, OPPORTUNITIES WHERE THINGS GO WELL.
UH, THERE ARE, UH, PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED BY THE ACADEMY AND THE COMMANDER, UH, AND WE FEEL THAT THERE'S A ROADMAP GOING FORWARD TO IMPROVEMENT IN THOSE, UH, PHYSICAL FITNESS AND CADET WRITE OUT TIME.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S RIGHT FROM CADET, UH, INQUIRIES, UH, FOR, FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE, THE STRINGENT TIME CONSTRAINTS OF THE ACADEMY PUT IT SO THAT PHYSICAL FITNESS IS, IT'S NOT REALLY, YOU HAVE RECRUIT SAYING THAT THEY WERE IN BETTER PHYSICAL SHAPE BEFORE THEY WENT TO THE ACADEMY THAN WHEN THEY WENT THROUGH AN ACADEMY, UH, WHERE PHYSICAL FITNESS IS SUPPOSED TO BE SOMETHING THEY FOCUS ON.
AND I, I THINK SOME OF THAT IS LACK OF FACILITIES.
UH, SOME OF THAT COULD BE LACK OF, UM, THE ABILITY TO, TO TASK THE CALENDAR.
UH, HOWEVER, UH, CREDIT TO THE PD, UH, THEY HAVE SAW THAT AND HAVE DEVELOPED COMPENSATION PROGRAM WHERE THEY'RE, UH, PUTTING CADETS, UH, THE ABILITY TO BE COMPENSATED COMP TIME TO GO TO GYMS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS LOCATIONS AND, UH, PLACES FOR ADDITIONAL DEFENSIVE TACTICS ON THEIR OWN TIME, UH, TO
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MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE SUPPLEMENTING THEM SINCE THEY CAN'T GET IT INTO THE, THE CALENDAR THAT'S CURRENTLY OUT THERE.BUT, UH, MOST ACADEMIES THAT I'VE EVER BEEN ACQUAINTED WITH, YOU KNOW, PHYSICAL FITNESS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE OF AN HOUR TO 90 MINUTES, UH, WITH VERY RARE EXCEPTIONS, SUCH AS THE RANGE AND, AND OFF OFFSITE TRAINING PROGRAMS. AND, AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT, UH, COULD BENEFIT CADETS, OBVIOUSLY, OFFICES THAT HAVE MORE FIT, USE LESS FORCE, UH, GET LESS INTERNAL AFFAIRS COMPLAINTS.
SO THERE'S A, A SHARED GOAL OF THE COMMUNITY AND THE OFFICERS TO TRY AND MAXIMIZE THAT IF POSSIBLE.
AND I THINK I'M GONNA TURN THIS BACK OVER TO MARK.
IS THIS THE LAST SLIDE? UH, YES.
UM, AND JUST WANTED TO, TO FINISH UP, UH, HERE, JUST TO INDICATE KIND OF WHAT OUR NEXT STEPS ARE.
UM, IT'S, IT'S, UH, AT THE LAST PORTION OF OUR SCOPE OF WORK AND AS WE COMPLETED THE, THE, ESSENTIALLY THE AUDIT OF THE 148 CADET CLASS.
UM, OUR FINAL REPORT IS DUE ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 15TH OF THIS YEAR.
UM, AND WE, UH, IT WILL BE ADDRESSING OUR WORK WITH A P D AS IT HAS BEEN DEVELOPING LONG-TERM INTERNAL PROCESSES, WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO, UH, ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE IMPLEMENTER REFORMS, AS WELL AS THE ONGOING IMPLEMENTATION, UM, OF, OF THESE PAST RECOMMENDATIONS.
UM, ALL OF WHICH, YOU KNOW, IS INTENDED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 37 AND THE REIMAGINED, UH, POLICE ACADEMY, UH, BLUEPRINT.
SO, UH, WE WILL BE, UH, AGAIN, ISSUING THAT REPORT COME MID-DECEMBER.
UH, HOPEFULLY WE WILL BE PRESENTING, UH, IN THAT REPORT, THOSE DEVELOPED WRITTEN PROCESSES, AT LEAST WHERE THEY ARE AT THAT TIME, UH, THAT ARE BEING DEVELOPED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
UM, AND, UH, AND THEN WE CAN HAVE, WE CAN ALSO, UH, PROVIDE ANY, ANY FINAL ASSESSMENT, UM, UH, THAT WE MAY HAVE ABOUT THOSE, THOSE PROCESSES, IF, IF EITHER THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S ANY SHORTCOMINGS OR ANY ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS WE MIGHT RECOMMEND GOING FORWARD.
SO WITH THAT, UM, WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, UH, ANYBODY HAS THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCIL MEMBER ALLISON ALTER.
YOU, UM, I WANNA, UM, START BY JUST SAYING THANK YOU TO KROLL, UM, FOR YOUR WORK.
UM, WE'VE BEEN AT THIS FOR SEVERAL YEARS, UM, AND I THINK THAT, UM, THE WAY THAT YOU'RE APPROACHING IT, I THINK CAN BE REALLY HELPFUL AS EMBRACED, UM, REALLY APPRECIATE THE THOROUGHNESS AND THE CANDOR.
AND IF ANYONE'S WATCHING AND HASN'T READ THE REPORT THAT CAME OUT, UM, IN SEPTEMBER, IT REALLY DOES DETAIL A LOT OF THESE PIECES AND GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW.
UM, THERE ARE PIECES THAT DO FEEL A BIT LIKE A REPEATED RECORD, UM, AND, AND THAT'S FRUSTRATING.
UM, BUT I DO WANT TO ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT WITH THIS REPORT, WE ARE SEEING SOME CLEAR PROGRESS ON CERTAIN ELEMENTS.
UM, AND I WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AND CELEBRATE THAT BECAUSE THEY ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE REALLY CARED ABOUT WHEN WE SET ABOUT REFORMING THE ACADEMY.
THERE WERE THINGS LIKE DEESCALATION AND THE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE AND HAVING MORE SKILLS IN MENTAL HEALTH, UM, HAVING THE MINDFULNESS, JUST KIND OF BASIC SCHEDULING ISSUES, UM, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE F T O TRAINING, NOT HAVING SEPARATIONS BECAUSE OF INJURY.
ALL OF THESE ARE THINGS WHERE IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO GET, BUT WE ARE NOW AT A POINT WHERE WE HAVE SOME PROGRESS.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S REFLECTED, UM, IN THE REPORT.
THERE ARE, HOWEVER, UM, AS YOU'LL SEE IN THE CANDOR IN THE REPORT AND WITH WHAT THEY'VE SAID TODAY, MANY, MANY AREAS WHERE WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, UM, SO INSTRUCTION DELIVERY AND ADULT LEARNING, IF WE WANNA HAVE A QUALITY INSTRUCTION THAT REALLY STICKS IN, IN AND, AND HELPS OUR, UM, OUR POLICE BE THE BEST TRAINED THEY CAN BE, WE, WE DO NEED TO MAKE THESE INVESTMENTS IN ADULT LEARNING.
AND THE OFFICERS WHO ARE DOING THE TRAINING, IF THEY REMAIN THE ONES DOING THE TRAINING, NEED TO TAKE SERIOUSLY WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT INSTRUCTION AND DELIVERY.
WE NEED VIDEOS, WE NEED TO REVIEW OUR INSTRUCTORS.
YOU CAN'T INCULCATE A, A CULTURE OF, UM, QUALITY WITHOUT THESE STEPS IN THE ACADEMY IF IT IS AN EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.
UM, SO THERE'S STILL MANY, MANY THINGS TO BE DONE.
UM, I WANNA ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS OF KROLL, AND THEN I MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AFTER WE HEAR, UM, MR. ALLIANCE COMMAND ALLIANCE'S RESPONSE.
SO THIS IS YOUR REPORT, UM, FOR THE KROLL FOLKS OF THE 148TH, WE ALSO HAD PUT IN PLACE AN AUDIT PROTOCOL WHERE STAFF WERE SUPPOSED
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TO COME BACK AND REPORT TO US AFTER EACH CLASS.UM, AND SO IT'S NOT CLEAR TO ME THAT THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING TODAY.
UM, SO WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATION FOR WHAT WE DO WITH RESPECT TO THE REPORT OUT ON THE O AUDIT PROTOCOL, WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO BASICALLY BE HAPPENING TODAY, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THIS IS THAT.
SO CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? I, I CAN SPEAK TO THAT.
UM, I, I THINK OUR RECOMMENDATION ALL ALONG WITH RESPECT TO THE AUDIT PROTOCOL GUIDELINES, UM, WHICH ARE OF COURSE REFERENCED AND, AND TIED INTO OUR REPORT, THE IDEA WAS THAT THESE SHOULD BE AN INTERNAL PROCESS THAT GUIDES A P D INTERNALLY.
AND FOR EACH CADET CLASS, THEY SHOULD BE, UM, ESSENTIALLY DOING THEIR OWN INTERNAL REVIEW, UH, OF, OF HOW THINGS HAVE GONE WITH RESPECT TO EACH OF THOSE AUDIT DOMAINS.
AND I THINK THE IDEA WAS, AND I THINK IT SPECIFIED IN THOSE GUIDELINES OR THOSE PROTOCOLS, UM, SHOULD REPORT OUT TO EITHER THIS COMMITTEE OR, OR TO COUNCIL, UM, AS, UH, EVERY, EVERY CADET CLASS WITH RESPECT, I THINK WITHIN IT WAS 30 OR 60 DAYS OF THE, OF THE GRADUATION, UH, FOR THAT CADET CLASS.
UM, NOW WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S REALLY GONNA BE, I THINK, UP TO THE DEPARTMENT AS FAR AS HOW THEY WERE TO IMPLEMENT IT.
UM, IDEALLY IT WOULD'VE ALREADY HAVE, HAVE HAPPENED, UM, EARLIER, I THINK THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE STARTED AFTER THE HUNDRED 44TH CADET CLASS OR THE HUNDRED 45TH.
IT NEVER REALLY, I THINK, DEVELOPED THAT WAY.
WE WERE THEN ASKED TO COME IN AND ESSENTIALLY DO THAT PROCESS, AT LEAST WITH RESPECT TO THE 148.
UM, AND WHILE WE CERTAINLY WOULDN'T ANTICIPATE THAT, UH, THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S GONNA DO AS, YOU KNOW, A 50 PAGE REPORT LIKE WE DID, UM, EVERY EVERY ACADEMY CLASS, I THINK THEY IDEALLY WILL BE ABLE TO DEVELOP A SYSTEM WHERE THEY CAN REPORT OUT AND AT LEAST GIVE YOU A GENERAL IDEA THAT ONE, THEY CONTINUE TO FOCUS ON THESE ISSUES, CONTINUE TO TRY TO IMPROVE ON THESE ISSUES, UH, AND THEY CAN GIVE YOU A LOT OF THE BASIC INFORMATION THAT YOU AS A COMMITTEE CAN JUDGE AND ASK THE APPROPRIATE QUESTIONS FOR.
BUT IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, SINCE YOU'VE DONE THIS REPORT, WHAT WOULD BE USEFUL PROCESS? THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY RECOMMENDATIONS THAT YOU DIDN'T COVER THAT THEY CAN REPORT OUT TO US ON.
THAT'S A GOOD, YEAH, I'M NOT, I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IF WE, IF WE THOUGHT, I THINK, I THINK FOR PURPOSES OF, OF THIS, I MEAN, WE, WE LIMITED TO THE 23 AUDIT PROTOCOLS THAT WERE, THE SCOPE OF WORK WAS DESIGNED FOR US TO FOCUS ON.
THERE ARE, THERE ARE A FEW OTHERS, UH, THAT ARE LISTED, UM, IN OUR PROTOCOL GUIDELINES.
UH, AND I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE IF AT LEAST WE'VE OPINED ON WHAT A P D THE PROCESS SHOULD BE FOR A P D AND COUNCIL, AT LEAST AS A VIS CADET CLASS.
I THINK IN MANY RESPECTS, UM, THERE WAS A FEELING THAT OUR AUDIT WILL KIND OF, YOU KNOW, BE IN LIEU OF A P D REPORTING OUT ON IT OTHER THAN WHAT THEY MAY BE DOING TODAY.
AND, AND ANSWERING ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS YOU ALL HAVE.
I THINK GOING FORWARD, THE IDEA THOUGH WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, PAROLE'S, YOU KNOW, NOT PRESUMABLY PAROLE'S NOT HERE IN THE NEXT CADET CLASS, UM, BUT YOU, YOU WANTED TO HAVE AT LEAST A MECHANISM IN PLACE THAT ALLOWS THE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT TO COUNSEL TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS, AND HOPEFULLY TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES THAT YOU AS A, YOU KNOW, AS A CITY AND AS A, AS A COMMITTEE AND, AND AS COUNCIL, UH, FEEL ARE IMPORTANT AND WANNA PRIORITIZE.
UM, I WANNA JUST UNDERSCORE, UM, WITH THE CHIEF, ET CETERA, THAT WE DO EXPECT FOR, FOR THESE REPORTS TO BE COMING.
AND, AND IF IT'S NOT APPROPRIATE TO DO ADDITIONAL WORK FOR THE 1 48, I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE, UM, YOU KNOW, A PASS ON DOING THIS IN THE FUTURE.
THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT IF WE WANNA KEEP THE SUSTAINED MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE.
UM, SO, SO I WANNA UNDERSCORE THAT, AND THEN I WANTED TO ASK COLE, IF YOU COULD SPEAK, THERE WERE A COUPLE AREAS WHERE THERE HAD BEEN CHANGES TO ALLOCATIONS OF TIME, UM, WHERE WE'RE SEEING A REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DOWN TO 20 HOURS AND RIDE OUTS CUT BACK FROM FOUR TO TWO, WHICH I THINK IS IN THE NEXT CLASS, AS OPPOSED TO THIS CLASS, WHICH YOU JUST REVIEWED.
UM, COULD YOU SPEAK TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF DOING THAT? IT'S A BALANCING ACT COUNSELOR, UM, AND THE CONSEQUENCES ARE THAT THE CADETS DON'T GET THE EXPERIENCE AND WE'RE PUTTING A PRODUCT OUT THAT MAY NOT HAVE EVERYTHING WE'D LOVE TO SEE IT HAVE.
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THE DEPARTMENT IS ALSO BALANCING THE NEEDS FOR BACKFILLING POSITIONS AND GETTING OFFICERS ON THE STREET.SO I, I THINK THEY'VE KIND OF, YOU KNOW, THEY UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF, OF BOTH.
AND, UH, IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT, YOU KNOW, KNOWING THAT THEY ALSO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS OF DEPLOYING OFFICERS, UM, AND, AND TRYING TO HELP LOW, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF OFFICERS THAT ARE BEING MANDATORY OVERTIME, UH, TRYING TO CUT THAT LOAD BACK.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THE MORE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE WE CAN GET POLICE OFFICERS, THE MORE EFFECTIVE THEY ARE IN THE ACADEMY.
AND, AND I WOULD ADD TO WHAT DAN SAID, UM, AND IN OUR REPORT, WE ACTUALLY RECOMMEND, UH, AND I KNOW, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THIS IS, THIS IS THE CALL OF, OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY, BUT, UM, IT WOULD BE OUR PREFERENCE THAT THERE BE AN ADDITIONAL ONE OR TWO WEEKS OF TRAINING IF NEEDED IN ORDER TO, UH, ALLOW FOR ALL OF THE, UH, TRAINING THAT YOU WOULD IDEALLY WANT THE CADETS TO HAVE, SO THAT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO CUT BACK ON THE COMMUNITY CONNECT PROGRAM.
YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO CUT BACK AT ALL.
IN FACT, YOU COULD INCREASE, UH, PHYSICAL TRAINING AND NOT CUT BACK ON THE CADET WRITE OUT PROGRAM.
SO, IN OUR CADET FEEDBACK SESSIONS, AND WHEN WE SPOKE TO THE CADETS ON A FEW OCCASIONS THROUGHOUT THIS CADET CLASS, PLUS WE DID A SURVEY WITH THEM, UM, IT WAS ALWAYS CONSISTENTLY MADE CLEAR THAT THEY THEMSELVES, AND THIS HAS BEEN TRUE OF EVERY CADET CLASS WE'VE SPOKEN WITH, HAS WANTED MORE PHYSICAL TRAINING, NOT LESS.
AND THEY FEEL THAT IT'S, IT'S GOOD FOR THEIR TRAINING.
AND I THINK BEST PRACTICES IS, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO HAVE AT LEAST THREE DAYS A WEEK, IDEALLY, WHERE YOU HAVE PHYSICAL TRAINING BUILT IN.
NOW THAT TAKES TIME IN A, IN A SCHEDULE, SO THAT IF YOU, YOU DON'T WANNA CUT BACK ON OTHER IMPORTANT TRAINING IN ORDER TO ACCOMMODATE THAT.
THE SAME THING WOULD BE TRUE FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INPUT, WHETHER IT'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OR COMMUNITY CONNECT IN OUR VIEW, YOU WANNA INCLUDE, UM, AS MUCH AS REASONABLY POSSIBLE THAT YOU CAN INCLUDE IN THE SCHEDULE THAT ENHANCES THE CADET'S EXPERIENCE.
ITS INTERACTION WITH A BROAD RANGE OF COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES WITHOUT TAKING AWAY FROM ALL THE OTHER ESSENTIAL TRAINING THAT EVERY CADET HAS TO GO THROUGH.
SO THE ONLY WAY, REALLY JUST IT'S PURE MATH IN MY RES OPINION, AND THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS TO, IF NEED BE, INSTEAD OF DOING, YOU KNOW, IS TO ADD A WEEK OR TWO OF TRAINING SO THAT YOU CAN ACCOMMODATE THAT.
UM, BUT I KNOW THAT'S A CALL THAT, THAT HAS A LOT OF OTHER IMPLICATIONS THAT, AS DAN POINTED OUT, THANK YOU.
UM, FOR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, UM, MILLS AND CHIEF HENDERSON, I'LL JUST SAY THAT I WOULD VERY MUCH PREFER THAT WE WERE ADDING THAT WEEK OR WEEK AND A HALF OR TWO SO THAT WE CAN, UM, WHERE WE HAVE HIT SOME QUALITY BARS AND REALLY MADE A DIFFERENCE, UM, AS WITH THE RIDE OUTS AND THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WITH THE PHYSICAL TRAINING THAT WE COULD, WE WOULD BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT EXTRA WEEK OR TWO COULD MAKE A REALLY BIG DIFFERENCE, UM, IN, IN HOW OUR CADETS ARE SET UP FOR SUCCESS MOVING FORWARD.
I HAVE OTHER QUESTIONS, BUT I'LL SAVE THEM TILL AFTER THE PRESENTATION FROM OUR STAFF.
AND THANK YOU TO KROLL AND THEIR TEAM FOR THEIR EVALUATIONS.
THEY HAVE BEEN VERY COLLABORATIVE WITH COMMANDER LYONS AND ALL OF THE TRAINING STAFF DOING IN INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWS COMING ON SITE.
SO I JUST WANT TO THANK KROLL FOR THE WORK THAT THEY'VE, THEY'VE DONE WITH US ARE AND THE WORK THAT THEY CONTINUE TO DO.
I, I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT THERE HAS BEEN A HIGH TURNOVER WITH ATTRITION, BUT UNDERSTAND THAT'S DEPARTMENT WIDE, IT'S NOT SPECIFIC TO THE TRAINING ACADEMY IN THAT OUR DEPARTMENT HAS JUST SUFFERED, UH, TREMENDOUS LOSSES WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PERSONNEL OVERALL WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR SWORN SWORN STAFFING.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO ADD THAT THIS IS A VERY LARGE CULTURE SHIFT THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IN THE MIDST OF ATTRITION, IN THE MIDST OF IMPLEMENTING ALL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM NOT JUST THIS CROW REPORT, BUT SEVERAL OTHER CROW REPORTS THAT, THAT THEY'VE DONE.
SO I DO WANNA RECOGNIZE COMMANDER LYONS, HIS STAFF, THEY'VE DONE A TREMENDOUS JOB.
I'LL PASS THE MICROPHONE TO COMMANDER LIGHTS.
THANK YOU, CHIEF AND GOOD AFTERNOON COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIR.
UH, BEFORE I BEGIN MY PRESENTATION, I DO BELIEVE IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO SAY A FEW THANK YOUS.
FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE CROW TEAM FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS THEIR COLLABORATION.
NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL THE MEMBERS AND STAFF OF THE CITY MANAGEMENT'S OFFICE, AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THE CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THE A P D TRAINING ACADEMY.
AND FINALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE AT THE A P D TRAINING ACADEMY, UH, FOR THEIR COMMITMENT AND DEDICATION, UM, AND THEIR HARDWORKING DAY-TO-DAY EFFORTS, AS WELL AS THE FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT THEM.
I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SWORN AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FROM THE TRAINING ACADEMY THAT WE HAVE, UH, HERE IN SUPPORT
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TODAY.THIS PRESENTATION WILL ADDRESS THE NON-ADHERENCE ITEMS THAT WERE LISTED IN THE CROWS REPORT OF THE ONE 48TH CADET CLASS.
UM, I AM ELATED TO ANNOUNCE THAT OUT OF THE 22 ITEMS THAT WERE EVALUATED WITHIN KROLL'S AUDIT PROTOCOL, ONLY THREE ITEMS WERE LISTED AT NON-ADHERENCE.
UH, THOSE NON-ADHERENCE ITEMS WERE THE FOCUS OF OUR DISCUSSION ON THE OCTOBER THE 10TH ACADEMY LEADERSHIP MEETING WITH KROLL, AND WILL BE THE CORE OF THE PRESENTATION.
UH, THOSE ITEMS INCLUDE INSTRUCTOR AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR EVALUATIONS, AS WELL AS THE ACADEMY VIDEO LIBRARY.
THE FIRST ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS THE INSTRUCTOR AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
AS WE ALL KNOW, THE INSTRUCTORS SERVE AS THE BACKBONE OF OUR TRAINING ACADEMY AND BEAR THE TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY OF SHAPING THE FUTURE OF OUR OFFICERS IN THIS CITY.
OUR SUPERVISORS GUIDE AND MENTOR OUR OFFICER OFFICERS AND ARE TASKED WITH FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
AND IT'S VERY CRITICAL THAT WE PROVIDE THEM THE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND RESOURCES TO EXCEL IN THEIR ROLES AND BUILD TRUST WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, WE HAVE DEVELOPED AND INSTRUCT, UH, ROBUST INSTRUCTOR AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CORE SET OF COURSES AND PROGRAM THAT WERE THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION AND ENSURE THAT OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE LATEST KNOWLEDGE AND BEST PRACTICES.
ALL ACADEMY INSTRUCTORS AND LEADERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THESE CORE SET OF COURSES WITHIN 24 MONTHS OF ASSIGNMENT AT THE ACADEMY, PENDING OPERATIONAL NEEDS AS WELL AS COURSE AVAILABILITY.
A FEW AREAS INCLUDE LEADERSHIP, CURRICULUM DESIGN, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, ETHICAL DECISION MAKING, AS WELL AS LAW ENFORCEMENT TACTICS.
HERE YOU WILL FIND A LIST OF THE CORE COURSES FOR OUR ACADEMY SUPERVISORS, AS WELL AS OUR INSTRUCTORS.
UM, I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT AND PAY SPECIFIC ATTENTION TO TWO COURSES THAT ARE ON THIS LIST, AND THAT INCLUDES PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING, EXCUSE ME, AS WELL AS PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING WILL BE IMPLEMENTED, UH, AS A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH, IF YOU WILL.
SO TAKE A MOMENT AND JUST CONCEPTUALIZE EXACTLY WHAT THIS MEANS.
UH, THE FIRST APPROACH WILL INCLUDE ALL INSTRUCTORS WILL ATTEND THE EYLEA PRINCIPLES OF ADULT LEARNING COURSE, WHICH IS THEORY-BASED.
THE SECOND APPROACH WILL INCLUDE MORE PRACTICAL APPLICATION FROM A STAFF INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE, WHICH WILL BE THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED BY OUR TRAINING SUPERVISOR, PHILLIP AXELROD.
THIS LIST OF COURSES IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE.
THE NEXT COURSE I WANT TO PAY, UM, SOME ATTENTION TO IS PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
THE GOAL WAS TO BE INNOVATIVE AND FORWARD THINKING TO ENSURE THAT OUR SUPERVISORS HAVE THE PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR ROLES.
I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH SEVERAL AGENCIES WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN, IN FINDING ANY OTHER AGENCY WITH THIS CURRICULUM.
FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE LIVE IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS IN THE BEAUTY BEAUTIFUL CITY OF AUSTIN, AND WE'RE SURROUNDED BY QUITE A BIT OF ESTEEM UNIVERSITIES.
I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A PRINCIPLES OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS, WHICH IS A TWO DAY COURSE THAT ALL OF OUR SUPERVISORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO ATTEND TO ENSURE THAT THEY HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT.
THE NEXT ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS IN OUR INSTRUCTOR EVALUATIONS.
UH, WE'VE DEI DESIGNED A PROCESS FOR EVALUATORS TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO OUR INSTRUCTORS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
AND THIS EVALUATION FORM THAT WE'VE DESIGNED FOCUSES SPECIFICALLY ON ADULT LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND PROVIDES CONSTRUCTIVE FEEDBACK TO HELP OUR INSTRUCTORS IMPROVE OVER TIME.
WE HAVE DEVELOPED THE S O P FOR THE INSTRUCTOR EVALUATION PROCESS
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AS WELL AS THE, INCLUDING THE ASSOCIATED RUBRIC.THE S O P WILL INCLUDE THINGS SUCH AS EVALUATOR RESPONSIBILITIES, HOW TO COMPLETE THE EVALUATION FORMS, A CADENCE DOCUMENTATION, WHICH IS OUR LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AS WELL AS TRAINING AND COMMUNICATION.
THE LAST AND FINAL ITEM THAT WAS LISTED ON CROW'S REPORTS FOR NON-ADHERENCE INCLUDES THE ACADEMY VIDEO LIBRARY.
I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT WE'VE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS WITH THE ACADEMY VIDEO PROCESS AND HAVE DEVELOPED AN S O P TO INCLUDE A REVIEW WORKSHEET, SUPERVISOR AND INSTRUCTOR REVIEW PROCESS, AS WELL AS RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCESS FOR EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
ANY DEVIATIONS RELATED TO THE ACADEMY REVIEW PROCESS PROTOCOL WILL REQUIRE, WILL REQUIRE APPROVAL FROM THE TRAINING COMMANDER PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION.
UH, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED A VIDEO LIBRARY, WHICH IS OUR CENTRALIZED REPOSITORY FOR ACADEMY TRAINING VIDEOS TO INCLUDE THE WORKSHEET THAT IS DEVELOPED TO ASSIST WITH REVIEW, EVALUATION AND DOCUMENTATION.
AT THIS TIME, ALL LEARNED SKILLS, DEFENSIVE TACTICS VIDEOS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE LIBRARY AND WE ARE WORKING TO INCLUDE VIDEOS FROM OTHER UNITS, UH, ON A MORE CONTINUOUS BASIS.
AS I WRAP UP THESE NON-ADHERENCE ITEMS, I DO BELIEVE THIS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY, UH, PROGRESS US FROM NON-ADHERENCE TO PROGRESSIVE ADHERENCE TO IN ALIGNMENT UPON IMPLEMENTATION, WHICH WILL OCCUR 30 DAYS FROM TODAY.
I WANT TO GIVE A BRIEF UPDATE ABOUT ACTIVE VI BYSTANDER SHIFT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICH IS OUR ABLE PROGRAM.
UM, JUST FOR AWARENESS FOR EVERYONE WHO DOES NOT KNOW, UH, GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW DEVELOPED A PROGRAM CALLED ABLE TO TEACH OFFICERS EFFECTIVE WAYS TO STEP IN WHEN THEY WITNESS MISCONDUCT AND HELP AGENCIES CREATE A CULTURE THAT SUPPORTS SUCH INTERVENTION.
WE HAVE BEEN FORMALLY ACCEPTED INTO THE ABLE PROJECT AND WE HAVE FOUR INSTRUCTORS ENROLLED IN TRAINER TO TRAINER COURSES.
WE'LL HAVE AT LEAST FOUR MORE AS DATES BECOME AVAILABLE EARLY NEXT YEAR.
OUR FIRST ABLE COURSE WILL TAKE PLACE IN JANUARY OF 2024.
AS PART OF OUR INTERMEDIATE LICENSURE COURSE AND TO THE BROADER DEPARTMENT, WE EXPECT TO HAVE SEVEN ABLE CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS BY QUARTER THREE, FISCAL YEAR 2024, WITH THE EVENTUAL GOAL OF 12 TO 15 ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE, UM, MET SOME LIMITATIONS BY ABEL.
UM, IT IS FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THAT, UH, THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL AGENCIES ACROSS THE NATION THAT ARE ADOPTING THE ABLE PROGRAM AND ABLE IS NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SUPPORT THAT THEY INITIALLY, UH, THOUGHT THAT THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT.
HOWEVER, WE REMAIN COMMITTED TO PROPERLY AND EFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENTING THE ABLE PROGRAM TO A HUNDRED PERCENT OF OUR SWORN STAFF.
ALL THIS HAS DONE IS EXTENDED OUR ROLLOUT TIMELINE FROM APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS TO TWO AND A HALF TO THREE YEARS.
I WANT TO ADDRESS THE ONE 48TH CLASS ATTRITION RATE.
WE'VE HAD 34 CADETS START THE ONE 48TH CADET CLASS, AND WE GRADUATED 19 INDIVIDUALS.
I DO WANNA PROVIDE SOME CONTEXT TO OUR ATTRITION 'CAUSE I BELIEVE THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE SLIDE, WE'VE HAD 10 CADETS SEPARATE FOR PERSONAL REASONS.
PERSONAL REASONS INCLUDE EVERYTHING FROM DECIDING AGAINST A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, FAMILY ISSUES, COMMUTING FINANCIAL ISSUES, AS WELL AS LOSING A DESIRE TO COMPLETE THE TRAINING.
WE'VE HAD ONE CADET SEPARATE FOR A PRE-EXISTING INJURY, ONE CADET SEPARATED FOR DEFENSIVE TACTICS TEST FAILURE.
WE'VE HAD TWO CADETS SEPARATE FOR AN ACADEMIC TEST FAILURE, AND ONE CADET WAS SEPARATED DUE TO AN INTEGRITY ISSUE.
I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED FOR THE ONE 49TH AND BEYOND FOUR HOURS OF STUDY SKILLS DURING WEEK ONE TO ADDRESS THE ACADEMIC TEST FAILURES WITH THE GOAL OF HAVING ZERO AS WE MOVE FORWARD.
LAST, I JUST WANNA PROVIDE AN UPDATE OF WHERE WE ARE WITH OUR CURRENT CADET CLASSES
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FOR THE ONE 49TH CADET CLASS, WHICH STARTED ON MAY 22ND OF THIS YEAR.WE STARTED WITH 34 CADETS, WE'RE DOWN TO 26, AND THAT CADET CLASS GRADUATES ON DECEMBER THE 29TH, 2023.
AT THIS TIME, UH, JUST FOR TRANSPARENCY, WE HAVE OUT OF THAT CLASS FOUR CADETS RESIGNED.
THREE WERE TERMINATED AND ONE WAS RECYCLED.
THE CADETS RESIGNED FOR REASONS SUCH AS PERSONAL REASONS RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH, HOME LIFE, FINANCIAL REASONS, FINDING A NEW JOB, ET CETERA.
THREE CADETS WERE TERMINATED DUE TO TEST FAILURES, AND ONE CADET WAS TERMINATED DUE TO A DISHONESTY ISSUE, AND ONE CADET WAS RECYCLED DUE TO AN INJURY FOR THE ONE 51ST CADET CLASS STARTED ON NINE 11 OF THIS YEAR.
THEY'RE CURRENTLY IN WEEK 6 49.
THEY GRADUATE ON APRIL 19TH, 2024.
THE ONE CADET THAT SEPARATED RESIGNED FOR A PERSONAL REASON, WHICH INCLUDES MENTAL HEALTH REASONS.
NOW, WHILE WE HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS, UH, LET US ALL NOT FORGET THAT OUR WORK IS NOT YET COMPLETE.
OUR PROCESSES WILL BE REGULARLY REVIEWED AND UPDATED AS WE STRIVE FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
AND AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT GRATITUDE TO MY ENTIRE TRAINING STAFF, SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, AND ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO OUR SUCCESS.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
WHAT QUESTIONS DO YOU HAVE, AUDREY? GREAT, THANK YOU MAYOR.
UH, AND THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE TODAY AND AND YOUR SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
I THINK IT WAS, IT WAS THE LAST SLIDE ABOUT, UH, REASONS FOLKS DIDN'T GO FORWARD.
ONE OF THEM WAS DECIDING AGAINST PURSUING A CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.
IS THAT SPECIFICALLY TIED TO LIKE SALARY WORK LIFE BALANCE? IS IT PERCEIVED MORALE MAYBE IN THE DEPARTMENT? UH, DOES THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE ONGOING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS? LIKE IS THERE A REASON THEY DECIDED NOT TO FULLY PURSUE A, A LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER? THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF REASONS WHY, UM, THAT COULD ADD SEPARATED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE NEW JOB.
UM, WHAT WE RECEIVED WAS SPECIFICALLY THIS IS, THIS CAREER IS NOT FOR ME.
I WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OF EMPLOYMENT.
THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY AND COUNCILOR RIVERA.
UM, AND THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
I REALLY APPRECIATED IT LAID OUT IN THE WAY THAT IT WAS.
I KNOW Y'ALL ARE DOING GREAT WORK OVER THERE AND IT SEEMS LIKE THAT CONTINUES TO IMPROVE AS WE GET FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD.
I'M WONDERING IF THERE ARE ANY BUDGETARY OR RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THE AUDIT'S RECOMMENDATIONS, ANYTHING THAT WE SHOULD LOOK AHEAD FOR AS FAR AS BUDGETING GOES SO THAT YOU CAN ACHIEVE THE GOALS THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE BASED ON THAT AUDIT? THANK YOU COUNCIL MEMBER FOR THAT QUESTION.
UM, AS COMMANDER LINE MENTIONED, AS DID KROLL, WE DO HAVE SOME FACILITY RESTRAINTS OR CONSTRAINTS RELATED TO EXPANDING OUR, OUR TRAINING.
UM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THE FACILITY THAT WE HAVE NOW IS A JOINT USE FACILITY WITH E M S AND A F D.
AND WHILE WE ARE ALL ONBOARDING NEW RECRUITS, NEW CADETS, IT'S A CHALLENGE FOR THAT SPACE.
IN ADDITION, IT'S WHERE WE DO THE MAJORITY OF OUR CONTINUING OR ADVANCED EDUCATION TO, AND SO SPACE IS A, IS A PRIMARY ISSUE IN ADDITION TO, I KNOW WE DID, UH, RECEIVE SOME ADDITIONAL TRAINING POSITIONS THAT WE WILL BE ONBOARDING, BUT JUST PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IMPLEMENTATION, THAT INTEGRATION INTO TRAINING JUST TAKES TIME.
BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT STAFF, WE ALSO NOW NEED OFFICES FOR, FOR THAT NEW STAFF.
AND IT KIND OF JUST FALLS INTO THAT, THAT AREA OF CONSTRAINTS ON, ON SPACE.
YEAH, SO I WAS ACTUALLY OUT THERE ON THURSDAY LAST WEEK, UM, TO TAKE A FINAL FOR ONE OF MY CLASSES AT AUSTIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND THE PARKING LOT WAS PRETTY FULL.
SO I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW, Y'ALL MUST BE USING IT, BUT I GUESS THE CADETS WENT HOME FOR THE DAY.
UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS PRETTY BUSY OUT THERE WITH THE USE OF THE FACILITIES, BUT I'M CURIOUS, AND I MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED THIS, BUT ARE THERE ANY FUTURE PLANS FOR EXPANDING THE TRAINING OUT THERE THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? YES, MA'AM.
UM, WE ARE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A, A NEW TRAINING FACILITY.
UM, WE DO HAVE JUST A CONCEPTUAL DESIGN.
WE ARE WORKING ON MOVING THAT ALONG IN THE PROCESS.
UM, I BELIEVE WE HAVE A MEETING ACTUALLY NEXT WEEK WITH, UM, UH, ED VINO, MS. SCHMIDT, UM, BRUCE MILLS TO, TO DISCUSS THAT PLAN MOVING AND HOW WE CAN MOVE THAT PROJECT FORWARD.
I DEFINITELY LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW THAT COMES ALONG AND IF COUNSEL CAN PLAY ANY ROLE IN ASSISTING YOU TO GETTING THAT SPACE.
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WHAT KIND OF FEEDBACK HAVE YOU GOTTEN FROM CADETS AS THEY'VE GONE THROUGH THIS NEW PROCESS? THANK YOU, MA'AM, FOR THAT QUESTION.UM, AT THE CONCLUSION OF EVERY CADET CLASS, WE, UH, DISTRIBUTE A CADET SURVEY, IF YOU WILL, TO INQUIRE WITH THE CADETS WHAT WE CAN DO BETTER, WHAT WE'VE BEEN BEEN DOING, GREAT, UM, WHERE WE CAN IMPROVE AS FAR AS PHYSICAL FITNESS, DEFENSIVE TACTICS, ACADEMICS, ET CETERA.
UM, OVERALL, I WOULD SAY, UM, THERE'S ALWAYS OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVEMENT, IF YOU WILL.
UM, THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO BE BETTER WITH OUR LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION.
HOWEVER, UM, THE MAJORITY OF OUR CADETS, UM, BELIEVE THAT WE PROVIDE SOME OF THE BEST TRAINING, UH, IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND IN THE NATION AND ARE AND LOVE OUR INSTRUCTORS, AND THEY CAN TELL THAT THEY'RE VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT THEY DO.
THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR THE TIME.
JUST CURIOUS IN TERMS OF, UH, THE, UH, ATTRITION RATE VERSUS THE CADET HIRING RATE, UH, WHERE HAS THAT BEEN? UH, WHERE HAS THAT BALANCE? I MEAN, I'M JUST LOOKING AT THIS, YOU KNOW, ABOUT 26 AND THEN, YOU KNOW, 48 AGAIN, THE CLASS OF, UH, UH, THE HUNDRED 51ST CADET CLASS.
UH, BUT HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT WHERE WE ARE IN TERMS OF THE PIPELINE OF FOLKS, YOU KNOW, GOING OUT AS OPPOSED TO THE PIPE PIPELINE OF FOLKS COMING IN?
UH, PLEASE NOTE, THE DEPARTMENT OVERALL HAS JUST SEEN AN ATTRITION RATE OVER THE YEARS, AND SO SINCE 20, I BELIEVE THE LAST YEAR THAT WE ACTUALLY HAD A PLUS ON THE BOARD AT THE END OF A YEAR, UM, WAS 2019, AND IT MIGHT ACTUALLY EVEN BE 2018.
AND SO PLEASE NOTE THAT THAT ATTRITION RATE OR THAT DECLINE OF SWORN PERSONNEL HAS BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN SUSTAINED FOR THE, FOR THE PAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS THAT I, THAT I KNOW OF.
THEN WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT, WE HAD THAT PAUSE ON CADET CLASSES TOO, AND SO PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT.
JUST PUT A PAUSE ON ANY KIND OF ONBOARDING OR ANY INDIVIDUALS THAT COULD BE ADDED TO THAT TRAINING PROCESS WHEN IT COMES TO A RECRUITER CADET.
AND SO THERE WAS NO ADD TO THE BOARD THAT WE COULD MAKE BECAUSE OF THAT PAUSE.
AND SO WITH OTHER OPPORTUNITIES BEING OUT THERE IN THE, IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR RELATED TO SECURITY, IN ADDITION TO THE, THE SENTIMENT SURROUNDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, IN ADDITION TO, WE'RE HAVING SOME CHALLENGES HERE WHEN IT COMES TO HIRING AND RECRUITING.
WE JUST FIND OURSELVES WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO ONBOARD ENOUGH RECRUITS TO OFFSET THE ATTRITION RATE.
I BELIEVE OUR RECRUITING TEAM IS DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.
THEY'RE LOOKING AT NEW STRATEGIES, LOOKING AT A MARKETING FIRM, LOOKING AT BEING MORE PROLIFIC IN THE SPACE OF SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN IT COMES TO, UH, JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS, UM, GETTING TRACTION, MORE TRACTION ON SOCIAL MEDIA BASED ON SEARCHES.
NONETHELESS, WE, WE STILL FACE SOME, SOME CHALLENGES THERE.
SO THAT'S A LONG EXPLANATION OF SAYING NO.
THE NUMBER OF ONBOARDING CADETS THAT WE HAVE IS NOT MAKING UP FOR THE AMOUNT OF ATTRITION THAT WE, THAT WE DO HAVE.
WE WOULD NEED TO ONBOARD EVERY FOUR MONTHS, ABOUT 120 80 TO 120 CADETS CLOSER TO THE 120 MARK EVERY FOUR, EVERY FOUR MONTHS, ESSENTIALLY, TO MAKE UP FOR THE GROUND THAT WE'VE LOST IN ADDITION TO STAVE OFF THAT ATTRITION RATE.
UM, I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH COMMANDER LYONS AND ASSISTANT CHIEF GASLIN LAST WEEK, SO I WAS ABLE TO ASK, UM, A NUMBER OF OF QUESTIONS THAT I WANNA FOCUS MY QUESTIONS NOW ON SOME OF THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO KIND OF TAKE THIS HOME AND, AND, AND, AND REALLY, UM, TAKE US TO THE NEXT STEP IN OUR, IN OUR FORWARD MOVEMENT ON IMPROVING THE ACADEMY.
UM, THE FIRST OF THOSE, UM, HAS TO DO WITH THE FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED.
UM, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I'VE MENTIONED TO A C M MILLS BEFORE, AND, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A QUESTION FOR MILLS OR FOR FOR CHIEF HENDERSON, UM, BUT ANY BIG LARGE SCALE FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOING TO TAKE YEARS IN OUR PROCESS.
UM, BUT WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE, UM, OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT HERE IN AUSTIN SUCH AS A I S D AND A C C THAT HAVE FACILITIES THAT
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ARE AVAILABLE.A I S D HAS SOME BRAND NEW RENOVATED HIGH SCHOOLS THAT HAVE EXTRA SPACE, ET CETERA, WHICH MIGHT BE VERY SUITABLE FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF TRAINING.
YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HAVE THE SHOOTING AROUND THERE.
UM, THAT HAPPENS IN SOME OF THE LEARNED SKILLS.
UH, BUT FOR SOME OF THE TRAINING CLASSES, THERE ARE FACILITIES.
I KNOW THAT I WORKED WITH THE ACADEMY FOR MAKING, UM, SOME OF THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS AT A C C I THINK THESE PARTNERS ARE WILLING, UM, THEY HAVE EXTRA SPACE.
SO I WANTED TO ASK IF YOU'VE, IF YOU'VE LOOKED INTO SOME OF THOSE TEMPORARY THINGS WHILE WE'RE TRYING TO SURGE IN OUR, IN OUR RECRUITMENT, AND AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S FOR CHIEF HENDERSON OR OR FOR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER, MILLS COUNCIL MEMBER.
WE HAVE EXPLORED UTILIZING OTHER FACILITIES.
ONE THING THAT WE LEARNED WAS, FIRST OF ALL, FINDING IT ON A CONSISTENT BASIS.
UM, SO WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO AC C SOME OF OUR HIGH SCHOOLS.
UM, ONE LOCATION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO ACCESS WAS CAP COG, WHICH IS RIGHT DOWN THE STREET, UM, FROM THE TRAINING ACADEMY.
AND THAT'S WHERE WE HAD THE, UH, BACKUP FOR THE NINE ONE ONE CALL CENTER RIGHT THERE OFF OF BURLESON.
AND SO THAT HAS BEEN ONE PLACE THAT WE CAN HAVE REGULAR CLASSES.
IT'S ALSO WHERE MUNI COURT IS, IS LOCATED.
AND SO WE HAVE SOME SPACE THERE.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CONSISTENCY THAT WE NEED, THAT'S BEEN THE, THAT'S BEEN THE CHALLENGE.
SO IF IT'S THOSE ONE-OFF CLASSES OR SOME OF OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION THAT WE'RE DOING FOR INCUMBENT OFFICERS, THAT THOSE ARE RESOURCES THAT WE CAN, CAN ACCESS.
BUT WHEN, WHEN IT COMES TO THAT CONTINUAL BASIS THAT WE NEED, AS FAR AS WHEN WE'RE RUNNING CADET CLASSES, WE, WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND AN ALTERNATE LOCATION, THEN WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH TRANSPORT, BECAUSE NOW WE NEED TO HAVE THAT THE CADETS SHOW UP THERE.
WHEREAS THE SPACE FOR THE DEFENSIVE TACTICS TRAINING OR THE FIREARMS TRAINING, THE ONLY PLACE THAT WE CAN HAVE THAT WAS BE AT THE TRAINING ACADEMY.
SO THEN THE CADETS WOULD THEN HAVE TO TRAVEL BACK TO THE, THE TRAINING ACADEMY.
SO WHEN IT COMES TO JUST INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSROOM, WE, WE DO HAVE SPACES AVAILABLE FOR THAT.
BUT LIKE I SAID, WHEN IT COMES TO CONSISTENCY WITH THE CADETS IN THEIR TRAINING, THAT THAT'S WHERE WE'RE, WE'RE STILL HAVE A STRONG NEED.
I WOULD, I WOULD ENCOURAGE SOME ADDITIONAL CONVERSATIONS MAYBE WITH, WITH, UM, PARTICULARLY A I S D AND A C C I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE, WHEN I TALKED WITH THEM, THERE WERE DEFINITELY, UM, SOME REAL OPPORTUNITIES THERE.
AND I JUST DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN THE SHORT RUN WITHOUT SOME OF THAT WORK.
UM, THE OTHER PIECE, UM, WHEN I SPOKE WITH COMMANDER LYON AND, UM, ASSISTANT CHIEF GASLIN, UM, I LEARNED THAT THE SEVEN CIVILIAN POSITIONS WERE NOT CURRENTLY GOING TO BE ADDED UNTIL APRIL.
UM, AND I'VE ASKED MR. MILLS ABOUT THAT.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THAT.
IT, YOU KNOW, PART OF WHAT WE'RE REALLY ASKING THE ACADEMY TO DO IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE SUPPORTS IN THERE FOR THE ADULT LEARNING.
AND WITHOUT THOSE CIVILIANS IN THERE, YOU'RE NOT GONNA ACHIEVE THAT.
AND YOU KNOW, I, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE FUNDED THAT IN THE BUDGET, I ASKED A VERY SPECIFIC QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER IT WOULD START IN OCTOBER.
I WAS TOLD IT WOULD START IN OCTOBER.
AND SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO ONBOARD THEM.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF CHIEF OR OR ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER MILLS, IF YOU COULD SPEAK TO THAT.
AND THE, THE FUNDING, THE ACTUAL FUNDING FOR THAT WAS PARTIAL YEAR FUNDING, WHICH WOULD'VE TAKEN IT TO MID-YEAR.
AND I DON'T, YOU AND I HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT AFTER THAT CONVERSATION.
I TALKED TO OUR BUDGET FOLKS AND THE INTENT THERE IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT CAN GO AHEAD AND ADVERTISE AND FILL THOSE POSITIONS AND ABSORB IT, UH, IN THEIR, IN THEIR BUDGET THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
SO THE DIRECTION WAS GIVEN TODAY, AND I TALKED TO, UH, BOTH HR AND, UH, AND A P D HR AND THOSE POSITIONS, THEY POSTED TWO TODAY, AND THEY WERE GONNA DO IT ON A STAGGER IN POSTING BECAUSE THERE ARE SUPERVISORY, UH, POSITIONS THERE.
SO WHEN THE SUPERVISORS ARE BROUGHT IN, THEN THEY'LL PARTICIPATE IN THE NEXT, UH, THE NEXT LEVEL BELOW THEM.
BUT YES, THOSE WILL BE FILLED, YOU KNOW, RIGHT AWAY.
'CAUSE I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE PEOPLE IN THERE, UM, SO THAT WE CAN FOCUS WHERE THE WORK NEEDS TO BE FOCUSED.
UM, AND THEN THE LAST QUESTION THAT I WANTED TO ASK WAS ABOUT THE ICAT ROLLOUT.
UM, THIS, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS WOULD BE FOR COMMANDER LYONS OR CHIEF HENDERSON.
UM, THE ICA IS A DEESCALATION, UM, PROGRAM, WHICH WE'RE NOW DOING FOR EACH OF THE CADET CLASSES.
UM, WE HAD PROVIDED DIRECTION, UM, AT ANOTHER POINT IN TIME TO BE ROLLING THAT OUT TO ALL OF OUR OFFICERS, JUST LIKE WITH ABEL.
UM, CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? AND MS. THANK YOU.
COUNCIL MEMBER ALTAR FOR THAT QUESTION.
FOR INFORMATION ICA, ALL CADETS AS WELL AS OUR CONTINUING EDUCATION OFFICERS RECEIVE ICA TRAINING, UH, CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR CURRENT A P D PERSONNEL.
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COURSE THAT INCLUDES 16 HOURS OF TRAINING.EIGHT HOURS WILL BE DEVOTED TO CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION, AND THE NEXT PORTION OF THAT CLASSROOM WILL INCLUDE SCENARIO-BASED TRAINING.
THE CADETS RECEIVE 12 HOURS OF ICA INSTRUCTION AS WELL, INCLUDING THE SCENARIOS.
ALL ICA INSTRUCTION, UH, FOLLOW MODEL FIDELITY FROM PERF AS WELL AS, UH, IN PERF, AND, EXCUSE ME, KROLL HAS EVALUATED THAT COURSE MANY TIMES AND WE ARE DEFINITELY IN ALIGNMENT WITH ICAT.
BUT WHEN WILL EVERY OFFICER AND SUPERVISOR HAVE TAKEN ICAT THE COURSE PUT ON, ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS? I WOULD SAY IT WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY MAYBE TWO YEARS, JUST AS, JUST AS I MENTIONED WITH ABEL FOR ALL OF OUR OFFICERS AS WELL AS SUPERVISORS TO ATTEND THAT COURSE.
I APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT YOU'RE DOING, UM, LEADING THE DEPARTMENT COMMANDER LYON, AND I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CHIEF HENDERSON AND, AND MAKING SURE THAT YOU GUYS HAVE THE RESOURCES YOU NEED TO DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK.
THANK YOU AGAIN TO CROW FOR, FOR YOUR REPORT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE? THANK Y'ALL VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU TO THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM KROLL THAT HAVE STAYED WITH US.
THE NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA WILL BE A
[5. Briefing, discussion and possible action on the selection process for the hiring of new municipal judges.]
BRIEFING AND DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLE ACTION ON THE SELECTION PROCESS FOR THE HIRING OF NEW MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES.AND I WILL RECOGNIZE JUDGE STATMAN.
AFTER THE BUDGET WAS PASSED, UM, WE LEARNED THAT ONE SUBSTITUTE JUDGE IS GONNA BE RETIRING AND ONE HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO FILL OUT A TERM JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, UH, PRECINCT FIVE.
BOTH OF THESE ARE HIGHLY COMPETENT AND RELIABLE JUDGES.
AND THEN THE CENTRAL BOOKING FACILITY, INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT, UM, WILL NOW REQUIRE WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS, THAT A JUDGE BE PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE MAGISTRATION ROOM INSTEAD OF THE JUDGE'S OFFICE.
AND THAT IS A PROBLEM, WHICH I'LL GET TO IN A MINUTE.
UM, BOTH OF THESE WILL IMPACT OPERATIONS.
SO THE CURRENT CHALLENGES, SEVERAL JUDGES WHO EITHER HAVE HEALTH CONCERNS THEMSELVES OR THEY LIVE WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS HEALTH CONCERNS, UM, FEEL THAT THE SMALL AND IT IS VERY SMALL MAGISTRATION ROOM IS UNSAFE FROM A HEALTH AND SAFETY PERSPECTIVE, AND THEY JUST WILL NOT WORK AT CENTRAL BOOKING.
AND I HAVE TO ADMIT THEIR CONCERNS ARE VALID.
WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FULL-TIME JUDGES TO PULL FROM STAFF, UM, TO FILL ALL THE CENTRAL BOOKING WEEKDAY SHIFTS.
I HAVE PERPETUAL DIS DIFFICULTY, UM, GETTING CONSISTENCY IN STAFFING THOSE SHIFTS AND ESPECIALLY WEEKNIGHTS, UM, OVERNIGHTS WEEKENDS.
AND THE CITY IS CONTRACTUALLY OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE A JUDGE AT CENTRAL BOOKING 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, 365 DAYS A YEAR, WHICH UNDER THIS FAKE BLONDE, THERE IS A LOT OF GRAY FROM THAT
YEAH, THERE'S SOME THINGS YOU DON'T HAVE TO ADMIT TO
SO THERE ARE A COUPLE OF POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS.
UM, THE FIRST IS TO ADD ONE TO FIVE, OR AS MANY AS YOU'LL LET ME PART-TIME SUBSTITUTE JUDGES WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK AT CENTRAL BOOKING AND GO INTO THAT MAGISTRATION ROOM, UM, AND OR ONE FULL-TIME ASSOCIATE JUDGE TO WORK B SHIFT, WHICH IS A WEEKDAY SHIFT FROM THREE TO 11:00 PM I UNDERSTAND NOW THAT THIS SECOND PART MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE.
IN OTHER WORDS, HIRING THE FULL-TIME JUDGE.
AND I WOULD STILL BE THRILLED TO HAVE MORE PART-TIME JUDGES NOW AND THEN COME BACK HAT IN HAND WITH MORE GRAY HAIR IN THE FUTURE AND ASK AGAIN FOR A FULL-TIME JUDGE.
MR. CASTRO FROM COURT IS GONNA STEP IN AND HE'S GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION, UM, ON THE BUDGET AND FINANCIAL PORTION OF THAT.
BEFORE HE DOES THAT, LEMME MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS YOUR, YOUR PROPOSED SOLUTIONS DO, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UM, IF, IF WE CREATED A PROCESS SO THAT WHAT YOU COULD DO IS YOU COULD ADD
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UP TO FIVE PART-TIME SUBSTITUTE JUDGES, WOULD THAT MEET YOUR NEED? IF YOU COULD GET THE JUDGES THAT WOULD SERVE WHERE IT IS THAT YOU WANT 'EM TO SERVE, OR WOULD YOU NEED, IF YOU'RE UP JUST UP TO FIVE, YOU WOULD HAVE THE NEED FOR THAT FULL ONE FULL-TIME ASSOCIATE JUDGE TO WORK THE B SHIFT.AND IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE, AND I WOULD NOT SAY IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, BUT IT, IT IS AS YOU POINT OUT IN YOUR VERY FIRST SLIDE AT RIGHT AFTER THE BUDGET.
UM, AND, AND SO WE'RE ATTEMPTING NOT TO JUST BE ADDING THINGS OBVIOUSLY, BUT IF YOU WERE TO NOT GET, OR IF YOU WERE TO GET, NOT GET THE SECOND POINT OF THAT, HOW MANY PART-TIME SUBSTITUTE JUDGES WOULD YOU NEED AND AT WHAT POINT WOULD THAT COST MONEY? IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE FULL FIVE JUDGES THAT IS ALREADY IN THE BUDGET BECAUSE PART-TIME JUDGES, THEY ONLY GET PAID WHEN THEY WORK.
THE DIFFICULTY IS GETTING THE JUDGES TO WORK THOSE WEIRD SHIFTS AND THEY GET BURNED OUT.
UM, THE REASON I PUT A FULL-TIME JUDGE ON THE TABLE IS JUST FOR CONSISTENCY.
UM, BUT THAT MAY BE A FUTURE ITEM BECAUSE OF WHEN THIS FALLS AFTER THE BUDGET, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT.
MAY I ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS PLEASE, JUST BEFORE WE MOVE ON? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
UM, AND THIS MAY SOUND SILLY, BUT BASED ON WHAT YOU DID, JUST EXPLAIN TO US WHEN THE INTERLOCAL WAS SIGNED, WAS THERE THE CONCERN RAISED ABOUT THE MAGISTRATION SPACE? YES.
YES, IT WAS, IT WAS NOT MET WITH OPEN EARS.
UM, IS THERE ANY WAY TO AMEND THAT? AND WE'RE NOT IN A IT THAT'S, HAVE WE ENDED UP SIGNING THAT OR IT IS NOT SIGNED YET? THAT'S PART OF THE NEGOTIATION RIGHT NOW.
IT'S NOT, AND THIS IS, IT'S NOT OUR JAIL, UM RIGHT.
UM, SO WE HAVE, WE HAVE RECONFIGURED IT AS MUCH AS WE CAN, AS MUCH AS WE ARE ALLOWED.
THAT WAS MY NEXT QUESTION, WHICH I'M SURE THAT YOU HAD ALREADY ADDRESSED.
I WAS JUST WONDERING HOW, HOW YOU'VE ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN, UM, BY EXPLORING POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO THE SPACE ISSUE SO THAT IT COULD ACCOMMODATE THE CURRENT JUDGES.
IT'S NOT THAT I DON'T WANNA APPROVE THESE POSITIONS OR IF IT IS THE WILL OF US TO DO THAT, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT MOVING FORWARD, IF YOU GET INTO A JAM AND WE DO GET YOU A NEW ROLE OR A NEW POSITION, THAT WE ARE STILL ACCOMMODATING THE OTHER JUDGES AND THAT THERE'S EQUITY AMONGST THE, I GUESS, ABILITY FOR THEM TO COME IN.
SO THE SOLUTION HAS BEEN THAT THE JUDGES ARE PHYSICALLY PRESENT, BUT THEY'RE NOT PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM.
THEY MAGISTRATE VIRTUALLY FROM THE JUDGE'S OFFICE.
AND THIS ALSO ALLOWS US TO HAVE MORE SPACE.
WE HAVE BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR EMPLOYEES THAT ARE UP ON THE BENCH WITH THE JUDGE.
SO IT'S LIKE AS IF YOU WERE ON THE DAIS AND YOUR STAFF WAS NEXT TO YOU, RIGHT NEXT TO YOU.
NO SOCIAL DISTANCING REALLY POSSIBLE.
UM, SO FOR SOME REASON TRAVIS COUNTY NO LONGER WANTS THAT ARRANGEMENT AND THEY WANT THE JUDGE TO BE PHYSICALLY IN THE COURTROOM.
THEY WILL ALLOW A FEW EXCEPTIONS, BUT THEY HAVE MADE IT CLEAR THAT IS THEIR PREFERENCE.
SO THERE'S NO WIGGLE ROOM WITH TRAVIS COUNTY TO TRY AND ADJUST.
UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS, IS THEY'RE NOT WIGGLY.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR ADDING CLARITY.
IT WAS A VERY JUDICI, A VERY JUDICIOUS ANSWER, WOULDN'T YOU SAY? YES.
UH, JUDGE STAMAN, THE MAGISTRATE ROOM THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A LITTLE ROOM WHERE THE JUDGE SITS WITH THE WINDOW, UH, AND, UH, RIGHT OUTSIDE THE WAITING ROOM.
IS THAT THE ONE THAT, THAT Y'ALL ARE REFERRING TO? NO, SIR.
THE MAGISTRATION ROOM IS ACROSS THE HALL AND IT'S BASICALLY FROM, I WOULD SAY IT'S LESS WIDE THAN THE DAIS AND PROBABLY FROM WHERE I'M STANDING TO WHERE MR. MAYOR IS, IS THE DIMENSIONS OF IT.
AND SO THE MAGISTRATION ROOM IS WHERE ALL OF THE, UM, THE, UH, JAIL INMATES ARE BROUGHT IN TO BE PHYSICALLY, UH, MAGISTRATED, TO BE MAGISTRATE THERE, UH, BEFORE THE JUDGE AND THE JUDGE'S STAFF RIGHT THERE? THAT'S CORRECT.
SO RIGHT ACROSS THE HALL FROM THE JUDGE'S OFFICE RIGHT THERE.
AND, AND I'M JUST KIND OF GOING THROUGH THIS.
I'VE BEEN IN THERE, YOU KNOW, TOO MANY TIMES.
IT'S ONE THING TO SAY YOU'RE REALLY GRAY HEADED, IT'S ANOTHER THING TO ADMIT WHAT YOU JUST DID.
LET ME SAY, I'VE BEEN IN THE JUDGE'S OFFICE MANY TIMES, NOT SO MUCH IN THE MAGISTRATE ROOM, ALTHOUGH SOMETIMES PROCEDURES DO, DO, UH, YOU KNOW, PULL AN ATTORNEY INTO THE MAGISTRATION ROOM.
UH, THE HEALTH AND SAFETY, UH, IS THAT ESSENTIALLY, UH, COVID, UH, A CONCERN? IT'S NOT JUST COVID.
THERE'S OTHER, UM, DON'T WANNA GO INTO TOO MUCH OF IT, BUT STAPH INFECTIONS
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MM-HMM.AND, AND AGAIN, JUST FOR THE PUBLIC AND, AND FOR THE DIETS, THIS IS A UNDERGROUND IN THE BOTTOM OF THE JAIL.
UH, I THINK DUNGEON IS PROBABLY AN APPROPRIATE KIND OF FEEL, UH, FOR THE, UH, AREA.
THERE'S CONSTANTLY ATTORNEYS GOING IN AND OUTTA THERE WHO NEED TO SPEAK TO THE, THE MAGISTRATE.
THERE'S CONSTANTLY, UH, POLICE OFFICERS GOING IN AND OUTTA THERE WHO NEED TO SPEAK TO THE MAGISTRATE.
AND THERE'S CONSTANTLY INMATES AND, UH, JAIL STAFF FLOWING IN AND OUTTA THERE.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF ACTIVITY.
IT'S A VERY, VERY BUSY SPOT, UH, THERE AT THE, AT THE, AT THE VERY, UH, BOTTOM OF THE JAIL.
UM, AND, UH, IN TERMS OF, SO WHEN, WHEN A JUDGE IS NOT PRESENT, WHEN, UH, IN THE ACTUAL MAGISTRATE ROOM IS A JUDGE IN THE OFFICE RIGHT ACROSS THE HALLWAY, VIDEOING IN BASICALLY TO THE MAGISTRATION ROOM? YES, SIR.
UH, BUT THAT IS, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, 20 FEET AWAY FROM THAT ROOM, THAT THAT'S NOT CONSIDERED IN PERSON, UH, THEY'RE NOT ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY PRESENT THERE WITH, UH, THE, THE JAIL INMATES.
UM, ACCORDING TO TRAVIS COUNTY, THEY WANT THE JUDGE PHYSICALLY PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM.
AND SO RIGHT NOW WE, EVERYBODY IS MAGISTRATED IN PERSON.
SOME JUDGES ARE ABLE TO MAGISTRATE FROM THE OFFICE, SOME ARE OKAY WITH GOING INTO THE COURTROOM MM-HMM.
AND, AND AGAIN, JUST ONE MORE IN TERMS OF THE, THE FIVE SUBSTITUTE AND, AND OR THE ONE A PERMANENT, I GUESS MY SENSE IS THAT YOUR, YOUR PREFERENCE WOULD BE BOTH.
MY PREFERENCE WOULD BE BOTH, BUT I'LL TAKE WHAT I CAN GET.
I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT.
COUNCIL MEMBER, I'M SORRY TO HOLD YOU UP.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO GO TO NEXT SLIDE.
ALBERT CASTRO, FINANCIAL MANAGER FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT.
AND AS JUDGE STAMAN MENTIONED, FOR THE FIVE JUDGES OR FOR THE FIVE PART-TIME JUDGES, WE ARE FUNDED FOR THOSE POSITIONS.
WE STAFF 21 SHIFTS OF, UH, FOR JUDGES AT THE JAIL, AND THERE WOULD BE NO COST DIFFERENCE TO THE COURT.
NOW, IF WE WENT TO THE FULL-TIME JUDGE, OBVIOUSLY THAT'S A FULL F T E, AND SO THAT WILL REQUIRE THE RETIREMENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE FOR THAT EMPLOYEE.
AND THAT IS THE FINANCIAL PIECE THAT WE WOULD NEED AND WE WOULD FALL SHORT ON.
SO THE DELTA BETWEEN THOSE TWO IS JUST UNDER $50,000.
AND THAT IS JUST REALLY THE PIECE THAT WE DO NOT CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR BUDGET.
SO, UH, DO YOU MIND IF I INTERRUPT YOU AND ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS? ONE IS, I WAS GONNA ASK YOU THAT QUESTION.
IS THERE A, DO YOU HAVE FUNDING IN YOUR CURRENT BUDGET THAT, THAT I GET THAT WE'VE ALREADY BUDGETED FOR THE, THE FIVE UP TO FIVE AND, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY IN YOUR BUDGET TO SHIFT MONEY SO THAT YOU COULD COVER THAT APPROXIMATELY $50,000 THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IT FOR ONE FULL TIME.
HAD IT BEEN LAST YEAR, WE WOULD'VE, BUT THIS YEAR WE'VE TAKEN ON, UM, A LOT MORE INITIATIVES.
SO THE MUNICIPAL COURT IS IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING UP OUR NORTH SUBSTATION.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF JUST STARTING OFF WITH THE BUILD OUT.
WE ARE TAKING ON THAT LEASE AND OPEX PAYMENT WITHIN OUR OWN BUDGET.
SO UTILIZING OUR OWN FUNDING, WE DID NOT ASK FOR MONEY FOR THAT.
ADDITIONALLY, WE TOOK ON ANOTHER, SOME MORE INITIATIVES, WHICH WAS, UM, THE SUBSTITUTE JUDGE'S PAY WAS NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED.
I REMEMBER WE, WE TOOK THAT WITHIN OUR BUDGET AS WELL.
UM, JUDGE, TELL ME AGAIN ABOUT THE TWO THAT YOU, UH, LOST.
YOU MENTIONED AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR COMMENTS THAT THERE WERE TWO JUDGES THAT HAVE SEPARATED FOR GOOD REASON, BUT TELL, TELL ME ABOUT THEM.
UM, THE FIRST JUDGE, UH, JOHN YEAGER WAS A VERY EXPERIENCED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY, AND HE HAS CHOSEN TO RETIRE AND, UH, FULL-TIME JUDGE.
HE WAS A PART-TIME JUDGE, PART-TIME JUDGE, AND ONE OF OUR PART-TIME JUDGES WHO WORKED QUITE CONSISTENTLY, UH, WITHOUT ISSUE.
THE OTHER JUDGE IS, UH, RICK OLIVO, ANOTHER VERY EXPERIENCED, UM, JUDGE WITH, YOU KNOW, A GREAT TRACK RECORD OF SHOWING UP, BEING WILLING TO WORK.
AND HE WAS APPOINTED TO FILL OUT, UH, NICK CHU'S TERM JUDGE CHU'S TERM AT JP FIVE.
ANYTHING ELSE Y'ALL WANT TO ADD BEFORE WE, WE DISCUSS THIS A MINUTE? UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE, I CAN GO OVER BRIEFLY KIND OF WHAT THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS MIGHT LOOK LIKE.
UM, THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THAT PAST PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEES, UH, CAME UP WITH A PROCESS THAT WORKED REALLY WELL.
SO WE DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLETELY REINVENT THE WHEEL, BUT AS
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A REMINDER, THE REASON I'M COMING TO YOU IS I CANNOT SIMPLY HIRE THEM.THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TO APPOINT AND HIRE THE JUDGES.
UM, WE HAVE A GAME PLAN, AND THIS GAME PLAN IS TO RECRUIT THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WHILE PRESERVING THE COURT'S HISTORIC DIVERSITY.
UM, MOST OF THE HEAVY LIFTING IS GONNA BE ME AND, UM, CITY HR.
WE, UM, AND AMONGST OTHER THINGS, WE WILL HAVE A PANEL OF LOCAL CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS AND PROSECUTORS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT REPRESENTATIVES AND MEMBERS OF VARIOUS MINORITY BAR ASSOCIATIONS WHO WILL INTERVIEW AND RANK THE CANDIDATES FOR YOU.
UM, THE FINALISTS WILL BE SET UP, UM, AS A SLATE TO BE VOTED ON BY THE, UH, FULL COUNSEL AFTER YOU INTERVIEW THEM, AND WE'LL UPDATE YOU, UM, ON KIND OF THE TIMELINES AND WHAT WE'RE, UH, ARE RECRUITING AND WHO WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING TO AND WHO IS ON THE PANEL.
UM, AND THE TARGET DATE FOR APPOINTMENT IS GONNA BE JANUARY OF 2024.
YOU SAY, PROPOSED THAT THE CITY UTILIZED THE SAME PANEL MEMBERS FROM 2021 AND YES.
UM, THEY DID AN EXCELLENT JOB, WHICH IS WHY I AM PROPOSING THAT IT ALSO, UH, WILL SPEED THE PROCESS UP AND HAVE THEY ALL AGREED TO DO THAT? UH, WE HAVE TO ASK, BUT THEY HAVE AGREED A COUPLE OF TIMES TO DO THIS AND REALLY TAKE IT SERIOUSLY, AND WE'RE EXCELLENT.
EVERYBODY READY TO JUMP IN? COUNCIL MEMBER BAILEY AND COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY.
AND I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THE COMMENT THAT, UM, AGAIN, FROM DEFENSE ATTORNEY PERSPECTIVE, UH, THE CITY'S MAGISTRATES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY GOOD.
UH, THAT THEY'RE, THEY'RE THOUGHTFUL, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, THEY'RE PRESENT.
UH, YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY ASK FOR STUFF AND WE GO AND GET IT.
AND, AND I, MY SENSE IS ALSO FROM THE, YOU KNOW, POLICE PERSPECTIVES THAT THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY, YOU KNOW, THEY WANNA SEE THE, THE EVIDENCE FOR SEARCH WARRANT.
SO ANYWAY, I, I, I'M, I'M, I HAVEN'T PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE PROCESS AND I'M NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROCESS, BUT I WILL SAY THAT IN MY, YOU KNOW, 12 YEARS OF, OF PRACTICING CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAW IN TRAVIS COUNTY, UH, I, I'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH, AND ESPECIALLY, AGAIN, I'M NOT GONNA NAME NAMES, BUT IN COMPARISON TO OTHER, UH, MAGISTRATION PROCESSES AND OTHER, UH, UH, JURISDICTIONS THAT I'VE DEALT WITH A VERY HIGH QUALITY OF, UH, OF, UH, JUDGE, THE CITY OF AUSTIN MAGISTRATES A VERY HIGH QUALITY OF JUDGE COUNCILOR KELLY.
UM, SO YOU'RE RECOMMENDING THE SAME PROCESS USED IN 2021? YES, MA'AM.
SO COLLEAGUES, I THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE RIGHT NOW WHO'S HERE.
UM, AND I WILL SAY THAT AS A NEW COUNCIL MEMBER WHO'D NEVER GONE THROUGH THAT PROCESS BEFORE, IT WAS SUPER EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE.
AND I THINK WE DID GREAT AT THAT TIME.
SO I WOULD DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THAT SAME PROCESS, JUST FOR EASE OF GETTING THIS TAKEN CARE OF.
COUNCILOR MCC CODRE, YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMITTEE TO ALSO RECOMMEND WHAT IT IS THAT'S GONNA COME BACK TO IT, SO THAT THE PANEL AND YOU WILL HAVE SOME IDEA OF WHAT, WHAT IT IS YOU'RE LOOKING TO, HOW MANY YOU'RE LOOKING TO, BASICALLY THE, THE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS.
SO MEMBERS, I'M GONNA OFFER UP WHAT I WOULD ACCEPT AS A MOTION, UH, BUT FEEL FREE TO, SINCE I'M MAKING IT UP AS I GO ALONG, FEEL FREE TO, UH, TO CHANGE IT.
BUT THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION THAT THIS COMMITTEE RECOMMEND TO THE FULL COUNSEL THAT IT, UH, ALLOW FOR THE MUNICIPAL COURT TO ADD UP TO FIVE PART-TIME SUBSTITUTE JUDGES AND FULL-TIME ASSOCIATE JUDGE SUBJECT TO FUNDING AFTER DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CITY MANAGER AND THE APPROVAL OF AN, THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS AS DETAILED BY JUDGE STAMAN, INCLUDING THE UTILIZATION OF PANEL MEMBERS FROM 2021.
THE MOTION IS MADE BY COUNCIL MEMBER VELA.
IT'S SECONDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER KELLY, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, AND I'M GOING TO, I DON'T NORMALLY DO THIS, BUT YOUR HONOR, YOU CAN DISCUSS IF YOU DISLIKE THAT MOTION, TELL ME IF, IF YOU WOULD CHANGE.
UM, THAT WAS THE RIGHT ANSWER, BY THE WAY.
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED AND WE WILL RECOMMEND THAT TO THE FULL COUNSEL.
WHAT, UH, WAS THIS TO BE FORWARDED AT THE NEXT MEETING
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SO WE CAN GET THIS PROCESS? YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE TRY TO, WE WOULD MAKE SURE THAT IT GOES TO THE WAY THAT WORKS IS WHEN IT'S RECOMMENDED BY A COMMITTEE TO THE COUNCIL.UM, IT'S TAKEN UP AS A NON-CONSENT ITEM, AND WE'LL BRING IT UP AT THE NEXT MEETING WHERE WE CAN POST IT.
THANK YOU ALL VERY, VERY MUCH.
THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR WHAT YOU DO.
MEMBERS, THAT'S ALL THE BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE OF THE AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL.
UH, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 3:45 PM THANK YOU ALL.
THANKS FOR EVERYBODY BEING HERE.