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UM, COMMITTEE FOR, UM, SORRY, MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH[CALL TO ORDER]
DISABILITIES.UM, IT IS OCTOBER 9TH AND, UH, WE ARE, UM, STARTING THIS MEETING AT 5:33 PM UH, FIRST WE'D LIKE TO START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT.
SHOULD WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TODAY? NO, WE DID NOT.
THEN, UM, WE'LL START WITH, UH, ROLL CALL CHAIR.
[1. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on September 11, 2026.]
UM, THE APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER MINUTES FROM SEPTEMBER 11TH.DO I HAVE A MOTION? OH, THE, CAN YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION OR, UH, SO FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE SEPTEMBER 11TH, UH, MINUTES.
COULD YOU BE THE FIRST OR CHAIR? I HAVE A, A SLIGHT CORRECTION TO MAKE, UH, UNDER COMMISSIONER'S IN ATTENDANCE.
I FAILED TO ADD, UH, OUR NEW COMMISSIONER, ANTHONY CHASE, JR.
COULD I ACTUALLY ISSUE A, A POINT OF PRIVILEGE IN WELCOMING, UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, BRANDON CHESTER.
UM, COMMISSIONER CHESTER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF TO THE COMMITTEE? THANK YOU SO MUCH.
UM, SO, UM, ON GOING OUT OF ORDER, UM, YES.
SO FOR THE PASSAGE OF THE, UH, SEPTEMBER 11TH MINUTES, DO I HAVE A MOTION? I I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO SECOND THANK YOU, VICE CHAIR SANMAR.
UH, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? OKAY.
UM, SO ELIZABETH SLATE AND THEN, UM, SO DO WE, UM, SORRY.
WE'LL, WE'LL NOW TAKE A VOTE ON THE PASSAGE, PASSAGE OF THE MINUTES.
UM, ALL, UH, IN FAVOR? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? YES.
ANY ABSTENTIONS AND THEN ANY NAYS? OKAY.
UM, THEN WE WILL START WITH STAFF
[2. Staff briefing regarding the Human Rights Impact Review and Report. Presented by Dr. Lindsey Wilson, Director of Austin Equity and Inclusion and Shafina Khaki, Human Rights Officer.]
BRIEFINGS, UM, HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW AND REPORT PRESENTED BY DR. LINDSAY WILSON, UH, DIRECTOR OF AUSTIN, UM, EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND SHAINA KHAKI, UM, THE HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICER.WELL, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR HAVING US HERE TODAY.
UH, I KNOW DR. WILSON VERY MUCH WANTED TO BE THERE AND SOMETHING URGENT CAME UP.
SO, UM, I WILL BE HAPPY TO, UH, DELIVER THIS PRESENTATION TO ALL OF YOU.
UM, I ALSO WANNA BEGIN BY TRULY THANKING THIS COMMISSION.
UM, ALL OF YOU, UH, WAS JUST IMMENSELY HELPFUL FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE OFFSET OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW AND PROCESS, UM, FROM THE BEGINNING OF OUR WORKSHOP TO, UM, AND THROUGHOUT.
AND SO REALLY WANNA THANK YOU ALL FOR NOT ONLY, UH, PARTICIPATING, BUT, UH, SHARING OUT ADDITIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND NAMES THAT, UH, SHOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS AS WELL.
UM, AS ONE OF THE CITY TOP 25 GOALS, HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW HAD THE GOAL TO CONTINUE TO BUILD SYSTEMS, RECOMMEND POLICIES AND PRACTICES THAT ADVANCE EQUITY, STRENGTH, AND TRUST, AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
AND SO, UM, AS YOU HEAR ABOUT THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW THIS EVENING, WE HAVE BEEN SHARING THAT IT IS NOT SIMPLY A REPORT.
IT REFLECTS THE VOICES, THE EXPERIENCES, UM, THE PRIORITIES OF OUR COMMUNITIES ACROSS AUSTIN.
AND IT DEMONSTRATES WHAT'S POSS WHAT'S POSSIBLE WHEN WE DO ENGAGE, UM, AUTHENTICALLY, AND WE LISTEN INTENTIONALLY AND WE WORK COLLABORATIVELY, UM, TO BUILD A CITY WHERE EVERYONE REALLY DOES, HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.
UM, SO WITH THAT, I BELIEVE MY POWERPOINT, UM, HAS BEEN PUT UP TO THE SCREEN.
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UM, IT'S ACTUALLY WORKING RIGHT NOW.SO, WHAT IS A HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK AND WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT? A HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK PROVIDES A STRUCTURED WAY TO EVALUATE WHETHER CITY POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND ITS SERVICES ARE ADVANCING DIGNITY, ACCESSIBILITY, EQUITY, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS.
RATHER THAN EXAMINING ISSUES DEPARTMENT BY DEPARTMENT, WE'RE ASKING A BROADER QUESTION.
IS THE OVERALL SYSTEM OF CITY GOVERNMENT WORKING TO SERVE THE PEOPLE IT'S INTENDED TO SERVE? WHILE GROUNDED IN INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS, IT IS CENTERED IN COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE.
THE IMPACT REVIEW HELPS US IDENTIFY WHERE RIGHTS ARE BEING FULFILLED AND WHERE BARRIERS STILL REMAIN.
IT ALSO PROVIDES THE CITY WITH A ROADMAP FOR ACTION THAT REFLECTS OUR COMMUNITY'S PRIORITIES.
THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW IS NOT A LINEAR EXERCISE.
IT IS A STRUCTURED, INTERACTIVE PROCESS THAT MOVED FROM RESEARCH TO ENGAGEMENT, TO CO-CREATION, AND ULTIMATELY TO IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING.
THE PROCESS BEGAN WITH EXTENSIVE RESEARCH LED BY HONEYCOMB OUR HUMAN RIGHTS EXPERT VENDOR.
THEY REVIEWED MORE THAN 160 SOURCES ACROSS 12 HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE AREAS.
USING THAT RESEARCH, THE TEAM IDENTIFIED POTENTIAL HUMAN RIGHTS RISKS AND MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES, WHILE ALSO BUILDING A STAKEHOLDER NETWORK OF MORE THAN 300 INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ALL 10 CITY DISTRICTS.
THROUGH CITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY RECOMMENDATIONS, HONEYCOMB THEN CONDUCTED A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF EXISTING CITY PROGRAMS, ORDINANCES, INITIATIVES, AND SERVICES TO ENSURE RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BUILD ON CURRENT EFFORTS RATHER THAN DUPLICATE THEM.
THE MARCH 23RD HUMAN RIGHTS WORKSHOP WAS THE CENTERPIECE OF THE PROCESS AND THE PRIMARY CO-CREATION OPPORTUNITY.
THROUGH STRUCTURED DIALOGUE, PARTICIPANTS HELPED IDENTIFY THE MOST SALIENT HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES AND PRIORITIZE THE MITIGATIONS THAT SHOULD BE ADVANCED.
FOLLOWING THE WORKSHOP, A SURVEY WENT OUT TO ALL THE REGISTERED ATTENDEES WHO COULD NOT MAKE IT IN PERSON TO ENSURE THE RESPONSE AND THE FEEDBACK LOOP WAS STILL COLLECTED.
HONEYCOMB THEN ANALYZED PARTICIPANT INPUT, INCORPORATED ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK, AND TRANSLATED THE FINDINGS INTO FEASIBLE EVIDENCE-BASED MUNICIPAL STRATEGIES INFORMED BY BEST PRACTICES AND COMMUNITY PRIORITIES.
A TOTAL OF 92 HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES WERE IDENTIFIED AND 69 PROPOSED MITIGATIONS WERE BROUGHT FORTH.
THIS SLIDE ILLUSTRATES THE OVERALL PROCESS USED TO CONDUCT THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW AND REPORT.
WHILE IT'S PRESENTED AS A SERIES OF STEPS, I BELIEVE IT IS BEST UNDERSTOOD AS A CYCLE OF RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT, CO-CREATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
TODAY WE'RE AT STEP NINE OR STEP 12, AS IT'S SEEN ON THE, ON THE SLIDE HERE.
EARLIER THIS SPRING, FINDINGS WERE SHARED WITH ALL CITY DEPARTMENTS TO RECEIVE FEEDBACK AND BEGIN SUPPORT WITH INTERNAL PLANNING AND COORDINATION.
WE ALSO WANTED TO CONNECT DIRECTLY WITH OUR COMMISSIONS WHOSE WORK INTERSECTS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS.
WE HAVE, OF COURSE, CONTINUED TO BRIEF OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE AND CITY LEGAL HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE FINAL REPORT.
UH, CITY COUNCIL HAS ALSO BEEN UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS, AND WE RECENTLY SHARED THE FULL REPORT WITH CITY COUNCIL IN AUGUST ON THE 25TH.
UM, SINCE THAT REPORT HAS BEEN SHARED BROADLY, UM, AND I'VE ALSO SENT IT OVER TO NABA, THE FULL REPORT, UM, AS WELL AS THE, AT A GLANCE THAT IS IN FRONT OF ALL OF YOU RIGHT NOW, UM, WE DO OFFER THE AT A GLANCE IN ALL LANGUAGES.
UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO INTERPRET AS NEEDED.
AND, UM, THE FULL REPORT IS ALSO ABOUT 260 PLUS PAGES IN LENGTH, SO A LITTLE BIT LENGTHY, UH, BUT IT HAS BEEN SENT TO ALL OF YOU AS WELL.
SO, THE MITIGATIONS AT A GLANCE, OUR 12 HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE AREAS INCLUDE ACCESSIBILITY, AGING IN SENIORS, ECONOMIC MOBILITY, HATE CRIMES, HOMELESSNESS, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEES, LGBTQIA PLUS COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC SAFETY, REENTRY, VETERANS, AND WORKERS' RIGHTS.
WHILE THESE 12 AREAS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A TOP PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, EACH OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE AREAS ARE DEEPLY INTERSECTED AND ALSO INCLUDE OTHER MAJOR HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE AREAS EMBODIED WITHIN THEM.
THIS SLIDE IS MEANT TO SERVE AS A SNAPSHOT, A SAMPLE OF A MITIGATION FROM EACH SECTION OF THE REPORT.
THE KEY TAKEAWAY IS THAT THESE ARE ACTIONABLE AUSTIN SPECIFIC STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO ADDRESS BARRIERS IDENTIFIED BY OUR RESIDENTS, OUR STAKEHOLDERS, AND OUR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
ACROSS THE FINAL REPORT, MITIGATIONS ARE PAIRED WITH A CONSISTENT SET OF FIVE IMPLEMENT IMPLEMENTATION INDICATORS.
THESE INDICATORS WERE GIVEN TO THE CITY,
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AS FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN, FOR A QUICK AT A GLANCE UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT EACH MITIGATION REQUIRES IN PRACTICE.THOSE ARE A FISCAL IMPACT, A POLICY IMPACT ACROSS DEPARTMENTAL COLLABORATION, ANY COUNTY, STATE OR FEDERAL COLLABORATE, COLLABORATION, AND OF COURSE, COMMUNITY COLLABORATION.
SO I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO WALK YOU THROUGH ONE EXAMPLE OF A MITIGATION TO ILLUSTRATE WHAT THIS REPORT WOULD LOOK LIKE IN PRACTICE.
SO, ONE EXAMPLE, MITIGATION WITHIN THE ACCESSIBILITY SECTION FOCUSES ON REDUCING SCOOTER CLUTTER ON SIDEWALKS BY REQUIRING RIDERS TO EITHER PARK IN DESIGNATED SCOOTER CORALS OR LOCK SCOOTERS TO, TO PUBLIC BIKE RACKS WHILE SHARED SCOOTERS IMPROVE MOBILITY AND HELP CONNECT PEOPLE TO TRANSIT IMPROPERLY PARKED SCOOTERS CAN ALSO BLOCK SIDEWALKS AND CREATE SAFETY CONCERNS AND ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE USING WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, CANES, STROLLERS, OR FOR THOSE WITH LOW VISION.
THIS MITIGATION EXPANDS THE NUMBER OF CLEARLY MARKED EQUITABLY DISTRIBUTED CORALS REQUIRING SCOOTER OPERATORS TO USE GEOFENCING AND PHOTO VERIFICATION.
SO RIDES CAN ONLY END IN APPROVED LOCATIONS AND ENFORCING RESPONSE TIMES AND PENALTIES FOR IMPROPER PARKING.
IT ALSO RECOMMENDS MAKING IMPROPER SCOOTER PARKING A VISION ZERO PEDESTRIAN SAFETY METRIC WITH A GOAL OF REDUCING COMPLAINTS.
THIS MITIGATION, AS AN EXAMPLE, WOULD TOUCH FOUR OF THOSE FIVE IMPACT INDICATORS.
UM, THE, THE SLIDE IN FRONT OF YOU ILLUSTRATES THE BREADTH OF CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT MAY PLAY A ROLE IN IMPLEMENTING THE PROPOSED MITIGATIONS.
UM, AS I WILL ALWAYS SAY, ADVANCING HUMAN RIGHTS REQUIRES CO COORDINATION AND OF COURSE SHARED OWNERSHIP.
SO WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IN FRONT OF YOU? UM, I HAVE SHARED, UM, THE SUMMARY OF THE, OF THE AT A GLANCE.
UM, AND I WANNA ALSO SHARE OUT THE 200 PAGE REPORT, WHICH I MENTIONED WAS SHARED.
UH, NABA, I BELIEVE YOU SENT IT TO THIS, TO THIS COMMISSION.
UM, BUT WE CAN MOST CERTAINLY SEND IT AGAIN IF IT HAS NOT YET GONE OUT.
UH, THE RISK EXPLAINS THE HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES, WHO IS AFFECTED AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT BASED ON RESEARCH AND STAKEHOLDER INPUT.
THERE IS ALSO A SECTION ON THERE THAT REQUIRES WHAT IS CURRENTLY HAPPENING HERE IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
SO SOME OF THE DATA, WHAT ARE THE PROGRAMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE? WHAT ARE WE CURRENTLY DOING TO MITIGATE AN ISSUE? AND THEN OF COURSE, THE MITIGATION ITSELF, UM, WHICH WILL BE EVERYTHING FROM THE IMPACT INDICATORS, HOW THIS MITIGATION CAN PLAY OUT IN BEST PRACTICE, WHAT THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARE, EXAMPLES WITHIN THE MITIGATION ON HOW TO BEST IMPLEMENT.
UM, IN ADDITION TO MEETING WITH CITY DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS ON JUNE 10TH, WE ALSO BROUGHT BACK ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS WHO'VE BEEN INVOLVED AND CONTRIBUTED TO THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW PROCESS, UH, TO REVIEW ALL THE MITIGATIONS THEY SET FORTH, UM, AND SHARE HIGH LEVEL FINDINGS.
UM, OUR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE ASSIGNING MITIGATIONS, UM, LEADS TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, AND THEN PARTNERING WITH THE NECESSARY STAKEHOLDERS TO SUPPORT THOSE MITIGATIONS STARTING THIS UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR.
THE FOCUS SHIFTS TO IMPLEMENTATION, UM, TO OPERATIONALIZING THOSE MITIGATIONS WHILE CONTINUING TO ENGAGE STAKEHOLDERS AND TRACK PROGRESS.
THE KEY TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT THE REPORT IS NOT AN ENDPOINT.
IT IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR CITY'S FIRST HUMAN RIGHTS FRAMEWORK TO ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY, COLLABORATION, AND SHARED RESPONSIBILITY TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS ACROSS AUSTIN.
SO WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO OPEN IT UP TO ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
UM, OF COURSE, LIKE I MENTIONED, THE AT A GLANCE IS IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN, UM, ALSO THE THE FULL REPORT AS WELL.
UM, WE WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
UM, WHAT ARE THE TOP THREE PRIORITIES FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPACT REVIEW? UM, AND THEN ALSO, WHAT ARE THE TOP BARRIERS THAT YOU HAVE FOUND AND WHAT CAN YOU OR THE CITY DO TO RESOLVE THE BARRIER ISSUES? ABSOLUTELY.
SO TO ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION, ACTUALLY, IT'S, UM, THE TOP 12 HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUE AREAS.
AND I WOULDN'T SAY THERE'S A, THERE'S A TOP THREE OF THOSE 12.
WHAT THIS REPORT ALLOWS US TO DO IT, IT'S VERY, UM, I WOULD SAY PRESCRIPTIVE.
IT ALLOWS US TO LOOK AND ASK COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT ARE YOUR TOP MITIGATIONS? AND EVEN WITHIN, UM, WITHIN THE REPORT ITSELF, UM, EACH OF THE ISSUE AREAS IDENTIFY, YOU KNOW, WHAT WERE THE TOP MITIGATIONS SET FORTH BY COMMUNITY, UM, YOU KNOW, WHICH ONES CAN WE BEST ADVANCE? AND ALSO TO LOOK AT THE IMPACT INDICATORS THAT I MENTIONED, RIGHT? WE MAY BE ABLE TO PUSH FORWARD A POLICY IMPACT THIS FISCAL YEAR, A FISCAL IMPACT ONE MAY REQUIRE MORE, UH, A MORE, UH, CLEAR RECOMMENDATION FOR THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE
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TO HAVE IT BE IMPLEMENTED.AND THEN TO ANSWER YOUR SECOND PART OF THE QUESTION, ANY BARRIERS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU IMPLEMENT A IMPLEMENT A FRAMEWORK OF THIS SIZE, THERE'S DIFFERENT PRIORITIES THAT ARE BEING SET FORWARD, RIGHT? SO REALLY BEING ABLE TO WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITIES TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ARE THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, ESPECIALLY WITHIN THAT SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS TOPIC, IS GOING TO BE VERY CRITICAL.
AND SO WE'RE LOOK, CERTAINLY, AND WHEN I SAY WE, MY OFFICE IS CERTAINLY LOOKING TO COLLABORATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, WITH OUR COMMISSIONERS, UM, WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS THE BOARD TO SEE HOW CAN WE BEST PUSH THIS FORWARD.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER CHASE.
UM, MY QUESTION IS, UM, UH, TWO PART QUESTION.
ONE, UH, WAS HOW MANY, UH, YEARS, UH, WORTH OF DATA WAS COLLECTED FOR THIS REPORT? AND SECONDLY, UM, AS FAR AS THE COLLECTION OF THE DATA, WAS THIS THROUGH SELF REPORTS? WAS THIS THROUGH, UH, CITY DOCUMENTS? UM, HOW, HOW WERE, HOW WERE ALL THESE ITEMS COLLECTED? ABSOLUTELY.
SO THE DATA GOES BACK THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
THAT WAS THE GOAL, IS TO KIND OF COLLECT WHAT IS, WHAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF AUSTIN FOR THE PAST THREE TO FIVE YEARS.
UM, AND AS FOR THE COLLECT, THE IMPACT REVIEW PROCESS ITSELF WAS ABOUT ONE YEAR.
AND THEN THE, UM, THE ABOUT 160 PUBLIC SOURCES, UM, ACROSS THE BOARD.
I'M TALKING REPORTS FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION, REPORTS WITHIN THE CITY, UM, LOOKING AT ORDINANCES, POLICIES, ET CETERA.
WE TRIED TO KEEP IT AS CENTERED TO AUSTIN AS POSSIBLE, WHILE ALSO, OF COURSE, USING NATIONAL FRAMEWORKS AND, UM, NATIONAL REPORTS, UM, TO HELP LEAD US AS WELL.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS ONLINE? NO, SORRY.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING, AND, UH, WE REALLY APPRECIATE, UM, THE DOCUMENT AND THE FULL REPORT THAT YOU'VE SHARED WITH US.
UM, WE WILL LIKELY FOLLOW UP WITH YOU VERY SOON, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH AGAIN.
[3. Staff briefing regarding the Creative Reset Phase II: Reimagining Austin’s Cultural Facilities and Museums. Presentation by Candice Cooper, Interim Chief Administrative Officer, ACME; Matrex Kilgore, Division Manager, ACME; and Marjorie Flanagan, Division Manager, Austin Parks & Recreation.]
MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT STAFF BRIEFING REGARDING THE CREATIVE RESET, PHASE TWO RE-IMAGINING AUSTIN'S CULTURAL FACILITIES AND MUSEUMS THAT WILL BE PRESENTED BY CANDACE COOPER, INTERIM CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER OF ACME AND MATRIX KILGORE, DIVISION MANAGER OF ACME AND MARJORIE FLANAGAN, DIVISION MANAGER OF AUSTIN PARKS AND RECREATION.I I THINK THERE'S ONE, UH, PARTY ABSENT, SO, UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO RECOGNIZE ALL, UH, THE THREE OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR INVITING US HERE ON THIS FRIDAY EVENING.
UH, MY NAME IS CANDACE COOPER, AS MENTIONED.
I SERVE AS THE INTERIM CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR ACME, THAT'S AUSTIN ARTS CULTURAL MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT.
AND WITH ME IS OUR NEWEST DIVISION MANAGER.
SO I'M ALLOWED, GO AHEAD AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
I'M MATRIX KILGORE, THE NEW DIVISION MANAGER.
UH, I BELIEVE I'M LIKE ON MONTH NUMBER TWO HERE.
UM, BUT LONG TIME ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY AND PRODUCER, AND SO GLAD TO BE ON THIS SIDE OF THE TABLE WORKING TO HELP BUILD ACME IN OUR DIVISION.
AND SO MARJORIE FRY FLANAGAN IS OUR OTHER DIVISION MANAGER OVER OUR FACILITY.
SHE COULD NOT JOIN US THIS EVENING, BUT MATRIX AND I ARE HERE THIS EVENING TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION ON WHAT WE HAVE CALLED THE CREATIVE RESET PHASE TWO.
AND SO YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING, OKAY, IF THIS IS PHASE TWO, WHAT WAS PHASE ONE? SO, UM, I WANNA JUST REAL QUICK BEFORE WE GET STARTED, PHASE ONE, UM, INVOLVED OUR, WELL, LET ME BACK UP A LITTLE BIT.
ACME WAS CREATED IN FEBRUARY OF 2025.
AND DURING THAT TIMEFRAME, UM, AS A BRAND NEW DEPARTMENT, WE WANTED TO LAUNCH A PROCESS WHERE WE COULD LISTEN TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS, WAS REALLY PRESSING DURING THAT TIME WERE THE GRANTS.
OUR DEPARTMENT GIVES OUT ABOUT $25 MILLION WORTH OF GRANTS EACH YEAR.
AND WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY IS THAT THEY WANTED US TO EN ENHANCE THOSE GRANTS PROCESS, UM, SOME LEGACY ORGANIZATIONS AND EMERGING ORGANIZATIONS, IT WAS A LOT OF CREATIVES IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEY JUST SAID, HEY, I WANT AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO APPLY AS WELL.
SO WHAT WE DID IS WE USED PHASE ONE TO ENHANCE OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS THAT WE HAVE UNDER OUR PORTFOLIO.
AND AS A RESULT OF ALL OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE RECEIVED THROUGH THE CREATIVE RESET, WE DID ENHANCE OUR FUNDING PROGRAMS. AND SO THAT PHASE
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HAS ALREADY WRAPPED UP, AND IT DID, UM, HIT, WE HAD HISTORIC NUMBERS OF BRAND NEW APPLICANTS, AND IT ALSO INCLUDED ENHANCING BY WRAPAROUND SERVICES.AND THEN WE ALSO RECEIVED MORE DEMOGRAPHICS.
AND SO THERE'S MORE OF A DIVERSITY IN TERMS OF THE TYPES OF GRANTS THAT WAS PROVIDED AS WELL.
AND SO ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS ONLINE THAT YOU CAN ACCESS AT OUR WEBSITE.
BUT TODAY WE WANNA TALK ABOUT PHASE TWO.
SO WE JUST IN JULY, WRAPPED UP ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND WHEREAS WE LOOKED AT ENHANCING FUNDING PROGRAMS FOR PHASE ONE, PHASE TWO, FOCUSED ON RE-IMAGINING OUR CULTURAL FACILITIES AND MUSEUMS. NEXT SLIDE.
SO I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE CREATIVE RESET AND WHAT WE DID, BUT THE QUESTION, I GUESS, STILL REMAINS WHY FOCUS ON THE FACILITIES AND THE MUSEUMS NEXT? WELL, WE INHERITED ABOUT 14 FACILITIES FROM DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE MAJORITY OF THE FACILITIES DID COME FROM THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT.
WHAT WE REALIZED IS, IS THAT UNDER THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, WHILE THOSE FACILITIES HAD SERVED FOR DECADES, WE NEEDED TO RETHINK AND KINDA RE-LOOK AT WHERE OUR FACILITIES WERE NOW AND HOW WE CAN BETTER SERVE AND MAKE THEM MORE WELCOMING AND ACCESSIBLE AND MORE VIBRANT PUBLIC SPACES.
UM, SIMPLY PUT MORE ACCESS, MORE WELCOMING, AND TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT THEY DO EXIST, THAT THEY ARE HERE AND THEY'RE OPEN AND READY TO SERVE.
AND AS AUSTIN'S POPULATION HAS GROWN, OUR MAIN THING IS BECAUSE OUR POPULATION HAS GROWN, HOW CAN WE LOOK AT MAYBE BETTER SERVING AUSTIN? AND WHAT, WHAT IS, HOW IS OUR FACILITIES PROGRAMMING AND HOW ARE WE ACTIVATING THEM? SO THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE LOOKED AT THROUGHOUT PHASE TWO.
SO I'VE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FACILITIES, AND HERE THEY ARE REPRESENTED HERE ON THIS SCREEN.
SO OUR CULTURAL CENTERS AND ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX ARE MANAGED BY MATRIX.
AND SO THE, HE HAS THE MILLENNIUM YOUTH ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX, THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL AND HERITAGE FACILITY IN DERICK HAMILTON HOUSE, OUR ASIAN AMERICAN RESOURCE CENTER, THE CONLEY YEARWOOD PINK HOUSE IS WHAT WE REFER TO IT AS THE, UH, MAC, WHICH A LOT OF FOLKS MAY HAVE KNOWN OR AT LEAST HEARD ABOUT.
AND THEN ALSO THE CARVER AND THE GENEALOGY CENTER.
THOSE ARE THE SITES THAT, UM, THAT SERVE UNDER MATRIX'S PORTFOLIO.
AND THEN MARJORIE, WHO CANNOT JOIN US TODAY, SHE IS THE DIVISION MANAGER OVER OUR MUSEUMS AND ART CENTER.
SHE HAS THE MONTOPOLIS NEGRO SCHOOL, THE ZKO HILLSIDE THEATER, THE DOUGHERTY ARTS CENTER, THE NAME MUSEUM, MOF SUSANNA DICKINSON IN O HENRY, WHICH WE REFER TO AS BRUSH SQUARE, OLD BAKERY AND EMPORIUM.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, OUR 23RD STREET RENAISSANCE ARTIST MARKET.
SO THOSE ARE ALL OF THE FACILITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDER ACME'S PORTFOLIO.
SO OUR APPROACH TO THE CREATIVE RESET NEXT SLIDE WAS NOT, WAS DESIGNED AROUND LISTENING.
UH, WE WANTED TO LISTEN TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO WE STARTED A COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS THAT REALLY STARTED BACK IN MARCH WHEN WE WERE FIRST KIND OF CREATED.
AND THAT PROCESS CONSISTED OF SURVEYS.
WE HAD, UM, ONE-ON-ONE CONVERSATIONS, FOCUS GROUPS, OPEN HOUSES.
AND SO PHASE ONE DATA, UM, WAS PULLED IN UTILIZING MUL ALL OF THE ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES THAT I JUST TALKED ABOUT.
AND WE ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT, UM, WHAT INDIVIDUALS WANTED TO SEE FOR OUR FACILITIES.
BUT IN OCTOBER, WE THEN DROVE DOWN DEEPER AND DID MORE OF A DEEP DIVE INTO FOCUS GROUPS ONE-ON-ONES.
WE HAD THIS JEFFERSONIAN STYLE DINNER.
AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, A SURVEY.
SO I WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CONSISTED OF PHASE ONE IN DATA.
IN ADDITION TO PHASE TWO DATA, WHICH LAUNCHED IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, WE DID AN INTERNAL ASSESSMENT, MEANING WE LOOKED DEEPLY INTO ALL OF OUR FACILITIES AND HOW THEY OPERATE.
WE WERE FOCUSING ON REDUNDANCIES.
WE WERE LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN BETTER STREAMLINE THOSE SERVICES AND HOW WE CAN IMPROVE UPON OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE.
UM, THIS MAY NOT BE NEWS TO YOU ALL, BUT CITY GOVERNMENT TYPICALLY TENDS TO BE A LITTLE BUREAUCRATIC.
AND SO WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WAS FIGURE OUT HOW WE COULD, UM, FROM A COMMUNITY STANDPOINT, YOU ALL DON'T SEE US AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
AND SO WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD IDENTIFY THOSE REDUNDANCIES, SEE
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HOW WE CAN OFF MAYBE CUT SOME OF THAT RED TAPE TO REDUCE THOSE BARRIERS.WE ALSO DID A STAFF VISIONING EXERCISE THAT WAS REALLY FUN FOR 90 DAYS.
WE DREAMT, WE DREAMT OF WHAT OUR FACILITIES COULD POTENTIALLY BE IF WE HAD ALL THE PROPER STAFFING AND THE FUNDING.
AND SO WE DID A 90 DAYS OF DREAMING.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, IT IS VERY CRITICAL THAT OUR SITE IDENTITY REMAINS THE SAME.
SO WE DID A SITE IDENTITY EXERCISE ALONG WITH AN OPERATIONAL REVIEW.
NOW, THE OPERATIONAL VIEW NOT ONLY CONSISTED OF THE FACILITIES, BUT ACME WIDE.
AND THEN FROM THERE WE MADE RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW WE SHOULD IMPROVE UPON OUR FACILITIES IN TERMS OF ACCESS, EXPERIENCE, AND, UH, AND JUST OVERALL MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE OPERATING MORE EFFICIENTLY.
AND SO FROM THERE, WE STARTED TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND WE HAVE NOT YET REACHED THE EVALUATION STAGE BECAUSE WE ARE NOW STILL WITHIN THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.
SO NEARLY A YEAR OF ENGAGEMENT ENSURE THAT OUR RECOMMENDATIONS REFLECT BOTH THE COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND THE OPERATIONAL REALITIES.
SO NOW WE'RE GONNA KIND OF DIVE DEEP.
I'VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WE DID, AND NOW WE'RE GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IT IS THAT WE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS THAT WHAT THE TOP FIVE THINGS THAT WE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY, WHICH IS TO ACTIVATE OUR FACILITIES.
SIMPLY PUT, OUR COMMUNITY WANTED TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS MORE ACTIVITY AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ARTISTS AND OUR COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE.
WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS WE HAVE A TON OF SPACES AND OUR ARTISTS ARE HUNGRY FOR SPACES.
AND SO THEY WANTED US TO DO, TO EXPAND OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH ARTISTS, NONPROFIT SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, I'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
AND SO EXPERIENCE BECAME A HUGE TOPIC.
UM, THEY WANTED COMMUNITY ASK THAT WE CREATE MORE WELCOMING SPACES, SPACES THAT ARE MORE CONSISTENT.
WE HAVE ABOUT 14 SPACES AND ALL OF THEM WERE OPERATING VERY DIFFERENTLY DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GO.
SO THE COMMUNITY ASKED FOR MORE CONSISTENCY AND ALSO EASY TO ACCESS SPACES, UM, BARRIERS.
THEY WANTED US TO SIMPLIFY OUR PROCESSES AND ALSO JUST TO INCREASE OVERALL ACCESSIBILITY.
AND FOR, UM, ONE OF THE BARRIERS WE'RE JUST COST.
YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR FACILITIES ARE KIND OF HARD TO GET TO.
THEY'RE NOT NECESSARILY ON THE CAPITAL METRO BUS LINE OR IT'S NOT EASY TO ACCESS.
AND SO WE LOOK, THEY TALKED ABOUT WAYS THAT THEY CAN ACT, WE CAN ACCESS OUR FACILITIES MORE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, UM, OUR COMMUNITY WANTED US TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO CELEBRATE EACH SITE'S UNIQUE IDENTITY.
WHAT WE HEARD FROM STAFF, WERE REALLY IN LINE WITH WHAT WE HEARD FROM COMMUNITY, BUT THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT WE LEARNED FROM TALKING TO OUR STAFF.
WE KNOW THAT WE HAVE PASSIONATE AND DEEPLY COMMITTED STAFF THAT ARE, THAT REALLY CHOSE TO WORK AT ACME OR ALL WORK FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
SO THAT IS, WAS DEFINITELY UNDERSTOOD.
WHAT WE DID FIND IS THAT WE DID HAVE DIFFERENT PROCESSES AND THEY VARIED ACROSS THE SITES.
WE ALSO HEARD THAT STAFF MENTION THAT THEY SPEND MORE OF THEIR TIME ON ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AS TO, AS OPPOSED TO PROGRAMMING AND REALLY DOING THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN WHICH THEY WERE HIRED TO DO.
WE ALSO LEARNED THAT ACROSS ACME.
UM, AGAIN, WE INHERITED ALL OF THESE SITES, AND THE SITES WERE REALLY ACTING MORE SO AS SILOS.
AND SO WHAT WE LEARNED IS THAT THERE COULD BE GREATER COLLABORATION, THAT WE CAN LOOK AT BETTER WAYS TO IMPROVE EFFICIENCY, UM, WHILE ENSURING THAT WE, THAT EACH SITE STILL HAD A UNIQUE IDENTITY.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE LEARNED THAT OUR FACILITIES ARE AGING.
SO WITH ALL OF THAT SAID, ACME, UM, HEARD THE COMMUNITY, WE LISTENED, AND NOW IT IS TIME FOR US TO ACT.
AND SO I TALKED TO YOU ABOUT US BEING WITHIN THE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE.
AND SO THIS IS A BRAND NEW FRAMEWORK THAT WE ARE ROLLING OUT AT ALL OF OUR SITES.
AND THAT FRAMEWORK IS AROUND THESE SIX DIFFERENT, UM, PILLARS, IF YOU WILL, AND OR A FRAMEWORK THAT WE PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD WITH.
IT IS IMPORTANT THAT OUR SITES PUT COMMUNITY FIRST.
SECOND IS ACTIVATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS.
WE ARE VERY, VERY CLEAR AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR SITES, FROM THE TIME THEY OPEN TO THE TIME THEY CLOSE, THAT WE ARE SEEING ALL OF YOUR LOVELY FACES AND YOUR FAMILY'S FACES, AND THAT WE HAVE PROGRAMMING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS FAR
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AS CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE IS CONCERNED.AGAIN, YOU ALL DO NOT SEE US AS AN ORGANIZATIONAL CHART.
AND SO AS WE, UM, ENSURE THAT OUR SITES ARE OPEN AND ACCESSIBLE, WE ALSO WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WHEN YOU WALK AWAY, YOU WALK AWAY FEELING THAT OUR COMM, THAT THAT YOU WERE HEARD AND YOU WERE SEEN.
UH, CREATIVITY DOES NOT HAPPEN WITHOUT STRONG OPERATIONS.
CULTURAL CANNOT THRIVE WITHOUT STRONG OPERATIONS.
AND SO FOR, IN ORDER FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD, WE HAVE NOW A NEW OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK THAT WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THROUGHOUT OUR LEADERSHIP AND OUR STAFF.
ALSO, WE'RE GONNA MOVE WITH DATA INFORMED DECISIONS.
IT WILL NOT BE WHAT CANDACE THINKS OR WHAT MATRIX THINKS, BUT WHAT IT IS THAT THE DATA TELLS US, THAT IS HOW WE WILL LEAD.
AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE WERE IN A, UM, OUR DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED USING FIVE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
BUT WE, IN ORDER FOR US TO WORK MOVING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO WORK AS ONE ACME ONE TEAM.
SO WE ARE HAVE BEGUN IMPLEMENTING NEXT SLIDE.
AND OUR IMPLEMENTATION FOR, WE STARTED IN FY 2026.
Y'ALL, WE SPEAK IN THESE FISCAL YEAR TERMS, BUT BASICALLY THIS PAST, UM, YEAR, WE STARTED TO IMPLEMENT SOME OF THE PRIORITIES.
UM, SO WE HAD TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT, MEANING THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT OUR STAFF VERY DEEPLY.
WE STARTED TO BRING, WE ARE PUBLIC FACING FACILITIES.
AND SO IT IS CRITICAL THAT OUR STAFF IS THERE TO GREET THE FACILITIES INSIDE THE FACILITY WORKING THERE.
SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DID IS THAT, UM, JUST LIKE THE LIBRARY OR THE REC CENTERS, WE BROUGHT OUR BALL, BROUGHT ALL OF OUR STAFF IN-HOUSE TO WORK IN PERSON.
UM, ALSO WE INITIATED AN ANNUAL ACTIVATION INITIATIVE, MEANING THAT EVERY SITE NOW HAS TO PROVIDE AN ANNUAL PLAN IN TERMS OF WHAT AND WHAT THEIR PROGRAMMING AND ACTIVATIONS WILL LOOK LIKE FOR THAT YEAR.
WE ARE CURRENTLY, UM, WORKING THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION STRATEGY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE EXPAND THEM TO INCLUDE MORE, UM, PARTNERSHIPS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY WAS HUGE.
WE ISSUED, UH, MEMOS AND TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR LEADERSHIP UNDERSTOOD THE NEW DIRECTION AND THAT IT WAS CLEAR.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE MULTIPLE STRATEGIC FAC FACILITY INITIATIVES THAT WE ARE MOVING OUT AS WELL.
EACH FACILITY HAS ITS OWN IDENTITY.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF VISION PLANNING AND EXPANSION FOR SEVERAL OF OUR FACILITIES.
SO THIS YEAR WE'RE FOCUSING ON EXPANDING OUR HOURS OF OPERATION.
SO LET ME TELL Y'ALL WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.
UM, WE FOUND THAT SOME OF OUR FACILITIES WERE OPEN UNTIL NINE AND 10:00 PM WHERE OTHERS WERE CLOSING THEIR DOORS AT SIX O'CLOCK.
NOW WITH AUSTIN TRAFFIC, OKAY, IF YOU'RE WANTING TO GO AND VISIT ONE OF OUR SITES AND YOU GET OFF OF WORK AT FIVE O'CLOCK, IT'S GONNA BE VERY, VERY HARD TO GET TO OUR SITE.
IF IT'S SHUTTING DOWN AT 6:00 PM SO BEGINNING THIS FISCAL YEAR, UM, WE WILL MOVE TO A MORE STANDARDIZED HOURS OF OPERATIONS WHERE ALL OF OUR SITES, UM, ARE CULTURAL FACILITIES THAT IS, THAT ARE UN UNDER MATRIX, WILL O BE OPENED UNTIL 9:00 PM UM, WE WILL ALSO HAVE MORE OF ONE STOP SHOP TEAM.
WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF CREATING WHAT THAT TEAM WILL LOOK LIKE, BUT THAT IS TO HELP WITH EXPANDING OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE.
SO INSTEAD OF HAVING TO CALL 14 DIFFERENT FACILITIES TO HEAR 14 POTENTIALLY DIFFERENT THINGS, NOW YOU CAN CONTACT OUR ONE STOP SHOP, WHICH WILL BE THAT ONE TEAM THAT CAN HELP YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH OUR MUSEUMS AND OUR PROCESSES FOR RENTALS.
UM, ESPECIALLY, UM, THE NEXT THING IS OUR CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE STANDARDS.
I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL WE JUMP ON THAT THIS YEAR.
WE WANT TO GIVE YOU THE DISNEY EXPERIENCE, OKAY? YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GO ALL THE WAY TO FLORIDA FOR THAT.
SO ONCE YOU ENTER, UM, INTO ONE OF OUR SITES, WE WANT YOU TO FEEL AT HOME.
AND SO OUR TEAM WILL BE EXPLORING WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE.
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE'RE WORKING ON, WE'VE ALREADY BEGAN THE PROCESS OF A DATA DASHBOARD.
WE'RE, UM, AND WHAT PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT WILL LOOK LIKE FOR OUR SITES.
THIS IS WHAT WE PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THIS YEAR.
WHAT IS A PLAN IF YOU CANNOT MEASURE IT? NEXT SLIDE.
SO HOW WILL WE MEASURE SUCCESS? UH, SUCCESS WILL BE MEASURED BY OUTCOMES, NOT JUST ACTIVITY.
IN OTHER WORDS, NUMBERS CAN ONLY TELL YOU SO MUCH.
UH, WE ARE LOOKING AT THE WHY AND, AND ARE WE HITTING THE TARGET? SO THESE ARE HERE ON THIS, UM, SLIDE.
IT JUST TALKS TO YOU ABOUT, YES, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ATTENDANCE, BUT ALSO WE WILL MEASURE OUR OPERATIONAL
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EFFICIENCY, FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE, CUSTOMER SATISFACTION.ARE THESE PROGRAMS AND ACTIVATION SOME THAT ARE COMMUNITY? LIKE WE'LL LOOK AT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS WITH WHOM ARE WE PARTNERING WITH? WHAT ARE THEY OFFERING? AND ALSO OUR FACILITY UTILIZATION.
CREATIVE RESET DOES NOT END HERE.
THE CREATIVE RESET IS NOT OVER.
WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW IS WE'RE TAKING ALL OF THAT BEAUTIFUL FEEDBACK THAT WE'VE HEARD AND WE'RE ACTING ON THAT FEEDBACK.
UM, I AM MYSELF AND MATRIX AND MARJORIE.
WE HAVE BEEN SINCE JULY, SINCE WE CLOSED, UM, OUT OUR FEEDBACK PROCESS.
WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTING AT COMMISSIONS LIKE THIS ONE THIS EVENING.
UM, JUST TO LET YOU ALL KNOW WHAT WE'RE UP TO, BUT ALSO TO OPEN YOUR, OPEN UP OUR EMAILS TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE AVAILABLE IF YOU HAVE INPUT OR THOUGHTS.
UH, WE ALSO WANT TO INVITE YOU ALL OUT AND YOUR FAMILIES TO COME TO OUR SITES, ESPECIALLY DURING THIS MONTH.
THIS IS ARTS AND HUMANITIES MONTH.
AND SO WE HAVE ALL SORTS OF AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING AT OUR SITES THIS MONTH.
UM, WE WILL THEN COMPLETE ONCE WE HAVE WRAPPED UP ALL OF OUR ROADSHOW, IF YOU WILL, TO THE DIFFERENT COMMISSIONS, THEN WE WILL COMPLETE THE FINAL PHASE TWO REPORT.
AND THEN WE WILL BEGIN ON, UH, WELL NOT BEGIN, BUT CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT THE ONE ACME OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK THAT I TALKED ABOUT.
AND SO WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT WHAT, UM, WHAT THIS LOOKS LIKE.
UM, THIS PRETTY MUCH CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
AND SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UH, THE PRESENTATION.
UM, I JUST WONDERED, UM, ACCESSIBILITY CAN BE USED PRETTY BROADLY, YOU KNOW, EXTENDING OP, UH, HOURS OF OPERATION AND TRANSIT ACCESS.
BUT, UM, FOR, FOR OUR COMMITTEE, UM, COULD YOU TELL US MORE ABOUT THE DISABILITY ACCESS, UH, WORK THAT'S GOING TO BE DONE POSSIBLY AS PART OF, UH, PHASE TWO OR HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE MAYBE IN PHASE ONE? YES.
SO FROM A PHYSICAL STANDPOINT, WE'RE WORKING WITH THE AUSTIN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT, UM, TEAM.
AND THEY ARE THE, UM, THE TEAM THAT WILL, THAT'S, THAT NOW DEALS WITH OUR MAINTENANCE FOR ALL OF OUR FACILITIES.
AND SO WHAT WE'VE REQUESTED IS A COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT TO BE COMPLETED FOR ALL OF OUR FACILITIES, WHICH WILL, WHICH WILL INCLUDE, EXCUSE ME, AN A DA REPORT.
SO THEY UTILIZE A THIRD PARTY PROCESS.
AND SO FOR ALL OF OUR FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE INHERITED, THEY WILL GO THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE, UM, A CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT AGAIN, WHICH INCLUDES AN A, A SEPARATE REPORT IS JUST FOR ACCESSIBILITY.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM, UH, COMMISSIONERS? YES.
UH, I'D LIKE TO PIGGYBACK, UM, ON, UM, UM, ON, UH, CHAIR CHANG'S, UH, UH, QUESTION AS FAR AS THE ACCESSIBILITY, UM, UH, REVIEW.
UH, WHAT IS THE, UH, TIMETABLE IN HAVING ALL OF THESE, UM, THESE, UH, THESE REVIEWS, UH, TAKEN FROM ALL YOUR FACILITIES? YES, THANK YOU THAT, THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION.
SO WE'VE ALREADY STARTED WITH ONE OF OUR FACILITIES, THE MILLENNIUM YOUTH ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX.
THAT'S A NEWER FACILITY THAT WE RECEIVED IN NOVEMBER.
SO THAT PROCESS HAS ALREADY BEEN COMPLETE, AND WE ANTICIPATE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS WE SHOULD HAVE ALL OF OUR OTHER FACILITIES INCLUDED.
AND SO, UM, THAT WE DO, I DO NOT HAVE THE EXACT TIMETABLE FOR THAT, BUT WHAT, UM, A FM, WHICH A AUSTIN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT HAS TALKED TO US ABOUT IS TWO YEARS, A TWO YEAR TIMETABLE.
I JUST HAD A A QUESTION ON, UH, WHAT ARE Y'ALL, UM, WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO PROMOTE, UM, I GUESS, VISITATION FOR THE IES THAT, UH, THE CITY OWNS, YOU KNOW, SUCH AS, LIKE THE, THE MUSEUMS THAT YOU MENTIONED ARE, ARE THERE ANY, UM, I GUESS THINGS THAT YOU'RE GONNA DO TO PROMOTE THE, YOU KNOW, TO LIKE INCREASE ATTENDANCE AND AWARENESS OF, YOU KNOW, THE FACILITIES THAT, THE RATES OF FACILITIES THAT WE HAVE HERE IN AUSTIN? GREAT, GREAT QUESTION.
UM, YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED A GAP THAT WE ARE CERTAINLY WORKING ON, UM, WHEN OUR DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED.
UM, WE, AND FOR, IN TERMS OF A MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS TYPE ROLE, WE'RE STILL WORKING THROUGH THAT TEAM AND MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THAT TEAM SET UP.
UH, WE DO HAVE SOME INDIVIDUALS ON THE TEAM THAT ARE BRAND NEW, AND WE DO WORK VERY, VERY CLOSELY WITH THE CITY'S, UM, AUSTIN COMMUNI COMMUNICATIONS TEAM.
AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB WITH SUPPORTING US,
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BUT THERE IS STILL A NEED.AND SO IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS OR SO, THAT'S ONE OF THE DIRECT THE DIRECTORS, UH, PRIORITIES IS TO SEE HOW WE CAN ENHANCE THAT.
RIGHT NOW WE CURRENTLY USE FACEBOOK AND, YOU KNOW, INSTAGRAM AND OF COURSE WE HAVE OUR WEBSITE AND PUBLIC INPUT, BUT WHAT WE HAVE FOUND IS, QUITE FRANKLY, THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS NOT ENOUGH.
AND SO WE ARE DEFINITELY, UM, THAT IS AN AREA THAT WE DEFINITELY ARE WORKING ON TO ENHANCE.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? YES.
COULD I JUST ASK, UH, I USED TO LIVE NEAR THE MILLENNIUM YOUTH ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX, AND IT HAS TONS OF PARKING, AND I THINK THE BUS GOES LIKE RIGHT THERE, AND IT SEEMS VERY WELL SET UP FOR DISABILITY ACCESS.
DO YOU CONSIDER DISABILITY ACCESS WHEN YOU SELECT WHICH SITES ARE INCLUDED IN YOUR WORK? YES.
AND SO AGAIN, THE MILLENNIUM, UM, COMPLEX HAS GONE THROUGH THAT COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
AND TO YOUR POINT, IT ACTUALLY CAME BACK.
THE ASSESSMENT CAME BACK THAT FROM A DISABILITY STANDPOINT, THAT
UM, BUT YES, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, UM, ALL AGAIN, ALL OF OUR FACILITIES WILL GO THROUGH THE, UM, THE A DA PROCESS JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS UP TO CODE, BUT WE DON'T WANNA STOP THERE, RIGHT? WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN.
UM, EVEN FROM A, AND I AND I TALKED ABOUT THE FACILITIES ASSESSMENT, BUT EVEN FROM A LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT WHAT THAT COULD POTENTIALLY LOOK LIKE AS WELL FOR ALL OF OUR SITES.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION.
ANY FINAL QUESTIONS? AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY, AT MILLENNIUM SPECIFICALLY, WE HAVE PROGRAMMING THAT IS SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COMMUNITY, RIGHT? WE HAVE THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS, THEY'RE DOING BOWLING THERE.
WE HAVE, UH, ANOTHER PROGRAM THAT WE'VE BROUGHT OVER FROM THE REC CENTERS TO, SO WE ARE ACTIVELY ALSO ON THE PROGRAMMATIC SIDE, MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE MAKING INROADS ON ACCESSIBILITY THERE AS WELL.
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND, UH, WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT EVENING.
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT THIS EVENING.
UM, FOR, UM, STAFF BRIEFING ITEM FIVE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE ANYONE FROM, UM, FROM AUSTIN POLICE OVERSIGHT, UH, PRESENT.
[4. Staff briefing regarding Vision Zero and micromobility devices. Presentation by Michael Kimbro, Program Manager III, Austin Transportation and Public Works.]
STAFF.UH, WE WILL HAVE OUR STAFF BRIEFING FROM, UM, REGARDING VISION ZERO AND MICRO MOBILITY DEVICES.
AND THE PRESENTATION, UH, WILL BE BY MICHAEL KIMBRO, PROGRAM MANAGER, UM, AUSTIN TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, MIKE KIMBRO, LIKE YOU SAID, PROGRAM MANAGER, UH, FOR SHARED MOBILITY SERVICES WITH, UH, TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO ALSO UNMUTE JOSEPH RI UH, HE'S JOINING ME ON THE CALL FROM OUR TEAM, UH, TO KIND OF BACK UP WITH ANY QUESTIONS.
I DUNNO IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
HELLO? CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? THERE HE IS.
I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT HAVING VIDEO FOR SOME REASON IT'S NOT WORKING.
UM, THANK YOU, UH, FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING.
UM, I'M THE PARKING ENTERPRISE DIVISION MANAGER FOR TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC WORKS.
AND, UH, MICHAEL KIMBRO IS ON OUR TEAM.
UH, COULD BE THERE AT CITY HALL, UH, THIS EVENING.
AND MICHAEL KIMBRO IS HARD AT WORK HANDLING OPERATIONS FOR OUR SHARED MICRO MOBILITY FOR ACL.
SO, UM, APPRECIATE THAT FOR TAKING THE TIME, MICHAEL AND, UM, FOR OUR VISION ZERO, UM, UM, UH, COMPONENT OF THIS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WEREN'T, WEREN'T TO MAKE IT AS WELL.
UM, BUT WE'RE QUESTION UPDATE ON ARE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, UM, LET MICHAEL TAKE.
APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT, UH, EVERY CHANCE WE GET.
UM, LIKE JUSTICE SAID, APOLOGIES, COULDN'T MAKE IT IN PERSON.
WE'RE DEEP IN THE WEEDS WITH, UH, ACL OPERATIONS RIGHT NOW, SO, UH, MY PRESENCE IS REQUIRED HERE AT THE OFFICE.
UH, BUT WITH THAT SAID, LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
UH, CAN GO AHEAD AND GO TO SLIDE TWO.
UH, I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF A AGENDA TO KIND OF TELL YOU WHAT WE'LL GO OVER.
FIRST, WE'LL DO A BRIEF PROGRAM OVERVIEW, UH, KIND OF TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NUMBERS, UH, FOR 2026 TO DATE, UH, DISCUSS PARKING ENFORCEMENT, UH, CORRALS AND PARKING TECHNOLOGY AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED NEXT.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, APPARENTLY THE SHARED MICRO MOBILITY PROGRAM, MAYBE I'LL STEP BACK.
UH, SHARED MICRO MOBILITY FOR OUR PURPOSES, UH, REFERS TO, UH, DOCKLESS
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SCOOTERS.UM, SO LIME AND BIRD ARE THE TWO OPERATORS THAT OPERATE WITHIN THE CITY AND OUR DOCK BASED BIKE SHARE SYSTEM.
UH, MY DEPARTMENT OVERSEES PART OF THAT, I THINK, UM, FOR THIS COMMITTEE'S.
UM, UH, AND FOR THIS PRESENTATION SPECIFICALLY, WE'LL, WE'LL TRY TO FOCUS ON THE DOCKLESS PART OF THE PROGRAM, UH, THE, THE DOCKLESS SCOOTERS AND WHATNOT, BECAUSE THOSE ARE WHAT SEEM TO END UP IN THE RIGHT OF WAY MORE FREQUENTLY THAN THE, UH, THE DOCK BASED SPIKES.
UH, BUT CURRENTLY THE WAY THE PROGRAM IS SET UP, UH, IT'S AUTHORIZED THROUGH CITY CODE, UH, 14 9 23.
UM, WE OPERATE UNDER A SET OF DIRECTOR RULES THAT WE, UH, UPDATED LAST SUMMER.
UM, WE HAVE CURRENTLY A LICENSE AND PERMIT MODEL THAT WE OPERATE UNDER.
SO, UM, UH, THE PROVIDERS, THE, UH, DOCKS PROVIDERS, UH, PAY FOR A LICENSE, AND THEN A PER DEVICE PERMIT.
UH, WE RENEW THAT EVERY SIX MONTHS.
UH, SOME OF THE FEES THAT WE, UH, THAT WE GET FROM THE PROVIDERS ARE OBVIOUSLY THE LICENSE, APPLICATION FEE, THE, UH, DEVICE FEE.
UH, WE HAVE A PER TRIP FEE AND ANY FEES TO RECOVER ANY IMPOUND DEVICES.
UM, A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE DID A MORATORIUM ON ADDING ANY NEW VENDORS.
UM, WE HAD FOUR, UH, VENDORS ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO.
UH, TWO KIND OF ABRUPTLY LEFT THE CITY, AND WE DECIDED WE WANTED TO SETTLE AT THAT NUMBER TWO FOR A LITTLE BIT AND SEE HOW THAT WORKED.
UM, WE'VE LIMITED THE NUMBER, UH, OVERALL FLEET SIZE TO, UH, RIGHT AT 6,880 DEVICES PERMITTED THROUGH THE CITY.
UM, THERE'S VERY RARELY EVER THAT MANY ACTUALLY ON THE STREET.
UH, SOME ARE IN FOR SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE AND WHATNOT, UH, AND JUST OFFLINE BECAUSE OF BATTERIES.
UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY LOOKING TO, UH, TO, TO MODIFY THE WAY THAT WE GOVERN THE SYSTEM IN MOVING TO A, A CONTRACT MODEL, UM, TO CREATE A, A COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO SELECT NEW PROVIDERS.
UM, WHICH, WHICH WILL GIVE US A LOT OF, UH, UH, ABILITY TO CHOOSE NEW TECHNOLOGIES, BUT I THINK ARE GONNA BE BENEFICIAL TO THE PROGRAM THAT WE'LL KIND OF TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, UH, LATER ON.
ALRIGHT, SO, UH, THIS YEAR SO FAR, UM, LIKE I SAID, WE, WE KIND OF OVERSEE THE, THE DOCK BASED CAP METRO BIKE SHARE SYSTEM, UH, AND THE DOCKLESS BIKE OR DOCKLESS SCOOTER SYSTEM.
UM, SO YEAR TO DATE, WE'VE ALREADY DONE OVER 2 MILLION TRIPS, UH, SYSTEM-WIDE, UH, BETWEEN, YOU KNOW, THAT ALMOST 7,000 SCOOTERS.
UH, IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER WE DID 348,000.
UM, WE SCOOTERS ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY, BUT WE DO RESTRICT THE AMOUNT OF DEVICES THAT ARE ALLOWED, UH, DOWNTOWN IN THE, THE VERY HIGH PEDESTRIAN AREAS.
UM, YOU KNOW, KIND OF THE, THE AREA BORDERED BY THE RIVER I 35 LAMAR AND, UH, MLK TO THE NORTH, THAT AREA IS RESTRICTED TO JUST A LITTLE OVER 2000 DEVICES, UM, BETWEEN BOTH OPERATORS, UM, TO KIND OF, WE, WE IMPLEMENTED THAT A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND WE'VE REALLY SEEN THAT.
THAT'S KIND OF CUT DOWN ON A LOT OF THE SIDEWALK CLUTTER THAT WE WERE EXPERIENCING AND WHATNOT.
UM, YEAR TO DATE, WE'VE, UH, COUNTED FOR OVER 2 MILLION MILES TRAVEL, UH, JUST ON DOCKLESS SCOOTERS.
UH, LIKE I SAID, THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF AVAILABLE DEVICES HAS BEEN RIGHT OVER 6,100.
UH, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT SHY OF THAT 6,800 PERMITTED AND, UH, SYSTEM WIDE IN DOWNTOWN.
THOSE DEVICES SEE ABOUT TWO TRIPS PER DEVICE PER DAY.
UH, CAT METRO BIKE SHARE, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S A, IT'S A LITTLE BIT SMALLER SYSTEM, UH, WHEN THEY'RE OPERATING AT THEIR PEAK.
THEY HAVE ABOUT, CURRENTLY SIX, 700 BIKES AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW IN 84 STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
UM, AND TOTAL YEAR TO DATE TRIPS, WE'VE SEEN ABOUT 81,000 TRIPS AND FIVE TRIPS PER VEHICLE PER DAY, UH, FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER.
UH, THE NUMBERS ARE A LITTLE BIT INCOMPLETE.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HEARD THE NEWS, UH, CAT METRO SUFFERED A, A PRETTY CATASTROPHIC FIRE AT ONE OF THEIR FACILITIES, UM, EARLIER THIS YEAR.
SO THAT'S, UH, DRAMATICALLY LIMITED THE NUMBER OF DEVICES THAT HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED.
UM, WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO GET CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE AND EVERYTHING WRAPPED BACK UP SO WE CAN, UH, GET OUR, OUR BIKE SHARE SYSTEM, UH, BACK COMPETITIVE AND, AND FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS.
ALRIGHT, SO, UM, WITH THE DOCKLESS, WITH THE DOCKLESS MOBILITY SYSTEM, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE DEVICES ARE ALLOWED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, THE, THE MAIN BENEFIT OF THAT OVER A DOCK BASED BIKE SHARE IS THAT YOU CAN REALLY RIDE THE DEVICE WHEREVER YOU WANT.
YOU'RE NOT RESTRICTED TO JUST THOSE 84, UH, UH, UH, STATIONS.
YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RETURN IT TO A SPECIFIC DOCK, OBVIOUSLY.
THE ISSUE WITH THAT IS, UH, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE CONTROL OVER WHERE FOLKS LEAVE THOSE DEVICES.
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DIFFERENT WAYS OF, OF TACKLING ENFORCEMENT OF THIS.UM, ONE OF THE, UH, PRIMARY THINGS THAT WE USE IS, UH, THROUGH OUR PARKING ENTERPRISE, OUR PARKING ENFORCEMENT DIVISION, UM, THE, UH, MOBILITY SERVICES OFFICERS WHILE THEY'RE OUT MAKING THE ROUNDS, ISSUING TICKETS FOR IMPROPERLY PARKED CARS, WE'LL ALSO LOOK FOR IMPROPERLY PARKED SCOOTERS.
UM, IF THEY ENCOUNTER DEVICES THAT ARE, UH, BLOCKING SIDEWALK ACCESS OR CURB CUT ACCESS OR ANY OF THESE THINGS, WE HAVE AN INTERNAL SYSTEM WHERE THEY'RE ABLE TO CREATE A SERVICE REQUEST, UH, SIMILAR TO 3 1 1, UH, THAT ISSUES A NOTIFICATION TO THE PROVIDERS.
THEY'RE THEN GIVEN TWO HOURS TO RECTIFY THAT SITUATION TO GET OUT AND, UH, TAKE CARE OF THE DEVICE, OR WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOUNDED ADDITIONALLY TO THAT.
UH, CITIZENS ARE EMPOWERED TO REPORT THOSE AS WELL THROUGH, UH, THROUGH AUSTIN 3 1 1, WHETHER THROUGH THE, UH, UH, BY THEIR PHONE OR THROUGH THE APP, UH, THE SAME SERVICE LEVEL AGREEMENT APPLIES TO THAT, UH, TO HOURS TO GET OUT AND RECTIFY THAT.
UM, MY STAFF WILL ACTUALLY GO OUT AND DO SOME, SOME AUDITS, UH, IN THE FIELD, NOT ONLY OF DEVICES TO CHECK FOR SAFETY AND, UH, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, BUT WE WILL ALSO DO SOME, UH, SOME, UH, TARGETED ENFORCEMENT.
UH, WE, WE CALL 'EM STEAMS, BUT YOU KNOW, WE'LL, WE'LL FIND DEVICES THAT ARE PARKED AND PROPERLY ISSUE A 3 0 1 AND JUST CHECK FOR COMPLIANCE.
IT'S A GOOD WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO, UH, JUST KIND OF ENSURE THAT, THAT, UH, THE PROVIDERS ARE, ARE UPHOLDING THEIR END OF THE BARGAIN.
UM, SO FAR, YEAR TO DATE, UH, WE'VE HAD THREE AWESOME, 3 0 1, UH, A LITTLE OVER 1100 SERVICE REQUESTS AND OVER 1600, UH, PARKING ENFORCEMENT, UH, SERVICE REQUESTS.
THAT'S DOWN RIGHT ABOUT, UH, UH, 9% YEAR OVER LAST.
SO, UH, MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF DECENT PROGRESS, KNOCKING THAT NUMBER DOWN.
UH, ONCE WE GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE, TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE WE'RE BUILDING OUT, WE CAN TALK ABOUT HOW, UM, HOW WE ARE, UH, GONNA CONTINUE TO DECREASE THAT NUMBER.
UH, SO YEAH, SO THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PARKING CORRAL THAT WE HAVE.
UH, THIS ONE IS OVER IN THE WEST SIX ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT.
UM, WE, WE HAVE ACCESS TO, UH, TO MANY YEARS OF DATA SHOWING US ALL THE HOTSPOTS WHERE THE DEVICES TRAVEL, WHERE THEY'RE BEING PARKED, WHERE THEY'RE BEING, UH, WHERE RIDES ARE STARTING, BEGINNING ENDING, ALL THAT SORT OF STUFF.
SO WE'RE ABLE TO KIND OF GO THROUGH AND, UH, MAKE, UH, DATA INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT WHERE WE CAN PLACE THESE PARKING CORRALS.
UM, WE'VE GOT A DECENT AMOUNT OF THE AMOUNT, UH, ALREADY, UM, BUT USING SOME BOND FUNDS, WE'RE GOING TO GRADUALLY BEGIN INCREASING THE DENSITY OF THESE.
UM, ONE OF THE, THE GOOD THINGS ABOUT THIS IS WE CAN, WE CAN PAINT ALL THE SQUARES AND PUT DOWN ALL THE STENCILS WE WANT, BUT THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY ENSURE THAT SOMEONE'S GONNA END THEIR SCOOTER TRIP WITHIN THAT CORRAL.
UM, THAT SAID, THE, THE SCOOTER PROVIDERS HAVE SOME REALLY COOL EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES THAT CAN REALLY ALLOW US TO ALLOW US TO, UH, MANDATE THAT, UH, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY CAN USE, UH, GEOFENCING, UH, THAT JUST BASICALLY USES THE DEVICE WITH GPS THAT TELLS THEM TO PARK IT WITHIN, THAT, WHEN YOU GET WITHIN DOWNTOWN AREA, IT BECOMES DIFFICULT BECAUSE, UH, OBVIOUSLY THE TALL BUILDINGS AND WHATNOT CAN, CAN MESS WITH THAT, AND YOU GET GPS STRIPS, SO IT'S NOT VERY ACCURATE.
BUT THE, UH, PROVIDERS HAVE DEVELOPED, UM, BASICALLY PARKING BEACONS, WHICH ARE SEND OUT A-A-R-F-I-D OR BLUETOOTH SIGNAL, UH, THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY ADHERE TO THE GROUND ON ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THESE, AND IT'S ACCURATE WITHIN CENTIMETERS.
SO WE CAN, WE CAN MANDATE THAT ONCE WE GET A SPECIFIC DENSITY OF THESE PARKING CORRALS DOWN, WE CAN SAY, HEY, IN THIS AREA, YOU NEED TO TELL YOUR RIDERS.
THEY CANNOT END THEIR TRIPS OUTSIDE OF THESE PARKING BOXES.
UM, AND WE'RE WORKING TOWARDS THAT.
WE'VE, UH, WE'VE CURRENTLY PUT DOWN ABOUT 10 OR SO, UH, NEW CORRALS WITHIN THE RAINY STREET DISTRICT WITH THE IDEA OF EXPANDING THAT TO OVER TWO DOZEN.
UH, AND WE BEGIN CITING, BEGUN CITING NEW LOCATIONS, UH, ALL THROUGHOUT DOWNTOWN, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA PUT A LOT DOWN.
UH, THE GENERAL RULE OF THUMB ACCEPTED BY INDUSTRY IS 20 CORRALS PER SQUARE KILOMETER, AND THAT'S KIND OF WHAT WE'RE GONNA SHOOT FOR.
UM, UH, ONCE WE GET TO THAT KIND OF DENSITY.
AND IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO BE THAT KIND OF DENSITY, YOU KNOW, DEPENDING ON HOW MANY WE HAVE ON A BLOCK FACE, WE CAN REALLY START USING THIS FOR FOURTH PART TECHNOLOGY TO, UH, REALLY CLEAN UP THE SIDEWALKS, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, ENSURE THAT FOLKS ARE DOING THIS.
AND THERE'S ALSO SOME COOL NEW TECHNOLOGIES, UH, USING ONBOARD CAMERAS AND, UH, UH, RIDERS ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE A PHOTO WHENEVER THEY END A TRIP.
UH, AND THE PROVIDERS CAN USE MACHINE LEARNING FOR THAT TO, YOU KNOW, IMMEDIATELY TELL SOMEBODY IF IT'S PARKED INCORRECTLY AND NOT ALLOW THEM TO, UM, TO, UM, END THEIR TRIP THERE WITHOUT INCURRING ADDITIONAL FEES.
YEAH, SO, UH, PROGRESS AND WHAT
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WE PLAN ON DOING, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE TO PILOT FORCE PARKING, UH, CONTINUE TO BUILD OUT THE CORRAL DENSITY, UM, WHICH IS REALLY GONNA BE HELPFUL IN, UH, UH, REDUCING THE, THE, THE NUMBER OF IMPROPERLY PARKED DEVICES.UH, AND, UM, LIKE I MENTIONED EARLIER, WE'RE GONNA TRANSITION TO THE, UH, CONTRACT BASED MODEL, UH, WHICH ALLOWS FOR THAT COMPETITIVE PROCESS TO, UH, SELECT NEW VENDORS.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF REALLY GOOD COOL EMERGING TECHNOLOGY OUT THERE, NOT JUST FOR PARKING, BUT FOR, UH, SIDEWALK SAFETY AND WHATNOT.
YOU KNOW, UH, SOME OF THESE NEW DEVICES HAVE ONBOARD CAMERAS SO THEY CAN DETECT IF SOMEONE IS RIDING ON A SIDEWALK, WHICH WE CAN'T DO NOW.
WE CAN JUST SAY, HEY, DON'T RIDE ON SIDEWALKS, RIDE IN THE STREET, USE THE BIKE LANES.
UH, BUT WE HAVE NO WAY OF REALLY KNOWING IF THEY'RE DOING THAT.
BUT SOME OF THE NEW EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES CAN, CAN LET A RIDER KNOW WHEN THEY'RE ON THE SIDEWALK AND CAN GIVE THEM A BOT, AN AUDIBLE, UH, ALERT AND ACTUALLY SLOW THE DEVICE DOWN, WHICH IS PRETTY NEAT.
BUT THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, UH, IS GONNA BE BENEFICIAL THROUGH THAT CONTRACT BASED MODEL IS WE'LL BE ABLE TO SELECT, UH, PROVIDERS THAT HAVE THESE NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE GONNA HELP US REALLY, UH, MOVE THE PRODUCT, MOVE THE PROGRAM FORWARD, AND MAKE IT SAFER FOR EVERYONE.
I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? I, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UH, CHAIR CHANG, VICE CHAIR SANMAR, I, I JUST HAD A QUESTION ON, UM, SO THE SCOOTERS, ARE THEY ALLOWED TO, I GUESS, DRIVE ON THE SIDEWALKS LIKE IN AUSTIN, OR ARE, IS THERE LIKE A SPECIFIC SPACE WHERE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO, I GUESS, USE THAT DEVICE? LIKE ON THE, THE SIDE OF THE STREET THERE'S LIKE, YOU KNOW, THERE'S LIKE BUS LANES, RIGHT? SO I'VE, I SEE, I SEE PEOPLE LIKE USE THE DEVICE ON I GUESS THAT SPACE AND THEN ALSO LIKE SOMETIMES ON THE, THE SIDEWALK.
SO I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THERE'S LIKE SOME TECHNOLOGIES TO LIKE ALERT, UM, PEOPLE RIDING THE DEVICE THAT ARE YOU, ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO, ARE YOU ALLOWED TO BE ON THE SIDEWALK OR, OR NOT? I WAS JUST CURIOUS.
TECHNICALLY SPEAKING, UH, THEY ARE ALLOWED, THERE IS NO, NO LAW AGAINST THEM RIDING ON THE SIDEWALK.
UM, WE, WE HIGHLY DISCOURAGE THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, IN ALL OF OUR COMMUNICATIONS, UH, AND IN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PROVIDERS.
UH, PART OF THE USER AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY WON'T RIDE ON THE SIDEWALK WHEN POSSIBLE.
UM, WE ALWAYS TRY TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE IDEAL SITUATION IS THEY USE THE BICYCLE FACILITIES, RIGHT? THAT THEY DRIVE IN THE BIKE LANE OR THAT THEY DRIVE ON THE, THE CYCLE TRACK, THAT SORT OF THING.
UM, BUT YEAH, SO WE, WE TRY TO GET THEM TO, UM, TO AVOID SIDEWALK RIDING AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
BUT THERE IS, THERE'S NOT, THERE'S NO RULE AGAINST IT SPECIFICALLY AT THIS TIME.
BECAUSE I, I'VE NOTICED, UM, YEAH, SOMETIMES LIKE THE, THEY'LL LEAVE THE, THE SCOOTERS LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SIDEWALK AND I, AND I USE A WHEELCHAIR, SO I HAVE TO KIND OF LIKE MANEUVER AROUND IT.
AND SOMETIMES LIKE, YOU KNOW, THEY'LL JUST, YOU KNOW, LEAVE DEVICES LIKE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
AND SO IT'S PROBABLY GOOD TO MAYBE LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, I GUESS DIFFERENT PLACES.
'CAUSE I USED TO LIVE IN WEST CAMPUS AND SO LIKE THERE'D BE LIKE SCOOTERS, LIKE ALL OVER THE PLACE.
SO, AND THEN I HAVE TO JUST NAVIGATE TO LIKE, GET AROUND IT SO I CAN, I CAN HELP ADD TO THAT TOO.
I APPRECIATE THAT, THOSE QUESTIONS.
UM, I, SO ONE OF THE THING OTHER THINGS WE'RE LOOKING TOWARDS IS THROUGH OUR CURB MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT JUST GOT RELEASED.
UH, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UM, ADDING, UM, NOT JUST, YOU KNOW, PARKING CORRALS THAT WE SEE ON OUR SIDEWALKS, BUT ALSO, UM, IN AREAS ON STREET.
SO THERE'S THE ABILITY TO DO THAT, ESPECIALLY IN AREAS THAT, YOU KNOW, SIDEWALKS ARE A LITTLE BIT SMALLER AND WE HAVE SPACE ON STREET TO ACTUALLY PUT CORING.
UM, THAT WOULD BE IDEAL SO THAT WE CAN GET THEM OFF THE STREET.
I HAD A QUESTION ABOUT, UM, WHETHER THEY CAN BEEP OR MAKE AN ALERT AS TO, UM, THEY, THEY WON'T STOP DOING THAT UNTIL IT'S CORRECTED.
UM, FOR, UH, FOLKS WHO MIGHT, YOU MEAN? UM, SO LIKE WHEN THEY, WHEN THEY END THEIR TRIP, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE ASKING? YES.
OR, UM, YEAH, MAYBE A, A KIND BYSTANDER CAN HELP ACTUALLY MOVE IT TO THE RIGHT SPOT.
UM, THAT MIGHT BE EXCESSIVE, BUT JUST CURIOUS IF THAT'S EVER BEEN CONSIDERED.
YEAH, IT KIND OF DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION.
THERE ARE AREAS OF THE CITY THAT WE HAVE, UH, UH, GEO RESTRICTED GEOFENCE, SO THEY CAN'T PARK IN.
SO FOR INSTANCE, WE'RE, WE'RE DOWN HERE BY ZILKER PARK.
UH, IF YOU TRY TO RIDE A SCOOTER INTO ZUCKER PARK, IT'LL START BEEPING AND SLOWING DOWN, AND THEN IT WILL JUST STOP.
UM, SO THAT WILL ALERT THEM THAT THEY NEED TO MOVE THAT OUTSIDE OF THE PARK.
UM, IF THEY END THEIR TRIP, YOU KNOW, UH, IN THE APP WHEN THEY'RE CLOSING THE TRIP, IT'LL ASK THEM TO TAKE A PHOTO OF IT.
UH, IF THEY TAKE A PHOTO, UM, LIKE I SAID, USING
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THAT NEW AI MACHINE LEARNING, IT WILL IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE WHETHER OR NOT THAT IS PARKED PROPERLY.IT CAN, IT CAN TELL IF IT'S PARKED BLOCKING A SIDEWALK OR WHATNOT, AND IT WILL NOT ALLOW THAT PERSON TO END THAT TRIP.
UH, THAT ISN'T ALWAYS EFFECTIVE BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE DON'T PAY ATTENTION.
WE'LL STILL JUST WALK OFF AND LEAVE IT THERE.
UH, BUT THEY WILL GET FINED FOR THAT THROUGHOUT THROUGH THE APP.
THEY'LL GET, YOU KNOW, UH, THEY'LL STILL INCUR TRIP CHARGES BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY TECHNICALLY END THEIR TRIP.
AND, AND YEAH, I AGREE WITH YOU.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, ANYTIME I'M OUT AND ABOUT AND I SEE, I I DO IT ALL THE TIME.
IF I SEE AN IMPROPERLY PARKED ONE, I, I MOVE IT MYSELF.
AND I WISH, UH, MORE FOLKS WOULD DO THAT.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT'S GREAT WHEN THEY CAN.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS? OKAY.
WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AND WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.
UH, SO, UM, FOR STAFF BRIEFING
[5. Staff briefing regarding the New Officer Involved Shooting Dashboard. Presentation by Sara Peralta, Public Information and Marketing Program Manager, Austin Police Oversight and Crystal Kimbrough, Policy Compliance Consultant, Austin Police Oversight.]
ITEM NUMBER FIVE, UH, WE WILL HAVE NEW OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING DASHBOARD PRESENTATION BY SARAH PERALTO, PUBLIC INFORMATION, UM, AND MARKETING PROGRAM MANAGER AND AUSTIN POLICE OVERSIGHT.UM, CRYSTAL KIMBRO, A POLICY COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT OF AUSTIN POLICE OVERSIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING.
UM, LET ME DO A MIC CHECK WITH MY COLLEAGUE AND CO-PRESENTER, CRYSTAL KIMBRO.
I AM HERE, I'M GETTING MY VIDEO ON AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US THIS EVENING.
LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS SARAH PERALTA.
I'M THE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MARKETING PROGRAM MANAGER FOR AUSTIN POLICE OVERSIGHT.
AND WE'RE HERE TO, UH, INTRODUCE THE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING DASHBOARD THAT LAUNCHED IN MAY, 2026.
WE'RE GONNA PRESENT AN OVERVIEW OF THE FEATURES INFORMATION OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD.
AND THEN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.
NOW WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED WITH THE PRESENTATION.
NOW, I KNOW THE COMMISSION IS PROBABLY VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR WORK, BUT FOR THE FOLKS WATCHING FROM HOME WHO ARE NOT AS FAMILIAR, AUSTIN POLICE OVERSIGHT IS SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT FROM THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE HAVE NEVER BEEN A PART OF A PD.
WE REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE CITY MANAGER.
UM, WE HAVE OUR, WE ARE STAFFED BY CIVILIANS ONLY, AND OUR MISSION IS TO BE, IS TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT, IMPARTIAL OVERSIGHT OF THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT'S POLICIES AND PRACTICES.
THAT INCLUDES, UH, ACCEPTING FEEDBACK ON INTERACTIONS WITH EPD OFFICERS, MAKING DISCIPLINARY AND POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, REVIEWING ACADEMY CURRICULUM AND TRAINING AND ENGAGING COMMUNITY MEMBERS ACROSS AUSTIN.
AGAIN, JUST TO GIVE A LITTLE BIT MORE CLEAR DEFINITION ABOUT THE SCOPE OF OUR OFFICE AND WHAT WE DO, UM, LIKE I SAID, UM, Y'ALL ARE PROBABLY VERY FAMILIAR WITH OUR WORK, BUT, UM, ACTUALLY, POLICE OVERSIGHT IN TEXAS IS QUITE UNIQUE.
UM, ONLY THE CITY OF AUSTIN, THE CITY OF DALLAS, FORT WORTH AND HOUSTON HAVE POLICE OVERSIGHT, INDEPENDENT CIVILIAN POLICE OVERSIGHT.
AND EVEN WITHIN THOSE, UH, THE FOUR OF US, OUR AUTHORITY AND SCOPE IS VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.
IT'S AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL, IS DETERMINED BY LOCAL ORDINANCE.
SO, UM, FOR AUSTIN, UH, WE ARE, UH, LIKE I SAID, WE ARE SEPARATE INDEPENDENT CIVILIAN STAFF.
WE HAVE NO SWORN OFFICERS IN OUR OFFICE.
AND OUR ROLE IS TO REVIEW C UM, COMMUNITY FEEDBACK THAT CAN BE COMPLAINTS OR COMPLIMENTS.
UM, RELATED TO OFFICER INTERACTIONS, WE HAVE ACCESS PER CITY ORDINANCE TO ALL OF APDS DATABASES THAT INCLUDES DASH CAM, BODY CAM, THE DISPATCH SOFTWARE THAT THEY USE TO ACTUALLY SEND OFFICERS ON THE WAY.
UM, AND ANY DATA THAT THEY HAVE.
UH, WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE CITY MANAGER RELATED TO DISCIPLINE AND ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES AND TRAININGS.
AND THEN WE DO THINGS LIKE THIS.
WE GO TO THE COMMUNITY, WE EDUCATE FOLKS ABOUT WHAT WE DO AND WHY WE'RE DOING IT, UH, HERE IN AUSTIN.
UM, SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T DO, AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WE DO NOT WORK FOR THE SHEVA POLICE.
WE DO NOT, UH, WORK FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, WE DO NOT OVERSEE ANY OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
SO, UM, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE CITY EMPLOYEES.
WE WORK FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN.
WE OVERSEE OTHER CITY EMPLOYEES.
AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS ARE CITY EMPLOYEES, SO WE DON'T OVERSEE TRAVIS COUNTY.
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CAP METRO POLICE, UH, DPS.WE DON'T SEE ANY OTHER AGENCY BEYOND THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S, AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UH, WE DO NOT OVERSEE CRIMINAL CASES.
SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE TALKING ABOUT OUR OFFICER INVOLVE SHOOTING DASHBOARD.
SOME OF THESE CASES ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.
UM, OUR ROLE IS ADMINISTRATIVE, JUST VERY SIMILAR TO LIKE AN HR INVESTIGATION OF EMPLOYEE CONDUCT.
WE ARE DOING AN ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATION.
THIS IS NOT CRIMINAL, AND THIS IS NOT CIVIL.
SO IT IS A VERY, UH, NARROW SCOPE IN WHICH WE REVIEW CASES.
AND SO WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT HERE SHORTLY.
UM, WE DO NOT ADMINISTER DISCIPLINE TO OFFICERS.
SO OUR, OUR AUTHORITY AT PER CITY ORDINANCE IS RECOMMENDATION BASED.
SO WE MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT IS THE EXTENT OF OUR AUTHORITY.
UM, WE DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO COMPEL THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO DO ANYTHING IN THE STATE OF TEXAS PER STATE LAW.
ONLY THE CHIEF OF POLICE CAN ISSUE DISCIPLINE TO, UH, OFFICERS.
SO THAT IS NOT SOMETHING, UM, WITHIN ORDINANCE OR THAT WE CAN CHANGE THAT THIS IS STATE LAW.
UM, AND THEN AGAIN, WE ARE NOT FINAL DECISION MAKERS ON ANYTHING RELATED TO A BD POLICIES OR, OR DISCIPLINE.
THAT IS PER, THAT IS THE AUTHORITY OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE PER STATE LAW IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT SLIDE, AND I'M GONNA HAND IT OFF TO CRYSTAL.
AGAIN, I'M CRYSTAL KIMBRO, THE POLICY COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT WITH, UH, AUSTIN POLICE OVERSIGHT.
AND FIRST, I WANNA PROVIDE A DEFINITION TO KINDA HELP PUT, UM, UNDERSTAND THE SCOPE OF THIS PROJECT IN THIS CONTEXT.
AN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING IS ANY INCIDENT IN WHICH AN A PD OFFICER DISCHARGES THE FIREARM.
THE LAST OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING REPORT THAT WAS RELEASED WAS IN JUNE OF 2020, AND IT WAS A PDF REPORT THAT COVERED OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS FOR THE YEAR OF 2018.
LAST YEAR, WE PIVOTED OUR FOCUS TO CREATE A DASHBOARD TO COMPILE AND ANALYZE OIS DATA HOLISTICALLY.
INSTEAD OF REVIEWING DATA FROM MULTIPLE REPORTS, EVERYTHING IS INTEGRATED INTO ONE PLACE, USERS CAN QUICKLY EXPLORE THESE INCIDENTS, IDENTIFY PATTERNS, AND GENERATE INSIGHTS.
THIS INITIATIVE ALIGNS WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO TRANSPARENCY AND IMPROVED OVERSIGHT.
THE DASHBOARD COMBINES MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES TO SERVE AS A CENTRALIZED PLATFORM FOR TRACKING OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS.
IT VISUALIZES TRENDS OVER TIME, ALLOWING LEADERSHIP ANALYSTS AND THE PUBLIC TO EXPLORE PATTERNS AND UNDERSTAND CONTEXT.
IT HELPS TO IMPROVE PUBLIC ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND THEREFORE IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY.
THE DASHBOARD CURRENTLY DISPLAYS INCIDENTS FROM 2018 THROUGH MARCH OF 2026.
WE WILL BE CONTINUALLY UPDATING THE DASHBOARD AS INCIDENTS HAPPEN, AND THOSE INVESTIGATIONS ARE CLOSED OUT.
WE HAVE CREATED A VALIDATION PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS DASHBOARD IS RELIABLE AND CONSISTENT.
THE DASHBOARD COMBINES DATA FROM CRITICAL INCIDENT BRIEFINGS, A PD, SPECIAL INVESTIGATION UNIT, AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS CASE FILES.
THE DASHBOARD INCLUDES DEMOGRAPHICS, USE OF FORCE DETAILS, GEOGRAPHIC MAPPING, AND TREND ANALYSIS.
IT PROVIDES A HIGH LEVEL SNAPSHOT OF OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS ACROSS THE CITY.
USERS CAN QUICKLY SEE ANNUAL TOTALS, TRENDS OVER TIME, AND KEY METRICS.
THIS IS OFTEN THE FIRST STOP FOR ANYONE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE BROADER PICTURE.
YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE KEY METRICS PROVIDED ARE INCIDENTS BY CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT A PD SECTOR OR ZIP CODE, AND YOU CAN ALSO FILTER THEM BY YEAR.
THE NEXT PAGE, THIS IS THE OFFICER INSIGHT SECTION.
IT FOCUSES ON OFFICER RELATED DATA, SUCH AS YEARS OF SERVICE, WEAPON TYPE, AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION.
THIS HELPS US IDENTIFY PATTERNS THAT MAY INFORM TRAINING, STAFFING, OR POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS.
THE NEXT PAGE IS OUR SUBJECT INSIGHTS PAGE.
IT PROVIDES DEMOGRAPHIC AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS IN THESE INCIDENTS.
THIS INCLUDES AGE, RACE, INJURY TYPE, AND WEAPON TYPE, UNDERSTANDING WHO IS
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IMPACTED AND HOW HELPS US BETTER ADDRESS COMMUNITY CONCERNS AND EQUITY ISSUES.THE NEXT SLIDE IS INCIDENT DETAILS PAGE.
THIS ALLOWS USERS TO DRILL DOWN INTO INDIVIDUAL CASES.
IT INCLUDES TIMELINES, LOCATIONS, REASON FOR CONTACT, AND INCIDENT NARRATIVES.
THIS LEVEL OF DETAIL SUPPORTS TRANSPARENCY AND HELPS THE PUBLIC UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY OF EACH INCIDENT.
AND THIS IS A SNAPSHOT OF OUR SPANISH DASHBOARD.
THIS, UM, WE HAVE A SPANISH VERSION OF OUR OIS DASHBOARD, AND IT IS TO ENSURE ACCESSIBILITY.
WE LAUNCHED THE ENGLISH AND SPANISH DASHBOARD SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THIS REFLECTS OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVING AUSTIN'S DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND REMOVING LANGUAGE BARRIERS TO PUBLIC INFORMATION WHILE ALSO PROMOTING TRANSPARENCY.
NOW WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO SARAH TO FURTHER DISCUSS THE USER ACCESSIBILITY AND TESTING.
SO THE DASHBOARD WAS DESIGNED WITH ACCESSIBILITY AS A PRIORITY FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
AS CRYSTAL EXPLAINED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SIMULTANEOUSLY LAUNCHED IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH, UM, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAD ACCESSIBILITY ACROSS THE COMMUNITY.
UH, IT WAS, IT WAS, UM, IT'S HUMAN TRANSLATED, SO THERE'S NO AI CONTENT USED WITHIN THE DASHBOARD.
WE ALSO DID EXTENSIVE USER TESTING USING STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS FROM THE CITY'S SHARED VOICES PROGRAM TO ENSURE USABILITY ACROSS DIVERSE AUDIENCES.
IN TERMS OF VISUAL DESIGN, THE DASHBOARD SUPPORTS CLEAR TAB ORDER AND HIGH CONTRAST ALTERNATIVE THEMES TO ENSURE USABILITY FOR PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT VISUAL NEEDS.
AND WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE DASHBOARD? WELL, OUR DEPARTMENT'S GONNA CONTINUE TO ENHANCE AND EXPAND THE DASHBOARD TO REVOLVE EVOLVING COMMUNITY NEEDS AND STRENGTHEN TRANSPARENCY, THE DASHBOARD.
UM, WE'VE BEEN PRESENTING IT IN VARIOUS COMMISSION MEETINGS, JUST LIKE THIS ONE.
UH, LATER THIS MONTH, WE'LL BE VISITING WITH THE OUR FRIENDS AT THE LGBTQ PLUS COMMISSION, UM, IN ADDITION TO THIS ONE.
AND AGAIN, WE'RE LOOKING FOR MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GET THE WORD OUT AND CREATE SUPPORTING MATERIALS LIKE TUTORIALS, VIDEOS, AND OTHER COLLATERAL THAT HELP EDUCATE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ABOUT HOW TO UTILIZE THIS DATA.
I'LL MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS FROM HERE.
UH, SARAH AND CRYSTAL, UH, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? UH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, COMMISSIONER, UH, CHESTER
UM, YOU STATED THAT YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO MAKE, UH, A LOT OF VISUAL ADAPTATIONS.
WHAT ABOUT NON-VISUAL? HOW DOES THIS DASHBOARD WORK WITH SCREEN READING SOFTWARE? YEAH, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND DEFINITELY A LIMITATION OF THE SOFTWARE.
SO THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S, UM, THE SOFTWARE LICENSE THAT THEY USE TO PUBLISH DASHBOARD DATA, NOT JUST OUR DEPARTMENT, BUT ANY DEPARTMENT, UH, A PD, YOU PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, EVEN I THINK SOME OF THE VISION ZERO FOLKS WHO WERE PRESENTING EARLIER, THEY PUBLISHED, WE ALL PUBLISH USING, UH, POWER BI, WHICH IS A MICROSOFT SOFTWARE.
UM, THAT IS THE, YOU KNOW, THE CITIES WOULD, THEY WANNA NOT HAVE A MILLION LICENSES, UM, RUNNING AROUND.
THAT'S, I THINK THAT'S THE DESIRE FOR COST EFFECTIVENESS.
HOWEVER, THE REALITY IS THAT THAT SOFTWARE IS LIMITED TO, IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY.
SO TO BE, TO BE FRANK SIR, IS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE ALL THE CAPABILITIES IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY, EVEN TO GET IT INTO THE SPANISH LANGUAGE.
WE BASICALLY HAD TO REPROGRAM THE BOARD FROM THE BA FROM THE BACKEND.
WE HAD TO DO EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF
UH, IT DOES NOT, IT IS NOT SCREEN READER COMPATIBLE AT THIS, AT THIS MOMENT.
AND THAT'S THE LIMITATION OF THE, THE SOFTWARE WE'RE USING.
AND, UH, VICE CHAIR SAN MARTIN.
HI, THIS IS VICE CHAIR SAN MARTIN.
I JUST WANTED TO JUST KIND OF FOLLOW UP.
UM, ARE YOU GONNA TRY TO MAKE THE, I GUESS, THE DASHBOARD MORE, UH, DISABILITY FRIENDLY? UM, I KNOW IT PROBABLY TAKES TIME TO LIKE IMPLEMENT IT, UM, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT OR, OR LOOKING FORWARD TO OR, YOU KNOW, LIKE PLANNING OUT MAYBE, POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE? IT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE'D LOVE TO DO.
I'LL BE HONEST, UM, WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE TOOLS OR THE RESOURCES TO DO THAT AT THIS CURRENT MOMENT, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT.
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WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THIS COMMISSION IF THERE'S A RECOMMENDATION ON FIRST STEPS WE CAN TAKE.BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THE CURRENT CITY PLATFORM THAT WE USE, NOT JUST OUR DEPARTMENT, BUT ALMOST EVERY DEPARTMENT THAT PUBLISHES LARGE SWATHS OF DATA, IT'S NOT ACCESSIBLE BY, BY JUST DESIGN.
SO THEN IT'S LIKE, WELL, IS THERE AN OPTION OR A WAY TO MAKE THIS NOT JUST OUR, OUR PLATFORM, NOT JUST OUR DATA, BUT ALL OF THESE, THESE VAST AMOUNTS OF DATA THAT WE'RE PUBLISHING TO BE TRANSPARENT, IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE THOSE, UH, MORE ACCESSIBLE? AND SO I WOULD ACTUALLY REALLY LOVE TO HEAR FROM Y'ALL'S LIVED EXPERIENCE, FROM YOUR EXPERTISE.
ARE THERE PLATFORMS, IS THERE SOFTWARE? ARE THERE TOOLS OUT THERE THAT CAN MAKE SOMETHING LIKE POWER BI SPECIFICALLY POWER BI ACCESSIBLE? UM, BECAUSE THAT, THAT IS DEFINITELY OUTSIDE MY EXPERTISE, BUT I WOULD, UH, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THAT, AND THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING I THINK WE COULD, WE COULD DEFINITELY WORK WITH Y'ALL ON GETTING FEEDBACK ON.
THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION ON THE DASHBOARD.
AND, UM, I ACTUALLY HAD A SEPARATE, UNRELATED QUESTION, AND I WAS WONDERING IF, UM, THIS MIGHT BE A QUESTION FOR YOU OR, UM, IF I SHOULD ASK, UH, SOMEONE FROM A PD DIRECTLY.
BUT, UM, UH, WE RECENTLY HAD, UM, ANOTHER ICE INVOLVED SHOOTING, AND I WAS JUST CURIOUS, UH, SPECIFICALLY REGARDING MEDICAL AID AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR FOLKS WHO HAVE EXISTING DISABILITIES OR ARE DISABLED DURING AN ARREST.
UM, I WAS WONDERING IF THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD SPEAK TO, UM, WHAT A PD POLICY IS? UH, UNFORTUNATELY, I CAN'T REALLY SPEAK TO THAT.
THAT WOULD BE A QUESTION THAT'S DIRECTED TO A PD.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UM, I WOULD, OH, SORRY, GO AHEAD.
OH, NO, I WAS GONNA SAY, UM, IF THERE ARE ANY COMMISSIONERS WHO WOULD LOVE TO CHAT WITH US FURTHER ABOUT, UM, MAKING OUR DATA MORE ACCESSIBLE, THAT IS A PRIORITY FOR OUR OFFICE.
WHEN WE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OTHER FORMS OF DATA AND OTHER PARTS OF REPORTS, WE DID WORK WITH A USER GROUP, UM, LED BY THE CITY'S A DA OFFICE, UH, DAVID ONDE, UM, TO ALSO ONDE, UM, TO MAKE E EVERYTHING ACCESSIBLE TO SCREEN READERS.
UM, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO YET DO THAT IN THE NATURE OF THE PLATFORM, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO CARRY THAT CONVERSATION FORWARD.
IT'S BEEN A PRIORITY FOR OUR OFFICE TO MAKE SURE OUR CONTENT AND OUR DATA IS, UH, ACCESSIBLE.
SO, UM, IF THERE'S ANYONE ON THE COMMISSION WHO WOULD LIKE TO CHAT WITH US MORE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, WE'D LOVE TO, TO FOLLOW UP WITH Y'ALL.
AN, IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION FROM VICE CHAIR SAN MARTIN.
HI, THIS IS VICE CHAIR MARTIN.
I, UM, I JUST WANTED TO ASK, UM, ABOUT THE, THE INCIDENTS, UM, THAT YOU HAVE, I GUESS FOR THE, THE DATA FOR OFFICER SHOOTINGS.
UM, DO YOU, UM, LOOK AT, UM, IF THERE'S A OFFICER LIKE SHOOTING, UM, WITH MAYBE SOMEBODY WITH A DISABILITY? DO YOU HAVE ANY MAYBE DATA OR STATISTICS ON THAT OR, YEAH, SO, SO GO AHEAD, CRYSTAL.
SO WITHIN OUR NARRATIVES, IT, UM, BREAKS DOWN INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECTS OR THE PEOPLE THAT WERE INVOLVED IN THE INCIDENT, INCLUDING THE OFFICERS.
SO YOU, YOU'LL GET ALL OF THE INFORMATION IN THERE.
I, I DO KNOW THAT WE HAVE ONE FOR SURE THAT'S IN THERE.
UM, BUT WE HAVE NOT BROKEN DOWN LIKE A SEPARATE CATEGORY, UM, BECAUSE REALLY WHEN WE'RE USING THIS DATA, WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP IT, IT IS A PD DATA THAT WE ARE MANUALLY GOING IN AND COLLECTING.
SO WE WANNA USE THE, SINCE THEY DON'T COLLECT THAT DATA, WE AREN'T ADDING IT INTO OUR VARIABLES AT THE MOMENT, BUT WE DO HAVE IT WITHIN THE NARRATIVES.
SO YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO READ, UM, READ ABOUT THAT WITHIN THE NARRATIVES.
AND I, UM, YOU GAVE THIS PRESENTATION ONCE BEFORE TO THE JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE, AND, UM, I WAS THE PERSON WHO RAISED THE QUESTION ABOUT, UM, UH, FOLKS WHO MIGHT BE SUFFERING FROM, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS.
AND UNFORTUNATELY FOLLOWING THAT, UM, WE ACTUALLY DID HAVE THAT EVENT, UH, TRAGIC EVENT IN NORTHEAST AUSTIN, UH, WITH THE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING AND IT BEING PREMATURELY DECLARED A SUICIDE BY COP, UM, SCENARIO.
SO THAT WAS A, A QUESTION THAT I HAD ABOUT THE NARRATIVES THEN.
UM, AND HOW, I THINK THE QUESTION WAS IF IT WAS GOING TO CHANGE, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE WORKING WITH LIKE 2018 DATA, BUT IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION, UM, TO CAPTURE DISABILITIES AND ALSO THOSE WHO MIGHT BE, UM,
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SUFFERING FROM, UH, YEAH.MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT BE MM-HMM
IF YOU HOVER OVER, UM, LET ME SEE.
SORRY, I'M GOING BACK TO THE SLIDES.
IF YOU HOVER OVER SUBJECTS, UM, RACE BY BREAKDOWN, THERE'S AN ARROW AT THE TOP, RIGHT.
IF YOU KINDA HOVER OVER THAT, IT WILL BREAK DOWN.
UM, IF THERE WAS A MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT, ALSO, IF THERE WAS AN INTOXICATION COMPONENT, UM, TWO SEPARATE DONUT GRAFTS ARE ON THERE.
SO IT IS WHEN ANYTIME THEY RECORD THAT THERE WAS A MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT.
AND ALSO A LOT OF TIMES THAT'S GOING TO BE, UH, REFERENCED WITHIN THE NARRATIVE AS WELL.
COMMISSIONER CHASE, UH, QUESTION FOR CLARITY, UM, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT, UH, THE BREAKING IT DOWN OF THE MENTAL HEALTH COMPONENT AND INTOXICATION COMPONENT, UH, ARE THESE TWO SEPARATE, UH, VARIABLES YES.
THAT ARE RECORDED? ABSOLUTELY.
OR ARE THEY UNDER THE SAME? NO, THEY'RE SEPARATE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER FINAL QUESTIONS? AND FROM THE COMMISSIONERS, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION, AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU ARE OPEN TO HEARING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DASHBOARD.
SO I, I'M PRETTY CERTAIN THAT YOU'LL BE HEARING FROM US, UM, SOON, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US, AND IF YOU GUYS WANNA GET IN TOUCH WITH US, UM, I BELIEVE YOUR LIAISON CAN PUT YOU IN TOUCH WITH ME ABOUT, UM, ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF THE DASHBOARD.
AGAIN, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S A PRIORITY FOR OFFICE IN GENERAL, BUT LIKE I SAID, A LIMITATION OF WHAT WE'RE WORKING WITH NOW.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN, UH, JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SOLUTION IS TODAY DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE CAN'T FIND ONE TOGETHER.
SO REALLY HOPING WE CAN HEAR FROM YOU GUYS.
[6. Approve the 2027 Annual Meeting Schedule of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities.]
ON TO DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS. UM, YOU WERE ALL SENT AHEAD OF, UH, THE MEETING, THE PROPOSED, UM, 2027 ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULE.UM, I'LL READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
UM, SO THE PROPOSED DATES ARE STILL, UH, THE SECOND FRIDAY OF THE MONTH AT 5:30 PM AT AUSTIN CITY HALL.
AND, UM, JUST DUE TO WHERE WE ARE, UM, YOU KNOW, UH, IN TERMS OF THE MONTH THERE, WE DON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, CHANGE ANY OF THE DATES BECAUSE OF THAT.
SO WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT WAY TO HAVE A FRIDAY NIGHT RESERVE JUST FOR US ON THE SECOND FRIDAY, JANUARY 8TH, 2027 WOULD BE THE FIRST PROPOSED DATE OF 2027, FOLLOWED BY FEBRUARY 12TH, MARCH 12TH, APRIL 9TH, MAY 14TH, JUNE 11TH, JULY 9TH, AUGUST 13TH, SEPTEMBER 10TH, OCTOBER 8TH, NOVEMBER 12TH, AND DECEMBER 10TH.
UH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO DISCUSS THESE DATES? NO.
UM, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO, UM, UH, OKAY.
UH, THIS VICE CHAIR SANMAR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA DATES FOR 2027 OR FISCAL YEAR 2027.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? THIS IS COMMISSIONER CHASE, I SECOND.
UM, ALL THOSE APPROVED SAY AYE.
SEEING NO NAYS, UM, MOTION, UH, PASSES.
[7. Approve the creation of a budget working group for the 2027 fiscal year to create budget workshops and recommendations for the 2027 fiscal year.]
ITEM, UH, DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEM SEVEN, APPROVE THE CREATION OF A BUDGET WORKING GROUP FOR THE 2027 FISCAL YEAR TO CREATE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 2027 FISCAL YEAR.DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
THIS IS VICE CHAIR SAN MARTIN.
TO APPROVE THE, THE CREATION OF A BUDGET WORKING GROUP FOR 2027 FISCAL YEAR TO CREATE BUDGET WORKSHOPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
AND I'M SORRY, I SHOULD HAVE, UM, STOPPED AND ASKED IF ANYONE HAD QUESTIONS OVER, UH, OVER THIS ITEM? NO.
THEN, UM, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER CHESSER SECOND.
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THOSE, UH, TO VOTE TO APPROVE THE FORMATION OF, OKAY.UM, IF PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND OR SAY AYE.
UM, MOTION CARRIES, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.
UM, AND WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO JOIN? I, UM, I VOLUNTEER.
THIS IS VICE CHAIR SAN MARTIN, AND WE CAN HAVE UP TO FIVE COMMISSIONERS.
UM, IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO, YOU KNOW, UH, WE WILL, UM, MEET SEPARATELY AT, UH, A DATE AND TIME THAT WORKS FOR EVERYONE, UM, MOST LIKELY OVER ZOOM.
SO, UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN AT A LATER TIME, PLEASE LET US KNOW, AND THEN WE CAN VOTE FOR APPROVAL IN A FUTURE MEETING.
BUT, UM, THEN WE HAVE, UH, CHAIR CHANG, UM, VICE CHAIR, SAM MARTIN AND COMMISSIONER, UM, CHESTER, WHO, UH, WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THIS COMMITTEE.
CAN I GET, UM, MOTION TO PASS? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO PASS.
I SECOND, UH, ALL, ALL THOSE TO APPROVE.
UH, PLEASE SAY AYE OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
[8. Approve the creation of a working group that writes recommendations to support victims of assault and violence with disabilities.]
ALONG TO, UM, APPROVE THE CREATION OF A WORKING GROUP THAT WRITES RECOMMENDATIONS TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND VIOLENCE WITH DISABILITIES.UM, DO WE, WOULD, WOULD THE, SORRY, WOULD WE LIKE TO HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? YES.
I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION BECAUSE IT'S PHRASED TO SUPPORT VICTIMS OF ASSAULT AND VIOLENCE WITH DISABILITIES.
WHEN WE PREVIOUSLY HAD PEOPLE COME IN, THEY WERE SPECIFICALLY SPEAKING TO SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE.
IS THAT WHAT THIS IS FOCUSED ON? OR IS IT MORE BROAD TO ALL ASSAULT AND ALL VIOLENCE ONES, UH, AS WRITTEN BROAD.
SO, UM, WE HAVE THE ABILITY, ALRIGHT, AS WRITTEN, IT IS A BROAD, UM, STATEMENT OF ASSAULT SO THAT YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO KIND OF FLOW WITH WHAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE IN THAT WORKING GROUP.
SO, UM, THE, UH, WORKING GROUP WILL LIKELY COME UP WITH A SET OF RECOMMENDATIONS AT THE END OF ITS, UM, AT THE END OF THE TERM OF THAT WORKING GROUP.
BUT WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO JOIN THIS? OH, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO FORM THIS COMMISSION? OKAY.
WE HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER SIMON, COMMISSIONER SLATE COMMISSIONER, UM, CHASE AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO JOIN ANYONE ELSE? OKAY.
OH, YES, I'D LIKE TO JOIN, UH, COMMISSIONER ER, VICE CHAIR SAN.
I'D LIKE TO JOIN THIS WORKING GROUP AT THIS POINT.
WE ARE, UH, I, I SAW THAT COMMISSIONER, UH, COMER HUGGINS, UH HA.
AND I NEGLECTED TO, ACTUALLY I DID NOT SEE, UM, I'M HAPPY TO STEP OFF.
ACTUALLY LET ME, LET ME JUST, UM, I'LL, I'LL JUST, UM, BE ON THE BUDGET WORKING GROUP.
SO THAT, THAT'LL BE FINE WITH ME.
SO THEN WE HAVE, UM, COMMISSIONER SIMON, COMMISSIONER, UM, CHASE, UM, MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER SLADE AND COMMISSIONER COMER.
HI, UM, HAGANS OR HIGGINS, I APOLOGIZE.
UM, AND, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FORMATION AND THE ADDITION OF THE FIVE COMMISSIONERS TO THIS WORKING GROUP? UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS AS VICE CHAIR SANMAR.
UM, AND THEN DO WE HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER CHASE SECONDS THE MOTION.
UM, ALL OF THOSE VOTING TO APPROVE SAY AYE OR RAISE YOUR HAND.
[9. Approve a Recommendation to Council regarding public statements, ADA compliance, and crisis response protocols in police-involved incidents.]
UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE A RECOMMENDATION TO COUNSEL REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS A DA COMPLIANCE AND CRISIS RESPONSE PROTOCOLS IN POLICE INVOLVED INCIDENTS.I WILL READ IT INTO THE RECORD.
SO IT'S RECOMMENDATION NUMBER 2 0 2 6 1 0 0 9 DASH 0 0 9.
RECOMMENDATION REGARDING PUBLIC STATEMENTS.
A D, COMPLIANCE AND EMERGENCY CRISIS RESPONSE STANDARDS IN POLICE INVOLVE INCIDENTS INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH OR COGNITIVE DISABILITIES, WHEREAS TITLE TWO OF THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND SECTION 5 0 4 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT MANDATE THAT PUBLIC ENTITIES, INCLUDING THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT,
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PROVIDE REASONABLE MODIFICATIONS IN POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROCEDURES TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS WITH PHYSICAL SENSORY, PSYCHIATRIC, INTELLECTUAL, OR DE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ARE NOT SUBJECTED TO DISCRIMINATION OR PREVENTABLE HARM.AND WHEREAS ACUTE PSYCHIATRIC DISTRESS, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS AND COGNITIVE OR NEURODIVERGENT CRISIS FALL UNDER PROTECTED DISABILITY CATEGORIES UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
AND WHEREAS THE PREMATURE PUBLIC CHARACTERIZATION OF POLICE INVOLVED SHOOTING INCIDENTS SUCH AS THE ASSIGN, SUCH AS ASSIGNING THE LABEL SUICIDE BY COP PRIOR TO THE COMPLETION OF INDEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE CRIMINAL AND DISABILITY EQUITY INVESTIGATIONS IMPOSES UNVERIFIED ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT A DECEASED INDIVIDUAL'S MENTAL STATE AND SHIFTS INSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OFFICER TACTICS AND DEESCALATION ONTO THE PERSON EXPERIENCING A CRISIS.
AND WHEREAS UTILIZING SPECULATIVE PSYCHIATRIC OR MOTIVATIONAL TERMS IN OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS PERPETUATE STIGMA AGAINST INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH MENTAL DISABILITIES AND UNDERMINES COMMUNITY TRUST IN CITY HEALTH AND SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE.
AND WHEREAS EFFECTIVE DISABILITY INFORMED CRISIS RESPONSE REQUIRES TACTICAL, PATIENCE, TIME, DISTANCE, NON-COERCIVE COMMUNICATION, AND THE IMMEDIATE, IMMEDIATE DISPATCH OF SPECIALIZED NON-SWORN MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS AND COPOS RA RATHER THAN RAPID LETHAL FORCE RESPONSES.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR'S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS THAT THE MAYOR AND AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE AND POLICY DIRECTIVES FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN AND THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ONE PRO, UH, PROHIBIT SPECULATIVE MOTIVE TERMINOLOGY, ENACT AN ADMINISTRATIVE DIRECTIVE BARRING CITY OFFICIALS AND POLICE LEADERSHIP FROM PUBLICLY APPLYING SPECULATIVE OR UNVERIFIED PSYCHOLOGICAL LABELS, INCLUDING SUICIDE BY COP OR SUICIDE BY POLICE.
TO DESCRIBE VICTIMS OF OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS BEFORE INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS ARE COMPLETE.
THE FOLLOWING, UH, IS THE TYPO, THE TEXAS OBSERVER, UM, NUMBER TWO, STANDARDIZED, NEUTRAL FACT-BASED INCIDENT REPORTING MANDATE THAT PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING POLICE ENCOUNTERS INVOLVING POTENTIAL MENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES STRICTLY REPORT VERIFIABLE FACTS WITHOUT ASSERTING UNCONFIRMED INTERNAL MOTIVES OR DIAGNOSES.
NUMBER THREE, REFRAME CRISIS RESPONSE UNDER A DA TITLE TWO, COMPLIANCE DIRECT, THE CITY MANAGER AND CHIEF OF POLICE TO AUDIT A'S USE OF FORCE AND CRISIS INTERVENTION, UH, TEAM PROTOCOLS THROUGH A DISABILITY RIGHTS FRAMEWORK, ENSURING THAT TACTICAL PATIENTS DEESCALATION AND REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION FOR BEHAVIORAL AND COGNITIVE DISABILITIES ARE MANDATORY PRIOR TO ANY ESCALATION OF FORCE OR TWO.
FORCE NUMBER FOUR, EXPAND CLINICIAN LED CRISIS DIVERSION, PRIORITIZE BUDGET ALLOCATIONS AND OPERATIONAL INTEGRATION FOR NON-POLICE CLINICIAN LED EMERGENCY RESPONSE UNITS SUCH AS EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH DI DIVERSION TO ENSURE THAT NINE 11, OH, SORRY, 9 1 1 CALLS, UH, INVOLVING MENTAL OR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES DEFAULT TO MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.
DO I HAVE ANY, UM, ANY DISCUSSION? NO.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT THE TYPO, BUT OTHER THAN THAT, DO I NEED TO APPROVE IT AS IS AND THEN MAKE AN AMENDMENT OR, UM, SO YOU WOULD NEED TO MAKE A FIRST, LIKE GET A MOTION AND A SECOND TO, UM, OPEN IT UP FOR DISCUSSION.
AND THEN, AND THEN, UM, AND THAT YOU CAN MAKE AMENDMENTS.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION, UH, TO OPEN UP DISCUSSION AND OPEN UP POTENTIAL AMENDMENTS? YES.
THIS IS VICE CHAIR SAM MARTIN TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE RECOMMENDATION.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER CHASE SECONDS.
UM, ALL THOSE, UH, PROOF, UH, SAY AYE OR RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE.
UM, UNANIMOUS, UM, CONSENT THEN, UM, OPEN IT UP TO, UH, ANY DISCUSSION.
I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE THE, UH, AMENDMENT OF THE, UH, TEXAS OBSERVER BE STRICKEN FROM ITEM, UH, UNDERLINE ONE.
UM, ASIDE FROM THAT, ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR REVISIONS OR DISCUSSION AROUND THIS RECOMMENDATION? UH, I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT I THINK THIS IS A GREAT RECOMMENDATION AND I THINK WE SHOULD MOVE THIS FORWARD.
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UM, COULD I GET A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT AND THEN, UM, APPROVE THIS RECOMMENDATION? UH, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.THIS IS VICE CHAIR AMARINE TO ACCEPT THE AMENDMENT AND, UH, MOVE THE, A RECOMMENDATION FORWARD.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
AND THEN, UM, ALL THOSE VOTE TO APPROVE SAY AYE OR RAISE YOUR HAND PLEASE.
UM, MOTION CARRIES FORWARD, UM, BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
AND SO WE NOW MOVE ON TO FUTURE AGENDA
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ITEMS. UH, WOULD ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS LIKE TO SUGGEST A FUTURE ITEM FOR, UH, THE NOVEMBER OR, OR OTHER MONTHS OF, UH, AGENDA PLANNING? UH, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION WE'RE STILL WORKING ON, UH, TRYING TO, UM, HAVE A CAPITAL METRO, UH, APPEAR AT OUR, OUR BOARD MEETING.SO IT'S IN PROCESS, UM, YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEMBER OF ALASKA'S EMAILED, UM, CAPITAL METRO DIRECTLY.
SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL KIND OF MOVE THEM TO CONFIRM A FUTURE MEETING.
UM, DO WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON A MEMBER OF THE FINANCE OFF OR BUDGET OFFICE TO NO.
UM, I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE WAS INTEREST IN A BUDGET WORKSHOP FOR ALL THE COMMISSIONERS HERE AND ALSO FOR THE PUBLIC.
UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE WILL, UH, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON, UM, AS WE WANT TO MAKE THE MOST, UM, INFORMED RECOMMENDATIONS POSSIBLE MOVING INTO 2027.
SO HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET THAT ON THE SCHEDULE.
BUT, UM, THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE CONTINUE TO WORK ON, UM, AS, UH, VICE CHAIR SAM MARTIN AND I, UM, CONVENE AS A BUDGET WORKING GROUP AS WELL.
UM, SO HEARING NO OTHER FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS, UM, I'M HAPPY TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 7:10 PM THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US AND UH, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.