CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (4:05pm - 4:20pm) The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda.
Items for Presentations, Discussion, and Possible Action: Monthly stats from public safety departments – authorized strength by rank, vacancies by rank, overtime hours by rank, call volume by Council District, response times by Council District (4:20pm - 4:30pm) Sponsored by Commissioners Landuyt and Webber - Representatives of Austin Fire Department, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services and Austin Police Department
Public Safety Commission to nominate a member to serve on the APD Equity Assessment Working Group and the Austin Police Department Cite in Lieu of Arrest Working Group? (4:30pm-4:35pm)
Community paramedic program report on HOST, hospital readmissions, pop-up clinics, and psychiatric services (4:35pm - 5:00pm) Sponsored Commissioners Landuyt, Nunez and Holt - Chief Andy Hofmeister, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services Division
Austin Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team Community Needs Assessment (5:00pm – 5:25pm) Sponsored by Commissioners Tyree and Webber - Kristen Lenau and Liz Donegan, from SAFE Austin
Topic: Public safety-related budget questions (5:25pm-5:35pm) Sponsored by Commissioners Rossmo and Webber - Representative from City of Austin Budget Office 1. Please provide city income data (total and by source) for the past five years, and projected for the next two years. 2. Please provide cost of living (inflation) data for the Austin area for the past five years, and projected for the next two years. 3. If the city hotel occupancy tax (HOT) can be used to support event costs, why does this support not include the full costs of the necessary police, EMS, and fire support? 4. What is the anticipated impact of the proposed reduction in public safety's share of the budget on: (1) community policing efforts and the recommendations from the Matrix report; and (2) on the resource problems in the crime laboratory (particularly, the lengthy delay for fingerprint analysis in burglary and other property crime investigations)?
Status of community policing recommendations from Matrix Report (5:35pm-6:00pm) - Brian Manley, Chief of Austin Police Department Future Agenda Items & ADJOURNMENT @ 6pm
Jul 02, 2018 Public Safety Commission
CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL (4:05pm - 4:20pm) The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda.
Items for Presentations, Discussion, and Possible Action: Monthly stats from public safety departments – authorized strength by rank, vacancies by rank, overtime hours by rank, call volume by Council District, response times by Council District (4:20pm - 4:30pm) Sponsored by Commissioners Landuyt and Webber - Representatives of Austin Fire Department, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services and Austin Police Department
Public Safety Commission to nominate a member to serve on the APD Equity Assessment Working Group and the Austin Police Department Cite in Lieu of Arrest Working Group? (4:30pm-4:35pm)
Community paramedic program report on HOST, hospital readmissions, pop-up clinics, and psychiatric services (4:35pm - 5:00pm) Sponsored Commissioners Landuyt, Nunez and Holt - Chief Andy Hofmeister, Austin Travis County Emergency Medical Services Division
Austin Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team Community Needs Assessment (5:00pm – 5:25pm) Sponsored by Commissioners Tyree and Webber - Kristen Lenau and Liz Donegan, from SAFE Austin
Topic: Public safety-related budget questions (5:25pm-5:35pm) Sponsored by Commissioners Rossmo and Webber - Representative from City of Austin Budget Office 1. Please provide city income data (total and by source) for the past five years, and projected for the next two years. 2. Please provide cost of living (inflation) data for the Austin area for the past five years, and projected for the next two years. 3. If the city hotel occupancy tax (HOT) can be used to support event costs, why does this support not include the full costs of the necessary police, EMS, and fire support? 4. What is the anticipated impact of the proposed reduction in public safety's share of the budget on: (1) community policing efforts and the recommendations from the Matrix report; and (2) on the resource problems in the crime laboratory (particularly, the lengthy delay for fingerprint analysis in burglary and other property crime investigations)?
Status of community policing recommendations from Matrix Report (5:35pm-6:00pm) - Brian Manley, Chief of Austin Police Department Future Agenda Items & ADJOURNMENT @ 6pm