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[CALL TO ORDER]
OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT.WE, IN ORDER FOR US TO GET STARTED, IF YOU SEE YOUR SCRIPT, WE NEED, UM, A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION TO CALL THE MEETING INTO ORDER.
I WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE SHOULDN'T ORDER.
[1a. Introduction of Commissioners (Part 1 of 2)]
IDENTIFY YOURSELVES FOR THE RECORD, WE'LL LEAVE THAT AS A ALPHABETICAL LIST.IF WE WANTED TO DO THAT, OR Y'ALL, DON'T WANT TO PULL THAT UP, WE CAN GO OFF OF VERTICALLY BY FIRST NAME AND I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER C.
BRITISH AND TURNER PRESENT PAOLO HERE.
THEY BELIEVE HE MISSED CAUSE YOU TO FLORES.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A COUPLE MORE COMMISSIONERS.
I SHOULDN'T EVER TANYA ROSEMONT HERE.
[1b. Discussion and possible action on the selection of a chair]
THIS IS THE FIRST MEETING OF THIS COMMISSION.THERE IS NO PERMANENT CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR.
UM, I MOVED TO SELECT TEMPORARY CHAIR.
DID I JUMP OUT OF ORDER ON THAT? IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND THAT MOTION ALL IN FAVOR.
I REALLY BELIEVE THAT I MISSPOKE.
UNLESS THERE ARE ANY NOTES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A MOTION TO NOMINATE A CHAIR? OF COURSE, A TARTAR DOMINATE MONEY.
SAY IT'S A CHAIR FOR OUR COMMISSION.
IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND RETREAT, WHICH IS TO GO BE OUT A SECOND NET? WELL, RIGHT BEFORE WE PUT THIS TO A VOTE, ARE THERE, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION FROM OUR COMMISSION THAT THERE ARE NO HANDS RAISED? I'LL MOVE TO A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF ELECTING COMMISSIONER C AS OUR CHAIR.
COMMISSIONERS TO GO VIA AND ROSEMONT.
WE DO NOT HAVE YOU ON SCREEN AND KIDS SEE YOU.
UM, AS A TEMPORARY CHAIR, I SEE YOU THE FIRST TWO OR, OR CHAIR? COMMISSIONER C.
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UM, I WOULD[1c. Discussion and possible action on the selection of a vice chair]
LOVE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYONE WHO WANTS TO MOTION TO NOMINATE A VICE CHAIR.I'LL MOTION TO NOMINATE, UH, SUKI MCMAHON AS VICE CHAIR.
IS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? OF COURSE IT TURNED OUT A SECOND NIGHT.
AND WE'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE A VOTE FOR SUKI.
IF YOU'LL PLEASE BOTH RAISE YOUR HAND AND INDICATE A YAY OR NAY.
ARE THERE ANY ABSTAINS OR THE CLIENT? I CAN'T SEE EVERYONE ON MY SCREEN.
SO JUST FOR THE RECORD, THERE ARE NO ABSTAINS AND NO DENIALS.
SO I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE FLOOR TO THE VICE CHAIR, CITY APPEAL, TAKE US ON AND TURN IT INTO.
[1d. Discussion and possible approval of Mission and Vision Statement]
ITEM WENDY, OUR MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS.UM, EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THE MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT.
AND I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR FOR DISCUSSION ON THOSE.
FARRAH, IS THAT A PART OF A SLIDER? ARE WE JUST LOOKING AT THE E OH, CAN YOU SAY THAT? DOES, THERE WE GO.
THIS IS OUR PROPOSED MISSION STATEMENT.
THE COMMUNITY POLICE REVIEW COMMISSION LISTENS TO AND PROMOTES THE COMMUNITY'S VOICE IN POLICING AND PUBLIC SAFETY IN AUSTIN.
WE CHAMPIONED CONDUCT PRACTICE PRACTICES IN POLICY CENTERED IN DIGNITY AND EQUITY.
I'D LIKE TO OPEN THIS UP TO DISCUSSION.
IF THERE ARE ANY COMMENTS OR REQUESTED CHANGES OR, UM, IF THERE ARE OTHER THAN THE ITEM, MAY YOU CONTINUE NEXT MEETING? I WILL OPEN IT TO DISCUSSION.
C WHICH I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED.
MY CHAIR, LIKE SOME OF YOU ALL MY CONNECTION'S A LITTLE CHOPPY, BUT I WILL MOVE TO A BOAT.
IS THERE A MOTION TO, UM, TO AMEND OR MAKE CHANGES OR IS THERE A MOTION TO PUT THIS TO A VOTE? GREAT.
AND TURN OUT MOTION TO, UM, PUT THIS TO A VOTE.
UH, SO I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO SECOND I'LL SECOND.
THAT ALL RIGHT, THERE SEEMS TO BE CONSENSUS ON ADOPTING THIS ITEM.
LET'S PUT IT TO A BOOK, PLEASE.
IF YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND, IF YOU ARE A YAY FOR THIS MISSION STATEMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE WILL SAY THAT THAT THAT'S, WE SHOULD SAVE.
IT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY THIS CONDITION.
LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR VISION STATEMENT, PLEASE.
OUR PROPOSED STATEMENT, WE ENVISION ALL AUSTIN COMMUNITIES HAVING TRANSPARENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY PROCESSES AND POLICIES.
UM, I BELIEVE THERE IS A SMALL TYPO THERE.
UM, I AM NOT SURE THAT WE WILL NEED TO DELAY A VOTE OR ANY DISCUSSION OUTSIDE OF THAT, BUT LET'S GO AHEAD AND OPEN UP TO DISCUSSION.
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OR PROPOSED MOTIONS TO AMEND OR CHANGE THE DOCUMENT? RICHARD SEGOVIA.I, A MOTION THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE VISION STATEMENT AS IT IS, UH, AFTER CORRECTING THAT SMALL TYPO, OF COURSE, WE'LL TURN AROUND A SECOND DAY.
ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.
WE WILL CALL THAT AN APPROVED STATEMENT FOR THIS CPRC NEXT ON OUR
[2a. Review of proposed Commission bylaws]
AGENDA TO AID OUR BYLAWS.WE HAVE ALL SEEN THIS DOCUMENT AND I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A LINK THERE IF YOU NEED IT.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION I'D LIKE TO OPEN THE FLOOR TO DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? OKAY.
I WILL MOVE TO A VOTE ON THIS SIDE ITEM FOR OUR BYLAWS.
I BELIEVE WE ARE, UM, HAVE AN APPROVED SET OF BYLAWS AND WE ARE ON TO ITEM TWO
[2b. Reimagining Public Safety Presentation (Part 1 of 2)]
B THE RE-IMAGINING PRESENTATION.AND AFTER THIS PRESENTATION AND DO THE, WERE HER QUESTIONS.
HI, THIS IS SARAH MUSCADET DIRECTOR OF OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT TO GO OVER THE PRESENTATION.
UM, THE ONE MINOR THING THAT WE MISSED, I DON'T KNOW IF THE COMMISSION STILL WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
IF THEY, A LITTLE BIT ABOUT LISA SAID ON THE, ON THE AGENDA OR WE CAN COME BACK TO IT, WHATEVER YOU GUYS WOULD LIKE TO DO.
I'M HAPPY TO DO THE PRESENT PRESENTATION NOW AND COME BACK TO IT OR PAUSE FOR A MINUTE FOR YOU TO DO INTRODUCTION.
I APOLOGIZE FOR SKIPPING THAT I, I WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DO INTRODUCTIONS MY APOLOGIES TO MY COLLEAGUES FOR AN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
[1a. Introduction of Commissioners (Part 2 of 2)]
I THINK I'M MAYBE FIRST LEAVE THAT WE CAN MOVE ALPHABETICALLY AGAIN.I LIVE IN NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN AND I WORK IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH AND I'M EXCITED TO BE PART OF IT.
I'M ERICA
UH, I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT, UH, YOUTH AND, UH, EDUCATION PROGRAMS HERE IN AUSTIN.
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS GRACE AND TURNER, UH, RETIRED ARMY VETERAN, UH, EXTRAORDINARY SOUTH AUSTIN.
UM, AND, UH, IT'S A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH MY COLLEAGUES HERE ON THE COMMISSION.
UM, I WORK FOR A STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH, NONPROFIT CALLED VIA HOPE, AND I'M A PERSON IN MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY.
AND I'M ALSO WRAPPING UP A TERM ON THE HHSC, UM, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
I AM PRIVILEGED TO SERVE ON THIS COMMISSION.
I'M EMPLOYED WITH A STATE AGENCY WHERE I DO POLICY ANALYSIS, POLICY WRITING AND PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WORK.
I HAVE A BACKGROUND IN LAW ENFORCEMENT EDUCATION AND I'M CURRENTLY A PHD CANDIDATE WORKING ON APPLIED RESEARCH ON IMAGINING POLICE TRAINING.
I'M AN IMMIGRATION ATTORNEY HERE IN AUSTIN AND I LIVE IN THE CEDAR PARK
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AREA, WHICH IS THE SUBURB OF AUSTIN.I AM THE STRATEGIC YEAH, AUSTIN JUSTICE COALITION AND THE MAP MANAGER OF THE ROUND TABLES ON THE FUTURE OF JUSTICE POLICY AT THE COLUMBIA JUSTICE LAB.
AND I ALSO LIVE IN NORTH CENTRAL AUSTIN.
UM, HI, I'M JOHN PAULO CONNOLLY.
I ALSO, UH, AM A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER WITH THE AUSTIN JUSTICE COALITION.
I, UH, WORK ON HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT POLICY.
I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CITY'S PLANNING COMMISSION AND I LIVE IN CENTRAL EAST AUSTIN.
IF YOU HAVEN'T HAD AN OPPORTUNITY, PLEASE UNMUTE THEM.
I WOULD TURN TO, I THINK AMANI HAD TO STEP OFF.
WE CAN GIVE THEM A MINUTE TO GET THE PRESENTATION UP.
[2b. Reimagining Public Safety Presentation (Part 2 of 2)]
CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? YEAH, THAT DOES HAPPEN.I AM AN AUSTIN NATIVE, UM, AND MY BACKGROUND IS IN MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS AND ADVOCACY WORK.
SO I'M EXCITED TO JOIN MY OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
I THINK THAT WAS EVERYONE RIGHT.
UM, WELL, GOOD EVENING, UM, COMMISSION, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE AND REALLY MORE THAN UPDATE, JUST KIND OF A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF RE-IMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS FARAH MUSKETT IN DIRECTOR OF THE OPPOSITE POLICE OVERSIGHT.
UM, AND LET'S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO, UM, I THINK YOU MAY KNOW THAT IN JUNE COUNCIL PASSED SEVERAL POLICE REFORM RESOLUTIONS, UM, OVER A VARIED OF TOPICS.
UM, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO, TO THAT NEXT, BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR SLIDE, IT TALKS ABOUT, UM, THE CHANGES THAT COUNCIL APPROVED IN AUGUST ISH, UM, AS IT RELATES TO THE BUDGET AND, UM, HOW THE, THE BUDGET AND THE DOLLARS ALLOCATED TO APV HAVE BEEN DISSEMINATED.
UM, AND SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THE COLUMN ON THE LEFT AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IMMEDIATE REDUCTIONS IN RELOCATION, THAT WAS ABOUT 31 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS.
AND THAT WAS, UM, UM, AN AGGREGATE OF BASICALLY EVERYTHING THAT YOU SEE BEFORE, UM, CHANGING OF THE, UH, DELAYING AND KATHLYN CADET CLASSES, UM, REDUCING OVER TIME, UM, LOOKING AT VACANCIES IN THE MOUNTED PATROL UNIT, AND THEN WE HAVE ABOUT 31 AND A HALF MILLION IN, IN RE-INVESTMENT.
UM, AND THESE REINVESTMENTS WERE IN VARIOUS VARIOUS AREAS, PARTICULARLY WITH, UM, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO EMS AND AP APH, UM, INCREASING, UM, THE, UM, MENTAL HEALTH, UM, RESPONSE WITH, UM, PARTICULARLY WITH THE EXPANSION OF HEMPCON.
UM, OBVIOUSLY THE OFFICE OF, UM, POLICE OVERSIGHT, THE CIVIL RIGHTS OFFICE, AND ALSO THE EQUITY OFFICE.
THERE WERE INVESTMENTS, UM, THERE, UM, PARTICULARLY IN AN INVESTMENTS THAT, UM, UM, THAT GO DIRECTLY TO THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF FOOD ACCESS, UM, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, RESOURCES, UM, FAMILY SUPPORT, AND RE-ENTRY, UM, ADDED ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT INTO MENTAL HEALTH AND HOLES.
UM, SO ALL OF THOSE COMBINED EQUAL TO ABOUT THREE 35, UM, $31.5 MILLION.
AND THEN WE LOOKED AT, UM, ALSO IN THE BUDGET THAT WAS APPROVED THE DECOUPLING, AND BASICALLY WHAT THAT MEANS IS THE DEPARTMENTS WITHIN APD THAT DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO, UM, STAY IN THE DEPARTMENT.
AND IF THERE WERE BETTER ALIGNMENT.
UM, AND SO FOR EXAMPLE, LOOKING AT FORENSICS, UM, THE COMMUNICATION CENTER, THE NINE 11 CENTER SUPPORT SERVICES IS A MORE SO ADMINISTRATIVE LIKE HR AND, UM, FINANCE, UM, UH, WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT VICTIM SERVICES, INTERNAL AFFAIRS, UM,
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT, UM, AND THOSE ARE ALL PRETTY MUCH IN DISCUSSIONS ABOUT POSSIBLE DECOUPLING.UM, AND THEN THE RE-IMAGINED FUND.
AND THIS IS A FUND THAT IS SET ASIDE THAT, UM, THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY STAFF HAVE TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL TO LOOK AT HOW THE, THIS PARTICULAR AREA, UM, CAN BE VIEWED IN A DIFFERENT WAY.
AND LITERALLY RE-IMAGINED, UM, AS WE BROUGHT IN HOW WE CONSIDER PUBLIC SAFETY.
SO THE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT CAME FROM THE APPROVED BUDGET IS THAT, UM, CITY STAFF HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN SIX MONTHS WITH EVALUATION OF THOSE VARIOUS AREAS THAT I JUST DISCUSSED AND ALSO RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ANY CHANGES, UM, IN THE BUDGET, PARTICULARLY WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT RE-IMAGINED FUND, UM, AND THEN LOOKING AT POTENTIALLY A NEW DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS IN TECHNOLOGY.
UM, AND, UM, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL IDEAS PUT FORTH OF DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, MORE ON LIKE A REGIONAL OR REGIONAL BASIS AND HOW THAT MIGHT LOOK.
UM, I BELIEVE THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONVERSATIONS PARTICULARLY WITH, IN THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION ABOUT RELOCATING APD HEADQUARTERS, UM, AND, AND, AND FINDING, UH, UH, JUST A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
UM, I'M NOT QUITE SURE IF THE BUILDING MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE DEPARTMENT, UM, AND YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING TO LOOK INTO WHAT OTHER OPTIONS ARE MORE VIABLE, AND THEN ALSO LOOKING AT, UM, PARK RANGER PROGRAM, UM, RATHER THAN THE PARK POLICE.
SO THOSE ARE SOME THINGS THAT STILL, UM, OBVIOUSLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RE-IMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY AND WE'RE TALKING ALSO A COMPONENT OF THAT AS OBVIOUSLY THE, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, IT'S A COMPLEX, UM, UNDERTAKING THAT IS VERY LAYERED.
AND SO WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, THE SPECIFIC, UM, SPECIFIC AREAS.
UM, IT'S GOING TO BE A GRADUAL PROCESS, UM, IN TERMS OF HOW, HOW WE GET TO THE OUTCOMES THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS REQUESTED AND IS DEMANDING NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE LET'S GO TO THE RESOLUTIONS AND A LOT OF THESE RESOLUTIONS OR, UM, PASSED IN JUNE, I BELIEVE JUNE 11TH, UM, AND, UM, RESOLUTION 50 ESSENTIALLY SETS A GOAL FOR ZERO DISPARITIES IN STOPS ARRESTS AND SEARCHES.
AND SO IT WAS, UM, THE FOUNDATION OF, UM, THE ZERO DISPARITIES IN, IN, IN THAT APPROACH WAS THE JOINT ANALYSIS ON, UM, APDS RACIAL PROFILING REPORT THAT WAS DONE BY MY OFFICE, THE EQUITY OFFICE IN THE INNOVATION OFFICE THAT SHOWED DISPROPORTIONALITIES, UM, FOR PARTICULARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN, HISPANIC, LATIN X COMMUNITIES, AS IT RELATES TO STOP, UM, STOPS, SEARCHES AND ARRESTS.
UM, AND WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY ON TYING THAT TO THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION OF, UM, OF THE CITY.
AND THAT'S WHAT SD 23 MEANS IT'S STRATEGIC DIRECTION, 2023, AND TYING THOSE METRICS SPECIFICALLY TO THAT, UM, AND TRACKING IT OVER TIME SO THAT WE CAN SEE PROGRESS IN TERMS OF DISPROPORTIONALITY IN THOSE IN PARTICULARLY IN TRAFFIC STOPS.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S ALSO, UM, IN THAT RESOLUTION, UM, REQUIRES, UM, CHANGES TO ATD GENERAL ORDERS.
UM, IT REQUIRES THAT, UM, THE OFFICE OF POLICE OVERSIGHT, UM, LOOK AT WAYS TO MINIMIZE THESE THE FORCE AND ALSO OFFICER INVOLVED, UM, AND DOING RESEARCH IN THAT AREA.
NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE RESOLUTION 66 WAS A RESOLUTION THAT WAS APPROVED AND PASSED BY COUNCIL IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.
AND THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION CALLS FOR A PRETTY IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF PRETTY MUCH THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, UM, FROM RECRUITMENT TO TRAINING, TO LOOKING AT USE OF FORCE OVER A SIX MONTH TIMEFRAME TO LOOKING AT COMMUNICATIONS AMONG OFFICERS.
IT ALSO LOOKS AT, IS GOING TO LOOK AT ALL THE, UM, UM, CONTACTS THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD WITH THE COMMUNITY IN A SIX MONTH TIMEFRAME.
IT IS GOING TO LOOK AT HOW, UM, PROMOTIONS ARE DONE.
AND SO RIGHT NOW WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF, UM, SELECTING A CONSULTANT TO DO THAT WORK.
UM, AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT COMMENCING BECAUSE IT REALLY TIES TO THE UMBRELLA, UH, CONVERSATION OF RE-IMAGINED PUBLIC SAFETY AND REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT ANALYSIS, THAT'LL BE DONE BY THE CONSULTANT.
NEXT SLIDE AND RESOLUTION 95 WAS SPECIFICALLY, UM, UM, UM, TIED TO
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SOME OF, UM, THE INCIDENTS THAT WE SAW WITH THE, UM, THE PROTEST THAT OCCURRED IN LATE MAY, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO, UM, USE OF TEAR GAS AND INMATE IMPACT MUNITIONS.UM, AND IT ALSO REQUIRES AN IN DEPTH LOOK OF USE OF FORCE POLICY AND WAYS TO INCORPORATE DEESCALATION.
UM, IT REQUIRES THAT, UM, OPO LOOK INTO BETTER WAYS OF ALTERNATIVE, UM, RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE.
UM, RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE IS A TERM THAT, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES MOST COMMONLY USED, UM, AS USED THE FORCE ON THAT'S, HOW MOST PEOPLE, UM, UNDERSTAND IT.
UM, AND SO WE'LL BE LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF USE OF FORCE, UM, AND WAYS TO MINIMIZE, MINIMIZE THAT.
UM, IT ALSO LOOKS AT REDUCING THE USE OF, UM, MILITARY EQUIPMENT, UM, AND THEN ALSO CALLS FOR THE DELAY OF THE SUMMER CADET CLASS.
AND THEN RESOLUTION 96 WAS SPECIFICALLY TIED TO THE BUDGET AND LOOKED AT, UM, THE APD, UM, SWORN PHYSICIANS.
UM, IT LOOKED AT REALLOCATING, UM, DIFFERENT ROLES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, UM, PARTICULARLY OUTSIDE, UM, OUTSIDE, UM, OUTSIDE UNIT.
UM, IT ALLOCATED, UM, INCLUDED, UM, LANGUAGE THAT WOULD ALLOCATE FUNDING TO OPO, TO REWRITE THE APD GENERAL ORDERS, AND ALSO REQUIRING THAT COMMUNITY INPUT BE IN THAT PROCESS AND THE LINEAGE PARTICULAR, UM, POLICIES, FOR EXAMPLE, YOU SEE USE OF FORCE DEESCALATION SEARCH AND SEIZURE BODY CAM AGAIN, INCLUDED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BUT GIVES US A GUIDE IN TERMS OF THE POLICIES THAT THEY WOULD LIKE US TO PRIORITIZE AS WE LOOK TO REWRITE THE GENERAL ORDERS, UM, AND ALSO, UM, AUDIT INTO DISCIPLINARY RECORDS, UM, AND INCREASING STAFFING FOR MENTAL HEALTH RESPONSE, UM, AND, UM, PROVIDING FUNDING.
AND IN THAT YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THAT IN THE FIRST SLIDE, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET AND WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT ALSO THE REINVESTMENT OF FUNDS, PARTICULARLY THAT 31.5 MILLION, THAT GOES TO THE LAST BULLET OF, UM, PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO REDUCE AND ELIMINATE ARRESTS, UM, AND HARM REDUCTION STRATEGY.
SO THOSE ARE ALL ALIGNED WITH DIFFERENT WAYS OF ALSO LOOKING AT PUBLIC SAFETY.
NEXT LINE, I'M A MEMBER OF THE CT MANAGER'S RE-IMAGINING LEADERSHIP TEAM.
AND AGAIN, AS I TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, IT'S A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE.
AND SO, UM, A LOT OF THE CHANGES THAT THE COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FOR, WE ANTICIPATE MAKING, UM, BUT IT WILL TAKE SOME TIME BECAUSE WE NEED TO DO THE RESEARCH AND WE NEED TO, UM, UM, CONSULT WITH SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND REALLY UNDERSTAND KIND OF THE FULL SCOPE OF WHAT THESE CHANGES MEAN AND HOW TO BEST IMPLEMENT PUBLIC SAFETY IN A DIFFERENT WAY TO THE COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN, THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CONVERSATIONS ON THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REGARDING NINE ONE, ONE CALLS AND THAT ANALYSIS OF KIND OF WHERE THE CALLS ARE COMING FROM, HOW THEY'RE RESPONDED TO.
UM, SO THERE'S REALLY SOME GREAT WORK AND GREAT INFORMATION IN THAT AREA.
UM, I'VE ALREADY MENTIONED KIND OF THE METRICS AND THE BENCHMARKS THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT WITH THE STRATEGIC DIRECTION IN TERMS OF TRACKING OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, UM, ANY SORT OF DISPROPORTIONALITY OF, UM, STOPS AND, AND, AND, AND MITIGATING THOSE AND PUTTING WHATEVER STRATEGIES WE CAN IN PLACE SO THAT WE CAN GET TO A POINT WHERE THERE ARE DISPARITIES.
I KNOW THAT THAT MAY SEEM ASPIRATIONAL, BUT I DO THINK THAT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE.
UM, WE'RE ONGOING WORK ON THE FORENSIC LAB AND WHERE THAT WILL LIVE.
UM, AND THERE'S A HUGE COMMUNITY COMPONENT.
THERE'S, THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO DESIRE TO DO THIS IN A VACUUM BECAUSE WE ALL UNDERSTAND THAT PUBLIC SAFETY AFFECTS EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT NOT ONLY LIVE IN.
HE DID A WEBSITE FOR THAT AUSTIN, TEXAS.GOV FORWARD SLASH PUBLIC SAFETY.
IT IS UPDATED ALMOST DAILY BECAUSE THERE'S JUST SO MUCH INFORMATION THAT WE NEED TO PROVIDE TO THE COMMUNITY.
THERE ARE LISTENING THAT ARE HAPPENING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
IN EVERY COUNCIL DISTRICTS, FOCUS GROUPS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING INTERNALLY WITH THE, UM, WITH THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE LOOKING AT THE DECOUPLING, BUT THERE WILL BE FOCUS GROUPS, COMMUNITY WIDE, UM, SURVEYS.
UM, OBVIOUSLY WE LIVE IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY, SO ENSURING LANGUAGE
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ACCESS AND THE INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE IS TRANSLATED.UM, AND THEN FOR EXAMPLE, WE ANTICIPATE, PARTICULARLY AS IT, AS FOR EXAMPLE, WITH USE OF FORCE, THAT THERE WILL BE, UM, THEMED ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS AROUND THOSE TO GET INPUT FROM VARIOUS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, ABOUT THE DIRECTION OF USE OF FORCE AND THE POLICIES AND, AND, AND WAYS IN WHICH WE CAN MINIMIZE THOSE.
SO I THINK I TALKED ABOUT THE OTHER THINGS, BUT THOSE ARE PROBABLY THE HIGH LEVEL THINGS THAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT AS A LEADERSHIP TEAM AND AS HOW WE'RE MOLDING KIND OF HOW WE ARE NOT REALLY MOLDING, BUT FACILITATING HOW WE REIMAGINE PUBLIC SAFETY, BUT MORE SPECIFICALLY WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
NEXT LINE, WE, UM, THE, THE CITY MANAGER'S REQUEST, WE FORMED A CITY COMMUNITY RE-IMAGINING TASK FORCE.
I'M ALSO ON THIS TASK FORCE WITH OUR DEPUTY CITY MANAGER INTO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS, CHRIS SHORTER, AND ALSO RAY ARIANO AND OUR CHIEF EQUITY OFFICER BRIAN OAKS.
AND WE HAVE ABOUT 15 COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
AND THIS TASK FORCE WAS REALLY AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING THE CITY AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TOGETHER TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT RE-IMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY MEANS.
AND I WANT TO BE SURE THAT I SHARE WITH NOT ONLY THE COMMISSION, BUT THOSE ARE LISTENING.
IT, WE'RE LOOKING AT PROVIDING THOSE WHO ARE MORE DISPROPORTIONATELY, NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY, UM, UM, POLICING A VOICE AT A VERY IMPORTANT TABLE, AS WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT HOW WE DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY.
UM, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE THOSE VOICES AT THE TABLE MANY TIMES, AND THEY'RE NOT.
UM, AND SO WE'VE HAD A FEW MEETINGS.
OUR NEXT MEETING IS, UM, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20TH, UM, FROM SIX TO 8:00 PM AND IT WILL BE BROADCASTED LIVE.
UM, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO, UM, WORKING WITH THIS TASK FORCE, THERE'S OPRAH RAY OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES AND DIFFERENT POSITIONS ON THINGS.
AND I THINK THAT, UM, THIS IS WHERE WE, YOU KNOW, CAN WORK TOGETHER WITH THE COMMUNITY, DO SOME CONSENSUS BUILDING AND REALLY GET TO THE POINT WHERE WE'RE, YOU KNOW, PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY IN AN EQUITABLE WAY WHERE, UM, YOU KNOW, EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY FEELS, UH, YOU KNOW, SAFE, UM, AND, AND TREATED, UM, WITH DIGNITY AS, AS YOU INCLUDED IN YOUR MISSION STATEMENT.
AND SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE, UM, TOP, UM, KIND OF TOPICS PRIORITIES THAT THE, UM, THE TASK FORCE HAS, UM, HAS PUT TOGETHER.
AND SO WE, YOU KNOW, ARE TACKLING THEM, YOU KNOW, PRETTY MUCH ONE AT A TIME, BUT WE'RE GETTING THERE, UM, SLOWLY BUT SURELY WITH REALLY KIND OF ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES AND FIGURING OUT, UM, WHAT THIS ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE AND BRINGING IT TO FRUITION.
SO I'M JUST GOING TO GO THROUGH THIS VERY QUICKLY, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF, UM, PREEXISTING WORK THAT WAS HAPPENING WITHIN, UM, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND A LOT OF THIS IS TIED TO SOME OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, IN THIS FIRST, UM, FIRST, UM, BOX, IT IS RELATED TO SOME RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE MADE TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT FROM AN INVESTIGATION THAT WAS HELD, UM, BY LISA TATUM, UM, REGARDING SOME RACIAL, RACIALLY MOTIVATED, UM, ALLEGATIONS THAT WERE MADE OF AN ASSISTANT CHIEF.
SHE HAS BEEN DOING, UM, UM, A LOT OF, UM, TRAINING AND ANALYSIS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND ASSISTING THEM ON STRATEGIES TO, TO ADDRESS, UM, RACIAL INEQUITIES AND INSTITUTIONAL RACISM.
UM, THERE ALSO WORK THAT'S GOING ON AGAIN.
UM, I KNOW FROM, FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE AND WHEN, I MEAN OUR, I MEAN, THE COMMISSION AND OPO WE'RE PRIMARILY FOCUSED ON THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
UM, BUT PUBLIC SAFETY IS BROADER.
IT INCLUDES OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY AND THIS PARTICULAR, UM, NEXT BULLET TALKS ABOUT, UM, EQUITY AND DISPATCH AS IT RELATES TO, UM, EMS AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO THESE ARE ALL COMPONENTS AGAIN, OF REIMAGINING PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S STILL ONGOING WORK WITH THE, UM, CONSULTANT THAT WAS RETAINED ON HOW SEXUAL ASSAULT CASES ARE PROCESSED AND INVESTIGATED.
AND AGAIN, THAT FALLS UNDER THIS BIGGER UMBRELLA, NEXT SLIDE.
AND THE REST OF THESE, UM, WE'RE CURRENTLY, I TALKED ABOUT RESOLUTION 66 WHERE WE'RE WORKING TO RETAIN, UM, A, UM, CONSULTANT TO DO THAT DEEP DIVE.
UM, AND WE, UM, THAT, THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING IN, IN SHORT ORDER.
UM, AND THEN AS IT RELATES TO SOME OF THESE OTHER RESOLUTIONS THAT I'VE GONE OVER, FOR EXAMPLE,
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UM, THERE IS A VIDEO REVIEW PANEL THAT IS LOOKING AT ALL THE VIDEOS THAT ARE SHOWED AT THE POLICE ACADEMY AND THAT'S PART OF, UM, RESOLUTION 66 AND, AND MOVING THAT FORWARD.UM, SO THERE, THERE IS, UM, A LOT OF WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE AND HAS BEEN STARTED, BUT IT'S STILL IN PROGRESS.
AND AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, IT IS, UM, COST A PART OF DEPARTMENTAL AND OPO AND EQUITY OFFICER ARE VERY MUCH AT THE TABLE OF THESE CONVERSATIONS, UM, AND A PART OF THE PROCESS NEXT STEP.
SO THAT WAS, UM, A QUICK, MAYBE SLOW UPDATE ON RE-IMAGING PUBLIC SAFETY THERE'S, AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, IT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING, BUT IT'S ALSO AN EXCITING TIME TO, TO DO THIS WORK AND TO BE A PART OF THIS PROCESS.
UM, I TRULY BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET THERE.
I WOULDN'T BE IN OVERSIGHT IF I DIDN'T THINK THAT WE COULD, UM, HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE BEST TO POLICE DEPARTMENTS AND IMPROVE THAT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WORK TOWARDS THAT IT'S BUMPY.
IT WILL BE BUMPY, BUT I THINK THE BUMPS ARE WORTH IT.
UM, BECAUSE I THINK THAT OUR MUTUAL GOALS AND OUR, THE COMMISSION AND OPO AND I, AND I, I WOULD INCLUDE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE MUTUAL.
UM, AND I, AND I THINK WE CAN GET THERE.
AND SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I KNOW THAT WAS A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMISSION KNOW, BECAUSE IT DOES TOUCH YOU, IT WILL TOUCH YOU AS, AS THIS COMMISSION, IT WILL TOUCH YOU AS MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON WITH RPS, UM, BECAUSE YOUR INPUT WILL BE ASKED AND IT WILL BE APPRECIATED AND TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY, ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT? UM, HI, FARRAH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, CAN ANYONE ELSE HEAR ME? AM I, IS THIS MY, IS IT OKAY? SHE MAY NEED TO CALL BACK IN AGAIN, IT LOOKS, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE DROPPED THE PHONE LINE AND JUST WAS USING THE, UM, HER COMPUTER AGAIN.
SO WE MAY NEED TO HAVE HER ACTUALLY CALL IN.
I THINK THEY SEE, I THINK SHE'S DIALING BACK HERE RIGHT NOW.
I THOUGHT JP WAS TALKING, BUT I COULDN'T HEAR HIM.
UM, I HAD TWO, UH, QUICK QUESTIONS ABOUT TIMELINE.
UM, WE LOOKED AT SOME ITEMS THAT HAVE SORT OF A PROJECTED TIMELINE FOR THEM, BUT I WAS WONDERING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE, UH, IN THE RE-IMAGINED HIGHLIGHTS.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE DECOUPLING, I WAS WONDERING IF THERE ARE MORE, UH, SPECIFIC TIMELINES AROUND SOME OF THE DECOUPLING EFFORTS.
AND, UH, ANOTHER QUESTION RELATED WAS ALSO, UH, SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE RE-IMAGINING TASK FORCE.
UM, IF THERE'S SOME SORT OF, UH, UH, PROCESS FOR, UH, WHAT KIND OF WEIGHT THE TASK FORCES RECOMMENDATIONS WILL HAVE.
SO TO THE FIRST QUESTION, THE TIMELINE, UM, THE WORK ON THE DECOUPLING IS HAPPENING PRETTY MUCH ON A DAILY BASIS.
UM, BUT I W I, I WILL GIVE YOU THE TIMELINE THAT I KNOW WON'T CHANGE, AND THAT IS THE CHANGE THAT, UM, THE CITY HAS TO COME BACK TO COUNCIL IN SIX MONTHS.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE, IT STARTS FROM OCTOBER ONE.
SO I THINK THAT WILL BE IN MARCH.
UM, AND, AND THERE'S A PRETTY CLEAR EXPECTATION THAT, UM, MOVEMENTS BASED ON COUNCIL DIRECTION IS MADE IN THAT TIMEFRAME.
UM, BUT I DO FEEL PRETTY STRONGLY THAT THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME UPDATES.
THERE WILL BE SOME UPDATES BEFORE THAT MARCH TIMEFRAME.
UM, BUT, UM, THINGS ARE DEFINITELY MOVING, BUT THAT IS THE ONE I KNOW, LIKE IT'S VERY SET IN STONE, UM, IN REGARDS TO THE TASKFORCE.
UM, YES, I MEAN, I WOULD SAY THAT THIS HAS TOWARDS IS ADVISORY IN NATURE, BUT ONE THING THAT I'VE BEEN ON A LOT OF TASK FORCE, NOT ONLY HERE IN THE CITY OR, OR, OR, UM, WORKING GROUPS, BUT JUST PROFESSIONALLY.
AND I THINK ONE THING THAT IS THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE ON THIS TASKFORCE IS THAT, UM, THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER AND TWO ASSISTANT CITY MANAGERS ARE ON IT, UM, AS MEMBERS.
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UM, AND THAT, UM, PARTICULARLY, UM, THAT ARE LEADING THESE EFFORTS AS, AS DELEGATED TO BY THE CITY MANAGER.UM, SO I THINK THAT THE, UM, PARTICULARLY WITH THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS, THEIR PERSPECTIVE WILL WEIGH VERY HEAVILY, UM, IN, IN WHAT'S PUSHED FORWARD.
AND SO I, I CAN'T SIT HERE AND TELL YOU THAT, LIKE, IF THE TASK FORCE SAYS SOMETHING'S GOING TO HAPPEN, IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.
I THINK THAT THAT WOULD BE UNREALISTIC TO SAY, BUT I DO THINK THAT HAVING THE KEY PLAYERS AT THE TABLE WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WOULD FUNDAMENTALLY MAKE THE DECISION ON THE CHANGE IS A VERY BIG DEAL.
AND I RARELY SEE THAT PROFESSIONALLY.
SO, UM, THAT, THAT TO ME, HOPEFULLY IS A SIGNAL TO THE COMMUNITY THAT THE CITY IS TAKING THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, AND THAT WE WANT TO KIND OF DO THIS TOGETHER.
UM, AND, AND, AND WORK TOWARDS THIS CHANGE, UM, IN A COLLABORATIVE FASHION.
WERE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I DO HAVE A QUESTION THAT TASK FORCE FOR THE PURPOSES OF TRANSPARENCY WITH THE COMMUNITY, ARE THEY ABLE TO, UM, PROVIDE UPDATES TO THE PUBLIC OR IS THERE, IS REALITY BUILT INTO THAT TASK FORCE? NO, THERE'S NOT.
AND WE, OUR LAST MEETING, WE APPROVED OUR, UM, GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND THERE, THERE IS NONE.
UM, THE TASK FORCES HAS KIND OF VOTED.
UM, I, I BELIEVE IT WAS UNANIMOUS OR MAYBE IT WAS CLOSE TO, TO HAVE THE MEETINGS BE PUBLIC.
AND SO THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE OCTOBER 20TH AT 6:00 PM, AND THAT WILL BE STREAMED LIVE.
UM, BUT THERE ARE NO IT'S VERY KIND OF OPPOSITE THAN THE CPRC IN TERMS OF THERE ARE NO, NO RESTRICTIONS IN TERMS OF WHAT, UM, THEY CAN SAY WE DO HAVE, UM, COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS.
AND SO WE JUST HAVE, UM, AN EXPECTATION THAT WHATEVER IS SAID PUBLICLY IS, YOU KNOW, WITH RESPECT AND UNDERSTANDING.
CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS COMMISSION FITTING IN TO THIS RE-IMAGINED PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE THAT IS HAPPENING HERE IN AUSTIN? I'M SORRY.
CAN YOU SAY THAT ONE MORE TIME? YES.
MY QUESTION IS, UM, I DO APPRECIATE THIS PRESENTATION AND I DO HAVE A SENSE OF HOW WE MIGHT FIT IN AS THE CPR CC, BUT CAN YOU PROVIDE TO YOU OR TO US AND TO THE COMMUNITY, HOW YOU ENVISION THIS GROUP GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS REIMAGINING? OH, OKAY.
SO I DEFINITELY SEE, UM, PARTICULARLY AS, UM, OPO TAKES ON THE UNDERTAKING OF, UM, THE APD REWRITE OF THE GENERAL ORDERS.
UM, I DEFINITELY SEE THE COMMISSION, THE CPRC BEING A PART OF THAT PROCESS.
UM, I SEE, UM, PARTICULARLY AS, UM, UM, A THOUGHT PARTNER, THERE ARE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FEEDBACK ON, UM, UM, VARIOUS, UM, DECISIONS THAT ARE MADE.
AND SO I THINK THAT, UM, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, I THINK THAT, UM, THE CPRC WILL BE A KEY PARTNER IN THE WORK THAT'S COMING FORWARD.
UM, AND THAT THERE WILL BE CONSIDERATION, UM, PARTICULARLY WITH, UM, FROM MY PERSPECTIVE AS THE DIRECTOR, I WANT TO KEEP THIS COMMISSION, UM, INFORMED ABOUT WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THAT WORK AND GETTING YOUR INPUT ON IT SO THAT I CAN RELAY THAT BACK.
UM, I THINK THAT YOU ALL ARE A KEY STAKEHOLDER IN THIS PROCESS AND WHY I ALSO THINK THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE, THE RE-IMAGINE OF THE CCRC AND THE INCEPTION, THE TIMING COULDN'T BE BETTER BECAUSE WE ARE AT SUCH A CRITICAL TIME WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY.
UM, FROM MY STANDPOINT, I SEE OPPORTUNITIES TO BE VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN TERMS OF PROVIDING FEEDBACK AND INPUT, UM, ON ESSENTIALLY, YOU KNOW, THE WHOLE KIND OF RE-IMAGINED BUCKETS.
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PERTAINS TO, OH, I HAVE A QUESTION.UM, ABOUT THE REWRITING OF THE GENERAL ORDERS, UM, I WOULD LOVE SOME CLARITY ON THE TIMELINE FOR THAT.
UM, AND WHEN YOU ENVISION THOSE BEING REPUBLISHED.
SO THAT TIMELINE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS, AND I'LL BE VERY FRANK WITH YOU BECAUSE THE APD GENERAL ORDER THAT 786 PAGES.
AND SO IT WAS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT JUST GREW AND GREW AND GREW OVER DECADES.
AND SO, UM, WE'RE IN CONVERSATIONS NOW ABOUT, UM, HOW TO PRIORITIZE SOME OF THE GENERAL ORDERS IN ADDITION TO, UM, KEEPING IN MIND SOME OF THE WORK THAT IS ALREADY BEEN STARTED, AND THAT WILL COME IN TERMS OF REVIEW OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, SO THAT WE'RE NOT BEING DUPLICATIVE, AND THERE'S SOME ANALYSIS THAT'S COMING FORWARD THAT WILL HELP INFORM THE DIRECTION OF POLICY.
AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO BE VERY MINDFUL OF THAT AND ALSO ENSURING THAT, UM, WE GET INPUT FROM, UM, FROM ACROSS ACROSS THE BOARD ON IT.
I MEAN, I KNOW PERSONALLY WHEN I, UM, PARTICULARLY ON, ON, ON SUBJECTS, UM, UM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE, BUT ALSO, YOU KNOW, HAVE SOME SORT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EXPERTISE ON SOME OF THE CHANGES.
SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE.
UM, I SEE THE REWRITE AS THE LONG GAME.
UM, I THINK IT WILL TAKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN SIX MONTHS TO A YEAR.
AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE A PHASED APPROACH BECAUSE, UM, THEY, EACH, THEY THEY'RE DIVIDED INTO CHAPTERS, BUT SOME OF THE CHAPTERS IMPACT THE OTHER CHAPTERS.
SO WE REALLY HAVE TO BE STRATEGIC ON HOW WE, HOW WE DO THAT.
AND SO I PERSONALLY HAVE ASKED STAFF TO REALLY THINK THAT THROUGH, THERE ARE VERY FEW OPPORTUNITIES THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT AN OVERSIGHT AGENCY WILL BE DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK, AND ALSO SO COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE COMMUNITY, BECAUSE I BELIEVE THERE ARE TWO RESOLUTIONS THAT SAY SPECIFICALLY THAT THERE WILL BE COMMUNITY INPUT ON CHANGES TO APD GENERAL WATER.
SO I THINK THAT THAT IS FABULOUS, UM, AND VERY IMPORTANT, BUT COMES WITH COMMUNITY INPUT IS TIME.
AND SO, UM, BUT I, I WELCOME THAT BECAUSE I THINK BY DOING THAT, AND BY GETTING THE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, WE GET THE BEST PRODUCT.
UM, AND SO WE'RE STARTING THAT PROCESS OF KIND OF PUTTING LIKE A SCHEDULE OR A PLAN TOGETHER.
AND I IMAGINE, UM, PROBABLY IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO WE'LL HAVE A BETTER TIMELINE.
UM, BUT I DO THINK THAT IT IS GOING TO, THIS IS, THIS IS THE LONG GAME.
THIS IS GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME BECAUSE NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE TO LEAVE, BUT WE ARE FUNDING.
WHAT DO WE, WHEN WE OPO, WHEN WE SUGGEST POLICY, WE DO THE RESEARCH, WE LOOK AT BEST PRACTICES.
WE LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES ARE DOING, AND THAT KIND OF TAKES TIME TO DO THAT BEFORE WE PUT FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION, UM, FOR APD TO CHANGE POLICIES.
SO I HAVE THAT SAME EXPECTATION FOR THIS PROCESS AND THEN AN ADDED LAYER TO THIS, WHICH I APPRECIATE IS GOING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY TO GET THEIR INPUT ON IT.
AND ALSO TAKING IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE VARIOUS APD POLICY.
I MEAN, I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY WOULD THINK THEIR POLICY MANUAL 786 PAGES LONG.
UM, BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE ARE PARTICULARLY LIKE I'M PRIORITIZING IN MY MIND THE GENERAL ORDERS THAT IT HAS PUBLIC INTERACTION FIRST.
I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK AT THE UNIFORM POLICY FIRST, RIGHT? LIKE THAT JUST DOESN'T QUITE MAKE SENSE.
WE REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT THE AREAS WHERE, UM, POLICE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY FIRST.
UM, WE HAVE FORTUNATELY THROUGH THE REINVESTMENTS ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO BRING ON STAFF TO DO THAT WORK.
UM, BUT IT IS GOING TO TAKE US AWHILE.
I DO THINK IT WILL BE A PROJECT FOR MOST, IF NOT ALL 2021.
I DO HAVE A SLIGHT DELAY ON MY, SINCE I'M ON THE PHONE.
UM, BUT I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE WERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY, ANY MORE QUESTIONS, BUT I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE COMMISSION IS VERY WELL INFORMED ABOUT RPS, AND WE DO INTEND TO KEEP YOU INFORMED ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON AS WELL.
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OKAY.WELL, UM, THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK BEFORE YOU, UM, ON REIMAGINE PUBLIC SAFETY, YOU ALL KNOW HOW TO REACH ME IF SOMETHING ELSE COMES UP, BUT, UM, WE DEFINITELY, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, WE'LL KEEP YOU, UM, KEEP YOU UPDATED AS THINGS PROGRESS AND MOVE FORWARD.
UM, WE ARE ON TO AGENDA ITEM THREE.
THIS IS, UM, FEATURE AGENDA ITEMS, UM, BESIDE HIMS TO ENSURE, UM, THAT ANY ITEM THAT WAS TABLED TO PRESS SPOON WOULD PUT ON THE NEXT AGENDA.
I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THERE IS ANYTHING THAT WAS TABLED OR POSTPONED.
I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VISION OR MISSION STATEMENT.
I'D LIKE TO INFORM OUR SPEAKERS THAT YOU WERE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES, AND WE ASK THAT YOU PLEASE STAY ON TOPIC BEHIND, UM, AND NOT SPEAK UP BEYOND WHAT WAS POSTED.
HE MAY SPEAK ON THE SELECTION OF THE CHAIR OR VICE CHAIR AND STAFF RECEIPT BRIEFINGS, INCLUDING COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED BYLAWS.
THIS IS DANIEL AT AUSTIN CITY HALL.
UH, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY CALL END USERS.
I BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS THE FINAL ITEM ON OUR AGENDA, PLEASE.
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THAT.
I BELIEVE WE MAY BE FINISHED WITH OUR FIRST MEETING AND THE CPRC, UH, TO OUR CHAIR FOR SO, UM, SORT OF STAY, I'M VERY PROUD TO BE HERE AND BE WORKING WITH YOU ALL.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? HELLO, THIS IS AMANI.
THANK YOU SO MUCH SOUPY AND EMOTION TO A SECONDARY.
AND I DO APOLOGIZE FOR MY TERRIBLE INTERNET CONNECTION.
I BELIEVE I'VE BEEN SPEAKING OVER PEOPLE UNINTENTIONALLY.
I BELIEVE WE HEARD WE HAVE A SEC AND WE CAN DO THIS MEETING.
SO IT SOUNDS LIKE WE LOST YOU SUKI AT THE END OF THAT, BUT I JUST WANT TO REINFORCE, WE'RE DECLARING THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONERS THAT GIVES SO MUCH TO OUR COMMUNITY THAT IS VIEWING.