City of Austin Public Safety Committee met May 23.
Here are the minutes provided by the committee:
The PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE convened in a hybrid format meeting on May 23, 2022 at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas.
Committee Chair Harper-Madison called the committee meeting to order at 2:06 p.m.
Committee Members in Attendance:
Committee Chair Harper-Madison, Committee Member Ellis, and Committee Member Kelly were in attendance.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Approve the minutes of the March 28, 2022 meeting of the Public Safety Committee.
Sponsors: Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, Council Member Mackenzie Kelly
The motion approving the minutes of the March 28, 2022 meeting of the Public Safety Committee was passed on Council Member Kelly’s motion, seconded by Council Member Ellis, without objection and with Council Member Vela off the dais, a 3-0 vote.
DISCUSSION
2. Discussion of City preparations for disaster resilience.
Sponsors: Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, Council Member Paige Ellis
HSEM Director Juan Ortiz spoke and answered questions.
BRIEFINGS
3. Receive final update regarding the independent report on the Austin Police Department Training Academy.
Sponsors: Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, and Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison
Mark Ehlers, Daniel Linskey, and Rick Brown of Kroll presented an overview and answered questions.
4. Receive report on license plate readers.
2 Sponsors: Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, and Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison
Asst Chief Jerry Bauzon and Commander Jeff Greenwalt provided a presentation.
5. Receive report on crashes involving City-owned vehicles.
Sponsors: Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, and Council Member Mackenzie Kelly
Keith Salas provided a briefing on the special request for information on crashes involving Cityowned vehicles.
Future Items
ADJOURN
Chair Harper-Madison adjourned the meeting at 4:51 p.m.
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