Municue
Austin, TX

Public Safety Committee · 2:00 PM · Austin City Hall

The agenda featured six public-safety briefings spanning police training, alternative response models, emergency-medical-services governance, sexual-assault services, and cross-department dashboards. It also included public communication, future-item identification, and information-only memos on alerts, administrative warrants, vehicle-engine noise, police oversight, and facial-recognition technology.
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Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available.

Analysis

Public Safety

The agenda scheduled police-focused briefings on academy training, alternative response models, and the Sexual Assault Program.[#2][#3][#5][#17][#18]

Governance & Oversight

The agenda included policy and governance material concerning the Austin-Travis County Enabling Ordinance, development of shared public-safety dashboards, and future committee topics.[#6][#4][#7][#19][#21][#22][#20]

Insights by Role

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe agenda offers several related public-safety accountability lines to pursue: how alternative response models are structured, what the proposed cross-agency dashboards will report, and how the facial-recognition report and administrative-warrants memo relate to police policy. Questions can focus on metrics, governance, and public access rather than treating the scheduled briefings as final policy changes.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe scheduled Enabling Ordinance and dashboard briefings identify near-term policy subjects for stakeholder engagement with public-safety agencies and committee members. Track files 26-1522 and 26-1520, as well as future-item file 26-1524, to place specific operational or transparency priorities on subsequent agendas.

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#2A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee, and the alternate member may only vote when a regular committee member is absent

#4Public Communication: General

#5Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. This section is limited to 5 speake

#1Approve the minutes from the Public Safety Committee meeting held on February 2, 2026.

Public Safety CommitteeManagement Services

#8Briefings

#3Briefing on alternative response models for Austin Police.

Angie JonesAustin Police

#5Briefing on the Austin Police Sexual Assault Program, including victim services and employee wellness.

Deanna LichterKachina ClarkAustin PoliceManagement Services+1

#6Briefing on the development of public safety dashboards by Austin Police, Austin Fire, and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.

Joel G. BakerLee RogersRobert LuckritzAustin Fire+3

#14Future Items

#7Identifies topics for discussion at future meetings.

Management Services

#16Previously Distributed Memos to Mayor and Council (Information only; not for discussion)

#17Austin Participation in Statewide Alert Test dated March 27, 2026

#18Austin Police General Orders – Administrative Warrants dated March 4, 2026

#19Proposed Change to City Code 12-1 regarding Vehicle Engine Noise dated February 23, 2026

#20Responses to City Council Questions from the Austin Police Oversight 2024 Annual Report Briefing dated February 4, 2026

#212025 Report on the Use of Facial Recognition Technology dated February 4, 2026

#22Proposed Change to City Code 12-1 regarding Vehicle Engine Noise dated January 27, 2026

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