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Public Safety Committee · 11:01 AM · Austin City Hall

The agenda featured autonomous-vehicle policy and emergency-response briefings alongside a briefing on the March 1 shooting incident on West Sixth Street. It also included legislative-agenda discussion and a memorandum on Fiscal Year 2026-2027 congressional community project funding requests.
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Analysis based on the published agenda — official vote outcomes not yet available.

Analysis

Governance & Oversight

The agenda scheduled consideration of possible amendments to the City's legislative agendas concerning autonomous vehicles.[#1][#4]

Public Safety

The agenda featured two public-safety briefings: emergency responders' interactions with autonomous vehicles and the March 1 shooting incident on West Sixth Street.[#2][#3]

Insights by Role

Journalist

HighHigh significance — major decision, large financial impact, or broad community effectThe autonomous-vehicle items provide a basis to examine whether the City's legislative agenda and emergency-response practices are aligned. Questions to pursue include the incidents described in file 26-1553 and how they relate to the legislative initiatives scheduled in file 26-1552.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThe scheduled autonomous-vehicle legislative-agenda discussion is the clearest policy-engagement item on the agenda. Stakeholders can track file 26-1552 alongside the congressional-project-funding and legislative-updates memorandum in file 26-1555 to identify policy priorities under consideration.

13 items(3 procedural hidden)

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#1Special Called Joint Meeting with the Mobility Committee

#3A 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

#5Public Communication: General

#6Speakers 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

#7Discussion and Possible Action

#1Discussion and possible action on legislative initiatives and potential amendments to the City's legislative agendas concerning autonomous vehicles.

Carrie RogersAustin Government RelationsManagement Services

#9Briefings

#2Briefing on incidents involving autonomous vehicles and first responders during emergency responses on City roadways.

Matthew HolmesRachel CastignoliRoger PattersonWilliam White+6

#3Briefing on the March 1, 2026 shooting incident on West Sixth Street, including police, fire, EMS, and emergency management perspectives.

Jim RedickJoel G. BakerLisa DavisRobert Luckritz+6

#12Briefings by Memorandum

#4Memo briefing on Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Congressional Community Project Funding requests and legislative updates, dated March 23, 2026.

Management Services

#14Previously Distributed Memos to Mayor and Council (Information only; not for discussion)

#15Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) on City Roadways memo dated September 1, 2023

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