Community Service Restitution

Community Service Restitution is designed to hold offenders accountable for their actions and instill the concept that public order offending does have consequences. It also provides a vehicle for offenders to restore the community for the harm they have done. One of the core principles of the Downtown Austin Community Court is holding offenders accountable for their behavior. Offenders receive swiftly imposed; yet meaningful, community service that the court monitors daily for compliance.

Community Service Projects have included:

• SXSW musical festival set up & cleanup efforts
• APD Reclaim Waller Creek Phase I, II, III
• St. Patrick's Day cleanup
• Lance Armstrong Parade litter pickup
• Art City Austin set up & cleanup efforts
• Safewalk litter pickup
• Earth Day at Waterloo Park
• Keep Austin Beautiful Annual Clean Sweep
• PARD It's My Park Day
• Zilker Park/Botanical Gardens
• Asian American Cultural Festival
• Juneteenth Celebration set up & cleanup efforts

Members of the Community Service Partners include:

• Access: Rudy Zapata
• Austin Police Department: Officer Huskins
• City of Austin Municipal Court: Rey Altamirano
• Solid Waste Services-Code Enforcement: Matt Christianson
• Downtown Austin Alliance: Bill Brice
• Ecology Action of Texas: Joaquin Mariel
• Fleet Services: Will O'Connor
• French Legation Museum: Aimee Garten
• Parks & Recreation: Max Moore
• Watershed Protection & Development Review: William Fordyce
• Salvation Army: Tom Donahue
• Austin Groups for the Elderly: Chris Leto
• American Civil Liberties Union: Victor Cornell
• Travis County Adult Probation: Diane Sanders
• Health & Human Services Graffiti Abatement Program: Tony Casarez