August 3, 2026 Public Safety Committee Regular Meeting
Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Committee
August 3, 2026: Agenda
Meeting Agenda
Agenda: Public Safety Committee (PSC), 141 KB
Agenda Packet for Council Committees
Agenda Packet: Public Safety Committee (PSC), 12.1 MB
Agenda Items - August 3, 2026
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A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee, and an alternate member may only vote when a regular committee member is absent. The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda.
CALL TO ORDER
Public Communication: General
Speakers 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 five speakers.
Approval of Minutes
Item PSC001
Approve the minutes for the Public Safety Committee Meeting of April 6, 2026, Public Safety Committee Meeting of June 1, 2026, and the Special Called Public Safety Committee Meeting of April 29, 2026.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20260803-PSC001, Agenda Backup: April 29, 2026 Minutes, PDF, 167 KB, posted 7/28/2026
20260803-PSC001, Agenda Backup: April 6, 2026 Minutes, PDF, 214 KB, posted 7/28/2026
20260803-PSC001, Agenda Backup: June 1, 2026 Minutes, PDF, 261 KB, posted 7/28/2026
20260803-PSC001, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Action, PDF, 92 KB, posted 7/28/2026
Briefings
Item PSC002
Briefing on emergency response to the April 23, 2026, Union-Pacific train car derailment incident in the Seaholm District. [Jim Redick, Director - Austin Emergency Management]
Sponsors: Council Member José Velásquez, Council Member Krista Laine.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20260803-PSC002, Agenda Backup: Presentation, PDF, 1.6 MB, posted 7/28/2026
20260803-PSC002, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Action, PDF, 95 KB, posted 7/28/2026
Item PSC003
Briefing on partnership between Austin Police and community violence prevention programs. [Lisa Davis, Chief of Police - Austin Police; Michelle Myles, Manager - Austin Office of Violence Prevention; Eddie Franz, Director; Sean Oliver, Community Coordinator - ATX peace]
Sponsors: Council Member José Velásquez, Council Member Krista Laine.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20260803-PSC003, Agenda Backup: JustSafe Report, PDF, 5.4 MB, posted 7/28/2026
20260803-PSC003, Agenda Backup: Memo from Alliance for Safety & Justice, PDF, 605 KB, posted 7/28/2026
20260803-PSC003, Agenda Backup: Presentation, PDF, 182.5 MB, posted 7/29/2026
20260803-PSC003, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Action, PDF, 94 KB, posted 7/28/2026
Item PSC004
Briefing by Austin Police, Austin Fire, and Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services on personnel overtime costs, current overtime expenditure estimates through the end of the current Fiscal Year, and strategies to reduce overtime costs before adoption of the City's Fiscal Year 2026-27 budget. [Lisa Davis, Chief of Police - Austin Police; Joel G. Baker, Fire Chief - Austin Fire; Robert Luckritz - Chief of Austin- Travis County Emergency Medical Services - ATCEMS]
Sponsors: Council Member José Velásquez, Council Member Krista Laine.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20260803-PSC004, Agenda Backup: Presentation, PDF, 1.7 MB, posted 7/28/2026
20260803-PSC004, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Action, PDF, 96 KB, posted 7/28/2026
Future Items
Item PSC005
Identify items for future meetings.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20260803-PSC005, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Action, PDF, 90 KB, posted 7/28/2026
ADJOURN
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