August 3, 2026 Public Safety Committee Regular Meeting

Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Committee
August 3, 2026

Meeting Agenda

Agenda: Public Safety Committee (PSC), 141 KB

Agenda Packet: Public Safety Committee (PSC), 12.1 MB

Agenda Items - August 3, 2026

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Item PSC001 - August 3, 2026

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

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Item PSC002 - August 3, 2026

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] Council 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

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Item PSC003 - August 3, 2026

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] Council 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

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Item PSC004 - August 3, 2026

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] Council Sponsors: Council Member José Velásquez, Council Member Krista Laine.