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Approved Minutes

AFRICAN AMERICAN RESOURCE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 The African American Resource Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, at the Permitting and Development Center. Chair Anderson called the African American Resource Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 5:37 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Alexandria Anderson, Chair Dr. Chiquita Eugene Roger Davis Sophia Dozier Emmy Goss Weisberg Daryl Horton Nelson Linder Patrick Miller Greg Smith Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Joi Harden Kyron Hayes Antony Jackson Mueni Rudd Commissioners Absent: Justin Parsons, Vice Chair Antonio Ross PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the African American Resource Advisory Commission regular meeting on August 4, 2026. 1 The minutes of the August 4, 2026, regular meeting of the African American Resource Advisory Commission were approved during the September 9th meeting on Commissioner Davis’s motion, Commissioner Dozier’s second on a 13-0 vote. Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioners Ross were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. Presentation from the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) regarding their relationships with African American families in Austin. Presentation by Stephanie Hennes, Faith-Based and Community Engagement Specialist, DFPS and Rachel Duer, Faith-Based and Community Engagement Director, DFPS. Presentation given by Stephanie Hennes, Faith-Based and Community Engagement Specialist, DFPS and Rachel Duer, Faith-Based and Community Engagement Director, DFPS. Presentation from Community Advancement Network (CAN) regarding their programming and priorities. Presentation from Jelina Tunstill, CAN Program and Operations Coordinator. Presentation given by Jelina Tunstill, CAN Program and Operations Coordinator. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. 5. 6. Approve the creation of a public health working group that creates recommendations regarding Black maternal health and improving the social determinants of life for Black Austinites. The motion to approve the creation of a public health working group that creates recommendations regarding Black maternal health and improving the social determinants of life for Black Austinites with Chair Anderson and Commissioner Rudd as members was approved on Commissioner Miller’s motion, Commissioner Goss Wiesberg’s second on a 13-0 vote. Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioner Ross were absent. Approve the creation of a public safety working group that focuses on community policing, conflict resolution, decreasing gun violence and job training and employment opportunities. The motion to approve the creation of a public safety working group that focuses on community policing, conflict resolution, decreasing gun violence and job training and employment opportunities with Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioner Linder as members was approved on Commissioner Davis’s motion, Commissioner Miller’s second on a 13-0 vote. Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioner Ross were absent. Approve the creation of a cultural competency working group that creates a document to share with presenters to gather information regarding their data surrounding Black Austinites and tracking demographic metrics of Black Austinites to share with the commission. The motion to approve the creation of a cultural competency working group that creates a document to share with presenters to gather information regarding their data surrounding Black Austinites and tracking demographic metrics of Black Austinites to share with the commission with Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioners Dozier, Eugene, Horton, Jackson, and Rudd as members was approved on Commissioner Dozier’s motion, Commissioner Horton’s second on a 13-0 vote. Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioner Ross were absent. 7. Approve the creation of an employment working group that creates a grant training workshop. 2 The motion to approve the creation of an employment working group that creates a grant training workshop with Commissioners Davis, Hayes and Miller as members was approved on Commissioner Smith’s motion, Commissioner Goss Weisberg’s second on a 13-0 vote. Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioner Ross were absent. 8. Approve the creation of a housing working group that writes recommendations to expand access to affordable quality housing for Black families and individuals, supports policies and programs that prevent displacement and combat gentrification in historically Black neighborhoods, and collaborates with city leaders to ensure Black voices shape housing policy and development priorities. The motion to approve the creation of a housing working group that writes recommendations to expand access to affordable quality housing for Black families and individuals, supporting polices and programs that prevent displacement and combat gentrification in historically Black neighborhoods, and collaborates with city leaders to ensure Black voices shape housing policy and development priorities with Chair Anderson, Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioners Dozier, Goss Weisberg, and Smith as members was approved on Commissioner Davis’s motion, Commissioner Smith’s second on a 13-0 vote. Vice Chair Parsons and Commissioner Ross were absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - Annual Meeting Schedule - Voting registration and turnout discussion The motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 p.m. was approved on Commissioner Eugene’s motion, Commissioner Dozier’s second with no objection. The motion to approve the September 8th, 2026 regular meeting minutes of the African American Resource Advisory Commission was approved during the regular October 6th, 2026 meeting on Commissioner Miller’s motion, Commissioner Goss Weisberg’s second on a 10-0 vote. Chair Anderson was off the dais. Commissioners Dozier, Jackson, Ross and Rudd were absent. 3