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Item 2a_AEDC Urban Renewal Board Update 2021-07-30 — original pdf
Urban Renewal Board Austin Economic Development Corporation August 2, 2021 Blocks 16 & 18 HR&A Advisors, Inc. PANYNJ Advertising | 2 Multiple Paths to Success • AEDC represents a series of new tools that now can be used by AHFC as well as URB. Public Real Estate Developer Public & Private Funding Cultural Trust Funding & Expertise Development Expertise Long term inclusive asset management • • • • • • Mixed Use and Mixed Income expertise • Option 1: AHFC led procurement with AEDC support. • Option 2: AEDC led procurement with AHFC support. Critical differences: • • • Timeline Budget BATNA-based negotiation • Structure recommended (applies to both options) Extensive outreach Pre-Development Agreement with “teeth” • • • Ongoing restrictions through title or ground lease AUSTIN EDC Austin EDC Next Steps | 3 Timeline – 18 months from approval of MOU Market Research Aug-Sept 2021 MOU with COA, AEDC, URB Sept/Oct 2021 Pre-Release Outreach Sept/Oct 2021 RFP Release Oct 2021 Responses Due Jan/Feb 2022 Selection & COA Approval Jan/Feb 2023 Austin EDC Cultural Trust | 4 RFP Release Timeline Pre-Issuance City of Austin/AEDC/URB Memo of Understanding (MOU) Contract for Services of AEDC approved by COA Host public information session and conduct outreach Pre-release approval terms agreed (URB, Council, HPD/AHFC) Publish notice of RFP Issue RFP Post Issuance Pre-Response Meeting Receive & Post Responses to Q&A Responses Due – Negotiate at least 2 respondents to fully negotiated documents (everything except signature) Blind Briefing Approvals (URB, COA) Selection and Council Approval Austin EDC As early as August – day-for-day schedule delay until approved Decide what success looks like prior to release Anticipating approximately 12 weeks for responses, 6 months negotiation AEDC | 5 Critical Differences: COA vs. AEDC led process • Timeline: 26 months (COA) versus 18 months (AEDC) In-house outreach • • Aggressive solicitation timeframe • Pre-approvals • Pre-Approval Agreements with COA, URB • BATNA-based Negotiations • Negotiate full set of documents with 2-3 respondents prior to selection so all conditions are met • Ability to act as developer & asset manager • Can simultaneously advance actual project • Can serve as tenant of last resort for cultural trust, reducing risk Austin EDC Next Steps| 6 Next Steps with AEDC • Confirm AEDC Role and Budget • AEDC to utilize existing COA budget • AEDC to receive contract from COA to lead outreach process • All pre-development expenses to be …
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20210802-002a : Homeless Camps — original pdf
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20210802-002a August 2, 2021 Recommendation to cease citations and arrests of persons experiencing homelessness Date: Subject: Motioned by: Nelly Paulina Ramirez Seconded by: Rebecca Bernhardt Recommendation: The Public Safety Commission recommends that City Council, Mayor, and City Manager Spencer Cronk direct the Austin Police Department cease the citations and arrests set forth by the Responsible Public Space Management Plan unless the diversions being offered to persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness include a housing option. We also recommend the city invest $1.2M in funding to support non-profits like Austin Mutual Aid to house at least an addition 450 of our unhoused neighbors in hotels or alternative housing for a month while the HEAL initiative acquires more temporary housing. And finally, we recommend Council and the Mayor, direct City Manager Cronk to identify city owned land that can be used as a temporary legal encampment for the remaining sites that do not currently fall into the HEAL Initiative. Description of Recommendation to Council: Whereas the objective set forth by the Responsible Public Space Management Plan is to safely and humanely relocate persons camping in a public area, in a manner that preserves human dignity and respect while promoting voluntary compliance. Whereas the Public Space Management Plan set forth by APD currently allows for citations of our neighbors experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Whereas the Public Space Management Plan set forth by APD will allow arrests of our neighbors experiencing unsheltered homelessness starting August 8. Whereas housing options are not being provided to all experience unsheltered homelessness. Whereas citations and arrests directly impede our unhoused neighbors’ ability to secure housing independently. Whereas the threat of citations and arrests may cause those experiencing unsheltered homelessness to seek shelter in even higher risk areas where flooding and wildfire put them in even more danger. Therefore, The Public Safety Commission recommends that: • City Council, Mayor, and City Manager Spencer Cronk direct the Austin Police Department cease the citations and arrests set forth by the Responsible Public Space Management Plan unless the diversions being offered to persons experiencing unsheltered homelessness include a housing option • the city invest $1.2M in funding to support non-profits like Austin Mutual Aid to house at least an addition 450 of our unhoused neighbors in hotels or alternative housing for a month while the HEAL initiative acquires more temporary housing • Council and the Mayor, direct City Manager Cronk to …
PSC Back Up - Presentation from Dianna Grey, Homeless Strategy Officer — original pdf
Homeless Strategy Division Updates Public Safety Commission August 2, 2021 Dianna Grey, Homeless Strategy Officer Background On Feb. 4, 2021, City Council passed Resolution 2021-204-049 creating the Housing-Focused Homeless Encampment Assistance Link (HEAL) initiative “To immediately house individuals, create a path to permanent housing and over time, eliminate the necessity for unsheltered camping in our city.” “Focus on Housing First and the deployment of actions targeted toward rapid rehousing, emergency shelters, low barrier housing focused shelter and permanent supportive housing.” Core Components Outreach & Engagement • Initial Assessment, Census, Relationship Building, Housing Offer Temporary Shelter • Dedicated single-site shelter; other temporary housing as available Permanent Housing • Primarily Rapid Rehousing, plus diversion and linkage to PSH Voluntary Compliance Strategies • Communication, Built Environment & Amenities, Events, Perimeter Control First Phase: Four High Priority Encampments Priority locations identified by those that pose the greatest risk to public health and safety East Austin South Central Downtown (Central Business District) Northwest Austin Progress to Date Compassionate closure of first two HEAL sites Terrazas Library – June Ben White Bld. and Mancacha Road – July 15 Sites #3 and #4: August/early September 70 of 74 people who were offered housing accepted and moved to bridge shelter 67 of the original 70 guests remain at Southbridge, Of the 67 guests, approximately 50 have been enrolled in housing programs to on a path to permanent supportive housing Housing placements are expected to begin in August First Bridge Shelter • Non-congregate shelter • 75 guest rooms • Opened in June • Front Steps began operating Southbridge in mid-July Terrazas Library Encampment Ben White Blvd and Manchaca Road “Through the HEAL Initiative, we are connecting people to transitional shelter as well as providing primary and mental health care, social services, and substance use services.” Ruth Ahearn Integral Care’s Practice Administrator Housing and Health Care for the Homeless Initiatives
PSC backup - EMS Quarterly report on performance stats - 8-2-2021mtg — original pdf
January 2021 February 2021 March 2021 Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile Austin-Travis County EMS Response Performance by Month District District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 District District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 Volume 564 Met 475 1,949 1,790 2,128 1,997 2,556 2,470 1,173 1,102 66 54 74 81 61 30 45 27 84 36 93 69 80 90 64 32 50 25 113 29 645 14 6 9 14 14 7 6 8 1 10 89 10 6 5 8 8 5 7 6 3 11 69 Volume 651 Met 582 1,874 1,724 2,302 2,167 3,021 2,913 1,329 1,236 00:11:20 00:10:01 00:10:25 00:11:17 00:10:58 00:12:34 00:10:31 00:11:51 00:07:59 00:11:45 00:10:53 Compliance 84.22% 91.84% 93.84% 96.64% 93.95% 93.60% 00:09:46 00:09:47 00:09:46 00:09:44 00:10:30 00:11:59 00:10:17 00:11:15 00:09:36 00:10:04 00:10:12 Compliance 89.40% 92.00% 94.14% 96.42% 93.00% 93.95% All Districts 558 All Districts 555 155 00:14:57 All Districts Overall Response Performance - All Council Districts Overall Response Performance - All Council Districts Overall Response Performance - All Council Districts All Priorities 8,370 7,834 All Priorities 8,426 6,754 All Priorities 8,686 8,238 April 2021 May 2021 June 2021 Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Priority 1 Incidents by Council District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District Volume Missed 90th Percentile District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 District 01 District 02 District 03 District 04 District 05 District 06 District 07 District 08 District 09 District 10 Priority Priority 1 Priority 2 Priority 3 Priority 4 Priority 5 Volume 566 Met 410 2,040 1,510 2,086 1,639 2,447 2,190 1,287 1,005 Compliance 72.44% 74.02% 78.57% 89.50% 78.09% 80.16% 24 18 18 24 22 16 12 9 4 8 15 12 15 11 13 12 15 5 11 8 82 50 70 81 67 40 …
PSC backup - EMS Quarterly Stats on Staffing - mtg 8-2-2021 — original pdf
Austin – Travis County EMS Staffing Authorized Strength 643 Sworn FTEs 528 Current Sworn FTEs 115 Current vacancies (7-23-21)* 2 Commander – Field 1 Captain – Field 61 Clinical Specialist Field 40 Medic – Field 4 Clinical Specialist – Communications 7 Medic – Communications *67 Sworn FTEs were funded in this Fiscal Year (24 FTEs funded only in the last two months) *12 Sworn Field FTEs funded in June 2021 *12 Sworn Field FTEs funded in July 2021 Current Academy (July 19 - October 8) 33 Cadets which upon graduation will fill Medic positions (Field and Communications) 31 Field Cadets 2 Communications Cadets Current Hiring Process Field (July – Aug 16) for the January Academy Communications Dates June 7 – July 6 July 12 – August 9 o o o August 23 – September 13 o December 20 – January 10
PSC backup - Presentation- Evaluation of Sexual Assault - Patricia Bourenane and Sarah Mostyn - 8-2-2021mtg — original pdf
Evaluation of Sexual Assault Investigations April 2021 Update Council Resolution 20190131-077 Patricia Bourenane, City of Austin Sarah Mostyn, Police Executive Research Forum Public Safety Commission August 2, 2021 Background • Council Resolution 20190131-077 and Original Scope • Comprehensive evaluation of how reported sexual assaults are investigated and processed • At a minimum either 200 sexual assault cases or fifty percent of sexual assault cases from each year, whichever number is greater, for each of the prior seven years of sexual assault case reports 2 Challenges • Challenges to project budget and timeline: • COVID-19 and Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Clearance • Legal review • Complex case review • Turnover in Sex Crimes Unit (SCU) 3 Proposed Changes to Scope of Work 4 Stakeholder Meetings • March 2021 – Council Member Sponsors • April 2021 – Meeting with Stakeholders • Survivor Justice Project, SAFE Alliance of Austin, and the Austin/Travis County Sexual Assault Response and Resource Team (SARRT) • Stakeholder preference, modify the original project scope to: • Add 2019 and 2020 case files • Review 30 percent of case files per each year 5 Updated Scope of Work Original Project Scope Cases New Project Scope Cases Calendar Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Total Sample 240 206 305 260 294 303 321 1,929 Calendar Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total Sample 144 124 183 156 176 182 192 153 120 1,430 6 Major Milestones and Timeline Kick-Off Meetings • COMPLETE Policy/Procedure Review • ONGOING • Initial phase complete November 2020 Case Review • ONGOING • Delayed to November 2021 from May 2021 Interviews/Site Visit • ONGOING • Originally May 2021/TBD depending on availability Final Report • RESCHEDULED • Originally February 2022/May 2022 Presentation on Findings • RESCHEDULED • Originally February 2022/May 2022 7 Preliminary Observations • Training that SCU detectives receive upon joining the unit should be formalized. New detectives should be required to complete training before being assigned cases. • Training should include a thorough explanation of how to properly clear and classify cases, including an explanation of when to suspend vs. exceptionally clear a case. • Detectives should be required to respond to all scenes where a sexual assault • Detectives should allow victims flexibility in the time and location for recently occurred. interviews. • Detectives should be required to make multiple attempts to contact a victim before suspending a …
PSC backup - Update from Brie Franco - 87th Legislature - 8-2-2021 mtg — original pdf
87TH STATE LEGISLATURE Intergovernmental Relations Office – Brie L. Franco, Officer 87TH PASSED BILLS: NEGATIVE FOR CITY Disaster Rollback Camping Ban SB 1438 HB 1925 (Bettencourt) (Capriglione) Effective June 16, 2021 Effective Sept. 1, 2021 City Police Funding HB 1900 (Goldman) Effective Sept. 1, 2021 Gas Preemption HB 17 (Deshotel) Effective May 18, 2021 Historic Districts SB 1585 (Hughes) Effective Sept. 1, 2021 No Contracts : Firearm Boycott SB 19 (Schwertner) Effective Sept. 1, 2021 Permitless Carry HB 1927 (Schaefer) Effective Sept. 1, 2021 1 87TH POLICE FUNDING City Police Funding HB 1900 (Goldman) Effective September 1, 2021 • Applies only to municipalities over 250,000 • “Defunding municipality” reduces appropriation to police department compared to previous budget. [lower than the larger of previous two years’ budgets until 2023] • Determined by Office of Governor’s Criminal Justice Division (“CJD”). Some exceptions allowed at discretion of CJD • Penalties: • Dis-annexation elections and prohibition on annexations. • Must use lowest property tax rate (generally no-new-revenue rate) for upcoming year • Annual sales tax distribution decreased by amount determined by CJD that State spent to provide law enforcement services to City. • Increase contributions to APRS such that the combined City and member contributions are no less than the combined City and member contributions in FY2021. • AE & AWU rates capped at January 2021 levels unless utilities stop providing any funding to the City through transfers. County Funding SB 23 (Huffman) Applies only to counties over 1 million Effective January 1, 2022 9 other “defunding” bills did not pass 2 87TH BILLS IMPACTING THE HOMELESS Camping Ban HB 1925 (Capriglione) Effective September 1, 2021 • City must submit a plan for approval by TDHCA to designate a property for encampment. Designation of public parks is prohibited. • Offense is a Class C misdemeanor. Officers must make reasonable effort to connect persons to designated encampment and services. • Local entities cannot have policies that prohibit or discourage enforcement of the ban nor can they discourage peace officers or prosecuting attorneys from enforcing the ban. • Policies that encourage diversion or provision of services in lieu of citation or arrest are allowed. • HB 1925 Contingency Rider NOT included in the final appropriations act. • TDHCA has posted a proposed rule for encampment for public comment Purchase / Conversion: County Approval • SB 646 (Schwertner) • Vote failed in House Committee • HB 1803 …
PSC Approved minutes for July 6, 2021 meeting — original pdf
` Michael Sierra-Arevalo Rebecca Webber Amanda Lewis Rebecca Bernhardt PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, July 6, 2021 The Public Safety Commission convened a videoconferencing meeting Tuesday July 6, 2021 at City Hall 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Rebecca Gonzales called the Board Meeting to order at 3:01p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Rebecca Gonzales Kathleen Hausenfluck Nelly Ramirez John Kiracofe Board Members Absent: Rocky Lane and Queen Austin Staff in Attendance: Troy Gay, Chief of Staff, Austin Police Department Jasper Brown, Chief of Staff, Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services Rob Vires, Chief of Staff, Austin Fire Department Commissioner Gonzales. Citizen Communications - Citizens signed up to speak: -Carlos Leon spoke on Cap Metro Driver Threat during Citizen Communication -Carlos Leon signed up to speak on item 2a - APD officer response time to his call was within 10 minutes; unable to pay in person at APD Headquarters during regular business hours on June 25th due to building still closed to the public because of COVID-19; reopen APD Headquarters full-time to the in-person public 1. Approval of Minutes – Chair Gonzales called for comments/edits to the June 7, 2021 minutes and hearing no comments, she deemed the minutes approved as presented. 1 Citywide Crimes against Persons, Property and Society Citywide Response Times and Calls for Service Calls for Service and Response Times by Council District Overtime Budget vs. Overtime Spent Staffing (the 144th Cadet Class begin on June 7, 2021) The next cadet class is scheduled for -When was the last time APD met the target response times (8:24 seconds)? (Commissioner Webber) -Does APD run concurrent classes? (Commissioner Kiracofe) -Please add clearance updates to APD quarterly reports? (Commissioner Bernhardt) -How are target times determined? (Commissioner Hausenfluck) -What is definition for Zero Calls (Commissioner Kiracofe) - Are self-initiated calls possibly a waste of time? (Commissioner Lewis) 2a. Public Safety Organizations Quarterly Update – Austin Police Department (sponsors: Commissioners Hausenfluck and Gonzales) Speaker – Troy Gay, Chief of Staff, APD Chair Gonzales invited Chief Gay to begin his quarterly presentation. Chief Gay presented stats from APD on: 2023 after the 144th Cadet Class has ended and results/feedback of the class is presented to city council for a council votes to approve another class in 2023. There were comments and questions from the Commissioners over the quarterly information presented and Chief Gay committed to following up with additional information regarding: …
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Austin Music Budget Overview Creative Space Bond Contingency Fund HOT Tax Funding What are the Sources? ● $12M approved November 2018 ● Joint Working Group with Arts Commission ● Guidelines from commissions utilized by Economic Development Office ● Will be overseen by ● Administered by AEDC ● When will grants be AEDC offered? American Recovery Plan Act Funds ● Federal Government allocated $188,482,478 to the City of Austin. ● City Council has dedicated: ○ $4M for Music, ○ $6M for Arts, ○ $2M for Nonprofits EDD launched the Austin Arts and Culture Non-Profit Relief Grant, which is funded by the $2M for creative non-profits. EDD contracted with the Austin Better Business Bureau to administer the program, and with the Austin Revitalization Authority and Mission Capital to offer application assistance for non-profits. ● The $4M and $6M for Music and Arts - who will administer? ● When will these grants be offered? ● $2.4M from HOT Taxes allocated. ● $1M of this Dedicated to preservation of iconic venues - will be overseen by AEDC ● Administered by ● When will grants be Whom? offered? ● Live Music Fund ● $2.5-$2.9M available at start of fiscal year (Oct 1) ● $2.5M Budget for FY22 Live Music Fund program cultural contracts ● Administered by Whom? ● Application Portal opens Fall 2021 Notes about control of funds ● Advantages of AEDC - ○ Speed in developing new functions once fully staffed. ○ Skill in real estate negotiation. ● Advantages of Economic Development Office - ○ AEDC not yet staffed up - no capacity to administer programs ○ Lower costs (saving 4-10% administrative fees) ○ Access to City-owned properties ○ Strong in administering established functions. ○ Can draw on EDD and City of Austin’s Staffing Capacity. ● Access to philanthropic donations - ○ People can contribute directly to the AEDC ○ People can also contribute to a city-overseen donation fund (like the Arts Donation fund)
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Live Music Fund Event Program Community Feedback & Proposed Guidelines Enhancements Music & Entertainment Division Economic Development Department 8/2/2021 MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT DIVISION T H E L I V E M U S I C F U N D, E S TA B L I S H E D BY C I T Y O R D I N A N C E N O. 2 0 1 9 0 9 1 9 - 1 4 9 O N S E P T E M B E R 1 9 , 2 0 1 9 , I S B A S E D O N R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S F R O M 2 0 1 7 ’ S V I S I TO R TA S K F O R C E ' S F I N A L R E P O RT. Live Music Fund Event Program • 2021 Inaugural Music & Entertainment Cultural Funding Program sourced from Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) revenue from Austin's hotel and convention industries. • The Live Music Fund Event Program supports live and virtual music shows and special events that can be marketed to local audiences, potential and visiting tourists, and conventions delegates. Priority will be given to activities that promote a more equitable and diverse live music industry in Austin. C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 00/00/00 2 LIVE MUSIC FUND EVENT PROGRAM – Responses to Community Feedback PRIMARY THEMES FOR GUIDELINE ENHANCEMENTS • Eligibility Criteria • Allowable Uses of Funds • Funding Allocation Schedule • Application Templates for Production & Budget and Marketing Planning • Career Building, Technical Assistance & Training • Enhanced community outreach for reaching 1st time applicants for City of Austin Support C I T Y O F A U S T I N E C O N O M I C D E V E L O P M E N T 00/00/00 3 LIVE MUSIC FUND EVENT PROGRAM – Responses to Community Feedback 1ST THEME: Eligibility Criteria • Why only Musicians/Bands and Small Independent Promoters? • Why is “Woman-Identifying” a priority? • Why not include musicians who do not perform for live audiences? • Why only 3 or less …
Backup_Edwin Marty_COAFood System Planning_ Planning the Plan_ATCFPB_Aug2021 — original pdf
AUSTIN FOOD SYSTEM PLAN PLANNING THE PLAN Overview & deliverables City Council Food Resiliency Item (June 10, 2021) The City Manager is directed to initiate a planning process and multi-lingual engagement strategy for the creation of the Austin Travis County Food System Plan The City Manager is directed to return to Council with an engagement strategy, recommendations regarding the formation and membership of the Community Advisory Board, identified stakeholders, and timeline for finalization no later than August 2021 Memo due to council on August 31, 2021 Nested food planning process Food System Plan Food Resiliency Plan Emergency Food + Water Plan 3 concurrent planning processes Food Policy Team is currently: Reviewing food system plans from across the country to develop list of best practices Interviewing food system plan project managers from across the country to learn about planning process, budget, community engagement & centering equity Interviewing COA staff on planning initiatives (Resiliency Hubs, Austin Climate Equity Plan) to identify lessons learned and building interdepartmental team for planning process Food System Plan Team ● Lead city department: ○ Office of Sustainability ● Supporting city departments: ● Potenial external partners: Development ● Community Engagement: ○ Community Advisory Group ○ Private sector, non-profit, academia ○ EDD, APH, ARR, Housing and Planning, PARD, WSP, Real-estate Services, HSEM, Equity ○ Travis County Health and Human Services, Transportation and Natural Resources, Agri-life, Econmic Food System Plan Budget Funding source: ● $500,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act ● $250,000 from the COA Budget Stabilization Fund (FY 2021 - 2022 pending Council adoption in mid-August 2021) ● This funding will cover: ○ Consulting contracts to deliver final Austin Food System Plan, Food Resiliency Study, and Food Access Appendix to the City Emergency Operations Plan ○ Community Advisory Board facilitation ○ Community stakeholder outreach and engagement ○ Collaboration with key regional partners including Travis County, Healthcare and Social Service providers, UT Dell Medical School ○ Development and implementation of an Equity Tool in collaboration with the Equity Office ○ Communications support, including translation services ○ Creation and management of an online dashboard to monitor progress Food System Plan Examples New York, NY: Food Forward: 10 Year Food Policy Plan San Diego County, CA: Food Vision 2030 Seattle, WA: Food Action Plan Denver, CO: Food Action Plan Pittsburgh, PA: Greater Pittsburgh Food Action Plan Santa Barbara, CA: Santa Barbara County’s 2016 Food Action Plan Minneapolis, MN: Food Action Planning …
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Joyce James Consulting Equal Treatment Does Not Lead To Equity Music Venues: “A Groundwater Analysis of Racial Inequities” Training and Technical Assistance Report May 19, 2021 Joyce James Consulting Equal Treatment Does Not Lead To Equity IN THIS REPORT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT A GROUNDWATER ANALYSIS (GWA) DEBRIEF PRESENTATION GWA SURVEYS & EVALUATION RESULTS GWA STRATEGY SESSION PRESENTATION THE TEXAS MODEL FRAMEWORK JJC RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Joyce James Consulting Equal Treatment Does Not Lead To Equity The Problem Joyce James (2010) Acknowledgement “Institutional and structural racism are at the core of racial inequities in all helping systems. Thus, the solution requires a systemic response that transforms the culture and holds all levels of the institution accountable.” Joyce James Consulting, LLC (JJC) gratefully acknowledges the City of Austin’s Economic Development leadership and staff, for their commitment to addressing racial inequities by making the Groundwater Analysis training available to Austin Music Venue owners. We applaud Music Venue owners for their willingness to be full participants in the training sessions, thereby, helping the JJC facilitators to create a liberated space for deeper conversations about institutional and structural racism as major contributors to the lack of diversity in music venues in the City of Austin, TX. About Joyce James Consulting (www.joycejamesconsulting.com) Joyce James, LMSW-AP is the President and CEO of Joyce James Consulting (JJC) She is a nationally recognized child welfare and racial equity expert. With a professional career spanning more than four decades, JJC provides training, data analysis, leadership development, coaching, community engagement support, and technical assistance to community-based organizations, non- and for-profit organizations, systems, and institutions at various levels, in both the public and private sectors. JJC has demonstrated expertise and success in supporting goals and objectives to reduce and eliminate disproportionality and disparities in multiple systems, including child welfare, education, health, housing, employment, law enforcement, juvenile and criminal justice systems. JJC provides a wide range of services focused on undoing institutional and structural racism designed to support increased awareness and strengthen capacity of systems and community leaders, as well as grassroots organizers to transform systems and institutions towards an anti-racist institutional culture. 2 Joyce James Consulting Equal Treatment Does Not Lead To Equity Ms. James most recently served as the Associate Deputy Executive Commissioner for the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities (Center) and the Texas State Office of Minority Health at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). She expanded the Texas …
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Music Venues Strategy Session Joyce James Consulting May 3-4, 2021 The Problem “Institutional and structural racism are at the core of racial inequities in helping systems. Thus, the solution requires a systemic response that transforms the culture and holds all levels of the institution accountable.” -- Joyce James (2010) Remember the Contract ✓ Respect ✓ Listen ✓ Participate (all) ✓ Liberated Space ✓ Growing Edge ✓ Institutional Racism ✓ No Quick Fix ✓ No Judgments ✓ No Hierarchy ✓ Your Truth ✓ Silence Phones/No Notetaking ✓ Stay the Whole Time ✓ Vegas Rules Using an Equity Lens …allows us to uncover the policies, practices, and behaviors that sustain unequal outcomes 3 Forms of Racism: In Focus Individual Institutional Structural 4 Individual Racism ➢ Individual racism can include face-to-face or covert actions toward a person that intentionally express prejudice, hate or bias based on race. Institutional Racism ➢Institutional racism refers to the policies and practices within and across institutions that, intentionally or not, produce outcomes that chronically favor, or put a racial group at a disadvantage. 6 Structural Racism ➢A system in which public policies, institutional practices, cultural representations, and other norms work in ways to perpetuate racial group inequity. ➢It identifies dimensions of our history and culture that have allowed privileges associated with “whiteness” and disadvantages associated with “color” to endure and adapt over time. 7 Structural Racism ➢Structural racism is not something that a few people or institutions choose to practice. ➢Instead, it has been a feature of the social, economic and political systems in which we all exist. 8 Structural Racialization • A different way of understanding inequitable conditions, the policies and practices that created disparate racialized outcomes in our communities, and the cultural norms and institutional arrangements that maintain these racialized outcomes. • Structures unevenly distribute benefits, burdens, and racialized meaning. 9 Opportunity is Racialized In 1960, African-American families in poverty were 3.8 times more likely to be concentrated in high-poverty neighborhoods than poor whites In 2015, they were 13.3 times more likely compared to 2.19% of poor Whites Whites make up 44% of the nation's poor, but account for just 18% of the poor people living in concentrated poverty School Segregation & Concentrated Poverty Lower Educational Outcomes Poor blacks are almost 5 times as likely to live in extremely poor neighborhoods as whites Neighborhood Segregation Poor Hispanics are more than 3 times as likely Increased Flight …
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20210802-2b: to allocate $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act(ARPA) funds to music — original pdf
Date: Subject: MUSIC COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION 20210802-2b August 2, 2021 Recommendation to allocate $10 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to music as specified by Council Member Fuentes resolution approved on May 20th Vice-chair Patterson Seconded By: Commissioner Reynolds Motioned By: Recommendation Music Commission recommends council budget support of Council Member Fuentes’s May resolution providing $10M over 2 years in funding for the music economy. Description of Recommendation to Council The Music Commission directs City Council to invest $10 million ($5M per year) from any and all sources, including American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, in Austin’s live music economy for fiscal years 2021-22 and 2022-2023, as specified by Council Member Fuentes’ resolution approved by Council on May 20th. Rationale: • Live music, like tech, is a major industry in Austin and investment in this industry will promote economic growth, increase tourism, and encourage hospitality spending in Austin by live music fans from Austin and the surrounding areas. Music is part of our brand as a city. • The ongoing pandemic has jeopardized Austin’s live music scene with economic hardship and uncertainty. • Increasing unaffordability in Austin has created a crisis for both venues and music industry workers. Less expensive housing in surrounding towns coupled with the increase in the number of music venues outside the city means that we are losing performers and music events to our suburbs. Vote: For: 9 (Chair – Jonathan “Chaka” Mahone, Vice-chair – Anne-Charlotte Patterson, Secretary – Oren Rosenthal, Parliamentarian – Graham Reynolds, Gavin Garcia, Lauryn Gould, Christopher Limon, Nagavalli Medicharla, Stuart Sullivan) Against: 0 Abstain: 0 Absent: 1 (Patrice Pike) Attest: Kim McCarson, Liaison 1 of 2 2 of 2
2021-08-02_URB_Approved-Minutes — original pdf
URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021, 5:30-9:30 pm VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING Nathaniel Bradford Jacqueline Watson Kobla Tetey CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell W. Pierce, Vice Chair Danielle Skidmore Amit Motwani Members in Attendance Manuel Escobar, Chair Darrell Pierce, Vice Chair Amit Motwani Kobla Tetey Nathaniel Bradford Members Absent Jacqueline Watson Danielle Skidmore PURPOSE: The Board of Commissioners primary responsibility the implementation and compliance of approved Urban Renewal Plans that are adopted by the Austin City Council. An Urban Renewal Plan's primary purpose is to eliminate slum and blighting influence within a designated area of the city. Staff in Attendance Erica Leak Mandy DeMayo Travis Perlman David Colligan Matthew Kwatinetz Laura Keating Megan Santee, URB legal counsel Lisa Rodriguez to oversee is MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chair Escobar called the meeting to order at 5:39pm with 5 members present. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding agenda items and items not posted on the agenda. No speakers registered to speak. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Approval of the July 19, 2021, Meeting Minutes. On Commissioner Tetey’s motion, Commissioner Motwani’s second, the URB’s July 19, 2021, minutes were approved unanimously. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Presentation, discussion, and possible action from the Austin Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) and City staff regarding an approach to the property disposition of Urban Renewal Agency owned property (1100 E 11th St and 920 E 11th St). Matthew Kwatinetz (AEDC consultant) presented and responded to questions. Mandy DeMayo (Housing & Community Development Officer) also responded to questions. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair Escobar adjourned the meeting at 7:17 pm without objection. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Laura Keating at Housing and Planning Department, at (512-974-3458 or laura.keating@austintexas.gov), for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Urban Renewal Board, please contact Laura Keating at (512-974-3458 or laura.keating@austintexas.gov).