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Item 1 - November 25 2024 Draft Minutes — original pdf
1. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024 The Human Rights Commission convened in a regular meeting on November 25, 2024, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Duhon called the Human Rights Commission meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Kolby Duhon, Chair Gabriella Zeidan, Vice Chair Morgan Davis Mariana Krueger Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Danielle Bryant Jeffrey Clemmons Srini Raghavan Alicia Weigel Commissioners Absent: Meebs Aslam Harriet Kirsh Pozen PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Human Rights Commission regular meeting on October 28, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of October 28, 2024, were approved on Vice Chair Zeidan’s motion, Commissioner Clemmons’ second on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Bryant and Davis were off the dais. Commissioners Aslam and Kirsh Pozen were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1 Presentation by Anti-Defamation League Austin on Hate, Extremism, and Antisemitism in Central Texas. The presentation was made by Courtney Toretto, Director of Policy, Central Division, Anti-Defamation League, and Dr. Kazique Prince, Board Member, Anti-Defamation League Austin. Discussion of opportunities for the Human Rights Commission to support District 3 Council office educational initiatives. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Approve a recommendation to Council to ensure full compliance with the Austin Police Oversight Act and prioritize transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the Austin Police Department. Recommendation Number 20241125-004 to ensure full compliance with the Austin Police Oversight Act and prioritize transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the Austin Police Department was approved on Commissioner Clemmons’ motion, Commissioner Bryant’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Aslam and Kirsh Pozen were absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Commissioner Clemmons and Chair Duhon requested an item to form a working group on facilitating conversations and community dialogue. ADJOURNMENT Chair Duhon adjourned the meeting at 7:17 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the XX meeting on Commissioner XX’s motion, Commissioner XX’s second on a X-X vote. 2. 3. 2
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Item 06 - HOT Update_December 2024.pdf — original pdf
HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX UPDATE DECEMBER 16, 2024 C I TY O F A U S T I N E C O N OM I C D E VE L O P M E N T 1 Hotel Occupancy Tax – November 2024 o Total HOT Collections November 2024 = $5,806,193 o 18% of FY25 Approved Budget of $169,901,585 o Cultural Arts Fund November 2024 = $559,306 HOT Cultural Arts Fund - FY25 Approved Budget for FY25: $16,217,879 FY25 HOT Cultural Arts Fund to date: $2,997,205 HOT Collections (FY22-FY24) $15.65M $15.57M $12.87M Questions
Item 07 - JesusPantel-CAFP-Update_12-16-24 (1).pdf — original pdf
Cultural Arts Funding Update Economic Development Department December 16, 2024 C I T Y O F A U S T I N 1. Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager 2. Contracts & Payments 3. FY 25 Nexus Update 4. Grant Funded Activities Agenda C I T Y O F A U S T I N Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager Acting Cultural Arts Division Manager Laura Odegaard, Fulbright Fellowship October 1, 2025 Matt Schmidt, Acting Manager C I T Y O F A U S T I N Contracts & Payments Contracts & Payments (As of 12/12/24) FY23 Elevate FY23 Nexus (Fall/Winter) FY24 Nexus (Spring/ Summer) FY23-24 Thrive (Year 1) FY23-24 Thrive (Year 2) Arts Ed Relief Total Contracts Signed & Processed Contracts Test payments issued & verified Payment 1 Issued Payment 2 Issued Payment 3 Issued 199 199 (100%) 199 (100%) 199 (100%) 193 (97%) 106 (53%) 51 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 49 (96%) n/a 51 51 (100%) 51 (100%) 50 (98%) 42 (82%) n/a 36 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) 36 (100%) n/a See year 1 N/A N/A 35 (97%) 2 (6%) n/a 19 19 (100%) 19 (100%) 19 (100%) 18 (95%) n/a Total Dist. to date Total Allocation $5,811,750 (93%) $6,250,000 $254,000 (99%) $255,000 $246,000 (97%) $255,000 $3,901,500 (100%) $3,362,000 (86%) $470,000 (99%) $3,901,500 $3,901,500 $475,000 *Each grant has a different reporting deadline. Final Payments are issued upon successful close out of Final Report. C I T Y O F A U S T I N FY 25 Nexus Update FY 25 Nexus Timeline January 28, 2025 May 1, 2025 May 30, 2026 Nexus application opens Nexus activities begin Latest Nexus Final Report due date Nexus application closes Last day for Nexus activities March 6, 2025 April 30, 2026 C I T Y O F A U S T I N Community Responsiveness Multiple choice responses HOT grants ecosystem Simplified One application per year Speeds up time to review Clarified language No panel process Integrates best parts $500,000 allocation 100 awards C I T Y O F A U S T I N Grant Funded Activities FY24 Elevate Grantee Activities Hoppy Holidays • December 15, 21, and 22 • Beerthoven – Neill-Cochran House (MSA) Winter Wonderland • December 20 • Tejano Music Alliance of Texas – Capital Venue (Dist 8) Texas Festivus Music Revue • December 21 • Creative SEA – Captain Quackenbush (Dist 4) …
Item 08 - Elisabet Ney - Artist Recommendation _ Presentation.pdf — original pdf
•Project: Elisabet Ney Museum Grounds •Artist: TBC •Phase: Artist Selection Recommendation •Sponsoring Department: Parks & Recreation •Project Budget: $100,000 •Council District: District 9 •Project Manager: Lindsay Hutchens Arts Commission Meeting Agenda Item #7 Date: 12/16/2024 Elisabet Ney Museum Grounds Project Background The Elisabet Ney Museum is the former studio and portrait collection created by 19th century sculptor Elisabet Ney. The museum offers a range of educational programs, exhibits, special events, workshops and lectures throughout the year. Receiving 21,000 visitors each year from local, national, and international locations the Elisabet Ney Museum is located in historic Hyde Park. Hyde Park traces its origins back to 1891 and is considered to be Austin's first suburb. In 1892, European portrait sculptress Elisabet Ney (1833-1907) purchased property in Austin, established a studio named Formosa and resumed her career as a sculptor of notables. At Formosa, Ney sculpted legendary Texans, including Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston. Ney also assembled at her American studio portraits of European notables, including King Ludwig II of Bavaria, Otto von Bismarck, Arthur Schopenhauer and Jacob Grimm. At the turn of the 19th century, Elisabet Ney’s studio became a gathering place for influential Texans drawn to “Miss Ney” and to the stimulating discussions of politics, art and philosophy that took place there. Following Ney’s death, her friends preserved the studio and its contents as the Elisabet Ney Museum and established the Texas Fine Arts Association dedicated to her memory. The Museum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places based on its significance as the former American studio of Elisabet Ney, and a member of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios program. The property is also designated as a Texas State Antiquities Landmark, a Texas Recorded Landmark, a City of Austin Landmark, and listed as a contributing site to the Hyde Park National Register Historic district and the Hyde Park Local Historic District. Elisabet Ney Museum Grounds Budget – $100,000 Sponsor Department – Parks & Recreation Artists applied on PublicArtist.org Technical quality and aesthetic appeal of past work Selection Criteria • • Dedicated and consistent artistic practice • Authenticity, creativity, and innovation of work as presented Communication of ideas and intentions • • Ability and enthusiasm to engage the community in • which the artwork will be installed Experience with public art projects of a relatively similar size and scope Artwork Goals • A …
Item 09 - AIPP Deacessioning Proposal v2.pdf — original pdf
AIPP DEACE SSIONING PROPOSAL OF 8 CIT Y OWNED ARTWORKS ARTS COMMISSION DECEMBER 16, 2024 AIPP DEACE SSIONING POL ICY HIGLIGHTS Acquisition and Deaccession Policy (2008) “Deaccessioning is an integral and necessary part of responsible collections management. It’s intended to be a careful and deliberate procedure.” Relocate the work of art to another appropriate site. 1. 2. Give the artist the opportunity to buy back the work at its current appraised value, if allowed by 3. agreement*. If donated, return the work of art to the donor. Seek bona-fide appraisal and advertise sale of the work, or sell through acceptable, sealed competitive bids. 4. Give the artist the opportunity to recover the work of art at no cost to the City, if allowed by agreement. 5. Dispose of the work through City of Austin surplus property procedures. 6. Remove the work from public display and place it in storage. * None of the Contracts permit the artist to purchase the artwork. AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER District 9 Waller Creek Shelves Damion Priour 1996 $50,000.00 ▪ made by a prominent Austin based artist, deceased ▪ composed and constructed to the Convention Center Rotunda (up to 60 pieces) ▪ includes found objects from the Waller Creek area ▪ AIPP collection holds three other works by the artist ▪ ACCD facility will be demolished in 2025 Not entirety of artwork AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER District 9 Riffs and Rythms John Yancey 1996 $29,712.00 ▪ made by a prominent Austin based artist/educator ▪ Built into Convention Center wall structure, weight estimated at 3-4 tons, no feasible way to remove without damaging the artwork ▪ ACCD facility will be demolished in 2025 AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER District 9 Index for Contemplation Margo Sawyer 2002 $82,000.00 ▪ made by a nationally known Texas based artist ▪ AIPP holds one work by Margo Sawyer acquired in 2024 ▪ artwork is composed to this sites’ unique architectural challenges (262 pieces) ▪ ACCD facility will be demolished in 2025 Not entirety of artwork AUSTIN CONVENTION CENTER District 9 Macro/Micro Rolando Briseno 2002 $82,000.00 1 of 4 images onsite ▪ made by a San Antonio, Texas based artist ▪Artwork is permanently affixed to the walls of current site and cannot be removed without damage ▪ ACCD facility will be demolished in 2025 Trinity and W. 2nd Street sidewalk District 9 Nobody Writes Poetry about the Trinity Mark Schatz 2014 $25,000.00 ▪ Artwork is …
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Library Commission Meeting Minutes November 18, 2024 THE LIBRARY COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES 18 NOVEMBER 2024 The Library Commission convened in a regular meeting on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the University Hills Branch Library, in Austin, Texas. CALL TO ORDER Chair Infante Huerta called the Library Commission meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Lynda Infante Huerta, Chair, Sheila Mehta, Vice- Chair, Melissah Hasdorff, , Mark Smith, Magen Davis, Commission Members in Attendance Remotely: Steve DeRosa, Andrea Herrera Moreno, Kezia Frayjo, Christina Masters Commission Members Absent: PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Carlos León spoke to the Commission regarding various concerns. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of minutes from the October 28, 2024, special called meeting. The minutes from the regular meeting on October 28, 2024, were approved on a motion by Commissioner Smith, seconded by Vice Chair Mehta, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioner DeRosa and Herrera Moreno absent during approval. Library Commission Meeting Minutes STAFF BRIEFINGS November 18, 2024 2. Staff briefing on Library Community Engagement by Laura Tadena, Community Engagement Librarian, Austin Public Library The presentation was made by Laura Tadena, Community Engagement Librarian, Austin Public Library. 3. Staff briefing on the November Director’s Report covering public programming highlights, and APL facilities updates, by Hannah Terrell, Interim Director of Libraries. The presentation was made by Hannah Terrell, Interim Director of Libraries. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Approve a recommendation in support of Austin Public Library’s hotspot circulation program. The motion to increase the spending total allowed by Austin Public Library on the existing City of Austin wireless contract was approved with the following amendment on Commissioner Davis’s motion, Commissioner Hassdorf’s second, on a 9-0 vote. The amendment was: to remove the name T-Mobile from the language. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 2026 Bond School Partnerships Nature Smart Programming Language Access Immigrant Services Passport Services Strategic Plan Roadshow Digital Inclusion Equity Initiatives Adult Programming Civic Engagement Signature Cultural Programming Budget Austin History Center Innovation Lab Poet Laureate ADJOURNMENT Chair Infante Huerta adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m. without objection.
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Director’s Report December 2024 TABLE OF CONTENTS Highlights ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….1 Facilities Update ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3 Capital Projects Update …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Gallery ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4 APL Data & Numbers ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5 Programs ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………….6 Cardholders & Visitors …………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………….7 Circulation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………..8 Check Outs & Conference Rooms……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..9 Platforms & Tech ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……..10 Volunteers.………………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………….………………….11 Budget & Expenditures .………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 1 HIGHLIGHTS APL Strategic Plan The implementation phase of Austin Public Library's Strategic Plan began on October 1st . This phase was launched with a Roadshow led by our Chief Administrative Officer and Business Process Consultant Senior, where they engaged with 40 different library work groups. The goal of the Roadshow was to educate staff about the Strategic Plan in a more intimate setting, fostering focused discussions and allowing for questions. Moving forward, the implementation phase will focus on identifying key data points, establishing systems, creating new policies and procedures, and collecting data to analyze during the baseline year. City Council Action On November 21, 2024, City Council authorized the negotiation and execution of an amendment to a contract for continued wireless communication services and equipment for all City departments with T-Mobile USA Inc., to increase the amount by $1,275,000 for a revised total contract amount not to exceed $1,600,000. Austin Public Library was added to the contract in order to secure the purchase of 500 T- Mobile 5G Inseego Wi-Fi Hotspots, to be added to the Library’s collection for circulation to the public. Our current collection of circulating Wi-Fi Hotspots from Moxee are reaching their end of life, and increased demand on the limited supply has resulted in long waits for the devices. The new Hotspots will be ready for circulation to the public beginning in January 2025. No upcoming scheduled council items have direct Library impact. Legislative Bills Bill pre-filing for the 89th Texas Legislature began on November 12, 2024. Austin Public Library, in conjunction with the City of Austin Intergovernmental Relations Office, have identified the following bills as having a potential positive or negative impact on APL and its operations. SB 88 - Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor. Potential APL impact: Negative. SB 89 - Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children. Potential APL impact: Negative. 2 SB 242, HB 267, HB 1434 – (identical bill language) Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution …
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Urban Forestry Committee Meeting December 13th, 2024 at 2:00 PM Permitting And Development Center, Events Center, Room 1401 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the Urban Forestry Committee will be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Elizabeth Funk, Watershed Protection Department, at (512) 568-2244, Elizabeth.Funk@austintexas.gov, no later than noon, the day before the meeting. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Richard Brimer (Committee Chair) Mariana Krueger Colin Nickells Melinda Schiera CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first 5 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Forestry Committee Meeting of October 13, 2024 2. Overview of Transportation and Public Works's Urban Forestry's mission and budget – Lisa Killander, Forestry Program Manager, TPW 3.3. 4. Overview of Parks and Recreation's Urban Forestry Division's mission and budget – Joshua Erickson, Urban Forestry Program Manager, PARD Discussion on Urban Forestry meeting dates for 2025 - Richard Brimer, Urban Forestry Committee Chair FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 512-568-2244, Elizabeth.Funk@austintexas.gov; for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Protection Department, Funk, Watershed Elizabeth at Texas at 711.
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REGULAR CALLED MEETING OF THE MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Friday, December 13, 2024, 5:30pm Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room #1101 301 West 2nd Street Austin, Texas Some members of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Christi Vitela, 512- 974-2792, christi.vitela@austintexas.gov. Conor Kelly Jennifer Powell Pete Salazar Kristen Vassallo CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Elisabeth Meyer, Chair Jonathan Franks, Vice Chair Gabriel Arellano Lisa Chang Mickey Fetonte CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL AGENDA The first ten speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on November 8, 2024. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Update from Chair Meyer regarding the recent work of the CapMetro Community Advisory Committee. Discussion on the feasibility of attendance of and accessibility considerations for the Equity Office’s Undoing Institutional Racism Training. Discussion on ways the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities can work with and advise the City of Austin Human Resources Department. Update on attendance of the Joint Inclusion Committee’s Budget Input Sessions. Discussion on commissioner appointments in 2025, including Joint Inclusion Committee representatives, holdover capacity and quorum for the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Select a Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities member liaison to participate in the interview panel and relay Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities authorized feedback on the interview process for the Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 …
Item #1 Draft Meeting Minutes November 8, 2024 — original pdf
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, November 8, 2024 MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Friday, November 8, 2024 The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular called meeting on Friday, November 8, 2024, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St Austin, Texas. Chair Meyer called the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Elisabeth Meyer, Chair Gabriel Arellano Conor Kelly Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Lisa Chang Mickey Fetonte Jennifer Powell Pete Salazar PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on October 11, 2024. The minutes from the meeting on October 11, 2024 were approved on Commissioner Kelly’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second on a 7-0 vote. Vice Chair Franks and Commissioner Vassallo were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation by Surei Scanlon, Office of Community Liaison Manager, Austin Police Department, and Brienz Edwards, Training Supervisor, Austin Police Department, on the work of the department and the community outreach program. 1 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, November 8, 2024 The presentation was made by Surei Scanlon, Office of Community Liaison Manager, Austin Police Department, Brienz Edwards, Training Supervisor, Austin Police Department, and Allison Roper, Business Process Consultant, Austin Police Department. 3. Presentation by Kyle Carvell, Airport Relations Officer, Aviation Department, and Ramonika Carr, Airport Guest Services Officer, Aviation Department on the accessibility features at the airport and discussion on how to best communicate with the disability community about how to access these features, and future outreach opportunities. The presentation was made by Kyle Carvell, Airport Relations Officer, Aviation Department, and Ramonika Carr, Airport Guest Services Officer, Aviation Department. 4. Discussion of ways to improve sidewalk accessibility by encouraging residents to park scooters in the street rather than on walkways. Discussed. Commissioners Kelly and Powell would like the Transportation and Public Works Department to present on this topic at a future meeting. 5. Update from Chair Meyer regarding the recent work of the CapMetro Community Advisory DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Discussion of the Equity Based Preservation Plan and approval of a Recommendation to The motion to approve the Equity Based Preservation Plan Recommendation was approved on Commissioner Kelly’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Vice Chair Franks and Commissioner Vassallo were absent. Committee. Withdrawn. Council. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS …
20241213-001 DRAFT Minutes 10/13/24 Urban Forestry Meeting — original pdf
URBAN FORESTRY COMMITTEE MEETING REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, October 10, 2024 The Urban Forestry Committee convened in a REGULAR meeting on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Brimer called the Urban Forestry Committee Meeting to order at 11:06 a.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Richard Brimer, Mariana Krueger Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Colin Nickells, Melinda Schiera Commissioners Absent: None PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Urban Forestry Committee Meeting of June 27, 2024 The minutes from the regular meeting on June 27th, 2024 were approved on Commissioner Krueger’s motion, Commissioner Schiera’s second on a 4–0 vote. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. Presentation on 2024 Tree Preservation Report – Naomi Rotramel, City Arborist, Development Services Department Item conducted as posted. No action taken. 3. Staff presentation on Tree Smarts: An Introduction to Austin’s Tree Regulations (Section 3 of the Environmental Criteria Manual) – Naomi Rotramel, City Arborist, and Daniel Priest, Environmental Compliance Specialist Sr., Development Services Department Item conducted as posted. No action taken. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Discussion and recommendation on strategies to improve Austin’s tree canopy – Richard Brimer, Urban Forestry Committee Chair A motion to table the item passed on Commissioner Krueger’s motion, Commissioner Brimer’s second on a 3-0 vote. Commissioner Nickells was off dais. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None Chair Brimer adjourned the meeting at 12:41 p.m. without objection.
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1. REGULAR MEETING of the TOURISM COMMISSION BOARD December 11, 2024, at 2:30 pm City Hall Chambers Room 1001 301 W. Second St Austin, Texas 78701 Some members of the Tourism Commission Board may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Felicia Ojeda, 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS/COMMISSIONERS: Daniel Ronan, Chair, D9 Aileen Bazan, D1 Christian Tschoepe, D3 Bishop Chappell, D6 Stefani Mathis, D8 Anna Panossian, Mayoral Ed Bailey, Vice Chair, D5 Greg Chanon, D2 District 4 (vacant) John Riedie, D7 District 10 (vacant) AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Tourism Commission Board Regular Meeting on November 13, 2024. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. DISCUSSION ITEMS Staff briefing from Staff Liaison, Felicia Ojeda, regarding the vacancy and updates on city policy and guidelines for commissions. 3. 4. 5. 6. Discussion on attributes for new Tourism Commission appointees and strategies for their approval. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action to set road map for 2025 Tourism Commission Meetings. Discussion and possible action regarding future scheduling of Tourism Commission Meetings in 2025 WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES Update from the Short-Term Rental Working Group on any new reports regarding the STR’s new focus and efforts for recommendations. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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 Felicia Ojeda at Austin Convention Center Department, at felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov, for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Tourism Commission Board, please contact Felicia Ojeda at 512.404.4022 or felicia.ojeda@austintexas.gov. The next Tourism …