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Diana Miranda-Murillo, Spanish and World Languages Selector Irene Magana-Noverola, Southeast Library Branch Manager Laura Tadena, Community Engagement Librarian 1. Multilingual Materials and Resources 2. Programming 3. Partnerships 4. Public Services 6. Language Access 7. Q&A 5. Community Services & Outreach Multilingual Collections • Books (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Marathi, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese) • Magazines, and newspapers • Audiovisual materials • Multilingual learning resources (physical and digital) Year-round cultural programs and events • Celebrations and cultural festivals • Guest Speakers • Workshops • Workforce development classes • Digital Literacy programs • Storytimes in different languages • Talk Time • Practiquemos español • ESL Classes Home Baking Business Management Course in Spanish Computer Classes in Spanish and Tutoring in Spanish, English and Tamil Through Austin Free Net • Colocation services through Goodwill and Work Force Solutions • Tabling at the General Consulate of Mexico • Vaccination Clinic and Resource information through APH • Enhanced Library Card • Access to Legal Aid Clinics • Social Service Information Referral • • Naturalization Ceremonies • Resource Clinics • Vaccination clinics Job Portal SOCIAL SERVICES & LIFE SKILLS • Lance Gentles provides 1:1 support to immigrant customers securing their Texas driver’s license and seeking employment, M-F • Team provides monthly ELC sign up to unhoused immigrants at Pop Up Resource Clinics • CSCs provide social services coordination for unhoused immigrant customers at Terrazas and Little Walnut Libraries, M-F CIVICS •7 Naturalization Ceremonies hosted in 2023 •858 attendees provided with voter registration and Passport Services information VIRTUAL & IN PERSON PROGRAMS •Ambray Gonzales provides in person cultural programs at libraries, Title 1 schools and museums •Heidy Urbina provides virtual/in person dual language and Spanish language programs at libraries, community centers, and parks • College Program Students visit to the library • Early Childhood literacy workshop and library services presentation Voiance: Interpretation services over the pone iSpeak Language Access Cards and Materials Library Catalog: • supports searches in languages using different characters. • Interface availble in Spanish • Website information in Spanish: translated in house, not by machine • Social media accounts in Spanish: Facebooks and X (Twitter) • Interpretation services available by request Diana Miranda-Murillo, Spanish and World Languages Selector Irene Magana-Noverola, Southeast Library Branch Manager Laura Tadena, Community Engagement Librarian
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SPECIAL CALLED MEETING of the ARTS COMMISSION January 29, 2024, at 6:00 PM Austin Energy, Mueller Assembly Rm 1111a (115). 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 The ARTS COMMISSION convened in a SPECIAL CALLED meeting on 29, January 2024 at Austin Energy, Mueller Assembly Rm 1111a (115). 4815 Mueller Blvd, Austin, TX 78723 Commissioner Schmalbach called the ARTS COMMISSION Meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Heidi Schmalbach, Michael Vernusky, Kate Csillagi Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Celina Zisman, Gina Houston, Monica Maldonado, Amy Mok, Nagavalli Medicharla Board Members Absent: Acia Gray, Faiza Kracheni, Felipe Garza CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Celina Zisman - Chair, Heidi Schmalbach - Vice Chair, Kate Csillagi, Monica Maldonado, Felipe Garza, Gina Houston, Michael Vernusky, Acia Gray, Faiza Kracheni, Amy Mok, Nagavalli Medicharla AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Natalie Earhart of Almost Real Things spoke about their 2nd annual “Touch the Art” show and expressed questions about the 2024 Nexus Grant timeline and communication Hector Ordaz from Proyecto Teatro spoke about their questions to updates to the Spanish language application process for the Cultural Funding Programs, and expressed their desire to be a part of the language access review process of the Cultural Funding Programs Raquel Rivera from SUDEM spoke about their desire to be a part of the language access review process of the Cultural Funding Programs Maria Luisa Guitierrez from Proyecto Teatro spoke about their questions to updates to the Spanish language application process for the Cultural Funding Programs. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the minutes of the Arts Commission Regular Meeting on December 11, 2023. The minutes from the meeting of December 11, 2023 were approved on Commissioner Houston motion, Commissioner Zisman second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioners Gray, Kracheni, Garza, Mok, and Medicharla absent DISCUSSION ITEMS Discussion of Chair’s Report by Chair Zisman An update was provided by Chair Zisman. Discussion of the Art in Public Places Liaison Report by Commissioner Maldonado A report was provided by Commissioner Maldonado. Discussion of the Austin Economic Development Corporation/Cultural Trust Advisory Committee by Austin Economic Development Corporation Board Member Carl Settles A report was provided by Board Member Carl Settles Discussion of the Downtown Commission by Commissioner Mok A report was provided by Commissioner Mok. STAFF BRIEFINGS Staff briefing regarding an update on the Hotel Occupancy Tax by Laura Odegaard, Cultural Investment Program Manager The presentation was made by Laura Odegaard, Cultural …
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HIV PLANNING COUNCIL SPECIAL-CALLED MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024 The HIV PLANNING COUNCIL convened in a SPECIAL-CALLED meeting on MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024, at 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE in Austin, Texas. Kelle’ Martin called the HIV PLANNING COUNCIL Meeting to order at 6:06 p.m. Planning Council Members in Attendance: None. Planning Council Members in Attendance Remotely: Kelle’ Martin, Ashley Garling, Gin Pham, Kristina McRae-Thompson. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 10/23/2023. 1. Approve the minutes of the HIV PLANNING COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING on The minutes from the meeting of 10/23/2023 were approved with edits on Ashley Garling’s motion, Gin Pham’s second on a 4-0 vote. For: Kelle’ Martin, Ashley Garling, Gin Pham, Kristina McRae-Thompson. Abstain: None. Absent: Joe Anderson, Zac Garay, Jonathan CONFLICT OF INTEREST DECLARATIONS 2. Members will declare conflict of interest with relevant agenda items, service categories, and/or service standards None. Garcia. 1 STAFF BRIEFINGS 3. Introductions/Announcements Marquis Goodwin is a Planning Council applicant. Alicia Alston is the new Part B planner and also an applicant. Judith Hassan is the client services director of a subrecipient. Violeta Dorantes is the VISTA for the Ending the HIV Epidemic program. Jaseudia Killion will be leaving the Office of Support on February 9, 2024. Zaria Thomas is the Planner I for the Office of Support. 4. Office of Support Staff Report Update given by Nathalia Delgadillo. Refer to written report for full details. Tarik Daniels, Nel-Marinel Hernandez, Sharon Zaldivar Alatorre, and Steph Adler have departed Planning Council. Six people have expressed interest in joining Planning Council. Kristen Athey is the new HRSA Project Officer. 5. Administrative Agent Report Update given by Sherry Lyles. Refer to written report for full details. Three funding specialist positions are posted. Part A is 78% expended through December. 6. Part B Report Update given by Alicia Alston. Refer to written report for full details. Part B is 63% expended, State R is 87% expended, and State Services are 33% expended. Oral health, Outpatient Ambulatory Health Services, Mental Health, and Non-medical Case Management are out of variance. Total expenditures are within variance. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. Open nominations for Vice-Chair and Secretary None at this time. Nominations can be sent to the Office of Support for the Executive committee to review at their next meeting on February 6, 2024. 8. Discussion of Planning Council Budget through end of Fiscal Year 23 Overview given by …
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URBAN RENEWAL BOARD MEETING SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024 The URBAN RENEWAL BOARD convened in a SPECIAL CALLED MEETING on MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024, at the Permitting and Development Center - 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr. in Austin, Texas. Chair Manuel Escobar called the Urban Renewal Board meeting to order at 6:04 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Manuel Escobar, Vice Chair Darrell Pierce, Commissioners Kobla Tetey, Jacqueline Watson and Amit Motwani were present. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Danielle Skidmore attended remotely. Board Members Absent/off the dais at call to order: Commissioner Tam Hawkins was absent. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No speakers signed up to speak. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the amended minutes of the URB’s regular meeting on December 18, 2023. On Commissioner Tetey’s motion, Commissioner Motwani’s second, the January 22, 2023, minutes were approved with the following amendment, on a 6-0-0 vote. The amendment was to correct the spelling of Vice Chair Pierce’s first name. 1 2. 3. 5. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action related to updates on future development of Blocks 16 & 18 from Austin Economic Development Corporation, including the Request for Proposals process focused on the evaluation criteria and program requirements related to Phase Two of the Request for Proposals (Anne Gatling Haynes, Theresa Alvarez, and Jose Lopez, AEDC) Anne Gatling Haynes gave the update. Discussion and possible action on amending the Memorandum of Understanding between the Urban Renewal Agency and Austin Economic Development Corporation to add the Project fee schedule as an exhibit in relation to the development of Blocks 16 & 18 (Anne Gatling Haynes Theresa Alvarez, and Jose Lopez, AEDC) Anne Gatling Haynes gave the update. Commissioner Motwani requested that the minutes include confirmation from staff from the Housing Department that AEDC’s fees are reasonable and in-line with the market. Mandy DeMayo, Interim Director of the Housing Department, confirmed. On Commissioner Motwani’s motion, Commissioner Tetey’s second, the amended Memorandum of Understanding with Austin Economic Development Corporation was approved with the fee structures discussed on a 6-0-0 vote. Chair Escobar recessed the meeting for Executive Session at 6:11 p.m. 4. Discuss legal matters related to the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of an interest in Blocks 16 and 18 located on East 11th Street in Austin (Private consultation with legal counsel - Section 551.071 of the Texas Government Code) Discuss real estate matters related to the …
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REGULAR MEETING of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. Permitting and Development Center, Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the Building and Standards Commission may be participating via videoconference. The meeting may also be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by 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 Melanie Alley at 512-974-2679 or melanie.alley@austintexas.gov. AGENDA The Building and Standards Commission (“Commission”) may go into a closed session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel or for other reasons permitted by law as specifically listed on this agenda. Further, if necessary, the Commission may go into a closed session as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. Building and Standards Commission Members Blaine Campbell Logan Schugart Stephen Truesdell, Fire Marshal (Ex Officio) Edward Selig Michael Francis Luis Osta Lugo Sade Ogunbode, Chair Timothy Stostad Joseph Benigno CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first five 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 Building and Standards Commission regular meetings on September 27, 2023 and October 25, 2023 and the special called meeting on December 1, 2023. PUBLIC HEARINGS Appeal(s): The Commission will hear the following appeal cases and may take action: 2. Case Number: OL 2018-151137 Property address: 5800 Wellington Drive, aka Mueller Place Apartments Page 1 Owner: HG MP LLC / Appellant: Metric Property Management of Texas LLC c/o Lyndsey Hanes Staff Presenter: Kevin Berry Staff recommendation: Uphold Staff’s decision to suspend rental registration. 3. Case Number: CV 2023-126552 Property address: 6911 Moonmont Drive / Appellant: Akash Purshotam Kataria Staff presenter: Joseph Lucas Staff recommendation: Deny appeal of the Notice of Violation 4. Case Number: CV 2023-125026 Property address: 8103 Forbsdale Drive / Appellant: Joseph John Johnston Staff presenter: Sandy Van Cleave Staff recommendation: Deny appeal of the Notice of Violation New Case(s): The Commission will hear the …
JIC Meeting Agenda - January 24, 2024 — original pdf
JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 24, 2024 REGULAR MEETING of the JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2024 at 3:00 P.M. CST CITY HALL, BOARDS & COMMISISONS RM #1101 301 W. 2ND STREET, AUSTIN, TX 78701 MEETING AGENDA This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, and some members of the Commission may be participating in a video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (January 23rd by 12pm-Noon CST). All public comments will occur at the beginning of the meeting and public speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. To speak or attend remotely, residents must contact the Equity Office’s Community Services Program Coordinator, Alejandra Mireles, no later than 12pm-noon (CST) on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2024. Please telephone call at (512) 974- 8045 and/or email alejandra.mireles@austintexas.gov. The information required is the speaker’s name, the 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 JIC MEMBER COMMISSIONS & REPRESENTATIVES: Member Commission: African American Resource Advisory Commission Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Commission for Women Commission on Aging Primary Representative: Alternate Representative: Serita Fontanesi Antonio Ross Hanna Huang Nayer Sikder Julie Glasser Richard Bondi (Vice- Chair) Commission on Immigrant Affairs Melissa Ortega Leonor Vargas Early Childhood Council Amanda Afifi (Chair) Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Human Rights Commission Morgan Davis Rebecca Austen Teresa Ferguson Jose Caceres Eliza Gordon Ivana Neri Muneeb "Meebs" Aslam LGBTQ+ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Charles Curry Melissa Taylor Jennifer Powell Lira Ramirez 1 JOINT INCLUSION COMMITTEE (JIC) MEETING AGENDA MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 24, 2024 CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 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 COMMITTEE’s REGULAR MEETING on DECEMBER 6TH 2023. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Discussion and follow up on City Executive Leadership vacancies and hirings. A discussion of a proposed housing workshop for quality of life Commissions and their Housing Workgroups, facilitated and presented by the City's Housing Department, to provide Commissions and Commission Housing Workgroups information on housing …
Jan 24 JSC Agenda — original pdf
JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE HYBRID MEETING FORMAT January 24th, 2024 at 6pm Council Chambers, City Hall 301 W 2nd St, Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the Committee may 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 Rohan Lilauwala at (rohan.lilauwala@austintexas.gov or 512-974-9394). CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Kaiba White, Chair (Electric Utility Commission) Diana Wheeler, Vice Chair (Urban Transportation Commission) Charlotte Davis (Resource Mgmt. Commission) Haris Qureshi (Environmental Commission) Melissa Rothrock (Zero Waste Advisory Commission) Bertha Delgado (Community Development Commission) Larry Franklin (Austin Travis County Food Policy Board) Chris Maxwell-Gaines (Water & Wastewater Commission) Amy Noel (Economic Prosperity Commission) Stephanie Bazan (Parks & Recreation Board) Jon Salinas (Design Commission) Vacant (City Council) Alice Woods (Planning Commission) Rodrigo Leal (Mayor’s Representative) Anna Scott (Mayor’s Representative) Heather Houser (Mayor’s Representative) Yureisly Suarez (Mayor’s Representative) Christopher Campbell (Mayor’s Representative) For more information, please visit: www.austintexas.gov/jsc 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. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 1. Approval of minutes from the December 13th meeting of the Joint Sustainability Committee. 2. Discussion and action to approve recommendations to amend the Austin Climate Equity Plan spurred by City Council action. 3. Discussion and action to approve recommendations regarding the proposed updates to the Austin Energy Resource, Generation and Climate Protection Plan. 4. Discussion and action to approve Joint Sustainability Committee recommendations for the FY25 City Budget. 5. Discussion and action to approve a recommendation amend the Joint Sustainability bylaws, including to include representation from the Austin Travis County Public Health Commission on the Joint Sustainability Committee. 6. Discussion and action on encouraging low-carbon foods in the Austin-Travis County Food Plan. DISCUSSION 7. Proposed plan to transition to Low-Carbon Concrete in support of Council Resolution (Ed Poppit and Angela Johnson, Office of the City Engineer). 8. 2023 JSC Strategic Plan review 9. Update from Water and Wastewater Commission 10. Update from Electric Utility Commission 11. Update from Environmental …
1. Minutes from Dec 13 JSC Meeting — original pdf
JOINT SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING MEETING MINUTES Dec 13, 2023 The Joint Sustainability Committee convened in a hybrid meeting via videoconferencing and at Permitting and Development Center. Chair Kaiba White called the Board Meeting to order at 6:11 pm. Board Members in Attendance in Person: Chris Maxwell-Gaines, Kaiba White Board Members in Attendance Remotely: Heather Houser, Melissa Rothrock, Chris Campbell, Jon Salinas, Rodrigo Leal, Haris Qureshi, Anna Scott, Charlotte Davis, Diana Wheeler, Amy Noel, Yure Suarez Board Members Absent: Larry Franklin, Bertha Delgado, Alice Woods, Stephanie Bazan City Staff in Attendance: Rohan Lilauwala, Amanda Mortl, Tasnuva Udita CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION N/A 6. Approval of minutes from the October 25th meeting of the Joint Sustainability Committee. Need a correction on item 10. Should say ‘Leal motions, Wheeler seconds’ Wheeler motions to approve with correction, Leal seconds, passes on 11-0 vote (Noel and Suarez off Dais) 1. Sustainable Procurement Update – Amanda Mortl, Office of Sustainability Discussions around accuracy + relevance of spend-based inventory o Current work is estimate. When further analyses done are measurements, we can’t compare to estimate. We’re on the cutting edge, methods are still evolving. o Inflation factored in, uses EPA database These are cradle-to-purchase measurements, only uses production emissions 3. Air Quality in Austin – Scott Johnson Discussion on importance of air quality. 2. Regional Air Quality – Anton Cox, CAPCOG Discussion on top sources of air pollution and opportunities to improve air quality No budget for incentives, requires voluntary action Request for Anton to provide NOx inventory and detailed list of measures taken High impact thing Austin could do – replace high emitting generation facilities (Decker, Fayette) would make a big difference 4. Updates from the Electric Utility Commission on Austin Energy Generation Plan Updates – Kaiba White 7. Resolution on Austin Energy Resource Planning. Discussion around issues with AE proposal for natural gas/hydrogen plant, including lack of transition plan, identified source, green hydrogen standard, assumption that hydrogen will be same price as natural gas, lack of delivery clarity. Assumption that transition to hydrogen would happen in 2027-2028. Qureshi motions to approve recommendation, Scott seconds, passes on a 11-0 vote (Campbell abstains, Suarez off dais). 5. action. Discussion of amendments to the Austin Climate Equity Plan spurred by council White is hoping to include ARR disposal rate goal while ACEP is …
2. Recommendations on Amendments to the Ausitn Climate Equity Plan — original pdf
Joint Sustainability Committee RECOMMENDATION 20240124-XXX Date: January 24, 2024 Subject: Recommendations on amendments to the Ausitn Climate Equity Plan on telework and disposal rate goals Motioned By: Seconded By: Recommendation: The Joint Sustainability Committee recommends and supports the following updates to the Austin Climate Equity Plan: 1. Adding language to explicitly support telework policies as outlined in City Council Resolution No. 20231109-029. 2. Amend Food and Production Consumption Goal 3 on page 75 to reflect the disposal rate goals in the 2023 Austin Resource Recovery Comprehensive Plan adopted by Council Resolution No. 20231102-002. a. Current language: “Aggressively pursue waste reduction, organics composting, and recycling to achieve a new zero-waste goal following adoption of the new Austin Resource Recovery Zero Waste Plan*. *The new community-wide per capita disposal rate goal will be added as an amendment to this plan when available.” b. Recommended language: “Aggressively pursue waste reduction, organics composting, and recycling and maintain a per capita disposal rate of 4 pounds disposed per ARR-serviced household per day in the near-term and work to achieve 1 pound disposed per ARR-serviced household per day over time.” Rationale: 1. The Joint Sustainability Committee supports expanded support and encouragement for telework for the reasons described in Joint Sustainability Committee Recommendation 20230628-4. 2. The Joint Sustainability Committee recognizes that product consumption is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. The addition of the disposal rate goals reflects this fact and was envisioned in the drafting of the Austin Climate Equity Plan. Page 75 of the Plan states “*The new community-wide per capita disposal rate goal will be added as an amendment to this plan when available.”
5. Recommendation to Include ATX Public Health Commission on JSC — original pdf
Recommendation to amend Austin City Code Chapter 2-1-206 to include Austin Travis County Public Health Commission on the Joint Sustainability Committee WHEREAS, degraded air quality from climate-related factors like increased particulate matter, ground-level ozone and wildfire smoke is linked to higher rates of respiratory illnesses including asthma and lung cancer, a leading cause of death in Travis County; and WHEREAS, heightened temperatures and recurrent heatwaves in Austin have escalated the risk of heat-related illnesses, particularly impacting vulnerable populations, including elderly residents, children, and the unhoused population; and WHEREAS, erratic weather patterns, including more extreme winter storms and thunderstorms, have posed challenges to healthcare services, caused infrastructure damage, and raised the potential for injuries, impacting the health and safety of Austin's residents; and WHEREAS, low-income communities and communities of color are the most impacted by extreme weather and pollution, leading to unjust quality of life outcomes and health disparities; and WHEREAS, according to the World Health Organization, “By 2030, climate change is projected to cause an additional 250,000 deaths per year, with mental health disorders accounting for a significant portion due to increased stress, anxiety, and trauma from climate-related events”; and WHEREAS, City Code directs the Joint Sustainability Committee to “promote close cooperation between the council, City management, City boards, commissions, committees, and task forces... with the goal of coordinating all similar activities within the City and the community in order to secure the greatest public benefit;” NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Joint Sustainability Committee of the City of Austin hereby recommends that City Code Chapter 2-1-206 and the bylaws of the Joint Sustainability Committee be amended to add the Austin Travis County Public Health Commission to the membership of the Joint Sustainability Committee to foster collaboration and address the critical intersection of climate change and public health for the betterment of the Austin community. .
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Recommendation 20240124-002 - Amendments to the Austin Climate Equity Plan — original pdf
Joint Sustainability Committee RECOMMENDATION 20240124-002 Date: January 24, 2024 Subject: Recommendations on amendments to the Ausitn Climate Equity Plan on telework and disposal rate goals Motioned By: Haris Qureshi Seconded By: Anna Scott Recommendation: The Joint Sustainability Committee recommends and supports the following updates to the Austin Climate Equity Plan: 1. Adding language to explicitly support telework policies as outlined in City Council Resolution No. 20231109-029, including ensuring that, whenever appropriate, all new City of Austin telework and remote work policies contribute towards the goal of achieving 25% Austin residents working from home by 2039 and include a strategy to implement a City of Austin telework policy of no less than 85% of eligible City of Austin employees choose work from home. 2. Equity Plan a. The Joint Sustainability Committee further recommends that the Austin Climate 3. Amend Food and Production Consumption Goal 3 on page 75 to reflect the disposal rate goals in the 2023 Austin Resource Recovery Comprehensive Plan adopted by Council Resolution No. 20231102-002. a. Current language: “Aggressively pursue waste reduction, organics composting, and recycling to achieve a new zero-waste goal following adoption of the new Austin Resource Recovery Zero Waste Plan*. *The new community-wide per capita disposal rate goal will be added as an amendment to this plan when available.” b. Recommended language: “Aggressively pursue waste reduction, organics composting, and recycling and maintain a per capita disposal rate of 4 pounds disposed per ARR-serviced household per day in the near-term and work to achieve 1 pound disposed per ARR-serviced household per day over time.” c. The Joint Sustainability Committee further recommends the Austin Climate Equity Plan be updated in the near future to refine the disposal rate goal with clear target dates and more ambitious interim goals. Rationale: 1. The Joint Sustainability Committee supports expanded support and encouragement for telework for the reasons described in Joint Sustainability Committee Recommendation 20230628-4. 2. The Joint Sustainability Committee recognizes that product consumption is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. The addition of the disposal rate goals reflects this fact and was envisioned in the drafting of the Austin Climate Equity Plan. Page 75 of the Plan states “*The new community-wide per capita disposal rate goal will be added as an amendment to this plan when available.” Vote: 13-0 For: Kaiba White, Rodrigo Leal, Haris Qureshi, Chris Maxwell-Gaines Melissa Rothrock, Jon Salinas, Alice Woods, Amy Noel, Diana Wheeler, Christopher …
7. Low carbon concrete presentation — original pdf
City of Austin Plan to Transition to Low – Embodied Carbon Concrete In Pursuit of a Carbon Neutral Austin Office of the City Engineer January 2024 Austin o The use of traditional cements and concretes and construction with concrete has a huge impact on the sustainability of most of our built environment and infrastructure. o We must work together to affect change to be successful developing a future in which we all want to live. o The City of Austin has an opportunity to take a leading role in the movement toward more sustainable infrastructure. o The Austin City Council has passed a Resolution that empowers us to begin walking the path toward more sustainable concrete. 2 Climate Change and CO2 Emissions Industry, 14% Electricity, 28% Agriculture, 9% Commercial & Residential, 12% Concrete, 8% Transportation 29% Year 1990 2005 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 33.5 46.2 40.3 39.0 40.9 40.7 41.3 33,484 46,194 40,324 38,971 40,896 40,888 41,312 MMT CO2 Eq. kt • Cement industry is responsible for about 8% of carbon dioxide emissions • Carbon dioxide emissions from cement production increased by 23.4% from 1990 through 2021. 3 4 Buy Clean Policies and Legislation Federal, State, and Local Initiatives White House Buy Clean Actions Announced September 15th, 2022. Administration Goal: Net-zero emissions by 2050 and a 50-52% reduction by 2030. Prioritize the Federal Government’s purchase of steel, concrete, asphalt and flat glass that have lower levels of emissions. Expand lower-carbon construction materials used in federally-funded projects. Convene states to partner on Buy Clean. Increase data transparency through supplier reporting to track and reduce emissions. Launch pilot programs to advance federal procurement of clean construction materials. Expand the Buy Clean Task Force to eight more federal agencies (total of 17 now). The US Department of Transportation policy statement (issued September 15th, 2022), “…the U.S. Department of Transportation will launch a Buy Clean Initiative that will assess and address the embodied carbon emissions that come from the engineering, design, construction, procurement, maintenance, and disposal of transportation projects" 1. The Department will explore the use of Environmental Product Declarations, which are transparent, verified reports used to communicate the environmental impacts of construction materials. Standardized reporting would help industry to confidently move forward in investing in the production of clean and reliable materials. 5 Concrete Sustainability Initiatives Material Transparency: Environmental Product Declarations Nutrition Label EPD 6 City of Austin City Council Resolution Resolution …
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BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 24, 2024 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, January 24, 2024 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 24 January 2024, at the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, ROOM 1405, in Austin, Texas. CHAIR SADÉ OGUNBODE called the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION (BSC) Meeting to order at 6:40 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Sadé Ogunbode, Commissioners: Blaine Campbell, Michael Francis, Luis Osta Lugo, Logan Schugart, Timothy Stostad and Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Stephen Truesdell. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Edward Selig. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Rajikumar Janakarajan and Bharath Janakarajan appeared during Public Communication to request a re-hearing for penalty relief regarding their property located at 8412 Garcreek Circle, Case Numbers CL 2021-050163, CL 2021-050393 and CL 2021-050180. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approve the amended minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on September 27, 2023, the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on October 24, 2023 and, the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING on December 1, 2023. The amended minutes from the meeting of September 27, 2023 were approved on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ motion, COMMISSIONER STOSTAD’s second on a 7-0 vote. The minutes from the meetings of October 24, 2023 and December 1, 2023 were approved on COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’s motion, COMMISSIONER SCHUGART’s second on a 7-0 vote. 1. 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, January 24, 2024 PUBLIC HEARINGS Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number OL 2018-151137; Property address: 5800 Wellington Drive, aka Mueller Place Apartments. 2. 3. 4. 5. This appeal was pulled from the agenda by Staff and was not heard by the Commission. Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CV 2023-126552; Property address: 6911 Moonmont Drive. COMMISSIONER STOSTAD moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to adopt City staff’s FRANCIS’ second. recommendation the appeal, COMMISSIONER STOSTAD’S second. The motion passed on a 7-0 vote. COMMISSIONER BENIGNO was absent. the notice of violation thereby denying to affirm Conduct a public hearing and consider an appeal regarding case number CV 2023-125026; Property address: 8103 Forbsdale Drive. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO’S second. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO moved to grant the appeal, COMMISSIONER SHUGART’S second. The motion failed on a …