Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities - May 29, 2020
Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities Special Called Meeting of the Mayor''s Committee for People with Disabilities - MCPD Special Called Meeting Via Video Conference Friday May 29, 2020
Special Meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) May 29, 2020 MCPD to be held Friday May 29, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance by Thursday May 28, 2020 by 12:00pm noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the May 29, 2020 Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512)-974-3256 or david.ondich@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Thursday May 28, 2020. The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to david.ondich@austintexas.gov by Noon on Thursday May 28, 2020. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES May 29, 2020 1:00p.m.-2:30p.m. VIA VIDEOCONFERENING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Robin Orlowski Danny Saenz Emily Shryock Deborah Trejo AGENDA Jonathan Franks, Chair Jose Levy, Vice-chair Gene Brooks Taurean Burt Joey Gidseg Diane Kearns-Osterweil CALL TO ORDER 2. NEW BUSINESS: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consider approval of the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities May 06, 2020 meeting. 2A. Discussion and possible action vote to approve MCPD 20-21 Budget recommendations submitted by Commissioners – Chair Jonathan Franks and Vice Chair Jose Levy, full committee 2B. Discussion COVID-19 Impact on Health, Housing and Employment of People with Disabilities – Chair Jonathan Franks and Commissioner Robin Orlowski, full committee 3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: 4. ADJOURNMENT: For accessibility, we appreciate your cooperation in keeping our meetings fragrance free. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations …
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Special Called Meeting Minutes May 29, 2020 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities REGULAR MEETING MINUTES (29 May 2020) The City of Austin, Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a special called meeting via video conference on May 29, 2020 with a live broadcast on ATXN. CALL TO ORDER: With quorum present Chair Jonathan Franks called the May 29, 2020 meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities to order at 1:04pm Committee Members in Attendance:, Chair Jonathan Franks, Vice Chair Jose Levy Commissioners: Taurean Burt Gene Brooks, Robin Orlowski, Danny Saenz, Emily Shryock, Deborah Trejo. Committee Members Absent: Commissioners: Joey Gidseg and, Diane Kearns- Osterweil Staff in Attendance: Lee Nguyen, ADA Program Human Resources (HR) Specialist 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Gene Brooks made a motion to approve the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities from March 13, 2020. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Robin Orlowski. The motion passed with Commissioner Gene Brooks abstaining. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: There was no citizen communication that took place during the May 29, 2020 MCPD Special Called Meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS: 2A. Discussion and possible action on Discussion and possible action vote to approve MCPD 20-21 Budget recommendations submitted by Commissioners – Chair Jonathan Franks and Vice Chair Jose Levy, full committee. Chair Jonathan Franks and working group members. Chair Franks led a discussion with the Committee on the recommendations. Motion: Commissioner Robin Orlowski made a motion to approve the MCPD Budget 20- 21 recommendation with the amendments discussed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Emily Shryock. The motion passed unanimously. To view the discussion and commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/62834 and view item 2A. 2B. Discussion and possible action Discussion COVID-19 Impact on Health, Housing and Employment of People with Disabilities – Chair Jonathan Franks and Commissioner Robin Orlowski, full committee. To view the discussion and commissioners’ comments in their entirety visit https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/62834 and view item 2B 3. Future Agenda Items: 3A. Letter to HEB addressing Disability Shopping Experiences during COVID-19 Chair Franks and Commissioner Deborah Trejo 3D. Letter to Local Media addressing camera angles to include Sign Language Interpreting during live broadcasts where they are present. Commissioner Deborah Trejo and Taurean Burt. 3E. Police and Safe Place Staff Presentation 3F. Draft Resolution on Opposing Violence against People with Disabilities. Commissioners Trejo and Orlowski 3G. Presentation …
