Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities - Nov. 13, 2020
Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities Regular Meeting of the Mayor''s Committee for People with Disabilities - MCPD Regular Meeting Friday November 13, 2020
Special Meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) November 13, 2020 MCPD to be held on Friday November 13, 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 (Thursday, November 12, 2020 by 12:00pm noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the Friday November 13, 2020 Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512)-974-3256 or david.ondich@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (Thursday, November 12, 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 Thursday November 12, 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 Reunión del Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) la junta en FECHA de la reunion (11/13/2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (11/12/2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de (512)-974-3256 y david.ondich@austitnexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por correo electrónico una solicitud para hablar al enlace de la junta, los …
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Regular Meeting Minutes November 13, 2020 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities REGULAR MEETING MINUTES (November 13, 2020) The City of Austin, Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular meeting via video conference on November 13, 2020 with a live broadcast on ATXN. CALL TO ORDER: With quorum present Chair Jonathan Franks called the November 13, 2020 meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities to order at 1:00pm Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Jonathan Franks, Commissioners: Kathryn Broadwater, Gene Brooks, Diane Kearns-Osterweil, Robin Orlowski, Emily Shryock, Deborah Trejo Committee Member Absent: Vice Chair Jose Levy, Commissioner Taurean Burt, Joey Gidseg Staff in Attendance: David Ondich, ADA Program Administrator and Lee Nguyen ADA Program Human Resources (HR) Specialist. Chair Jonathan Franks announced the resignation of Vice Chair Jose Levy and moved item 3A, A City staff presentation up on the agenda after citizen communication and item 2A in New Business. Please refer to item 3A for description. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Gene Brooks made a motion to approve the minutes from the October 09, 2020 MCPD Regular Meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Diane Kearns- Osterweil. The motion passed 7-0. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: One citizen communication took place during the November 13, 2020 MCPD Regular Meeting. Loving Hearts for All, special needs group to support children with disabilities to support employment and inclusion, and housing for their children organization is looking for employment internships. To hear the complete communication please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/107110 and view citizen communication general. 2. NEW BUSINESS: 2A. Discussion and possible action: Update from working group regarding the receipt of nominations for the 2020 Disability Employment Awards – Commissioners Shryock and Trejo. No action was taken on this item. To view the update, including commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/107110 and view item 2A. 2B. Discussion and possible action regarding updating the current Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities web page in lieu of a social media page – Chair Franks. No action was taken on this item. To view the discussion, including commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/107110 and view item 2B. 2C. Discussion and possible action to finalize the 2021 MCPD regular meeting schedule – Chair Franks and Vice-chair Levy Motion: Commissioner Deborah Trejo made a motion for the MCPD to approve the 2021 schedule to meet on the …
