Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities - Jan. 8, 2021
Mayor's Committee for People with Disabilities Regular Meeting of the Mayor''s Committee for People with Disabilities - MCPD January Monthly Meeting via Video Conference Friday January 8,2021
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Meeting January 08, 2021 MCPD to be held Friday, January 08, 2021 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, January 7, 2021 by 12:00pm noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the January 08, 2021 MCPD 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, January 07, 2021. 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 made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time 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, January 07, 2021. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) FECHA de la reunion (01/08/2021) 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 (01/07/21 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: (512)-974-3256 y • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de david.ondich@austitnexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • Una vez que se haya realizado una solicitud para hablar con el enlace de la junta, la información para llamar el …
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Regular Meeting Minutes February 12, 2021 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities REGULAR MEETING MINUTES (February 12, 2021) The City of Austin, Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular meeting via video conference on February 12, 2021 with a live broadcast on ATXN. CALL TO ORDER: With quorum present Chair Jonathan Franks called the February 12, 2021 meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities to order at 5:34pm Committee Members in Attendance: Chair Jonathan Franks, Vice Chair Emily Shryock Commissioners: Taurean Burt, Kathryn Broadwater, Joey Gidseg, Diane Kearns-Osterweil, Robin Orlowski, Deborah Trejo, ABSENT: Gene Brooks Staff in Attendance: Tina Lee staff liaison for Human Resources Department Chair Jonathan Franks moved items 3A and 2F city staff presentations up on the agenda after citizen communication. Please refer to item 3A and 2F for description. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Kathryn Broadwater made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 08, 2020 MCPD Regular Meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Emily Shryock. The motion passed 6-0. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: One citizen communication took place during the February 12, 2021 MCPD Regular Meeting: Celia Hughes, Executive Director of Art Spark Texas (formerly VSA Texas). Speaking on proposed changes to the Cultural Arts funding program, as proposed by the Department of Economic Development, and its potential effect on funding for disability arts programs in the future. To view the complete communication and commissioners’ comments please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/112925 and view item CITIZEN COMMUNICATION GENERAL. 2. NEW BUSINESS: 2A. Update from 2021 Quality of Life Budget working group – Commissioners Gidseg, Orlowski and Brooks To view the presentation and discussion, including commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/112925 and view item 2A. 2B. Discussion and Possible Action: To adopt a draft resolution for the City to replace TTY with Relay Services in City Services, Commissioner Robin Orlowski and Taurean Burt; Motion: A motion was made by Commissioner Shryock: to adopt the draft resolution for the City to replace TTY with Relay Services in City Services. The Motion was seconded by Commissioner Orlowski and passed 7-0. To view the discussion, including commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/112925 and view item 2B. 2C. Discussion and action to select a date to hold budget town hall meeting. Chair Franks and full committee To view the discussion and commissioners’ comments in their entirety …
