REGULAR CALLED MEETING OF THE MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Friday, April 11, 2025, 5:30pm Austin City Hall, Boards and Commissions Room #1101 301 West 2nd Street Austin, Texas 78701 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. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Elisabeth Meyer, Chair Jonathan Franks, Vice Chair Gabriel Arellano Lisa Chang Delawnia Comer-HaGans Audrea Diaz Mickey Fetonte Conor Kelly Lynn Murphy Elizabeth Slade Kristen Vassallo AGENDA 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 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities special called meeting on March 28, 2025. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. 4. Discussion regarding initial planning efforts for Disability Festival 2025. Discussion regarding provisional ridership of paratransit on CapMetro. Presentation by Deb Miller, community stakeholder and advocate for the disabled. Update from the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) representative regarding the meeting on March 26, 2025. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. 6. 7. Approve the formation of a Working Group to make a candidate qualities priority list for City of Austin interview panel participation. Approve a primary and secondary representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee. Conduct officer elections for the Chair and Vice 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 Christi Vitela at the City Clerk Department at 512-974-2792 or email christi.vitela@austintexas.gov for additional information. TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities, please …
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, March 28, 2025 MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES Friday, March 28, 2025 The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a special called meeting on Friday, March 28, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St Austin, Texas. Chair Meyer called the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting to order at 5:47 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Elisabeth Meyer, Chair Gabriel Arellano Conor Kelly Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Lisa Chang Elizabeth Slade Kristen Vassallo PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on March 7, 2025. The minutes from the meeting on March 7, 2025, were approved on Commissioner Vassallo’s motion, Commissioner Arellano’s second on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Franks, Commissioners Comer-HaGans, Fetonte, and Salazar were absent. WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS 2. Recommendations from the Budget Working Group regarding budget recommendations for Fiscal Year 2025-2026. Discussed. 1 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, March 28, 2025 DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Approve a Budget Recommendation to Council regarding Micromobility Devices Impeding Public Walkways. The motion to approve a Recommendation to Council regarding Micromobility Devices Impeding Public Walkways was approved on Commissioner Kelly’s motion, Commissioner Vassallo’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Franks, Commissioners Comer-HaGans, Fetonte, and Salazar were absent. 4. Approve a Budget Recommendation to Council regarding Recognizing and Celebrating People with Disabilities. The motion to approve a Budget Recommendation to Council regarding Recognizing and Celebrating People with Disabilities was approved on Commissioner Vassallo’s motion, Commissioner Arellano’s second, on a 6-0 vote. Vice Chair Franks, Commissioners Comer-HaGans, Fetonte, and Salazar were absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Deb Miller – Provisional Ridership Officer Elections Nominations for primary and secondary representatives on the JIC Working Group for COA interview panel priorities list Joint Inclusion Committee update Chair Meyer motioned to adjourn the meeting at 5:54 p.m., Commissioner Vassallo seconded, and was approved without objection, 6-0. Vice Chair Franks, Commissioners Comer-HaGans, Fetonte, and Salazar were absent. 2
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, April 11, 2025 MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Friday, April 11, 2025 The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular called meeting on Friday, April 11, 2025, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St Austin, Texas. Chair Meyer called the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Elisabeth Meyer, Chair Gabriel Arellano Lisa Chang Audrea Diaz Conor Kelly Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jonathan Franks, Vice Chair Delawnia Comer-HaGans Kristen Vassallo PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Ron Lucy – Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Melinda Crockom – Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Azza Hassan – Sensory Club Austin Ru Johnson – Disability Mobility APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities special called meeting on March 28, 2025. 1 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, April 11, 2025 The minutes from the meeting on March 28, 2025, were approved Vice Chair Frank’s motion, Commissioner Vassallo’s second on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Fetonte, Murphy, and Slade were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. 4. Discussion regarding initial planning efforts for Disability Festival 2025. Discussed. Discussion regarding provisional ridership of paratransit on CapMetro. Presentation by Deb Miller, community stakeholder and advocate for the disabled. Discussed. Update from the Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) representative regarding the meeting on March 26, 2025. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve the formation of a Working Group to make a candidate qualities priority list for City of Austin interview panel participation. The motion to approve the formation of a Working Group to make a candidate qualities priority list for City of Austin interview panel participation was approved on Commissioner Kelly’s motion, Commissioner Vassallo’s second, on a 7-0 vote. Commissioner Diaz abstained. Commissioners Fetonte, Murphy, and Slade were absent. Chair Meyer, Commissioners Comer-HaGans, Kelly, and Vassallo were added the Working Group without objection. 6. Approve a primary and secondary representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee. The motion to approve Lisa Chang as the primary representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Commissioner Chang’s motion, Chair Meyer’s second, on an 8-0 vote. Commissioners Fetonte, Murphy, and Slade were absent. The motion to approve Commissioner Kelly as the secondary representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Commissioner Kelly’s motion, Chair Meyer’s second, on an 8-0 vote. …
