MCPD and Commission on Seniors Approved Joint Meeting Minutes Friday February 14,2020 — original pdf
Approved Minutes
Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) and Commission on Seniors (COS) Joint Meeting Minutes February 14, 2020 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities and Commission on Seniors Joint MEETING MINUTES (14 February 2020) The City of Austin, Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities and Commission on Seniors convened in a joint meeting on February 14, 2020 at the Board and Commission Room #1100 located inside City Hall at 301 W 2nd St in Austin, Texas. CALL TO ORDER: With quorum present, Chair Jonathan Franks called the February 8, 2019 meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities and Commission on Seniors to order at 5:15 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Chair Jonathan Franks and Commissioners: Taurean Burt, Diane Kearns-Osterweil, Jose Levy, Robin Orlowski and Danny Saenz, Emily Shryock, and Deborah Trejo, Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities members absent: Commissioner Joey Gidseg Staff present: Staff in Attendance: David Ondich, MCPD Staff Liaison and Halana Kaleel, COS Staff Liaison CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: There were two citizen communications during the February 14, 2020 MCPD Regular Meeting. • Christina Tangredi, Of the Office of Police Oversight spoke to the committees on the recent Racial Profiling Report and announced an upcoming Community Event. She also mentioned a newly formed Community Police Review Commission. To hear her comments in their entirety, please visit… http://austintx.swagit.com/play/02142020-569 and view citizen communication. • Mr. Carlos Leon, Austin Resident spoke regarding concerns he had in the community. To hear Mr. Leon’s comments in their entirety, please visit… http://austintx.swagit.com/play/02142020-569 and view citizen communication. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities December 13th, 2019, Regular Meeting was not taken up. 2. ANNOUCEMENTS: There were no committee announcements at at the February 14, 2020 MCPD and COS Joint meeting. 3. NEW BUSINESS: 3A. Discussion: There was a discussion by the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities and the Commission for Seniors on the common 2021 budget issues and recommendations that had been identified at Community Budget Outreach Forums previously conducted by each committee. To view this discussion in its entirety please visit: http://austintx.swagit.com/play/02142020-569 and view item III A & IV. 3B. Update and Discussion: Quality of Life Study for People with Disabilities. Candice Cooper, Program Manager with the Management Services Office led a discussion regarding the Quality of Life study that was funded in the 2019 City Budget. Commissioners from both committees offered feedback and a Working Group was formed to further discuss the scope and parameters of the study. To see the discussion in its entirety, please visit: http://austintx.swagit.com/play/02142020-569 and view item III B. 4. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business discussed by the MCPD at the February 14, 2020 MCPD and COS Joint meeting. 5. STAFF BRIEFINGS 5A. Presentation: See item 3B regarding the staff briefing from Candice Cooper from the Management Services Office who led the discussion on the development of a Quality of Life Study for People with Disabilities. 6. Future Agenda Items 6A. Discussion and possible action on MCPD budget recommendations; 6B. Discussion and possible action on recommendations from the Disability Quality of Life study working group; 6C. Report on expanded accessible services in PARD; 6D. Presentation from APD staff updating the committee on the Mental Health Taskforce 6E. Interacting with the community of people with disabilities; 7. ADJOURNMENT: Commissioner Taurean Burt made a motion to adjourn the February 14, 2020 joint meeting of the MCPD and COS. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Deborah Trejo. All approved. MCPD Chair, Jonathan Franks adjourned the MCPD and COS joint meeting at 6:50pm