MCPD Approved Special Called Meeting Minutes May 6, 2020 — original pdf

Approved Minutes

Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Regular Meeting Minutes May 6, 2020 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities REGULAR MEETING MINUTES (06 May 2020) The City of Austin, Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a special called meeting via video conference on May 06, 2020 with a live broadcast on ATXN. CALL TO ORDER: With quorum present Chair Jonathan Franks called the May 06, 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: Gene Brooks, Robin Orlowski, Diane Kearns-Osterweil, Danny Saenz, Deborah Trejo. Committee Members Absent: Commissioners: Taurean Burt, Joey Gidseg and Emily Shryock   Staff in Attendance: David Ondich, ADA Program Administrator 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Vice Chair Jose Levy made a motion to approve the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities and Commission on Seniors Joint Meeting from March 13, 2020. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Deborah Trejo. The motion passed with Commissioner Gene Brooks abstaining. CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: There was no citizen communication that took place during the March 13, 2020 MCPD Regular Meeting. Commissioner Deborah Trejo moved item 4A A City staff presentation up on the agenda. Please refer to item 4A for description. 2. NEW BUSINESS: 2A. Discussion and possible action on recommendation from the disability Quality of Life working group – Chair Jonathan Franks and working group members. Chair Franks led a discussion with the Committee on Disability Quality of Life working group. Motion: Commissioner Deborah Trejo made a motion to approve the Scope of Work that City staff members had worked on with the Quality of Life Working Group. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Robin Orlowski. The motion passed unanimously. Motion to reconsider: Commissioner Deborah Trejo made a motion to reconsider her previous motion that to have the Committee approve the Scope of Work for the Quality of Life Survey, any changes to the Scope of Work should be approved by the Quality of Life Working Group. The motion was seconded by Vice Chair Jose Levy. The motion passed unanimously. To view the discussion, commissioners’ comments in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/61668 and view item 2A. 2B. Discussion and possible action on MCPD 2021 budget recommendations - Chair Jonathan Franks and Commissioner Deborah Trejo led a discussion regarding the 2020-2021 MCPD budget recommendations. The Commissioners discussed how the Committee would assign Commissioners to write the Committee Budget Recommendations for various areas of focus. The Commissioners will write the recommendations and send them to David who will send them to Vice Chair Levy, who will compile the recommendations to be approved at the next meeting of the Committee. To view the discussion and commissioners’ comments in their entirety visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/61668 and view item 2B 3. Future Agenda Items: 3A. Communicating outside of regular meetings, presentation from Office of City Clerk Staff and provide written rules on B&C communication. Vice Chair Levy and Commissioner Trejo 3B. COVID 19 Resolution to address impact the Health, Housing and Employment on People with Disabilities Chair Franks and Commissioner Orlowski 3C. PARD Staff Presentation 3D. PW Right of Way Staff Presentation 3E. Police and Safe Place Staff Presentation 3F. Draft Resolution on Opposing Violence against People with Disabilities. Commissioners Trejo and Orlowski 3G. Presentation on the current US administration proposed changes to Social Security Disability (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and how they will impact how benefits will be awarded. And the changes impact on People with Disabilities. Chair Franks and Commissioner Gene Brooks. To view the Commissioners’ discussion and comments on Future Agenda Items in their entirety please visit: https://austintx.new.swagit.com/videos/61668 and view item 3 & 4 4. Adjournment Commissioner Gene Brooks made a motion to adjourn the May 06, 2020 MCPD Special Called Meeting. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Robin Orlowski. The May 6, 2020 meeting of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities adjourned at 2:26p.m.