Mayor's Committee for People with DisabilitiesApril 9, 2021

MCPD Regular Meeting Agenda Friday April 9 2021 — original pdf

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Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Regular Meeting Friday April 9, 2021 MCPD regular meeting to be held Friday, April 09, 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, April 8, 2021 by 12:00pm noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the April 9, 2021 MCPD regular 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, April 8, 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, April 8, 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 convocada del Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) FECHA de la reunion (04/09/2021) 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 (04/08/21 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 día de la reunión programada se enviará por correo electrónico o por teléfono. • Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar. • Las oradoras esperarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los folletos u otra información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a david.ondich@austintexas.gov del mediodía del día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión. • Si la reunión se transmite en vivo, se puede ver aquí: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live junta en la MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES April 09, 2021 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Diane Kearns-Osterweil Robin Orlowski Kathryn Broadwater Deborah Trejo Jonathan Franks, Chair Emily Shryock, Vice Chair Gene Brooks Taurean Burt Joey Gidseg AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers who register to speak no later than noon Thursday April 8th , 2021 will be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consider approval of the minutes from the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities, March 12, 2021 regular meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS: 2A. Discussion and action: Elections to Select MCPD 2021 Officers- Full Committee 2B. Discussion and possible action to adopt a Resolution Acknowledging Impacts of the February 2021 Texas Winter Power Outage on People with Disabilities – Commissioner Orlowski and Chair Franks 2C. Discussion regarding the posting of minutes Commissioner Burt and full committee 2D. Discussion to review all current and proposed MCPD appointments to City Advisory Committees – full committee 2E. Discussion and possible action to appoint an MCPD Commissioner to the Project Connect Advisory Committee – Chair Franks and Commissioner Broadwater 2F. Discussion and possible action to appoint an MCPD Commissioner to the Hate Crime 2G. Discussion and possible action to appoint MCPD Commissioner to the winter Storm Taskforce – full committee Review Taskforce 3. STAFF PRESENTATIONS AND COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS: 3A. Presentation by Hannah Barron of COA Smart Mobility Office and John Petrous of Tappy Guide regarding beta testing of smart mobility app 3B. Announcement by Commissioner Orlowski regarding the appointment of a citizen outside of commissions to the JIC 3C. Announcement by David Ondich, ADA Program Administrator regarding transfer of Staff Liaison duties to the Office of Civil Rights 4. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 5. 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 Lee Nguyen at Human Resources Department, at (512) 974-1897 or Lee.Nguyen@austintexas.gov, for additional information. TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Mayors Committee for People with Disabilities, please contact David Ondich at (512) 974-3256 or david.ondich@austintexas.gov.