MCPD Regular Meeting Agenda Friday June 11 2021 — original pdf

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Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities (MCPD) Meeting June 11, 2021 MCPD to be held Friday, June 11, 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, June 10, 2021 by 12:00pm noon. All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the June 11, 2021 MCPD Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512)-974-3203 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Thursday, June 10, 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 jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov by Noon on Thursday, June 10, 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 (06/11/2021) 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 (06/10/2021 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: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en (512)-974-3203 y jonathan.babiak@austintexas.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 información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a jonathan.babiak@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 folletos u otra  MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES June 11, 2021 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: Jonathan Franks, Chair Emily Shryock, Vice Chair Taurean Burt Joey Gidseg Diane Kearns-Osterweil Diane Kearns-Osterweil Robin Orlowski Kathryn Broadwater Deborah Trejo Maria M. Villarreal AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers who register to speak no later than noon Thursday June 10, 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 May 14, 2021 Meeting. 2. NEW BUSINESS: A. Discussion and possible action regarding community access and participation for people with disabilities during City Council meetings. B. Discussion and possible action regarding American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation services during COVID-19 announcements. C. Update, discussion, and possible action on Project Connect Community Advisory Committee. D. Update by Chair Franks followed by discussion regarding the Winter Storm Task Force. 3. STAFF BRIEFINGS AND COMMISSIONER ANNOUNCEMENTS: 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 Jonathan Babiak, Office of Civil Rights, at (512) 974-3203 or jonathan.babiak@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 Jonathan Babiak at (512) 974-3203 or jonathan.babiak@austintexas.gov.