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Approved Minutes

Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting Minutes Friday, March 22, 2024 MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES Friday, March 22, 2024 The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a special called meeting on Friday, March 22, 2024, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St Austin, Texas. Vice-Chair Meyer called the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Elisabeth Meyer, Vice Chair Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Lisa Chang Mickey Fetonte Jennifer Powell Lira Amari Ramírez Pete Salazar PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No speakers. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on March 8, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of 03/08/2024 were approved on Commissioner Salazar’s motion, Commissioner Chang’s second on a 6-0 vote. Chair Franks, Commissioners Hogan and Vassallo were absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Approve a Recommendation for the City of Austin to conduct a point in time count to determine the number of people living with disabilities in Austin. 1 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting Minutes Friday, March 22, 2024 to approve Recommendation 20240322-002 was approved on The motion Commissioner Powell’s motion and Commissioner Ramírez’s second on a 6-0 vote. Chair Franks, Commissioners Hogan and Vassallo were absent. 3. Approve a Recommendation to create an online community participation and information sharing site. The motion to approve Recommendation 20240322-003 was approved on Commissioner Salazar’s motion and Commissioner Powell’s second on a 6-0 vote. Chair Franks, Commissioners hogan and Vassallo were absent. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Presentation on the Equity Based Preservation Plan. Presentation by Betsy Greenburg about zoning changes to group homes. Vice Chair Meyer adjourned the meeting at 5:49 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the April 12, 2024 meeting on Commissioner Salazar’s motion, Commissioner Ramírez’s second on a 7-0 vote. Chair Franks and Commissioner Vassallo were off the dais. 2  3