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Approved Minutes

Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting Minutes Friday, June 14, 2024 MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Friday, June 14, 2024 The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular called meeting on Friday, June 14, 2024, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St Austin, Texas. Chair Meyer called the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting to order at 5:31 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Elisabeth Meyer, Chair Jonathan Franks, Vice Chair Adrianne Hogan Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Lisa Chang Mickey Fetonte Jennifer Powell Pete Salazar Kristen Vassallo PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. DISCUSSION ITEMS Meyer. 1 Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on April 12, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of 04/12/2024 were approved on Vice Chair Frank’s motion, Commissioner Salazar’s second on an 8-0 vote. 2. Updates on the Project Connect Community Advisory Committee (CAC) by Chair Elisabeth Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting Minutes Chair Meyer provided an update. Friday, June 14, 2024 3. Discussion and identification of organizations in the disability community which may provide opportunities to partner for advocacy. Discussion was held. The following organizations were identified: Disability Advocacy Student Coalition at UT Austin Texas Workforce Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center Texas School for the Blind National Federation of the Blind American Council of the Blind of Texas ADAPT Intellectual Disability Community Texas Workforce Commission Texas State Independent Living Council Coalition for the Deaf CapMetro Access UT Austin Trauma/Recovery Center DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 4. Update membership and clarify scope of data collection as part of the Demographic Working Group. The motion to add Vice Chair Franks to the Demographic Working Group was approved on Commissioner Hogan’s motion, Commissioner Powell’s second on an 8-0 vote. 5. Approve an alternate representative of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities to the Joint Inclusion Committee. The motion to add Commissioner Chang as alternate representative to the Joint Inclusion Committee was approved on Vice Chair Frank’s motion, Commissioner Vassallo’s second, on an 8-0 vote. 6. Approve Recommendation 20240614-006 regarding safety concerns following Land Development Code changes. 2 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting Minutes Friday, June 14, 2024 The motion to approve the Recommendation regarding safety concerns following Land Development Code changes was made by Vice Chair Franks, seconded by Commissioner Vassallo. The motion to amend the Recommendation was made by Commissioner Vassallo, seconded by Commissioner Hogan. The amendment was to remove “suffering from” in the third paragraph and replace with the word “with.” The Recommendation was approved as amended on an 8-0 vote. Follow up on Recommendation regarding safety concerns following Land Development Code FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS changes in September or October. Quality of Life Study 2022 Joint Inclusion Committee updates Project Connect Community Advisory Committee (CAC) updates Annual Report Approve Vice Chair Franks as representative to the Community Advancement Network (CAN) Update on accessibility in Texas state parks Recognition of organizations/businesses who hire people with disabilities and Disability Awareness month in August Chair Meyer adjourned the meeting at 6:27 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the 07/12/2024 meeting on Vice Chair Frank’s motion, Commissioner Vassallo’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioner Hogan was off the dais. Commissioner Salazar was absent. 3