Item #1 Draft Meeting Minutes April 8, 2022 — original pdf

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MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Friday, April 8, 2022 The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular called meeting on Friday, April 8, 2022, at City Hall, 301 W 2nd St Austin, Texas. Chair Franks called the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Jonathan Franks, Chair Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Emily Shyrock, Vice Chair Diana Anzaldua Kathryn Broadwater Diane Kearns-Osterweil Robin Orlowski Deborah Trejo PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Jason Shaw 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on March 11, 2022. The motion to approve the minutes from the meeting on 03/11/2022 failed on Commissioner Orlowski’s motion, Commissioner Trejo’s second on a 5-1 vote. Vice Chair Shyrock abstained. Commissioners Burt, Gidseg, and Powell were absent. A. Discussion and action: Elections to Select MCPD 2022 Officers – Full Committee 2. NEW BUSINESS 1  The motion to cease nominations for Chair and approve Jonathan Franks as Chair was made by Commissioner Trejo, seconded by Commissioner Kearns-Osterweil and approved on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Burt, Gidseg, and Powell were absent. The motion to nominate and approve Commissioner Shyrock as Vice Chair was made by Commissioner Orlowski and seconded by Chair Franks and approved on a 6-0 vote. Commissioners Burt, Gidseg, and Powell were absent. B. Briefing and discussion on upcoming spending priorities for federal housing and community development grants related to the FY 22-23 Action Plan and HOME-ARP grant. The presentation was made by Max Horstman, Housing and Planning Department and Mandy DeMayo, Deputy Director, Housing and Planning Department. C. Discussion and possible action regarding Funding for Healthcare Navigation and Liaison Programs Benefiting Austin’s Immigrant Communities. D. Discussion and possible action regarding Family Connects in Response to the Resilient ATX E. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation for a joint initiative by the City and County to create downtown mental health diversion program. F. Discussion and possible action on a grant to address community-identified transportation challenges in North Austin’s Georgian Acres neighborhood. Discussed. Resolution. Discussed. Discussed. Postponed. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Quality of Life Study Briefing National Federation for the Blind Presentation – NFB Newsline Suggestion to present Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities’ budget recommendations to the Joint Inclusion Committee. CapMetro Community Connectors Update Chair Franks adjourned the meeting at 6:59 p.m. without objection. 2