Item #1 Draft Meeting Minutes December 13, 2024 — original pdf

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Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, December 13, 2024 MAYOR’S COMMITTEE FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES Friday, December 13, 2024 The Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities convened in a regular called meeting on Friday, December 13, 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 5:33 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Elisabeth Meyer, Chair Gabriel Arellano Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Jonathan Franks, Vice Chair Mickey Fetonte Jennifer Powell Pete Salazar Kristen Vassallo PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities regular meeting on November 8, 2024. The minutes from the meeting on November 8, 2024 were approved on Vice Chair Frank’s motion, Commissioner Vassallo’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Chang and Kelly were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1 Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities Friday, December 13, 2024 Update from Chair Meyer regarding the recent work of the CapMetro Community Advisory Committee. Chair Meyer provided an update. Discussion on the feasibility of attendance of and accessibility considerations for the Equity Office’s Undoing Institutional Racism Training. The motion to postpone to the next meeting was approved on Commissioner Salazar’s motion, Vice Chair Franks’ second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Chang and Kelly were absent. 4. Discussion on ways the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities can work with and advise the City of Austin Human Resources Department. The motion to postpone to the next meeting was approved on Commissioner Salazar’s motion, Commissioner Vassallo’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Chang and Kelly were absent. 5. Update on attendance of the Joint Inclusion Committee’s Budget Input Sessions. Commissioner Fetonte provided an update. Discussion on commissioner appointments in 2025, including Joint Inclusion Committee representatives, holdover capacity and quorum for the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Select a Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities member liaison to participate in the interview panel and relay Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities authorized feedback on the interview process for the Director of the Office of Equity and Inclusion. Discussed. No action taken. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS CapMetro – Redline Trail (Meyer, Vassallo) Budget Discussion and Working Group (Meyer, Vassallo) Update CAC Committee (Meyer) A motion to adjourn the meeting at 5:55 pm was approved on Vice Chair Frank’s motion Commissioner Salazar’s second on a 7-0 vote. Commissioners Chang and Kelly were absent. 2 2. 3. 6. 7.