Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting June 22, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to be held June 22, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (June 21, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the June 22, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 no later than noon, (June 21, 2020). 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 called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start 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 joshua.robinson@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Special Called Meeting – June 22, 2020 10:00 P.M. – 11:30 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING BOARD MEMBERS: Vince Cobalis, Pramod Patil, Pooja Sethi, Kirk Yoshida, Molly Wang, Peter Chao, Sarah Chen, Catherina Conte, Debasree DasGupta, Nguyen Stanton, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, Kuo Yang, and Hanna Huang MEETING CALL TO ORDER: 10:00 p.m. 1. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports 1. Asian American Recourse Center Workgroup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup 3. Arts & Culture Workgroup 4. Human Resources Workgroup 5. Business Planning Workgroup b. Follow-up Items: Budget timeline/process 1. Update on Asian American Recourse Center Masterplan 2. Update on the Asian American Recourse Center Bridge 3. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards 4. Current status of City Budget process and COVID-19 impact a. COVID 19 Funding framework (Rey Arellano -City Manager’s Office and Diane Siler - Budget Office) b. Results from prior Mini-Grant …
AARC Workgroup meeting for the AAQoL Thursday, June 11 3:30-4:30pm In attendance: Sona Shah, Schiller Liao, Kirk Yoshida, Debasree DasGupta. Discussion on the AARC Phase 11 Master plan: The letter of approval for CMAR will be going to the Council in July. Debasree to request Vince to follow up with Kimberly about the status of the EDA grant Updates from the Center by Sona: The AARC is scheduled to open on Monday, June 15. Visits to the center will be by reservation only, with no more than 10 people at a time. People can visit to view the exhibits, some of which are already there. Some exhibits from the Seniors that are also being displayed along with one on silk art. Only a couple of staff will be present. The classrooms have remained closed. Summer camps have been cancelled Registration for online summer youth’s program will be starting soon. The Center is considering developing programs around the current situations. AARC is helping AACHI on the development of a web-site to report bias incidents AARC is also working with other Cultural Centers to support their upcoming events. Carver Center is planning an event for Juneteenth. Discussion on current situation: Debasree suggested that NAAO reach out to the members regarding giving more thought and attention to the Black Live Matter movement and not remain indifferent. Schiller also suggested that AARC host a webinar on Colored Life matters with NAAO Schiller to contact NAAO.
‘Arts and Culture’ workgroup report‐June 2020 Team: (a) Pramod Patil (Chair) (b) Shubhada Saxena (c) Peter Chao Synopsis of items accomplished: (1) ‘We are in this together’ – art project completed We recently completed an art initiative ‘We are in this together’ with Austin Sister Cities International (ASCI). This initiative was kicked off to help spread the message of togetherness and sense of one world while dealing with current pandemic . Each sister city was requested to create a poster to inline with the theme of togetherness. We received amazing response and support. This created a very good opportunity to see art/expressions from different sister cultures. Here are couple of posters from this project You can see all posters on the Austin Sister Cities International (ASCI) facebook page http://www.facebook.com/asci (2) Artist Inputs for Creative Space funding options City of Austin is working towards a plan of potentially purchasing struggling music venues. https://austin.culturemap.com/news/entertainment/05‐25‐20‐city‐council‐tunes‐up‐plan‐for‐potential‐ purchase‐of‐music‐venues/ We reached out to various artists in the community to share this information and seek inputs on Asian artists needs. We will reach out to more artists and work towards compiling all requests/suggestions. (3) Arts Commission meeting Members of art workgroup attended Arts Commission meeting on June 17th. It was a great meeting and gave good high level understanding on City of Austin’s funding plans for FY2021. It was a good meeting and raised concerns on low participation of Asian Americans and possible plans to reduce funding by 30%. We will explore more this area to see what more can be done to help our community. Here is a link to the meeting agenda http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=342173 (4) Hanna Huang expressed interest in joining Arts and Culture workgroup. We will be including her in future Arts and Culture workgroup meetings.
COVID‐19 Spending Framework Emergency Response: $105.5 Million Estimate Program Details Covid‐19 Emergency Management Department operating expenses substantially dedicated to Covid‐19 response Emergency Response Contingency Total Emergency Response Emergency Operations Center activation, direct pandemic response, and operational adjustments necessary for responding to the COVID‐19 pandemic Payroll expenses for public safety, public health, health care, human services, and similar employees whose services are substantially dedicated to mitigating or responding to the COVID‐19 public health emergency Contingency for disallowed expenditures by grantors and higher than projected COVID‐19 department expenses Medical and Public Health Needs: $62.9 Million Estimate Program Details Testing Epidemiology Response Planning & Research Shelters & Quarantine Facilities Public Health & Safety Measures Miscellaneous Items Costs of providing COVID‐19 testing, including Public Health laboratory, testing, and equipment Includes case investigation, contact tracing, and active monitoring Activities designed to study approaches to create greater resiliency in the community Emergency housing, supportive housing, and isolation of individuals related to the COVID‐19 pandemic and supportive services APH facility renovation funds to modify lobbies and reception areas; behavioral health/counseling support; sanitization Education and outreach; expenses for acquisition and distribution of medical and protective supplies, including sanitizing products and personal protective equipment; software; teleworking and distance learning Funding for additional medical and public health expenses that may be needed to combat the pandemic Public Health Contingency Total Medical and Public Health Needs * Subject to change. Estimates are inclusive of prior Council actions. Protection of Vulnerable Populations Support for preventing and reducting the risk and incidence of spread of COVID‐19; nursing home worker assistance; nursing home study; testing Residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and long‐term care facilities; people experiencing homelessness; seniors; populations with underlying health conditions Target Population Funding Sources Timeline Estimate* Community members; first responders June 1 ‐ December 30 $4.5M Individuals who do not have the ability to self‐isolate during the COVID‐19 pandemic FEMA; CRF; General Fund June 1 ‐ December 30 $14.5M Target Population Funding Sources Timeline Estimate* FEMA; Justice Assistance Grant Operating Funds March 1 ‐ December 31 $30M CRF CRF March 1 ‐ December 30 $68M March 1 ‐ December 30 $7.5M $105.5M FEMA; CRF; General Fund; CDBG; ESG; HOPWA; Ryan White; EMS Grant FEMA; CRF; General Fund FEMA; CRF; General Fund FEMA; CRF; General Fund May 1 ‐ December 31 $7.1M June 1 ‐ December 30 $4.7M June 1 ‐ December 30 $1.7M FEMA; CRF; General Fund June 1 …
COVID-19 Spending Framework City Council Work Session • May 28, 2020 1 COVID-19 Spending Framework Agenda • Reorganization of Spending Framework since May 19 Work Session • Emergency Response Spending Framework • Health Spending Framework • Austin Public Health • Economic Recovery Spending Framework • Neighborhood Housing and Community Development • Austin Economic Development Department • Presenters: Veronica Briseño, Chief Economic Recovery Officer Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Acting EDD Director Stephanie Hayden, APH Director Jon Hockenyos, President, TXP Inc. Rosie Truelove, NHCD Director Ed Van Eenoo, Deputy Chief Financial Officer 2 COVID-19 Spending Framework Reorganization of Spending Framework • Changes to organization of framework, not funding priorities • Split funding for Council initiatives into program components • e.g. $15 million for RISE is now spread across financial and direct support, food assistance, and rental assistance programs • Named initiatives now listed in Funding Notes column • Added $2 million to Workforce Development for Austin Conservation Corp • Estimated funding a combination of existing department budgets and the Coronavirus Relief Fund • Reclassified $2.3 million from the testing category to the protection of vulnerable populations category Health Needs • Contingency funds split between Emergency Response and Medical and Public 3 COVID-19 Spending Framework Emergency Response Summary Overall Recommendation: $105.5M • $30M COVID-19 emergency management • Emergency Operations • Direct Pandemic Response • Changes to department operations • $68M for department operating expenses substantially dedicated to COVID-19 response • $7.5M emergency response contingency 4 COVID-19 Spending Framework Medical and Public Health Summary • 253 temporary staff • Case investigation, contact tracing, public information and language access, testing, shelter services and contract management Overall Recommendation: $62.9M • $8.1M in temporary staffing • $29.8M in contractuals and commodities • Nursing home testing, study and strike teams • Public health lab, testing and equipment • Medical equipment and supplies • Shelters and quarantine facilities • Over three-fourths of the recommendation focused on epidemiology response, testing and sheltering and support of vulnerable populations. • $25M for public health contingency 5 COVID-19 Spending Framework Medical and Public Health Budget Recommendation by Expenditure Category ($ in Millions) 14.5 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 4.7 4.5 4.1 2.9 1.3 1.7 1.2 Shelters - Epidemiology Public health Medical Protection of Planning and Other response support and quarantine facilities Public health lab, testing and equipment and safety measures equipment, supplies and vulnerable populations research PPE 3.0 Nursing homes 6 …
Organization Project Description allgo’s QPOC Health and Healing Symposium will create a vital opportunity for Queer People of Color (QPOC) to connect to and benefit from culturally specific health and wellness information, resources, services, and practitioners, addressing the structural barriers that create significant health disparities for QPOC. Free health screenings: blood pressure, sugar/diabetes, HIV/STI testing; workshops: mental health, nutrition, wellness, harm reduction; and healing services: acupuncture, massage, y allgo In 2020, Austin Bat Cave’s (ABC) East Side onsite after- school program (East Side) will provide free one-on-one and small-group creative writing, tutoring, and homework instruction to 60 students from low-income families on the east side of Austin. We will serve 30 students each semester: 15 students from nearby Blackshear Elementary and 15 from Kealing Middle School. We will employ a 1:5 tutor-student ratio and our instructors will help students complete homework and learn the writing process. Austin Bat Cave Impact on Equity Research and experience demonstrate that culturally specific approaches are necessary to interrupt the ways that systemic racism, heterosexism, and transphobia impede full participation in the benefits of health and wellness services and increase the allostatic load for those bearing the brunt of these oppressions. Through this project, QPOC will be able to create meaningful connections with local QPOC health and wellness practitioners while also receiving direct health services and current culturally specific research based health and wellness information that will have long lasting benefits and lead to life changing outcomes. With approximately 72 percent of students from our partner schools at-risk and 83 percent economically disadvantaged, ABC programs address an accessibility gap in Austin, which was named the most economically segregated major metro area in the U.S. (Badger, 2015). Our mission is to empower young voices and to create educational opportunities for those who have experienced marginalization due to economic status or identity-based discrimination and create an inclusive arts community. Youth arts education programs like ABC’s have been proven to be the most significant predictor of future arts creation and arts attendance (NEA, February 2011). In 2020, 60 under-served youth will participate in the East Side program. East Side creates a safe space and positive learning environment for youth during the high crime after- school hours, thus keeping our community safer, and sparks in our students a lifelong pursuit of arts experiences and creation. Outcome Areas Impacted Funding Amount Economic Opportunity and Affordability; Culture and Lifelong Learning; Health …
Date: June 22, 2020 Subject: Response to the Austin Police Department shootings and protest response. Motioned By: < > Seconded By: < > Recommendation The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission recommends that the City Manager have leadership of the Austin Police Department that represents of the anti racist values that the community, City Council, and our City of Austin Leadership expects. Description of Recommendation to Council WHEREAS, it is the value of the City of Austin to be an inclusive city for all of its citizens including those of diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and national origin backgrounds; WHEREAS, the City of Austin and the Asian American Quality of Life Commission had called for an adequate response from the Austin Police Department following the both the shootings of Mauris DeSilva and Mike Ramos; WHEREAS, our Commission has growing concerns over the ability of the Austin Police Department to keep our communities of color safe; WHEREAS, the last five officer shootings resulting in death have been on people of color; WHEREAS, the Austin Police Department are the highest paid police department in the State of Texas; WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the leadership of the Austin Police Department to make all communities in Austin feel safe and respected; WHEREAS, The Austin Police Department currently has a budget of approximately $440 million dollars; and WHEREAS, this Commission does not believe that the current Austin Police Department spending reflects the needs of the community; WHEREAS, the Commission is supportive of moving funds from the Austin Police Department into proactive community support measures including mental health resources, victims’ services, family violence resources, and educational opportunities; WHEREAS, communities of color in Austin have historically been overlooked in the city budget and often compete for the same, limited sources of funding; WHEREAS, on April 17, 2020 City Manager Spencer Cronk released the results of an investigation conducted by Tatum Law that found that there were issues surrounding equity, fairness, and fear of retaliation within the Austin Police Department; WHEREAS, On June 11, 2020, Austin City Council approved RESOLUTION NO. 20200611- 095 which put a ban on chokeholds or strangleholds, officers shooting at moving vehicles, and the use of tear gas and impact munitions on people exercising their First Amendment rights. It also limits no-knock warrants, and the use of facial recognition technology by police, requires de-escalation tactics in all circumstances, and delays the July …
2020 Census Asian American Complete Count === Pan-Asia Update: Asian American Quality of Life Commission Sumit DasGupta, PhD. Co-Director, Austin Asian Complete Count Committee (AACCC) Agenda Topics: • Census Count Target • Cross Cutting Approach • Status • Next Steps • Needs SD / 06-18-2020 AACCC Core Team SD / 06-18-2020 Census Count Target / Coverage Area • Count target: Immigrants from all Asian countries • From Turkey and Israel to the west • This will require significant focus and effort to connect with these countries • To Japan and S. Korea to the east • … and all countries in between • Count coverage area: • Travis & Williamson counties: • Total / Asian (single race) population (2018): 1,815,462 / 134,795 • % Asian: 7.4% • Austin-Round Rock MSA: & Hays counties • Covers 5 counties: Travis, Williamson, as well as parts of Bastrop, Caldwell • Total / Asian (single race) population (2017): 2,115,827 / 121,922 • % Asian: 5.8% SD / 06-18-2020 Cross-cutting Approach Cultural Organizations Religious Institutions Business Enterprises Media (print / TV) & Social Media East Asia Southeast Asia South Asia Central Asia West Asia SD / 06-18-2020 Status • Grants to fund GOTC campaign received from multiple sources • Funds distributed to multiple community organizations for deep outreach • Cross-cutting and regional organizations representing Asian part of grantee network • Meetings every 2 weeks to check status / plan next steps • Integrated with county / city-wide effort to coordinate outreach activities through region of interest • Weekly meetings led by Travis County Census 2020 Program Manager (John Lawler) to report status, align strategies, exchange best practices • Switched from hands-on outreach strategy to data-driven and web-based social media outreach effort in multiple languages • Traditional methods include newsprint ads, TV interviews, street signs and ads, and hard- copy promotional materials • Web-based approach includes Census Bureau announcements, interviews, news, and videos on Facebook, Instagram, Youtube, etc. • AACCC running ahead of state, county and other CCC’s • The good news first,… current self-response rate at 63.8% (“low hanging fruit”) • Now the bad news,… 36.2% left to count (possibly assignees, refugees, new immigrants and undocumented) SD / 06-18-2020 Grantee(s) Conducting Outreach Indian American Coalition of Texas (IACT) Bangladesh Association of Greater Austin (BAGA) Greater Austin Nepali Society Chinese Society of Austin (CSA) Austin Chinese American Network (ACAN) Austin Chapter of Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMISSION RECOMMENDATION June 22, 2020 Seconded By: < > Revised FY 2020-21 Budget Resolution Date: Subject: Motioned By: < > WHEREAS, the Asian American Quality of Life (AAQoL) Advisory Commission was formed to advise the Austin City Council on issues related to the Asian American Resource Center (AARC) and provide ongoing guidance and support for Asian American quality of life initiatives; and WHEREAS, the AAQoL Advisory Commission, as part of its duties, annually submits budget recommendations each spring in support of programs that promote equity and the quality of life of Asian Americans in Austin; and WHEREAS, the Commission approved and submitted its recommendations for the FY 2020-21 City budget in April 2020; and WHEREAS, the Commission submitted its recommendations before adjustments were made to the City budget with regard to federal COVID-19 response and recovery funding and the City Council recommendations related to reallocations in the Austin Police Department (APD) budget as approved by RESOLUTION NO. 20200611-096; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 is expected to significantly decrease the funding available for City of Austin cultural arts programs; and WHERAS, using a true “racial equity” lens to apply a cultural arts funding matrix should consider how African LatinX Asian American Native American (ALAANA) would be disproportionately impacted by a drop in cultural arts funding; and WHEREAS, the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC) experienced a reduction in funding in its most recent City contract based on a newly adopted funding model that does not account for disaggregated economic data of Asian Americans; and WHEREAS, the GAACC resources have become increasingly strained due to the impact of COVID-19 on Asian American businesses; and WHEREAS, public health data shows that COVID-19 has affected the African American and LatinX communities at a disproportionally higher rate than the overall population in Travis County; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the AAQoL Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council direct the City Manager to maintain FY 2020-21 cultural arts funding for ALAANA contractors at the same level as FY 2019-20; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the AAQoL Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council direct the City Manager to maintain the current funding level for the GAACC in FY 2020-21 to support Asian American businesses; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the AAQoL Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council direct the City Manager to allocate …
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20200622-03b): The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission recommends that the City Manager have leadership of the Austin Police Department that represents of the anti racist values that the community, City Council, and our City of Austin Leadership expects. WHEREAS, it is the value of the City of Austin to be an inclusive city for all of its citizens including those of diverse racial, ethnic, religious, and national origin backgrounds; WHEREAS, the City of Austin and the Asian American Quality of Life Commission had called for an adequate response from the Austin Police Department following the both the shootings of Mauris DeSilva and Mike Ramos; WHEREAS, our Commission has growing concerns over the ability of the Austin Police Department to keep our communities of color safe; WHEREAS, the last five officer shootings resulting in death have been on people of color; WHEREAS, the Austin Police Department are the highest paid police department in the State of Texas; WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the leadership of the Austin Police Department to make all communities in Austin feel safe and respected; WHEREAS, The Austin Police Department currently has a budget of approximately $440 million dollars; and WHEREAS, this Commission does not believe that the current Austin Police Department spending reflects the needs of the community; WHEREAS, the Commission is supportive of moving funds from the Austin Police Department into proactive community support measures including mental health resources, victims’ services, family violence resources, and educational opportunities; WHEREAS, communities of color in Austin have historically been overlooked in the city budget and often compete for the same, limited sources of funding; WHEREAS, on April 17, 2020 City Manager Spencer Cronk released the results of an investigation conducted by Tatum Law that found that there were issues surrounding equity, fairness, and fear of retaliation within the Austin Police Department; WHEREAS, On June 11, 2020, Austin City Council approved RESOLUTION NO. 20200611- 095 which put a ban on chokeholds or strangleholds, officers shooting at moving vehicles, and the use of tear gas and impact munitions on people exercising their First Amendment rights. It also limits no-knock warrants, and the use of facial recognition technology by police, requires de-escalation tactics in all circumstances, and delays the July APD cadet class until the training curriculum is overhauled; WHEREAS, On June 11, 2020, Austin City Council …
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20200622-03e): The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission revision to the FY2021 Budget Recommendation WHEREAS, the Asian American Quality of Life (AAQoL) Advisory Commission was formed to advise the Austin City Council on issues related to the Asian American Resource Center (AARC) and provide ongoing guidance and support for Asian American quality of life initiatives; and WHEREAS, the AAQoL Advisory Commission, as part of its duties, annually submits budget recommendations each spring in support of programs that promote equity and the quality of life of Asian Americans in Austin; and WHEREAS, the Commission approved and submitted its recommendations for the FY 2020-21 City budget in April 2020; and WHEREAS, the Commission submitted its recommendations before adjustments were made to the City budget with regard to federal COVID-19 response and recovery funding and the City Council recommendations related to reallocations in the Austin Police Department (APD) budget as approved by RESOLUTION NO. 20200611-096; and WHEREAS, COVID-19 is expected to significantly decrease the funding available for City of Austin cultural arts programs; and WHERAS, using a true “racial equity” lens to apply a cultural arts funding matrix should consider how African LatinX Asian American Native American (ALAANA) would be disproportionately impacted by a drop in cultural arts funding; and WHEREAS, the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC) experienced a reduction in funding in its most recent City contract based on a newly adopted funding model that does not account for disaggregated economic data of Asian Americans; and WHEREAS, the GAACC resources have become increasingly strained due to the impact of COVID-19 on Asian American businesses; and WHEREAS, public health data shows that COVID-19 has affected the African American and LatinX communities at a disproportionally higher rate than the overall population in Travis County; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the AAQoL Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council direct the City Manager to maintain FY 2020-21 cultural arts funding for ALAANA contractors at the same level as FY 2019-20; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the AAQoL Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council direct the City Manager to maintain the current funding level for the GAACC in FY 2020-21 to support Asian American businesses; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the AAQoL Advisory Commission recommends that the Austin City Council direct the City Manager to allocate …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Monday, June 22, 2020 Chair Vince Cobalis called the Commission Meeting to order at 10:06 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Peter Chao, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Hanna Huang, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, and Pooja Sethi Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer Diane Siler, Deputy Budget Officer Joshua Robinson, Commissions Liaison (Equity Office) Brandon Kroos, Business Process Specialist (Equity Office) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports: 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: See workgroup meeting notes in the backup materials. 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No update 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: See workgroup meeting notes in backup materials. 4. Business Planning Workgroup: No updated Budget timeline/process c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: 2. Update on the Asian American Recourse Center Bridge 3. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards 4. Current status of City Budget process and COVID-19 impact 2. STAFF BRIEFING a. COVID-19 Funding framework (Rey Arellano -City Manager’s Office and Diane Siler -Budget Office) – Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano and Deputy Budget Officer Diane Siler provided an update on funding the COVID-19 Funding Framework. b. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards and Update on upcoming Equity Mini-Grant application and timeline (Brion Oaks – Equity Office) – Chief Equity Officer Brion Oaks and Business Process Specialist Brandon Kroos provided an update on the Equity Mini-Grant process. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on the election of officers to the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission – Commission did not take action. b. Discussion and possible action on recommendations for the Austin Police Department – Commissioner Saxena moved to approve the recommendation. Commissioner Yoshida seconded. The vote was 8 - in Favor. 3 – Abstain – (Commissioners Chen, Patel, and Stanton) c. Network of Asian American organizations and Asian American Pacific Islander response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Commission did not take action. and Telecommunications Commission) provided a presentation over the 2020 Census Asian d. Census 2020 initiative "Count Us In" – Commissioner Sumit DasGupta (Community Technology American Complete Count. e. Discussion and Possible action related to the FY 2021 Budget – Commissioner Yoshida moved to revise the FY2021 Budget Recommendations. Commissioner Chen seconded. …
