Versión en español a continuación. Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission October 20, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to be held October 20, 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 (October 19, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the October 20, 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, (October 19, 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 Reunión del Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (October 20, 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (October 19, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por …
‘Arts and Culture’ workgroup report -Sep 2020 Team: (a) Pramod Patil (Chair) (b) Peter Chao (c) Shubhada Saxena (d) Hanna Huang Date: 10/19/2020 Accomplishments: Here are the accomplishments/ report for the month of August and September -20201 • Establishment of Austin Creatives of Greater Austin (ACGA) Our workgroup members (Pramod Patil, Hanna Huang) worked with members of the community to establish a new organization Austin Creatives of Greater Austin (ACGA). The mission of this organization is to elevate, advocate for, and provide opportunities for the AAPI creative community through education, resources, collaboration, and celebration of multiculturalism. Though ACGA we will expect to share city of Austin resources and stages by Asian artists. ACGA’s initial focus will be in commercial music. in Austin, Texas, • Application for RFI 5500 SMW6000 On September 21st, 2020 ACGA applied for the RFI 5500 SMW6000 with a proposal to build a creative music hub at Asian American Resource Center. The proposal included creative music hub that would include a music/audio recording studio and rehearsal space. The music hub would also have a video soundstage to create promotional visual content for musicians. The public benefit would be a city subsidized and operated creative media studio and hub for Austin’s AAPI and broader music community. The proposed hub would also serve as an educational resource for young, aspiring musicians. The facilities would bring more exposure to Austin’s musicians within the larger AAPI community.
Austin Police Office of Community Liaison Who Are We? The Office of Community Liaison (OCL) works in each of APD's 4 regions as dictated by the needs of the department and the community. Outreach objectives include, but are not limited to: • Attending safety fairs where the community can interact positively with police officers and other public safety representatives in their neighborhoods. • Participating in Town Hall/neighborhood meetings called to address specific issues. • Collaborating on projects with officers and community groups, which address long or short-term problems. • Establishing communication links and partnerships between the police department and Austin residents. • Coordinating ongoing projects, special events and celebrations for the officers and those we serve in Austin. • Working collaboratively to assist one another within our outreach areas. Who Are We? Nonprofit arm of APD ◦ OCL Corporation ◦ Operation Blue Santa 9 Liaisons Funding OCL Programs APD Operation Blue Santa Faith Community Outreach African American Outreach Asian Community Outreach LGBTQ+ Outreach S. A. L. T. (Seniors and Law Enforcement Together) Refugee and Immigrant Outreach/ Language Access National Night Out / Crime Prevention I.C.A.R.E. Conference Summer Youth Leadership Programs OCL Liaison - Mei Fung Asian Outreach- Region 2 •Liaison for Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission •Social Media: WeChat •Coordinate meetings and presentations for educating the Asian community about public safety, and the importance of overcoming the cultural stigma ingrained in many Asian nations when it comes to interacting with police •Attend both community and city task force meetings that focus on helping the Asian community •Attend Asian community events (e.g. Lunar New Year, Health Fair) •Collaborate with local Asian businesses, organizations, schools and religious groups to plan future culturally specific programs and activities to further integrate the Asian American populations within its Austin community OCL Liaison – Sadot Azzúa Refugee & Immigrant Outreach – Region 3 •Liaison for the Commission on Immigrant Affairs •Liaison for the Consulate General of Mexico in Austin •Liaison for the Consulate General of Ireland in Austin •APD RISE (Refugee and Immigrant Safety Education) program at Caritas of Austin, Refugee Services of Texas, Casa Marianella, Raindrop Turkish House •APD Liaison Spanish Local Media -Monthly education/outreach segments •Social Media – Facebook- APD en Español •APD Language Coordinator •COVID-19 Emergency Operation Center – Language Access Support OCL Liaison – Veronica Saldate Liaison for the Hispanic/Latino Quality of Life Commission Region 4 National Night Out Neighborhood …
‘Arts and Culture’ workgroup report -Sep 2020 Team: (a) Pramod Patil (Chair) (b) Peter Chao (c) Shubhada Saxena (d) Hanna Huang Date: 10/19/2020 Accomplishments: Here are the accomplishments/ report for the month of August and September -20201 • Establishment of Austin Creatives of Greater Austin (ACGA) Our workgroup members (Pramod Patil, Hanna Huang) worked with members of the community to establish a new organization Austin Creatives of Greater Austin (ACGA). The mission of this organization is to elevate, advocate for, and provide opportunities for the AAPI creative community through education, resources, collaboration, and celebration of multiculturalism. Though ACGA we will expect to share city of Austin resources and stages by Asian artists. ACGA’s initial focus will be in commercial music. in Austin, Texas, • Application for RFI 5500 SMW6000 On September 21st, 2020 ACGA applied for the RFI 5500 SMW6000 with a proposal to build a creative music hub at Asian American Resource Center. The proposal included creative music hub that would include a music/audio recording studio and rehearsal space. The music hub would also have a video soundstage to create promotional visual content for musicians. The public benefit would be a city subsidized and operated creative media studio and hub for Austin’s AAPI and broader music community. The proposed hub would also serve as an educational resource for young, aspiring musicians. The facilities would bring more exposure to Austin’s musicians within the larger AAPI community.
COVID-19 Response API Task Force Asian American Quality of Life Commission Meeting October 20, 2020 COVID-19 Emergency Response: Emergency Operations Center(EOC) Social Services Branch Focused Outreach Austin Public Health API Task Force: Austin Public Library Park and Recreation 69.7 74.85 COVID-19 by Race & Ethnicity (%) 55 34 3 7 10.8 1.4 10.32 10.52 3.2 CASES HOSPITALIZATION DEATH 17 Asian Black White Other/Unknown API Beyond Data Data Quality Health Disparities Language Access Economic Gaps Outreach and Communications Neighborhood Testing & Home-Testing APH COVID-19 Strategies PPE Distribution Language Access Basic Needs Multi-Departments Collaboration API Task Force Strategies My API Live Language Access COVID-19 Racism Flu Clinics Questions and Discussion Questions Opportunities Thoughts
10/16/2020 October Meeting - Reimagining Public Safety October Meeting - Reimagining Public Safety Date: 10/15/2020 | Google Hangouts Attendees Commissioners Hanna Huang, Sarah Chen, Nguyen Stanton, Debasree Dasgupta, Kirk Yoshida Not in Attendance Commissioners Ketan Patel, Pooja Sethi Agenda 1. Group Name & Scope 2. 3. 4. Resources List Questions for Rey Misc. Items Notes 1. Group Name & Scope Group named "Reimagining Public Safety Project Team" per Sarah's advice and recommendation Develop & Review a timeline for our Project Scope - next meeting City's reallocation Timeline is 1 year, need to propose to council in May for budget Follow up with Departments/Rey in Jan about business plans since they are due in Feb 2. Review of Resources List APD Budget Reallocations: http://austintexas.gov/page/apd-budget Joint Report: Analysis of APD’s Racial Profiling Data: http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=347117 c. Reimagining Public Safety SpeakUp Austin Page: https://www.speakupaustin.org/reimaginingpublicsafety Community Input medium a. b. a. b. i. ii. i. ii. Lack of language access (even Spanish translations are not provided) iii. Team has questions about how public is being adequately engaged for the district meetings and d. Budget Summary for Reimagining Public Safety: http://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm? survey id=347114 i. presented by ACM Rey Arellano to AAQoL in Sept. https://app.box.com/notes/730880743134 1/3 10/16/2020 October Meeting - Reimagining Public Safety e. Gov. Abbott’s Back The Blue Pledge: https://www.gregabbott.com/backtheblue/ i. Governor's intent to limit City's reallocation/defunding of police departments f. COA Public Safety Page: https://austintexas.gov/publicsafety i. We found the information on the Share Input part of this page hard to navigate and does not accurately relate to the Speak Up Austin page about Reimagining Public Safety ii. Hanna to reach out to Alicia Dean about recommendations to update the Share Input section 3. Questions for Rey a. What is the number of police officers that actually go out into the community and how this may compare to other cities in Texas/similar to us? (i.e. Community Policing update and comparison to other Texas cities or cities similar to Austin) b. What type of data/statistics is currently available (publicly or within City) that relate to Public Safety? Is there particular areas that the City is working on or does not have significant data? (e.g. 911 call data analysis, crime comparison by year data, APD response time) c. What are some key lessons learned and challenges the City has been encountering in Reimagining d. What selection criteria is used in the selection of Reimagining Public Safety Task Force …
AARC Workgroup meeting for the AAQoL Tuesday, October13. 12:00-1:00pm In attendance: Sona Shah, Schiller Liao, Kirk Yoshida, Debasree DasGupta. This meeting was essentially to review and analyze some of the discussions the group has had over the past few months with staff from PARD as well as Councilman Jimmy Flannigan. It is becoming apparent that construction on the next Phase at the AARC will be slower, due to the pandemic and other issues. There are also a number of aspects to be taken into account before much progress can be made even on design. These are: 1. The use of the neighboring campus at Rutherford that could help with the parking issues. 2. Building the bridge that would connect the two campuses with help from the Watershed department. 3. The availability of a public/private partnership that would help with the extra funds needed to build a Performance Arts Center along with the extra office space and parking that would be needed.
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Chair Yoshida called the Commission Meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Ketan Patel, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Hanna Huang, Pramod Patil, Shubhada Saxena, and Debasree DasGupta Staff in Attendance: Joshua Robinson, Interim Senior Executive Assistant (Office of the City Manager) Binh Ly, Neighborhood Liaison (Austin Public Health) Sona Shah, Culture and Arts Education Manager (Parks & Recreation) Mike Sheffield, Administrative Manager (Austin Police Department) GuiMei Fung, Neighborhood Liaison (Austin Police Department) Veronica Saldate, Neighborhood Liaison (Austin Police Department) Sadot Azzua, Neighborhood Liaison (Austin Police Department) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission did not take action on the minutes from the July 22, 2020 and September 18, 2020 meeting. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports: documents. 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: Update provided in the backup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No update provided. 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: Update provided in the backup documents 4. Human Resources Workgroup: No update provided 5. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee August 26, 2020 Meeting (Commissioner Stanton) – No update provided. c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: Chair Yoshida provided an update in regards to the AARC Master Plan in regards to the “Construction Manager at Risk” Council Agenda Item. 3. STAFF BRIEFING a. Update on the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Task Force COVID-19 Response & Outreach Effort (Binh Ly) – Neighborhood Liaison Binh Ly provided an update on the COVID-19 Response API Task Force. b. Presentation on Austin Police Department (APD) Community Liaisons (GuiMei Fung) – APD Community Liaison GuiMei Fung provided an update on APD Office of Community Liaison. a. Update on the Commission Policing/Public Safety Project (Hanna Huang) – Commissioner Huang provided an update on the Policing/Public Safety Project to the commission. Further details of the update can be found in the backup documents. b. Information Sharing – Commissioners Yoshida, Chen, and Cobalis provided information to share. 4. NEW BUSINESS 5. FUTURE AGENDA a. Policing Issues 6. ADJOURN Chair Yoshida adjourned the meeting without any objections at 8:30 p.m.
