Versión en español a continuación. Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission June 15, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission to be held June 15, 2021 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 14, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the June 15, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 later than noon, (June 14, 2021). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time 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 the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (June 15, 2021) 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 (June 14, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público 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). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe …
*This draft incorporates initial feedback received as of 6/14/21. More feedback is being gathered. Changes will be presented to the Pandemic Equity Committee for consideration and final approval. M E M O R A N D U M TO: Austin Mayor, City Council Members, and City Manager FROM: Central Health Equity Policy Council - Pandemic Equity Committee (Brandon Wollerson, Catalina Berry, Emily Zhang, Iliana Gilman, Kristin duBay Horton, Matthew Jeans, Nora Comstock, Patricia Hayes, Raul Alvarez, Vanessa Sarria, and Vince Cobalis) DATE: XXXXXX, 2021 SUBJECT: Recommendations for Identifying and Addressing Inequities in Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Response and Post- Disaster Community Healing and Recovery As we begin to approach the end of this global pandemic, we’d like to recognize the work that has been undertaken by the City of Austin to help our community navigate it, including the strong collaboration that has taken place between community organizations and entities responsible for disaster response. The nation was hit last year with a crisis for which we were ill-prepared, and the healing that is ahead of us will be yet another challenge. In addition to showing us how interconnected our lives are, this pandemic has shown us the significant challenges that our society and our local community are facing. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the inequities People of Color, including Asian American, Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic/Latino Communities, and other historically marginalized populations (including, but not limited to LGTBQIA, the elderly, remote geographically, people living with disabilities) experience daily and the opportunities for the City to adequately prepare for disasters. It is imperative that these inequities be addressed prior to any subsequent catastrophe. Before getting too deep into the analysis, it is important to note that disparate outcomes during the pandemic for People of Color and low-income families could have been significantly lessened, if there was equitable access to health care/insurance, technology, and economic opportunity in our community. In December 2020, Central Health’s Equity Policy (CHEP) Council convened the Pandemic Equity Committee to assess health outcomes related to the pandemic and develop recommendations to help ensure that decision-making regarding our community’s disaster preparedness, disaster response, and post-disaster community healing and recovery meaningfully accounts for existent and emergent disparities experienced by People of Color, including Asian American, Black, Indigenous and Hispanic/Latino Communities, and other historically marginalized populations. After several months of assessment, dialogue and deliberation, the Pandemic Equity Committee has developed the attached “recommendations for …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES OF TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2021 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 27, 2021 Chair Yoshida called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:22 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Pooja Sethi, Sarah Chen, Kirk Yoshida, Hanna Huang, Shubhada Saxena, Molly Wang, Fang Fang, and Debasree DasGupta Staff in Attendance: Joshua Robinson, Equity & Inclusion Program Coordinator (Equity Office) Citizen Communication: N/A 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission moved to approve minutes from AAQOLAC meeting on April 20, 2021. Commissioner Cobalis motioned. Commissioner Huang seconded. Vote was 8-0. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup/Project Reports 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup – Update in the backup documents 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup – Commissioner Saxena provided an update. 3. Arts & Culture Workgroup – No update provided 4. Human Resources Workgroup – No update provided 5. Business Planning Workgroup – No update provided 6. Public Safety / Policing Project – No update provided 7. Community Stakeholder Nomination Project – No update provided b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting – Commissioner Cobalis provided an update. 1. Update on the AARC Master Plan – Chair Yoshida provided an update. Update also provided in the backup materials. 2. Update on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget Recommendation Process – Chair Yoshida and Commissioner Cobalis provided an update. c. Follow-up Items: 3. STAFF BRIEFING None this month 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Update on the North Austin Universal Health Clinic and its contract with the City for mental health services (Dr. Malpani) – Dr. Malpani provided a presentation on the North Austin Universal Health Clinic. b. Discussion and possible action on the following Chair appointments: i. Winter Storm Review Task Force – Commissioner Wang provide update on the work on the Winter Storm Review Task Force ii. Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) – Commissioner Cobalis will be the representative on the JIC and Commissioner Huang as the alternate. iii. AARC Work Group –Commissioner Cobalis will serve as the lead for the AARC Work Group. c. Discussion and possible action on equitable funding for the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce – Commission did not take action. d. Discussion and possible action on a revised FY 2022 budget recommendation for an additional full-time staff position at the Equity Office – Commission voted last week on this item. 5. INFORMATION SHARING …
