ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE COMMISSION APRIL 19th, 2022 at 6:00 PM Austin City Hall Boards & Commissions Room 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, TX Regular Commission Meeting Agenda Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (April 18 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak or attend remotely, residents must: telephone call or email the Equity Office’s Commission/Neighborhood Liaison, Jeremy Garza, at (512) 978-1797 or jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov, no later than 12pm-noon on Monday, April 18th, 2022. The information required is the speaker’s 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). BOARD MEMBERS: District 9 10 Mayor At-Large At-Large At-Large At-Large Commissioner Salimah Shamsuddin Meena Mutyala Hanna Huang Pramod Patil Pooja Sethi Zahra Shakur Jamal-Hassan Sarah Cen (Vice-Chair) District Commissioner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kirk Yoshida (Chair) Azra Siddiqi Kuo Yang VACANT Vincent Cobalis Fang Fang VACANT VACANT CALL TO ORDER: ROLL CALL: Present: • Absent: • PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consider approval of minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission (AAQOLAC) meetings on: a. March 28th, 2022 (Special Called Meeting) 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup/Project Report i. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup ii. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup iii. Arts & Culture Workgroup iv. Human Resources Workgroup v. Business Planning Workgroup vi. Public Safety / Policing Project b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting(s) – Commissioner Cobais c. Update on AARC Master Plan – Commissioner Cobalis d. Update on the Joint Cultural Committee – Possible action on a recommendation to City Council regarding the activation of the Joint Cultural Committee. (Hannah & Sarah; Council Approved, but Commission Never Activated) e. Update on FY 2023 Budget Recommendation Process – Commissioner Yoshida i. Discussion and possible action on further budget endorsements from the JIC. 3. STAFF BRIEFING 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Staff Briefing on APD Body-Worn & Dashboard Camera Program by Karla Peredo & Lindsay Southard, Community Engagement …
PROCLAMATION Be it known that: WHEREAS, Austin residents who trace their ancestry to Asia and the Pacific Islands have contributed much to the City with their talents and hard work; these residents speak many languages, honor countless traditions and practice different faiths, but they are bound by a shared commitment to freedom and liberty, while the diversity among Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanders adds to the cultural fabric of our society; and, WHEREAS, The Asian and Pacific Islander Community in Austin is the fastest growing demographic group, doubling roughly every twelve years comprising of approximately 8% of the City of Austin's population; and, WHEREAS, In the wake of COVID‐19, AAPI communities are experiencing fear and anxiety as more and more hate crimes against their community are reported; and WHEREAS, The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission was created in 2014 to represent the growing Asian and Pacific Islander Community in the City of Austin and brings this proclamation forward today; and WHEREAS, It is critical that we stand together as one Austin, now, more than ever; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Steve Adler, Mayor of the City of Austin, Texas, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month in Austin. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Austin to be affixed this 1st Day of May in the Year Two Thousand Nineteen Steve Adler, Mayor, City of Austin
Asian American QOL Advisory Commission Office of Police Oversight April 19, 2022 Website: ATXPoliceOversight.org Phone: (512) 972-2OPO or (512) 972-2676 ATXPoliceOversight ATX_OPO Agenda • OPO Overview • BIPOC communities & policing • Enhancing Transparency ➢How to File a Complaint/ Thank You • Building Partnerships ➢Community Outreach ➢Know Your Rights • Questions Mission Statement The mission of the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) is to provide impartial oversight of the Austin Police Department’s conduct, practices, and policies to enhance accountability, inform the public to increase transparency and create sustainable partnerships throughout the community. Three Main Focus Areas Community Engagement Complaints Research 2018-2019 Report findings relevant to BIPOC communities Joint Report: Analysis of APD’s 2019 Racial Profiling Data • Black/African American drivers are the most overrepresented group in motor vehicle stops, making up approximately 8% of the Austin population, 14% of the motor vehicle stops, 25% of searches, and 25% of the arrests, and were the only demographic to receive more high discretion than low discretion searches • The Black/African American driving population had two times more motor vehicle stops per driving population than the White/Caucasian driving population. White/Caucasians and Asians received a higher percentage of warnings/field observations at 63% and 64%, respectively • Black/African Americans were three times more likely to be searched and were approximately three times more likely to be arrested than White/Caucasians • Hispanic/Latino drivers make up 34% of motor vehicle stops and 43% of arrests resulting from stops, but make up 31% of Austin’s adult population • Hispanic/Latinos received the highest percentage of citations at 44% 2018 Officer-Involved Shooting Report • Austin officer-involved shootings in 2018 showed that 7 out of 12 incidents involved Latinx individuals. • Most individuals involved in the 2018 incidents were ethnic minorities, specifically Latinx males, and most individuals involved in the 2018 incidents were between 20-28 years old. • The highest concentration of Officer-Involved Shootings occurred in City Council District 2, the borders of which closely mirror those of APD’s Frank sector. District 2 and Frank sector cover southeast Austin. How to Make a Complaint/Thank you www.atxpoliceoversight.org Community Engagement • 41 community events attended in 2021 • Tabling - office hours, resource fairs, Back to School events, festivals, conferences • Presentations - service providers, community meetings • APD's Use of Force policies • Flyering in Districts 1- 4 • Townhalls • Race and Policing in Austin • People with Disabilities and Policing …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES April 19th, 2022 ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE COMMISSION APRIL 19th, 2022 at 6:00 PM Austin City Hall Boards & Commissions Room 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, TX Meeting Minutes Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. Public comment and attendance will be allowed in person or via telephone. Remote speakers must register in advance (April 18 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak or attend remotely, residents must: telephone call or email the Equity Office’s Commission/Neighborhood Liaison, Jeremy Garza, at (512) 978-1797 or jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov, no later than 12pm-noon on Monday, April 18th, 2022. The information required is the speaker’s 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). BOARD MEMBERS: District 9 10 Mayor At-Large At-Large At-Large At-Large Commissioner Salimah Shamsuddin Meena Mutyala Hanna Huang Pramod Patil Pooja Sethi Zahra Shakur Jamal-Hassan Sarah Chen (Vice-Chair) District Commissioner 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Kirk Yoshida (Chair) Azra Siddiqi Kuo Yang VACANT Vincent Cobalis Fang Fang VACANT VACANT CALL TO ORDER: Kirk Yoshia called the meeting to order at 6:27pm ROLL CALL: Present: • Kirk Yoshida • Pramod Patil • Vincent Cobalis • Hanna Huang • Sarah Chen • Kuo Yang ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES • Zahra Shakur Jamal-Hassan • Azra Siddiqui Absent: • Fang Fang • Salimah Shamsuddin April 19th, 2022 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three- minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consider approval of minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission (AAQOLAC) meetings on: a. March 28th, 2022 (Special Called Meeting) i. Motion by Vince Cobalis ii. Seconded by Sarah Chen iii. All in favor. No Objections. Abstain Pramod. iv. Edits: New Business – agenda items we don’t discuss…should they say they were not discussed. Postponed. 2. STAFF BRIEFING a. Staff Briefing on APD Body-Worn & Dashboard Camera Program by Karla Peredo & Lindsay Southard, Community Engagement Specialist, Office of Police Oversight (OPO). b. Presentation from Northwest Austin Universal Health Clinic by Dr. Sanjna Malpani. i. Presentation Postponed 3. …
