REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 6:00 PM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1406, 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR., AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Asian American Quality of Life Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Chelsea Pfeifer at chelsea.pfeifer@austintexas.gov or 512-974-2498. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Padmini Jambulapati, Chair Sarah Chen Zachary Dolling Hugh Li Bhumika Purohit Nayer Sikder CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Nirali Thakkar, Vice-Chair Sarah Xiyi Chen Hanna Huang Ahmed Moledina Alpha Shrestha Kuo Yang The first ten 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. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on August 18, 2026. STAFF BRIEFINGS 2. 3. Staff briefing regarding Varsity Generation Programming and Austin’s aging Asian American community. Presentation by Kelly Maltsberger, Assistant Director, Austin Parks and Recreation and Jesus Aguirre, Director, Austin Parks and Recreation. Staff briefing regarding facilities updates to the Asian American Resource Center (AARC). Presentation by Darrell Alexander, Director, Austin Facilities Management. 4. Staff briefing regarding the Creative Reset II Initiative and the AARC. Presented by Candice Cooper, Chief Administrative Officer, Austin Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. 6. Approve a nomination of stakeholder member to the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission. Approve a nomination to the Joint Inclusion Committee. WORKING GROUP UPDATE 7. Update from Community Engagement Working group regarding community organizations, groups and companies representing or partnering with Asian American communities in Austin. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or …
Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Regular Meeting Minutes Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, January 18, 2026, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Jambulapati called the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE: Padmini Jambulapati, Chair Alka Bhanot COMMISSIONERS IN ATTENDANCE REMOTELY: Nirali Thakkar, Vice Chair Aasiyah Baig Sarah Chen Bhumika Purohit Alpha Shrestha Nayer Sikder PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Jelina Tunstill- Community Advancement Network APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on July 16, 2026. The minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on July 16, 2026 were approved on Vice Chair Thakkar’s motion, Commissioner Chen’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Sikder was off the dais. Commissioners Dolling, Huang, Li and Yang were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. 3. Presentation by SAFE Alliance regarding public health services. Presented by Dani Fletcher, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, SAFE Allliance. The presentation was made by Dani Fletcher, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications, SAFE Alliance. Presentation by Indie Meme regarding programming and partnership opportunities. Presented by Radhika Malhotra, Executive Director, Indie Meme. ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The presentation was made by Radhika Malhotra, Executive Director, Indie Meme. 4. Discussion regarding the Lever of Economic Mobility Index reflection. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 5. Approve the creation of a working group regarding identifying engagement opportunities. The motion to approve the creation of a working group regarding identifying engagement opportunities was made by Vice Chair Thakkar, seconded by Commissioner Chen on a 10-0 vote. Commissioners Dolling, Huang, Li and Yang were absent. WORKING GROUP UPDATES 6. 7. Update from the AARC Working Group regarding updates from the last meeting. The update was given by Vice Chair Thakkar and Chair Jambulapati. Update from the Joint Inclusion Committee regarding sharing goals and focus areas. The update was given by Vice Chair Thakkar. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Approve an Alternate representative for the Joint Inclusion Committee. Presentation from Austin Parks and Recreation regarding Senior Programs serving the aging Asian American community. Presentation from Arts, Culture, Music and Entertainment regarding the Creative Reset. Chair Jambulapati adjourned the meeting at 7:20 p.m. without objection. 2
