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Approved Minutes

Versión en español a continuación. Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission August 24, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission to be held August 24, 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 (August 23, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 24, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must:  Call or email the board liaison ena ganguly at (512) 978-1569 or enakshi.ganguly@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). 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 enakshi.ganguly@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 Agosto 24, 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 (agosto 23, 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 ena ganguly at (512) 978-1569 o enakshi.ganguly@austintexas.gov 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 ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ).  Una vez que se haya realizado una solicitud para hablar con el enlace de la junta, la información para llamar el día de la reunión programada se enviará por correo electrónico o por teléfono.  Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar.  Las oradoras esperarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar.  Los folletos u otra información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a enakshi.ganguly@austintexas.gov antes del mediodía del día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión.  Si la reunión se transmite en vivo, se puede ver aquí: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live  ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Special Called Meeting – August 24th, 2021 6:00 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING BOARD MEMBERS: Vince Cobalis, Pramod Patil, Pooja Sethi, Kirk Yoshida, Molly Wang, Sarah Chen, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, Kuo Yang, Fang Fang, Zahra Shakur Jamal-Hassan, and Hanna Huang CALL TO ORDER: 6:21 PM CITIZEN 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. Citizen Gregory Montes from Parks and Recreation Department shared the Zilker Vision Plan. Citizen Goujon shared information about Cap + Stitch and the I-35 expansion. Consider approval of minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission (AAQOLAC) meetings on: Commissioner Cobalis motions to approve the June minutes and Commissioner Chen seconds. The motion is approved unanimously. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. June 15, 2021 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup/Project Reports 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup 3. Arts & Culture Workgroup 4. Human Resources Workgroup 5. Business Planning Workgroup 6. Public Safety / Policing Project c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Master Plan 3. STAFF BRIEFING b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee meeting (Commissioner Cobalis) 2. Update on FY 2022 Budget Recommendation Process (Commissioner Yoshida) a. Update from the Communications & Public Information Office on SD23 and the commitment to maintain communication with marginalized communities (Brandi Bufford) Presentation took place. No action was taken. a. Presentation and Discussion on the Proposed Austin Living Streets Program (Jennifer Presentation took place. No action was taken. 4. NEW BUSINESS Conroy) 5. INFORMATION SHARING 6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS  Project Connect Briefing 7. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least two days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call ena enakshi, Equity Office, at (512) 978-1569, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission, please contact Enakshi Ganguly at (512) 978-1569.