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Agenda

ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE COMMISSION Regular Meeting – February 15, 2022, 6:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. City of Austin City Hall Board & Commission Conference Room 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, Texas 78701 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 (February 11 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely, residents must: Call or email the board liaison at Jeremy Garza at Equity Office, at (512-978-1797), no later than noon February 11. 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: Vince Cobalis, Pramod Patil, Pooja Sethi, Kirk Yoshida, Sarah Chen, Meena Mutyala, Kuo Yang, Fang Fang, Zahra Shakur Jamal-Hassan, and Hanna Huang CALL TO ORDER: 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. Consider approval of minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission (AAQOLAC) meetings on: 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. November 16, 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 b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee meeting (Commissioner Cobalis) c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Master Plan (Commissioner Cobalis) 2. Update on FY 2023 Budget Recommendation Process (Commissioner Yoshida) 3. Update on Commissioner Vacancies & Work Group Members (Commissioner a. Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (Laura Keating/Housing & Planning and Anna b. Rain To River Initiative (Sari Albornoz/Watershed Protection Department) Yoshida) 3. STAFF BRIEFING Lan/CapMetro) 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Update from American Gateways (Edna Yang) b. Discussion and possible action on a recommendation to City Council regarding the activation c. Discussion and possible action on the appointment of Commissioners to serve on the of the Joint Cultural Committee JIC/QoL Budget Work Group d. Discussion and possible action on the election of officers to the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission 5. INFORMATION SHARING 6. FUTURE AGENDA a. Language Access Program Update (CPIO) 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 Jeremy Garza, Equity Office, at (512) 978-1797, 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 Jeremy Garza at (512) 978-1797.