Regular Meeting Agenda - November 15th, 2022 - AAQoL — original pdf

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ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 15th, 2022 MEETING AGENDA REGULAR MEETING of the ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 15th, 2022 at 6:00pm PERMTTING & DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC) RM #1215 6301 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TX 78752 REGULAR MEETING AGENDA This meeting is being held in a hybrid format, and 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 (November 14th by 12pm-Noon). All public comments will occur at the beginning of the meeting and public speakers will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. To speak or attend remotely, residents must contact the Equity Office’s Commission/Neighborhood Liaison, Jeremy Garza, no later than 12pm-noon on Monday, November 14th, 2022. Please telephone call & leave a voicemail at (512) 978-1797 or email jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov. The information required is the speaker’s name, the 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 Kirk Yoshida (Chair) Commissioner District Commissioner Azra Siddiqi Kuo Yang Lily Trieu Fang Fang VACANT VACANT 9 10 Salimah Shamsuddin Meena Mutyala Mayor Hanna Huang At-Large Pramod Patil At-Large Zahra Shakur Jamal-Hassan At-Large Sarah Chen (Vice-Chair) Vincent Cobalis At-Large Pooja Sethi (Resigned) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 15th, 2022 MEETING AGENDA MEETING AGENDA CALL TO ORDER The meeting is called to order by Chair Kirk Yoshida at: ROLL CALL ABSENT: PRESENT: PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL 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 COMMISSION’S REGULAR MEETING on both August 16th and September 20th, 2022. STAFF PRESENTATION Houmma Garba – Communications & Public Information Office (CPIO), Updates on the Language Access Program David Nicks & Laura Esparza – Parks & Recreation Department (PARD), AARC Phase Two Updates DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS Discussion and possible action on confirming the Commission’s regular meetings for the 2023 calendar year. Discussion and possible action about chair leadership starting January 2023. Inquiring about commissioner capacity to lead after Kirk & Vince step down due to term limits. Discussion & possible action on the City Clerk’s Q&A Session with Equity Office & JIC. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 15th, 2022 MEETING AGENDA Discussion and possible action on creating a budget workgroup, designating members, outlining responsibilities, timeline, and authorizing members to speak on behalf of the Joint Inclusion Committee on matters pertaining to their assignment. Discussion and possible action on reconsidering, dissolving, or re-establishing AAQoL Workgroups. Discussion and possible action on the Business Planning Workgroup and AARC Workgroup for succession planning. Discussion and possible action to authorize commissioners to speak on behalf of the commission about Quality-of-Life Studies. WORKING GROUPS/COMMITTEE UPDATES Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup - Update on AARC Master Plan Health and Community Engagement Workgroup – General Update on Current Work Arts & Culture Workgroup – General Update on Current Work & Announcement on an Event hosted by Austin - Oita Sisters City Committee at the AARC on Sat. August 20th Human Resources Workgroup – General Update on Current Work Business Planning Workgroup – General Update on Current Work & Update on FY 22- 23 Budget Process - NOAA update Public Safety / Policing Project – General Update on Current Work Joint Inclusion Committee – General Update on Current Work by Commissioner Cobalis Commissioner Vacancies, Annual Report & Workgroup Members – Commissioner Yoshida INFORMATION SHARING 19. Open Mic for Commissioners to share information with each other, especially regarding future agenda and pending deadlines on action items. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION NOVEMBER 15th, 2022 MEETING AGENDA FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 20. Call for items from Committee members: a. Human Resources Department Staff Report Update (TBD) b. Activation of the Joint Cultural Committee (TBD) c. YWCA – Metal Health Contract with APH for Asian American Mental Health Services (TBD) The meeting is adjourned at: ADJOURNMENT 21. -- 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. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access, and hybrid virtual meeting attendance is now available. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice of at least two days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call the Equity Office Commission Liaison, Jeremy Garza, at (512) 978-1797, or email at jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov, 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 the Equity Office Commission/Neighborhood Liaison, Jeremy Garza, by phone at (512) 978-1797, or (preferably) via email at jeremy.garza@austintexas.gov.