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Approved Minutes

ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES NOVEMBER 19, 2024 The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on November 19, 2024, at 301 W. 2nd St. in Austin, Texas. Chair Huang called the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Hanna Huang, Chair Alpha Shrestha Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Sarah Chen Sarah Xiyi Chen Zachary Dolling Hailey Easley Nayer Sikder Sonny Sin Luan Tran Kuo Yang Commissioners Absent: Padmini Jambulapati, Vice Chair Pierre Nguyễn Sabrina Sha PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL CALL TO ORDER None 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. 1 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on October 15, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of October 15, 2024, were approved on Commissioner Sarah Chen’s motion, Commissioner Sarah Xiyi Chen’s second on a 10-0 vote. Vice Chair Jambulapati, Commissioners Nguyễn and Sha were absent. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation regarding cultural arts funding from Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Director, Economic Development Department. The presentation was made by Sylnovia Holt-Rabb, Director, Economic Development Department. Chair Huang requested information on the increase in funding to Asian American and Pacific Islander led organizations. Presentation regarding a health assessment project focused on the Asian and Asian American community in Austin, with an emphasis on updating the current Quality of Life survey, from Dr. Shetal Vohra-Gupta and Cheng Chow of the University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. The presentation was made by Dr. Shetal Vohra-Gupta, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work and Cheng Cho, University of Texas at Austin School of Social Work. Presentation regarding the Central Texas Food Bank Food Access Community Needs Assessment (CNA) and a CNA focus group with Vietnamese community members experiencing food insecurity from Tracy Ayrhart, Vice President of Strategic Insights, Central Texas Food Bank. The presentation was made by Tracy Ayrhart, Vice President of Strategic Insights, Central Texas Food Bank. Discussion of past and upcoming Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC) Community Input Sessions and Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission members attending. Discussed. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 6. Approve the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission 2025 meeting location. A motion to hold the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission’s 2025 meetings at the Permitting and Development Center failed on Commissioner Sin’s motion, Commissioner Easley’s second on a 6-3 vote. Those voting aye were: Chair Huang, Commissioners Sarah Xiyi Chen, Easley, Shrestha, Sikder, and Sin. Those voting nay were: Commissioners Dolling, Tran, and Yang. Commissioner Sarah Chen abstained. Vice Chair Jambulapati, Commissioners Nguyễn and Sha were absent. 3. 5. 4. 2  The Commission decided to move forward with reserving a room at the Permitting and Development Center for 2025 meetings without objection. Update from the food security working group regarding a review of the Austin-Travis County Food Plan and potential recommendations. Commissioner Sin provided an update. WORKING GROUP UPDATE 7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None ADJOURNMENT Chair Huang adjourned the meeting at 7:44 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the December 17, 2024, meeting on Commissioner Nguyễn’s motion, Commissioner Sarah Chen’s second on a 9-0 vote. Commissioners Sarah Xiyi Chen, Shrestha, Sin, and Tran were absent. 3