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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION March 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. City of Austin, Permitting & Development Center, Room 1406 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission may be participating by videoconference. 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, call or email Ryan Sperling at (512) 974-3568 or ryan.sperling@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Hanna Huang, Chair Sarah Chen Zachary Dolling Pierre Nguyễn Alpha Shrestha Seonhye “Sonny” Sin Kuo Yang CALL TO ORDER Padmini Jambulapati, Vice Chair Sarah Xiyi Chen Hailey Easley Sabrina Sha Nayer Siker Nirali Thakkar AGENDA 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 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission regular meeting on February 18, 2025. 2. Discussion regarding who to include in the City Manager Office’s Asian American Leaders DISCUSSION ITEMS meeting in April. WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS for the FY 2025-26 Fiscal Year. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 3. Recommendations from the Budget Working Group regarding budget recommendations 4. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Customer and Front Desk Support. 5. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for AARC Senior Program 6. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for AARC Additional Staffing for Language Access. Performance Pavilion. 7. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for Marketing & Community Engagement Staff for Cultural Centers. 8. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget related to Austin Public Health Immigrant Legal Services. 9. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget related to Austin Public Health Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Mental Health. 10. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget related to Austin Public Health Asian American Community Health Navigators. 11. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget related to Austin Public Health Asian American Triage Health Navigators. 12. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for Expanding Equity & Inclusion Trainings. 13. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for Culturally Relevant and Medically Necessary Foods during Emergency Operations. 14. Approve a Recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for Parks and Recreation Expansion of Senior Programming. 15. Approve a recommendation on the FY 2025-26 Budget for an Updated Asian American Quality of Life Study. 16. Approve the formation of a working group to engage with the FY 2025-26 Budget process and inform the community of the City’s responses to budget recommendations.  FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 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 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please contact Ryan Sperling, Office or ryan.sperling@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 Ryan Sperling at (512) 974-3568 or ryan.sperling@austintexas.gov. the City Clerk 974-3568 (512) of at