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Agenda

REGULAR MEETING OF THE ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2025, AT 6:00 PM PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1406 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR. AUSTIN, TEXAS 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, contact Nekaybaw Watson, 512-974-2562, nekaybaw.watson@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Seonhye “Sonny” Sin, Chair Sarah Chen Zachary Dolling Hanna Huang Ahmed Moledina Sabrina Sha Nayer Sikder Kuo Yang CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Padmini Jambulapati, Vice-Chair Sarah Xiyi Chen Hailey Easley Hugh Li Pierre Nguyễn Alpha Shrestha Nirali Thakkar AGENDA 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 October 21, 2025. WORKING GROUP UPDATE 2. Update from the City Manager’s Office Meeting Working Group regarding meeting recaps of the annual meetings and discussion on if this working group should continue. 3. 4. Update from the Asian American Resource Center Working Group regarding Austin Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment culture community centers community engagement, staff changes, and programing. Update from the Joint Inclusion Committee Working Group regarding the recent Get to Know Your Commissioners events. DISCUSSION ITEMS 5. 6. Discussion to establish Budget Priorities for the Budget Working Group. Discussion on what to prioritize with the creation of the Community Engagement Working Group. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 7. 8. 9. Approve the creation of a Community Engagement Working Group that focuses on engaging the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities with the City, public safety, education, and city resource connections. Approve the dissolution of the Budget Engagement Working Group. Approve the creation and membership of a Budget Recommendation Working Group that writes budget recommendations to Council for FY26-27. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT 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. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Nekaybaw Watson at Austin City Clerk’s Office Department, at 512-974-2562 or nekaybaw.watson@austintexas.gov to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission please contact Nekaybaw Watson at 512-974-2562 or nekaybaw.watson@austintexas.gov.