Recommendation The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission recommends that the “Equitable Chamber Funding Model” developed by the City Economic Development Department consider factors that do not disproportionately impact the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC) Description of Recommendation to Council WHEREAS, the Asian American Quality of Life (AAQoL) Advisory Commission was created to advise the City Council on issues related to the Asian American Resource Center and provide on-going guidance and support for the City's Asian American Quality of Life Initiatives, and WHEREAS The City Economic Development Department is developing an “Equitable Chamber Funding Model” for funding MECA Chambers, and WHEREAS Asian Americans are the fastest growing population in Austin/Travis County, which should result in higher Race/Equity Factor portion of the funding model, and WHEREAS the funding model should include a “language factor” for which the GAACC should be credited for supporting over 20 Asian languages in their operations, and WHEREAS GAACC is instrumental in attracting international business investment and trade to Austin, and WHEREAS in recent years, GAACC has helped address increasing violence against Asian Americans and Asian American businesses, and WHEREAS many immigrants are first generation business owners in need of support from GAACC. Refugees may be more likely to open businesses instead of applying for jobs, due to qualification and language barriers, NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Asian American Quality of Live Advisory Commission supports adjusting certain equity factors in the to the EDD “Equitable Chamber Funding Model” to include a “language factor” and more focus on support for businesses than on household income. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission supports the direction proposed by Council Member Alter in her February 4, 2021 proposed amendment. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Commission recommends limiting the disproportional fiscal impact to GAACC
FY 2022 Budget Recommendations The following budget recommendations will be considered through separate motions. Example language: “I would like to make a motion to approve the [recommendation title] (as amended) for submission to the Budget Office for consideration in the FY 2022 Budget.” Budget Recommendation #1 – AARC Master Plan Phase 2 Community Engagement Consultant for Design Phase Story: What did you hear from the community? As part of the master planning process for Phase 2 of the Asian American Resource Center (AARC), many community priorities were identified for the future buildout of the property. However, additional performing arts/theatre space ranked as the highest community need. The Commission heard directly from Asian American artists that finding performance space, especially for smaller audiences, has become increasingly difficult in Austin due to the closure of several spaces over the past several years. Additionally, the current ballroom was designed as general event space and does not have a stage or other infrastructure required for performances. Problem: What is the problem you identify? While there is community consensus regarding the need, the community has expressed a range of different needs regarding the function and use of the theatre space. Some representatives of the artist community have requested the space function as a black box theatre for versatility. Others in the community envision a more traditional theatre space with built‐in, sloped seating that might attract touring artists. These a just a few examples of the competing ideas for the space under consideration as the project moves from the planning phase into the design and construction phases. How does the problem show up in your community? Who is most impacted by the problem? The AARC is an integral space for Austin’s Asian American community, providing space for meetings, events, cultural arts exhibits and performances, educational activities, festivals, and more. The goal of the upcoming design phase would be to develop a second facility one the site that best serves the needs of the community from the artists to the patrons of the AARC. The reality, however, is that not all community needs can be fulfilled by any one facility, especially one with a limited overall project budget of ~$7 million. Given the fact that compromises will need to be made and consensus may be difficult to achieve, it is important that the community engagement phase be guided by an experienced and neutral party. Considering all of …
AARC Workgroup meeting for the AAQoL Tuesday, March 9, 12:00-1:00pm In attendance: Sona Shah, Kirk Yoshida, Debasree DasGupta, Vince Cobalis, , Laura Esparza, Jimmy Flannigan, Laura Esperza, Christina Bies, David Nicks, Schiller Liao 1. AARC Phase ll Project: The group was introduced to David Nicks who will be taking over Riley Trigg’s position as Public Works Department project manager. Solicitations for the professional design services and CMAR (Construction Manager at Risk ) services are due March 24th and April 19th, a bit later than originally decided. A topographic survey is being conducted. Discussion on the community engagement that is required: There are still some outstanding issues, such as the kind of flooring that is sought, so the community needs to provide input. Community engagement needs to start as soon as design team comes on board. An approximate fund of $61K will be needed and the discussion was around procuring this funding. A consultant would be needed and he would require some training on Asian culture and their needs. Goals need to be identified. The community needs to be made aware of cost of final structure and the what funds are available so they can provide input accordingly. CMAR could provide cost estimate. Vince suggested seeking help from CPIO or the equity office regarding funding. Jimmy suggested connecting with Suchi Gururaj who has been working on the Language Access Fund that has been launched by CAN (Community Advancement ?) Kirk suggested requesting for the required funding while also exploring other avenues, such as CPIO. (AAQoL has been working on adding language access to the budget for a while. Organisations like AACHI has applied for some funds for this as well). Updates on the Center from Sona : Other than a few leaks etc, the building has weathered the February winter storm fairly well. Jonathan, who has been working as the building grounds supervisor is now working with APH and API taskforce and will now become a Community Access Coordinator. Celebrasia is scheduled for May 1 and will be a virtual event. Since events in the past year have all been virtual, expenses on the facility have been lower. The surplus money is going to be used on enhancing the ballroom lighting, buying projectors etc. Vince asked if there could be money used for community outreach. Sona will look into it. A list of organisations that should be contacted for community outreach …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 Chair Yoshida called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Kuo Yang, Kirk Yoshida, Hanna Huang, Pramod Patil, Shubhada Saxena, Pooja Sethi, Ketan Patel, Molly Wang, and Debasree DasGupta Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Joshua Robinson, Interim Senior Executive Assistant (Office of the City Manager) Citizen Communication: N/A 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. OLD BUSINESS The Commission did not take action on the meeting minutes from January. a. Workgroup Reports: 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: Update provided in the backup document. materials. 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: Update provided in the backup 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: Update provided in the backup materials. 4. Human Resources Workgroup: No update provided. 5. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided. b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting – The next JIC meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 31. c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on the AARC Master Plan Update on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget Recommendation Process 3. STAFF BRIEFING None this month. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on equitable funding for the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (Fang Fang) – No Action Taken. b. Discussion and possible action on priorities and recommendations for the City of Austin FY 2022 budget – Commissioners voted on their 2022 Budget Recommendations, which can be found in the back up materials. The Commissioners voted on the 2022 Budget Recommendations, which can be found in the backup materials. Commissioners vote can be found in the audio recording on the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission webpage. c. Discussion and possible action on the selection of a Community Stakeholder Commissioner – No Action Taken. 5. INFORMATION SHARING a. Commissioner Saxena, Cobalis and Chen 6. FUTURE AGENDA 6. ADJOURN Chair Yoshida adjourned the meeting without any objections at 8:30 p.m.
Versión en español a continuación. Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission February 16, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission to be held February 16, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (February 15, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the February 16, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 later than noon, (February 15, 2021). The following information is required: speaker 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). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to joshua.robinson@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (February 16, 2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (February 15, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe …
Versión en español a continuación. Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission January 19, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission to be held January 19, 2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (January 18, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the January 19, 2021 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 later than noon, (January 18, 2021). The following information is required: speaker 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). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to joshua.robinson@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (January 19, 2021) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (January 18, 2021 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe …
COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Asian American Quality of Life Resource Advisory Commission Recommendation Number: (20210119-04c): In Support of the City of Austin 2020’s State Legislative agenda WHEREAS, the City of Austin’s greatest asset is its people who are passionate about their city, committed to its improvement, and determined to see its vision become a reality; and WHEREAS, the percent of registered voters who voted in the past 4 years of city elections exceeded 60 percent; and WHEREAS, an overwhelming majority of registered voters who live in Austin voted for the current Austin City Council representation; and WHEREAS, over 700 Austinites participate and serve on over 60 Boards and Commissions to help shape, and continually improve upon the policies of the City and the lives of its Residents; and WHEREAS, the input provided to the Austin City Council through the City’s Boards and Commissions reflects the will of the community; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City of Austin that the legislative agenda guide City staff, in coordination with the City’s strategic partners, in their efforts to advocate on behalf of the City of Austin and its residents; and WHEREAS, each year, the Texas Legislature increasingly attempts to pass legislation that negatively impacts the City through preemption or limiting the ability to advocate; and WHEREAS, the 2019 Legislature strongly considered and almost passed S.B. 29 which would have limited the ability of the City to utilize community advocates to effectively advocate on behalf of the policies created and supported by its residents; and WHEREAS, taxpayers and City residents benefit from and need community advocates as a tool that amplifies their voices before the Legislature, Congress, and regulatory bodies; and WHEREAS, a prohibition on community advocacy equates to censorship of Residents’ voices and is detrimental to a representative democracy where all Austinites and Texans have equal opportunities to voice their opinions. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN HEREBY ADOPTS THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTION THAT: • The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission endorses the City of Austin’s 2020 Legislative Agenda adopted by the Austin City Council on September 17th, 2020. • The Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission believes the general principals of the policy and position statements contained in the City of Austin’s state legislative agenda capture the positions of its membership and the community it represents. …
Versión en español a continuación. Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission December 22, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Special Called Meeting to be held December 22, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (December 21, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the December 22, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 later than noon, (December 21, 2020). The following information is required: speaker 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). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to joshua.robinson@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (December 22, 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (December 21, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Chair Yoshida called the Commission Meeting to order at 6:08 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Kuo Yang, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Hanna Huang, Pramod Patil, Shubhada Saxena, Pooja Sethi, Shruti Mangalmurti, and Debasree DasGupta Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Joshua Robinson, Interim Senior Executive Assistant (Office of the City Manager) 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission moved to approve minutes from AAQOLAC meeting on July 22, 2020, September 18, 2020, and October 20, 2020 with discussed changes. Commissioner Cobalis made the motion. Commissioner Chen seconded. Vote was 10-0. Commissioner Sethi abstained. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports: 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: Commissioner DasGupta provided an update. Updates provided in the backup documents. 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No update provided. 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: No update provided. 4. Human Resources Workgroup: No update provided 5. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee August 26, 2020 Meeting (Commissioner Stanton) – No update provided. c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on the AARC Master Plan – Chair Yoshida provided an update on the “Construction Manager at Risk” project. 2. Update on the AARC Bridge Project – Chair Yoshida provided an update on the AARC Bridge Project. Currently, PARD is working on the engineering report. 3. Public Safety/Policing Project Update – No updated provided. 3. STAFF BRIEFING None this month. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Overview of Asian American Community Engagement Opportunities with Dell Medical Center (Ricardo Garay) – Ricardo Garay provided an update over “Asian American Community Engagement Opportunities” with Dell Medical Center. b. Presentation on the Community Police Review Commission - Amani Seay provided background on the Community Police Review Commission. Additional information about the Community Police Review Commission can be found in the backup documents. c. Discussion and Possible Action on a Recommendations Related to the Police Department Office of Community Liaison (Hanna Huang) - Commissioner Cobalis moved to support resolution with suggested changes. Commissioner Patil seconded. Vote was 11-0. d. Discussion and Possible Action Related to the Community Stakeholder Position Vacancy and the Formation of a Community Stakeholder Nomination Work Group – Chair provided an update on the formation of a “Community Stakeholder Nomination Work …
AARC Workgroup meeting for the AAQoL Tuesday, December 8. 12:00-1:00pm In attendance: Sona Shah, Schiller Liao, Kirk Yoshida, Debasree DasGupta, Thuy Nguyen, Shruti Anand 1. Update on AARC activities: An annual report on the Center has been put together to be viewed by those interested. Monthly music series being streamed via zoom. Virtual holiday being planned. Working with transportation to deliver stockings to the Seniors The staff is looking at issues such as struggles with isolation Book club readings and mindfulness exercises are being planned 2. Focus group with AISD and the AARC: 6 people joined the zoom conversation that was held on Dec 6th via zoom. Shane Whalley, Community equity and inclusion coordinator lead the conversation. AACHI has been contacted as well. There is a need for improvements to be made on technology, particularly related to portals being used. Thuy had an inquiry on the protocol to address incidents of bias. Sona to follow-up with Shane. There is a need for dual language access, especially in the east side of Austin 3. AARC Phase ll Project: Councilman Jimmy Flannigan felt that the CMAR resolution should be addressed without delay However, alignment with the Rutherford campus has been delayed. The councilman suggests that construction of the building should proceed such that future expansions could be possible. There is some concern about ease of implementing that. A discussion might be needed with Riley. The bridge will take time. Watershed needs to go through department process before making commitments.
‘Arts and Culture’ workgroup report -Dec 2020 Attendee: (a) Pramod Patil (Chair) (b) Peter Chao (c) Shubhada Saxena Date: 12/10/2020 Meeting minutes: Here are the notes from Arts and Culture workgroup meeting on Dec-2020. This meeting was mainly focused on capturing progress on focus area for each member • Opportunities towards making Arts funding equitable for Asian community Hanna Huang was focused on this area. Some Asian nonprofits had a good success on getting the City funding and some did not. It feels like we need to educate the community about different options available and possible share data on how to approach available funds. There are many existing resources available from the city and we should look into the avenues on making it available to the community. We will explore more on the available resources and possibly consolidate the data at a common location. • Representation of Asian architecture in each district area Shubhada Saxena was focused on this item. There are some ideas around installation of sculptures etc. but the exact steps to achieve this are not clear. After further brainstorming we plan to reach out to the Parks and Recreation Department (PARD) to explore/learn the process used for installation of new items to the park. We will be working towards it in coming months • Opportunities for Asian Artists Pramod Patil continue to explore possible opportunities for collaboration of Asian art with the mainstream American arts and culture. COVID is liming on possible in person options. There are some ideas – but need further exploration before finalizing. We discussed about sharing availability of the ‘Artist Access Program’ at AARC. Many members of the community may not be aware of this program. We plan to share details of this program individually and through channels like Asian Creatives of Greater Austin (ACGA) Artist Access Program Guidelines | AustinTexas.gov
2020 Census: Counting Asian Americans & Residents with Asian Roots in Greater Austin / Travis County === Report to AAQoL Commission: Some Results & Conclusions Co-Director, Census 2020 Asian American Complete Count Committee (AACCC) Dr. Sumit DasGupta December 12, 2020 Agenda Topics: • The Leadership Team • Census Count Target / Coverage Area • Original Strategy • Final Strategy • Results • Conclusions / Recommendations SD / 12-12-2019 The AACCC Leadership Team SD / 12-12-2019 AACCC Census Count Target / Coverage Area • Count target: Immigrants from all Asian countries • From Turkey and Israel to the west • This will require significant focus and effort to connect with these countries • To Japan and S. Korea to the east • … and all countries in between • Count coverage area: • Travis & Williamson counties: • Total / Asian (single race) population (2018): 1,815,462 / 134,795 • % Asian: 7.4% • Austin-Round Rock MSA: & Hays counties • Covers 5 counties: Travis, Williamson, as well as parts of Bastrop, Caldwell • Total / Asian (single race) population (2017): 2,115,827 / 121,922 • % Asian: 5.8% SD / 12-12-2019 Original Strategy • Form subgroups to focus on immigrants from different regions of Asia, e.g., • East Asia,… includes China, Taiwan, Japan and S. Korea • South-East Asia,… includes Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam,… • South Asia,… includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma / Myanmar, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka • Central Asia,… includes Kazakastan, Kyrgizia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan • West Asia,… Iraq, Iran, Israel, S. Arabia, Turkey, UAE,… • Identify country-specific leaders to focus on immigrants from the country of their origin • Contact leaders of key community organizations to partner in this count • Create flyers in different languages with key dates • Present at organization meetings and cultural / religious events • Provide key dates and deliverables • Resolve concerns and fears and answer questions • Contact Asian businesses to promote census (& for funds) • Advertise on TV, newsprint, and social media • Go door-2-door in remote neighborhoods, as key dates get closer SD / 12-12-2019 Original Strategy : A Cross-cutting Approach Cultural Organizations Religious Institutions Business Enterprises Media (print / TV) & Social Media East Asia Southeast Asia South Asia Central Asia West Asia SD / 12-12-2019 Final Strategy • Contacted leaders of key community organizations to partner in this count • Provided grant funding to community …
MEMBERS Community City of Austin Quincy Dunlap - Austin Area Urban League Nuria Rivera-Vandermyde - Deputy City Manager Hailey Easley - Austin Asian Community Health Initiative Rey Arellano - Assistant City Manager Emily Gerrick - Texas Fair Defense Project Christopher Shorter - Assistant City Manager Monica Guzmán - Go! Austin/Vamos! Austin (GAVA) Farah Muscadin - Director, Office of Police Oversight • • • • • • • Co-Chairs Brion Oaks - Chief Equity Officer, Equity Office Brion Oaks - Chief Equity Officer, Equity Office Paula Rojas - Communities of Color United • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Priscilla Hale - allgo Dawn Handley - Integral Care Chris Harris - Texas Appleseed David Johnson - Grassroots Leadership Amanda Lewis - Survivor Justice Project Nelson Linder - National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Kathy Mitchell - Just Liberty Chas Moore - Austin Justice Coalition Cary Roberts - Greater Austin Crime Commission Paula Rojas - Communities of Color United Matt Simpson - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Alicia Torres - ICE Fuera de Austin Cate Graziani - Texas Harm Reduction Alliance VALUES HISTORY OF POLICING Link: Full Timeline CITY INFORMATION & PRESENTATIONS RPS work outside of the Task Force (timeline & key components) • • APD Calls for Service Analysis • Mental Health Diversion Initiative APD Operations (structure, budget, & inter-local agreements) RPS Listening Sessions Assessment of APD training academy, recruitment and promotions, use of force incidents, and public interactions with officers Analysis of APDs 2019 Racial Profiling Safety Outcomes Strategic Performance Dashboard • • • • • CURRENT WORKGROUPS • • • • • • • Reimagining 911 Police Staffing—Patrol & Criminal Investigations Public Health Reinvestment Patrol and Surveillance Business and Economic Development Equity Reinvestment in Community Meaningful Community Engagement UNDER CONSIDERATION • • • Identifying permanent Taskforce Decision-making within City of Austin budget deadlines Integrating efforts of Taskforce and the City TASK FORCE WEBPAGE • • Meeting dates • • Zoom link Facebook live- streaming Interpreter request instructions Agenda • • Meeting materials • Past Meeting Notes
Versión en español a continuación. Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission November 17, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to be held November 17, 2020 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (November 16, 2020 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the November 17, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, residents must: •Call or email the board liaison at Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 no later than noon, (November 16, 2020). The information required is the speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, and a telephone number or email address. •Once a request to speak has been called in or emailed to the board liaison, residents will receive either an email or phone call providing the telephone number to call on the day of the scheduled meeting. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to joshua.robinson@austintexas.gov by Noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If this meeting is broadcast live, residents may watch the meeting here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Reunión del Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (November 17, 2020) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (November 16, 2020 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los residentes deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Joshua Robinson at 512-974-9006 a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). La información requerida es el nombre del orador, los números de artículo sobre los que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutrales, y un número de teléfono o dirección de correo electrónico. • Una vez que se haya llamado o enviado por …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at via WebEx Chair Vince Cobalis called the Commission Meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Peter Chao, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Shubhada Saxena, DasGupta, and Sethi Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Joshua Robinson, Commissions Liaison (Equity Office) Maya Guevara, Community Engagement Specialist (Office of Police Oversight) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports: 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: No update provided. 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No update provided. 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: See workgroup meeting notes in backup documents. 4. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided. Budget timeline/process Annual Internal Review b. Update on the June 22 Joint Inclusion Committee meeting (Commissioner Stanton): No update provided. 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: No update provided. 2. Update on the Asian American Resource Center Bridge 3. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards (due 7/22/20) – Reference backup documents. 4. NAAO – AAPI COVID-19 response (American Stateman 7/12/20) – Reference backup c. Follow-up Items: documents. 2. STAFF BRIEFING a. Overview of 2021 City Budget (Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager) – Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano provided an update and answered questions over 2021 City Budget. b. Office of Police Oversight reports (Maya Guevara – Office of Police Oversight) – Office of Police Oversight did not attend the meeting to present. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Review and possible action on the Annual Internal Review Report, for submission to the City Clerk by Commission Chair. The commission voted to approve the Annual Internal Review Report. b. Support the UT School of Nursing application to boost community immunity through a culturally focused self-management support program to manage chronic diseases. Commissioner Chen moved to approve the recommendation. Seconded by Commissioner Yoshida. Vote was 8-0 c. Authorize the Discussion and possible action on the election of officers to the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission. - The commission voted to elect Kirk Yoshida as Chair and Sarah Chen as Vice Chair of the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission. 5. FUTURE AGENDA a. Austin Public Health briefing on the Social Services Audit Report and 2021 Budget initiatives. b. Office of Sustainability - Community Climate Plan 2020 Revision. c. State …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Chair Yoshida called the Commission Meeting to order at 5:40 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Ketan Patel, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Hanna Huang, Pramod Patil, Shubhada Saxena, and Debasree DasGupta Staff in Attendance: Joshua Robinson, Interim Senior Executive Assistant (Office of the City Manager) Binh Ly, Neighborhood Liaison (Austin Public Health) Sona Shah, Culture and Arts Education Manager (Parks & Recreation) Joshua Robinson, Interim Senior Executive Assistant (Office of the City Manager) GuiMei Fung, Neighborhood Liaison (Austin Police Department) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission did not take action on the minutes from the July 22, 2020 and September 18, 2020 meeting. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports: documents. 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: Update provided in the backup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No update provided. 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: Update provided in the backup documents 4. Human Resources Workgroup: No update provided 5. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee August 26, 2020 Meeting (Commissioner Stanton) – No update provided. c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: Chair Yoshida provided an update in regards to the AARC Master Plan in regards to the “Construction Manager at Risk” Council Agenda Item. 3. STAFF BRIEFING a. Update on the Asian/Pacific Islander (API) Task Force COVID-19 Response & Outreach Effort (Binh Ly) – Neighborhood Liaison Binh Ly provided an update on the COVID-19 Response API Task Force. b. Presentation on Austin Police Department (APD) Community Liaisons (GuiMei Fung) – APD Community Liaison GuiMei Fung provided an update on APD Office of Community Liaison. a. Update on the Commission Policing/Public Safety Project (Hanna Huang) – Commissioner Huang provided an update on the Policing/Public Safety Project to the commission. Further details of the update can be found in the backup documents. b. Information Sharing – Commissioners Yoshida, Chen, and Cobalis provided information to share. 4. NEW BUSINESS 5. FUTURE AGENDA a. Policing Issues 6. ADJOURN Chair Yoshida adjourned the meeting without any objections at 8:30 p.m.
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Friday, September 18, 2020 Chair Yoshida called the Commission Meeting to order at 3:07 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Hanna Huang, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, Peter Chao, and Debasree DasGupta Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Brie L. Franco, Intergovernmental Relations Officer Adrienne Sturrup, Assistant Director (Austin Public Health) Chris Riley, Financial Manager (Austin Public Health) Joshua Robinson, Interim Senior Executive Assistant (Office of the City Manager) Cristina Tangredi, Community Engagement Specialist (Office of Police Oversight) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission moved to approve minutes from AAQOLAC meeting on February 18, 2020 and August 17, 2020 with minor edits. Commissioner Cobalis made the motion. Commissioner Chen seconded. Vote was 9-0. The Commission did not take action on the minutes from the July 22, 2020 meeting. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports: documents. 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: Update provided in the backup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No update provided. 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: No update provided 4. Human Resources Workgroup: No update provided 5. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided b. Update on the Joint Inclusion Committee August 26, 2020 Meeting (Commissioner Stanton) c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: No update provided 2. Update on Equity Mini-Grant application: No update provided 3. STAFF BRIEFING a. Analysis of the Austin Police Department’s Racial Profiling Data Joint Report and update on the new Community Police Review Commission - Community Engagement Specialist Cristina Tangredi provided an update over APD’s Racial Profiling Data Joint Report and the Community Police Review Commission. b. Austin Public Health FY2021 Budget (Adrienne Sturrup) – Assistant Director Adrienne Sturrup and Financial Manager Chris Riley provided an updated over the Austin Public Health FY2021 Budget and New Investments in FY2021. c. State Legislative Update (Brie Franco) –Intergovernmental Relations Officer Brie L. Franco d. Update on the City-Community Reimagining Public Safety Task Force (Rey Arellano) – Assistant City Manager Rey Arellano provided an overview of FY2021 Reimagining Public Safety APD Budget Reductions/Reinvestments. provided an overview of the 87th State Legislative Agenda. a. Update on the Commission Policing/Public Safety Project (TBD) – Commission did not take 4. NEW BUSINESS action. b. Discussion and possible action in support …
AARC Workgroup meeting for the AAQoL Tuesday, November10. 12:00-1:00pm In attendance: Sona Shah, Schiller Liao, Kirk Yoshida, Debasree DasGupta, Thuy Nguyen, Shruti Anand 1. Focus group with AISD and the AARC. Sona Shah of the AARC spoke about AISD reaching out to her regarding a focus group for Asian/American families in Austin to take a look at families struggling with racial equity and other issues. In order to ensure that all students have access to what is required to succeed in school, the focus group has arranged for a conversation with the office of Equity for AISD and is inviting folks from the community to join this discussion and provide input. This conversation is scheduled for Dec 6th from 1-3pm via zoom. 2. Discussion on Phase 11 of the AARC masterplan. Kirk Yoshida, Vince Cobalis and others met with Greg Cannali and Kimberly McNeely of PARD regarding progress of Phase 11. The project is ready to move as it stands although the delivery method needs to be determined. It also needs to be seen how the council feels about this at the moment. Another study is probably necessary regarding the Rutherford Campus collaboration but at the moment they are willing to move forward with the initial project. 3. The Pedestrian Bridge project. Kimberly McNeeley of PARD provided a status update via email on the project with the Watershed Protection Department. They have issued a third design iteration for stakeholder review with the final PER projected to be completed in March 2021. The costs of the survey for the pedestrian bridge is estimated to be at $40,000 and the bond money is being used towards these efforts. Once location of bridge and other necessary matters have been determined, PARD will need to coordinate and complete an easement agreement with the Rutherford campus for maintenance etc.
