COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Recommendation Number (20200918-04b part 3): Support of the African American Resource Advisory Commission (AARAC) recommendations to the City Council on the Black Quality of Life Declaration WHEREAS, the African American Resource Advisory Commission (the “Commission”) is authorized by Austin City Codes: 2-1-101 to advise the City Council on issues related to the quality of life for the City’s African American community; and WHEREAS, the Commission is specifically authorized to recommend programs designed to alleviate any inequities that may confront African Americans in social, economic, and vocational pursuits, including (1) health care; (2) housing, including affordable housing, home ownership, and homelessness; (3) entertainment opportunities for professionals and students; (4) employment; (5) cultural venues, including museums, theaters, art galleries, and music venues; and (6) Public Safety; and WHEREAS, on October 27, 2005 the City Council approved the African American Quality of Life Initiative; and WHEREAS, under the Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Recommendation from the African American Quality of Life Initiative, a need for an African American Cultural Heritage District was recognized to enhance the quality of life for African Americans; and WHEREAS, City staff has worked closely with numerous Cultural Arts organizations within the City to determine this area meets the District's criteria; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin has detailed Strategic Direction 2023 to “strive to create a complete community where every Austinite has choices at every stage of life that allow us to experience and contribute to all of the following outcomes: Economic Opportunities, Mobility, Safety, Health and Environment, Culture and Life-long learning, and Government that Works for All of Us”; and WHEREAS, City Council adoption of the 1928 Master Plan required African Americans to relocate to the “Negro District” in order to receive basic City services, this plan strategically and systematically, along with additional ordinances were adopted to ensure full compliance with the segregated 1928 Master Plan, and the lives of African Americans have been severely impacted socially and economically by years of intentional and systemic racism due to the implementation of the 1928 Master Plan; and WHEREAS, March 2017, the Mayor’s Task Force issued a report on Institutional Racism and Systemic Inequities that is inclusive of a list of recommendations aimed at the dismantling of institutional racism and systemic inequities in the City of Austin and the Austin region; and WHEREAS, In support of Resolution No. 20180215-082 we also …
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 …
Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting August 17, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to be held August 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 (August 16, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 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, August 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 ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Regular Meeting – August 17, 2020 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING BOARD MEMBERS: Vince Cobalis, Pramod Patil, Pooja Sethi, Kirk Yoshida, Molly Wang, Peter Chao, Sarah Chen, Catherina Conte, Debasree DasGupta, Nguyen Stanton, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, Kuo Yang, and Hanna Huang MEETING CALL TO ORDER: 1:00 p.m. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consider approval of minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission (AAQOLAC) meetings on: a. April 10, 2020 b. May 20, 2020 c. June 22, 2020 d. July 22, 2020 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports 1. AARC Workgroup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup 3. Arts & Culture Workgroup 4. Human Resources Workgroup 5. Business Planning Workgroup c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan 2. Equity Mini-Grant application scoring b. Update on the July 24 Joint Inclusion Committee meeting (Commissioner Stanton) 3. STAFF BRIEFING …
Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting August 17, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to be held August 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 (August 16, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the August 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, August 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 ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Regular Meeting – August 17, 2020 1:00 P.M. – 2:30 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING BOARD MEMBERS: Vince Cobalis, Pramod Patil, Pooja Sethi, Kirk Yoshida, Molly Wang, Peter Chao, Sarah Chen, Catherina Conte, Debasree DasGupta, Nguyen Stanton, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, Kuo Yang, and Hanna Huang MEETING CALL TO ORDER: 1:00 p.m. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Consider approval of minutes from the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission (AAQOLAC) meetings on: a. April 10, 2020 b. May 20, 2020 c. June 22, 2020 d. July 22, 2020 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports 1. AARC Workgroup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup 3. Arts & Culture Workgroup 4. Human Resources Workgroup 5. Business Planning Workgroup c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan 2. Equity Mini-Grant application scoring b. Update on the July 24 Joint Inclusion Committee meeting (Commissioner Stanton) 3. STAFF BRIEFING …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES OF FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, FRIDAY, April 10, 2020 via WebEx Chair Vince Cobalis called the Commission Meeting to order at 1:10 p.m. COMMISSION MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Kuo Yang, Kirk Yoshida, Shubhada Saxena, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Hanna Huang, Debasree DasGupta, Pramod Patil and Pooja Sethi STAFF IN ATTENDANCE: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Joshua Robinson, Commissions Liaison (Equity Office) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: Sanjna Malpani – Asian American Health Initiative Reshmi Chowdhury – Virtual Music Event 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 2. OLD BUSINESS The Commission did not take up the minutes from the AAQOLAC meeting on February 18, 2020. a. Workgroup Reports: 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: See workgroup meeting notes in backup material 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No update provided. 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: No update provided. 4. Business Planning Workgroup: No updated provided. Budget timeline/process Budget Recommendations b. Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC): No update provided. c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: No updated provided. 2. Update on AARC Bridge: No update provided. 3. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards and Update on upcoming Equity Mini-Grant application and timeline – Commission Liaison, Joshua Robinson provided an update. Listen to audio 4. Asian language access to proposed Land Development Code revisions – No action taken. 3. STAFF BRIEFING 4. NEW BUSINESS Status of the Immigrant Affairs position in the Equity Office – Commission Liaison, Joshua Robinson provided an update. Listen to audio. a. Discussion and possible action to provide a letter of support to utilize the Contract Management At Risk (CMAR) process for the next phase of Asian American Resource Center construction. (supported by the AARC Oversight Workgroup - Commissioner Cobalis moved that the commission will support the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) Project Delivery Method for the Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Master Plan Phase 2 Project. Commissioner Chen seconded. Vote was 11-0. b. Discussion and possible action to support the amendment to the Parks and Recreation Department contract with Meals on Wheels and More to provide meals for the Senior Program at the Asian American Resource Center (AARC). Supported by the AARC Oversight Workgroup and reviewed by the Commission in December 2019 – Commissioner DasGupta moved to support the amendment to the Parks and Recreation Department contract with …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Monday, June 22, 2020 at via WebEx Chair Vince Cobalis called the Commission Meeting to order at 10:06 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Peter Chao, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Hanna Huang, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, and Pooja Sethi Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer Diane Siler, Deputy Budget Officer Joshua Robinson, Commissions Liaison (Equity Office) Brandon Kroos, Business Process Specialist (Equity Office) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports: 1. Asian American Resource Center (AARC) Workgroup: See workgroup meeting notes in the backup materials. 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup: No updated provided 3. Arts and Culture Workgroup: See workgroup meeting notes in backup materials. 4. Business Planning Workgroup: No updated provided Budget timeline/process c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: 2. Update on the Asian American Recourse Center Bridge 3. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards 4. Current status of City Budget process and COVID-19 impact 2. STAFF BRIEFING a. COVID-19 Funding framework (Rey Arellano -City Manager’s Office and Diane Siler -Budget Office) – Assistant City Manager, Rey Arellano and Deputy Budget Officer Diane Siler provided an update on funding the COVID-19 Funding Framework. b. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards and Update on upcoming Equity Mini-Grant application and timeline (Brion Oaks – Equity Office) – Chief Equity Officer, Brion Oaks and Business Process Specialist, Brandon Kroos provided an update on the Equity Mini-Grant process. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on the election of officers to the Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission – Commissioner did not take action. b. Discussion and possible action on recommendations for the Austin Police Department – Commissioner Saxena moved to approve the recommendation. Commissioner Yoshida seconded. The vote was 8 - in Favor. 3 – Abstain. c. Network of Asian American organizations and Asian American Pacific Islander response to the COVID-19 Pandemic – Commission did not take action. and Telecommunications Commission) provided a presentation over the 2020 Census Asian d. Census 2020 initiative "Count Us In" – Commissioner Sumit DasGupta (Community Technology American Complete Count. e. Discussion and Possible action related to the FY 2021 Budget – Commissioner Yoshida moved to revise the FY2021 Budget Recommendations. Commissioner Chen seconded. Vote …
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 via Conference Call Chair Vince Cobalis called the Commission Meeting to order at 3:15 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Debasree DasGupta Shubhada Saxena, Ketan Patel, and Pooja Sethi Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Bryan Manley, Chief of Police Richard Guajardo, Assistant Police Chief GuiMei Fung, Community Liaison (APD) Houmma Garba, Language Access Coordinator (CPIO) Joshua Robinson, Commissions Liaison (Equity Office) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 2. OLD BUSINESS The Commission did not take action on the February 18, 2020 and April 10, 2020 meeting minutes. 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: Commissioner Patil provided an update on his meeting with the University of Texas Asian/Asian American Faculty and Staff Association. 4. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided. Budget timeline/process b. Joint Inclusion Committee (JIC): Commissioner Stanton provided an update on the 2021 Budget Recommendation. c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan – Commission Cobalis provided an update. See memorandum from Director Kimberly McNeeley in backup materials. 2. Update on the AARC Bridge 3. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards – See backup document 4. Current status of City Budget process and COVID-19 impact – No updated provided. 3. STAFF BRIEFING a. Austin Police Department Safe Initiative b. The Austin Police Department system for providing language support when interacting with the community – Assistant Police Chief, Richard Guajardo, Community Liaison, GuiMei Fung and Language Access Coordinator, Houmma Garba provided a presentation over APD’s Language Access Support system. c. Overview of the “Tatum Report” and draft implementation plan – Assistant City Manager, Rey Arellano and Austin Police Chief, Brian Manley provided A presentation and overview of the Tatum Law Independent Investigation. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action to proclaim May 2020 as Asian American - Pacific Islander Cultural Heritage Month – Commissioner Chen moved to send proclamation to the Mayor Steve Adler’s Office. Commissioner Yoshida seconded. Vote was 9-0 b. Information Sharing – Commissioner Saxena and DasGupta provided information to share. 5. FUTURE AGENDA a. Analysis of Austin Police Department’s Racial Profiling Data joint report …
2020 Aust in Climat e Equit y Plan August 2020 Thank you for having us ● We’ve been revising the Community Climate Plan ● First Draft Recommendations out now ● Draft for Public Comment in August ● Council in October ● We’re looking for your: ○ Comments ○ Areas of Interest ○ Pledge of Support 2015 Communit y Climat e Plan Adopt ed by Council in June 2015 Electricity & Natural Gas Transportation & Land Use Materials & Waste Management 135 qualitative actions directed at departments 2017 Travis County Carbon Footprint 12.5 million metric tons carbon dioxide-equivalent Industrial Processes How w as t his plan creat ed? • • • • • • • • 24 City Staff 120 Community Members (NGO, Govt, Business) 12 Ambassadors 4 Equity Trainings 5 Community Workshops (over 250 attendees) 14 Steering Committee Meetings 60+ Advisory Group Meetings 50+ Interviews by Ambassadors St eering Commit t ee Members Co-Chairs Mayuri Raja, AZAAD, Google Shane Johnson, Sierra Club Katie Coyne, Asakura Robinson Susana Almanza, PODER Joep Meijer, Citizen Jim Walker, Univ. of Texas Rocio Villalobos, Equity Office Drew Nelson, Mitchell Foundation Rodrigo Leal, Navigant Consulting Rene Renteria, Citizen Kaiba White, Public Citizen Lauren Peressini, Sunrise Movement Shawanda Stewart, Huston-Tillotson Univ. Kenneth Thompson, Solar Austin Ben Leibowicz, Univ. of Texas Suzanne Russo, Pecan Street Inc. Pooja Sethi, Sethi Law Darien Clary, AISD Alberta Phillips, Joint Sustainability Committee, ECHO Also: Nakia Winfield, Brandi Clark Burton, Karen Magid, Kurt Stogdill, and Nick Kincaid Our Commit ment t o Climat e Equit y Climat e Change Racial Equit y Eliminat e t he use of fossil fuels for energy & t ransport at ion Energy efficiency Renewable energy Less dependence on cars Electric vehicles • • • • • More trees & natural spaces Healthier consumer choices • Healt h Affordabilit y Accessibilit y Cult ural Preservat ion Communit y Capacit y Just Transit ion Account abilit y Eliminat e disparit ies t hat can be predict ed by race • • • • • • Safety for all at all times No disproportionate economic outcomes Fair access to services for all Inclusive participation in our city Positive health outcomes for all Embrace culture & difference If we’re not proactively addressing equity, we’re perpetuating injustice W e are Changing t he Eart h’s Climat e could be Warming over 2 catastrophic to ℃ life on earth Net -zero by 2050 …
Presented by City Auditor Corrie Stokes August 2020 RedistrictATX.org What is Redistricting? • A process for residents to redraw council district boundaries every 10 years • Austin residents will redraw the boundaries in 2021 • New boundaries will go in effect for the November 2022 election Community participation There are two opportunities for Austin residents to be part of redistricting. 1 2 Applicant Review Panel The Panel will help select the commissioners. Three Certified Public Accountants will serve on the Panel. Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission The Commission will draw the boundaries of Austin’s council districts. How the process works Three CPA’s will be randomly selected for the Applicant Review Panel The Panel will help select members for the Independent Citizen Redistricting Commission Commissioners will draw the new council districts Key dates Event Date Sept 1 Sept 30 Oct 1 June 1, 2020 Applications for Commission and Panel opened Application period for Panel closes Application period for Commission closes City Auditor randomly selects 3 applicants for Panel Nov – Jan 15, 2021 Panel selects the 60 most qualified Commission applicants Jan 15-Jan 22 Each Council Member can strike one application from the qualified pool Jan 23 City Auditor randomly selects 8 Commissioners from the qualified pool Jan 24 – Feb 28 Commissioners choose 6 more applicants from the qualified pool March 1 – Nov 1 14 selected Commissioners draw districts to go in effect for the 2022 election Website – RedistrictATX.org Outreach in Multiple Languages Current Commission Applicants As of August 14, 2020 Total Applications Received: 239 The complete demographic breakdown can be found on redistrictatx.org RedistrictATX.org
ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION (AAQOLAC) REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 2020 The AAQOLAC convened in a regular meeting on Monday, August 17, 2020 Chair Yoshida called the Commission Meeting to order at 1:07 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Vince Cobalis, Sarah Chen, Kuo Yang, Kirk Yoshida, Nguyen Stanton, Hanna Huang, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, Debasree DasGupta, and Pooja Sethi Staff in Attendance: Rey Arellano, Assistant City Manager Corrie Stokes, City Auditor Zach Baumer, Climate Protection Manager (Office of Sustainability) Laura LaFuente, Program Manager (Austin Public Health) Celine Rendon, Community Engagement Specialist (Office of Sustainability) Joshua Robinson, Commissions Liaison (Equity Office) CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: N/A 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The Commission moved to approve minutes from AAQOLAC meeting on April 10, 2020, May 20, 2020 and June 22, 2020 with minor edit. Commissioner Cobalis made the motion. Commissioner Chen seconded. Vote was 10-0. 2. 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: No update provided 4. Business Planning Workgroup: No update provided b. Update on the July 24 Joint Inclusion Committee Meeting (Commissioner Stanton) c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on AARC Masterplan: No update provided 2. Update on the Asian American Recourse Center Bridge: No update provided 3. Results from prior Mini-Grant awards: No update provided 4. Current status of City Budget process and COVID-19 impact: No update provided 3. STAFF BRIEFING a. Office of Sustainability Presentation on the Austin Community Climate Plan (Celine Rendon) - Climate Protection Manager Zach Baumer and Community Engagement Specialist Celine Rendon provided an update on the Austin Community Climate Plan. Budget Recommendations. b. Austin Public Health FY 2020 Budget Recommendations Update & Overview of the Social Services Audit (Adrienne Sturrup) - Program Manager Laura LaFuente provided a status update on the FY20 c. Office of the City Auditor Presentation on the Redistricting Commission – City Auditor Corrie Stokes provided a presentation on the timeline for applying to be on the Redistricting Commission. 4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and possible action on resolution in support of Austin Asian Impact and its data collection work, including assembling a directory of Asian American organizations and collection of social impact data – No action taken. Commissioners will collaborate on public safety initiatives in the Health and Community Engagement Workgroup. b. Information Sharing – No …
Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting July 22, 2020 Asian American Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting to be held July 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 (July 21, 2020 by Noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 22, 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, (July 21, 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 ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION Regular Meeting – July 22, 2020 10:00 A.M. – 11:30 A.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING BOARD MEMBERS: Vince Cobalis, Pramod Patil, Pooja Sethi, Kirk Yoshida, Molly Wang, Peter Chao, Sarah Chen, Catherina Conte, Debasree DasGupta, Nguyen Stanton, Kavita Radhakrishnan, Ketan Patel, Shubhada Saxena, Kuo Yang, and Hanna Huang MEETING CALL TO ORDER: 10:00 p.m. 1. OLD BUSINESS a. Workgroup Reports 1. Asian American Resource Center Workgroup 2. Health and Community Engagement Workgroup 3. Arts & Culture Workgroup 4. Human Resources Workgroup 5. Business Planning Workgroup Budget timeline/process Annual Internal Review b. Update on the June 22 Joint Inclusion Committee meeting (Commissioner Stanton) c. Follow-up Items: 1. Update on Asian American Resource Center Masterplan 2. Update on the Asian American Resource Center Bridge 3. New Equity Mini-Grant application (due 7/22/20) 4. NAAO – AAPI COVID-19 response (American Stateman 7/12/20) 2. STAFF BRIEFING a. Overview of …
AARC Workgroup meeting for the AAQoL Tuesday, July 14, 12:00-1:00pm In attendance: Sona Shah, Christina Bies, Laura Esperza, Schiller Liao, Kirk Yoshida, Debasree DasGupta. Update on the AARC Phase 11 Master plan and discussion: The letter of approval for CMAR will be going to the Council on July 30th. Currently working on design and solicitation for an architect. (please see attached solicitation schedule). Posting is to be made by August 5th with a deadline to respond. Responses will be evaluated by a 5-person panel. Discussion ensued on allowing an outsider other than the City Contracting Office on this panel in consideration of cultural awareness. Kirk recommended including pertinent languages in the draft for qualifications Updates from the Center by Sona: The AARC opened for a few days in June but had to close down again. Staff have been calling on Seniors directly to remain engaged with them Several online exhibits, such as photography exhibits, Flan Flaherty’s work on silk etc are available for viewing. There is also an exhibit on history and culture of the Philippines in collaboration with the History Center. The scheduled “Dear Aunty and Uncle” workshop filled up quickly They are also considering Tai Chi classes via zoom and an open mike show involving stand- up comedians in August Laura spoke of online festivals that are getting tremendous response PARD is also considering online after-school programs for children who will have to remain home because of the pandemic. AARC might also consider an online but modified version of the Celebrasia event The AARC welcomes ideas from the Commission for continuing with their community engagement during the lockdown
Baseline Schedule AARC Professional Services Guaranteed Notes (Explain any deviation from standard intervals) Issue Date (Contingent upon receipt of final SOW and Evaluation Criteria by 07/29) Pre-Response Meeting Date Solicitation Due Date Compliance Plan Approval Date Evaluation Panel Kickoff Meeting Date Final Evaluation Meeting Date Interview Date RCA Due Date Two Week Out Meeting Council Date Contract Kickoff Meeting Date Rate Approval Due Date Fee Proposal Due Date Completion of Negotiation (Fee Proposal) Route for Execution Execution Due Date Wednesday, August 5, 2020 Wednesday, August 12, 2020 Wednesday, September 16, 2020 Friday, September 25, 2020 Wednesday, September 30, 2020 Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Friday, October 30, 2020 Thursday, November 26, 2020 Thursday, December 10, 2020 Thursday, December 17, 2020 Thursday, January 7, 2021 Thursday, January 14, 2021 Thursday, February 4, 2021 Monday, February 8, 2021 Wednesday, February 17, 2021 fast tracked if necessary Total Calendar Days Issuance to Execution 196 Baseline Schedule AARC Construction Manager at Risk Guaranteed Notes (Explain any deviation from standard intervals) Issue Date Pre-Response Meeting Date Solicitation Due Date Compliance Plan Approval Date Evaluation Panel Kickoff Meeting Date Final Evaluation Meeting Date Interview Date RCA Due Date Two week out Meeting Council Date Contract Kickoff Meeting Date Rate Approval Due Date Fee Proposal Due Date Completion of Negotiation (Cost Proposal) Route for Execution Execution Due Date Wednesday, September 2, 2020 Wednesday, September 9, 2020 Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Friday, October 23, 2020 Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Friday, December 4, 2020 Thursday, January 7, 2021 Thursday, January 21, 2021 Thursday, January 28, 2021 Thursday, February 18, 2021 Thursday, February 25, 2021 Thursday, March 18, 2021 Monday, March 22, 2021 Wednesday, March 31, 2021 if necessary tentative tentative tentative tentative tentative tentative tentative tentative tentative Total Calendar Days Issuance to Execution 210
Thank Y Community & Businesses For Saving Lives $120,727 RAISED 240,000 MASKS DONATED In March and April 2020, twenty-six Austin Asian American organizations came together and raised $120,727. The effort was spearheaded by the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce (GAACC) and The Network of Asian American Organizations (NAAO). The community was able to secure masks from certified manufacturers and deliver quality masks and other PPE products to frontline healthcare workers in Austin: 90,000 surgical and N95 masks, 10,000 gloves, and hundreds of protective medical gowns to more than 12 medical facilities and community organizations. All of this was made possible through the strong personal networks and supply chain expertise of the Austin Asian American community and businesses. GOLD DONORS MT Supermarket Cindy Tsai Robert and Emily Lee Ali Khataw Alpha Paving Industries Channy Soeur Lynn Yuan SILVER DONORS $20,000 $10,000 $10,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 Jamie Amelio Savy Buoy Paul Kim Usha Boddapu Gary Farmer Bruce Ge Rashed Islam Lezie Le $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 Ying McGuire MKM Trading LLC Ahmed Moledina Avishek Mukherjee Jesse Penn Tso Chinese Delivery Amy Wong Mok Yuen Yung Wenyuan Zhou $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS UTDDCE Asian Culture Center Texas Bengali Cultural Alliance (TBCA) Commerce Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Caring For Cambocia (GAACC) Network of Asian American Organizations (NAAO) University of Texas Division of Diversity and CommUnity Engagement BENEFICIARIES Travis County Medical Society Community Care People‘s Community Clinic Lonestar Circle of Care Bluebonnet Trails - Lifepath Pharmacy Clinic Integral Care SPECIAL THANKS Sichuan Development Holding Co. Ltd. Chengdu Media Group Asian & American Consultants Co. Ltd. INDIVIDUAL & ORGANIZATION DONORS Shylaja Kumar, Sounthaly Outhavong, Stella YY Liu, Stephanie Herrera, Sung Je Lee, Usha Sapuram, Vivian Tran, Wajiha Rizvi, Wan Kim, Yohan Oh, Zahid Maniya, Lori Suissa, Annie Alonzi, Christa Freeland, Allen Hsu, Angela Viesca, Ashley Na, Christa Freeland, Claudia Hdz, Cung Nguyen, David C Smith, Dipanjan Ray Chaudhuri, Donghun Shim, Emlyn Lee, Galib Hassan, Inayat F, Jacob Childress, Jake Shin, Jia Mu, Job Hammond, Julie Nguyen, Jyotsna Paul, Khotan Shahbazi-Harmon, Kim Tran, Kimberly Chung, Linh Vo, Michael Hsu, Miguel Benavides, Omer Dossani, Paul Gosselink, Rhuju Vasavada, Sakie Jefferson, Sharon Tong, Sherrie Nguyen, Stephanie Louie, Stephen Opipari, Sula Howell, Susan Fifer, Susmitha Mumalaneni, Uyen Hoang, Vince Cobalis, Yonghoi Kim, Youngsoo Eo, Younyoung Wall, Yumi Ito, Breanne Hull, Jayant Sheth, PJ …
Proposed Budget Snapshot Fiscal Year 2020-21 BUDGET IN BRIEF • This year’s proposed budget of $4.2 billion adjusts to new fiscal constraints and community expectations with focused investments in core programs and City infrastructure. • Balanced with a 3.5% tax increase and a total $1.04 per month increase for typical tax and rate payer. • The FY 2020-21 General Fund proposed budget is $1.1 billion, which supports initial steps towards Reimagining Public Safety through a reallocation of Police funding to health, housing, and critical social services. • The Capital Budget includes $1.2 billion in planned spending. Economic Opportunity & Affordability • $16.5 million in support of homeowner • $4.4 million to operate the new Planning and assistance programs, homelessness prevention Development Center, creating a true “one-stop” contracts, and rapid rehousing contracts shop for development services to mitigate displacement and provide case • $3.1 million to continue workforce development management services programming • $7.7 million transfer to the Housing Trust Fund • Additional $3.5 million in Economic Injury Bridge to support homelessness services and Loans to small businesses through the Family displacement prevention programs for Austin’s Business Loan Program low-income households Government that Works • $735,000 to enhance the City’s open-data portal, • $7.3 million to address mission-critical increasing transparency to Austin residents infrastructure and deferred maintenance at • A new position within the Equity Office to support City facilities and guide the coordination of Citywide efforts to • Development of the Austin Conservation Corps strengthen community resiliency (ACCC) program, a new cross-departmental • Creation of the Information Security Office to approach to providing job skills to individuals and address cybersecurity concerns conservation benefits to the community Culture & Lifelong Learning • $1.5 million in planned capital spending on • Combined reduction of 33% in funding for the Asian American Resource Center, Carver cultural arts, historic preservation, and live music Museum, and Mexican American Cultural Center as a result of the steep decline in the expected facility improvements Hotel Occupancy Tax collections English 1 Health & Environment • $7.1 million in ongoing funding for City partners • $5.3 million to fully implement the providing emergency shelters recommendations of the Meadows Institute • $2.6 million to support homeless encampment Report related to improving mental health clean-ups and the Violet Bag Program first response • $423,000 and 6 new positions to fully implement • More than $8.0 million towards Health Equity and the …
Reimagining Public Safety Key Changes in the FY 2020-21 Proposed Budget $11.3 million reduction to the Austin Police Department’s Forecast Budget • Eliminated 100 vacant police officer positions from the forecast budget for a total reduction of $9.2 million Delayed the July 2020 cadet class resulting in an estimated $1.5 million reduction Delayed scheduled replacement of duty weapons resulting in a $400,000 reduction • • • Transferred Austin Center for Events staff to the Development Services Department for a reduction of $200,000 Reallocation of $11.3 million to fund alternative public safety strategies and public health services • $3.0 million to enhance the work of the Office of Police Oversight and the Equity Office, rewrite the Austin Police Department’s General Orders, and conduct and implement audits • $2.7 million to improve mental health first response by expanding the Integral Care-EMCOT contract for clinical staff and telehealth services, increasing community outreach to underserved communities, and adding 7 new positions to the Community Health Paramedic program • $2.3 million reallocation within the Austin Police Department budget to replace the department’s 15-year old records management system, which will allow for more-efficient records keeping • $1.1 million to increase the capacity of mental health services, family violence programs, and immigrant legal services provided by Austin Public Health • $1.0 million transfer to the Housing Trust Fund to support key affordable housing goals, including preserving and creating reasonably priced housing within the city of Austin • $900,000 reallocated within the Austin Police Department’s budget to fund targeted training related to trauma- informed response, unconscious bias, and racial and cultural sensitivity, as well as training to safely administer Naloxone to someone experiencing a drug overdose • $300,000 to support the newly formed Civil Rights Office, which is tasked with enforcement of City ordinances and federal statues prohibiting discrimination Next steps: Reimagining public safety programs & services • Emergency call center & police dispatch • Forensics lab • Vehicle licensing • Nuisance abatement • Park Patrol, Lake Patrol, & Airport Police • Administrative & management services • Crisis intervention & mental health response • Officer wellness • Internal affairs • Protective services • Victim services • Officer training • Governance Public Input Public testimony & Council resolutions Budget Adoption with initial APD reduction & reallocation Reimagining Public Safety Process & Public Input Council Amends Budget with Reimagining Public Safety Outcomes in FY21 Budget Planning for Out Years to …
Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2019 to 6/30/2020 Asian American Quality of Life (AAQoL) Advisory Commission The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: The Commission shall advise the City Council on issues related to the Asian American Resource Center and will provide on-going guidance and support for the City's Asian American quality of life initiatives. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. 2019-20 Accomplishments Long-Term Accomplishments Expanded progress of language access with departmental training, Equity Toolkit, and iSpeak Austin system, which has been implemented at Austin Public Health (APH), Parks and Recreation Department (PARD), and the Austin Police Department (APD) Completed a City Public Information Office (CPIO)-facilitated strategic planning process AAQoL Advisory Commission Annual Review and Work Plan 2019-20 Realigned work groups; identified and advanced Commission projects such as mental health and human resources Established budget codes to track interpretation and translation services, which can be reviewed by the Commission to monitor utilization of these services by department Worked with City staff to evaluate and pursue alternative strategies for the Asian American Resource Center (AARC) new performing arts center facility and bridge projects Developed and submitted budget recommendations to City Council that did not request additional funding in light of financial impacts of COVID- 19 Work Groups The AAQoL Advisory Commission accomplishes a large portion of its work through its work groups. The following section highlights work group activity over the past year. AARC Oversight Work Group Commission members: Debasree DasGupta (Lead), Vince Cobalis, Kirk Yoshida Other members: Sona Shah (AARC Manager), Sonya Alexander-Harris (HR Rep), Thuy Nguyen, Schiller Liao (NAAO rep), Phil Hoang (VACAT) The AARC Oversight Work Group reviews and provides advice on AARC programming, strategic plans, staffing, information gathering, and cultural events. A major function of the work group is to assess budget needs at the AARC and make recommendations to the Commission and City Council. Key 2019-20 Accomplishments The work group has been working closely with the NAAO representative and PARD in developing the Master Plan for the next phase of additional buildings to be constructed at the AARC, using the $7 million allocated for this purpose as part of the 2018 bond that was approved by the citizens …
Lone Star Prize Application Boosting Community Immunity: Self-Management Support for Texans with Chronic Diseases PI: Dr. Miyong Kim, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA Executive Summary The long-term goal of this project is to revolutionize our ineffective chronic care system by developing community health infrastructure and advanced technologies. Our self-management support program (SMSP) will implement chronic disease management within the community itself, instead of solely through primary care settings. The U.S. healthcare system, originally designed to treat acute illnesses in primary care settings, focuses heavily on medication-based treatment. Instead, we propose effective community-based, personalized self- management support for critical behavioral modification, while addressing social factors that influence health. In four large groups from priority populations (racial, linguistic, and social minorities), we will systematically deliver a chronic care model that establishes and maintains healing relationships between patients and healthcare teams. Although much attention has been given to creating personalized interventions, our program will be widely scalable by using advanced health technologies, combining powerful automated solutions with personalized support from nurse/community health worker (CHW) teams. Advances in technology and self-management science now make it possible to implement innovative, accessible, personalized self-management support for people with chronic diseases. Our proposed support program has the potential to be disseminated to all Texans with chronic illness, and will especially benefit ethnic, linguistic, and social minorities with limited resources. Participants in the program will have comprehensive, coordinated care teams that consist of nurses and community health workers. These primary interventionists will facilitate a continuous healing relationship as the care team meets each individual’s need for (1) effective treatment and care using all available tools (medications, behavioral and social support); (2) information and skill building for self-management; (3) systematic follow-up and assessment of critical self- care behaviors; and (4) care coordination and resource facilitation across settings and professionals. The planning, implementation, and evaluation of our personalized interventions will be supported by our new computerized chronic disease management system, which operationalizes both project management and intervention delivery. With this tool, our intervention will support CHWs and patients with chronic diseases in addressing disease- specific issues as well as important social determinants of health (e.g., low health literacy, social isolation, and limited personal and community resources). The system runs with multiple language interfaces to accommodate participants.
Date: July 22, 2020 Subject: Support the UT School of Nursing grant application to boost community immunity through a culturally focused self-management support program to manage chronic diseases. Motioned By: < >. Seconded By: < > Description of Recommendation WHEREAS, the University of Texas is submitting a “Lone Star Prize” application to develop a scalable chronic disease self-management program, and WHEREAS, the proposed program targets racial, linguistic and social minorities, and WHEREAS, the program takes advantage of health technologies, combining powerful automated solutions with personalized support from nurse/community health worker (CHW) teams. NOW, THEREFORE: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ASIAN AMERICAN QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION: Support the UT School of Nursing grant application to boost community immunity through a culturally focused self-management support program to manage chronic diseases Vote . . Attest
