Bond Oversight CommissionJan. 17, 2024

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Approved Minutes
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Bond Oversight Commission REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, January 17, 2024 The Bond Oversight Commission convened in a Regular meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at 301 W. 2nd Street in Austin, Texas. Chair Charles Curry called the Bond Oversight Meeting to order at 2:03 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Charles Curry, Chair Ramiro Diaz Nicole Wren Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Stephen Gonzalez Francoise Luca Edward McHorse Santiago Rodriguez Kristen Weaver PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Bond Oversight Commission Regular meeting on November 15, 2023. The minutes from the meeting of November 15, 2023, were approved on Commissioner Ramiro Diaz’s motion, Commissioner Nicole Wren’s second on a 6-0 vote with Commissioner, Santiago Rodriguez and Commissioner, Kristin Weaver off the dais and Commissioner John McNabb absent. 1 3. 4. 5. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Municipal Capital Project Public Dashboards. Discussion on the City of Austin’s Capital Project Explorer view of timelines, scopes, and cost information available in comparison to the example of the DTX Bond Dashboard. Discussion will continue at the February meeting for Commissioners to provide feedback and items for consideration as Capital Delivery rebuilds the current dashboard. Capital Project Information Available from Project Health Assessments Discussion on monthly Project Health Assessments information and its contents, including both public and non-public information, and the content available as of now and how Capital Delivery can translate the output of PHA’s to an oversight level. Non-Construction Bond Programs Discussion of the non-construction bond programs and how those funds are being tracked. Capital Delivery will extend and invite Health and Affordable Housing to provide update in the coming months. Inclusion of Audit and Finance Presentations Discussion on Audit and Finance presentation that reconciliation presentations are no longer needed at Bond Oversight Commission. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Nicole Hernandez, Capital Delivery Department, at 512-974-7644, for additional information; TTY users’ route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Bond Oversight Commission, please contact Nicole Hernandez at 512- 974-7644. Chair Charles Curry adjourned the meeting at 3:47 p.m. without objection. The minutes were approved at the February 21, 2024, meeting on Commissioner, John McNabb’s motion, Commissioner Ramiro Diaz’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Nicole Wren absent. 2 3