Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

Bond Oversight Commission REGULAR CALLED MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, February 21, 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 2:00 p.m. Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance: Charles Curry, Chair John McNabb, Vice Chair Ramiro Diaz Edward McHorse Kristen Weaver Board Members/Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Stephen Gonzalez Francoise Luca Santiago Rodriguez PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Bond Oversight Commission Regular meeting on January 17, 2024. The minutes from the meeting of January 17, 2024, were approved on Commissioner John McNabb’s motion, Commissioner Ramiro Diaz’s second on an 8-0 vote with Commissioner Nicole Wren absent. 1 3. 4. 5. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation regarding The Affordable Housing Bond Program by, Awais Azhar, Deputy Director, HousingWorks Austin. Discussion on the City of Austin’s 2006/2013/2018 Affordable Housing Bonds presentation its progress on projects, where funds have been spent throughout the City and eligibility for the program. Discussion of feedback on the Municipal Capital Project Public Dashboard presented January 17, 2024 Discussion on how CDS plans to build out new dashboard with framework similar to DTX Dashboard. The new CDS dashboard will be able to provide information on how bond funds are being used, funds available, and cost and schedule variances. Discussion on the creation of a Capital Improvement Projects (CIP) report that shows projects behind their planned execution date schedule. Discussion on proposing a work plan for the Bond Oversight Commission to expand the bigger picture of projects that are not on schedule. Discussion on the possible actions of the Bond Oversight Commissions role in recommendation to Council on the timing of bond elections Discussion on possible actions of the Commission’s role led to a consensus that a presentation and dialogue with the Financial Services Department will be informative and help the Commission develop a work plan for the remaining FY24 meetings. 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 3:31 p.m. without objection. 2 The minutes were approved at the April 17, 2024, meeting on Commissioner Ramiro Diaz’s, motion, Commissioner John McNabb’s second on an 6-0 vote with Commissioner Stephan Gonzalez, Commissioner Kristen Weaver, and Commissioner Nicole Wren absent. 3  4