Versión en español a continuación. College Student Commission Meeting Friday, April 16, 2021 College Student Commission to be held 04/16/2021 with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Thursday, April 15, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the 04/16/2021 College Student Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison at 512-972-5042 or david.alcorta@austintexas.gov no later than noon, (the day before the meeting). 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 david.alcorta@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 1 Reunión del Comisión de Estudiantes Universitarios Viernes, 16 de abril de 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 (Jueves, 15 de abril de 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 512-972-5042 o david.alcorta@austintexas.gov 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 ser el número que se utilizará …
Name of Board or Commission: College Student Commission Request Number: 20210416-003a Description of Item: City of Austin College Student Food Insecurity Grant Program intended to fund initiatives and programs aimed at assisting food-insecure students across college campuses in Austin. Board or Commission Vote to refer item to Council: Unanimously approved (8-0-0) Date of Approval of Request: 04/16/2021 Attachments: ☒ Yes ☐ No If yes, please list the attachments: 20210122-3b: College Food Insecurity Grant Program Attest: David Alcorta (Staff Liaison), Jared D. Breckenridge (Chair), Jessica Riley (Co-Chair) MAYOR’S OFFICE USE ONLY Council Committee Assigned: ☐Audit and Finance Committee ☐Austin Energy Utility Oversight Committee ☐Mobility Committee ☐Health and Human Services Committee ☐Housing and Planning Committee Recommend a Fiscal Analysis be completed? Recommend a Legal Analysis be completed? Notes: Mayor Signature & Date: 1 COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Recommendation Number #20210122-3b College Food Insecurity Grant Program WHEREAS, the City of Austin College Student Commission has been established and authorized to advise members of the Austin City Council on topics that affect college students here in the City of Austin; and WHEREAS, the City of Austin both historically and in present time continues to have a young college student population that is greater than or equal to approximately 100,000+ students; and WHEREAS, the Food Insecurity Working Group was created by the College Student Commission to form productive solutions to combating food insecurity across college campuses in the City of Austin; and WHEREAS, the Food Insecurity Working Group has been informed and guided by partnerships with experts on this pressing matter, such as representatives from the Central Texas Food Bank, wherein we have explored a variety of potential local solutions; and WHEREAS, the food security needs of each Austin college are unique, and the available services at each campus are at varying levels of development and financial support; and WHEREAS, the development of a city grant program would allow for targeted investment in tailored community-based solutions that build on preexisting university programming and infrastructure; and WHEREAS, a study conducted in March 2020 by The Hope Center for College, Community and Justice, which surveyed “38,602 students attending 54 colleges and universities in 26 states,” found that as a result of the devastating economic impacts of COVID-19, “rates of food insecurity among students ranged from 42% to 56% at two-year institutions and from 33% to 42% at four-year institutions;1” and 1 Goldrick-Rab, S., Coca, V., Welton, C. …
COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES (Friday, April 16, 2021) COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING (Friday, April 16, 2021) The College Student Commission convened in a regular meeting on Friday, April 16, 2021 virtually in Austin, Texas. Chair Jared called the Board Meeting to order at 3:06 p.m. Board Members in Attendance: Jared D. Breckenridge, Jessica Riley, Brandow Barrows, Jeffrey Clemmons, Cristobal Garcia-Quiroz, Kindle Kreis, Kristen Marx, Bryan Nya, and Lira Ramirez Staff in Attendance: Staff Liaison David Alcorta 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes from the meeting of 4/16/2021 were approved on Board Member Kristen’s motion, Board Member Jessica second on a unanimous vote (8-0-0). 2. OLD BUSINESS a. There was a Food Insecurity working group update to inform of next steps getting on the council agenda for Recommendation #20210122-3b. b. There was an 87th Texas Legislation update on how they are working on laws regarding open-carry of guns on college campuses. 3. NEW BUSINESS a. There was a suggestion from David Alcorta for the commission to fill out the form for Recommendation #20210122-3b to get on the agenda in the near future. There was a motion by Co-chair Jessica, seconded by Board Member Lira, to change the wording of the working group’s description to: “City of Austin Food Insecurity Grant Program intended to fund initiatives and programs aimed at assisting food-insecure students across college campuses in Austin.” The motion to reword the description of Recommendation #20210122-3b by Board Member Lira’s motion, Board member Brandon second on a unanimous vote (8-0-0). b. There was an update from Board Member Jeffery and Co-chair Jessica on the Transition working group and has discussed writing out the history of the commission for that section of the handbook. Staff Liaison David will ask Ms. Eugene for a description of the history of the commission. There was a discussion on new committee members filling graduating senior’s seats and how each school’s respected advisor was handling the situation. i. ii. c. Discussion of possible action of the commission to act on all universities’ policies on guns. St. Edward’s University received text alerts of an armed intruder on campus April 10th, 2021. No students were harmed and the situation was resolved off campus by the police. The university has an app called Topper Safe. All other universities have the resources to receive text message alerts. i. ii. i. ii. 1 COLLEGE STUDENT COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES (Friday, …
